March 15th, 2012
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Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 83
Doctor Who DVD Files Issue 83
This 83rd edition of The DVD Files contains the classic Warriors of the Deep.
Available every fortnight, the magazine builds up into the ultimate Doctor Who Encyclopaedia.“Doctor Who DVD Files is something unique – it’s not just a chance to collect every episode of the series since the Doctor’s return, the pull-apart magazine is incredibly ambitious.
Every fortnight you get pages packed with information and specially commissioned artwork.
It is currently planned to extend the DVD files to at least 110 issues.
In this issue…
WARRIORS OF THE DEEP
Silurians and Sea Devils unite to take on the Fifth Doctor.
DOCTOR MALOHKEH
Was this Silurian scientist as creepy as he looked?
DALEK CRUCIBLE
Check out the beating heart of Davros’ New Dalek Empire
JO JONES
Find out what happened to Jo Grant after she left the Doctor.
OOD DOODLES
Check out the concept art that brought the Ood to life.
CHANGING HISTORY
The Eleventh Doctor’s adventures on Earth begin.
ARGOLIS
Visit the famous planet of the Leisure Hive.
RICHARD NIXON
The US president nicknamed tricky dickey had a secret
MADAME KOVARIAN
This fiendishly clever woman was determined to stop The Doctor
For more information and how to subscribe go to the DVD Files website Here.
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videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 12:40pmJust got 84-87
Anonymous
May 12th, 2012 - 12:58pmGood to hear someone has them, what are in the magazines?
BOOBOO JR
May 12th, 2012 - 1:08pmStill waiting on mine, hopefully they’ll be here sometime during the week. Did they fit through the letterbox alright, as I’ll be at school and won’t be able to take it if it doesn’t?
Anonymous
May 12th, 2012 - 1:18pm85 has a binder in it so it is not going to fit through a letterbox easily.
I’m more curious to know what is in the magazines.
booboo
May 12th, 2012 - 1:20pmhave you got a scanner? i can put them up as i am running 6 behind now
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:08pmIssue 84:
Episode Guide: The Mind Robbers
Allies: Commander Strax
The Doctor: Silent Assassin
BTS: Dramatic Exit
Enemies: Peg Dolls, The Master Race
WOE: Stranded On Earth
Alien Worlds: Land Of Fiction
Tech: Smiler
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:13pmIssue 85 (Front had no holes in binder):
Episode Guide: Full Circle
Enemies: Siren, Time Lords
Flashback: A Wasted Life!
Alien Worlds: Thoros Beta
WOE: Space Pioneers
Allies: Canton Delaware (No holes)
BTS: Scale Model!
Tech: Sonic Screwdrivers
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:17pmIssue 86:
Episode Guide: State Of Decay
Allies: Craig Owens, Amy Pond: The Married Years
Enemies: Gantok
WOE: Dalek Invasions
Alien Worlds: Sarn
The Doctor: River Revealed
Tech: Roboforms
BTS: Mars Attacks
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:21pmIssue 87:
Episode Guide: Warriors’ Gate
WOE: Ice And Fire
Enemies: The Second, Minatour
Alien Worlds: Marinus
Allies: Dorium, Rory: The Lone Centurion
Tech: Antibodies
BTS: Into The Vortex!
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:24pmIssue 88:
Episode Guide: The Invasion
Allies: Winston Chrichill
Enemies: Mels Zucker
WOE: The Final Chapter
They fit through the letterbox fine as I was out when they came.
85 did not have a binder.
I will scan the covers ASAP.
booboo
May 12th, 2012 - 2:25pmcan you do the info inside page as well?
[email protected]
Thanks
Anonymous
May 12th, 2012 - 2:34pmSounds a bit odd that some pages are missing holes.
By the way, in issue 87 what is “The Second”?
videogamemad00
May 12th, 2012 - 2:59pmA lot more had hole missing but my dad put some in. The Second is one of the time lords from the end of time (the chancellor).
plymouthjason
May 13th, 2012 - 10:17amhi there, i recieved my package yesterday(sat}, issues 84,85,86,and 87 but no binder??
how did you hear about the binder?
videogamemad00
May 14th, 2012 - 2:15pmI will scan them now
BOOBOO JR
May 14th, 2012 - 2:59pmMine came today, Issues 84-87, but no binder?
Anonymous
May 14th, 2012 - 4:16pmFound this phone number 0844 472 5219 – it’s for the partwork Baked and Delicious but they answered the DW questions too. 84-87 came in to Eaglemoss/GE last week and should be sent out now. Nice though that they let us know about their stock problems! Don’t know if it’s just me but the 0871 277 8705 number was coming back as unobtainable.
