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The '''''Doctor Who Magazine'' Winter Special of 1991''' was centred on [[UNIT]]. Most of the features in the issue were written as if they were articles in the fictional magazine ''The Metropolitan'', to which [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was a regular contributor.
 
The '''''Doctor Who Magazine'' Winter Special of 1991''' was centred on [[UNIT]]. Most of the features in the issue were written as if they were articles in the fictional magazine ''The Metropolitan'', to which [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was a regular contributor.
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== Contents ==
 
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=== Fiction ===
 
=== Fiction ===
* ''[[An Army of Shadows (short story)|An Army of Shadows]]''
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* ''[[An Army of Shadows (short story)|An Army of Shadows]]''
 
* ''[[The Alien Cover-Up: Mike Yates Interview (short story)|The Alien Cover-Up: Mike Yates Interview]]''
 
* ''[[The Alien Cover-Up: Mike Yates Interview (short story)|The Alien Cover-Up: Mike Yates Interview]]''
 
* ''[[Exposed: The Day of the Daleks (short story)|Exposed: The Day of the Daleks]]''
 
* ''[[Exposed: The Day of the Daleks (short story)|Exposed: The Day of the Daleks]]''
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== Additional details ==
 
== Additional details ==
* Coming at the same time as the BBC declared it was resting the television series following ''[[Survival]]'', Derrick Sherwin in the introduction, openly declares his intension to submit the proposal for a new UNIT series firmly rooted in reality.
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* Coming at the same time as the BBC declared it was resting the television series following ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'', Derrick Sherwin in the introduction, openly declares his intension to submit the proposal for a new UNIT series firmly rooted in reality.
 
* Once again a bumper comic format, this special was staple bound with new cover artwork (and poster), priced £2.25 (UK).
 
* Once again a bumper comic format, this special was staple bound with new cover artwork (and poster), priced £2.25 (UK).
 
* The ISSN number on this magazine is the same as that on the Summer 1991 Special.
 
* The ISSN number on this magazine is the same as that on the Summer 1991 Special.
 
* The indicia does not uniquely identify this issue; it is said to be merely ''Doctor Who Magazine''.
 
* The indicia does not uniquely identify this issue; it is said to be merely ''Doctor Who Magazine''.
* Buried in the indicia is the humorous line, “Listen, I don't care what you think about him,” said the Brigadier, “I'm not employing a man with a name like Ed Straker ...”
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* Buried in the indicia is the humorous line, “Listen, I don't care what you think about him,” said the Brigadier, “I'm not employing a man with a name like Ed Straker ...” This is a reference to the protagonist of {{wi|UFO (TV series)|UFO}}.
 
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Revision as of 22:03, 24 October 2019

RealWorld

The Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special of 1991 was centred on UNIT. Most of the features in the issue were written as if they were articles in the fictional magazine The Metropolitan, to which Sarah Jane Smith was a regular contributor.

Contents

Articles

  • 'The UNIT Story' Part One: Troughton & Pertwee Years
  • 'The UNIT Story' Part Two: Tom Baker Years onwards
  • 'The UNIT Chronology'
  • 'Centre Stage with UNIT' (a look at the UNIT stageplay) by Liam Michael-Rudden
  • Full UNIT Cast and Credit Details by Andrew Pixley

Comic content

Fiction

  • An Army of Shadows
  • The Alien Cover-Up: Mike Yates Interview
  • Exposed: The Day of the Daleks

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS:

Archives

  • None

Interviews / Profiles

  • None

Previews

  • None

Reviews

  • None

Giant A2 Colour Poster

  • The cover artwork for this issue was given away as a free poster stapled in the middle. with the additional caption "We deal with the odd, the unexplained. Anything on Earth ... or even beyond ..." The Brigadier, Spearhead from Space

Also featuring

Credits

Contributors this issue

Additional details

  • Coming at the same time as the BBC declared it was resting the television series following Survival, Derrick Sherwin in the introduction, openly declares his intension to submit the proposal for a new UNIT series firmly rooted in reality.
  • Once again a bumper comic format, this special was staple bound with new cover artwork (and poster), priced £2.25 (UK).
  • The ISSN number on this magazine is the same as that on the Summer 1991 Special.
  • The indicia does not uniquely identify this issue; it is said to be merely Doctor Who Magazine.
  • Buried in the indicia is the humorous line, “Listen, I don't care what you think about him,” said the Brigadier, “I'm not employing a man with a name like Ed Straker ...” This is a reference to the protagonist of UFO.