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.
 * 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 in all his years. At the time this was seen as a sign of the series success so as not to require a cover promotion . In these days of multi-channel viewing, covers are stil much sought after, but now reflecting a series' popularity


 * 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.

1964
Radio Times (22 -28 February)

Radio Times (27 November)

1965
Radio Times (19 February)

1966
Radio Times (5 - 11 November)

1967
Radio Times (2 -8 September)

1968
Radio Times (20 – 26 January)

1970
Radio Times (1 January)

1971
Radio Times (2 - 8 January)

1972
Radio Times (1 - 7 January)

1973
Radio Times (15 - 21 December)

1983

 * On November 21st, A Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special was released.

Radio Times (19 - 25 November)
 * 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.

1993
Radio Times (20 – 26 November)
 * 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 (31 May)
 * A Radio Times 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
 * This issue, in anticipation of a new relaunch for Doctor Who following the movie release, began a regular page sci-fi feature that included ongoing comic strip adventures for the Eigth Doctor. The page was later abandoned and the comic strip had its run ended early.

1999
Radio Times (31 May)
 * 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 Calender this year.

2003
Radio Times (22 – 28 November)
 * 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.

2005
Radio Times (17 – 30 December)
 * 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.

2006
Radio Times (16 December)
 * Once again Doctor Who managed to secure a Christmas Radio Times cover with the broadcast of The Runaway Bride.

2007
Radio Times (8 - 14 December)
 * Doctor Who's third Christmas special, with the broadcast of Voyage of the Damned hits the stand in the run up to Christmas.
 * 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))
 * Christmas Issue.
 * 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)
 * Missing out on this years Christmas cover issue,to Wallace and Gromit, The Next Doctor]] got the runner-up prize of the issue before.
 * 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 dont 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 issues review of the year 2008.

Radio Times (20 December - 2 January)
 * 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 (1 - 7 August)
 * With the series of Tenth Doctor specials still to be aired, the Radio Times gave a cover mention and featured an article heralding the arrival of the Eleventh Doctor filming new scenes in his new costume that had recently been announced to the wider press.

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

=Radio Times Posters=
 * Tenth Doctor (uncredited)


 * Cybermen at St Paul's Cathedral
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak / Ian McKinnell
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Director: Paul Smith
 * Picture Editor: Patricia Taylor


 * Black Dalek
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Art Director: Paul Smith
 * Picture Editor: Patricia Taylor


 * TARDIS
 * Photograph: Mike Hogan
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Design and Art Direction: Paul Smith


 * Monsters
 * Photo: Mark Harrison
 * Design and Art: Paul Smith


 * Double sided 2008
 * Photograph: Matt Holyoak
 * Image Manipulation: Ian McKinnell
 * Art Directon: Paul Smith

Radio Times (3 - 9 May 2008)
 * Who Watch Article (4 Pages): '''