The
Basics - Issue 112, May 1986. The front cover has a photo of the Sixth
Doctor at the door of the TARDIS, while the back cover has a photo of the
Fifth Doctor outside the TARDIS, and is printed as an alternative front
cover, complete with logo and issue details.
News And Views - GG confirms that Nicola Bryant
will leave halfway through the new season - "her departure is predicted
to be both exciting and original." The working title for the first
four part story by Robert Holmes is The Mysterious Planet. DWM write to
Michael Grade asking for an interview, and his reply is published, with
effectively no comment.
Reviews - Off The Shelf reviews Fury From The Deep
- "a superbly emotive book with twists and cliffhangers at all the
right moments." Forthcoming hardback Target releases include The
Celestial Toymaker (June), The Seeds of Death (July), Slipback (August),
Black Orchid (September), The Ark (October), The Mind Robber (November),
The Faceless Ones (December), The Space Museum (January 87).
Notables - A new feature, Nostalgia, debuts with an
examination of The Daleks.
Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in May 86 were the
continuing A Different Corner, Rock Me Amadeus by Falco and The Chicken
Song by Spitting Image.
Skaro
Says - Nathan Cooke remembers the reverse cover (their April Fool for
the year), and imagines that it caused a few problems at W H Smiths! Craig
Rollins wasn't very happy at the news that Peri was going, and had a
feeling that she was going to be killed off. He wonders if anyone liked
Rock Me Amadeus - Jonno did, and even taped it off the radio! Jonno really
liked the new Nostalgia articles, particularly enjoying the telesnap-like
photos, which made a change from the standard BBC publicity photos. Again,
in those pre-video days, it was great to read more about the vintage
stories and he was jealous to read of the older viewers' comments who had
seen the stories. He also liked the new comic strip in this issue. Logo Polish was also fascinated by the new small photos from The Daleks -
having read the book years earlier, it was spooky to see these images. Si
Hart loved the double covers, and still does! His subscription ran out
with this issue, and he couldn't find subsequent ones in the local shops,
but luckily got a nice parcel of back issues a few months later to fill
the gap! Andrew Curnow doesn't remember the double cover at all. He
remembers the launch of Nostalgia, and again enjoyed the telesnap-like
photos, and having a different viewpoint to the stories, namely the
viewers'. He agrees that Fury From The Deep was, and still is, a good book
- he bought the hardcover of that, along with The Celestial Toymaker and
The Mind Robber that year.