The Basics - Issue 143, December 1988. The main photo on the front cover is of the Seventh Doctor from Delta and the Bannermen.

News And Views - Episodes 1, 4, 5 and 6 of The Ice Warriors were returned to the BBC in September, and will be shown at the NFT in early December. A DW exhibition is to be an added attraction to the flight simulator space ride at Tooley Street, London. The results of the 1987 Target Poll are as follows : Best Novel - The Reign of Terror, Best Cover - Black Orchid.

Previews And Reviews - Silver Nemesis is previewed - "It bears all the hallmarks of a successful story; it is a potent mixture of exciting themes and ideas." The annual TARDIS Fillers Merchandise report reviews "Toys and Togs" from Dapol and Mothercare, books, music, models and miscellaneous merchandise.

Other Regulars - A new two part comic strip, Echoes of the Mogor!, begins.

Me, Myself And I - I entered the competition for videos of Talons and Zygons as the entry form has been cut out. I didn't win...

Boxpops - Top of the pop charts in December 88 were the continuing Robin Beck and Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard.

Critique - I had already heard of the recovery of the Ice Warriors episodes from DWB back in the summer - August I think. So as usual DWM was well behind with the news, but it was quite an exciting recovery all the same. I'm not convinced that referring to Silver Nemesis as a successful story was accurate, but JNT was the Advisor after all... Echoes of the Mogor was a good atmospheric comic strip, and amusingly virtually all the character names are taken from the first two Alien films!

Paying the bills

Seven Doctors on the cover and the only one who looks pleased to be there is the one that probably doesn't know where he is