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[[Doctor Who Magazine]] has, at times, bundled in a free disc of audio material for the purchaser, offering exclusive audio stories, interviews, and trailers for upcoming productions. | [[Doctor Who Magazine]] has, at times, bundled in a free disc of audio material for the purchaser, offering exclusive audio stories, interviews, and trailers for upcoming productions. | ||
== FlexiDisc == | == FlexiDisc == | ||
[[File:FlexiDisc.jpg|thumb|The FlexiDisc included in<br />[[DWM 167]]|200px]] | [[File:FlexiDisc.jpg|thumb|The FlexiDisc included in<br />[[DWM 167]]|200px]] | ||
The first experiment on including audio in the magazine was in [[DWM 167]] in [[November]] [[1990]]. | The first experiment on including audio in the magazine was in [[DWM 167]] in [[November (releases)|November]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]]. At the time, FlexiDiscs were popular bonus items with magazines. The DWM experiment was a single-sided plastic sheet about 7 inches square, with 3 tracks of music, which had to be detached from the magazine to play on a turntable: | ||
# [[Mark Ayres]] - ''Terror in Totters Lane'' (music from ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', published on the album ''Myths and Other Legends''. | # [[Mark Ayres]] - ''Terror in Totters Lane'' (music from ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', published on the album ''Myths and Other Legends''. | ||
# [[Dominic Glynn]] - ''The Trial (excerpt)'', (music from ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. This was to be published on the album ''Black Light II - The Remixes'' from Silva Records, but contractual issues stalled the album. | # [[Dominic Glynn]] - ''The Trial (excerpt)'', (music from ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. This was to be published on the album ''Black Light II - The Remixes'' from Silva Records, but contractual issues stalled the album. | ||
# The Slaves of Kane - ''Theme from [[Abslom Daak]]: [[Dalek Killer]]'', an original composition by Dominic Glynn. | # The Slaves of Kane - ''Theme from [[Abslom Daak]]: [[Dalek Killer]]'', an original composition by Dominic Glynn intended to accompany the spin-off comic strip series. | ||
The offer was popular, but playing the FlexiDisc was problematic since it tended to slip on the turntable and would distort easily. | The offer was popular, but playing the FlexiDisc was problematic since it tended to slip on the turntable and would distort easily, a common issue with FlexiDiscs. | ||
== Big Finish CDs == | == Big Finish CDs == | ||
Once [[Big Finish Productions]] started publishing new audio adventures, it was a natural fit to give away promotional discs with DWM. | Once [[Big Finish Productions]] started publishing new audio adventures, it was a natural fit to give away promotional discs with DWM. From 1999 to 2008, these discs typically offered exclusive audio stories and trailers for newly released discs, released roughly one per year. | ||
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|[[DWM 279|279]] | |[[DWM 279|279]] | ||
|[[November]] [[1999]] | |[[November (releases)|November]] [[1999 (releases)|1999]] | ||
|''Talking 'Bout my Regeneration'': interviews and behind the scenes of ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'' | |''Talking 'Bout my Regeneration'': interviews and behind the scenes of ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'' | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Talkin Bout My Regeneration cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2 | |2 | ||
|[[DWM 300|300]] | |[[DWM 300|300]] | ||
|[[January]] [[2001]] | |[[January (releases)|January]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]] | ||
|Episode 1 of ''[[Storm Warning]]'' (edited)<br />''[[Last of the Titans]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | |Episode 1 of ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'' (edited)<br />''[[Last of the Titans (audio story)|Last of the Titans]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Last of the Titans cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |3 | ||
|[[DWM 313|313]] | |[[DWM 313|313]] | ||
|[[January]] [[2002]] | |[[January (releases)|January]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | ||
|''[[The Ratings War]]''<br /> episode 1 of ''[[Invaders from Mars]]'' (edited) | |''[[The Ratings War (audio story)|The Ratings War]]''<br /> episode 1 of ''[[Invaders from Mars (audio story)|Invaders from Mars]]'' (edited) | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:The Ratings War cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |4 | ||
|[[DWM 326|326]] | |[[DWM 326|326]] | ||
|[[January]] [[2003]] | |[[January (releases)|January]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | ||
|''[[No Place Like Home]]''<br />episode 1 of ''[[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War]]'' (edited) | |''[[No Place Like Home (audio story)|No Place Like Home]]''<br />episode 1 of ''[[Dalek Empire II: Dalek War]]'' (edited) | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:No Place Like Home cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
|[[DWM 337|337]] | |[[DWM 337|337]] | ||
|[[November]] [[2003]] | |[[November (releases)|November]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | ||
|''[[Living Legend]]''<br />behind the scenes of ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | |''[[Living Legend]]''<br />behind the scenes of ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Living Legend cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
|[[DWM 351|351]] | |[[DWM 351|351]] | ||
