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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.

Contents 1 Significant Notes 2 Radio Times Cover Gallery and Feature Guide 2.1 1964 2.2 1965 2.3 1966 2.4 1967 2.5 1968 2.6 1970 2.7 1971 2.8 1972 2.9 1973 2.10 1983 2.11 1993 2.12 1996 2.13 1999 2.14 2001 2.15 2003 2.16 2005 2.17 2006 2.18 2007 2.19 2008 2.20 2009 3 Radio Times Posters 3.1 2006 3.2 External Link

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

Radio Times Covers Party 2007

[edit] 1964

22-28 February

21-27 November

[edit] 1965

13-19 February

[edit] 1966

5 - 11 November

[edit] 1967

2-8 September

[edit] 1968

20-26 January

[edit] 1970

1-7 January

[edit] 1971

2-8 January

[edit] 1972

1-7 January

30 December-5 January 1972

[edit] 1973

Doctor Who Tenth Anniversary Special

15-21 December

[edit] 1983

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.

[edit] 1993

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.

[edit] 1996

25-31 May

• 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
• 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.

[edit] 1999

13-19 November

• 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.

[edit] 2001

• Radio Times released a Doctor Who Calender this year.

[edit] 2003

22 – 28 November

22 – 28 November

22 – 28 November

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.

[edit] 2005

12-18 March

• Before it was revealed that Christopher Eccleston (the Ninth Doctor) would regenerate into David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor), Tennant appeared on the Radio Times promoting his series Casanova, next to a Doctor Who headline. Tennant's pose in this photo is nearly identical to some of the publicity photos he'd later make as the Doctor (as well as resembling the "Come with me" scene of DW: The Fires of Pompeii).

26 March-1 April

• The iconic TARDIS image on the cover heralded the first new series of Doctor Who for many years, with a fold open cover showing the new TARDIS interior.

30 April-6 May

• This image, released during a General Election with the caption 'Vote Dalek' was available as a poster.
• This cover went on to win a prestigious cover award.

17-30 December

[edit] 2006

15-21 April

cover folded out

• This issue featured numerous articles on Doctor Who.
• Contributors this issue: Russell T. Davies Writer and Producer “Science Fiction can look so silly. You’ve really got to fight against peoples’ preconceptions of it being nonsense.”
• Look Who’s Back Special (16 Pages): All Aboard the TARDIS (Hang on to your sofa cushions as the TARDIS takes off for another 13-part run. In our new series special, the Doctor and Rose, alias David Tennant and Billie Piper answer your questions and lead writer Russell T Davies reveals the secrets of scripting Doctor Who – and he gives us an exclusive guide to the new adventures. All this plus out-of-this-world pictures, inside information and more!)

How do you begin? (Doctor Who regenerator Russell T Davies tells all – without spoiling the stories, naturally! And a guide to Series Two)

David Tennant (…answers reader’s questions about what life is like now he’s a Time Lord)

Billie Piper (…tells readers what they really want to know)

Who’s who? (How many people does it take to make Doctor Who? About 200, from riggers to boom operators to Billie Piper’s driver. Here are the 147 we rounded up. As Russell T Davies said, “How big is this empire? There are seven people who’ve been working here for two years who I’ve never met. That’s terrible.” We’ve picked out some of the main people, but everyone makes a key contribution, so you can check out the full who’s who, and see footage of this photo being taken at www.radiotimes.com/doctor who)

Undercover story (Most magazines just buy in a photo to put on the cover; but we like to go that extra mile…)

Although the series was not featured on the cover, the next few issues continued with special features on Doctor Who:

22-28 April

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Bad Wolf? (Awesome monster, more like. Special Effects wizard Will Cohen tells Nick Griffiths how this stunning creation was brought to the screen …) This is a Radio Times Photo exclusive feature.
• Who Watch Article (1 Pages): Royal prey (You’ve seen the werewolf, now meet who it’s after)
• Also in this issue: Stuart Maconie reviews the Genesis of the Daleks DVD release

29 April–5 May

• Who Watch Article (3 Pages): Friends Reunited (Two famous companions return to Doctor Who, but it wasn’t the easiest of tasks to get them to reprise their roles, as Nick Griffiths finds out …) Includes interview with writer Toby Whithouse and actor Anthony Head.

