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The Essential Doctor Who
Invasions of Earth
Essential doctor who issue 9 invasions of earth
Series Doctor Who
Country United Kingdom
Release date October 2016
Format Paperback
No. of pages 116
Original RRP £9.99
Other info
Editor Marcus Hearn
Published by Panini Magazines

In 2016 The Essential Doctor Who: Invasions of Earth was published by Panini UK Ltd.

Cover Blurb[]

ALIEN THREATS FROM BEYOND THE STARS

Contents[]

  • The Invaders - Terry Nation's original notes for the story that became The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
  • The Boy With the Knack - Ray Brooks remembers the role he played fighting Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..
  • Fury from the Deep - A horrifying creature emerges from the North Sea to menace the crew of a gas drilling rig.
  • Devils' Work - Writer Victor Pemberton recalls his invasion stories Fury from the Deep and The Pescatons.
  • Ice Sculpting - An interview with Jack Lovell, the prop-maker who created the costumes for the Ice Warriors.
  • The Seeds of Death - The Ice Warriors launch a devastating plan to wipe out humanity and colonise the Earth.
  • Terror Firma - Michael Ferguson shares his memories of directing some of Doctor Who's classic invasion stories.
  • Spearhead from Space - A shower of synthetic meteorites heralds an invasion by the Nestenes and their murderous Autons.
  • The Spare-Part People - Revealing the unmade Doctor Who story written by Jon Pertwee and Reed de Rouen in 1970.
  • Day of the Daleks - Present-day events assume a crucial importance to the Daleks' brutal subjugation of a future Earth.
  • Time Warrior - Anna Barry played one of the characters trying to save the world from the Day of the Daleks.
  • Terror of the Zygons - The destruction of oil rigs marks the beginning of an invasion attempt by shape-shifting aliens.
  • Military Precision - A tribute to Nicholas Courtney, who played UNIT's steadfast leader Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
  • The Seeds of Doom Alien seed pods unleash a parasitic creature that threatens to engulf the world in hostile vegetation.
  • Who's Army - Examining the evolving role of UNIT as the planet's first line of defence against alien attack.
  • Warriors of the Deep - In the year 2084 vengeful Silurians and Sea Devils seek to reclaim the Earth by triggering a war.
  • Deep Trouble - Johnny Byrne, the writer of Warriors of the Deep, explains what happens when invasions go wrong.
  • Aliens of London / World War Three - A family of alien criminals initiates a complex and audacious scheme that spells doom for mankind.
  • Counterstrike - The story behind the Counter Measures series of audio dramas released by Big Finish.
  • The Christmas Invasion - It's the season of goodwill to all men, but the ruthless Sycorax have the planet at their mercy.
  • Comic-strip Invasions - Exploring some of Doctor Who's outstanding invasion strips from the 1960s to the present day.
  • The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky - The Sontarans plan to swell their numbers by transforming the Earth into a vast clone bank.
  • Marshalling the Troops - Douglas Mackinnon has directed some of the most memorable invasion stories of recent years.
  • The Vampires of Venice - A sixteenth-century finishing school hides an elaborate ploy to repopulate the Earth.
  • Secret Armies - Writer Toby Whithouse expresses his admiration for Doctor Who's invasions by stealth.
  • The Power of Three - What is the secret behind the billions of inert black cubes that appear all over the planet?
  • Behind the Mask - Jon Davey's Doctor Who roles have included numerous stints as both an invader and a defender.
  • Flatline - Monstrous aliens drag victims into their own dimension, before breaking through into our world...
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers - An interview with Peter Harness, who co-wrote 2015's ingenious Zygon episodes.
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Why have so many aliens tried to take over the Earth? And why do so many of these invasions fail?
  • The Secret Invasion - A nostalgic look at how four plucky youngsters saved London from a squad of desperate Daleks.

Notes and other images[]

  • Panini Bookazine #12


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