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!