In the 1990s Tim Berners-Lee created the
    revolutionary technology of the Internet,
    which started a whole new digital culture.
    terms such as "cyberspace" and "the Net"
     became part of everyday speech.

Anyone reading this page wondering just what this writer can possibly say about Doctor
Who in the 1990s, knowing forewell the show was cancelled in 1989, should take a hike!
There was a shed-load of stuff  happening in the world of Doctor Who during this time.

First published in 1979,  the Doctor Who magazine continued to
provide fans  with new and original comic-strip adventures now
featuring  the seventh  Doctor.  In addition,  the Doctor Who
Appreciation Society (of which the Editor was a member between
1979 and 1981), acted alongside the official Doctor Who Magazine
in providing  fans with up-to-date information on everything that
was  happening to our favourite Time Lord.  And for those fans
that enjoy Doctor Who in fiction,  Virgin Publishing brought out
a series of original novels,  The New  Adventures of  Doctor Who
and these ran from 1991 through to 1997. 

Fan pressure finally persuaded the BBC to release the soundtracks
to some of the missing episodes; Sky Gold continued to repeat the
old classics and the BBC cashed-in by releasing them on the video
format.  In 1999,  Big  Finish began to thrill and excite with its
excellent  run of plays.  These  Doctor  Who  audio  adventures
featured four of the surviving lead actors, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann. 

Moreover, the ever-popular Tom Baker  continued his association  with the role,  making several cameo
appearances  in various  episodes of the Simpsons;  he also appeared in a short advert for New Zealand
television where he spoofed his own portrayal of the Fourth Doctor.  

And then finally, in 1996, fans got what they wanted when an American version of the show was 
produced in what was meant to be the forerunner of a possible series revival.  However, this never 
happened.  Paul McGann was brilliant;  the film though was a complete stinker,  an absolute cock-up from
start to finish. There was to be no new series. It now looked as if Doctor who had just left the last chance 
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