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{{Infobox Magazine | {{Infobox Magazine | ||
|image=DWM | |image = DWM 218.jpg | ||
|issue number= 218 | |issue number = 218 | ||
|cover date= [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | |cover date= [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | ||
|format= 51pp stapled | |format = 51pp stapled | ||
|editor= [[Gary Russell]] & [[Marcus Hearn]] | |editor = [[Gary Russell]] & [[Marcus Hearn]] | ||
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]] | |publisher = [[Marvel Comics UK]] | ||
|series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]] | |series=[[Doctor Who Magazine|''Doctor Who Magazine'' issues]] | ||
|release date=[[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]}} | |release date=[[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] | ||
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The '''218th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was released on [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] and removed from [[Great Britain|British]] newsstands on [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1994. | The '''218th issue''' of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was released on [[29 September (releases)|29 September]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]] and removed from [[Great Britain|British]] newsstands on [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 1994. | ||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
=== Articles === | === Articles === | ||
* [[The Doomsday Contract]] - In this issue, ''The Missing Stories'' examines the [[Season 17|Season Seventeen]] submission by [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]], perhaps best known now as the producer of light entertainment shows such as ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'', ''Black Adder'' and ''Spitting Image''. Working from discussions with Lloyd, and notes the author made in early 1979, [[Richard Bignell]] presents the first part of an exclusive examination of ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]''. Illustrations by [[Richard Farrell]]. | * [[The Doomsday Contract]] - In this issue, ''The Missing Stories'' examines the [[Season 17 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season Seventeen]] submission by [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]], perhaps best known now as the producer of light entertainment shows such as ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'', ''Black Adder'' and ''Spitting Image''. Working from discussions with Lloyd, and notes the author made in early 1979, [[Richard Bignell]] presents the first part of an exclusive examination of ''[[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|The Doomsday Contract]]''. Illustrations by [[Richard Farrell]]. | ||
* What the Censor Saw - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' held a unique place in [[British]] broadcasting history - a successful family programme with one of the broadest and most diverse appeals of any television drama. As the programme's cult popularity grew its appeal became more selective and concerns of censorship became perhaps less pressing. However, while its audience was large and defiant of simple categorisation, an acceptable portrayal of violence and brutality was never arrived at. In the first part of a new series, [[Marcus Hearn]] examines some of the things we ''didn't'' get to see... | * What the Censor Saw - ''[[Doctor Who]]'' held a unique place in [[British]] broadcasting history - a successful family programme with one of the broadest and most diverse appeals of any television drama. As the programme's cult popularity grew its appeal became more selective and concerns of censorship became perhaps less pressing. However, while its audience was large and defiant of simple categorisation, an acceptable portrayal of violence and brutality was never arrived at. In the first part of a new series, [[Marcus Hearn]] examines some of the things we ''didn't'' get to see... | ||
=== Comic content === | === Comic content === | ||
* ''[[Food for Thought]]'' - Part One | * ''[[Food for Thought (comic story)|Food for Thought]]'' - Part One | ||
*''[[ | * ''[[The Cybermen]]: [[The Dead Heart (comic story)|The Dead Heart]]'' - Part Four | ||
=== Fiction === | === Fiction === | ||
* [[Prelude Falls the Shadow|Prelude]] - ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'' | * [[Prelude Falls the Shadow (short story)|Prelude]] - ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'' | ||
=== Archives === | === Archives === | ||
By [[Andrew Pixley]] | By [[Andrew Pixley]] | ||
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' | * [[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' | ||
=== Telesnap archives === | === Telesnap archives === | ||
Compiled by [[Matthew Pereira]] | Compiled by [[Matthew Pereira]] | ||
* ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' - Part Four | * ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' - Part Four | ||
=== Interviews / Profiles === | === Interviews / Profiles === | ||
