The Doctor Who Archives

The Doctor Who Archives was a series of short adaptations of Doctor Who television stories printed in Doctor Who Weekly and Doctor Who Magazine.
== Stories ==
Like the Target novelisations, the short stories of The Doctor Who Archives faithfully reproduced the events of TV episodes. Since reruns were rare and many older episodes had been lost, these were often the only way for fans at the time to experience the stories. The writers of The Doctor Who Archives generally aimed for accuracy but inevitably added their own stylistic touches to the summaries, choosing which parts of the story to emphasise in their summaries. Each story was accompanied by still images from the episodes.
The amount of real-world information provided alongside the adaptations varied. Some stories were followed by a box summarising the TV story's cast and crew, while others, particularly those printed after DWM began its "Doctor Who Episode Guide" series in DWM 50, provided only the broadcast date or the names of the cast in parentheses. Notably, a review of The Krotons was printed as part of The Doctor Who Archives in DWM 58.
=== In Doctor Who Weekly ===
DWM 1 included a real-world feature called "The Story of Dr Who", which provided a brief background to the series and an overview of its four eras. It noted,
Beginning with DWM 2, Doctor Who Weekly included a short story adaptation of every serial from seasons 1 and 2 in order. Each story title was preceded with "Doctor Who Story" and a number, as given in the chart below. The adaptations of An Unearthly Child, The Daleks, and The Edge of Destruction were credited to Jeremy Bentham.
# 	Title 	Adapted story 	Issue
1 	An Unearthly Child 	100,000 BC 	DWM 2
2 	The Dead Planet 	The Daleks 	DWM 3
2 	The Dead Planet 	The Daleks 	DWM 4
3 	Beyond the Sun 	The Edge of Destruction 	DWM 5
4 	Marco Polo 	Marco Polo 	DWM 6
5 	The Keys of Marinus 	The Keys of Marinus 	DWM 7
6 	The Aztecs 	The Aztecs 	DWM 8
7 	The Sensorites 	The Sensorites 	DWM 9
8 	The French Revolution 	The Reign of Terror 	DWM 10
9 	The Planet of the GiantsWhile the bold title says "Planet of Giants", the info caption at the end clearly calls it The Planet of the Giants. Also called The Planet of Giants in the "Next week" feature in DWM 10.	Planet of Giants 	DWM 11
10	The Dalek Invasion of Earth 	The Dalek Invasion of Earth	DWM 12
10	The Dalek Invasion of Earth 	The Dalek Invasion of Earth	DWM 13
11	The Rescue 	The Rescue 	DWM 14
12	The Romans 	The Romans 	DWM 15
13	The Web Planet 	The Web Planet 	DWM 16
13	The Web Planet 	The Web Planet 	DWM 17
14	The Lion Heart 	The Crusade 	DWM 18
15	The Space Museum 	The Space Museum 	DWM 19
16	The Chase 	The Chase 	DWM 20
16	The Chase 	The Chase 	DWM 21
17	The Time MeddlerThe two parts are called The Meddling Monk and The Monk's Dastardly Plan in the "Next week" boxes of the previous issues. 	The Time Meddler 	DWM 22
17	The Time MeddlerThe two parts are called The Meddling Monk and The Monk's Dastardly Plan in the "Next week" boxes of the previous issues. 	The Time Meddler 	DWM 23
18	Galaxy FourAccording to the "Next week" box in issue 24, the second part is The Rills Attack! 	Galaxy 4 	DWM 24
18	Galaxy FourAccording to the "Next week" box in issue 24, the second part is The Rills Attack! 	Galaxy 4 	DWM 25
=== Return and Doctor Who Magazine ===
While the first continuous run of summaries ended with DWM 25, the introduction to The Celestial Toymaker in DWM 40 emphasised its continuity with the prior run: "At last! The return of those classic tales from the Dr Who TV Archives!" Short story adaptations of episodes again became more common as Doctor Who Weekly transformed into a monthly magazine beginning with DWM 44, which featured two adaptations in a single issue for the first time.
