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News And Views - GG confirms that Colin Baker has relinquished his part as the Doctor, rejecting an offer to appear in the first four episodes of the next season. JNT, who had been set to leave, has been asked to produce another season. There is no new script editor yet. Most of the letters reflect on Colin Baker's departure. Reviews - The third story of Season 23 is reviewed - "This was a colourful, gaudy, absorbing, convincing story." Off The Shelf reviews The Ambassadors of Death ("not a bad book") and The Macra Terror ("a good book, mainly because the story it is based upon is so very good.") Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in March 87 were the continuing Stand By Me, Everything I Own by Boy George and Respectable by Mel & Kim. Skaro Says - Craig Rollins remembers the awful cover, and wasn't too bothered that Colin Baker was going, having never warmed to him. He felt that the show had really lost the plot over recent years, and that a new Doctor could give it a much needed shot in the arm. Jonno agrees that the cover is one of the worst ever, and feels that this issue marks the start of a decline for the magazine. Jonno bought the Pyramids of Mars video (his first ever DW one) soon after this issue came out, with its Nostalgia feature on the story he feels being an influence on the purchase. Having seen a photo of the bearded Colin Baker before the Trial season began, Andrew Curnow was worried that he would look like that in the show! He was disappointed to see Colin go, and feels that Ambassadors of Death is a very dull book, with The Macra Terror little better. |
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The
Basics - Issue 122, March 1987. The front cover has a publicity photo
of Bonnie Langford and a bearded Colin Baker.