It's a while since I brought you some images from a long-extinct magazine which featured Doctor Who, so here's a little look at some of the features which appeared in Polystyle's Doctor Who Holiday Special, dating back to 1973, which could have been yours for the princely sum of 10 new pence.
Polystyle were the publishers of TV Action, which ran a weekly Doctor Who strip. A previous general Holiday Special had featured a location photo-feature on the making of The Daemons. This new Special was put together around the making of Frontier in Space.
The majority of pages were filled with comic strips and text stories featuring the Third Doctor, as well as the usual cartoons and general knowledge items which used to help pad out the old World Distributors annuals. Attached here are the photo features, which included a number of portrait images of the key on-screen personnel of the time:
There is also a brief overview of the series to date for newer fans:
As with the earlier feature on The Daemons, there is a behind the scenes photo spread on what would have been the story in production when it was edited, Season 10's Frontier In Space:
The photographs clearly come from the final episode as they feature the Daleks. We also see Pat Gorman getting ready to play a Sea Devil in the Jo / Master hypnosis scene which opens Episode 6.
Other features include a piece on the Daleks...
In the days before Doctor Who Weekly / Monthly / Magazine, such features were a rarity for fans. Unless you had managed to hold onto old copies of Radio Times (whose picture quality varied greatly) where else could you obtain photos of Fish People, Macra or Monoids?
The rest of the features were more fun in nature - games and quizzes designed to keep the young reader occupied on their wet week in Blackpool or Skegness.
There's a board game...
A quiz...
Not bad value for 10p. That would be just under £2 today. DWM would be charging at least £9.99 for something similar today.
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