|[[December]] [[2004]] | |[[December (releases)|December]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] | ||
|''[[The Coup]]''<br />''[[Silver Lining]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | |''[[The Coup (audio story)|The Coup]]''<br />''[[Silver Lining (audio story)|Silver Lining]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:The Coup and Silver Lining cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
|[[DWM 367|367]] | |[[DWM 367|367]] | ||
|[[March]] [[2006]] | |[[March (releases)|March]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | ||
|''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | |''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:The Veiled Leopard cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
|[[DWM 380|380]] | |[[DWM 380|380]] | ||
|[[March]] [[2007]] | |[[March (releases)|March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | ||
|trailers for Season 1 of [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]<br />interviews with Doctors 5, 6, 7, and 8 | |trailers for Season 1 of [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]<br />interviews with Doctors 5, 6, 7, and 8 | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:Eighth Doctor Interviews cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
|[[DWM 393|393]] | |[[DWM 393|393]] | ||
|[[March]] [[2008]] | |[[March (releases)|March]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] | ||
|''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas<br />episode 1 of ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'' (edited) | |''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]''<br />trailers for current audio dramas<br />episode 1 of ''[[The Mutant Phase (audio story)|The Mutant Phase]]'' (edited) | ||
|[[File:CuddlesomeCD.jpg|150px]] | |[[File:CuddlesomeCD.jpg|150px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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With the advent of the [[Internet]], it became more cost effective to offer downloads instead of shipping physical CDs. | With the advent of the [[Internet]], it became more cost effective to offer downloads instead of shipping physical CDs. Starting with the [[2009]] release ''[[The Mists of Time (audio story)|The Mists of Time]]'', promotional stories have only been offered via download. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/index2.html The Millennium Effect] details the FlexiDisc and other unrelated memorabilia. | [http://www.millenniumeffect.co.uk/audio/tributes/index2.html The Millennium Effect] details the FlexiDisc and other unrelated memorabilia. | ||
{{BFA DWM}} | {{BFA DWM}} | ||
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[[Category:DWM features]] | [[Category:DWM features]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 22 April 2024
Doctor Who Magazine has, at times, bundled in a free disc of audio material for the purchaser, offering exclusive audio stories, interviews, and trailers for upcoming productions.
FlexiDisc[[edit] | [edit source]]
The first experiment on including audio in the magazine was in DWM 167 in November 1990. At the time, FlexiDiscs were popular bonus items with magazines. The DWM experiment was a single-sided plastic sheet about 7 inches square, with 3 tracks of music, which had to be detached from the magazine to play on a turntable:
- Mark Ayres - Terror in Totters Lane (music from Remembrance of the Daleks, published on the album Myths and Other Legends.
- Dominic Glynn - The Trial (excerpt), (music from The Trial of a Time Lord. This was to be published on the album Black Light II - The Remixes from Silva Records, but contractual issues stalled the album.
- The Slaves of Kane - Theme from Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer, an original composition by Dominic Glynn intended to accompany the spin-off comic strip series.
The offer was popular, but playing the FlexiDisc was problematic since it tended to slip on the turntable and would distort easily, a common issue with FlexiDiscs.
Big Finish CDs[[edit] | [edit source]]
Once Big Finish Productions started publishing new audio adventures, it was a natural fit to give away promotional discs with DWM. From 1999 to 2008, these discs typically offered exclusive audio stories and trailers for newly released discs, released roughly one per year.
| # | DWM issue | Date | Featuring | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 279 | November 1999 | Talking 'Bout my Regeneration: interviews and behind the scenes of The Sirens of Time | 
|
| 2 | 300 | January 2001 | Episode 1 of Storm Warning (edited) Last of the Titans trailers for current audio dramas |
|
| 3 | 313 | January 2002 | The Ratings War episode 1 of Invaders from Mars (edited) |
|
| 4 | 326 | January 2003 | No Place Like Home episode 1 of Dalek Empire II: Dalek War (edited) |
|
| 5 | 337 | November 2003 | Living Legend behind the scenes of Zagreus trailers for current audio dramas |
|
| 6 | 351 | December 2004 | The Coup Silver Lining trailers for current audio dramas |
|
| 7 | 367 | March 2006 | The Veiled Leopard trailers for current audio dramas |
|
| 8 | 380 | March 2007 | trailers for Season 1 of The New Eighth Doctor Adventures interviews with Doctors 5, 6, 7, and 8 |
|
| 9 | 393 | March 2008 | Cuddlesome trailers for current audio dramas episode 1 of The Mutant Phase (edited) |
|
With the advent of the Internet, it became more cost effective to offer downloads instead of shipping physical CDs. Starting with the 2009 release The Mists of Time, promotional stories have only been offered via download.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Millennium Effect details the FlexiDisc and other unrelated memorabilia.
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