DocSpacetime
April 28th, 2012 - 11:28amTwo The Works stores by me (Cardiff) are selling three issues of the DVD Files for a fiver. I got Pyramids of Mars, Resurrection Of The Daleks and Partners in Crime/ The Fires Of Pompeii. Going to go to their store in Barry now to see if they are stocking different ones.
BOOBOO JR
April 23rd, 2012 - 5:38pmI’m still waiting on Issues 84 & 85 to arrive? Strange, it’s been over a month since my last delivery, they’re not usually this slow. Has anyone else recieved them?
booboo
April 23rd, 2012 - 5:43pmnot me
BOOBOO JR
May 1st, 2012 - 5:05pmStill isn’t here? How strange, I don’t think they’ve ever been this slow. It’s now well over due, but some people obviously have got it, as someone was selling Issue 84 on eBay. Has anyone else recieved it yet, am I the only one who hasn’t???
BOOBOO JR
May 1st, 2012 - 7:11pmCan anyone help?
booboo
May 1st, 2012 - 7:15pmi dont have mine and the money went out 3 weeks ago for these
BOOBOO JR
May 1st, 2012 - 7:18pmAnd we can’t ask them about as they never reply to e-mails!!! Pretty much the only thing we can do is wait!
Anonymous
May 1st, 2012 - 7:28pmI’ve been a subscriber to this magazine seen issue 13. I’ve waited up to six months for some issues to be dispatched (never mind arrive, the post can take a week some times on top of the normal delay).
itrowy
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:07pmI’ve had nothing for over a month, and no money has come out of bank.
Been subscriber since start, who do we contact, is there a phone number.
itrowy
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:21pmJust got off the phone with them, they had no 85, but now have them in and are on the way.
Just a delay.
itrowy
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:24pmBooBoo jr, you can ring them on 0871-277-8705.
The’re very helpful.
matparks08
May 4th, 2012 - 11:43pmThat would be why issue 84 and 86 were on ebay this week and not 85 then!
bobs
May 10th, 2012 - 10:03pmi rang up 2 day and they said i should of had them by now so they are sending 2 more so u might want to give them a ring
booboo
May 11th, 2012 - 12:52pmits up to 87 on ebay, that means i’m running 4 issues behind
Anonymous
May 11th, 2012 - 1:16pmWe’ve all also been charged for issues 88 and 89.
TARDISTIK
April 17th, 2012 - 7:54pmHas anyone else noticed that the Who on Earth pages recently have been inacurate –
WARNING – POSSIBLY CONFUSING COMMENT
‘Rose’ is set in 2005, ‘Aliens of London’ is set in 2006 because the Doctor makes a mistake in thinking that he’s taking Rose back to her flat for 12 hours later but its actually 12 months later. Meaning that all of the episodes since then are a year in the future from the year they were broadcast (i.e. Series 2 was broadcast in 2006 but set in 2007). This is atleast up until ‘The Last of the Time Lords’ when time is reversed
TARDISTIK
April 17th, 2012 - 8:00pm(Cont.)
and put back to the year of broadcast so from Partners in Crime onwards the dates of the present-day Earth stories are set in the year they were broadcast. DVD Files have counted the one year gap used in ‘Rose’ but not put it back for Series 4 so the Adipose, Sontarans and Daleks happened in 2008. Someone please reply to this so I know I’m not talking rubbish or reply to tell me I am talking rubbish. Just someone tell me what they think. Please.
Anonymous
May 12th, 2012 - 3:12pmYou are right, although it is your second guess not the first.
The RTD “contemporary” stories are generally set a year in the future with a few exceptions, Rose as you mentioned is set in the present years, and Last of the Time Lords, which is set two years in the future. When time goes back a year, it goes back to a year in the future.
This carries on in this manner until Planet of the Dead (whcih is set in 2009).
Steven Moffat has used another system entirely (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe was set in 2013 for instance).
robert
April 4th, 2012 - 3:37pmi orderd doctor who files a month ago starting with issue 84 but have not receved a single issue are they still going ?
booboo
April 4th, 2012 - 3:55pmyes they are but from experience they fit you into the next delivery batch, i have not had 84 yet either
BOOBOO JR
April 4th, 2012 - 4:41pmI’m still waiting on 84 & 85 too? Hopefully they’ll be here soon.
cjayp33
April 17th, 2012 - 9:28pma lot of people have still yet to receive there next issues although some have already. I am still waiting.
booboo
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:28amthat sort of thing can take months to sort out, people having been selling 84 on ebay.
