March 19th, 2015
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Doctor Who The Essential Guide #4 The Master
Available to order from www.forbiddenplanet.com
Panini’s latest Doctor Who bookazine is devoted to the Doctor’s deadliest enemy, the Master.
Originally played by Roger Delgado when the character was introduced in 1971, the Master is an evil Time Lord who has changed his face numerous times over the subsequent decades. The character made a sensational return to Doctor Who in 2014, in the surprising form of actress Michelle Gomez.
The Essential Doctor Who: The Master is a lavish and comprehensive publication featuring details of all the Master episodes in the series’ 52-year history. This issue features new interviews with writers and actors, previously unseen photographs and a wealth of behind the scenes information. No fan will want to be without this essential guide to the Doctor’s arch nemesis!
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VespiformsSting
March 23rd, 2015 - 10:47pmDoes seem a tad odd that as Tony Ainley has played the Master longer than any one else he was left off…on reflection its a bit remiss…
Joe
March 29th, 2015 - 12:33pmYou mean Anthony Ainley
funko pop crazy ross
March 22nd, 2015 - 8:46pmWent to Forbidden Planet Newcastle yesterday and saw one copy there but didn’t buy it cos it was damaged. Then went to WHsmiths expecting to pick up my copy there and they said that they were not expecting it any time soon…
timelord63
March 23rd, 2015 - 10:08pmWhsmiths have apparently dropped loads of bookazines throughout some of their stores and the Dr who ones are amongst them
Cpl. Hicks
March 23rd, 2015 - 10:28pmNone in High Wycombe WHS
mick
March 22nd, 2015 - 11:30amordered my copy from who one on Friday afternoon, I got it Saturday morning. now that’s brilliant service for you. cant be bothered to wait for wh smiths to get it in.
http://www.whoone.co.uk/product.php?prod=04608
The Monitor
March 22nd, 2015 - 10:50amQueuing for WHSmiths to open at 10am this morning, they still don’t have any copies.
There must be printed in stages, as they do have a 3 month shelf life or more. I guess in a weeks time they’ll be more widely distributed.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 21st, 2015 - 3:17pmWH Smith, why you let me down 3 days in a row ??? !!! 😛 😛 😛
timelord63
March 20th, 2015 - 6:49pmGone for the weekend to London and picked this up from forbidden planet. They had quite a few copies.
mick
March 20th, 2015 - 3:15pmcant find it in the shops so ordered from whoone
http://www.whoone.co.uk/product.php?prod=04608
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 20th, 2015 - 3:05pmAhh hell, two days trying to get this in both WH Smith’s in Barking and the one in Ilford, and none of them have this in stock.
Fingers crossed tomorrow 🙂
Paul
March 20th, 2015 - 10:45amWill this all but ignore Tony Ainley as previous endeavours have done?
Anonymous
March 20th, 2015 - 3:13pmIt won’t. It’s just a cover featuring the most well known incarnations to get sales.
MaxP
March 19th, 2015 - 11:32pmRoger Delgado would have been the perfect actor to play Dracula. Absolutely perfect, from Stoker’s description. Pity he died too soon!
timelord63
March 19th, 2015 - 5:03pmFrom past experience whsmiths never gets them in on release date but rather weeks later.
The Doctor and Handles
March 19th, 2015 - 5:14pmYeah, I had that problem at my local WHSmith too.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
March 20th, 2015 - 8:31amAgreed, I went to the two WH Smith’s in Barking and then the one in Ilford – NONE WHAT SO EVER 😛
Going back to Barking later to hopefully get this one today.
mick
March 19th, 2015 - 4:54pmI thought this came out today according to doctor who magazine??
booboo
March 19th, 2015 - 4:57pmit did
mick
March 19th, 2015 - 5:16pmnot seen it any where
mick
March 19th, 2015 - 5:18pmI have now seen 4 different release dates for it
Cpl. Hicks
March 18th, 2015 - 12:06pmAnyone got this yet? Not sure of release date?
booboo
March 18th, 2015 - 2:21pmappearing on ebay today so assume they are getting about now
Cpl. Hicks
March 18th, 2015 - 9:37pmThanks…looked in my local WHS today and only had the Cybermen. Looking at FP website looks like next week
Matthew Staton
February 22nd, 2015 - 8:39pmTo be honest, I might start collecting these.
VespiformsSting
March 18th, 2015 - 2:55pmIf you find a cheap source of the Dalek edition let us know…never saw it in the shops…going for high prices ‘occasionally’ on ebay now..a bit of a rare one I suspect….
