TARDIS Vol 17 - Issue 3
Monday, 25 October 2021 - Reported by Marcus
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society has published the latest edition of its features-based magazine 'TARDIS'.
The title was re-launched in 2020 and so far has helped to raise funds for 'Mermaids' (supporting transgender children and their families) and 'MIND' (which helps adults with mental health issues).
Issue 3 supports DAVSS, a domestic abuse charity of which Louise Jameson is patron. The magazine has 64 colour A4 pages and contents include:
- Louise Jameson writes about her time playing companion Leela
- We hear from K9’s co-creator Bob Baker, and voice actor John Leeson in exclusive interviews
- In Missing in Action we take an in-depth look at The Myth Makers, with many details previously unexplored. This bumper 15,000-word feature includes an analysis of the camera scripts and audience research reports, viewers’ memories, Keys of Marinus director John Gorrie’s recollections of actor James ‘Troilus’ Lynn, close-up photos of the original Trojan Horse model, and a look at some of the serial’s supporting artistes
- In an extensive feature we examine the history of Doctor Who in Germany, from its original out-of-order broadcasts in the Eighties to its lavish special edition Blu-rays
- We go behind the scenes of The Stones of Blood in a fascinating set report by Kevin Jon Davies, previously printed in Tardis in 1979. Includes a new introduction and Kevin’s original photos
- Actor Edmund Pegge recalls his trip to Titan Base in The Invisible Enemy, and shares details of his autobiography
- Doctor Who historian Andrew Pixley reveals his favourite way of watching the series in How to Watch Doctor Who
- We uncover the whereabouts of the TV Movie TARDIS Console and speak to its owner and restorer
- Curiosities from the Space Museum examines merchandise and tie-ins released alongside the TV Movie
- The New Adventurers tackle the second New Adventure Timewrym: Exodus and Terrance Dicks discusses the writing of the novel in an in-depth archive interview
- Blake’s Who?! A look at Doctor Who’s ‘sister’ show Blake’s 7
- The novelisations of Castrovalva and The Invisible Enemy go under the microscope in Target Audience
- We hear what The Daemons means to one fan, and what life was like living in Aldbourne
- The creators of Cutaway Comics discuss the return of Omega and the Kangs
- Writer Don Houghton talks Inferno and The Mind of Evil in an archive Tardis interview
- Paul Magrs goes back to 1996 and a cold queue outside HMV, in his column
- An Unconventional Pilgrimage encounters Monoids, War Machines and Daleks in a look back at Season 3
- Colin Howard discusses his cover for The Armageddon Factor VHS
- Nigel Robinson returns for another round of fiendish quiz questions
The magazine costs £9-99 including UK delivery (Europe £12-99 and Worldwide £14-99) and can be bought from the DWAS Shop at dwasonline.co.uk - it is also available at the DWAS eBay store at ebay.co.uk/usr/dwas_auction
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