Celestial Toyroom (fanzine)

Celestial Toyroom
Publisher:	Doctor Who Appreciation Society
Type:	Magazine
Release date:	1976 -

Celestial Toyroom is a monthly Doctor Who fanzine published by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, and named after the toyroom seen in The Celestial Toymaker. In its earlier years, the fanzine had been known as The Celestial Toyroom. The DWAS called it the longest-running Doctor Who fanzine in the world, having published it continuously since 1976.

The short-lived tapezine CT of Death was named partly in homage go The Celestial Toyroom.

History

• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• 2010s
• 2020s

To be added.

Notable contributors

To be added.

Attached honorary presidents

To be added.

• Colin Baker (Issues 527, 528,

Issues

#	Date Released	Cover	Contents	Other Notes
CT 527	TBA	TBA	Editorial: Celestial Yesterdays (Paul Winter) Evolution of the Doctor - Episode 3 (Michael Asher) Cooking In Shockeye's Kitchen (Steve Hardy) The Capitol Five Previewed (Tony Jordan) Tranquil Repost - The Tapezine. (Patrick White) Pharos Project (Kevin Gardner) Vworp Vworp! (Gareth Kavanagh) Doctor Who Fanzines: Tides of Time (James Ashworth) Meeting Chris Achilleos (Hayden Gribble)	Edited by Paul Winter. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Chris Achilleos (front, used posthumously with permission of Tasha Achilleos) & Kevin Mullen (back) Also contained a memorial to previous CT contributor Simon Wellings. Contributors to The Screaming Jungle letters page: Ollie Hardaker, Brenda Vieths Sherrod, Paul Carrington, Andrew G. Dick, Alan Hayes, River Rosenberg, Andrew Ford, Clive Robert Bell, Kate Green, Ludo Ludo, Stuart Smith, Andrew Kennedy, Brandon Hulcoop, David Knight, Richard Long, Carriad Eager-Hobden, Marc Thorpe, Richard Wright, Dominic Smith.
CT 528	TBA	TBA	Editorial: Celestial Yesterdays (Stephen Hatcher) A Family Snapshot (Jez Strickley) Driving Miss Sladen (Stephen Hatcher) Five Faces (Martin A. W. Holmes) Going Back Into Combat (Alan Darlington) Introducing Declan, A Talented Young Artist (his dad, Robert Scott) I Could Write A Better Story Than That (Paul Burns) It's Timelash... Whether You Like It Or Not! (Gavin Skerry) Grimwade Was A Tinker, When It Came To Tailoring Doctor Who (Huw Turbervill) Master Mind (Jackie Green) Monstrous Motives: Lady Adrasta - Metal Monopolist (Jez Strickley) Book Review The Who Adventures By David J. Howe (Chris McAuley)	Edited by Stephen Hatcher. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Andrew-Mark Thompson (front) & Declan Scott (back) The article about Lady Adrasta ends with a dedication in memory of Myra Frances, who played the part. Also contained two pages of mockup Weetabix-style foldees, by Andrew-Mark Thompson, called Weetaflux. Contributor to The Screaming Jungle letters page: Roland Moore
CT 529	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 530	TBA	TBA	Editorial: A Time Traveller's (Eco) Footprint (Jez Strickley) From The Death Zone (Paul Winter) Trading Cards From Rittenhouse! (Rik Moran) Building Back Better Revisiting Malcolm Hulke's Invasion Of The Dinosaurs (Ian Scales) Cool Things Four To Doomsday (Fiona Moore and Alan Stevens) Metaphors On The Moon, Or Foreshadowing Climate Change (Michael S. Collins) Monstrous Motives: Forester and Robertson: Ecocidal Villains (Jez Strickley) The New Doctor Announcement... Or Lack Of... (Rik Moran) "Sand Gets Into The Machinery": Doctor Who, Dune, And Alien Ecology (Hamish Crawford) The Hidden Factor (Alan Stevens) "The Sound Of This Planet Screaming Out Its Rage!" (Nick Mellish)	Edited by Jez Strickley. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Andy Lambert (wraparound, photo enhancements by Colin Brockhurst and Clayton Hickman) Contributors to The Screaming Jungle letters page: Michael Crouch., Mary Roraff, Keith Tudor, Derek Martz, Brendan Sheppard, Scott Wilson, Legeon Henderson, Scott William Palmer, Richard Unwin, Tori Swain, Saffron Lisa Coulthard, Chris Beer, Nik Hewett, James Jeans
