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News And Views - Bonnie Langford will be leaving the series with the last episode of the current season. "Wacky new space companion" Ace, played by Sophie Aldred, will replace her. The Faceless Ones Part Three and Evil of the Daleks Part Two have been returned to the BBC Archives - the number of missing episodes is now 118. Preview - Delta and the Bannermen is previewed - "This story is innovative in several ways, and it will prove quite a departure for the show's format. The risks being taken across the board mean that it will make excellent viewing." Notables - The Seventh Doctor makes his comic strip debut in a new four part story featuring the Ice Warriors, A Cold Day In Hell! Boxpops - The BBC1 line up for the evening of Monday 23rd November was Wogan, Doctor Who (new story), Brush Strokes, Whatever Next..., Nine O'Clock News, Panorama, A Perfect Spy, Film 87 (reviewing Cry Freedom, Inner Space and The Kitchen Toto) and Snooker. BBC2 had the film Invaders From Mars at 6pm, Rally Report, Open Space, The Courage To Fail, the Woody Allen film Starlight Memories, Newsnight, Telejournal and another Rally Report. Top of the pop charts in November 87 were the continuing You Win Again and China In Your Hand by T'Pau. Skaro Says - With the description of the new companion, Craig Rollins realises that this meant quite a change of direction behind the scenes between Seasons 24 and 25. He feels that the preview of Delta should substittute the word "excellent" with "interesting". Jonno feels that the cover looks awful with the new logo plastered all over it - he never liked that logo at the best of times, and it really ruined the covers of DWM and the Target books for him. He didn't even find the poster very inspiring, preferring the ones with the monsters! Andrew Curnow doesn't remember much about the DWMs of this period - possibly because he was hating A Levels or loving Season 24! He does remember China In Your Hand though, citing it as a great song. |
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The Back Page
Celebrate the second year of the McCoy era by completely ignoring him |
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Basics - Issue 130, November 1987. The new series logo replaces the
neon one on the front cover, which has artwork of the Seventh Doctor and
the Rani by Alister Pearson, which also comes as a free fold out poster
inside. The new assistant editor is Louise Cassell.