SFX Collection 47

This was the 47th release in SFX's regular series of Special Edition Collections - a Celebration of all things Who.
== Contents ==
* Arthur Darvill
: The actor who plays Rory talks about being Who's equivalent of Kenny from South park!
* Matt Smith & Karen Gillan
: The Doctor and Amy talk about the Christmas special, and how their characters are evolving.
* 100 Things we heart about Doctor Who
: From Alpha Centauri to the Zygons, the quirky things, people and phenomena that we adore
* My Life as a Dalek Voice
: Voice artist Nick Briggs and operator Barnaby Edwards share their inside stories.
* RTD vs Moffat
: Who's the best producer– Russell T Davies or Steven Moffat? Let battle commence!
* Costume Designs
: We talk to series five costume designer Ray Holman, the man who made bow ties cool.
* Michael Moorcock
: The creator of Elric and Jerry Cornelius writes about his love of Who
* Katy Manning
: She was Pertwee-era companion Jo Grant, and she's just made her return to the Whoniverse!
* Picture Puzzle
: Can you find the 65 story titles in our fiendishly tricky two-page mindbender?
* Special Effects
: Model makers extraordinaire Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker talk about their work on Who
* Stephen Baxter
: He's a hard SF author with two degree, but he still thinks the new Who is brilliant.
* The Leadworth Chronicle
: Giant eye in the sky! Read all about it in these extracts from Rory and Amy's local freesheet.
* Missing Episodes
: Somewhere in an alternative universe, "Marco Polo" is out on DVD. Not here, though. Sob.
* Pandorica Meeting Minutes
: Because even when evil alien alliances have to brainstorm in front of a whiteboard ...
* Terry Pratchett
: Sir Discworld talks about what he likes about Who ... and what he doesn't!
* 25 Silliest Moment
: From the Doctor's useless robot double to the TARDIS towing the Earth home.
* Who Crafting
: Replica scarves! Cuddly Daleks! Giant waps! a celebration of fan creativity.
* Arthur "Dies Daily" Darville
: This '70s style comic strip must have fallen backwards in time from 2010 somehow ...
* Marathon Man
: Fanboy funnyman Toby Hadoke shares what he learnt from re-watching the entire series.
* The IDW Comic
: Matt Smith's Doctor is coming to the US comic in January. We talk to writer Tony Lee.
* 20 Things we learned ...
: Useful life lessons gained from series five.
* Series Six Snaps
: Paparazzi shots from location filming for the episode written by Mark Gatiss.
* Who's Snogged Who?
: A helpful diagram tracking who's locked lips (and More ...) in Doctor Who and Torchwood.
* Episode Guide (Series 5)
:Prepare for geek overload in the form of our mind-boggling detailed analyses of every episode of series five. Within these critical assessments you'll find love, praise and trivia intermingled with nitpicking, blooper-spotting and rather a lot of carping about Amy's rudimentary social skills. As if we can talk!
== Additional details ==
* SFX magazine (a regular monthly title in the UK), regularly produced special seasonal issues mainly focussing on a specific theme.
* This Collection looks at the series including an episode guide to the Eleventh Doctors first series and was priced £7.99 (UK).
* Writers included; Jason Arnopp, Stephen Baxter, Rhian Drinkwater, Dave Golder, Toby Hadoke, Graham Kibble-White, Paul Kirkly, Russell Lewin, Richard Molesworth, Michael Moorcock, Steve O'Brien, Neil Perryman, Terry Pratchett, Eddie Robson, Will Salmon, Nick Setchfield and John Williams.
* Cover photography was by Adrian Rogers.
* Unlike Doctor Who Magazine or Doctor Who Adventures, SFX is “100% unofficial and independent”.
* A number of 'extras' were also included in this slip-cased issue including;
:: Two 5cm pin badges
:: Blue bow tie
:: Giant poster featuring classic series cyberman on one side and Dalek on the other.
:: 56 minute Tom Baker Sampler CD (see below)
== Free Tom Baker Sampler CD ==
1 Extract from The Stuff of Nightmares, part one of Doctor Who:Hornets' Nest
: Written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Richard Franklin
2 Extract from The Dead Shoes, part two of Doctor Who: Hornets' Nest
: written by Paul Magrs Featuring Tom Baker and Christian Rodska
3 Extract from Tom Baker's reading of Doctor Who And The Giant Robot
: A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
4 Clip from Good Morning Sou'West, featuring Tom Baker and Philip Hinchcliffe
: Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 30/9/1974 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC.
5 Extract from Tom Baker's reading of Doctor Who And The Brain of Morbius
: A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
6 Clip from Woman's Hour, featuring Sue MacGregor and Tom Baker
: Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 26/1/1977. Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2.
7 Extract from Tom Baker's reading of Doctor Who And The Pyramids of Mars
: A novelisation by Terrance Dicks
8 Clip from Pete Murray's Open House
: Featuring Pete Murray, Tom Baker and Mary Tamm. Originaly broadcast on Radio Two on 29/8/1978
9 Extract from Tom Baker's reading of Doctor Who And The Creature From The Pit
: A novelisation by David Fisher
10 Clip from Pebble Mill at One
: Featuring Donny McLeod, Tom Baker and Louise Jameson. Originally broadcast on BBC One in May 1977
11 Extract from Doctor Who and The Pescatons, written by Victor Pemberton
: Featuring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen
12 Clip from Today
: Featuring James Naufghtie, Douglas Adams and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 13/11/1999 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC.
13 Extract from Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, written by Terry Nation
: Featuring Tom Baker, Michael Wisher and Peter Miles
14 Clip from Dead Ringers
:Featuring Jon Culshaw and Tom Baker. Originally broadcast on Radio Four on 27/4/2001 Taken from Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2.
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