Doctor Who Annuals (1980s)

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During the 1980s, there were seven Doctor Who annuals published, each one in the September prior to the date on the cover. There were also two further books containing material from previous annuals.

***Doctor Who Annual 1980*** was the fourteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana I, and K9 Mark II. The cover is a photograph of the Doctor from The Ribos Operation.

This is the first annual to feature the actual Doctor Who logo on its front cover, and therefore the first to write the title in full rather than the abbreviation Dr. Who.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1981*** was the fifteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana II, and K9 Mark II. The photographic shot featuring the Fourth Doctor used on the cover is from The Armageddon Factor.

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***Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space*** was published in 1981 by World International and was a collection of stories previously published in earlier annuals.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1982*** was the sixteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured both the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, Adric and K9. The photographic material of the Fourth Doctor used on the cover was from Full Circle, with that of the Fifth Doctor being taken from the 1930s/1950s-set veterinary drama series All Creatures Great and Small (1978-1990), in which Peter Davison appeared as Tristan Farnon. At the time of this release, the Fifth Doctor's costume had not yet been made public. The Fifth Doctor's likeness, used sparingly throughout this annual (which appeared on the market after the broadcast of Logopolis), only showed face and head shots.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1983*** was the seventeenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, and the Master. This annual featured a number of behind the scenes features for the first time that included several previously unseen photographs taken from Castrovalva and the Fifth Doctor's costume design. The inclusion of not one but all three of the Doctor's current companions further indicated John Nathan-Turner's influence and attempt to make the annuals more tied-in to the television series than they had previously been.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1984*** was the eighteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, UNIT, and the Master. Unusually this annual features a full page, blue sepia publicity photo of the Fifth Doctor (without celery) outside the TARDIS, doffing his hat. Once again John Nathan-Turner's influence and attempt to make the annuals more tied-in to the television series can be seen with the inclusion of multiple companions and Behind the Scenes features.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1985*** was the nineteenth Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Sixth Doctor, Peri, and the Master. This annual was flagged on the cover with "21st Year Anniversary Issue". Strangely, the Sixth Doctor's trousers and the cuffs of his frock coat are depicted as being white with red stripes instead of yellow with black stripes as on television.

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The ***Doctor Who Special: Journey Through Time***, a hardback annual-style book, consisting of a complete reprint of ***Adventures in Time and Space*** with added Fifth and Sixth Doctor stories taken from the 1983-1985 annuals was published in December 1984 by World International under the name Galley Books.

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***Doctor Who Annual 1986*** was the twentieth and final Doctor Who annual published by World Distributors. It featured the Sixth Doctor, Peri, and the Master.

Both John Nathan-Turner and the publishers, World Distributors, had become increasingly frustrated with each other, along with the show's 18-month hiatus (resulting in no new Doctor Who on television) and a reported decline in sales the previous year. The decision was reached that the license to publish the Doctor Who Annual would not be renewed.

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