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{{real world}}[[File:DWAS logo.jpg|right]] | {{real world}} | ||
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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. The BBC's support was largely a way of channelling fan interest; it even required [[John Nathan-Turner]] the then producer to have two secretaries ([[Jane Judge]] and Fiona ?). | It was the only Doctor Who fan club officially recognised by the BBC. The BBC's support was largely a way of channelling fan interest; it even required [[John Nathan-Turner]] the then producer to have two secretaries ([[Jane Judge]] and Fiona ?). | ||
[[File:DWAS Celestial Toyroom 1.jpg|thumb| | [[File:DWAS Celestial Toyroom 1.jpg|thumb|120px|left|The first issue of ''The Celestial Toyroom'']]{{real world stub}}{{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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. | ||