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{{Infobox Annual|
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name=Doctor Who Annual 1986|
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image=Doctor_Who_1986.jpg|
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series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]|
Doctor Who Annual 1986 (front).jpg|Front
release date= [[September]] [[1985]]|
Doctor Who Annual 1986 (back).jpg|Back
publisher= [[World Distributors]] |
</gallery>
isbn= ISBN 7-235-6747-6|
|doctor        = Sixth Doctor
format= hardback 64 pages |
|companions    = [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
prev=Doctor Who Annual 1985|
|featuring      = [[The Master (The Creation of Camelot)|The Master]]
next=none|
|release date  = August 1985
|publisher     = World Distributors  
|isbn           = ISBN 07-235-6747-6
|price          = £3.25
|release number = 20
|format         = Hardback; 64 pages
|series        = [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annuals]]
|prev           = Doctor Who Annual 1985
|next           = Doctor Who Annual 2006
}}
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'''''Doctor Who Annual 1986''''' was the twentieth [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]. It was the final annual published by [[World Distributors]] and it was released in [[August (releases)|August]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]].
== 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 ==
== Contents ==
 
=== Text stories ===
=== Text Stories ===
* ''[[The Fellowship of Quan (short story)|The Fellowship of Quan]]''
* [[The Fellowship of Quan]]
* ''[[Time Wake (short story)|Time Wake]]''
* [[Time Wake (short story)|Time Wake]]
* ''[[Interface (short story)|Interface]]''
* [[Interface (short story)|Interface]]
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
* [[Beauty and the Beast]]
* ''[[Retribution (short story)|Retribution]]''
* [[Retribution]]
* ''[[Davarrk's Experiment (short story)|Davarrk's Experiment]]''
* [[Davarrk's Experiment]]
* ''[[The Radio Waves (short story)|The Radio Waves]]''
* [[The Radio Waves]]
 
=== Comic strip story ===
* None


=== Features ===
=== Features ===
* `Behind the Scenes at Doctor Who: Make-Up` interview with [[Dorka Nieradzik]] by [[Brenda Aspley]]
* `Behind the Scenes at Doctor Who: Make-Up` interview with [[Dorka Nieradzik]] by [[Brenda Aspley]]


=== Puzzles ===
== Additional notes ==
* None
* 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 Doctor's TARDIS|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 ''[[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.
* 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.


== 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 (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 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 ''[[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 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.
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]

Latest revision as of 09:40, 13 November 2024

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

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Text stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Features[[edit] | [edit source]]

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.
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