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'''The Doctor Who Appreciation Society''' or DWAS was a non-profit making body formed in 1976 with 70 members. By 1982, it had some 1,700 members. | '''The Doctor Who Appreciation Society''' or DWAS, was a non-profit making body formed in 1976 with 70 members. By 1982, it had some 1,700 members. It was the only ''Doctor Who'' fan club officially recognised by the BBC. | ||
It was the only ''Doctor Who'' fan club officially recognised by the BBC | |||
A twelve member executive committee governed the society, which had a co-ordinator. | A twelve member executive committee governed the society, which had a co-ordinator. | ||
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- You may be looking for the fictional society from the comic book Doctormania.
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society or DWAS, was a non-profit making body formed in 1976 with 70 members. By 1982, it had some 1,700 members. It was the only Doctor Who fan club officially recognised by the BBC.
A twelve member executive committee governed the society, which had a co-ordinator.
Writers David Saunders and David J. Howe have both been co-ordinators for the Society.
The Society ran the PanoptiCon series of conventions for at least twenty-five years.[1][2][3]
Following Nicholas Courtney's death in 2011, Colin Baker succeeded Courtney as Honorary President of the Society.
Membership
For an annual fee, members received a membership card and a monthly newsletter entitled The Celestial Toyroom.
Other publications
The Society also produced a bi-monthly magazine called Tardis that featured articles and photographs and Cosmic Masque that contained fan fiction.
