Doctor Who DVD Files - Part Ten: Issues 49-53

Introduction

Hello readers! In this part, the DVDs visit the Fourth Doctor's debut with a giant robot, part one of the Black Guardian trilogy and an assassin strikes when the Doctor visits Gallifrey! Also, Sarah Jane makes her debut and the series' final story of the classic era.

Issue 49 (17/11/2010)

The DVD

Robot - Can the newly regenerated Fourth Doctor save Sarah Jane from the grips of a giant robot?

The Magazine

Here is a list of the pages featured in the magazine of this issue. Listed is the section it belongs to, the page title, a quick description of the page and its sorting code.

• Enemies - Foamasi - Meet the alien gangsters who tried to take over the Leisure Hive (FO1)
• Allies - Captain Magambo - This UNIT officer helped to save two different Earths (MG1)
• The Doctor - Scarecrows and Statues - The Tenth Doctor decides to become human (Part 49)
• Enemies - Borusa - The Doctor's old tutor became a power-mad president (Part 49)
• Flashback - Ice Cold Invaders - The Cybermen make their very first appearance (DR1-4)
• Allies - New Humans - Discover how the human race was reborn on another world (NW1)
• Behind the Scenes - Going Boho - Take a peek inside the Fourth Doctor's wardrobe (Part 49)
• Episode Guide - Robot - A newly regenerated Doctor must face a giant robot (DOC 4.1)
• Technology - K1 Robot - Get under the skin of the robot who fell in love with Sarah Jane (KR1)

Issue 50 (01/12/2010)

The DVD

Mawdryn Undead - The Doctor bumps into an old friend and meets a new companion, but can he be trusted?

The Magazine

Here is a list of the pages featured in the magazine of this issue. Listed is the section it belongs to, the page title, a quick description of the page and its sorting code.

• Enemies - Cobb - Find out about the man who tried to kill the Tenth Doctor (CB1)
• Allies - Ben and Polly - Meet the first companions to see the Doctor regenerate (BP1)
• The Doctor - Earth in Peril - The Doctor faces his old enemy once again (Part 50)
• Enemies - Helen A - The sigary-sweet villain who tried to ban sadness (HE1)
• Allies - Doctor Moon - Was everything as it seemed with this sinister physician? (DM1)
• Behind the Scenes - Friend or Foe? - Read our exclusive interview with Mark Strickson (Part 50)
• Enemies - Meglos - Introducing the spiky-faced monster who faced the Fourth Doctor (MG1)
• Episode Guide - Mawdryn Undead - Can you make sense of this timey-wimey adventure? (DOC 5.10)
• Technology - Time Station - Take a look inside this vast piece of Time Lord technology (LO1)

Issue 51 (15/12/2010)

The DVD

Survival - The Seventh Doctor and Ace battle the Master to round off 28 years of Classic Doctor Who.

The Magazine

Here is a list of the pages featured in the magazine of this issue. Listed is the section it belongs to, the page title, a quick description of the page and its sorting code.

This issue saw the inclusion of two new sections of the magazine: Who on Earth (Recounting the Doctor's adventures on Earth) and Alien Worlds (Guide to the many places the Doctor has visited on his travels).

• Allies - Liz 10 - The once and future queen who ruled Starship UK (LI1)
• Technology - Sontaran Swagger Stick - Take a closer look at this piece of knock-out alien tech (SN3)
• Who on Earth - Earth Born - Find out about the Earth's origins and the Doctor's involvement in them (Part 1)
• Flashback - A Gift of Death - The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane witness a terrifying murder (DR4-5)
• Enemies - The Last Dalek - Meet the Dalek who was far from the last of its kind (DL11)
• The Doctor - Fire and Ice - The Tenth Doctor and Donna start their travels together (Part 51)
• Alien Worlds - Malcassairo - Your ultimate guide to the planet at the end of the universe (MA1)
• Episode Guide - Survival - The Seventh Doctor and the Master fight like animals (DOC 7.12)
• Behind the Scenes - Ace's High - An exclusive interview with Sophie Aldred, who brought Ace to life (Part 51)

Issue 52 (29/12/2010)

The DVD

The Deadly Assassin - The Doctor returns to Gallifrey, where an assassination leads to an iconic showdown!

The Magazine

Here is a list of the pages featured in the magazine of this issue. Listed is the section it belongs to, the page title, a quick description of the page and its sorting code.

• Episode Guide - The Deadly Assassin - The Doctor is accused of murder on his home planet (DOC 4.14)
• Enemies - Luke Rattigan - Find out about the boy genius who wasn't really that smart (LR1)
• Who on Earth - Alien Gods - Discover how creatures from other worlds influenced early Earth (Part 2)
• Allies - Gwen Cooper - Meet one of Captain Jack's colleagues at Torchwood (GC1)
• Technology - Cybermats - Look beneath the metal skin of these Cyber-bugs (CY3)
• The Doctor - Noble Sacrifices - Find out how Jenny and River Song gave their lives for the Doctor (Part 52)
• Behind the Scenes - Challenge Anneke - We talm to Anneke Wills, who played swinging sixties companion Polly (Part 52)
• Alien Worlds - Gallifrey - Visit the planet that the Time Lords call home (GA1)
• Enemies - Autons - Read all about the Nestene Consciousness' plastic minions (AU1)

Issue 53 (12/01/2011)

The DVD

The Time Warrior - The Third Doctor and a stowaway Sarah Jane join forces to battle a Sontaran in the Middle Ages

The Magazine

Here is a list of the pages featured in the magazine of this issue. Listed is the section it belongs to, the page title, a quick description of the page and its sorting code.

• Allies - Winston Churchill - Meet the British Prime Minister who thought the Daleks were on his side (WC1)
• Alien Worlds - Androzani Minor - Visit the planet that ended the Fifth Doctor's life (AM1)
• The Doctor - Reality Destroyed - The Doctor loses another companion as Donna leaves the TARDIS (Part 53)
• Enemies - Irongron - Face the medieval man who worked with a Sontaran (IR1)
• Flashback - Pest Control - See the Third Doctor face some giant mutant maggots (DR3-5)
• Who on Earth - Meddlers in Time - Find out how Earth has been influenced by alien intervention (Part 53)
• Behind the Scenes - Pretty Polly - Part two of our interview with ex-companion Anneke Wills (TC1)
• Episode Guide - The Time Warrior - The Doctor makes a new friend and meet a new enemy (DOC 3.20)
• Technology - Cyber Ship - Step into the Cyber-shuttle that landed on Earth (CY4)

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