WELCOME TO 'THE FIVE DOCTORS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY WEEK!

Photo montage recreation of the classic Radio Times The Five Doctors cover by Clayton Hickman.

A place of ancient evil feared throughout the universe- the Death Zone on Gallifrey. Abandoned for centuries it is now re-activated by someone who dares to play the deadly Game of Rassilon once again.

The first five incarnations of the Doctor have been snatched from their Time-Streams; the fourth Doctor is trapped in the Time/Space Vortex and the others, aided by old friends, must cross the Death Zone, reach the Tomb of Rassilon and discover the final secret of the first Time Lord President.... before all the Doctors are pulled into the Vortex forever. But old adversaries are also active in the zone - a Dalek, a Yeti, a deadly Raston Warrior Robot, a troop of Cybermen and the evil renegade known as The Master. They all stand between the Doctors and their goal...

Written by Terrance Dicks, directed by Peter Moffatt and produced by John Nathan-Turner, the world's longest running science-fiction series celebrated its 20th Anniversary with this special feature-length story - The Five Doctors - a glorious reunion of all five Doctors and many of their infamous enemies and companions. *

WELCOME TO THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEK!

* Sleeve note information from the BBC VHS Video release of The Five Doctors, from 1990.

Doctor Who: Take a glimpse behind-the-scenes 40 years ago | Radio Times

Original Radio Times listing for the story, shown within the BBC-1 Children in Need night.

The classic cover from the 19th- 25th November, 1983 of the Radio Times, which, due to industrial action problems, had a limited distribution in London. Cover art by Andrew Skilleter.