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== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Text stories ===
=== Short stories ===
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* ''[[The Sleeping Beast (short story)|The Sleeping Beast]]''
* ''[[Mythical Monsters! (short story)|Mythical Monsters!]]''
* ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* ''[[The Sands of Tymus (short story)|The Sands of Tymus]]''
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]''
* ''[[A New Life (1978 short story)|A New Life]]''
* ''[[A New Life (1978 short story)|A New Life]]''
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]''
* ''[[Science Lends a Hand (short story)|Science Lends a Hand]]''
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]''
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''
* ''[[The Sea of Faces (short story)|The Sea of Faces]]''


=== Comic strip story ===
=== Comic stories ===
==== Picture Stories ====
* ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* ''[[The Rival Robots (comic story)|The Rival Robots]]''
* ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
* ''[[The Traitor (comic story)|The Traitor]]''
==== Other ====
* ''[[Loony Laffs (comic story)|Loony Laffs]]''
=== Games ===
* ''[[A Race Against Time! (game)|A Race Against Time!]]''
* "Celestial Squares" (quiz on real-world scientific information about the [[solar system]])
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]'' - Associated puzzle
* "Space Names" (quiz on the real-world names of various celestial bodies)
* ''[[The Life Crystal (short story)|The Life Crystal]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]'' - Associated brain-teaser
* ''[[Problems, Problems! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]'' - Three associated brain-teasers
* "Spaceword" (crosswords puzzle)
* ''Spot The Difference'' - "Spot the difference" game between two images of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. On one, the [[TARDIS scanner]] shows [[Roger Delgado]]'s {{Delgado|n=Master}}, while the other shows [[Peter Butterworth]]'s [[First Monk|Meddling Monk]].
* ''[[Escape from the Green Volcano (game)|Escape from the Green Volcano]]''


=== Features ===
=== Non-narrative features ===
* Loony Laffs
* ''[[Dr Who Alphabet]]''
* Mythical Monsters!
* Apollo Manned Mission Emblems
* Space Names
* The Life Crystal
* Merry Dancers of the Skies
* Science Lends a Hand
* Dr Who Alphabet
* Observing the Stars
* Orbiting Telescope
* It's in the Stars


=== Puzzles ===
=== Documentary features ===
* A Race Against Time
* "Apollo Manned Mission Emblems" (feature on the American space program)
* Celestial Squares
* "If…" (feature on the relative sizes of celestial bodies in the real world)
* ''[[Mystery Message (short story)|Mystery Message]]''
* "Merry Dancers of the Skies" (feature on the aurora borealis phenomenon)
* ''[[Arith-Mental Interrogation (short story)|Arith-Mental Interrogation]]''
* "Observing the Stars" (feature on astronomical observation)
* If
* "Orbiting Telescope" (feature on orbiting telescopes)
* ''[[Problems, Problems! (short story)|Problems, Problems!]]''
* "It's In The Stars" (feature on the light of the stars)
* ''[[Peaceful Solution (short story)|Peaceful Solution]]''
* Spaceword!
* True or False?
* Spot the Difference
* Escape From the Green Volcano


== Additional notes ==
== Additional notes ==

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The Dr Who Annual 1978 was the twelfth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It was released in September 1977.

Overview

Release Number 12
Publisher World Distributors
Released in September 1977
Priced £1.35
Format Hardback 64 pages
Featured Doctor: The Fourth Doctor, the Second Doctor (flashback cameo)
Featured Companions: Sarah Jane Smith
Featured Enemies:

Contents

Short stories

Comic stories

Picture Stories

Other

Games

Non-narrative features

Documentary features

  • "Apollo Manned Mission Emblems" (feature on the American space program)
  • "If…" (feature on the relative sizes of celestial bodies in the real world)
  • "Merry Dancers of the Skies" (feature on the aurora borealis phenomenon)
  • "Observing the Stars" (feature on astronomical observation)
  • "Orbiting Telescope" (feature on orbiting telescopes)
  • "It's In The Stars" (feature on the light of the stars)

Additional notes

  • The Doctor, as is common with early Classic Who literature, is referred to as "Doctor Who" throughout the prose narratives included within this annual.

External links

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