6-12 May

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Tick Tock! (How does writer Steven Moffat (below) plan to follow his terrifying gas-mask episodes of last year? Like clockwork …) * Also includes a feature on the upcoming BAFTA awards, in which TV editor Alison Graham predicts Doctor Who to win best drama series. “It’s got to be Doctor Who, worthy though the others are. Russell T Davies’s joy, enthusiasm and vision suffused every episode of a series that revitalised Saturday family viewing and introduced a new generation to one of TV’s most enduring heroes.”
• Also includes a full page advert for next weeks Radio Times with a free Doctor Who sticker book and exclusive poster with the first of three special sticker packs to complete the poster and start off your collection.

13-19 May

• The return of the Cybermen was promoted with articles, a Merlin Sticker Album and sticker along with exclusive stickers to Radio Times readers over the next few consecutive issues to complete the exclusive poster.
• Who Watch Article (5 Pages): Heavy Metal (Last year; playgrounds – and offices – resounded once more to the cry of “exterminate” as the Daleks returned. Now the Doctor and Rose face another old adversary: the Cybermen! The flesh-and-metal fiends have had a makeover; but what else is new? Find out over the next five pages. Photos by Matt Holyoak) This Radio Times Photo exclusive includes a double page ‘Anatomy of a Cyberman’ photograph and talks to writer Tom MacRae.

Doctor Who-related articles continue:

20-26 May

• Who Watch Article (1 Page): The Mick of Time (Cometh the hour…TARDIS traveller Mickey Smith may have been the comic relief, but that’s all about to change)
• This issue also includes a free pack of Merlin Stickers exclusive to Radio Times magazine with the second set of exclusive poster stickers inside.
• Doctor Who is heralded as the Moment of the Week in Alison Graham’s column.

27 May-2 June

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Do Not Adjust … (…your sets. Doctor Who is about to make a whole generation see their TV’s in a new and scary light! Photograph by Dan Goldsmith). This is a Radio Times photo exclusive feature.
• This issue also includes a free pack of Merlin Stickers exclusive to Radio Times magazine with the third set of exclusive poster stickers inside.

3-9 June

• Who Watch Article (4 Pages): Ood…You Are Awful (There have been revolting creatures in Doctor Who before, but wait till this week’s episode. And don’t eat you tea while you’re watching! This is a Radio Times photo exclusive feature.
• This issue also includes a free pack of Merlin Stickers exclusive to Radio Times magazine with the final set of exclusive poster stickers inside.

10-16 June

• Who Watch Article (1 Page): Talk of the Devil (It’s usually good, clean, frightening fun, but this week Doctor Who taps into a more ancient, deep-seated human fear).
• There were no preview tapes available for this episode only a press release and Russell T Davies’s promise of a big red monster!

17-23 June

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Careful What You Wish For … (Dreams come true for comedian Peter Kay and a young Blue Peter competition winner in the wonderful world of Doctor Who)
• Also includes ‘What I’m Watching’ column with Tom Baker – and yes he includes the new Doctor Who praising David Tennant.

24-30 June

• Who Watch Article (1 Page): Unearthly Child (The threat to the universe doesn’t always come from aggressive aliens. In this week’s Doctor Who, writer Mathew Graham (left) brings it closer to home …)

1-7 July

• Who Watch Article (4 Pages): Time to move on (Pop star … celebrity marriage … Doctor Who … but now the much travelled Billie Piper is ready for new challenges, as she tells Andrew Duncan
• Also includes a page promotion for a Doctor Who poster Offer starting next week.*

8-14 July Version 1

8-14 July Version 2

• World Cup-themed cover available in two designs featuring Daleks or Cybermen with a football.
• Who Watch Article (3 Pages): On Set with … David Tennant (The Doctor may be about to face the Cybermen and the Daleks, but look who took time out for some relaxed backstage photos exclusively for RT …
• This issue also includes the first of two tokens towards an exclusive Radio Times Cyberman poster.

16-22 December

• 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.

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.

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.

[edit] 2007

6-12 January

• 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.

13-19 January

• This issue includes the first of two free CDs of the audio version of NSA: The Stone Rose.

20-26 January

• This issue includes the second of two free CDs of the audio version of NSA: The Stone Rose.

