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|publisher          = Who Dares Publishing
|publisher          = Who Dares Publishing
|type              = Calendar
|type              = Calendar
|price              = £5.50
|price              = £5.95
|release date      = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1986 (releases)|1986]]
|release date      = [[September (releases)|September]] [[1986 (releases)|1986]]
|format            =  
|format            =  
|series            = [[Doctor Who calendars|''Doctor Who'' calendars]]
|prev              = The Calendar 1986
|next              = The Calendar 1988
}}'''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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|[[File:January The Fourth Doctor Questiontime.jpg|250px]]
|[[File:January The Fourth Doctor Questiontime.jpg|250px]]
|January
|January
|''The Fourth Doctor'', or ''?Questiontime?''
|''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.
|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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|May
|May
|''Enlightenment''
|''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]].
|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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|[[File:Twin unused.JPG|250px]]
|[[File:Twin unused.JPG|250px]]
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|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.
|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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|[[File:July The Third Doctor.jpg|250px]]
|July
|July
|''The Third Doctor''
|''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.
|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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|[[File:August Sil.jpg|250px]]
|August
|August
|''Sil''
|''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.
|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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|[[File:September The Malus.jpg|250px]]
|September
|September
|''The Malus!''
|''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.
|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.
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|[[File:October Davros and the Daleks.jpg|250px]]
|October
|October
|''Davros and the Daleks''
|''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]]'.
|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]]'.
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|[[File:November The Sixth Doctor.jpg|250px]]
|November
|November
|''The Sixth Doctor''
|''The Sixth Doctor''
|Originally painted for the book 'The Tardis Inside Out' showing Colin Baker as the Doctor.
|Originally painted for the book 'The Tardis Inside Out' showing Colin Baker as the Doctor.
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|-
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|[[File:December Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader.jpg|250px]]
|December
|December
|''Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader''
|''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.
|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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== Notes ==
''to be added''
== External links ==
''to be added''


[[Category:Merchandise]]
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Revision as of 02:16, 17 March 2024

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The Calendar 1987 was a Doctor Who calendar released in 1986 for the year 1987.

Credits

Months

Artwork Month Title Description
January The Fourth Doctor Questiontime.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.
Twin unused.JPG 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg 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.jpg November The Sixth Doctor Originally painted for the book 'The Tardis Inside Out' showing Colin Baker as the Doctor.
December Azaxyr, Ice Warrior Leader.jpg 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.
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