The 66th issue in a quarterly series of magazine releases by the publishers of Doctor Who Magazine from Panini UK celebrated 50 years of the Fourth Doctor.
Publisher's summary[]
June marks the 50th anniversary of the Fourth Doctor’s first appearance. Doctor Who Magazine is celebrating with an 84-page Special Edition, packed with all-new features, interviews, infographics and fiction. “Tom Baker made such an extraordinary impact that, to some people, he will always be the Doctor,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “In our latest Special Edition we’ve interviewed many of the actors who appeared alongside him, including Hilary Ryan, who’s never spoken about Doctor Who before. As well as casting new light on some of the series’ best-loved episodes, we’ve also added an exclusive adventure to the Fourth Doctor’s journey with a new short story by Christopher H Bidmead. There’s something here for everyone who loves the Fourth Doctor!”
Contents[]
- Larger Than Life
- What made the Fourth Doctor different from his predecessors? And why has this incarnation of the Time Lord remained so popular for the last 50 years?
- Pocket Guide
- From an apple core to a yo-yo and everything in between, an at-a-glance guide to the contents of the Fourth Doctor's pockets.
- Ravon Calling
- Guy Siner played General Ravon in the 1975 classic Genesis of the Daleks, one of Doctor Who's best-remembered stories.
- Fantastic Voyages Part One
- The television adventures were just the beginning of the Fourth Doctor's journey. This timeline includes all the major diversions along the way.
- The Doctor Who Wasn't
- Examining the earliest stories in Tom Baker's first season reveals how the Fourth Doctor evolved into a character beyond the production team's expectations.
- Scarf Measures
- The coat, hat and scarf formed part of an instantly recognisable silhouette, but there are a surprising number of variations in the Fourth Doctor's iconic look.
- Fantastic Voyages Part Two
- The Fourth Doctor's final travels with Sarah Jane Smith included a visit to the planet Vona, a return to the former Web Planet, Vortis - and a vivid encounter with the viral Voractyll.
- Renaissance Man
- Actor Gareth Armstrong remembers making the 1976 story The Masque of Mandragora, and a reunion with Tom Baker's Doctor more than 30 years later.
- The Times of His Life
- Our choice of the Fourth Doctor's top 20 defining moments, from such memorable stories as Pyramids of Mars, City of Death and logopolis.
- Fantastic Voyages Part Three
- Including the Doctor and Leela's adventures in the Shetlands, the Soviet Union and a planet at the edge of the known universe.
- The Amazon and the Alzarian
- Louise Jameson, who played Leela, and Matthew Waterhouse, who played Adric, share memories of co-starring in Doctor Who with Tom Baker.
- First Lady
- Fresh out of drama school, Hilary Ryan was given the groundbreaking role of Rodan in the 1978 season finale The Invasion of Time.
- Fantastic Voyages Part Four
- In the fourth part of this chronicle, we encounter the Snow Beasts, the mythical Dark God Valdemar and the Doctor's housekeeper, Mrs Wibbsey.
- Teka Me Home
- Before she embarked on a career as a Blue Peter presenter, actress Janet Ellis had a leading role in The Horns of Nimon.
- Fantastic Voyages Part Five
- The last leg of the Fourth Doctor's adventures featured some of the best-known extracurricular stories - including an encounter with intergalactic criminal the Meep.
- The Incredible Inking Man
- Dave Gibbons, the artist who helped to create the seminal Meep story, explains how he drew the Fourth Doctor for Marvel Comics.
- Tailor Made
- June Hudson is reunited with the burgundy costume she designed for Tom Baker's Doctor - courtesy of Mark Barton Hill, the collector who now owns it.
- A battle of wits on the Red Planet, in a new short story by Doctor Who television writer and script editor Christopher H. Bidmead.
- Many Happy Returns
- The Fourth Doctor's era came to an end following the epic events of the 1981 story Logopolis. However, he's never really left us...
Credits[]
- Editor: Marcus Hearn
- Contributing Editor: Alan Barnes
- Art Editor: Mike Jones
- Designer: Alistair McGown
- Special Thanks: Jonathan Rigby
- Managing Director: Chris Clover
- Consultant: Mike Riddell
- Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
- Head of Production: Mark Irvine
- Circulation and Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
- Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
- Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond
- BBC Studios, UK Publishing
- Chief Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
- Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
- Global Director, Magazines: Mandy Thwaites
- Compliance Manager: Cameron K McEwan
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