* The Galactic Orphan - | * The Galactic Orphan - {{Pratt|n=The Master}} destroyed her step-mother, her father and the world she grew up on was blotted out forever. Frankly [[Nyssa]] of [[Traken]] didn't have the easiest of lives, and her travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] took her from the mathematical purity of [[Logopolis]] to the leprous [[Terminus]], at the centre of the [[universe]]. [[Jane Walker]] talks to actress [[Sarah Sutton]] who reveals, "I actually did like Nyssa very much..." | ||
* Peter Cushing: The Forgotten Doctor - [[Marcus Hearn]] looks back at the life and career of the late [[Peter Cushing]] - an unforgettable television and film star whose masterful interpretations of characters such as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who are often overlooked. | * Peter Cushing: The Forgotten Doctor - [[Marcus Hearn]] looks back at the life and career of the late [[Peter Cushing]] - an unforgettable television and film star whose masterful interpretations of characters such as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who are often overlooked. | ||
* The Real McCoy: Part Three - [[Nick Briggs]] talks to the man who might just turn out to be the last actor to play the Doctor. This issue, [[Sylvester McCoy]] picks up the thread at the beginning of his second season, by which time he was 'getting there'. | * The Real McCoy: Part Three - [[Nick Briggs]] talks to the man who might just turn out to be the last actor to play the Doctor. This issue, [[Sylvester McCoy]] picks up the thread at the beginning of his second season, by which time he was 'getting there'. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:53, 22 April 2024
The 218th issue of Doctor Who Magazine was released on 29 September 1994 and removed from British newsstands on 26 October 1994.
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
Articles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doomsday Contract - In this issue, The Missing Stories examines the Season Seventeen submission by John Lloyd, perhaps best known now as the producer of light entertainment shows such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, Black Adder and Spitting Image. Working from discussions with Lloyd, and notes the author made in early 1979, Richard Bignell presents the first part of an exclusive examination of The Doomsday Contract. Illustrations by Richard Farrell.
- What the Censor Saw - Doctor Who held a unique place in British broadcasting history - a successful family programme with one of the broadest and most diverse appeals of any television drama. As the programme's cult popularity grew its appeal became more selective and concerns of censorship became perhaps less pressing. However, while its audience was large and defiant of simple categorisation, an acceptable portrayal of violence and brutality was never arrived at. In the first part of a new series, Marcus Hearn examines some of the things we didn't get to see...
Comic content[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Food for Thought - Part One
- The Cybermen: The Dead Heart - Part Four
Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]
Archives[[edit] | [edit source]]
Telesnap archives[[edit] | [edit source]]
Compiled by Matthew Pereira
- The Ice Warriors - Part Four
Interviews / Profiles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Galactic Orphan - The Master destroyed her step-mother, her father and the world she grew up on was blotted out forever. Frankly Nyssa of Traken didn't have the easiest of lives, and her travels in the TARDIS took her from the mathematical purity of Logopolis to the leprous Terminus, at the centre of the universe. Jane Walker talks to actress Sarah Sutton who reveals, "I actually did like Nyssa very much..."
- Peter Cushing: The Forgotten Doctor - Marcus Hearn looks back at the life and career of the late Peter Cushing - an unforgettable television and film star whose masterful interpretations of characters such as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who are often overlooked.
- The Real McCoy: Part Three - Nick Briggs talks to the man who might just turn out to be the last actor to play the Doctor. This issue, Sylvester McCoy picks up the thread at the beginning of his second season, by which time he was 'getting there'.
- Roy Castle OBE - Marcus Hearn recounts his personal memories of the man Sir Harry Secombe recently described as "the best of us". Roy Castle, the big screen's Ian Chesterton.
Reviews - Shelf Life[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reviews by Craig Hinton none
Regular features[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who? by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Beyond the TARDIS
- Timelines (Letters)
- Matrix Data Bank
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Editorial: Gary Russell & Marcus Hearn
- Design: Peri Godbold
- Production: Julie Pickering, Mark Irvine & Irfan.
Additional details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Free: The Doctor Who Magazine Index - The essential article-by-article guide to the first fifteen years. Researched and compiled by Graeme Fowler.
