Dreamwatch
The 119th issue of Dreamwatch
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| Editor | Brian J. Robb |
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| Categories | Science fiction related |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | July 1983 |
| Final issue — Number |
January 2007 150 |
| Company | Titan Magazines |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official website |
| ISSN | 1351-2471 |
| OCLC number | 500077966 |
Dreamwatch was a British magazine covering science fiction and fantasy films, books and television programmes.
Published monthly by Gary Leigh (July 1983 to January 2001) and then Titan Magazines (2001 to 2007), it was a leading genre entertainment magazine, competing with SFX and Cinescape in the genre magazine market.
The publication began life in the early 1980s as an amateur fanzine dedicated to the popular science-fiction television series Doctor Who, and was published under the title Doctor Who Bulletin. In this form, it became well known for taking a generally critical tone towards the later seasons of the programme, particularly the work of producer John Nathan-Turner, who was subjected to several personal attacks in its pages. However, it became popular with some fans due to its frequent reporting of news concerning the show before it was released through official sources, and as an alternative viewpoint to the officially sanctioned Doctor Who Magazine or Celestial Toyroom, the newsletter of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. There were, however, occasional embarrassing errors, such as the printing of an obituary for actor Kevin Stoney in 1986, who was still alive and after the article's appearance would happily sign copies for fans at conventions. The fanzine also gained a reputation for being sometimes too willing to report rumour as fact.
In 1989, the fanzine expanded to cover other genre films and television series as well as Doctor Who, and the title was changed to DreamWatch Bulletin so that the popular abbreviation DWB would remain intact. In 1994, it was turned into a fully professional newsstand magazine: the title was shortened to simply Dreamwatch, and the numbering of the magazine was restarted from issue 1.
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