Radio Times

Radio Times is a weekly BBC magazine that publishes television and radio program listings. It has also published original Doctor Who fiction. In 1973 it published the short story We are the Daleks!, and in 1983 it published the short story Birth of a Renegade. In the 1990s it published an Eighth Doctor comic strip. =Significant Notes=
 * 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 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 other television series have had more covers than Doctor Who.
 * Doctor Who covers are the most collectable Radio Times covers.
 * 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.
 * Omitted from below are the weekly issue details, TV choice and pick of the day columns. These have recently been issued on DVD's as extra PDF files.
 * Significant articles only are listed below.

=Radio Times Cover Gallery and Feature Guide= Radio Times holds its own annual Radio Times Covers Party, a prestigous event where cover stars are awarded framed covers, since the 2005 relaunch the Doctor Who team have been the recipients of more covers than any other series on TV.
 * Andrew Skilleter collected a framed cover of his 20th Anniversary piece for The Five Doctors in 1983, one of the illustrators to do so.

1963
Radio Times (23rd - 30th November 1963)
 * COVER TAG:"DR WHO - a new Saturday-afternoon television series of adventures in time and space"

1964
Radio Times (21st - 28th November 1964)
 * COVER TAG: DR. WHO and the Daleks Saturday TV
 * A feature depicts the invader trundling across Westminster Bridge but mistakenly refers to them as 'robots' throughout.

Radio Times (Christmas 1964)
 * Contains an 8-page Lewis Carroll spoof entitled "Barbara in Wonderland", which finds a young girl getting lost in the BBC's studios, before taking tea with the Doctor and two friendly Daleks, one of whom has indigestion. The other says politely, "Please-sit-down. And-do-not-eat-all-the-cakes."

1966
Radio Times (15th - 21st December 1966)
 * Patrick Troughton is interviewed as The Highlanders airs. "I'm ready to play anything" "I like dressing up."

1967
Radio Times (2nd - 9th September 1967)
 * COVER TAG: "DR. WHO and his companions face their old enemies, the Cybermen Saturday BBC 1 see page 3"
 * "My instincts tell me that terrible danger awaits us," the Doctor writes in his diary for the story preview.

1968
Radio Times (20th - 27th January 1968)
 * COVER TAG:Monstrous world of Doctor Who RT talks to the BBC wardrobe and effects people.

1969
'''Radio Times (19th - 25th April 1969)
 * Patrick Troughton is interviewed for his final story. "It's been great fun," he says.

1970
Radio Times (1-7 January 1970)
 * Jon Pertwee is interviewed, revealing the family holidays in Ibizza, where his children "run around like a lot of wild little nuddists, babbling in three languages."

1971
Radio Times (2nd-9th January 1971)
 * Introducing the Master, actor Roger Delgado rebuffs the suggestion that his charcter might become too-light hearted: "I don't think that'll happen. I remember starting 16 years ago in midday matinees. Once I was faced with the unbelievable line, 'Come in and put your feet up on the Algerian poof.' If you can handle that you can handle anything."

1973
Radio Times (15-21 December 1973)
 * Barry Letts replies to a reader (Brenda Hoyle), who says that her son is pettrified by the Doctor Who theme tune by saying, "To produce programmes which upset or offend nobody at all is the surest way of killing all the excitement of television."

Radio Times (15th - 21st December 1973)
 * With actor Jon Pertwee appearing on Michael Parkinson's Saturday night chat show, a Radio Times feature looks at the Doctor's popular appeal.

