Doctor Who Annuals Books in Order
Doctor Who Annuals contains 36 books, published between 1969 and 2020. The first book is The Doctor Who Annual 1970 (1969) and the newest is The Official Annual 2021 (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1969–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,577 in 23 of 36 books
- Reading time
- 26–39 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,577 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 36 titles with a page count on record.
Doctor Who Annuals are the yearly companion books to the Doctor Who television programme, published for children with stories, puzzles and colouring pages. The run holds 36 volumes. Each is titled for the year after its publication date: The Doctor Who Annual 1970 appeared in 1969, and The Official Annual 2021 in 2020. Both the 1963-1989 run of the programme and the series revived in 2005 are covered. Volumes hold a median of 64 pages.
How many Doctor Who Annuals books are there?
Doctor Who Annuals has 36 books, released between 1969 and 2020.
Doctor Who Annuals Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Doctor Who Annuals books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Doctor Who Annual 19701969 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41969962/4
- 2The Doctor Who Annual 19711970 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/41970962/4
- 3The Doctor Who Annual 19731972 · confirmed 2/41972–2/4
- 4The Doctor Who Annual 19741973 · confirmed 2/41973–2/4
- 5The Doctor Who Annual 19751974 · confirmed 2/41974–2/4
- 6The Doctor Who Annual 19771976 · confirmed 2/41976–2/4
- 7The Doctor Who Annual 19781977 · confirmed 2/41977–2/4
- 8The Doctor Who Annual 19791978 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41978642/4
- 9Doctor Who Annual 19801979 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41979642/4
- 10Doctor Who Annual 19811980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 11Doctor Who Annual 19821981 · confirmed 2/41981–2/4
- 12Doctor Who Annual 19831982 · confirmed 2/41982–2/4
- 13Doctor Who Annual 19841983 · confirmed 2/41983–2/4
- 14Doctor Who Annual 1985: 21st Year Anniversary Issue1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 15Doctor Who Annual: 19861985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 16Doctor Who Yearbook 19921991 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41991642/4
- 17Doctor Who Yearbook 19931992 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/41992642/4
- 18Doctor Who Yearbook 19941993 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/41993612/4
- 19Doctor Who Yearbook 19951994 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/41994612/4
- 20Doctor Who Yearboook 19961995 · confirmed 2/41995–2/4
- 21Doctor Who Annual 20062005 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42005642/4
- 22The Official Annual 20072006 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42006642/4
- 23The Official Annual 20082007 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/42007612/4
- 24The Official Annual 20092008 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42008962/4
- 25The Official Annual 20102009 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42009642/4
- 26The Official Annual 20112010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/42010962/4
- 27The Official Annual 20122011 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/42011602/4
- 28The Doctor Who Official Annual 20132012 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42012642/4
- 29The Official 50th Anniversary Annual2013 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/42013612/4
- 30The Official Annual 20152014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 31Official Annual 20162015 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/42015602/4
- 32The Official Annual 20172016 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42016642/4
- 33The Official Annual 20182017 · 61 pages · confirmed 2/42017612/4
- 34The Official Annual 20192018 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42018642/4
- 35The Official Annual 20202019 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42019642/4
- 36The Official Annual 20212020 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42020642/4
Where to start with Doctor Who Annuals
Start with The Doctor Who Annual 1970 (1969), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Doctor Who Annuals book?
The Official Annual 2021 (2020) is the newest Doctor Who Annuals book released so far.
Is there a new Doctor Who Annuals book coming?
No next Doctor Who Annuals book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Doctor Who Annuals at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Doctor Who Annuals title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Doctor Who Annuals books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,577 pages across the 23 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 64 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Doctor Who Annuals books, 10 of 36, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 36 titles, 5 are credited to Paul Crompton, 5 to Moray Laing, 3 to Brenda Apsley and 3 to John Ross. A further 15 writers are credited. 6 titles carry no credit.
What the Doctor Who Annuals books are about
13 of the 36 Doctor Who Annuals books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: doctor who (television program) is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Doctor Who (Television program) 10 of 13 books
- Doctor Who (Television program : 1963-1989) 8 of 13 books
- Juvenile literature 8 of 13 books
- Science fiction television programs 8 of 13 books
- Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- ) 7 of 13 books
- Science fiction 6 of 13 books
- Television programs 4 of 13 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 13 books
- Miscellanea 3 of 13 books
- Puzzles 3 of 13 books
- Television programs, juvenile literature 3 of 13 books
- Coloring books 2 of 13 books