Radio Times/2000s

Radio Times is a weekly BBC magazine that publishes television and radio program listings.

2001

 * In association with Slow Dazzle Worldwide, Radio Times released a Doctor Who calendar this year.

2003
Radio Times (22nd - 28th November 2003)
 * COVER TAG: "Exclusive 40th Birthday Special Doctor Who Including: Win-a-Dalek competition...never-seen-before- photos ... and your choice for the next Doctor! Also Collect all four commemorative covers and line them up to create a special Radio Times tribute to Doctor Who."
 * A set of four covers was released to celebrate the series 40th Anniversary. The panoramic spread was reminiscent of the Doctor Who 10th Anniversary Special which was revised and once again made available to readers.
 * Radio Times Doctor Who 40th Anniversary Special (16 Page centre pull-out):
 * All new Who ("Our 16-page special marks Doctor Who's 40th birthday, and there's really something to celebrate: a new series by Russell T Davies. He gives us a taster of what's to come")
 * Fit for a Lord  "Costume designer June Hudson revisits and redesigns Tom Baker's costume for a special photograph"
 * Tom Baker on ... (The new Doctor Who, the future, larking about, the fans, and Doctor Who-The Musical)
 * The RT Files a look at Radio Times coverage of the series
 * My Favourite Doctor ("We asked for your Doctor Who favourites in our online poll, you voted in your thousands. Our survey said ...")
 * WHO do you do?  ("And how do you do Who? Ace mimic Jon Culshaw explains ...")
 * Can't wait for the TV series! A look at Scream of the Shalka, and other non-TV adventures.
 * Lost tapes turn up  Missing Doctor Who by William Gallagher
 * Captured in time ("Let the Tardis take you on a journey into the past to witness some magic moments in the making of a TV phenomenon, including previously unpublished photos from RT's archive ...")
 * Docs on the box (A roundup of the programmes for the 40th anniversary)
 * Win a Dalek Competition to win a brand-new fully reconstructed Dalek from Genesis of the Daleks (1975), original illustration artwork by Mark Thomas from the 20th-anniversary RT special, Zagreus audio CD's and DVD/audio sets.
 * Includes limited edition RT Tenth Anniversary Special Reprint for £7.99 (UK)
 * RT Shop: Doctor Who Offers
 * CREDITS: Supplement cover: Mark Thomas,Design and art director: Paul Smith, Commissioning editor: Anne Jowett, Writers: Mark Braxton, Guy Clapperton. Geoff Ellis, William Gallagher, Nick Griffiths With thanks to: Andrew Beech, David Gibbs, Ralph Montagu, Don Smith


 * Also: Don't Miss: "Doctor Who @ 40 Weekend" on UK Gold, “Who's a birthday boy...” editor Gill Hudson, and how the cover was done, News: “The Who's Who's who” (previous Doctors choice for a new Doctor; Tom Baker chose Eddie Izzard, Peter Davison choose David Warner, Colin Baker choose Richard E Grant, and Sylvestor McCoy chose Dawn French).
 * In a 2 page feature on John F Kennedy's assassination 40 years ago and the documentary "Days that Shook the World" it states that "...In the confusion that followed, a new BBC drama starting the next day drew disappointing ratings and had to be repeated a week later – it was called Doctor Who."
 * This issue also contains a full page Corgi Classic Doctor Who Collection advertisement – 7 models and a specially designed presentation film canister, and a full page advert for merchandise from The Who Shop International

2005
Radio Times (17th December – 30th December 2005)
 * COVER TAG: "Win a real Dalek in our ten-page Doctor Who Christmas special!"
 * Doctor Who's first Christmas cover marked the series' winning ratings and a focal point for Christmas Day viewing as The Christmas Invasion is about to air.
 * The Christmas Invasion (10 Pages): (
 * I'm dreaming of a fright Christmas ("Beware Santas bearing gifts! Russell T Davies, the writer who magically regenerated Doctor Who, sets the scene for the Christmas Day spectacular ...")
 * Is there a Doctor in the house? ("New Doctor David Tennant and the regular cast let us in on a few secrets from the set")
 * Radio Times Exclusive (Double page picture, The Doctor crosses swords with the Sycorax Leader in The Christmas Invasion. Interestingly Mickey Smith is seen supporting Rose aboard the Sycorax ship!
 * Hidden depths ("Creating an alien environment from nothing has always been a challenge on Doctor Who. Nick Griffiths digs deep to find out just how resourceful the show is")
 * Win a real Dalek Costing £10,000 to make and having featured in the series finale, one lucky winner could win a Dalek. "WARNING: this is not a toy, but a full-scale Dalek as used in the series".

2006
Radio Times (1st April – 7th April 2006)
 * COVER TAG: "Doctor Who The countdown starts here!"
 * Who Watch Article (1 Page): It's not long now ... ("...to the return of Doctor Who, but how do you follow the runaway success of last year? With more of the storming same, according to producer Phil Collinson ...")

