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Marvel Comics

Marvel (actually, it's now Panini) holds the rights for comic-style Who, and since 1979 has produced Doctor Who Magazine in various forms and names. In addition, they've produced the year books and other merchandise.

DWM

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111(1986)

On the news page, there's a big panel announcing Bonnie's casting as Melanie, complete with picture.

112(1986)

John Nathan-Turner explains the rationale behind casting Bonnie with a picture of him, Bonnie and Colin from the Peter Pan photoshoot

118(1986)

In an interview, Colin makes brief mention of Melanie's character, though there's no pictures...

120(1987)

As well as a picture of Bonnie and Colin on the back cover, on the inside back cover is a feature on "Meeting Melanie", with pictures.

122(1987)

Has a big picture of Bonnie and Colin on the cover, and reviews Bonnie's first appearance.

124(1987)

Has pictures of Bonnie and Sylv on the front and back covers.

128(1987)

What the Papers Said! mentions articles about Mel in English newspapers and reproduces several pictures.

131(1987)

Features an interview with JNT (where he speaks of casting Bonnie) and an interview with Bonnie herself.

147(1989)

Ian Briggs mentions Mel's character in an interview, and there's a small photo.

158(1990)

The Kevin O'Shea interview is accompanied by a photo from the Peter Pan shoot.

183(1992)

This issue has a nostalgia feature on Terror of the Vervoids, and Bonnie is mentioned favourably.

198(1993)

Has an archive feature on Time and the Rani...

206(1993)

Pip and Jane Baker are interviewed again, with a few pictures of Bonnie. Later in the issue, What the Papers said has more pictures and newspaper cuttings from season 24.

217(1994)

Sylvester McCoy remembers his first season, and there are pictures of Bonnie...

230(1995)

The cover has a big picture of Bonnie and Sylv, to go with the Paradise Towers feature inside. The Nick Mallett interview mentions his work with Bonnie.

245(1996)

The John Nathan-Turner memoirs cover season 23 and the casting of Bonnie is covered...

246(1996)

JNT covers season 24 and talks about Bonnie leaving, briefly, with a bunch of pictures.

255(1997)

The archive of Dragonfire gives a very brief description of Bonnie's post-Who career.

256(1997)

The Mel Bush page gets mentioned in the online guide! (Ok, self-indulgent, but I had to...) and there's another picture on the "Space Buns and Tea" article.

260(1998)

The Big Bonnie Interview! With lots of photos! Oh, and there's a letter on the letters page from some guy called "Alden Bates"...

263(1998)

Stephen Wyatt, writer of Paradise Towers, remembers writing for Mel.

266(1998)

Bonnie is mentioned in an interview with Donald Pickering and Wanda Ventham from Time and the Rani, but you have to really look...

276(1999)

The interview with Malcolm Kohll includes some good words about Bonnie.

277(1999)

Andrew Morgan, directoy of Time and the Rani is interviewed...

284(1999)

Micheal "The Valeyard" Jayston is interviewed, and mentions working with Bonnie.

287(2000)

Thought I'd mention it - there's another piccy of Bonnie (as Peter Pan) and Colin on the second to last page...

288(2000)

This one carries the news Bonnie is to do a Big Finish audio, and the creation of her web site. Head Games is examined...

291(2000)

The news page has pictures of Bonnie and fellow cast members in the audio adventures.

292(2000)

Gareth Thomas on his Decalog short story, amongst other things.

295(2000)

The Fires of Vulcan gets an article...

296(2000)

...and a review.

298(2000)

Kate O'Mara remembers playing the Rani and pretending to be Mel.

299(2001)

The Quantum Archangel is reviewed

301(2001)

How Much for the Planet, a spinoff with Mel and Glitz is part of a spinoffs article. Ken Dodd and Sara Griffiths from Delta and the Bannermen are interviewed.

303(2001)

The first part of a Pip and Jane Baker interview!

304(2001)

Part two of the Pip and Jane Baker interview!

305(2001)

Check out the original Doc6/Mel version of Cat's Cradle, plus a mention of the upcoming The One Doctor.

312(2002)

Coverage of The One Doctor.

314(2002)

Review of The One Doctor.

323(2002)

Terror of the Vervoids archive.

324(2002)

Bang-Bang-A-Boom news plus Colin Baker interview covering the end of season 23 and Dimensions in Time

325(2003)

Bang-Bang-A-Boom preview with pictures.

326(2003)

Paradise Towers Archive, also with pictures

327(2003)

Bang-Bang-A-Boom is reviewed, and the examination of the Sixth Doctor has a photo of him and Mel.

329(2003)

There's an examination of the seventh Doctor, with picture of Mel...

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Other

Year Books

1991
Brief Encounter - The Deal
A short story written by Colin Baker which appeared in the 1991 Doctor Who Yearbook. Why is the sixth Doctor making crop circles and doing strange deals with aliens? Mel wants to know...

1993
Brief Encounter - A Tourist Invasion
From the Doctor Who Yearbook 1993, this story was written by Colin Baker. The sixth Doctor comes to the aid of the Tribolycan who are being taken advantage of by an Earth travel agency.

1994
Brief Encounter - Pulling Strings
Nigel Robinson pens a story where a strange time experiment has an important effect on the lives of the seventh Doctor and Mel.

Specials

Winter Special 1991: UNIT exposed
Brief Encounter - A Wee Deoch an..?
A short story written by Colin Baker, this appeared in The Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special 1991. The sixth Doctor and Mel visit the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton on the Doctor's 991st birthday and inadvertently cause a meeting.

1994 Robert Holmes Special
Plastic Millennium
Written by Gareth Roberts, this comic strip appeared in the DWM Robert Holmes special. The seventh Doctor and Mel attend the New Years party for 1999 at Hammerson Plastics, a company which is part of a Nestene plan... Artwork by Martin Geraghty.

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