CT 531/2	TBA	TBA	Editorial (Alan Stevens) Vincent And The Black Archive (Paul Driscoll) Retro-Effects (John Kelly) Cool Things Revelation Of The Daleks (Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore) Come Visit Skaro: The Greatest Planet In The Universe. (Finn Clark) Tracking The Timelines (Ian Scales) Lost In The Dark Dimension (Paul Driscoll) Psychologies, Paradigms And The Phantom Nature Of Continuity (Jez Strickley) Space Mountain And Other Conventions (Paul Bensilum) The Witch's Familiar? Cats In Doctor Who (Fiona Moore, supervised by Ayesha the Tortie)	Edited by Alan Stevens. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Andy Lambert (wraparound, photo enhancements by Colin Brockhurst and Kevin Mullen) Proofreading by Ann Worrall and Fiona Moore. Postcard by Timothy Stephen Keable. Issue did not contain a The Screaming Jungle letters page.
CT 533	TBA	TBA	Editorial (Richard Unwin) Travelling Companions (Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred, Nicola Bryant) Summertime Jokefest Worlds Of Wonder - Where Science Meets Fiction (Richard Unwin) What I Did On My Summer Holidays (Kieran Highman) The New Adventures Extra Comic Strip Special (Sarah Urbank, Mat Greenfield) Time Queen Interview With Bethany Blake (uncredited interviewer) The Gallifrey Cabaret Interview (uncredited interviewer) Say What Who See	Summer Special. Edited by Richard Unwin. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Reece Connolly (front), Beth Axford (back poem), Imogen Newman (back art). Postcard by Scott Gray. Puzzle: Evan Jones. Contributors to The Screaming Jungle letters page: Louis Le Gall, Soph, Ian Morgan, Jackie Green, Darren Scott, Faris Rehman, Daniel Howroyd, Richard Unwin.
CT 534	TBA	TBA	Editorial (Ian Wheeler) Press Call (Jenny Baxter) Walsh On Who! (John Walsh) Five Questions Rapid! Interview With Graham Cole OBE (with thanks to Karen Davies) Lucky Number XIII (Dana Lucas) Cool Things - The Sea Devils (Fiona Moore and Alan Stevens) Reverend Ian K McLachlan MA BD (A Tribute by Tony Jordan; photo courtesy of Paul Vanezis) Monstrous Motives: Charlie Duffy - Tomorrow's Luddite (Jez Strickley) Monster Marvel Memories Interview with Tim Quinn (Ian Wheeler)	Edited by Ian Wheeler. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cool Things feature photo enhancement: Colin Brockhurst. Cover: Anthony Moorin (back). Contributor to The Screaming Jungle letters page: Sheldon Collins.
CT 535	TBA	TBA	Editorial (Rik Moran) From The Death Zone (Paul Winter) Terrance Dicks - A Celebration (Tony Jordan) Capitol 5 Review (Paul Burns; Tracey Island, Carol Singer, Carpette Burns) Minding Miss Miller (Sheldon Collins) Myth Makers Live (David Black) My Weekend At The Capitol (Oliver Dallas) When Is A Doctor Who Fan Not A Doctor Who Fan? (Ian McLachlan)	Edited by Rik Moran. Layout by Nicholas Hollands. Publications Manager: Rik Moran. Cover: Anthony Radbourne. The Terrance Dicks - A Celebration article also featured social media quotes from Leigh Wood, Tim Keep, Tasha Achilleos, Maria Kolotichu, Sheldon Collins, Brian Gallagher, Simon Hart, Andrew Marchant, Katy Manning, Jon Arnold, David J Howe, Paul Burns, Keith Andrew, Ashley Gregory, Dublin Fox 98. Issue did not contain a The Screaming Jungle letters page.
CT 536	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 537	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 538	TBA	TBA	Editorial (Richard Unwin) 100 Not Out - John Dorney Interview () The Cruk of the Draw - Things I Love About The 'New Adventures' Comic Strips (Richard Unwin) The New Adventurers () /// The Land of Non-Fiction () Horny for Dorney () Doctor Who: The Collection Season 2 () In Memoriam - Chris Boucher ()	TBA
CT 539	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 540	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 541	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 542	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 543	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 544	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 545	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 546	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
CT 547	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

External links

• Official website