Doctor Who Chronicles - 1965

Doctor Who Chronicles - 1965
Release date:	24 February 2021
Format:	116 pages, bound
Editor:	Marcus Hearn
Publisher:	Panini Comics
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Doctor Who Chronicles - 1965 was a bookazine released by Panini Comics in 2021.

Publisher's summary

Doctor Who: Chronicles is a new series of bookazines from the makers of Doctor Who Magazine.

Examining the landmark years of the show’s history in unprecedented detail, the first issue looks at 1965, when the most popular episodes of Doctor Who attracted more than 13 million viewers and Dalekmania reached its peak with the release of the first feature film based on the series.

The 116-page bookazine features newly discovered images and all-new features, including: a summary of the year’s most significant events in the Doctor Who universe (both on and off screen); the rarest items of Dalek memorabilia; designs for Galaxy 4 toys that never went on sale; the untold story behind a Dalek-voiced TV commercial; how Doctor Who was reported in the popular press; insights into the BBC’s Audience Research Reports; a look at the first Doctor Who annual, a tribute to The Daleks comic-strip artist Richard Jennings; The Curse of the Daleks, the first theatre production based on the series; special effects and production techniques; overviews of The Rescue, The Romans, The Web Planet, The Crusade, The Space Museum, The Chase, The Time Meddler, Galaxy 4,Mission to the Unknown, The Myth Makers and The Daleks’ Master Plan – and much more.

Contents

• The Changing Face of Doctor Who
• The Diary of Doctor Who

A month-by-month rundown of Doctor Who promotions and appearances in 1965

• Doctored Hue

Clayton Hickman discusses his online colourisation work

• The Rescue
• TARDIS Crew: Maureen O'Brien
• The Romans
• From the Archives

Viewers' opinions on 1965 Doctor Who stories via the BBC's Audience Research Reports from the time

• The Web Planet
• Special Effects

The visual contributions of Shawcraft Models and Jack and John Lovell of Protocol Mouldings

• The Crusade
• Toy Stories

One-page article followed by a gallery of merchandising rarities from 1965

• The Space Museum
• Getting the Picture

The use of visual effects and studio technology in 1965 stories

• The Chase
• TARDIS Crew: Peter Purves
• Dr. Who and the Daleks
• Dream Tickets

A look at the promotional campaign for Dr. Who and the Daleks

• The Time Meddler
• A Close Shave

The Remington 'Selectric' shaver TV commerical that tapped into Dalekmania

• Galaxy 4
• Game Plan

The BBC's attempt to merchandise the Drahvin guns from Galaxy 4

• Pages of History

A look at how the Doctor is characterised in the first Doctor Who annual

• Mission to the Unknown
• Rembrandt of the Daleks

The Dalek artwork of Richard E Jennings

• The Myth Makers
• TARDIS Crew: Adrienne Hill
• The Daleks' Master Plan
• TARDIS Crew: Jean Marsh
• The Curse of the Daleks

Article about the Daleks at the Wyndham Theatre. Not stylised as a story page

• Breaking News

Press coverage of Doctor Who in 1965

• On the Box

A look at the programming scheduled against Doctor Who by rival broadcaster ITV

• Final Score

Infographic by Paul MC Smith showing Doctor Who's rising and falling viewing figures in 1965

Credits

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External links

• Doctor Who: Chronicles - 1965 at Doctor Who Magazine
• Doctor Who: Chronicles: Issue 1 - 1965 at Panini Comics