Radio Times (8th April - 14th April 2006)
 * COVER TAG: "Doctor Who: The countdown continues!"
 * BROADCAST OF: Doctor Who Night (on BBC3)
 * BROADCAST OF: Dr. Who and the Daleks (film)
 * BROADCAST OF: Totally Doctor Who.
 * Who Watch Article (1 Page): It's nearly Time ... ("If you thrilled last year to the time-travelling exploits of the Doctor and Rose – and millions of us did – the waiting for the return is almost over. BBC3 gets us in the mood")
 * David Tennant appears on Ready Steady Cook Wednesday 12th April
 * Totally Doctor Who is a new fanzine show on CBBC and BBC 5.00pm Thursday 13th April which is featured as a Children's highlight for the week.
 * The back page interview is with Marc Warren who guests stars in the new series that features in 'Next Weeks' issue. The page also includes an advert for Doctor Who Adventures, launched on 5th April, a new fortnightly magazine for children who love Doctor Who.

Radio Times (16-22 December 2006)
 * Christmas Preview (2 Pages on Who): Doctor Who leads the Christmas 2006 TV previews with a photo of Katherine Tate in a wedding dress with the Doctor promoting The Runaway Bride.
 * Also advertised is the first of 2 Doctor Who free audio CDs (The Feast of the Drowned) being given away inside the next two issues.

Radio Times (23 December-5 January 2007)
 * BROADCAST OF: The Runaway Bride
 * COVER CAPTION: "FREE DOCTOR WHO CD INSIDE Don't miss the final part of this gripping story read by the Doctor himself David Tennant!"
 * Who Watch Article (3 Pages): The Claus of doom ("Psycho Santas, a bovvered bride and one humongous spider? Happy Christmas, Doc!") Also features exclusive Radio Times promotional photo and Racnoss Marquette.
 * Billie Piper's new The Ruby in the Smoke series (co-starring future Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith) is also previewed.
 * This issue also includes the first of two free CDs featuring the audio book adaptation of PROSE: The Feast of the Drowned attached to a two page advertisement announcing a further two CDs to follow of the audio version of PROSE: The Stone Rose.

2007
Radio Times (6-12 January 2007)
 * COVER TAG: "FREE DOCTOR WHO CD INSIDE Don't miss the final part of this gripping story read by the Doctor himself David Tennant!"
 * This issue includes the second of two free CDs featuring the audio book of PROSE: The Feast of the Drowned attached to an advertisement announcing a further two CDs to follow of PROSE: The Stone Rose.

Radio Times (13-19 January 2007)
 * This issue includes the first of two free CDs of the audio version of PROSE: The Stone Rose.

Radio Times (20-26 January 2007)
 * This issue includes the second of two free CDs of the audio version of PROSE: The Stone Rose.

Radio Times (8-14 December 2007)
 * Who Watch Article (3 pages): Disaster Whovie ("It's got Kylie, it's got the Doctor, it's got the Titanic, it's got a creepy new alien ... what's not to get excited about in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned? Find out more as David Tennant gives us a taste of what to expect.")

Radio Times (22 December-4 January 2007)
 * COVER TAG: "Kylie on Doctor Who"
 * BROADCAST OF: Voyage of the Damned
 * Who Watch Article (3 pages); Who's on board? ("Two icons colide - pop diva Kylie Minogue and David Tennant's Doctor. They reveal all to RT about a match made in the heavens.")
 * Who Watch Article (1 pages); Companion Pieces ("Doctor Who companions Billie Piper and Catherine Tate may not be time-travelling this Christmas, but they're still keeping busy.")

2008
Radio Times (6-12 December 2008)
 * COVER TAG: "
 * This issues cover was a fold-out, revealing Miss Hartigan flanked by the Cybermen in the cemetery.
 * Who Watch Article (4 Pages): Who's Who ("No you don't have double vision. There are two Doctors in this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special - just a few weeks away now. RT went on set to investigate...").
 * Competition: to win an exclusive piece of Doctor Who art from Department Six.
 * Behind-the-Scenes Article The Sarah Jane Adventures : Friends reUNITed (" Look who's back with Sarah Jane in her series finale. Not just that bad-tempered Sontaran, but her old ally from Doctor Who, the Brigadier himself!" ).
 * Doctor Who is also featured in this issue's review of the year 2008.

Radio Times (20 December-2 January 2009)
 * BROADCAST OF: The Next Doctor
 * COVER TAG: "
 * Who Watch article (3 pages); Doctor Doctor ("What can we expect in this year's Doctor Who Special - and beyond? Series supremo Russell T Davies writes exclusively for RT." )
 * Poster offer: Save two coupons and £2.99 (UK) for a double sided The Next Doctor A1 sized poster featuring on one side the Cybermen and on the other the Cybermen, the two doctors and Miss Hartigan.

2009
Radio Times (19 December - 1 January 2009)
 * Two varient covers one prominantly featuring a Dalek.
 * BROADCAST OF: The End of Time Parts One and Two and Doctor Who Confidential, and also the Radio broadcast of Who on Who? and David Tennant's Desert Island Disks choice.
 * 'The new face of David Tennant' (3 pages) ("David Tennant exits centre-stage in his spectacular final outing as the Doctor - now he's a little star-struck and queuing for auditions in Hollywood.")
 * Also includes Pick of the Day and listings.
 * A trailing column for next weeks issue features Matt Smith among the "brightest stars of 2010..."