Doctor Who Vortex Issue 15 (FAN MADE)

no. 14

Series 7: The mystery continues

Also: colin baker on im a celebrity, the snowmen review, doctor who stamps

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InsIdeThis issue It's_been_more_than_two It's_been_more_than_two months... but we're BACK!! months... but we're BACK!!

4: REVIEW-The Snowmen

6. The New Theme Tune 7. Coming Soon 11. The New Tardis 12. The Companions Who Came Back For More 14. NEWS-Doctor Who Stamps 16. Colin Baker: Timelord of the Jungle

SPOILERS!!!!

The Snowmen

Steven Moffat gave us the perfect Christmas present this year, his best Christmas story ever. His previous two offerings, The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe and A Christmas Carol were good, but both – being loosely based on existing popular stories – lacked originality somewhat.

Christmas Doctor Who is special. It's one that everyone, even people who don't normally watch, watch. So the sciencywinecy, timey wimey bits have to be toned down a bit replaced by humour but with a balance found. Jenna-Louise and Matt work perfectly together their humour bounces off one another e.g.: Clara grabbing the Doctor's hand and running rather than the other way around.

Clara is already becoming my favourite companion ever, she's hot, clever, sweet, cute, sassy and classy and her introduction to the TARDIS was a clever twist on the rather boring “It's bigger on the inside” becoming “It's smaller on the outside”. It's just a shame she can't make a soufflé. (Actually, I've never had one.

Are they nice?)

I loved the Doctor's hat: The crooked Artful Dodger look really suited him (and it was Christmassy and Victorian at the same time).

Steven Moffat was clever to show us a grumpy Doctor again, someone who – after years of losing those he loves – wants nothing more to do with saving people.

Of course, he soon warms to Clara's charms and even gets a kiss off her – has he forgotten he's married? - so it will be interesting to see how this relationship enters into 2013 and beyond.

Richard E Grant's Doctor Simeon was a classic DW evil guy – think Anthony Head in School Reunion – who still managed to threaten the Doctor after he'd been killed. Also, I really enjoyed the 'Four Musketeers' style relationship between Vastra, Jennie, Strax and the Doctor – especially Strax's attempts at compliments.

And then, Clara, DIES!!! All I can think of is the Doctor's Daughter when after falling in love with Jenny having that feeling of 'OHMYGODNO OOOSHECANTBEDEAD!!!' But she is.

Sad Face. That's Christmas ruined... until we find out we'll meet a new Clara or Oswin, which when you think about it's a little bit sad. We've fallen in love with two versions of JLC's character and then have her die on us, and the character who will eventually be the Doctor's companion is someone else – a modern day version.

That's like saying it doesn't matter if Queen Victoria died because Queen Elizabeth is exactly the same. But anyway one flaw aside... I can't wait for April.

THE nEW tHEME tUNE The Snowmen gave us a whole new title sequence and music. The theme tune is very much a mish-mash of previous themes. There's the old school dum-dedums alongside Murray Gold orchestral tunes which is probably as this is the theme that will be used in 2013's anniversary year. It's certainly not as bold as the orchestral versions or as eerie as the 1963 original but it's not bad.

The titles are brilliant, rather than just a straight uneventful journey through the time vortex this journey moves all over the screen, panning here and there. And the crowning glory... The Doctor's face back in the titles for the first time since 1989. I like that they are keeping the practice of changing the logo each episode to suit the storyline and this episode's icy design was very eye-catching.

However the greatest addition to the titles has to be the TARDIS doors opening into the first scene. Fan-titles have been doing that for years so it's nice that it's caught on.

In the remainder of Series 7, The Doctor will meet up with a modern day version of Clara Oswin Oswald. Here's what we know: One episode will be written by Neil Gaiman; One episode will be called “The Heart of the TARDIS” and will explore the rooms we never get to see in the TARDIS; One episode will feature 'something in the wi-fi';Guest stars include Celia Imrie, Warwick Davies and Dougray Scott.

I'M THE DOCTOR. I'M AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE. I'M 1000 YEARS OLD...AND I CAN'T FLY A PLANE!

APRIL 2013

The new tardis

The Doctor's TARDIS has had it's most daring regeneration to date. The colour scheme of cold, clinical blues, silvers and greens don't immediately please. But if you think about it, when he was with Amy the TARDIS had a very warm colour scheme, now they've left he's redecorated and the colours match his mood feeling cold without his friends.

Also the room is a lot smaller (like the TARDISes of old) and less cluttered – mirroring his now empty life – that is until Clara turns up. When we first met war-torn The Ninth Doctor, his TARDIS was very darkly lit but by the time of the Tenth Doctor the same set is much lighter.

The new interior has some cool new features, a sleek new scanner and an arched pathway around the circular room is almost cathedral or castle like. It's almost as if this is harking back to the TARDISes of old with the hexagonal control desk and the spinning time rotor is a great new addition

THE COMPANIONS who came back for more With Clara Oswin Oswald, the girl who was twice dead, set to return to the Doctor's life one more, DWV takes a look at all those companions who are constantly in and out of the Doctor's life...

