January 02, 2025
Executive Producer Phil Collinson talks to Doctor Who Magazine about reimagining the Second Doctor’s finale...
December 2024 saw the release of The War Games in Colour, an exciting new version of Patrick Troughton’s final regular story as the Second Doctor. Debuting on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer during the festive period, the 90-minute colourisation of the original 1969 serial will be available on DVD and Blu-ray later this year (find out more here).
Doctor Who Magazine spoke to Executive Producer Phil Collinson on the decision and process behind the colourisation of The War Games, making classic episodes more accessible to newer fans, and that exciting new regeneration scene…
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale now. You can order here.
Phil Collinson on The War Games in Colour:
“I love those stories. I grew up with them. We would never take them away. They are all there for people to watch. It’s just that some viewers, especially younger ones, find it difficult to sit down and watch hours and hours of black-and-white material. I love it and lots of people do. These stories are great. They are as good as anything we’re transmitting now. It’s just that sometimes they need a bit of help to sing to people. That’s what we are doing, and we’re doing it with so much love…
“I was really excited about regenerating Patrick Troughton into Jon Pertwee. It was exciting, because the regeneration was missing from the original, and I really hope it becomes canon now. Whenever they do those montages of all the regenerations, I want this to be in there, because I always felt it was like a missing bit of Doctor Who.”
Find out more in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine.
Inside this issue:
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An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in Colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence.
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EastEnders veteran RUDOLPH WALKER recalls his role in The War Games.
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Writer and exec producer STEVEN MOFFAT discusses Joy to the World, including scenes that never made it to screen.
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RUSSELL T DAVIES explains what connects The Pirate Planet, The Christmas Invasion’s ill-fated Danny Llewellyn and a branch of Marks and Spencer…
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Build your own half-scale Dalek with a new Doctor Who partwork. We talk to the team behind this exciting new project.
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Script to Screen – on the creation of BabyStation Beta – as seen in the 2024 season debut, Space Babies.
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LISA BOWERMAN, JAMES GOSS and GARY RUSSELL reflect on the enduring appeal of archaeologist adventure Professor Bernice Summerfield.
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In the second part of our coverage celebrating 50 years of stage play Seven Keys to Doomsday, we talk to JAMES MATHEWS who played companion Jimmy.
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The Memory Worm gets its teeth into YEE JEE TSO – Chang Lee in the 1996 TV movie.
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We look at how fandom reacted to the casting of BONNIE LANGFORD as companion Mel in 1986.
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ALISON ZRADA asks us what advice can be found in Doctor Who for New Year’s resolutions.
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The Fact of Fiction looks at the opening episodes of 1968’s The Dominators.
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The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!
Regular features:
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Gallifrey Guardian – looking ahead to the 2025 series!
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Shelf Life – featuring reviews of the latest books and audio releases.
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Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
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Prizes to be won including a special Blu-ray bundle!
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 612 is on sale now. You can order here.
