Radio Times/1960s
Cover gallery and feature guide[[edit] | [edit source]]
Significant articles only are listed below. Omitted are the weekly credit details, TV choice and pick of the day columns. Many of the below features have been issued on DVD releases as extra PDF files.
1963[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (23-30 November 1963)
- BROADCAST OF: An Unearthly Child
- COVER TAG:"DR WHO - a new Saturday-afternoon television series of adventures in time and space"
- Dr. Who Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (21-27 December 1963)
- BROADCAST OF: The Daleks: "The Dead Planet"
- Dr. Who on the Dead Planet Preview feature (half page)
1964[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (21st - 28th November 1964)
- COVER TAG: DR. WHO and the Daleks Saturday TV
- A feature depicts the invader trundling across Westminster Bridge but mistakenly refers to them as 'robots' throughout.
Radio Times (8-14 February 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Edge of Destruction
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (22-28 February 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: Marco Polo: "The Roof of the World"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (11-17 April 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: feature The Keys of Marinus: "The Sea of Death"
- DR. WHO Preview (half page)
Radio Times (23-29 May 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Aztecs: "The Temple of Evil"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (18-24 July 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Sensorites: "A Race Against Death"
- THE MAN WHO'S WHO feature on William Hartnell and preview (half page)
Radio Times (8-14 August 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Reign of Terror: "A Land of Fear"
- DR. WHO AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Preview feature (quarter page)
Radio Times (31 October – 6 November 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: Planet of Giants
- THE RETURN OF DOCTOR WHO Michael Williams looks back at the first series and forward to the second with a preview feature (one page)
Radio Times (21-27 November 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Dalek Invasion of Earth: "World's End"
- THE DALEKS ARE HERE! Philip Blakes looks at the Dalek phenomenon and previews (half page)
Radio Times (5-11 December 1964)
- BROADCAST OF: The Dalek Invasion of Earth: "Day of Reckoning"
- DR. WHO Interview with Terry Nation and preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (Christmas 1964)
- Contains an 8-page Lewis Carroll pastiche entitled Barbara in Wonderland, which finds a young girl getting lost in the BBC's studios, before taking tea with the Doctor and two friendly Daleks, one of whom has indigestion. The other says politely, "Please-sit-down. And-do-not-eat-all-the-cakes."
1965[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (26 December – 1 January 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Dalek Invasion of Earth: "Flashpoint"
- PRISONER OF THE DALEKS Preview feature (quarter page)
Radio Times (2-8 January 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Rescue: "The Powerful Enemy"
- A NEW COMPANION FOR DR. WHO? Introducing Maureen O'Brien and preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (16-22 January 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Romans: "The Slave Traders"
- DR. WHO AND THE ROMANS Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (13-19 February 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Web Planet
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (27 March – 2 April 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Crusade: "The Lion"
- DR. WHO AND THE LIONHEART Preview feature (half page)
- Contains Pugwash Ahoy!, a fourth-wall-breaking comic crossover between Doctor Who and the regular Radio Times comic strip Captain Pugwash.
