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{{Infobox Magazine
{{Infobox Magazine
|image=DWDVD05.jpg
|image = DWDVD05.jpg
|issue number= 5
|issue number = 5
|cover date= [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|cover date= [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|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 = The Empty Child (TV story)
|dvd = The Empty Child (TV story)
|dvd2 = The Doctor Dances (TV story)
|dvd2 = The Doctor Dances (TV story)
}}
}}
The '''fifth issue of the ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]''''' - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].
The '''fifth issue of the ''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]''''' - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].
== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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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: [[Chula warship|Chula Ship]]
: [[Chula warship|Chula Ship]]
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Flashbacks|Flashback]]
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Flashbacks|Flashback]]
: [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Flashbacks|The Army Awakes]] shows a Cyberman bursting out of its tomb from [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''
: [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Flashbacks|The Army Awakes]] shows a Cyberman bursting out of its tomb from [[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]]
* [[Doctor Who DVD Files: Episode Guide|DVD Episode Guide]]
: ''[[The Empty Child]]''
: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''
: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''
: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''


== DVD release (with cover blurb) ==
== DVD release (with cover blurb) ==
: Each issue came with a DVD release covering two episodes.
: Each issue came with a DVD release covering two episodes.
: 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 Empty Child]]''
* ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''
: "Are you my mummy?"
: "Are you my mummy?"
:: Following a [[Chula ambulance|canister]] falling through time leads the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] to war-torn [[London]] in [[1941]]. Soon separated, the Doctor finds himself on the trail of a lost little boy who is causing a strange plague, while Rose is saved from an air-raid by the dashing [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]], a time traveller from the [[51st century]]!
:: Following a [[Chula ambulance|canister]] falling through time leads the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] to war-torn [[London]] in [[1941]]. Soon separated, the Doctor finds himself on the trail of a lost little boy who is causing a strange plague, while Rose is saved from an air-raid by the dashing [[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]], a time traveller from the [[51st century]]!


* ''[[The Doctor Dances]]''
* ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''
: "You'll find your feet at the end of your legs. You may care to move them."
: "You'll find your feet at the end of your legs. You may care to move them."
:: Time is running out for the [[Ninth Doctor]] as he tries to solve the mystery of the gas mask-wearing little boy. As more and more people become infected by the alien plague, the Doctor locates the canister that's fallen through time — but will he find the answer to the boy's heart-wrenching plea: "Are you my mummy?"
:: Time is running out for the [[Ninth Doctor]] as he tries to solve the mystery of the gas mask-wearing little boy. As more and more people become infected by the alien plague, the Doctor locates the canister that's fallen through time — but will he find the answer to the boy's heart-wrenching plea: "Are you my mummy?"


== Notable information ==
== Notable information ==
* The episode ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'' was originally going to be called ''Captain Jax'', and it would have been revealed that Jack was an alien and this was his real name!  
* The episode ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'' was originally going to be called ''Captain Jax'', and it would have been revealed that Jack was an alien and this was his real name!
* Also in the first draft of the script there was no Chula ambulance and the crashed object was Jack's own ship time-looped from the future.
* Also in the first draft of the script there was no Chula ambulance and the crashed object was Jack's own ship time-looped from the future.
* [[Paul McGann]]'s brother Mark also auditioned for the role of the [[Eighth Doctor]]!
* [[Paul McGann]]'s brother Mark also auditioned for the role of the [[Eighth Doctor]]!
* At one stage the Ood were going to be in the series three episode ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', where they were to be possessed again.
* At one stage the Ood were going to be in the series three episode ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'', where they were to be possessed again.
* Writer [[Steven Moffat]] got the word [[Chula]] from a restaurant in London.
* Writer [[Steven Moffat]] got the word [[Chula]] from a restaurant in London.
* [[Time Agents]] were first mentioned in ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* [[Time Agents]] were first mentioned in ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' was the first story to feature a [[Cyber Controller]].
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' was the first story to feature a [[Cyber Controller]].


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
* Project Manager: [[Ben Robinson]]  
* Project Manager: [[Ben Robinson]]
* Group Editor: [[Claire Lister]]  
* Group Editor: [[Claire Lister]]
* Art Editor: [[James King]]  
* Art Editor: [[James King]]
* Designer: [[Carly Giles]]  
* Designer: [[Carly Giles]]
* Writers/Sub-Editors: [[Neill Corry]] and [[Kieran Grant]]
* Writers/Sub-Editors: [[Neill Corry]] and [[Kieran Grant]]
* Contributing Writer: [[Gary Gillatt]], [[Jason Loborik]], [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and [[Eddie Robson]].
* Contributing Writer: [[Gary Gillatt]], [[Jason Loborik]], [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and [[Eddie Robson]].
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* The supporting website [http://dwfiles.com] gave online subscribers unlimited access to the magazine content as they were released (and the ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' comic strip pages). Subscription cost £3 per month or £25 per year.
* The supporting website [http://dwfiles.com] gave online subscribers unlimited access to the magazine content as they were released (and the ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' comic strip pages). Subscription cost £3 per month or £25 per year.
* The supporting website also offered online games, downloads, wallpapers, and other content.
* The supporting website also offered online games, downloads, wallpapers, and other content.
 
== 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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The fifth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 11 March 2009.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.

New Friends, Old Enemies
The Eighth Doctor
Jabe
Possessed Ood
Back to the Drawing Board: Interview with concept artist Peter McKinstry
Chula Ship
The Army Awakes shows a Cyberman bursting out of its tomb from TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Empty Child
The Doctor Dances

DVD release (with cover blurb)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Each issue came with a DVD release covering two episodes.
Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.
"Are you my mummy?"
Following a canister falling through time leads the Ninth Doctor and Rose to war-torn London in 1941. Soon separated, the Doctor finds himself on the trail of a lost little boy who is causing a strange plague, while Rose is saved from an air-raid by the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, a time traveller from the 51st century!
"You'll find your feet at the end of your legs. You may care to move them."
Time is running out for the Ninth Doctor as he tries to solve the mystery of the gas mask-wearing little boy. As more and more people become infected by the alien plague, the Doctor locates the canister that's fallen through time — but will he find the answer to the boy's heart-wrenching plea: "Are you my mummy?"

Notable information[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The episode The Doctor Dances was originally going to be called Captain Jax, and it would have been revealed that Jack was an alien and this was his real name!
  • Also in the first draft of the script there was no Chula ambulance and the crashed object was Jack's own ship time-looped from the future.
  • Paul McGann's brother Mark also auditioned for the role of the Eighth Doctor!
  • At one stage the Ood were going to be in the series three episode 42, where they were to be possessed again.
  • Writer Steven Moffat got the word Chula from a restaurant in London.
  • Time Agents were first mentioned in The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
  • The Tomb of the Cybermen was the first story to feature a Cyber Controller.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Subscribers received with this issue a DVD storage holder.

Online content[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The supporting website [1] gave online subscribers unlimited access to the magazine content as they were released (and the Doctor Who: Battles in Time comic strip pages). Subscription cost £3 per month or £25 per year.
  • The supporting website also offered online games, downloads, wallpapers, and other content.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]