Behind the Scenes (DWDVDF feature)

Doctor Who DVD Files is a fortnightly partwork publication from GE Fabbri Ltd - The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia
One of its regular features is Behind the Scenes, a series looking at how Doctor Who is made.

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• Part 1: Monster Makers

Will Cohen from The Mill talks about making weird creatures.

• Part 2: Model Behaviour

Model maker Mike Tucker on his amazing creations.

• Part 3: Dalek Sec Speaks

Nicholas Pegg reveals all about what it's like inside a Dalek!

• Part 4: Writer's Block

Paul Cornell reveals how he wrote 'Father's Day' - and more!

• Part 5: Back to the Drawing Board

Concept artist Peter McKinstry on the look of Doctor Who.

• Part 6: Man or Monster?

Monster man Paul Kasey suits up as a big, green alien meanie!

• Part 7: Dressing the Doctor

Who decides what the Doctor will wear? Find out here!

• Part 8: Creature Features

Discover the secrets of Doctor Who's wildest prosthetics!

• Part 9: Cast Away!

Find out how actors get roles in Doctor Who in our casting interview.

• Part 10: Direct Hit!

Director Graeme Harper takes us behind the camera.

• Part 11: Growing the TARDIS

See how the Doctor Who art department built the Doctor's ship ....

• Part 12: Space-suited and Booted

Costume Designer Louise Page talks spacesuits ...

• Part 13: Cyber Insider!

Paul Kasey opens up about what it's like to play a Cyberman.

• Part 14: Cyber Creations

Find out how the Cybermen could have looked!

• Part 15: Words of Power

Writer Gareth Roberts talks witches, giant wasps and fly-people!

• Part 16: Script Doctoring

Helen Raynor talks to us about script editing and writing for the show.

• Part 17: The Write Man

Mark Gatiss talks about writing for and starring in Doctor Who.

• Part 18: Clothing Companions

Louise Page (Costume Designer) talks about dressing Rose, Martha and Donna.

• Part 19: Design Time!

James North (Associate Designer) interviewed about creating alien and historic worlds

• Part 20: The Age Old Question

Neill Gorton explains all about how to add years with prosthetic pieces …

• Part 21: Past Masters

Find out about all the actors who have played the evil Time Lord.

• Part 22: When in Rome…

Discover behind-the-scenes secrets of recreating an ancient world …

• Part 23: Who’s behind the Ood?

Find out some script secrets from the writer of Planet of the Ood Keith Temple

• Part 24: Familiar Faces

Starring in Doctor Who is not always a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

• Part 25: Shaun Williams interview

(Storyboard artist) Exclusive interview

• Part 26: K9: Old Dog, New Tricks

Find out how K9 was rescued from a skip for his TV comeback…

• Part 27 - Lost in Time

Find out about the scenes that almost made it to your screen.

• Part 28: The Voice of Fear.

Meet the voice of the Daleks and Cybermen!

• Part 29: Andrew Cartmel

(Script Editor of the Seventh Doctor’s adventures)

• Part 30: Companion Piece

An exclusive interview with Katy Manning who played Jo Grant.

• Part 31: Re-imagining the Daleks

An exclusive interview with Robert Shearman, writer of Dalek.

• Part 32: The Other Doctors

More actors have played the Doctor than you think…

• Part 33: Writing the Past

The Fires of Pompeii writer James Moran feels the heat!

• Part 34: Doctor, Doctor!

An exclusive interview with the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison!

• Part 35: Shaw Thing!

Exclusive interview with Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw!

• Part 36: Script Supremo!

Exclusive interview with Doctor who legend Terrance Dicks!

• Part 37: Location Location Location!

Your guided tour of Doctor Who’s London – and Cardiff!

• Part 38 - Action Man!

The second part of our exclusive Graeme Harper interview.

• Part 39: Write Again!

The second part of our interview with writer Terrance Dicks.

• Part 40: Terrible Time Lords

If only all Gallifreyans were as peace-loving as the Doctor …

• Part 41: Clan TARDIS

Actor Frazer Hines talks about his time playing Jamie McCrimmon

• Part 42: Robots and Reboots

The third part of our exclusive chat with writer Terrance Dicks

• Part 43: Sci-fi Serious

Meet Bob Baker, one half of the writing team that created K9!

• Part 44: Getting into character!

Actor Christopher Benjamin has worked with three different Doctors!

• Part 45: Highland Fling!

The second part of our interview with Jamie actor Frazer Hines

• Part 46: Coming of Age

Christopher H Bidmead reveals the secrets of Season 18.

• Part 47: Mad World

The second part of our chat with writer Christopher H Bidmead.

• Part 48: Jo Goes!

Find out why Jo Grant actress Katy Manning left Doctor Who.

• Part 49: Going Boho!

Take a peek inside the Fourth Doctor's wardrobe.

• Part 50: Friend or Foe?

Read our exclusive interview with Mark Strickson

• Part 51: Ace’s High!

An exclusive interview with Sophie Aldred, who brought Ace to life.

• Part 52: Challenge Anneke!

We talk to Anneke Wills, who played Swinging Sixties companion Polly

• Part 53: Pretty Polly

Part two of our interview with ex-companion Anneke Wills

• Part 54: Wild Thing!

