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‘Doctor Who’ Birthday Gallery: The Best 15 Radio Times Covers

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 23rd, 2011

: Doctor Who was first shown on British screens on November 23rd, 1963. The country was gripped by Beatlemania, and a bitter winter was about to set in. Forty-eight years later, Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV show ever, and shows no signs of flagging.

So to celebrate 48th birthday of all things Time Lord, here are a selection of covers from the Radio Times, depicting the show’s development over the years.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

: The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan appear together on the cover for the first time.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

: It’s the start of Patrick Troughton’s second series as the Doctor, which means it’s time for some old friends to return.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

: And here’s Patrick himself, and a first appearance from the TARDIS too.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

: For the first time, the arrival of a new Doctor is considered front page news. As is only right and proper.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

: By the thirtieth anniversary, the show had been cancelled (back in 1989). But even a short 3D presentation for Children In Need was considered an event worth commemorating.

For more classic Doctor Who covers, go to the Radio Times website

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