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1986 108 - 119

	1987

	ISSUES 120 - 131

1988 132 - 143

Issue 120

January 1987

£1.10


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2	●	Pin-Up- The Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), Zoe (Wendy Padbury) and Jamie (Hamish Wilson) in The Land Of Fiction
		[The Mind Robber]
2	●	Editor's Letter
3	●	Contents
4-5	●	Letters- To The TARDIS
5	●	Comical strip- Doctor Who? By Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
6	●	Feature- Dennis Spooner - A Tribute; Gary Russell looks back over Dennis Spooner's career
		Obituary: Dennis Spooner
7-9	●	Television- Episode Guide; The Twin Dilemma - The Mark Of The Rani
10-14	●	Interview- Wendy Padbury Interview; Wendy Padbury played companion Zoe during the Troughton era. Richard Marson talks to her about her role as the vivacious astrophysicist with an unusual line in costumes
		Interviewed: Wendy Padbury
15-22	●	Television- The Green Death; Synopsis and Fact File by Richard Marson
23	●	Television- The Mysterious Planet (The Trial Of A Time Lord parts 1-4); Review by Richard Marson
24-25	●	Poster- Daleks on a street
		[Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD]
26	●	Season 23 Survey Form; The annual DWM season survey
27	●	Gallifrey Guardian;
		Obituary: Ian Marter
29	●	Feature- Travelling Companions - Jo Grant; notorious for getting herself into scrapes, Jo Grant is one of the best remembered companions, and formed a close alliance with the Third Doctor. By Richard Marson
30	●	Matrix Data Bank
31-38	●	Comic strip- Profits Of Doom Part 1
39-42	●	Feature- Myths and Legends; in part two of this feature, Richard Marson traces the sources behind many popular Who stories from the Tom Baker ere to the present, and explores how who created it's own mythology
44-45	●	Feature- Panopticon VII; the weekend of September 6th 1986 was not only memorable for the return of Doctor Who after it's hiatus, it was also the date of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's 10th anniversary convention
46	●	Reviews- Off The Shelf, with The Valeyard
		Target Books: "The Space Museum" Reviewed by (The Valeyard) Gary Russell
		Target Books: "The Sensorites" Reviewed by (The Valeyard) Gary Russell
47	●	Profile- Meeting Melanie; Bonnie Langford
48	●	Pin-Up- The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) and Mel (Bonnie Langford)

Issue 121

February 1987

85p


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2	●	Pin-Up- Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) and Broton (John Woodnutt)
		[Terror Of The Zygons]
2	●	Editor's Letter
3	●	Contents
4-5	●	Letters- To The TARDIS
5	●	Comical strip- Doctor Who? By Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
6-10	●	Interview- Peter Purves Interview; of the many companions who appear in Doctor Who, few go on to win fame or fortune. Peter Purves, who played Steven in the Hartnell era, seemed all set to meet the fate of the majority, until he was chosen as a presenter on Blue Peter. Richard Marson talks to him about Doctor Who and life after
		Interviewed: Peter Purves
11-13	●	Feature- Ian Marter - A Personal Tribute By Nicholas Courtney; Gary Russell looks back over Ian Marter career
		Obituary: Ian Marter
14-17	●	Feature- Season Eight Flashback; season eight was one of the most innovative and popular in the series' history. Under Barry Letts' leadership, the Pertwee "family" blossomed, and produced such classics as The Dæmons. Here Richard Marson reviews the season as a whole
		Interviewed: Barry Letts
		Interviewed: Michael Briant
		Interviewed: John Levene
		Interviewed: Jon Pertwee
		Interviewed: Katy Manning
19	●	Matrix Data Bank
20-21	●	Television- Episode Guide; The Two Doctors - Revelation Of The Daleks
22	●	Television- Mindwarp (The Trial Of A Time Lord parts 5-8); Review by Richard Marson
23	●	Gallifrey Guardian
24	●	Reviews- Off The Shelf
		Target Books: "The Romans" Reviewed by Gary Russell
25	●	Feature- Travelling Companions - Leela; the introduction of Leela to the TARDIS changed the whole concept of the companion and for a time , the show benefited from the strengthening of the role of the Doctor's sidekick. By Richard Marson
27-34	●	Comic strip- Profits Of Doom Part 2
35-39	●	Television- Enlightenment; Synopsis and Fact File by Richard Marson
40	●	Pin-Up- Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) and Dodo (Jackie Lane) with the Celestial Toymaker's dolls
		[The Celestial Toymaker]

Issue 122

March 1987

85p


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2	●	Pin-Up- Tegan (Janet Fielding)
		[The Visitation]
2	●	Editor's Letter
3	●	Contents
4-5	●	Letters- To The TARDIS
5	●	Comical strip- Doctor Who? By Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
6-10	●	Interview- Pennant Roberts Interview; Pennant Roberts was one of the most adept directors on Doctor Who. He came to the series in 1977, during the Tom Baker years, and stayed with the programme for 26 subsequent episodes. Richard Marson heard about Robert's time on Who, and his script that was never filmed
		Interviewed: Pennant Roberts
11	●	Gallifrey Guardian;
		Television: Colin Baker to leave
12	●	Matrix Data Bank
13	●	Feature- Travelling Companions - Tegan; in recent years, the tendency has been towards short-lived and less memorable companions. Tegan Jovanka, played by Janet Fielding, was a significant exception. By Richard Marson
14-17	●	Feature- Doctor Who A BBC Production; to many people the workings of television are a mystery, so in this feature, Patrick Mulkern attempts to unravel the structure of the BBC
18	●	Comical strip- The Doctor Who History Tour By Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett
19-21	●	Television- Episode Guide; The Trial Of A Time Lord
22	●	Television- The Ultimate Foe (The Trial Of A Time Lord parts 9-12); Review by Richard Marson
23	●	Reviews- Off The Shelf
		Target Books: "The Ambassadors Of Death" Reviewed by Gary Russell
		Target Books: "The Macra Terror" Reviewed by Gary Russell
		Target Books: "K9 And Company" announced
24-26	●	Text fiction- The Bird Of Fire
27-34	●	Comic strip- Profits Of Doom Part 3
36-39	●	Television- Pyramids Of Mars; Nostalgia

Issue 123

April 1987

85p


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2	●	Pin-Up- Cybermen leaving the tombs
		[The Tomb Of The Cybermen]
2	●	Editor's Letter
3	●	Contents
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