SFX Collection 47
This was the 47th release in SFX's regular series of Special Edition Collections - a Celebration of all things Who.
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|issue number= SFX Collection 47
|cover date= released 30 November 2010
|format= 132 bound pages
|editor= Ian Berriman
|publisher= Future Publishing Limited
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Contents
- Arthur Darvill
- The actor who plays Rory talks about being Who's equivalent of Kenny from South park!
- Matt Smith & Karen Gillan
- The Doctor and Amy talk about the Christmas special, and how their characters are evolving.
- 100 Things we <heart> about Doctor Who
- From Alpha Centauri to the Zygons, the quirky things, people and phenomena that we adore
- My Life as a Dalek Voice
- Voice artist Nick Briggs and operator Barnaby Edwards share their inside stories.
- RTD vs Moffat
- Who's the best producer– Russell T Davies or Steven Moffat? Let battle commence!
- Costume Designs
- We talk to series five costume designer Ray Holman, the man who made bow ties cool.
- The creator of Elric and Jerry Cornelius writes about his love of Who
- She was Pertwee-era companion Jo Grant, and she's just made her return to the Whoniverse!
- Picture Puzzle
- Can you find the 65 story titles in our fiendishly tricky two-page mindbender?
- Special Effects
- Model makers extraordinaire Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker talk about their work on Who
- He's a hard SF author with two degree, but he still thinks the new Who is brilliant.
- Giant eye in the sky! Read all about it in these extracts from Rory and Amy's local freesheet.
- Missing Episodes
- Somewhere in an alternative universe, "Marco Polo" is out on DVD. Not here, though. Sob.
- Pandorica Meeting Minutes
- Because even when evil alien alliances have to brainstorm in front of a whiteboard ...
- Sir Discworld talks about what he likes about Who ... and what he doesn't!
- 25 Silliest Moment
- From the Doctor's useless robot double to the TARDIS towing the Earth home.
- Who Crafting
- Replica scarves! Cuddly Daleks! Giant waps! a celebration of fan creativity.
- Arthur "Dies Daily" Darville
- This '70s style comic strip must have fallen backwards in time from 2010 somehow ...
- Marathon Man
- Fanboy funnyman Toby Hadoke shares what he learnt from re-watching the entire series.
- The IDW Comic
- Matt Smith's Doctor is coming to the US comic in January. We talk to writer Tony Lee.
- 20 Things we learned ...
- Useful life lessons gained from series five.
- Series Six Snaps
- Paparazzi shots from location filming for the episode written by Mark Gatiss.
- Who's Snogged Who?
- A helpful diagram tracking who's locked lips (and More ...) in Doctor Who and Torchwood.
- Episode Guide (Series 5)
- Prepare for geek overload in the form of our mind-boggling detailed analyses of every episode of series five. Within these critical assessments you'll find love, praise and trivia intermingled with nitpicking, blooper-spotting and rather a lot of carping about Amy's rudimentary social skills. As if we can talk!
Additional details
- SFX magazine (a regular monthly title in the UK), regularly produced special seasonal issues mainly focussing on a specific theme.
- This Collection looks at the series including an episode guide to the Eleventh Doctors first series and was priced £7.99 (UK).
- Writers included; Jason Arnopp, Stephen Baxter, Rhian Drinkwater, Dave Golder, Toby Hadoke, Graham Kibble-White, Paul Kirkly, Russell Lewin, Richard Molesworth, Michael Moorcock, Steve O’Brien, Neil Perryman, Terry Pratchett, Eddie Robson, Will Salmon, Nick Setchfield and John Williams.
- Cover photography was by Adrian Rogers.
- Unlike Doctor Who Magazine or Doctor Who Adventures, SFX is “100% unofficial and independent”.
- A number of ‘extras’ were also included in this slip-cased issue including;
- Two 5cm pin badges
- Blue bow tie
- Giant poster featuring classic series cyberman on one side and Dalek on the other.
- 56 minute Tom Baker Sampler CD (see below)
Free Tom Baker Sampler CD
1 Extract from The Stuff of Nightmares, part one of Doctor Who:Hornets' Nest
- Written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Richard Franklin
2 Extract from The Dead Shoes, part two of Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest
- written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Christian Rodska
3 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Giant Robot
- A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
4 Clip from Good Morning Sou’West, featuring Tom Baker and Philip Hinchcliffe
- Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 30/9/1974 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 1
5 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Brain of Morbius
- A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
6 Clip from Woman’s Hour, featuring Sue MacGregor and Tom Baker
- Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 26/1/1977. Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2
7 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Pyramids of Mars
- A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
8 Clip from Pete Murray’s Open House
- Featuring Pete Murray, Tom Baker and Mary Tamm. Originaly broadcast on Radio Two on 29/8/1978
9 Extract from Tom Baker’s reading of Doctor Who And The Creature From The Pit
- A novelisation by David Fisher
10 Clip from Pebble Mill At One
- Featuring Donny McLeod, Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. Originally broadcast on BBC One in May 1977
11 Extract from Doctor Who and The Pescatons, written by Victor Pemberton
- Featuring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen
12 Clip from Today
- Featuring James Naufghtie, Douglas Adams and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 13/11/1999 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 1
13 Extract from Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, written by Terry Nation
- Featuring Tom Baker, Michael Wisher and Peter Miles
14 Clip from Dead Ringers
- Featuring Jon Culshaw and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 27/4/2001 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2.
External links
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