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}}'''''The Doctors: The Archive''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]''-themed issue of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' newspaper’s so-called "[[bookazine]] collection". It presented a number of different ''Who''-related photographs from the ''Mirror'''s archive of images.
}}'''''The Doctors: The Archive''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]''-themed issue of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' newspaper's so-called "[[bookazine]] collection". It presented a number of different ''Who''-related photographs from the ''Mirror'''s archive of images.


== Publisher summary ==
== Publisher summary ==
When Doctor Who first hit our TV screens in 1963 it was an instant hit. But nobody could have predicted at the time that it would go on to become a television phenomenon that is still commanding millions of viewers 50 years on. Featuring rare and exclusive pictures from the Mirror archives, this celebratory special edition looks back at five decades of time-travel and the 11 Doctors and numerous companions that have shaped one of Britain’s best loved programmes. It’s a souvenir any Doctor Who devotee will treasure.
When Doctor Who first hit our TV screens in 1963 it was an instant hit. But nobody could have predicted at the time that it would go on to become a television phenomenon that is still commanding millions of viewers 50 years on. Featuring rare and exclusive pictures from the Mirror archives, this celebratory special edition looks back at five decades of time-travel and the 11 Doctors and numerous companions that have shaped one of Britain's best loved programmes. It's a souvenir any Doctor Who devotee will treasure.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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: '' [[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]] ''
: '' [[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]] ''
: '' [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]] ''
: '' [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]] ''
: [[Matt Smith]]’s day at the Mirror office
: [[Matt Smith]]'s day at the Mirror office
: [[Karen Gillan]] returns to [[Glasgow]] to launch character figures
: [[Karen Gillan]] returns to [[Glasgow]] to launch character figures
: [[Clara Oswald]] (aka actress [[Jenna Coleman|Jenna Louise]] is introduced as the new companion
: [[Clara Oswald]] (aka actress [[Jenna Coleman|Jenna Louise]] is introduced as the new companion
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* The first four Daleks made from fibreglass were built on a total budget of £250.
* The first four Daleks made from fibreglass were built on a total budget of £250.
* During episode six of '' [[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'', one of the [[Voord]] very visibly trips over its own flipper. A retake would have been to costly so the scene remained in the finished programme.
* During episode six of '' [[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'', one of the [[Voord]] very visibly trips over its own flipper. A retake would have been to costly so the scene remained in the finished programme.
* [[Terry Nation]]’s submitted script for a six episode Dalek story that became ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' was just 24 pages of camera direction and a rough storyline.
* [[Terry Nation]]'s submitted script for a six episode Dalek story that became ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' was just 24 pages of camera direction and a rough storyline.
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' featured the vocal talents of [[Lynda Baron]] (later to play [[Wrack|Captain Wrack]] in ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') and [[Peter Purves]] (travelling companion [[Steven Taylor]]).
* ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' featured the vocal talents of [[Lynda Baron]] (later to play [[Wrack|Captain Wrack]] in ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') and [[Peter Purves]] (travelling companion [[Steven Taylor]]).
* Publicity for ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' included the First Doctor facing a War Machine with actor [[William Mervyn]] — the father of [[Michael Pickwoad]], who designed [[Matt Smith]]’s second TARDIS control room.
* Publicity for ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'' included the First Doctor facing a War Machine with actor [[William Mervyn]] — the father of [[Michael Pickwoad]], who designed [[Matt Smith]]'s second TARDIS control room.
* The Cybermen were designed by 25 year old Alexandra Tynan (using her maiden name Sandra Reid) in about an hour after discussion with [[Kit Pedler]].
* The Cybermen were designed by 25 year old Alexandra Tynan (using her maiden name Sandra Reid) in about an hour after discussion with [[Kit Pedler]].
* The 1967 Blue Peter design-a-monster-competition attracted some 250,000 entries. The winning designs were the Steel Octopus (created by Karen Dag), the Hypnotron (created by Paul Worrall) and the Aqua Man (created by Steven Thompson). Unlike the [[Abzorbaloff]], none of the winners designs appeared in the TV series.
* The 1967 Blue Peter design-a-monster-competition attracted some 250,000 entries. The winning designs were the Steel Octopus (created by Karen Dag), the Hypnotron (created by Paul Worrall) and the Aqua Man (created by Steven Thompson). Unlike the [[Abzorbaloff]], none of the winners designs appeared in the TV series.
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