A monthly English Magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction TV series Doctor Who .
Officially sanctioned by the BBC, the magazine began life as Doctor Who Weekly in 1979, published by the UK arm of Marvel Comics, with a cover price of 12p.
The magazine moved from a weekly to a monthly publication with #44 in September 1980, becoming Doctor Who. The title changed to Doctor Who Monthly with #61 and Doctor Who Magazine with #85 in February 1984. In 1990 it started appearing once every four weeks. Despite the BBC discontinuing production of Doctor Who in 1989, the magazine continued to be published, providing new adventures in the form of comics. The television programme was revived in 2005, providing a new generation of fans which the magazine is seeking to attract.