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|publisher = Who Dares Publishing | |publisher = Who Dares Publishing | ||
|type = Calendar | |type = Calendar | ||
|price = £5. | |price = £5.95 | ||
|release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1986 (releases)|1986]] | |release date = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1986 (releases)|1986]] | ||
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|series = [[Doctor Who calendars|''Doctor Who'' calendars]] | |||
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}}'''The Calendar 1987''' was a [[Doctor Who calendars|''Doctor Who'' calendar]] released in [[1986 (releases)|1986]] for the year 1987. | }}'''The Calendar 1987''' was a [[Doctor Who calendars|''Doctor Who'' calendar]] released in [[1986 (releases)|1986]] for the year 1987. | ||
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!Description | !Description | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:January The Fourth Doctor Questiontime.jpg|250px]] | ||
|January | |January | ||
| | |''The Fourth Doctor'': <br>''?Questiontime?'' | ||
| | |The Doctor, portrayed by Tom Baker, wonders quite where he has materialised and what the significance is of the great stone questionmarks. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:February The Yeti.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:March The Second Doctor.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:April Attack of the Cybermen.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:May Enlightenment.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:Twin unused.JPG|250px]] | ||
|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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:July The Third Doctor.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:August Sil.jpg|250px]] | ||
|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. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:September The Malus.jpg|250px]] | ||
|September | |September | ||
| | |''The Malus!'' | ||
| | |From '[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]' featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]]. Portrayed here with dramatic licence, it was an alien creation — a living being — engineered as an instrument of war that had lain dormant in an apparently peaceful English village. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:October Davros and the Daleks.jpg|250px]] | ||
|October | |October | ||
| | |''Davros and the Daleks'' | ||
| | |The evil scientist [[Davros]], creator of the [[Dalek]] race, hovers while his Dalek bodyguard and the Dalek intruders engage in a fierce but short battle in the 1985 story, '[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:November The Sixth Doctor.jpg|250px]] | ||
|November | |November | ||
| | |''The Sixth Doctor'' | ||
| | |Originally painted for the book 'The Tardis Inside Out' showing Colin Baker as the Doctor. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[File:December Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader.jpg|250px]] | ||
|December | |December | ||
| | |''Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader'' | ||
| | |He was the renegade leader of the [[Ice Warrior]]s on [[Peladon]]. Their home planet was [[Mars]] and the leaders, cloaked and helmeted, were considerably more streamlined than the bulky mainstream warriors. | ||
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[[Category:Merchandise]] | [[Category:Merchandise]] |
Latest revision as of 02:16, 17 March 2024
The Calendar 1987 was a Doctor Who calendar released in 1986 for the year 1987.
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Paintings: Andrew Skilleter
- Concept and Design: Andrew Skilleter
Months[[edit] | [edit source]]
Artwork | Month | Title | Description |
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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' 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 | The Malus! | From 'The Awakening' featuring the Fifth Doctor. Portrayed here with dramatic licence, it was an alien creation — a living being — engineered as an instrument of war that had lain dormant in an apparently peaceful English village. | |
October | Davros and the Daleks | The evil scientist Davros, creator of the Dalek race, hovers while his Dalek bodyguard and the Dalek intruders engage in a fierce but short battle in the 1985 story, 'Revelation of the Daleks'. | |
November | The Sixth Doctor | Originally painted for the book 'The Tardis Inside Out' showing Colin Baker as the Doctor. | |
December | Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader | He was the renegade leader of the Ice Warriors on Peladon. Their home planet was Mars and the leaders, cloaked and helmeted, were considerably more streamlined than the bulky mainstream warriors. |