Doctor Who: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Toymaker
3. He Had An EPIC Showdown With The Eighth Doctor
After the 1996 TV Movie failed to lead to a series, Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor set a course for the multimedia landscape of the late 1990s. As well as a series of BBC books and eventual Big Finish audio dramas, there was also a mini Doctor Who comic-strip in the Radio Times.
However, for a generation of '90s Doctor Who fans, the Eighth Doctor's adventures began in the Doctor Who Magazine comic-strip. The first story, Endgame, featured the Eighth Doctor facing off against the Toymaker in another series of games and challenges.
Written by Alan Barnes and full of so much memorable imagery, it's an epic start to the Eighth Doctor's comic-book adventures. It also features a terrifying marionette Doctor that does battle with McGann in the story's climax!
With Doctor Who Weekly's The Star Beast being adapted for the first 60th anniversary special, it will be interesting to see if RTD adapts elements of this classic comic-strip for The Giggle.
Marionettes and puppetry was hinted at in the trailer, after all!