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|issue number = 109 | |issue number = 109 | ||
|cover date = March 2013 | |cover date = [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|format = 20 detachable-paged partwork | |format = 20 detachable-paged partwork | ||
|editor = [[Claire Lister]] | |editor = [[Claire Lister]] | ||
|publisher = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]] | |publisher = [[GE Fabbri Ltd]] | ||
| | |dvd = Meglos (TV story) | ||
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The [[Doctor Who DVD Files]] | The '''one hundred ninth issue of the ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]''''' - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of [[6 March (releases)|6 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. | ||
== Magazine content == | |||
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly. | Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly. | ||
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: Meet the unfortunate older sister of [[Martha Jones]] | : Meet the unfortunate older sister of [[Martha Jones]] | ||
: [[Fifth Doctor|Companions of the Fifth Doctor]] | : [[Fifth Doctor|Companions of the Fifth Doctor]] | ||
: From [[Adric]] to [[Peri]], meet the [[Fifth Doctor]] | : From [[Adric]] to [[Peri Brown|Peri]], meet the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s friends. | ||
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Enemies|Enemies]] | * [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Enemies|Enemies]] | ||
: [[Gorgon]]s | : [[Gorgon]]s | ||
: These creatures from Greek mythology were | : These creatures from Greek mythology were real... | ||
: [[Chief | : [[Chief clown]] | ||
: This sinister jester worked at the [[Psychic Circus]] | : This sinister jester worked at the [[Psychic Circus]] | ||
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Behind The Scenes|Behind the Scenes]] | * [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Behind The Scenes|Behind the Scenes]] | ||
: [[Michael E. Briant|Making History]] | : [[Michael E. Briant|Making History]] | ||
: We talk to classic-series director [[Michael E. Briant]] | : We talk to classic-series director [[Michael E. Briant]] | ||
: [[Patrick Troughton]] | : [[Patrick Troughton]] | ||
: Read all about the actor who played the [[Second Doctor]] | : Read all about the actor who played the [[Second Doctor]]. | ||
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Technology|Technology]] | * [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Technology|Technology]] | ||
: [[Handbot]]s | : [[Handbot]]s | ||
: Take a closer look at the robots who killed with | : Take a closer look at the robots who killed with kindness... | ||
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]] | * [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]] | ||
: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' | |||
: The Doctor faces a macabre alien double. | : The Doctor faces a macabre alien double. | ||
== 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. | ||
* | * ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' | ||
: | :"He sees the threads that join the Universe together and mends them when they break ..." | ||
:: The Doctor is invited to visit the planet [[Tigella]] by its leader, [[Zastor]], but the TARDIS is intercepted by the megalomaniacal xerphyte [[Meglos]]. Using the body of a kidnapped Earthling, Meglos transforms himself into a duplicate of the Doctor and seizes the mysterious power source known as the Dodecahedron. Can the Doctor overcome his double and prevent | :: The Doctor is invited to visit the planet [[Tigella]] by its leader, [[Zastor]], but the TARDIS is intercepted by the megalomaniacal xerphyte [[Meglos]]. Using the body of a kidnapped Earthling, Meglos transforms himself into a duplicate of the Doctor and seizes the mysterious power source known as the Dodecahedron. Can the Doctor overcome his double and prevent Tigella's destruction? Or will the [[Gaztak]] pirates kill him first? | ||
== Notable | == Notable information == | ||
* [[Meglos]] nearly had a second re-appearance as the | * [[Meglos]] nearly had a second re-appearance as the villain in early drafts of [[Gareth Roberts]]' ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]''. | ||
* Three Gorgons came to Earth in 1000 BC using a transportation device known as a talisman. One was slain by a Greek Hero, another in [[1959]] by [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley|Professor Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] and the third in [[2009]]. | * Three Gorgons came to Earth in 1000 BC using a transportation device known as a talisman. One was slain by a Greek Hero, another in [[1959]] by [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley|Professor Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] and the third in [[2009]]. | ||
* [[Elijah Spellman]] (aka Pied Piper of Hamelin and Old Bob the Clown) | * [[Elijah Spellman]] (aka Pied Piper of Hamelin and Old Bob the Clown) was an alien from the Jeggorabex system who crashed in Germany [[1232]]. | ||
* Actor [[Patrick Troughton]] was born in Mill Hill, [[London]] on [[ | * Actor [[Patrick Troughton]] was born in Mill Hill, [[London]] on [[25 March (people)|25 March]] 1920. He died in 1987. | ||
== Credits == | == Credits == | ||
* | * Project Manager: not credited this issue | ||
* | * Group Editor: not credited this issue | ||
* | * Editor: [[Kieran Grant]] | ||
* | * Art Editor: [[Elanzi Smit]] | ||
* | * Designer: not credited this issue | ||
* | * Sub-Editor: [[Catherine Anderson]] | ||
* | * Contributing Writers: [[Peter Griffiths]] | ||
* | * Illustrators: none credited this issue | ||
== 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 10:18, 18 March 2023
The one hundred ninth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 6 March 2013.
Magazine content[[edit] | [edit source]]
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
- Tish Jones
- Meet the unfortunate older sister of Martha Jones
- Companions of the Fifth Doctor
- From Adric to Peri, meet the Fifth Doctor's friends.
- Gorgons
- These creatures from Greek mythology were real...
- Chief clown
- This sinister jester worked at the Psychic Circus
- Making History
- We talk to classic-series director Michael E. Briant
- Patrick Troughton
- Read all about the actor who played the Second Doctor.
- Handbots
- Take a closer look at the robots who killed with kindness...
- Meglos
- The Doctor faces a macabre alien double.
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.
- "He sees the threads that join the Universe together and mends them when they break ..."
- The Doctor is invited to visit the planet Tigella by its leader, Zastor, but the TARDIS is intercepted by the megalomaniacal xerphyte Meglos. Using the body of a kidnapped Earthling, Meglos transforms himself into a duplicate of the Doctor and seizes the mysterious power source known as the Dodecahedron. Can the Doctor overcome his double and prevent Tigella's destruction? Or will the Gaztak pirates kill him first?
Notable information[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Meglos nearly had a second re-appearance as the villain in early drafts of Gareth Roberts' The Lodger.
- Three Gorgons came to Earth in 1000 BC using a transportation device known as a talisman. One was slain by a Greek Hero, another in 1959 by Professor Edgar Nelson-Stanley and the third in 2009.
- Elijah Spellman (aka Pied Piper of Hamelin and Old Bob the Clown) was an alien from the Jeggorabex system who crashed in Germany 1232.
- Actor Patrick Troughton was born in Mill Hill, London on 25 March 1920. He died in 1987.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Project Manager: not credited this issue
- Group Editor: not credited this issue
- Editor: Kieran Grant
- Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
- Designer: not credited this issue
- Sub-Editor: Catherine Anderson
- Contributing Writers: Peter Griffiths
- Illustrators: none credited this issue