Title 	Adapted story 	Issue
The Creature from the Pit 	The Creature from the Pit 	DWM 34
The Celestial Toymaker 	The Celestial Toymaker 	DWM 40
The Key to Time 	Season 16 	DWM 42
The Mind Robber 	The Mind Robber 	DWM 43
The Dominators 	The Dominators 	DWM 44
The Invasion of Time 	The Invasion of Time 	DWM 44
The Ambassadors of Death 	The Ambassadors of Death 	DWM 45
The Tenth Planet 	The Tenth Planet 	DWM 46
The Three DoctorsThis adaptation begins with 5 and a half paragraphs of out-of-universe material.	The Three Doctors 	DWM 47
Seeds of Death 	The Seeds of Death 	DWM 47
The Massacre 	The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve	DWM 49
The War Games 	The War Games 	DWM 50
The War Games 	The War Games 	DWM 51
=== The Doctor Who Archives ===
The title The Doctor Who Archives first appeared in DWM 52.
Title 	Adapted story 	Issue
The Time Monster 	The Time Monster 	DWM 52
The Image of FendahlTitle given in table of contents. 	Image of the Fendahl 	DWM 53
Tomb of the Cybermen 	The Tomb of the Cybermen 	DWM 54
The Ark 	The Ark 	DWM 55
Death to the Daleks 	Death to the Daleks 	DWM 56
The Daemons 	The Dæmons 	DWM 57
The KrotonsA review, not a short story, but still labelled as The Doctor Who Archives.	The Krotons 	DWM 58
Pyramids of Mars 	Pyramids of Mars 	DWM 59
Planet of the Spiders 	Planet of the Spiders 	DWM 60
City of Death 	City of Death 	DWM 61
The Space Pirates 	The Space Pirates 	DWM 63
Mission to the Unknown 	Mission to the Unknown 	DWM 64
The Mind of Evil 	The Mind of Evil 	DWM 65
The Highlanders 	The Highlanders 	DWM 66
Colony in Space 	Colony in Space 	DWM 67
The Dalek Master PlanCalled just Dalek Master Plan in the table of contents. 	The Daleks' Master Plan 	DWM 67
The Seeds of Doom 	The Seeds of Doom 	DWM 67
The Macra Terror 	The Macra Terror 	DWM 67
Earthshock 	Earthshock 	DWM 67
Power of the Daleks 	The Power of the Daleks 	DWM 68
The Curse of Peladon 	The Curse of Peladon 	DWM 69
Genesis of the Daleks 	Genesis of the Daleks 	DWM 69
The Sea Devils 	The Sea Devils 	DWM 70
The Faceless Ones 	The Faceless Ones 	DWM 71
The Planet of the Daleks 	Planet of the Daleks 	DWM 72
The Myth Makers 	The Myth Makers 	DWM 73
The Wheel in Space 	The Wheel in Space 	DWM 74
The Pirate Planet 	The Pirate Planet 	DWM 75
Spearhead from Space 	Spearhead from Space 	DWM 76
Ambassadors of Death 	The Ambassadors of Death 	DWM 77
The Underwater Menace 	The Underwater Menace 	DWM 78
The Smugglers 	The Smugglers 	DWM 79
The Savages 	The Savages 	DWM 80
Shada 	Shada 	DWM 81
The Gunfighters 	The Gunfighters 	DWM 82
The Celestial Toymaker 	The Celestial Toymaker 	DWM 83
The Ribos Operation 	The Ribos Operation 	DWM 84
The Krotons 	The Krotons 	DWM 85
The Destiny of the Daleks 	Destiny of the Daleks 	DWM 86
Galaxy Four 	Galaxy 4 	DWM 87
The Time Warrior 	The Time Warrior 	DWM 88
The Time Meddler 	The Time Meddler 	DWM 89
Castrovalva 	Castrovalva 	DWM 90
The Silurians 	Doctor Who and the Silurians	DWM 91
Robot 	Robot 	DWM 92
to be added
== Footnotes ==
Category:Prose fiction overviews
Category:Doctor Who Magazine