The makers of Doctor Who Magazine have announced the latest issue of Chronicles, looking at Season Seven, first broadcast in 1970. 

Editor Marcus Hearn

Chronicles 1970 covers all the stories in Season 7: Spearhead from Space, Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Ambassadors of Death and Inferno, alongside exclusive features, insightful commentary and previously unpublished images.

Highlights include:

• Assistant script editor Robin Squire speaks to DWM for the first time, revealing his contributions to Spearhead from Space and Inferno.

• New interviews with actors Constance Carling (Spearhead from Space), Nigel Johns (Doctor Who and the Silurians) and John Levene (Sergeant Benton).

• Costume designer Christine Rawlins describes inventing a look for the Third Doctor, and the other challenges of Season 7.

• Scene by scene on The Ambassadors of Death with camera operator Mike Minchin.

• Mark Ayres, Peter Crocker and Paul Vanezis explain how the episodes in The Collection: Season 7 were restored for Blu-ray.

• Behind the scenes on the new Nicholas Courtney documentary, Splendid Chap.

• The surprising links between Doctor Who and soap opera Crossroads!

• The life and career of writer Malcolm Hulke.

• Tributes to Jon Pertwee, Caroline John and Nicholas Courtney.

• Special effects and production techniques.

• Target novelisations, TV Comic strips and the Doctor Who annual.

• … and much more!

Doctor Who: Chronicles 1970 is on sale Thursday 13 February, RRP £12.99 from panini.co.uk and selected branches of WH Smith while stocks last. 

It’s also available digitally from pocketmags.com priced £11.99.

The first Jon Pertwee season will be the next to be released on Blu-ray as part of the Doctor Who Collection series. 

The SEVEN DISC box set of the 7th Season of Doctor Who stars Pertwee as the 3rd Doctor along with Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier. The series was originally broadcast in 1970 and was the first series made in colour. 
 

In his debut season, the Third Doctor is exiled to Earth, teaming up with UNIT’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and scientist Liz Shaw to confront alien invasions and threats from our own planet’s primeval past.

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources – these classic adventures have never looked or sounded so good on home media.

The Collection: Season 7 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including:

NEW DOCUMENTARIES
SPLENDID CHAP 

• A profile of beloved actor Nicholas Courtney
• LOOKING FOR MAC
• Uncovering the story of writer Malcolm Hulke
• TERROR IN THE SUBURBS
• When Doctor Who came down to Earth
• LUCKY 13: ROCKETS, ALIENS AND SPARE PARTS
• How the science of the day influenced Doctor Who
• BEHIND THE SOFA
• New episodes with Katy Manning (Jo), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric),
• Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Toby Hadoke,
• and the late Caroline John’s family: husband Geoffrey Beevers (The Master) and daughter Daisy Ashford
• IN CONVERSATION
• Matthew Sweet chats to John Levene (Benton) about his life and career
• THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM 
• Will Team Third Doctor escape the room of doom?
• MOVIE-LENGTH OMNIBUS EDITIONS
• The Silurians and Inferno
• EXCLUSIVE CONVENTION FOOTAGE 
• HD PHOTO GALLERIES 
• INFO TEXT 
• PDF ARCHIVE
• PLUS LOTS MORE! 

This seven-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries and more.

The set can be pre-ordered on Amazon