Radio Times (24-30 April 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: Space Museum
- DR. WHO AND THE SPACE MUSEUM Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (22-28 May 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Chase: "The Executioners"
- DR. WHO AND THE CHASE Michael Williams looks at Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright leaving and previews (one page)
Radio Times (3-9 July 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Time Meddler: "The Watcher"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (11-17 September 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: Galaxy Four: "Four Hundred Dawns"
- DR. WHO – GALAXY FOUR Preview feature (one page)
Radio Times (18-25 September 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: Galaxy Four: "Trap of Steel"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (quarter page)
Radio Times (9-15 October 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: Mission to the Unknown
- DR. WHO – MISSION TO THE UNKNOWN Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (16-22 October 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Myth Makers: "The Temple of Secrets"
- DR. WHO AND THE TROJAN WAR Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (13-19 November 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Daleks' Master Plan: "The Nightmare Begins"
- DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (5-11 February 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The Massacre: "War of the Gods"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (third page) and Sam Rolfe's visit to the set of The Daleks' Master Plan (one page)
Radio Times (5-11 March 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Ark
- DR. WHO AND A SPACE ARK Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (2-8 April 1965)
- BROADCAST OF: The Celestial Toymaker: "The Celestial Toyroom"
- DR. WHO PLAYS THE TRILOGIC GAME Preview feature (half page)
1966[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (30 April – 6 May 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The Gunfighters: "A Holiday for the Doctor"
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (28 May – 3 June 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The Savages: Episode 1
- DR. WHO AND THE SAVAGES Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (25 June – 1 July 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The War Machines: Episode 1
- DR. WHO AND THE WAR MACHINES Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (10-16 September 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The Smugglers: Episode 1
- DR. WHO Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (8-14 October 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: feature The Tenth Planet: Episode 1
- DOCTOR WHO Preview (half page)
Radio Times (5-11 November 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: The Power of the Daleks: Episode One
- The Daleks are Back Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (17-23 December 1966)
- BROADCAST OF: previews The Highlanders: Episode 1
- Who's Who Ernest Thomson meets the new Doctor Patrick Troughton "I'm ready to play anything" "I like dressing up." (one page)
1967[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (14-20 January 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Underwater Menace: Episode 1
- DR. WHO Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (11-17 February 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Moonbase: Episode 1
- DR. WHO Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (11-17 March 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Macra Terror: Episode 1
- DR. WHO Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (8-14 April 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Faceless Ones: Episode 1
- Dr. Who and the Faceless Ones Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (20-26 May 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1
- IT'S THOSE DALEKS AGAIN Preview feature (half page)
Radio Times (24-30 June 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 6
- ON THE SIDE OF THE DALEKS Article about Marius Goring and preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (2nd - 9th September 1967)
- COVER TAG: "Dr. Who and his companions face their old enemies, the Cybermen Saturday BBC 1 see page 3"
- "My instincts tell me that terrible danger awaits us," the Doctor writes in his diary for the story preview.
Radio Times (2-8 September 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 1
- DR. WHO Preview feature (two thirds page)
Radio Times (11-17 November 1967)
- BROADCAST OF: The Ice Warriors: Episode 1
- DR. WHO on Ice Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (25 November- 1 December 1967)
- BROADCAST OF:
- Blue Peter v. The Daleks The Daleks appearance on Blue Peter (quarter page)
1968[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (20-26 January 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Enemy of the World: Episode 5
- COVER TAG: The Monstrous World of Doctor Who A look at monster design, special effects and the fifth season with a preview feature (two pages)
Radio Times (3-9 February 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Web of Fear: Episode 1
- Dr. Who Goes Underground preview by Gay Search (one page)
Radio Times (24 February – 1 March 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Web of Fear: Episode 4
- The Day MyY Knees Turned Blue Gay Search talks to Frazer Hines and previews (half page)
Radio Times (16-22 March 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: Fury from the Deep: Episode 1
- Dr. Who and the Fury From the Deep Preview feature (third page)
Radio Times (8-14 June 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1
- Dr. Who and his Deadliest Foes, the Daleks Colour page preview feature (one page)
Radio Times (10-16 August 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Dominators: Episode 1
- Look Out! It's the Quarks Preview feature (quarter page)
Radio Times (31 August – 6 September 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Dominators: Episode 4
- How Wendy Caught the Acting Bug Wendy Padbury feature and preview (quarter page)
Radio Times (14-20 September 1968)
- BROADCAST OF: The Mind Robber: Episode 1
- Dr. Who and the Mind Robber Preview feature (quarter page)
1969[[edit] | [edit source]]
Radio Times (19-25 April 1969)
- BROADCAST OF: The War Games: Episode One
- Back on Earth for the War Games Patrick Troughton is interviewed for his final story. "It's been great fun," he says. Preview feature by Gay Search (half page)
Radio Times (21-27 June 1969)
- BROADCAST OF: The War Games Episode Ten
- Exit...the Doctor and his Demons Preview feature (half page)