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Doctor Who Magazine Bookazine UNIT Declassified

Available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.com

The soldiers of UNIT have been defending the Earth from alien aggressors since the black-and-white era of Doctor Who. This lavish bookazine traces the history of the secret organisation, from the Cyberman invasion of London to the epic spin-off series The War Between the Land and the Sea.

“We’ve never done a bookazine about UNIT before,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “Now the Taskforce is finally getting the standalone series it always deserved, we decided this was the perfect time to celebrate a tour of duty that began way back with Patrick Troughton’s Doctor.”

The 116-page publication features new interviews, insightful commentary and some extraordinary behind-the-scenes images that have never been seen before.

Highlights include:

• Pete McTighe, the co-writer of The War Between of the Land and the Sea, previews the new series.
• Chris Chibnall, Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat on UNIT’s 21st-century adventures.
• A rarely-seen interview with Brigadier actor Nicholas Courtney, conducted in 1984.
• Exclusive new interviews with UNIT personnel, including Angela Bruce (Brigadier Bambera), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Fernanda Marlowe (Corporal Bell) and former EastEnders regular Derek Martin.
• Eyewitness accounts of the 1973 location shoot for legendary UNIT story The Green Death.
• Irene Walls, make-up artist on the 1970 and 71 seasons, remembers working with Jon Pertwee and the UNIT regulars.
• Previously unpublished images from the location filming of The Android Invasion in 1975.
• A look at director Douglas Camfield’s meticulous preparations for the first UNIT story, The Invasion.
• Infographics on UNIT insignia and the thorny issue of exactly when the classic UNIT stories are set.
• Guides to UNIT vehicles, some of the most important battles, the expanded universe and much more!

Doctor Who: UNIT Declassified will be available at panini.co.uk and good news retailers from Thursday 4 December, price £12.99. It will also be available digitally from pocketmags.com price £11.99.

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