1983
Radio Times (19-25 November 1983)
 * COVER TAG: "Who's Who? Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary is celebrated by 'The Five Doctors' who again face their enemy The Master in a special feature-length story on BBC1. Inside: companions in space...a Who Who's Who"
 * Celebratory cover promoting the 20th Anniversary adventure The Five Doctors.
 * With a cover illustration by Andrew Skilleter, this is only the second Doctor Who illustrated cover for Radio Times, the first being the cover by Frank Bellamy in 1972.
 * This particular issue was hit by a printers strike that meant a reduced number of copies were available and indeed some regions received no issue. The quality of the reproductions (including the internal line drawings), suffered as well.
 * For his cover work, Andrew Skilleter was invited to the Radio Times Cover Party this year where he received a framed cover.
 * The cover illustration was later reworked (the Richard Hurndall likeness was improved), and used again for the first video release to not feature a photographic montage.
 * Interestingly Sylvester McCoy also appears in this issue in an article for 'Eureka' (a series about inventors and inventions) as does Simon Gipps-Kent (Seth in The Horns of Nimon]]
 * On Monday 21 November Blue Peter has a special 'Happy Birthday, Doctor Who!' edition.

1993
Radio Times (20-26 November 1993)
 * The 30th Anniversary of Doctor Who was marked by Dimensions in Time, a 3D television event, in association with the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal. The special glasses sold in aid of the charity enhanced viewing of several programmes broadcast throughout the week.

1996
Radio Times (25-31 May 1996)
 * COVER TAG: It's time to return... Doctor Who the movie Spring Bank Holiday Monday, BBC1. 16-page Time Lord souvenir inside


 * A readers' offer included a full set of high quality postcards each depicting a Radio Times Doctor Who cover.
 * A further offer was made to readers for an exclusive Eigth Doctor poster

Radio Times (1-7 June 1996)
 * This issue, in anticipation of a new relaunch for Doctor Who following the movie release, (and the huge sucess of 'The X Files' among others),began a regular page sci-fi feature that included ongoing comic strip adventures for the Eighth Doctor. The page was later abandoned and the comic strip had its run ended early.

1999
Radio Times (13-19 November 1999)
 * Keeping Doctor Who fresh in the publics eye this cover marked an evening of Doctor Who viewing on UK television (Doctor Who Night).
 * This specially commisioned Dalek portrait, shot by Lord Snowdon, was originally used as a stamp design.

2001

 * 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 Radio Times Tenth Doctor Who 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”.

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!”
 * 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 5.00pm Thursday 13th April begins
 * Includes an advert for Doctor Who Adventures, launched on 5th April, a new fortnightly magazine for children who love Doctor Who.

2006
Radio Times (16-22 December 2006) Also advertised is the first of 2 Doctor Who free audio CD’s (The Feast of the Drowned) being given away inside the next two issues.
 * 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.

Radio Times (23 December-5 January 2007)
 * 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 is also previewed.
 * This issue also includes the first of two free CDs featuring the audio book adaptation of NSA: The Feast of the Drowned attached to a two page advertisement announcing a further two CDs to follow of the audio version of NSA: The Stone Rose.

2007
Radio Times (6-12 January 2007)
 * This issue includes the second of two free CDs featuring the audio book of NSA: The Feast of the Drowned attached to an advertisement announcing a further two CDs to follow of NSA: The Stone Rose.

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

Radio Times (20-26 January 2007)
 * This issue includes the second of two free CDs of the audio version of NSA: 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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 2009-1 January 2010)
 * COVER TAG: "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"
 * One of two variant covers for the holiday issue shows Santa Claus with a wind-up Dalek toy.
 * '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")
 * Exclusive giant A1, double-sided Doctor Who poster featuring the Doctor on one side and Rose, Martha and Donna on the reverse. First of 2 tokens plus £2.99 (UK).
 * Over the Christmas fortnight David Tennant features heavily: reading the Christmas Bear for Cbeebies, Guest on QI (BBC One), Desert Island Discs (Radio 4),Alan Carr: Chatty Man New Year Special (C4), guest on Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol, again with Catherine Tate in Jonathan Ross' Radio 2 show, Talking with Russell T Davies in Radio 2's Who on Who?, starring in Hamlet (on BBC2), as well as both Doctor Who Confidential's and this seasons BBC One channel Idents!