31 March-6 April

31 March-6 April

• A choice of two covers were available.
• Presented a 16-page preview of the new season featuring interviews with David Tennant and his new co-star Freema Agyeman, and an exclusive episode guide by Russell T Davies.
• Contributors this week: Russell T Davies Doctor Who Supremo “The alien Judoon arrive in a fleet of mighty spaceships – big brutal space police! Only one man seems to know what’s going on, a patient named John Smith …”
• Welcome Aboard, Miss Jones … My Pleasure, Mr Smith (New series, hurrah! New companion, hurrah! As the Doctor adopts his sometime alias of John Smith for the opening episode in which he teams up with Martha Jones, we go backstage to meet the cast, crew and monsters, while Who’s head honcho Russell T Davies gives us an exclusive guide to the new stories. So let the fun begin!)

• The Two Doctors (Well, almost two. Martha Jones is about to qualify as a doctor when she bumps into our hero. But is actress Freema Agyeman keeping her feet on the ground?)
• Brute Force (Mean-looking,aren’t they? And the rhino-like Judoon are among a whole battalion of new aliens you’ll see – as well as old favourites, of course – in Doctor Who’s latest adventures. So turn the pages for an exciting glimpse of things to come in chief writer Russell T Davies’s fantastic story guide for Radio Times.)
• Perfect Tennant (The Doctor looks like he could have a new best friend, but has he got over the loss of the last one? And how does the man who plays the Time Lord cope with being one of the best-known faces in Britain? David Tennant tells all)

• Cooler than Kastria* … (In our online polll of more than 4,000 readers, Tennant was voted TV’s coolest person)

• Oodles of Props (“All of this stuff is kept under lock and key. Many items are one-offs, worth thousands of pounds,” says Rob Mayor, prosthetics supervisor at Millennium FX, giving RT a guided tour of the storeroom at the Doctor Who and Torchwood studios in Wales)

• Both alternative covers were sketched out by RT art editor Paul Smith and involved a special photo shoot against green-screen.

7-13 April

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Labour of Love (“All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare, but how do you actually stage that world? To find out, RT went behind the scenes for the Doctor and Martha’s Elizabethan escapade)

14-20 April

• Who Watch Article: Cat and Doc (It’s the year five-billion-and-fifty-three, the skies above New Earth are gridlocked, and then the Doctor drops in …)

21-27 April

• Thecover spoiled the reveal of the Dalek Sec hybrid at the end of Daleks in Manhattan.
• Who Watch Article (5 Pages): The Thinking Man’s Dalek (Want to know about our monstrous cover star? We asked Russell T Davies to tell us everything he knows …) This article includes Millennium FX prosthetic designer Neill Gorton revealing how to make a mutant.
• A free packet of Doctor Who Stickers from Merlin Stickers was attached inside this issue.

28 April-4 May

• Who Watch Article (3 Pages): Enemy of the States (Only in America, they say. Unless it’s a Dalek plot to enslave humanity, in which case, only in Doctor Who! For a taste of this week’s episode, turn the page) This feature includes an exclusive double-paged image created exclusively for RT by The Mill of hovering Daleks against the Manhattan skyline as lightening strikes the Empire State Building.
• A second free packet of Doctor Who Stickers from Merlin Stickers was attached inside this issue.

5-11 May

• Who Watch Article (4 Pages): Who’s Scariest Monster Yet? (Doctor Who creatures have long been the stuff of nightmares, but this week’s monster could just top the lot …)
• David Tennant's appearance on Parkinson (now on ITV) is only the second time a serving Doctor has appeared on the chatshow, the other being Jon Pertwee in 1973 (which incidently also featured on the cover of Radio Times)
• A third free packet of Doctor Who Stickers from Merlin Stickers was attached inside this issue.

12-18 May

• No Doctor Who this week because of the Eurovision Song Contest, but in a feature looking at the state of British television today, David Tennant, Russell T Davies (and others), talk about favourite TV.

19-25 May 2007

• Who Watch Article: Burn, Baby, Burn (As things hot up in Doctor Who, can guest star Michelle Collins keep a cool head?)

26 May-1 June

• Who Watch Article (3 Pages): We’re Coming to Get You! (Get ready to tun! It’s 1913, and spooky Scarecrows are stalking the countryside, but the Doctor can’t help – he’s no longer a Time Lord! For a taste of the new two-part story, turn over). This feature also includes a RT exclusive double page Scarecrow-shoot photo.

2-8 June

• Who Watch Article: Loving the Alien (It takes someone special to turn our hero’s head – not to mention keep him from defeating a family of body-snatching monsters. Step forward, Jessica Hynes!) [née Stevenson]!

