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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 multicoloured umbrella). | ||
* The author of five of the prose stories (''[[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}} | * The author of five of the prose stories (''[[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 World Distributor | * This was to be the last of the regular Annuals published by World Distributor. | ||
* Both [[John Nathan-Turner]] and the publishers [[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. | ||
* World Distributors did | * 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|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. | ||
* It was to be many years before there was [[Doctor Who Annual 2006|another ''Doctor Who'' annual]] | * 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 similar | * 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]] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 3 September 2011
Overview
- Release Number 20
- Publisher World Distributors
- Released in September 1985
- Priced £3.25
- Format Hardback 64 pages
- Featured Doctor: The Sixth Doctor
- Featured Companions: Peri
- Featured Enemies: The Master
Contents
Text Stories
- The Fellowship of Quan
- Time Wake
- Interface
- Beauty and the Beast
- Retribution
- Davarrk's Experiment
- The Radio Waves
Comic strip story
- None
Features
- `Behind the Scenes at Doctor Who: Make-Up` interview with Dorka Nieradzik by Brenda Aspley
Puzzles
- None
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).
- The author of five of the prose stories (Interface, Davarrk's Experiment, The Fellowship of Quan, 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.[source needed]
- This was to be the last of the regular Annuals published by World Distributor.
- 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.
- 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.