2010
Radio Times (17-23 April 2010)
 * COVER TAG: VOTE DALEK They're back - and showing their true colours in our Election Special"
 * The Daleks arrive again at election time in the UK. So as to show no political bias, three new primary coloured Daleks (red, blue and yellow) front copies of this edition available nationally in equal numbers. A more subtle nod to each party than the Dalek colour schemes is that the red (Labour) Dalek is glancing over to the left of the cover, the blue (Conservative) Dalek is glancing to the right, and the yellow (LibDem) Dalek is looking straight out the centre of the page.
 * Let battle begin again... "Our favourite baddies are back - bigger than ever! Writer Mark Gatiss in-ves-tig-ates the Daleks' timeless appeal and their Nazi origins" (3 pages)
 * Declassified: your verdict on the Doctor "RT takes an exclusive first look into the BBC's online archive to find out its top top secrets"(1 page)

Radio Times (1-7 May 2010) 
 *  Mrs Who..? (The Time Lord’s mother, lover … or even wife? Alex Kingston’s River Song refuses to be pinned down – much like the actress herself”) feature by Benjamin Cook (2 page)

Radio Times (8-14 May 2010) 
 * Of note here is a five page lead feature showcasing new dramas and leading UK talent. Among the 10 actors included are a significant of Doctor Who names; Christopher Eccleston (Ninth Doctor), Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Dervla Kirwan (Mercy Hartigan), David Morrissey (the Next Doctor), David Harewood (Joshua Naismith).
 * Also noteworthy is the letters page which includes some of the 5000+ complaints the BBC received over the trailer for Graham Norton's Over the Rainbow show that was aired some 20 seconds too early and spoilt the cliffhanger ending of The Time of Angels.

=Radio Times Doctor Who Promotional Items=

1996

 * A3 size photograph of The Eighth Doctor, (Paul McGann) inside the TARDIS, standing in front of the door.

2005

 * Daleks at Westminster
 * A1(84 x 59.4cm) size, double sided poster featuring the Daleks crossing Westminster Bridge (a recreation of the iconic 1964 image of when the Daleks invaded Earth)on one side and,

on the reverse;


 * Daleks (2005)
 * Shown are 3 chunkier 2005-style Daleks

2006

 * Cybermen at St Paul's Cathedral
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak / Ian McKinnell
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Director: Paul Smith
 * Picture Editor: Patricia Taylor
 * Radio Times has produced an exclusive double-sided poster recreating the terrifying moment when the Cybermen marched by St Paul’s cathedral. (Nowadays, the area is at one end of the Millennium Bridge), on one side and a black Dalek on the reverse. The poster measures 59x84cm and required two tokens and postage of £2.95 (UK)

On the reverse;
 * Black Dalek
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Art Director: Paul Smith
 * Picture Editor: Patricia Taylor


 * Picture shows a black Dalek

2007

 * TARDIS
 * Photograph: Mike Hogan
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Design and Art Direction: Paul Smith
 * This long narrow poster shows is the Tenth Doctor, Martha and Captain Jack Harkness standing to the left in a TARDIS interior panoramic shot.

On the reverse;
 * Monsters
 * Photo: Mark Harrison
 * Design and Art: Paul Smith
 * This long narrow poster shows Weeping Angels, a Dalek, Dalek Sec Hybrid (centre) Scarecrows and Juddoon.

2008

 * The Next Doctor
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Directon: Paul Smith
 * A Christmas poster offer to readers offered both Walace and Gromit and Doctor Who The Next Doctor double-sided  posters
 * One side a graveyard shot of Mercy Hartigan (centre) with both 'Doctors on either side and the cybermen in the background.

On the reverse;
 * Cybermen 2008
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Directon: Paul Smith
 * This poster shows three Cybermen from The Next Doctor including the new Cyber Leader.

2009
On the reverse;
 * Davros
 * Supreme Dalek

2009/10

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Exclusive Photograph: David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Image Manipulation: Stuart Manning
 * Art Directon: Paul Smith

On the reverse;
 * The Doctor and Companions
 * Exclusive Photograph: David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor with companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman)
 * Photograph: Mike Hogan
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Directon: Paul Smith

2010
to be added

External Link
The BBC's official Radio Times website with an increasing amount of Doctor Who content including archive material