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News And Views - A news-light GG gives initial press reactions to Season 24, while waiting for confirmation of a new season, which looks likely as Sylvester McCoy holds a three year contract. The letters page includes artwork based on Terror of the Vervoids by Colin Howard. Previews And Reviews - A set report previews Dragonfire - "Dragonfire has plenty of ingredients to consolidate the success of this new era of Doctor Who. In certain respects it achieves a high standard of interest." Off The Shelf reviews the first volume of David Saunders' Encyclopaedia of the Worlds of Doctor Who ("the single best and most important non-fiction Who book ever to be published.") and K9 And Company ("a highly entertaining and creepy book"). Other Regulars - Matrix Data Bank features one question, giving much detail on the 1976 radio play Exploration Earth. Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in December 87 were the continuing China In Your Hand and Always On My Mind by the Pet Shop Boys. Skaro Says - Craig Rollins wonders what they meant by "high standard of interest" in the preview. As far as he's concerned, it's all spin and they knew that Season 24 was a turkey, but weren't allowed to say so. Andrew Curnow however loves the season, though he agrees that it's obvious that the DWM team didn't. He feels that the best thing about the encyclopeadia were the black and white drawings inside. This issue was the last of the second hand copies that Logo Polish bought the following year - he was jaded with the show by then. Jonno believes that it was on the strength of this review that he splashed out six pounds on the hardback encyclopaedia - a lot of money in those days, especially being a student! It remains one of the most useless pieces of merchandise he has ever bought, thanks to its incomplete status. Nathan Cooke has the first two paperback volumes of the encyclopaedia, and agrees that they were rubbish - even missing out Castrovalva! |
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The Back Page
"Leave the girl - it's the batteries for my digital watch I want" |
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Basics - Issue 131, December 1987. The front cover is a publicity
photo of Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred by the TARDIS, with a feature
introducing new companion Ace inside. The back cover pin up is of the Rani
from Time and the Rani. The new magazine designer is John Freeman.