Ex-companion Louise Jameson talks about her time in the TARDIS

• Part 55: Mars Attacked!

Find out what it was like on Mars in our interview with Gemma Chan!

• Part 56: Faithful Friend

Bernard Cribbins talks about his two Doctors.

• Part 57: Enlightened Companion

Mark Strickson talks about his role in Enlightenment.

• Part 58 Boy Star!

Matthew Waterhouse talks about his early days as companion Adric.

• Part 59: Ace Image

Ex-companion Sophie Aldred talks more about her time in the TARDIS.

• Part 60: What Katy Did Next …

Katy Manning talks about returning to the role of Jo Grant in 2010.

• Part 61: Armed and Dangerous

Part two of our interview with ex-companion Louise Jameson

• Part 62: Direct Action

Christopher Barry The first man to direct Daleks talks about his Doctor Who adventures.

• Part 63: Fourth Time Lucky

Part two of our exclusive interview with director Christopher Barry.

• Part 64: Direct Shot!

Rodney Bennett, director of many adventures, talks about Doctor Who.

• Part 65: Theory of Relativity

Meet the actress who played the Doctor’s granddaughter Susan.

• Part 66: Seventh Heaven

Read our exclusive interview with Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.

• Part 67: It’s a Dog’s Life

An interview with John Leeson, the man who gave K9 his voice.

• Part 68: Going Mentor!

Find out what it was like to play a giant alien slug!

• Part 69: Boy Wonder

The second part of our interview with Adric actor Matthew Waterhouse.

• Part 70: Ideas Man

Doctor Who writer Chris Boucher talks about his classic stories.

• Part 71: Action Man!

Former stuntman Stuart Fell talks about his explosive role in Doctor Who!

• Part 72: Seventh Dimension

Part two of our exclusive interview with ex-Doctor, Sylvester McCoy!

• Part 73: The Queen of Scream!

Deborah Watling, who played Victoria, looks back at the 1960s.

• Part 74: Pond Life

Exclusive interview with Arthur Darvill, the actor behind Rory the Roman!

• Part 75: Redesign of the Daleks

Read an exclusive interview with concept artist,Peter McKinstry.

• Part 76: Terror in Trogir!

Visit Croatia, the exotic home of vampires and Van Gogh.

• Part 77: Boots, Braces and Bow Ties!

Take a look at the Eleventh Doctor’s super-cool wardrobe”

• Part 78: Time Lady!

Exclusive interview with Kate O'Mara who played the Rani.

• Part 79: The Rani Returns

Read part 2 of our exclusive interview with Kate O'Mara

• Part 80: Astro Girl

Exclusive interview with Wendy Padbury who played Zoe

• Part 81: Taylor Talks!

Actor Peter Purves shares his memories of playing Steven

• Part 82: Sontaran Concept Art

Check out the designs that brought the clone warriors to life.

• Part 83: Ood Doodles

Check out the concept art that brought the Ood to life.

• Part 84: Dramatic Exit

Read our exclusive interview with actor Matthew Waterhouse

• Part 85: Scale Model!

Find out how the new Silurians evolved …

• Part 86: Mars Attacks!

Find out how the Flood managed to look so scary.

• Part 87: Into the Vortex!

Check out the history of the Doctor Who title sequence.

• Part 88: Wiped from history?

Find out about the missing episodes of Doctor Who …

• Part 89: World Building!

Check out the amazing sets of A Christmas Carol

• Part 90: Matt Smith

Our profile of the actor behind the Eleventh Doctor …

• Part 91: Glitz & Glamour

Actor Tony Selby talks to us about his time on the show.

• Part 92: David Tennant

A profile of the man behind the Tenth Doctor.

• Part 93: Fire & Glitz

Part two of our exclusive interview with actor Tony Selby

• Part 94: Christopher Eccleston

Find out all about the actor who played the Ninth Doctor.

• Part 95: Hancock’s Half Hours

Read our exclusive interview with actor Prentis Hancock.

• Part 96: Paul McGann

A look at the actor who played the Eighth Doctor.

• Part 97: Cat Slap!

Discover the prosthetics secrets of the Catkind.

• Part 98: Silver Giant

Exclusive interview with Cyber actor Michael Kilgarriff.

• Part 99: Sylvester McCoy

Read all about the actor who played the Seventh Doctor.

• Part 100: Robo Roles

Part two of our exclusive interview with Michael Kilgarriff

• Part 101: Directing Monsters

Part one of our exclusive interview with Michael Ferguson

• Part 102:Time of Havoc

Part two of the interview with director Michael Ferguson.

• Part 103: Perfectly Franklin

Read the exclusive interview with Richard Franklin.

• Part 104: Mike and the Master

Read part two of our exclusive interview with Richard Franklin.

• Part 105: Colin Baker

A profile of the actor who played the Sixth Doctor.

• Part 106: Fantasia For Five

Exclusive interview with Snakedance’ director Fiona Cumming.

• Part 107: Peter Davison

Our profile of the actor who played the Fifth Doctor.

• Part 108: The Frog King!

Read a never-before-published interview with Stratford Johns.

Where To File Them

In Issue 2 and Issue 3 subscribers receive a binder and seven coloured divider cards. The Behind the Scenes pages are filed behind the yellow divider.

Like The Doctor pages, Part 2 is filed immediately after Part 1 and so on.