Two Giant Posters Inside!

The second of the mid Seventies Doctor Who poster magazines is superior in content terms and is produced by a different team (Harpdown Publishing in Barking) and declares itself to be “a special monster packed issue”. Those two giant posters are of the Doctor from `Brain of Morbius` and Lynx from `The Time Warrior` It does mention inside that it includes “a giant poster worthy of the biggest star of Saturday viewing” by which I assume they mean the Doctor and not Lynx! Unlike its predecessor all of the photos in this issue are in colour and it is as `monster packed` as promised. 

The features are also stronger with an account of the major developments in the series to that point being succinctly written capturing all of the main points. It is obviously penned by someone who has watched the series and it’s descriptions are more accurate representations of each Doctor. There’s a two page feature on `The Doctor’s Fearsome Foes` detailing some of the main monsters. Again this narrative sails through the key points effectively. Bringing the production itself to the fore, a third feature looks `Behind the Scenes` following a story from early production to completion detailing the different roles. It’s comprehensive looking at locations, model work, special effects and costume design. It even mentions the roles of stuntmen and the incidental music. It would be nice if some actual names were given of people who carry out the roles but as an overview it works really well. The final feature is about Sarah Jane Smith and Lis Sladen, another well written piece.This mag is of such good quality that it is a shame it was a one off. You can imagine this (uncredited) team putting together a regular Doctor Who magazine but it was not to be and fans had to wait another three years for that development to occur.