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The Fendahl Files: Contemporary Views on Tom Baker’s Last Doctor Who Series, Season 18

Let’s time travel back to 1980: Tom Baker’s last season of Doctor Who was showing on BBC1, a new producer (John Nathan-Turner) had taken charge, and big changes were afoot. Here are some contemporary view of the first three stories of Tom Baker’s final series as the Fourth Doctor. They are culled from Fendahl, the fanzine which my brother Simon and I edited from 1978 to 1981. I hope these extracts give a flavour of the fan scene of 45 years ago …
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The Doctor Who Companion broke the news in on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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