Doctor Who Appreciation Society

The Doctor Who Appreciation Society or DWAS, was a non-profit making body formed in 1976 with 70 members. By 1982, it had some 1,700 members. It was the only Doctor Who fan club officially recognised by the BBC.

A twelve member executive committee governed the society, which had a co-ordinator.

Writers David Saunders and David J. Howe have both been co-ordinators for the Society.

The Society ran the PanoptiCon series of conventions for at least twenty-five years.

Following Nicholas Courtney's death in 2011, Colin Baker succeeded Courtney as Honorary President of the Society.

Membership
For an annual fee, members received a membership card and a monthly newsletter entitled The Celestial Toyroom.

Other publications
The Society also produced a bi-monthly magazine called Tardis that featured articles and photographs and Cosmic Masque that contained fan fiction.