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== Additional notes == | == Additional notes == | ||
* With the new series on television proving such a success, it was not surprising that 2005 also saw the return of the [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]. | * With the new series on television proving such a success, it was not surprising that 2005 also saw the return of the [[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]. | ||
* Once again the license to publish the title was picked up by the publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', with [[Panini]] having now taken over the title and rights from [[Marvel UK]]. | * Once again the license to publish the title was picked up by the publishers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', with [[Panini Comics]] having now taken over the title and rights from [[Marvel UK]]. | ||
* The Annual was the usual mix of comic strip, text, features and puzzles and was a great success in publishing terms: so successful, in fact that by the following year two titles were released that fit the definition of Annuals (i.e. a hardback book, published around September and intended for the Christmas merchandising market, with a limited shelf life and often, but not necessarily, year dated on the cover). | * The Annual was the usual mix of comic strip, text, features and puzzles and was a great success in publishing terms: so successful, in fact that by the following year two titles were released that fit the definition of Annuals (i.e. a hardback book, published around September and intended for the Christmas merchandising market, with a limited shelf life and often, but not necessarily, year dated on the cover). | ||
* The following year would see the publication of the ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007]]'', published by [[BBC Books]] and the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]'', published by | * The following year would see the publication of the ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007]]'', published by [[BBC Books]] and the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]'', published by Panini. While the latter presented a series of short illustrated fiction stories, the former concentrated on the lighter side of activities, games, puzzles and a reprinted comic strip story from ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', and was aimed at a younger audience. | ||
* [[Russell T Davies]]' contributions to this Annual are significant. As well as offering a full biography of [[Rose Tyler]], Russell gives an overview of the Ninth Doctor and perhaps more significantly, his involvement in the [[Last Great Time War]] and its legend. | * [[Russell T Davies]]' contributions to this Annual are significant. As well as offering a full biography of [[Rose Tyler]], Russell gives an overview of the Ninth Doctor and perhaps more significantly, his involvement in the [[Last Great Time War]] and its legend. | ||
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* Another significant contribution to be found in this annual, comes from the writer [[Steven Moffat]], whose tale ''[[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow]]'' was reworked to become the 2007 story [[TV]]: ''[[Blink]]''. In this Doctor-lite story, an older version of Sally Sparrow was the lead character, receiving a message from the Doctor caught in the past. | * Another significant contribution to be found in this annual, comes from the writer [[Steven Moffat]], whose tale ''[[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow]]'' was reworked to become the 2007 story [[TV]]: ''[[Blink]]''. In this Doctor-lite story, an older version of Sally Sparrow was the lead character, receiving a message from the Doctor caught in the past. | ||
* The Annual also made a reference to the [[Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' as one of the key moments leading up to the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] between the [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Dalek]]s, referred to only as "the Etra Prime Incident". | * The Annual also made a reference to the [[Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'' as one of the key moments leading up to the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] between the [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Dalek]]s, referred to only as "the [[Etra Prime Incident]]". | ||
*Some of the Time War events involving the Animus and the | *Some of the Time War events involving the [[Animus]] and the [[Eternal]]s mentioned there were later used in the narrative book ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords]]''. | ||
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