DWDVDF 95
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The ninety-fifth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 22 August 2012.
Magazine content
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
- Part 68: Down to Earth
- A new era begins with Jon Pertwee starring as the Third Doctor.
- Donna Noble:Top 10 Moments
- From temp to Time Lord, relive Donna's insane journey!
- Colonel Manton
- Meet Madame Kovarian's right-hand man.
- Paul McGann
- A look at the actor who played the Eighth Doctor.
- Cat-Slap!
- Discover the prosthetics secrets of the Catkind.
- Cyber Raid
- The Cybermen attack the home of Pete Tyler ...
- Project Indigo
- What was the purpose of this top-secret UNIT experiment?
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- The England of the 22nd century belongs to the Daleks ...
- Zanak
- This hollowed-out "pirate-planet" plundered the galaxy!
DVD release (with cover blurb)
- 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.
- "We are the Masters of Earth!"
- The First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara find themselves trapped in the terrifying world of the 22nd century London. Flying saucers dominate the skies and zombie-like Robomen patrol the deserted streets. The Daleks have invaded and the human race is facing slavery and extermination. Why do the Daleks need Earth? What is the secret of their mine in Bedfordshire? And which of the Doctor's companions will never travel in the TARDIS again?
Notable information
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth is set some time after the year 2164. Around this era Earth has two moonbases.
- Paul McGann, the Eighth Doctor, was born in Liverpool on 14 November 1959. His agent at the time of casting was former actress/companion Janet Fielding, who played Tegan Jovanka.
- 1970's Earth bound TV stories were heavily influenced by the TV Quatermass serials where Professor Quatermass helped the British Army fight alien threats.
- The hollow planet of Zanak had no fixed location as it moved around the universe plundering and crushing other planets (like Bandraginus Five, Granados and Calufrax) for over a hundred years.
- In 1977, The Invasion of Time replaced an originally proposed story referred to as Killers of the Dark and The Killer Cats of Geng Singh by David Weir that was to have featured cat-like natives of Gallifrey and a gladiatorial arena.
Credits
- Project Manager: not credited this issue
- Group Editor: not credited this issue
- Editor: Kieran Grant
- Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
- Writer/Sub-Editor: Catherine Anderson
- Contributing Writers: Peter Griffiths and Jason Loborik
- Illustrators: none credited this issue