I do wish they would keep there subscribers up to date by some official means such as their twitter or facebook or website which they seem to have long abandoned
BOOBOO JR
March 21st, 2012 - 4:58pmwhy hasnt the logo been changed yet
booboo
March 21st, 2012 - 5:08pmas its a set it would look odd changing the logo half way through
cjayp33
March 21st, 2012 - 11:13pmPlus I don’t think they are allowed to change it. Since it is a partwork with set number of issues it has to stay consistent.
The Silent Silent
March 17th, 2012 - 9:51amAnyone heard about this (Link Removed)
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 10:26amyes i have one and that price is extortionate to say the least, i just got one sent all the way from the USA for £11 INCLUDING the post
Its just a lined hardbacked book covered in printed Tardis paper, not embossed
worth about £5.99 (which is about what it costs in the USA)
The Silent Silent
March 17th, 2012 - 12:58pmCool. So what are they avalible in the USA?
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 1:40pmyes they are http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BBP12803
$9.99 + £6.31 so you can how ridiculous the price was.
The Silent Silent
March 17th, 2012 - 2:10pmThanks BooBoo. really appreciated. Also do you know where I can find the doctor and dalek form death to daleks online and In-stores?
The Silent Silent
March 17th, 2012 - 6:00pmAnd other 2009 sdcc
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 6:03pmjust hold on we are setting up an ask a question page
Doctor Who DVD Collector
March 16th, 2012 - 11:11pmbooboo is it possable if you could make a Lost Episodes page saying what episodes are missing and in the comments people could say wich episodes might come up…?
Anonymous
March 17th, 2012 - 11:31amhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes
That has the complete list of missing episodes and a pretty good guide to the recovery of the other episodes.
Anonymous
March 16th, 2012 - 6:10pmWait, when were the last DVD files released? About 1 year ago? This is a bit old, but i will look out for this issue.
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 6:15pmthis is the latest issue just released
Anonymous
March 16th, 2012 - 8:08pmIt only came out a week ago last Wednesday, and there’s another issue on its way this Wednesday coming.
Liason Ice
March 17th, 2012 - 7:37amAustralia just got issue 64, we are way behind
McGann is the Doctor
March 16th, 2012 - 9:46amOHNO ! 🙁 This is the worst episode EVER (of the classic Series, even Timelash is better than this, or is it ? I hate them both and wish nobody would ever see them again):!:
Such a shame they had to release this episode instead of a good one. 🙁
The Monitor
March 17th, 2012 - 11:12amI enjoy Warriors of the Deep and Time-Flight less than any other classic story but I do not hate them. I just watch them all the more infrequent. I see elsewhere that you are fond of Attack, which I agree with, but I do enjoy Timelash. I think the Borad is superb both in looks, concept and deep voice. Herbert’s brief TARDIS proved he could’ve been quite a good companion.
I try and get something out of all stories, and Warriors provides me with a brilliantly edited finale. “There should have been some other way!” and CUT.
lett
March 16th, 2012 - 7:47amThe next issue is the mind robber!
BOOBOO JR
March 16th, 2012 - 7:46amDoes anyone know if the forbidden planet in london is anywhere the imperial war museum?
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 8:02amits the other side of the river about 2 miles away
McGann is the Doctor
March 16th, 2012 - 9:48amI was there and had difficulty finding it, I stumbled upon it and was very excited and I SOOOOOO REGRET not having my VISA at the time, I could have got the 11 Doctors set for 46.99 and I really wanted the Doctor from Pyramids of Mars but alas I did not have my VISA and I missed that oppurtunity. 🙁
The Silence
March 16th, 2012 - 1:55pmPoor You McGann But I found the 11 doctor’s for 40.00£ I think ?
BOOBOO JR
March 16th, 2012 - 3:52pmSo not really the easiest place to get tI from where I’ll be, is there a train stop that’s any closer?
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 4:20pmLamberth north barkerloo line is nearest station then you need to change to nothern line at embankment getting of at Tottenham north road, there may be a bus not sure
BOOBOO JR
March 16th, 2012 - 4:36pmThink I might have to give it a miss tomorrow, will find out what train line I’m getting and see if I can go on the way, or on the way back. Do you know what their opening times are? I was hoping to get the Pandorica Chair without having to pay the high postage price. I would of also tried to get that Cyberman with the gun from AGMGTW if they still had any in stock, do you know if they do?
