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|issue number = 140 | |issue number = 140 | ||
|cover date = June 2014 | |cover date = June 2014 | ||
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|publisher = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]] | |publisher = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]] | ||
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The [[Doctor Who DVD Files]] – "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" in fortnightly issues. | The [[Doctor Who DVD Files]] – "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" in fortnightly issues. | ||
== Magazine content == | == Magazine content == | ||
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into nine categories that could be filed accordingly. | Collectable loose leaf pages divided into nine categories that could be filed accordingly. | ||
* [[ | * [[Allies (DWDVDF feature)|Allies]] | ||
: [[ | : [[The Curator]] | ||
: Who was the keeper of the [[Under Gallery]]? | : Who was the keeper of the [[Under Gallery]]? | ||
* [[ | * [[Enemies (DWDVDF feature)|Enemies]] | ||
: [[Ogron]]s | : [[Ogron]]s | ||
: Meet these brutish servants of the [[Dalek]]s. | : Meet these brutish servants of the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
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: Learn all about the heart of the New Dalek Paradigm. | : Learn all about the heart of the New Dalek Paradigm. | ||
* [[ | * [[Behind the Scenes (DWDVDF feature)|Behind the Scenes]] | ||
: [[Alan Wareing|Surviving Survival]] | : [[Alan Wareing|Surviving Survival]] | ||
: Part two of the interview with director [[Alan Wareing]] | : Part two of the interview with director [[Alan Wareing]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Technology (DWDVDF feature)|Technology]] | ||
: [[Sonic screwdriver|War Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver]] | : [[Sonic screwdriver|War Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver]] | ||
: The 'forgotten' Doctor had his own sonic device. | : The 'forgotten' Doctor had his own sonic device. | ||
* [[ | * [[Flashbacks (DWDVDF feature)|Flashback]] | ||
: [[The Snowmen (TV story)|Doctor Sherlock!]] | : [[The Snowmen (TV story)|Doctor Sherlock!]] | ||
: The [[Time Lord]] dresses up as a very famous character. | : The [[Time Lord]] dresses up as a very famous character. | ||
* [[ | * [[Episode Guide (DWDVDF feature)|DVD Episode Guide]] | ||
: "[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]" | : "[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]" | ||
: The [[First Doctor|Doctor]] battles an insane super-computer | : The [[First Doctor|Doctor]] battles an insane super-computer | ||
* [[ | * [[Alien Worlds (DWDVDF feature)|Alien Worlds]] | ||
: [[Karn|Karn: Planet of Decision]] | : [[Karn|Karn: Planet of Decision]] | ||
: The Doctor returned to this world in a dire emergency. | : The Doctor returned to this world in a dire emergency. | ||
== DVD release (with cover blurb) == | == DVD release (with cover blurb) == | ||
: Each issue came with a DVD release. | : Each issue came with a DVD release. | ||
: Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions. | : Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions. | ||
* '''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''' | * '''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''' | ||
:'''"You know. There's something alien about that tower. I can sense it..."''' | :'''"You know. There's something alien about that tower. I can sense it..."''' | ||
:: The TARDIS brings the [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] to [[1960s]] [[London]], where they soon discover a sinister intelligence is at work, [[WOTAN]], a | :: The TARDIS brings the [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] to [[1960s]] [[London]], where they soon discover a sinister intelligence is at work, [[WOTAN]], a supercomputer installed in the newly built [[Post Office Tower]], is preparing to launch an invasion of London that will see the city fall. Can the Doctor and his new friends [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] defeat the [[War Machine]]s? | ||
== Notable information == | == Notable information == | ||
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* The title of ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' was a homage to the [[1967]] first appearance of the [[Great Intelligence]] story ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''. | * The title of ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' was a homage to the [[1967]] first appearance of the [[Great Intelligence]] story ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''. | ||
* The [[War Doctor]]'s sonic screwdriver shared the same technology as the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors [[sonic screwdriver]] – and was telescopic. | * The [[War Doctor]]'s sonic screwdriver shared the same technology as the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors [[sonic screwdriver]] – and was telescopic. | ||
* The [[Dalek Prime Minister]] was superior to even the white [[Dalek Supreme]]. He lived in a special glass tank (like the [[Emperor of the Daleks]]), at the heart of the [[Parliament of the Daleks]]. | * The [[Dalek Prime Minister]] was superior to even the white [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]]. He lived in a special glass tank (like the [[Emperor of the Daleks]]), at the heart of the [[Parliament of the Daleks]]. | ||
== Credits == | == Credits == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.dwfiles.com Doctor Who DVD Files official website, with magazine and DVD details as well as interactive content] | * [http://www.dwfiles.com Doctor Who DVD Files official website, with magazine and DVD details as well as interactive content] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 26 July 2024
The Doctor Who DVD Files – "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" in fortnightly issues.
Magazine content[[edit] | [edit source]]
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into nine categories that could be filed accordingly.
- The Curator
- Who was the keeper of the Under Gallery?
- Ogrons
- Meet these brutish servants of the Daleks.
- Shakri Android
- This little girl looked harmless enough...
- Parliament of the Daleks
- Learn all about the heart of the New Dalek Paradigm.
- Surviving Survival
- Part two of the interview with director Alan Wareing
- War Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver
- The 'forgotten' Doctor had his own sonic device.
- Doctor Sherlock!
- The Time Lord dresses up as a very famous character.
- "The War Machines"
- The Doctor battles an insane super-computer
- Karn: Planet of Decision
- The Doctor returned to this world in a dire emergency.
DVD release (with cover blurb)[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Each issue came with a DVD release.
- Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.
- "You know. There's something alien about that tower. I can sense it..."
- The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Dodo to 1960s London, where they soon discover a sinister intelligence is at work, WOTAN, a supercomputer installed in the newly built Post Office Tower, is preparing to launch an invasion of London that will see the city fall. Can the Doctor and his new friends Ben and Polly defeat the War Machines?
Notable information[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 'WOTAN' stood for Will Operating Thought Analogue.
- The Post Office Tower was opened on 8th October 1965 and later renamed the BT Tower.
- Ogrons originated in the 22nd century on one of the Outer Planets. They were simple creatures and had no word for their home planet which has been referred to as Braah or Orestes.
- High Priestess Ohila of the Sisterhood of Karn, brought the Eighth Doctor back to life using Elixir of Life.
- The Shakri were the self proclaimed 'pest controllers of the universe' and the legend behind fairytales told on Gallifrey.
- The title of The Snowmen was a homage to the 1967 first appearance of the Great Intelligence story The Abominable Snowmen.
- The War Doctor's sonic screwdriver shared the same technology as the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors sonic screwdriver – and was telescopic.
- The Dalek Prime Minister was superior to even the white Dalek Supreme. He lived in a special glass tank (like the Emperor of the Daleks), at the heart of the Parliament of the Daleks.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Project Manager: not credited this issue
- Group Editor: not credited this issue
- Editor: Kieran Grant
- Art Editor: Pete Byrne
- Designer: not credited this issue
- Sub-Editor: Catherine Anderson
- Contributing Writers: Peter Griffiths
- Illustrators: none credited this issue
