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In April the Doctor Who Appreciation Society announced the return of Tardis magazine. This was one of the original Doctor Who fan magazines, first published in 1975 and taken on by the newly formed Society in 1976. For many years Tardis was one of the leading Doctor Who fan magazines, but changes in fandom and the Doctor Who world in general led to its retirement in 1998 with  a one-off return for the 40th anniversary in 2003. Now, Tardis will sit alongside the Society’s other print and online output, including Celestial Toyroom, the longest continuously published  Doctor Who magazine in the world.

By bringing Tardis back DWAS is helping address the ongoing demand for print media, produced by fans, for fans. Volume 17 of Tardis is edited by Robbie Dunlop and it is intended to publish three times per year. Each edition will raise funds for a different charity. Issue 1 of the new volume is sold in aid of ‘Mermaids’ a charity supporting gender diverse children, young people and their families.

The magazine has been many months in production and distribution will commencin this week. Contents this issue, which runs to 60 full colour A4 pages include:

Interviews with the two Eldrads, Judith Paris and Stephen Thorne, Tom Baker era producer Philip Hinchcliffe and director Michael E Briant
Lord (Michael) Cashman remembers Time Flight
Gareth Armstrong on playing Giuliano in The Masque of Mandragora
Colin Howard discusses The Hand of Fear VHS cover
Jeremy Bentham remembers the Doctor Who Magazine Winter Special from 1983 in which he interviewed all nine producers, featuring unpublished photos
David J. Howe discusses Season 14
Building the animated Shada’s Console Room with Mark Barton Hill
Life on Magrs – a new column from writer Paul Magrs
Archive interview with Magnus Greel actor Michael Spice with introduction by interviewer Ian McLachlan
Lockdown Who!
Archive interview with Robert Holmes * Flashback: Season 14, the DWAS reacts to the controversial season in 1976/77
Producer John Nathan-Turner’s rare convention photos
DWAS and fandom in the 1970s, from one fan’s perspective
An Unconventional Pilgrimage: Watching Doctor Who from the start
Curiosities from the Space Museum: looking at merchandise released in 1976/77
Portmeirion – A History
Masters of the Land of Fiction: David Banks on Iceberg (Virgin) and Darren Jones on Cry of the Vultriss (Big Finish)
Target Audience by Mark Campbell: reading into The Hand of Fear and The Ribos Operation
2020 Vision: Living in Exciting Times
Remembering The Pescatons
Tales of Tardis Monkey – a new column from Ellie Collins
Me and Me and Me: Studying the Multi-Doctor stories
Nigel Robinson’s Tardis Quiz

Each copy costs £8-99 including UK delivery and is available to buy via the Society’s eBay store.

DWAS members can buy from the Society’s website at a 25% discount.

Please click here to order

We are also pleased to announce that every order received on or before 14th July 2020 will be entered into a draw to win one of three signed photographs fo Jodie Whittaker, kindly donated to us by Jodie herself.