9-15 June

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Hell’s Angels (Doctor Who’s latest opponent is frankly terrifying, but where are the Doctor and Martha when you need them?

16-22 June

• Who Watch Article (3 Pages): And Then There Were Three' (Aliens beware! Captain Jack jumps ship from Torchwood to the TARDIS this week, and John Barrowman tells us why he’s more than happy to be back under Doctor’s orders
• This issue also includes the first of two tokens for an exclusive ‘Doctor Who Heroes and Villains Double-sided poster!’ featuring The Doctor Martha and Jack in the TARDIS on one side and on the other Weeping Angels, Daleks and Dalek Sec hybrid, Scarecrows and Judoons. The poster measures 124 x 45 cm.
• Actor Derek Jacobi also discusses ‘My Big Break’ in BBC’s I Claudius (1976).

23-29 June

• Who Watch Article (2 Pages): Master Mind (He’s started – and he’ll finish. As John Simm becomes the Master, Russell T Davies reveals how he’s turned the wicked Time Lord into a very 21st-century villain) also includes ‘Past Masters’ all six and the 1971 Radio Times cover first introducing the character.
• This issue also includes the second of two tokens for an exclusive ‘Doctor Who Heroes and Villains Double-sided poster!’

30 June-6 July

30 June-6 July

images combined

• A choice of two covers was available
• Who Watch Article (5 Pages): Radio Times On Set With Freema Agyeman (Plus Russell T Davies on the exciting series finale …) includes Freema’s denial that she has been sacked from the series (contrary to recent tabloid rumours), but reminds us that she is unable to talk about future storylines or plans.
• Competition: to win one of 50 life-size cut-out Black Daleks (worth less than £30 UK if you didn’t win and wanted to buy one direct!)

21-27 July

• Doctor Who is (for the reason of giving others a chance), discounted from an online poll to find the greatest sci-fi show of all time. The top three choices are Red Dwarf, The X-Files and Lost with Torchwood in 15th).
• Russell T Davies writes on "How TV came of age" and his Queer as Folk series.

10-16 November

• The Doctor Who mini-adventure Time Crash for the annual Children in Need appeal secured another Doctor Who cover featuring Doctors Five and Ten.
• Who Watch Article (3 pages): A Doctor calls (For Children in Need, the TARDIS opened its doors for a special adventure - and look who dropped in to pay David Tennant's Tenth Doctor a visit. Yes, it's the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison! Here he tells RT about the historic meeting)

8-14 December

• 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.)

22 December-4 January

• 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.)

[edit] 2008

5-11 April

5-11 April

5-11 April

5-11 April

• Four different covers were available.
• Who Watch Article: The stars are coming out... (Big names, old friends and new monsters... it's RT fact-packed, ten page guide to the new series, including our unbeatable episode guide from the mastermind behind all matters Who, Russell T Davies. Happy Landing!),
• Who Watch Article: Be My Guest (What makes the perfect star guest? Russell T Davies reveals the science of casting Doctor Who),
• Who Watch Article: The Definitive Episode Guide (Executive producer and chief writer Russell T Davies gives us the lowdown on the new series in our exclusive story overview. Accept no imitation!
• Who Watch Article: A Noble Calling (The Doctor and Donna didn't exactly hit it off when they first met. So why is she back?)
• Who Watch Article: Little Monsters? (the Adipose)
• Who Watch Article Verity Lambert Tribute: The Godmother

26 April-2 May

• This issue marked the return of the Sontarans after 23 years with a front cover.
• Who Watch Article (3 pages): The Sontarans Are Coming! (Last seen 23 years ago, the Time Lord's deadly potato-headed enemies are back. RT speaks to the former Young One who's brought our cover star, General Staal, to life) and a 3 page feature.
• Includes the first of two free CDs featuring the audio version of NSA: The Resurrection Casket.

12-18 April

• Who Watch Article (4 pages); Roman Holiday (So the Tardis lands in Pompeii AD 79 just before the eruption of Vesuvius ... Non c'e problema! The Doctor Who film crew makes a flying visit to Italy)

• The Eruption (How Pompeii's final hours were captured on film)
• The Actor: Peter Capaldi (Fantasy becomes a reality for a childhood fan)
• The Writer: james Moran (Writing for your hero should be easy - but is it?)