DOCTOR WHO ONE
January 31st, 2015 - 3:24pmI know his only had 6 appearances [5 classic series and 1 new series], but I’d sure love the Essential Doctor Who do one all about Davros !! 😀
He is after all one of the all time greats of Doctor Who history, and they could do pages talking about all his other adventures from Big Finish audio, Doctor Who Magazine comic-strips, BBC Books novels etc.
They could even talk about the various Davros figures, models and whatever else has been available down the years 🙂
Anonymous
March 20th, 2015 - 3:14pmThey will definitely do that. He has been in so many noteworthy Big Finish releases.
Cpl. Hicks
January 24th, 2015 - 10:30pmIs this out yet?
DOCTOR WHO ONE
January 31st, 2015 - 3:22pmNot seen it out yet, so no.
Doom Dalek
January 12th, 2015 - 11:20pmThey Should Do Now, ? = Not Sure
– Sontarans
– U.N.I.T
– Silurians
– Autons?
– Silence?
– K-9
– Ice Warriors
– Earth
– The Great Intelligence? (probally not, not in enough stories)
– Zygons? – (probally not only been in two stories!)
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
January 15th, 2015 - 8:24amCO have often released one story figures so GI and Zygons not so impossible. AND you’ll find a Zygon in The Day of The Doctor set
Funko Pop Crazy Ross
March 1st, 2015 - 12:04amI’m sure s/hes not on about figures…
Jammy2305
March 19th, 2015 - 6:44pmThe GI has had more appearances than the Autons… (4 stories and a cameo vs 3 stories and a cameo)
Anonymous
March 20th, 2015 - 3:19pmIf you count Big Finish and Books the Great Intelligence is in 7 stories, with Zygons in 3 TV Stories (That includes Shada), 3 books, 4 comics and 3 audio stories.
Jack
January 8th, 2015 - 5:39pmDelgado, Simm and Gomez – fair enough, three of the more iconic versions of The Master. But why on Earth not Ainley? He is quite possibly THE most iconic version of The Master!
THE ERGON
January 8th, 2015 - 5:09pmWhat could they do after the master?, Recurring monsters?.
doctor who crazy ross
January 10th, 2015 - 4:52pmSontarans
K9
Earth
Silurians
THE ERGON
January 11th, 2015 - 11:39amWouldn,t surprise me.
Balakin
January 7th, 2015 - 3:24pmI just want this cover without Simm and Gomez. And I want it as a 3 meter tall framed poster 😀
Delgado is the man!
Anonymous
January 7th, 2015 - 10:27pmAs he’s in the front you could Photoshop the other two out then blow it up.
Balakin
January 7th, 2015 - 10:37pmyupp, I could do that, although I’m not sure how good the quality would be in a bigger size.
Anonymous
January 7th, 2015 - 3:22pmRogers TheTrue Master
Harold Saxon
January 7th, 2015 - 1:08pmThis Is Excellent,i always wanted a bok/magzine about The Master,good cover! Though i think Ainley Should be on the cover by rights.
CJ
January 6th, 2015 - 9:01pmI like the cover!
Ian
January 6th, 2015 - 10:46pmSnap! i got to get this.
Trenzalore
January 6th, 2015 - 6:38pmI’d love that as a poster, stopped collecting these because of the price (not that its an unreasonable price) but I might just get this if I see it. I like the picture of Delgado at the front – never seen it before (and glad he’s at the front too)
Matthew Staton
January 7th, 2015 - 7:11pmSame, I stopped collecting because of the price.
LG
January 6th, 2015 - 5:51pmI can’t get Alien Worlds anywhere locally, can I get it form Amazon?
who rules
January 8th, 2015 - 7:59pmyou could try the galaxy 4 shop website, that’s where i get mine from
CelestialAgent
January 11th, 2015 - 2:02amThey’re always at my local WHSmith.
VespiformsSting
January 6th, 2015 - 5:24pmNice to see Roger Delgado taking prime place on the cover….he is after all not only the best Master but one of the best villains in tv history….
CG
January 7th, 2015 - 2:08pmDefinitely
Shawn Rourke
January 6th, 2015 - 4:53pmi hope they talk about the Big Finish Masters as well.
Michael
January 6th, 2015 - 4:37pmHow can they leave Antony Ainley off the cover? He was the Master for 9 years!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
January 6th, 2015 - 3:53pmI AM THE MASTER !! . . . . and YOU will buy this for MEEEEEE !! 😀
Anonymous
March 21st, 2015 - 11:06pmor maybe…
I am the Master Magazine… and you will O-BUY ME!
:XD:
Doyouhearthem?
January 6th, 2015 - 12:58pmStill reading #3: Alien Worlds. Excellent if you haven’t purchased it. I hope this is more essay than episode based as a guide. The latter is more common and the former is far more interesting.