Doctor Who DVD Files - Part Twelve: Issues 59-63

Introduction

Hello readers! It's been a while... I get busy with school stuff and find limited time for blog stuff. However, onto the post. In this part of the DWDVDF series, the DVDs contain the Seventh Doctor teaming up with the Brigadier, the Third Doctor's first trip following the lift of his exile, and the Sixth Doctor faces not one, but two, renegade Time Lords! Also, the Fourth Doctor meets the Sontarans' deadly enemy, the Rutans. Enjoy!

Issue 59 (06/04/2011)

The DVD

Battlefield - The Doctor and Ace team up with an old friend for a legendary 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.

• Technology - Silurian Blaster - See the inner core of this formidable weapon (SU1)
• Allies - Moxx of Balhoon - Meet the blue-skinned alien solicitor who loved a party (MX1)
• Who on Earth - Mighty Rulers - The Doctor meets the good and the bad of the late middle ages (Part 8)
• Enemies - Solana Mercurio - The woman whose loyalty to her employer sealed her doom (ME1)
• Alien Worlds - Ribos - Visit the icy home to one part of the Key to Time (RB1)
• Allies - Leela - This companion to the Fourth Doctor was handy with weapons (LE1)
• Flashback - Alien Growth - See the huge Krynoid battle with UNIT (DR4-7)
• Episode Guide - Battlefield - The Seventh Doctor and Ace face a foe from legend (DOC 7.9)
• Behind the Scenes - Ace Image - Ex-Companion Sophie Aldred talks more about her time in the TARDIS (Part 59)

Issue 60 (20/04/2011)

The DVD

Carnival of Monsters - With the power of Time Travel restored to him, the Doctor takes Jo on her first proper adventure!

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 - Carnival of Monsters - The Third Doctor and Jo find themselves in a mad, miniature adventure (DOC 3.16)
• Who on Earth - Aztecs and Aliens - Follow the Doctor's country hopping in the Renaissance (Part 9)
• Enemies - Plasmavore - Meet the bloodsucking alien disguised as a harmless old lady (PM1)
• Alien Worlds - Necros - Visit the planet of the dead that was presided over by Davros (NC1)
• The Doctor - Hidden Identities - Read about the Eleventh Doctor's continuing adventures (Part 57)
• Enemies - Henry Van Statten - The man who not only owned the internet, but also the last Dalek (VS1)
• Behind the Scenes - What Katy Did Next - Katy Manning talks about returning to the role of Jo Grant in 2010 (Part 60)
• Allies - Amelia Pond - Read all about the young Pond who waited years to travel with the Doctor (PO1)
• Technology - First Doctor's TARDIS Console - Look at the inner workings of the earliest known TARDIS console (TD5)

Issue 61 (04/05/2011)

The DVD

Horror of Fang Rock - The Doctor and Leela face danger in a lighthouse

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 - Horror of Fang Rock - Who will survive the alien in the lighthouse? (DOC 4.18)
• Allies - Catkind: The Brannigans - Meet the Doctor's feline buddy and his human wife (CK1)
• Who on Earth - Liz One - The Doctor just keeps bumping into Elizabeth I (Part 10)
• Alien Worlds - Telos - Plan your trip to the Cybermen's second home planet (TL1)
• Allies - Crespallions - Feeling Blue? You would be if you worked on Platform One (CR1)
• Flashback - Dalek Execution - Watch the Master's dramatic demise on Skaro (DR8-1)
• Behind the Scenes - Armed and Dangerous - Part two of our interview with ex-companion Louise Jameson (Part 61)
• Enemies - New Dalek Paradigm - Meet the most recent incarnations of the Doctor's old enemies (DL12)
• Technology - Judoon Ship - Get behind the controls of a vast prison ship (JD2)

Issue 62 (18/05/2011)

The DVD

Delta and the Bannermen - The Doctor and Mel take a coach trip and find themselves battling aliens in a Welsh holiday camp

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 - Delta and the Bannermen - Can the Doctor save the Chimeron Queen at a Welsh holiday camp? (DOC 7.3)
• Enemies - Lilith - Learn all about the youngest of the wicked Carrionites (CN2)
• Who on Earth - Great War - Read about the Doctor's adventures on 17th Century Earth (Part 11)
• Allies - Alonso Frame - Allons-y! It's time to meet this brave SS Titanic crew member (AF1)
• Alien Worlds - Zeta Minor - Visit the strange planet at the farthest reaches of the universe (ZM1)
• Enemies - The Destroyer - Face the blue demon who was summoned by the sorceress Morgaine (DE1)
• Allies - Nasreen Chaudhry - The woman who was humanity's ambassador to the Silurians (NC1)
• Behind the Scenes - Direct Action - The first man to direct the Daleks talks about his Doctor Who adventures (Part 62)
• Technology - Nostalgia Trips Cruiser - Would you buy a ticket for this terrifying bus ride? (NC1)

Issue 63 (01/06/2011)

The DVD

The Mark of the Rani - A trip to the Industrial Revolution reunites the Doctor with an old enemy

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 Mark of the Rani - The Doctor and Peri face not one but two renegade Time Lords (EP 6.4)
• Allies - Bracewell - He's both a man and machine, but not the creator of the Daleks (BR1)
• Who on Earth - Slaves and Masters - Who would have thought that the Doctor was a twisted fire starter? (Part 12)
• Alien Worlds - Frontios - Plan your visit to this distant planet inhabited by giant insects (FR1)
• The Doctor - Alien Awakenings - The Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory face some ancient aliens (Part 58)
• Flashback - Written in Stone - Can the Doctor and Zoe resist Medusa? (DR2-7)
• Behind the Scenes - Fourth Time Lucky - Part two of our exclusive interview with director Christopher Barry (Part 63)
• Enemies - Silurians - Be careful not to wake the original rulers of Earth (SU1)
• Technology - Pyrovile Pod - Get behind the controls of the pod that made Versuvius erupt (PY1)

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