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{{You may|Radio Times (magazine)|n1 = the in-universe magazine}}
'''''Radio Times''''' is a weekly BBC magazine that publishes radio and television programme listing  
'''''Radio Times''''' is a weekly magazine that publishes radio and television programme listing. Once owned in-house by the [[BBC]] through [[BBC Magazines]], its owners since 2011 are [[Immediate Media Company London Limited]].


It also sporadically published original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, beginning in [[1964 (releases)|1964]] with the Christmas short story ''[[Barbara in Wonderland (short story)|Barbara in Wonderland]]'' (which, contrary to expectations, did not star [[Barbara Wright]], but did however feature the [[First Doctor]] and two [[Dalek]]s). Other notable ''Radio Times'' DWU-related works included the first [[crossover]] between ''Doctor Who'' and another series (in the form of the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] comic strip ''[[Pugwash Ahoy! (comic story)|Pugwash Ahoy!]]''), the special [[Dalek]] short story ''[[We are the Daleks!]]'' in [[1973 (releases)|1973]], and the 20th anniversary short story ''[[Birth of a Renegade]]'' ([[1983 (releases)|1983]]). In the 1990s it even published a reasonably long-running serialised [[Eighth Doctor]] [[Radio Times comic strips|comic strip]].
It also sporadically published original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, beginning in [[1964 (releases)|1964]] with the Christmas short story ''[[Barbara in Wonderland (short story)|Barbara in Wonderland]]'' (which, contrary to expectations, did not star [[Barbara Wright]], but did however feature the [[First Doctor]] and two [[Dalek]]s). Other notable ''Radio Times'' DWU-related works included the first [[crossover]] between ''Doctor Who'' and another series (in the form of the [[1965 (releases)|1965]] comic strip ''[[Pugwash Ahoy! (comic story)|Pugwash Ahoy!]]''), the special [[Dalek]] short story ''[[We are the Daleks!]]'' in [[1973 (releases)|1973]], and the 20th anniversary short story ''[[Birth of a Renegade]]'' ([[1983 (releases)|1983]]). In the 1990s it even published a reasonably long-running serialised [[Eighth Doctor]] [[Radio Times comic strips|comic strip]].
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Five years of Doctor Who.jpg|thumb|A pretend ''Radio Times'' article promoting ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', published in [[VOR 128]].]]
[[File:Five years of Doctor Who.jpg|thumb|A pretend ''Radio Times'' article promoting ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'', published in [[VOR 128]].]]
* Besides giving cast and broadcast details for broadcast material on both TV and radio, the ''Radio Times'' is also significant in terms of ''Doctor Who'' for including related articles and features. The number of cover issues reflects its popularity and standing with the BBC and has never been stronger since the new ''Doctor Who'' launch in 2005, with the series on a few occasions featured multiple times over the course of only a few weeks (for example near the end of 2009).
 
* No television series have had more covers than ''Doctor Who''.
* No television series have had more covers than ''Doctor Who''.
* ''Doctor Who'' covers are the most collectible ''Radio Times'' covers.
 
* Each of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s seasons as the Third Doctor were heralded by a ''Radio Times'' cover.
* Each of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s seasons as the Third Doctor were heralded by a ''Radio Times'' cover.
* Tom Baker never had a ''Radio Times'' cover during his era, although he did later appear on a retrospective cover.
* Tom Baker never had a ''Radio Times'' cover during his era, although he did later appear on a retrospective cover.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.radiotimes.com/shows/doctor-who The BBC's official ''Radio Times'' website]
[http://www.radiotimes.com/shows/doctor-who ''Doctor Who'' at the ''Radio Times'' website]


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