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World Annuals

Across three decades, Manchester-based publishers World Distributors released a series of popular and enduring Doctor Who annuals, which became staple items in many a young Who fan’s Christmas stocking.

Their long series of annuals began in 1965 and continued until 1985, missing only one year along the way (though enterprising fans have since filled this gap with an unofficial 1972 annual). Alongside the Doctor Who annuals, World also published four Dalek annuals in the late 70s and one K-9 Annual in 1982 (all listed below).

Like most typical annuals, these slim A4-sized hardback books contain a mixture of factual articles, short fiction, comic strips, and crosswords or other puzzles.

A word of warning if you’re searching for a particular World annual online — the year of publication is always printed inside each annual, but the title of the annual (if shown on the cover or spine) traditionally refers to the following year. For example, the annual published in September 1975 is referred to as the “1976 annual”. This would be straightfoward, except that about half of the World annuals don’t actually show the year on the cover or spine. For example, the 1982 annual simply says Doctor Who Annual on the cover, so the publication date of 1981 printed inside means some online sellers confuse it for the 1981 annual and list it accordingly on Amazon or eBay. Don’t buy the wrong year by mistake!

Also worth mentioning are three books not listed on this page (as they’re not labelled as “annuals”) but which consist of content mostly or entirely reprinted from World annuals, namely: The Amazing World of Doctor Who, Adventures in Time and Space and Journey Through Time.

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Title: Edition: Date: ISBN: Owned: Rating: Reviews: Buy:

The Dr Who Annual 1966 n/a   Sep 1965   None

8.5
1

The Dr Who Annual 1967 n/a   Sep 1966   None

8.8
1

The Dr Who Annual 1968 n/a   Sep 1967   None

8.8
1

The Dr Who Annual 1969 n/a   Sep 1968   None

7.4
2

The Dr Who Annual 1970 n/a   Sep 1969   0-7235-0019-3

6.5
1

The Dr Who Annual 1971 n/a   Sep 1970   0-7235-0062-2

7.7
1

The Dr Who Annual 1973 n/a   Sep 1972   0-7235-0179-3

7   None

The Dr Who Annual 1974 n/a   Sep 1973   0-7235-0185-8

7   None

The Dr Who Annual 1975 n/a   Sep 1974   0-7235-0244-7

6.5
1

The Dr Who Annual 1976 UK hardback   Sep 1975   0-7235-0320-6

5.1   None

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976 n/a   Sep 1975   0-7235-0339-7

7   None

Dr Who Netherlands hardback   Dec 1975   Unknown

5.1   None

The Dr Who Annual 1977 n/a   Sep 1976   0-7235-0369-9

4.6
1

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977 n/a   Sep 1976   0-7235-0384-2

8.7   None

The Dr Who Annual 1978 n/a   Sep 1977   0-7235-0412-1

5.3   None

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978 n/a   Sep 1977   0-7235-0421-0

7.8   None

The Dr Who Annual 1979 n/a   Sep 1978   0-7235-0491-1

8   None

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1979 n/a   Sep 1978   0-7235-0490-3

7.3   None

Doctor Who Annual 1980 n/a   Sep 1979   0-7235-6549-X

6.4
1

Doctor Who Annual 1981 n/a   Sep 1980   0-7235-6594-5

7.3
1

Doctor Who Annual 1982 n/a   Sep 1981   0-7235-6628-3

5.3   None

Doctor Who Annual 1983 n/a   Sep 1982   0-7235-6653-4

6.8
1

K-9 Annual 1983 n/a   Sep 1982   0-7235-6661-5

5.5
1

Doctor Who Annual 1984 n/a   Sep 1983   0-7235-6685-2

8.5
2

Doctor Who Annual 1985: 21st Year Anniversary Issue n/a   Sep 1984   0-7235-6719-0

7.4
2

Doctor Who Annual 1986 n/a   Sep 1985   0-7235-6747-6

5.4
1