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|January | |January | ||
| | |''The Fourth Doctor'' | ||
| | |?Questiontime? The Doctor, portrayed by Tom Baker, wonders quite where he has materialised and what the significance is of the great stone questionmarks. | ||
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|February | |February | ||
| | |''The Yeti'' | ||
| | |Originally painted for '[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|The Abominable Snowmen]]' Target book cover, it remains a favourite of mine since I completed it in 1982. This particular Yeti is in reality a monstrous robot under the control of the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ||
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|March | |March | ||
| | |''The Second Doctor'' | ||
| | |Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. I painted this as one of the portraits of the Doctor in his six differing regenerations for '[[The TARDIS Inside Out]]', a book published in 1985 written by [[John Nathan-Turner]], the long-running and current producer of Doctor Who. | ||
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|April | |April | ||
| | |''Attack of the Cybermen'' | ||
| | |Based around the 1985 story, Cybercontrol and the timeship meet with total destruction on the Cybermen's planet of Telos. In the forefront are two armed Cybermen. | ||
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|May | |May | ||
| | |''Enlightenment'' | ||
| | |A haunting and memorable story, not least for the wonderfully bizarre spectacle of a space race of sailing ships competing for an unusual prize - '[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'. Originally commissioned for the [[Enlightenment (novelisation)|bookcover of the same name]]. | ||
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|June | |June | ||
| | |''The Sixth Doctor'' | ||
| | |Originally commissioned as the cover for Target's '[[The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)The Twin Dilemma]]' to introduce Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor but for contractual reasons never appeared. I subsequently completed a second painting without the Doctor which can be seen as the current cover. | ||
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|July | |July | ||
| | |''The Third Doctor'' | ||
| | |Jon Pertwee as the Doctor was closely associated with the Earth based [[UNIT]] (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) which was set up to combat extra-terrestrial threats following the Yeti invasion of London. | ||
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|August | |August | ||
| | |Sil | ||
| | |Originally seen in '[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]' as the agent of the Galatron Mining Corporation, he comes from the planet [[Thoros Beta]] and is First Assistant to Lord [[Kiv]]. [[Sil]] is a repulsive creature who revels in the suffering and exploitation of others. | ||
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Revision as of 22:22, 15 March 2024
The Calendar 1987 was a Doctor Who calendar released in 1986 for the year 1987.
Credits
- Paintings: Andrew Skilleter
- Concept and Design: Andrew Skilleter
Months
| Artwork | Month | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | The Fourth Doctor | ?Questiontime? The Doctor, portrayed by Tom Baker, wonders quite where he has materialised and what the significance is of the great stone questionmarks. | |
| February | The Yeti | Originally painted for 'The Abominable Snowmen' Target book cover, it remains a favourite of mine since I completed it in 1982. This particular Yeti is in reality a monstrous robot under the control of the Great Intelligence. | |
| March | The Second Doctor | Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. I painted this as one of the portraits of the Doctor in his six differing regenerations for 'The TARDIS Inside Out', a book published in 1985 written by John Nathan-Turner, the long-running and current producer of Doctor Who. | |
| April | Attack of the Cybermen | Based around the 1985 story, Cybercontrol and the timeship meet with total destruction on the Cybermen's planet of Telos. In the forefront are two armed Cybermen. | |
| May | Enlightenment | A haunting and memorable story, not least for the wonderfully bizarre spectacle of a space race of sailing ships competing for an unusual prize - 'Enlightenment'. Originally commissioned for the bookcover of the same name. | |
| June | The Sixth Doctor | Originally commissioned as the cover for Target's 'The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)The Twin Dilemma' to introduce Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor but for contractual reasons never appeared. I subsequently completed a second painting without the Doctor which can be seen as the current cover. | |
| July | The Third Doctor | Jon Pertwee as the Doctor was closely associated with the Earth based UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce) which was set up to combat extra-terrestrial threats following the Yeti invasion of London. | |
| August | Sil | Originally seen in 'Vengeance on Varos' as the agent of the Galatron Mining Corporation, he comes from the planet Thoros Beta and is First Assistant to Lord Kiv. Sil is a repulsive creature who revels in the suffering and exploitation of others. | |
| September | |||
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| November | |||
| December |
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