DWDVDF 69

The sixty-ninth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files - "The Ultimate Build-up Doctor Who Encyclopaedia" had a cover date of 24 August 2011.
== Contents ==
Collectable loose leaf pages divided into seven categories that could be filed accordingly.
* Allies
: Riley Vashtee
: Meet one of the many men to fall for Martha Jones' charms.
* Enemies
: Saturnynes
: The fishy friends who threatened 16th century Venice.
: Lucius Petrus Dextrus
: The prophet of Pompeii didn't predict his own demise!
* Behind the Scenes
: Part 69: Boy Wonder
: The second part of our interview with Adric actor Matthew Waterhouse.
* Flashback
: Eater of Worlds
: See Ace cower before the Lord of Darkness and Eater of Worlds!
* Technology
: Polyphase Avatron
: Look at the inner workings of the pirate captain's wing-man.
* DVD Episode Guide
: The Keeper of Traken
: The Fourth Doctor encounters an old foe on a famously peaceful planet.
* Alien Worlds
: The Library
: Every book ever written could be found on this unique planet...
* Who On Earth
: Part 18: Brink of War
: The Doctor's adventures in the years just before the First World war.
== DVD release (with cover blurb) ==
: Each issue came with a DVD release.
: Reversible DVD sleeves enabled the collector to display one of two designs featuring either the Doctor and his enemies or his companions.
* The Keeper of Traken
:"A new body...at last!"
:: The Traken Union is one of the most harmonious empires in the universe; the air is said to be filled with goodness, that any evil simply shrivels up and dies, which is why the Doctor never bothered to pay the place a visit. But now there is a serpent in the paradise of Traken, a malevolent creature known as the Melkur. Why is the all-powerful Keeper of Traken so reluctant to ask for the Doctor's help? Who is Kassia and what is her terrible secret? And what force for evil lurks within the Melkur, a living statue that is mysteriously bigger on the inside?
== Notable information ==
* Actress Jean Marsh has played the roles of Morgaine (Battlefield), King Richard's sister (The Crusade) and Sara Kingdom (The Daleks' Master Plan).
* Marek Anton played both the Destroyer (Battlefield) and Vershinin (The Curse of Fenric), both broadcast in 1989.
* The character of the Brigadier was originally to have been killed off in the TV story Battlefield.
* When Tom Baker announced he was leaving the series as the Fourth Doctor after so long, it was felt a returning companion would give some continuity for viewers. Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), Leela (Louise Jameson) and K9 were considered before it was decided to resurrect the Master!
* As a possible love interest for companion Martha Jones, the character Riley Vashtee was scripted as being "sexy, blokey, early 20s".
== Credits ==
* Project Manager: not credited this issue
* Group Editor: Claire Lister
* Art Editor: Elanzi Smit
* Designer: James King
* Writer/Sub-Editor: Kieran Grant
* Contributing Writers: Neil Corry, Gary Gillatt, Peter Griffiths, Jason Loborik and Jacqueline Rayner
* Illustrators: Lee Binding, Tom Connell, Gavin Rymill and Lee Sullivan
== External links ==
* Doctor Who DVD Files official website, with magazine and DVD details as well as interactive content
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