• Includes the second of two free CDs featuring the audio version of NSA: The Resurrection Casket.

19-25 April

• Who Watch Article (2 pages); Ood, Glorious Ood!(Swapping Shakespeare for the Ood-Sphere, guest star Tim McInnerny tells RT he's happy to be upstagged by the ugly but kindly telepaths)

3-9 May

• Part Two of The Resurrection Casket audio book, competition to win Voyage of the Damned DVD.
• Who Watch Article (1 Page): Friend or Foe? (Working for UNIT, being cloned by the Sontarans - Martha has a busy life. Freema Agyeman tells RT)

10-16 May

• Who Watch Article (1 pages); Child of Time (The Doctor has a daughter! And she's played by the daughter of ... a Doctor! What on Gallifrey is going on?)

17-23 May

• Who Watch Article (2 pages); Who-Dunnit? (there's a classic murder mystery when the Doctor and Donna meet crime writer Agatha Christie ... and this one has a real sting in the tale)

31 May-6 June

• Who Watch Article (2 pages); Spine-Chiller (Sshhh! There's a library full of dark horrors in this week's Doctor Who, as this unfortunate has just found out. Can guest star Alex Kingston shed some light?)

7-13 June

• Who Watch Article (2 pages); Dark Man (Stephen Mopffat, who writes the really scary ones, talks of being the the next Who-premo, of awards, of substance and ... shadow)

21-27 June

• Who Watch Article (4 Pages): The Doctor's Women (Hurrah, Rose is back! As the companions draw together in the build-up to the series finale, we ask what makes them so important to the Doctor.)
• Radio Times is giving away copies of The Five Doctors DVD to new subscribers.

14-20 June

• Who Watch Article (1 pages); Stay Sharp! (This passenger-in-peril story is Doctor Who, but not as we know it. We asked guest star Lesley Sharp to (try to) explain ... )

28 June-4 July

• Who Watch Article (3 pages); Red Alert (The Daleks have survived, now led by a blood-red Supreme Dalek, and their fiendish creator Davros makes an exhultant return. But Rose Tyler (above) is back on side - and the Doctor and Donna need all the help they can get for what [[Russell T Davies has dubbed the Dalek Freakshow. Stand by for this year's shattering two-part finale ...)
• Competition: to win a limited edition piece of Doctor Who art from Department Six.

5-11 July

• Who Watch Article (8 Pages): Never Mind the Daleks Here's Davros! (Even the Doctor froze with fear when Davros, lord and creator of the Daleks, made his chilling comeback last week. Now RT goes behind the scenes on the Doctor Who season finale to meet the man behind the mask...).
  
• Who Watch Article The Man Behind the Masks (He's created the stuff of nightmares for the past four series of Doctor Who. Now Neill Gorton, the boss of Millennium FX, reveals the inspiration for his ghoulish collection. How many creatures and artefacts can you identify?) includes a Who's Who of 20 recent creations.
• Competition win the actual Davros mask used on RT's cover shoot!
• Double-sided Poster Offer featuring Davros flanked by Daleks on one side and the Supreme Dalek flanked by other Daleks on the other. Requires two coupons and £2.99 (UK).

4-10 October Winning PPA Cover in full

• The Radio Times Dalek cover was voted as the most iconic magazine cover of all time in the Periodical Publishers Association's nationwide search for the UK's greatest cover. This cover was readvertised as an A1 poster costing £2.99 with the full cover on one side and the original photograph on the other. Nicola Rowe, the PPA's circulation director, described the Radio Times cover as "sharply observed, funny, and to the point. It is, in its own way, a truly inspired reflection of the British sense of humour."

11-17 October

• Special 8 page centrepage promotion for Doctor Who Adventures, the weekly magazine from the BBC.
• Doctor Who makes up two of fifty top Blue Peter moments (The Whomobile in 1973 and the Daleks in 1967).

6-12 December

cover folded out

• 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.

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.

[edit] 2009

7-13 March

• Actor David Tennant featured on the cover of some Comic Relief 2009 editions.

11-17 April

• Who Watch Article (4 Pages):Sands of Time (A bus-smash in Dubai, an alien fly and Michelle Ryan in a catsuit - it's all go in the Doctor's 200th story! also includes a guide to Doctor Who insects through the years.

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.

[edit] Radio Times Posters

• Tenth Doctor (uncredited)

[edit] 2006

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)

• 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

[edit] External Link

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