With the Doctor Who annuals usually geared at younger readers, the 70s was a unique period where the annuals felt more adult than the series itself.

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Russell T Davies, Showrunner says: “The titles are just the beginning of the Doctor’s biggest adventure yet. Annuals usually include a classic mix of new fiction, features about the fictional universe of the subject, along with puzzles and games. They matched the tone of the stories, which now took on a disturbingly surreal feel of the Doctor being adrift in a bizarre and impersonal universe. From the late 1960s through to the late 1980s (with the single exception of 1971), World Distributors, Ltd published Doctor Who Annual.In terms of fiction, this annual's contents marked the first explicit appearance of the Fifteenth Doctor, first mention of Ruby Sunday, and the first appearance of Rose Noble. With David Tennant backas the Doctor, the three specials will air in November 2023before Ncuti Gatwa takes control of the TARDIS over the festive season.

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Similarly, image rights weren’t always included in actors’ contracts, meaning that sometimes the Doctor would be mysteriously travelling with different companions than on TV, while other times “Sarah Jane” would look nothing like Elisabeth Sladen – a legal nicety no doubt lost on the befuddled children on the 1970s. Nathan-Turner even succeeded in getting the Doctor Who annuals to use the actual logo of the TV show, which was a first.New episodes will premiere on the BBC and Disney+ beginning in late 2023 for fans all over the world. The last of the Doctor Who annuals from World Distributors was the Doctor Who Annual 1986, with the Sixth Doctor on the cover and stories featuring android replicants of every Prime Minister ever, plus its own unique version of the Master and a Doctor who toted a shotgun. As a special Christmas treat, Doctor Who landed a sixty second action packed trailer today giving viewers a glimpse of what’s to come as the show prepares to enter its 60th year. Showrunner Russell T Davies has said that fans will have a year to speculate about what's happening before "all hell lets loose" in three special episodes marking Doctor Who's 60th anniversary.

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The only thing I can confirm is that it’s going to be spectacular, as two of our greatest stars reunite for the battle of a lifetime. Doctor Who's BBC centenary special delivered quite the twist as Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor regenerated into none other than David Tennant. The thing i’m confused about is, every annual is given he date of the next year, so this is the annual to be released in 2022, this year, so 59th anniversary.This year’s journey through time and space will take you through the Doctor Who universe like never before – to the past, present, future. But it’s clear that as for as long as there are people who love Doctor Who, there will be a new Doctor Who annual for them each year.

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In particular, appearances by the Daleks were few and far between, with Dalek creator Terry Nation having his own rival line of Dalek books.An incredible celebration of 60 years of Doctor Who, from the Timeless Child to the Next Doctor – your journey through time and space starts right here. It is a gift of a role, and a dream come true, and I will do everything to try and fill the boots the fellow companions have travelled in before me," she says.