Radio Times/1970s

Radio Times is a weekly United Kingdom BBC magazine that publishes television and radio program listings.

1970[[edit] | [edit source]]

3-9 January

Radio Times (3-9 January 1970)

BROADCAST OF: Spearhead from Space: Episode 1
COVER TAG: Who? Jon Pertwee, That's Dr. Who cover
Jon Pertwee is interviewed, revealing the family holidays in Ibizza, where his children "run around like a lot of wild little nudists, babbling in three languages."(half page)

Radio Times (31-January – 6 February 1970)

BROADCAST OF: Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 1
Two Edwardian Chasis Roger Baker feature about Bessie (two thirds page)

Radio Times (9-15 May 1970)

BROADCAST OF: Inferno: Episode 1
Dr. Who's Who Who Deidre Macdonald looks at the series production in colour (four page)

Radio Times (13-19 June 1970)

BROADCAST OF: Inferno: Episode 6
Radio Times Favourite No. 4 : Jon Pertwee – Dr. Who colour promotion (one page)

1971[[edit] | [edit source]]

2-8 January

Radio Times (2nd-9th January 1971)

BROADCAST OF: Terror of the Autons: Episode 1
Dr. Who v. The Master Giles Poole introduces Roger Delgado as the Master Preview feature (half page)
Introducing the Master, actor Roger Delgado rebuffs the suggestion that his character might become too light-hearted: "I don't think that'll happen. I remember starting 16 years ago in midday matinees. Once I was faced with the unbelievable line, 'Come in and put your feet up on the Algerian poof.' If you can handle that you can handle anything."

Radio Times (13-19 March 1971)

BROADCAST OF: The Claws of Axos : Episode One
That Golden Feeling Bernard Holley feature and preview (quarter page)

Radio Times (10-16 April 1971)

BROADCAST OF: feature Colony in Space: Episode One
Doctor Who in Colony in Space Two and a half page comic strip (two full pages in colour) by Frank Bellamy and preview by Russell Miller (half page)
This was Frank Bellamy's first commission for Radio Times by the then Art Editor David Driver.

Radio Times (29 May - 4 June 1971)

BROADCAST OF: The Dæmons: Episode Two
Doctor, doctor ... Katy Manning feature and preview (third page)

1972[[edit] | [edit source]]

1-7 January

Radio Times (1-7 January 1972)

BROADCAST OF: Day of the Daleks: Episode One
COVER TAG: The Daleks are Back! with cover by Frank Bellamy
Write Your Own Dr.Who Adventure article and competition promotion (one page)

Radio Times (8-14 January 1972)

BROADCAST OF: Day of the Daleks: Episode Two
I am Myself as Jo: Scatty, Messy and very Happy Katy Manning feature by Deidre Macdonald (half page)

Radio Times (29 January – 4 February 1973 )

BROADCAST OF: The Curse of Peladon

Four small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (26 February – 3 March 1972)

BROADCAST OF: The Sea Devils: Episode One
Meet the Dalek Winners! Competition winners by Madeline Kingsley (one page)

Five small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (08-14 April 1972 )

BROADCAST OF: The Mutants
Six small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

30 December-5 January 1973

Radio Times (30 December 1972 – 5 January 1973)

BROADCAST OF: The Three Doctors: Episode 1
COVER TAG: Which Doctor is Who? INSIDE: All is explained as Doctor Who returns
Believing in the magic of space Three Doctors and companions Susan Foreman, Jamie McCrimmon and Jo Grant colour feature by Michael Wynn-Jones (two pages)
Three small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (15-21 December 1973)

BROADCAST OF: The Time Warrior: Part One
COVER TAG: Who's Your Friend?
Who's Who Among Who's Friends colour feature where guests give their views on the series, promotional feature for (two page)

1973[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times (from 27 January – 1 February 1973)

BROADCAST OF: Carnival of Monsters
Three small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (from 24 February 1973)

BROADCAST OF: Frontier in Space
Six small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (from 7 April 1973)

BROADCAST OF: Planet of the Daleks
Six small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (from 19 May 1973 )

BROADCAST OF: The Green Death
Six small portrait illustrations for this story were provided by Frank Bellamy.

Doctor Who Special (1973)
15-21 December

Radio Times (15th - 21st December 1973)

With actor Jon Pertwee appearing on Michael Parkinson's Saturday night chat show, a Radio Times feature looks at the Doctor's popular appeal.
Barry Letts replies to a reader (Brenda Hoyle), who says that her son is petrified by the Doctor Who theme tune by saying, "To produce programmes which upset or offend nobody at all is the surest way of killing all the excitement of television."

1975[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times (from 25 January 1975)

BROADCAST OF: The Ark in Space
A large landscape painting for this story was provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (8-14 March 1975)

BROADCAST OF: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One
Master of the Mean Machine Feature by Anthony Haden-Guest about Terry Nation and Tom Baker (one page)

Radio Times (30 August – 5 September 1975)

BROADCAST OF: Terror of the Zygons: Part One
Still Waters With art by Frank Bellamy this colour promotional feature article by Anthony Haden-Guest featured a large landscape painting for this story provided by Frank Bellamy (two page)

1976[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times (31 January 1976)

BROADCAST OF: The Seeds of Doom
One medium sized line illustration for this story was provided by Frank Bellamy.

Radio Times (4 -10 September 1976)

BROADCAST OF: The Masque of Mandragora: Part One
DR. WHO'S RENAISSANCE Preview feature (three quarter page)

1978[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times (2 – 8 September 1978)

BROADCAST OF: The Ribos Operation: Part One
Who's Girls Liz Hodgkinson feature on the Doctors companions and introducing Mary Tamm as Romana I (two and a half pages)

1979[[edit] | [edit source]]

Radio Times (1-7 September 1979)

BROADCAST OF: Destiny of the Daleks: Part One
Spaced Out Anwar Bati writes a promotional feature about costume design (one page)

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

The BBC's official Radio Times website