The 51st issue of Doctor Who Magazine had a cover date of April 1981.
Contents
Articles
- Tom Baker's Who (Part One of Two)
- Photo-feature: Companions of the Fourth Doctor
Comic content
- Doctor Who: War of the Words
- 4-D War
Fiction
- None
Archives
- Archive Feature: TV: The War Games Part two of two (synopsis and some credits only by Richard Marson)
- Episode Guide: The Aztecs to The Dalek Invasion of Earth (listing details including dates, episode endings, credits and dates):
Interviews / Profiles
- Star ProFile: Tom Baker (Actor)
- John Nathan-Turner (Producer) interviewed by Jeremy Bentham
Previews
- TV: Logopolis
Reviews
- None
A4 pin-ups
- Colour Mandrel from TV: Nightmare of Eden
Also featuring
- Gallifrey Guardian
- Doctor Who Letters (Letters Page)
- Matrix Data Bank (Questions and Answers)
Credits
- Editor: Alan McKenzie
- Layout: Steve O'Leary and Rahid Khan
- Consultant: Jeremy Bentham
- Publisher: Stan Lee
Additional details
- Special "Farewell to Tom Baker" themed issue.
- The year is not included on the front cover.
- The cover images show the Fourth Doctor from TV: Terror of the Zygons and TV: The Keeper of Traken.
- The letters page is given over to reader Nicholas Jones, who supplies a listing and details of Target Doctor Who books and Annuals printed.
- The Matrix Data Bank's first appearance as an oracle to all things Who.