The brigadier Actor Nicholas Courtney was the only person to have worked with all of the first seven Doctors (although as two different characters). The Second Doctor first met Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart fighting the Yeti and then as Brigadier against the Cybermen. Then, the Third Doctor's Earthbound stories meant he became a series regular alongside the rest of UNIT. Then, a few appearances in the Fourth Doctor's era, one with the Fifth (as well as The Five Doctors, paired with the Second Doctor) and alongside the Seventh Doctor. Also, in the Children in Need special Dimensions in Time Special, the video spin-off Downtime and his final ever story as the Brigadier in The Sarah Jane Adventures. He has also starred in numerous Audio stories.

Liz shaw Caroline John returned as Liz Shaw for a brief cameo in The Five Doctors but also starred in her own video spin-off PROBE, alongside Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker, Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy (neither as the Doctor) but no reference could be made to 'The Doctor' due to licensing restricions.

Martha jones Freema Agyeman first played Martha's cousin Adeola in The Army of Ghosts. She returned in Series Three as Martha but left at the end of the series. Then, she returned twice in Series Four for five episodes including the epic two-part finale and a cameo alongside husband Mickey in The End of Time.

Donna noble Comedian Catherine Tate starred in for a one-off appearance in The Runaway Bride and was given the chance to go with the Doctor but turned him down only to regret the decision and hunt him down in Partners in Crime to become his full-time companion before having to leave due to a whole situation with a memory wipe and a Timelord/Human metacrisis... It's a long story. She had a minor appearance in The End of Time.

But then, who didn't?

Wilfred mott Bernard Cribbins had a brief cameo in The Voyage of the Damned and that was going to be that. Then Russell T. Davies asked him back as Donna's granddad He made regular appearances in Series 4, but just like his granddaughter before him, he tracked the Doctor down in The End of Time to have his starring role as the Doctor's companion.

Cpt. jack Rose tyler The Doctor's first companion (of the reboot) left in tragic circumstances and could never see the Doctor again... which can only mean he is going to see her again, but that can only mean bad things involving Daleks will happen in the final three parts. Of course the viewer knew nothing about her impending return, just the subtle hint in Episode One. And Two. And Four. And Ten.

After being left behind in Series One, Cpt. Jack got his own spin-off in Torchwood before running off at hearing the TARDIS engines and became the first ever passenger to ride the TARDIS from the outside. Then came series two of Torchwood, then alongside his Torchwood friends he, like everyone else turned up for the Series Four cross-over, reunion party, let's kill all the Daleks finale episode. And then, like everyone turned up in The End of Time during DT's Lord of the Rings-like endless goodbye scenes.

THE COMPANIONS

who came back for more

DR WHO STAMPS

Sarah-jane smith Nobody has returned as their character more times than Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith. After her last regular appearance in The Hand of Fear she starred in her own spin-off in K9 and Company in which she met up with K9 (who she'd never actually met within the show). She returned to Doctor Who in The Five Doctors alongside her original co-star Jon Pertwee. She also starred in numerous audio adventures with Pertwee and in her own adventures. Then, she returned to the rebooted series alongside David Tennant in School Reunion, during which we all fell in love with Sarah Jane once again. When CBBC wanted a Children's Drama from Russell T. Davies he suggested The SarahJane Adventures which ran for five series during which she returned again to Doctor Who in The Stolen Earth/Journey's End and The End of Time. David Tennant and Matt Smith also made guest appearances in Sarah Jane's own show.

The Royal Mail has announced that a special set of Doctor Who stamps will be released to celebrate the show's fiftieth anniversary. All eleven incarnations of the Doctor will each get their own first class stamp while the four-set of second class stamps will feature villains such as Daleks and Cybermen.

“It's Sherlock Holmes!”

cOLIn BakeR: Timelord of the Jungle He lost two stone. He danced with a Pussy Cat Doll. He broke a world record.

He was bitten by a crab. He became camp Buddha. His name is Colin Baker.

Timelord, Campmate, Legend.

Colin became the first Timelord to enter the ITV show. And he was brilliant. He was the camp-mate who cheered everyone's day up and made the audience at home roar with laughter with he and Eric Bristow's 'rap' or dancing with Ashley Roberts to Don't Cha.

In his time he did one trial versus Eric Bristow to decide who left the jungle in which he was mauled by an angry crab.

His weight was one of the main reasons for him entering the jungle which led him to become the camp Buddha, with everyone rubbing his belly for luck.

Thanks to Corrie's Helen Flanagan failure at the Bush Tucker Trials, his waistline shrank dramatically losing two stone in weight. Colin Baker has, simply, reconfirmed himself as a legend.

“I WAS TRYING TO DO WHAT THOSE GANGSTER FELLOWS DO!�

“I'M A WORLD RECORD HOLDER. ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT?” “THE WISDOM OF BUDDHA WILL TAKE YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY”

“MY MAIN REASON FOR COMING IN HERE WAS TO LOSE WEIGHT... AND IT'S WORKING!”

“IT'S NOT EVERYDAY I GET TO DANCE WITH A PUSSYCAT DOLL”

“MAARRIOOOOON!!!”

“FOR ME, THE CHANCES FOR NEW EXPERIENCES ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO I'M GRABBING IT ”

“I COULD EAT A KOALA'S BUTTOCKS”

“I'M OVERWEIGHT AND OUT OF CONDITION”

“It's Soufflé girl...

AGAIN!”