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{{Infobox Annual|
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annual name=Doctor Who Annual 1986|
{{Infobox Story SMW
image=[[Image:Doctor_Who_1986.jpg|250px|]]|
|image        = Doctor Who 1986.jpg
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Doctor Who Annual]]|
|doctor      = Sixth Doctor
release date= September [[1985]]|
|companions  = [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
publisher= [[World Distributors]] |
|featuring    = [[The Master (The Creation of Camelot)|The Master]]
isbn= ISBN 7-235-6747-6|
|release date = August 1985
format= hardback 64 pages |
|publisher   = World Distributors  
previous annual=[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]|
|isbn         = ISBN 07-235-6747-6
next annual=[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]] (see also [[Doctor Who Yearbook]]s)|
|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
}}
}}
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the twentieth and final ''[[Doctor Who]]'' annual published by [[World Distributors]]. It was released in August 1985.


=Overview=
== Contents ==
: Release Number 20
=== Text stories ===
: Publisher [[World Distributors]]
* ''[[The Fellowship of Quan (short story)|The Fellowship of Quan]]''
: Released in September [[1985]]
* ''[[Time Wake (short story)|Time Wake]]''
: Priced £3.25
* ''[[Interface (short story)|Interface]]''
: Format Hardback 64 pages
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
: Featured Doctor: The [[Sixth Doctor]]
* ''[[Retribution (short story)|Retribution]]''
: Featured Companions: [[Peri]]
* ''[[Davarrk's Experiment (short story)|Davarrk's Experiment]]''
: Featured Enemies: [[The Master]]
* ''[[The Radio Waves (short story)|The Radio Waves]]''


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


==Text Stories==
== Additional notes ==
* [[The Fellowship of Quan]]
* 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).
* [[Time Wake]]
* This was to be the last of the regular annuals published by [[World Distributors]].
* [[Interface]]
* 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.
* [[Beauty and the Beast]]
* 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.
* [[Retribution]]
* It was to be many years before there was [[Doctor Who Annual 2006|another ''Doctor Who'' annual]]. It was not published by World Distributors.
* [[Davarrk's Experiment]]
* 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.
* [[The Radio Waves]]


==Comic Strip Story==
[[Category:Doctor Who annuals]]
* 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]], [[Davarrks` 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.
* This was to be the last of the regular World Distributor published Annuals.
* Both [[John Nathan-Turner]] and the publishers [[World Distributors]] for various reasons had becoming increasingly frustrated with each other, along with the shows 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 was not renewed.
* World Distributors did however 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]] volume.
* It was to be many years before the Annual returned (in time for Christmas 2005 in fact).
* 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 format to the Annuals offering a mix of text stories, comic strip stories and features.
 
=External Links=
To be added
 
[[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.

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.