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|name=Doctor Who Annual 1986
|image        = Doctor Who 1986.jpg
|image=Doctor Who 1986.jpg
|doctor      = Sixth Doctor
|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|companions  = [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|release date= [[September (releases)|September]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|featuring    = [[The Master (The Creation of Camelot)|The Master]]
|publisher= World Distributors  
|release date = August 1985
|isbn= ISBN 7-235-6747-6
|publisher   = World Distributors  
|format= hardback 64 pages  
|isbn         = ISBN 07-235-6747-6
|prev=Doctor Who Annual 1985
|price        = £3.25
|next=none
|release number = 20
}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the twentieth and final ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released on September 1985.
|format       = Hardback; 64 pages
== Overview ==
|series      = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
: Release Number 20
|prev         = Doctor Who Annual 1985
: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
|next         = Doctor Who Annual 2006
: Released in September 1985
}}
: Priced £3.25
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the twentieth and final ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in August 1985.
: Format Hardback 64 pages
: Featured Doctor: The [[Sixth Doctor]]
: Featured Companions: [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
: Featured Enemies: [[The Master]]


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
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== Additional notes ==
== Additional notes ==
* Unusually, at the expense of new content, this annual featured three full-page colour publicity shots of the Sixth Doctor taken at his costume launch (showing him with the TARDIS, fishing and with a multicoloured umbrella).
* Unusually, at the expense of new content, this annual featured three full-page colour publicity shots of the Sixth Doctor taken at his costume launch, showing him with the TARDIS, fishing, and with a multi-coloured [[umbrella]] (hastily provided to protect the costume from rain during the photocall).
* The author of five of the prose stories (''[[Interface (short story)|Interface]]'', ''[[Davarrk's Experiment]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of Quan]]'', ''[[Time Wake (short story)|Time Wake]]'' and ''[[Retribution]]'') was [[John D White]], who loved the annuals as a kid and, when he was older, knew he wanted to write for them.{{fact}}
* This was to be the last of the regular annuals published by [[World Distributors]].
* This was to be the last of the regular annuals published by [[World Distributors]].
* Both [[John Nathan-Turner]] and the publishers, World Distributors, had become increasingly frustrated with each other, along with the show's 18 month hiatus (resulting in no new Who on television) and a reported decline in sales the previous year. The decision was reached that the license to publish the ''Doctor Who Annual'' would not be renewed.
* Both [[John Nathan-Turner]] and the publishers, World Distributors, had become increasingly frustrated with each other, along with the show's 18-month hiatus (resulting in no new ''Doctor Who'' on television) and a reported decline in sales the previous year. The decision was reached that the license to publish the ''Doctor Who Annual'' would not be renewed.
* World Distributors did publish a further bumper sized volume (entitled ''[[Doctor Who Special: Journey Through Time]]''), which featured reprinted pages from previous annuals and ''[[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]'' book. This was similar to their earlier ''[[Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space (book)|Adventures in Time and Space]]'' volume.
* World Distributors did publish a further bumper sized volume (entitled ''[[Doctor Who Special: Journey Through Time]]''), which featured reprinted pages from previous annuals and ''[[The Amazing World of Doctor Who]]'' book. This was similar to their earlier ''[[Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space|Adventures in Time and Space]]'' volume.
* It was to be many years before there was [[Doctor Who Annual 2006|another ''Doctor Who'' annual]]. It was not published by World Distributors.
* It was to be many years before there was [[Doctor Who Annual 2006|another ''Doctor Who'' annual]]. It was not published by World Distributors.
* For five of the in-between years (1991-1995) [[Marvel UK]] (publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'') published a regular ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' which followed a format similar to the annuals, offering a mix of text stories, comic strip stories and features. These were significantly different from annuals in one respect. They did not review the year in question. Instead, they offered a mix of stories from every Doctor's era.
* For five of the in-between years (1991-1995) [[Marvel UK]] (publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'') published a regular ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' which followed a format similar to the annuals, offering a mix of text stories, comic strip stories and features. These were significantly different from annuals in one respect. They did not review the year in question. Instead, they offered a mix of stories from every Doctor's era.


[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]

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Doctor Who Annual 1986 was the twentieth and final Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It was released in August 1985.

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Additional notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Unusually, at the expense of new content, this annual featured three full-page colour publicity shots of the Sixth Doctor taken at his costume launch, showing him with the TARDIS, fishing, and with a multi-coloured umbrella (hastily provided to protect the costume from rain during the photocall).
  • This was to be the last of the regular annuals published by World Distributors.
  • Both John Nathan-Turner and the publishers, World Distributors, had become increasingly frustrated with each other, along with the show's 18-month hiatus (resulting in no new Doctor Who on television) and a reported decline in sales the previous year. The decision was reached that the license to publish the Doctor Who Annual would not be renewed.
  • World Distributors did publish a further bumper sized volume (entitled Doctor Who Special: Journey Through Time), which featured reprinted pages from previous annuals and The Amazing World of Doctor Who book. This was similar to their earlier Adventures in Time and Space volume.
  • It was to be many years before there was another Doctor Who annual. It was not published by World Distributors.
  • For five of the in-between years (1991-1995) Marvel UK (publishers of Doctor Who Magazine) published a regular Doctor Who Yearbook which followed a format similar to the annuals, offering a mix of text stories, comic strip stories and features. These were significantly different from annuals in one respect. They did not review the year in question. Instead, they offered a mix of stories from every Doctor's era.