What If? (feature)

What If? was a piece of fiction with a collection of accompanying images. It depicted a “what if?”, almost unbound situation, showing what a potential Eighth Doctor may have done.

While some illustrations were completely in universe the feature itself was completely meta fictional. In the same vain as The Thief of Sherwood.

The images were printed in Doctor Who Magazine and the main image was illustrated by Phil Bevan. It depicted Richard Griffiths as a possible Doctor. Tying into the fact Griffiths was considered for the role after McCoy departed.

This feature uses a blend of planned content for the future of Doctor Who and completely made up stuff. The main image doesn’t depict a scene from a planned unproduced story, but instead shows a view into new story named The Last of the Daleks.

Synopsis
Having survived Survival, Doctor Who’s fortunes took an upward turn in the early nineties. Here Dave Owen refreshes our memories of those great days…

Feature
Dave Owen tells readers how close Doctor Who came to cancellation and the show was lucky to continue airing until the 30th anniversary. The latest two season defined the series and without them the show may have been cancelled after Survival with viewers left wanting more as well as audiences being deprived of the crucial story The Last of the Daleks: Part One which the Eighth Doctor and Kate find themselves surrounded by Daleks.

The Last of the Daleks
The Eighth Doctor and companion Kate are surrounded by Daleks.

The Other Eighth Doctor
An in character shot depicting Richard Griffiths as the Doctor.

New Companion Kate
An in character shot Julia Sawalha as Kate sitting her safecracking exam.

Title sequence
The Eighth Doctor is depicted in his title sequence.

Magazine
The Eighth Doctor graces the cover of Doctor Who Magazine.

Network
The VHS cover of Network starring Richard Griffiths as the Doctor and Kate O'Mara as the Rani.

Characters

 * Eighth Doctor
 * Kate Tollinger
 * The Daleks