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 4:38pmLondon Megastore
Address:
179 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8JR
Telephone:
0207 420 3666
Opening Hours:
Mon and Tues10:00 – 19:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 19:30
Thursday 10:00 – 20:00
Fri and Sat 10:00 – 19:30
Sunday 12:00 – 18:00
BOOBOO JR
March 16th, 2012 - 4:42pmThanks, as I said, I will check what line I’m going on and will see if I can get there. Will let you know when I find out 😀
BOOBOO JR
March 17th, 2012 - 8:44amSo after you get off at Tottenham North Road, are you saying you have to get a bus to get to FP, how far would it be to walk? Please reply soon as I need to leave soon.
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 9:04amno tube, there may be a bus i dont know i was just looking at an underground map
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 9:20amView Larger Map
BOOBOO JR
March 17th, 2012 - 9:15amSo how far would walking be from the station?
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 9:24am5 mins, click on the link on the map, a is tube station b is fp, its very close
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 9:27amif there are a few going consider a taxi, and you will get some nice views of London
BOOBOO JR
March 17th, 2012 - 7:44pmHad to give it a miss, as I had to leave before you posted all this. We’re up in London again in a few weeks, so might be able to egt to FP sometime then. Thanks anyway 😀
Joe
March 16th, 2012 - 6:45amOh, this is the episode before the awakening. Because of that stupid Malus, I hide under my bed for 12 hours.:o
Doctor Who Crazy Ross
March 15th, 2012 - 10:53pmI got this issue last week and I loved it! I especially loved the bit where the gas hit the Sea Devil and it turned to green gunk!
booboo
March 15th, 2012 - 10:23pmAre there any regulars here who might be keen on writing serious constructive reviews of classic DVD’s?
Doctor Who Crazy Ross Mu
March 15th, 2012 - 10:33pmI would Boo Boo in my spare time
booboo
March 15th, 2012 - 10:53pmshould have said we are talking about the latest releases not DVD files
Doctor Who Crazy Ross
March 15th, 2012 - 10:54pmok Boo Boo
McGann is the Doctor
March 16th, 2012 - 9:53amCheck youtube, there are serious reviews there, and teh DVDS are also reviewed on websites, just type in, for instance: “Dr Who the Daemons DVD review”. 😉
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 9:55amI was looking people to do their own reviews for this site
TNDNR
March 16th, 2012 - 10:49amI buy all the classic releases on release day (well as long as they’ve crossed the Irish sea) so if you still need someone I’ll happily have a go at it for you, BooBoo.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
March 16th, 2012 - 12:04pmI wouldnt mind at all! I have got 46 classic series DVDs and counting!
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 12:06pmHave you done reviews at all
Doctor Who DVD Collector
March 16th, 2012 - 12:09pmNo, but I have made private reviews because I havn’t got a youtube channel or a website as I am not old enough.
Chris97
March 16th, 2012 - 9:59pmI’d be more than willing to write reviews on the classic DVDs, booboo. I assure you that I’ve done many reviews on the 2E DVDs and I’d be honored to help out with doing so here.
booboo
March 16th, 2012 - 10:03pmare these your own reviews from dvd’s you have bought or have you had access to preview discs?
GreenAnchorRedWaterfall
March 17th, 2012 - 8:13amSorry, I don’t watch the classic series!
Chris97
March 17th, 2012 - 9:24pmMy own discs but I ALWAYS buy them on release date so should be no problem reviewing them. 🙂
booboo
March 17th, 2012 - 11:02pmcan you point me to a review you have done
matparks08
March 15th, 2012 - 9:26pmI have a soft spot for this story – it’s my first proper ‘memory’ of Dr Who – specifically the melting Sea Devil in part 4! What’s coming in the next issue?
Doctor Who Crazy Ross Mu
March 15th, 2012 - 10:15pmThe Mind Robber (1968) Featuring Patrick Troughton as the second Doctor.
Doctor Who Crazy Ross Mu
March 15th, 2012 - 10:36pmI think next weeks issue will be a good one
Anonymous
March 15th, 2012 - 10:39pmAnd the three issues after that are the E-Space Trilogy.
McGann is the Doctor
March 16th, 2012 - 9:49amCool, E-space trilogy.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
March 15th, 2012 - 9:25pmWhy dont they just put the episodes in order?
booboo
March 15th, 2012 - 9:26pmclassic stories have never been released in order
matparks08
March 15th, 2012 - 9:27pmThey won’t be in order because not all the dvds are out yet – we’re unlikely to get dvd file of the Daemons for a year or two yet I would presume.