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{{Retitle|''A Letter from the Doctor'' (series)}} | {{Retitle|''A Letter from the Doctor'' (series)}} | ||
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'''''A Letter from the Doctor''''' were short, in-universe [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letters]] "written" by [[DWU]] characters, typically, but not limited to | '''''A Letter from the Doctor''''' were short, in-universe [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letters]] "written" by [[DWU]] characters, typically, but not limited to, [[the Doctor]]. The stories often (but not always) treated ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' as an [[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|in-universe periodical]], showing the characters interact with the meta-fictional magazine. | ||
Beginning in the [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'', ''A Letter from the Doctor'' remained a recurring feature for the first dozen or so issues, eventually being devolved into an occasional feature thereafter being reserved for celebrating milestones in the publication's history. [[DWM 311]] notably features ''[[A letter from the Master (short story)|A letter from the Master]]'', putting the Master in the limelight. | Beginning in the [[DWM 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'', ''A Letter from the Doctor'' remained a recurring feature for the first dozen or so issues, eventually being devolved into an occasional feature thereafter being reserved for celebrating milestones in the publication's history. These original stories were actaully written by [[Dez Skinn]], but he kept it a secret to keep the illusion that "the Doctor" had actaully written them. [[DWM 311]] notably features ''[[A letter from the Master (short story)|A letter from the Master]]'', putting the Master in the limelight. | ||
More recently, ''A Letter from the Doctor'' was revived for the Annual-style publication, the ''Doctor Who Storybook''. Most of the letters to date have been written by the show's producer and lead writer, [[Russell T Davies]], with the exception of the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2009]]'', when the letter was written by newly appointed showrunner [[Steven Moffat]]. | More recently, ''A Letter from the Doctor'' was revived for the Annual-style publication, the ''Doctor Who Storybook''. Most of the letters to date have been written by the show's producer and lead writer, [[Russell T Davies]], with the exception of the ''[[Doctor Who Storybook 2009]]'', when the letter was written by newly appointed showrunner [[Steven Moffat]]. |