Every issue of The Tides of Time published since 1990 is available below as a PDF, most with a contents listing. Following the zine through the years reveals changing tastes, developing writing styles, the broadening of scope beyond Doctor Who and back again, and of course through the cover reproductions the advance of easily available desktop publishing and copying technology.
A fair amount of the material has always been inward-looking; it’s a magazine which was born in the pre-internet age, and for most of its history circulated exclusively among people who knew each other. Nevertheless there have been a number of articles over the years which said new things about Doctor Who or which were very representative of where wider Doctor Who fandom stood on matters connected with the programme at the time. One was published in the third volume of the Time Unincorporated series published by Mad Norwegian Press.
Additionally, these were fanzines definitely created for relaxation in between writing essays, attending lectures, long hours spent in labs or libraries, rather than always seeking to break new ground – though some did so and still do.
As of May 2023, print copies of issues 39, 44, and 45/46 are still available through these links. These issues and more are also available by getting in touch at outidesoftime@gmail.com
Tides 48 (Summer 2022) – contents
Tides 47 (Trinity 2021) – contents
Tides 45 and 46 (Trinity 2020) – contents
Issue 44 (Christmas 2019) – contents
Special Edition Summer 2019 (August 2019) – contents
Issue 43 (April 2019) – contents
Issue 42 (November 2018) – contents
Issue 41 (June 2018) – contents
Issue 40 (October 2017) – contents
Issue 39 (June 2017) – contents
Issue 38 (June 2016) – contents
Issue 37 (November 2013) – contents
Issue 36 (July 2012) – contents
Issue 35 (September 2011) – contents
Issue 34 (October 2010) – contents
Issue 33 (January 2010) – contents
Issue 32 (May 2006) – contents
Issue 31 (November 2005, revised August 2010) – contents
Issue 30 (March 2005) – contents
Issue 29 (March 2004) – contents
Issue 28 (October 2002) – contents
Issue 27 (October 2001) – contents
Issue 26 (June 2000) – contents
Issue 25 (March 2000) – contents
Issue 24 (June 1999) – contents
Issue 23 (January 1999) – contents
Issue 22 (June 1998) – contents
Issue 21 (February 1998) – contents
Issue 20 (May 1997) – contents
Issue 19 (June 1996) – contents
Issue 18 (June 1995) – contents
Issue 17 (April 1995) – contents
Issue 16 (January 1995) – contents
Issue 15 (October 1994) – contents
Issue 14 (April 1994) – contents
Issue 13 (February 1994) – contents
Issue 12 (January 1994) – contents
Issue 11 (May 1993) – contents
Issue 10 (January 1993) – contents
Issue 9 (October 1992) – contents
Issue 8 (April 1992) – contents
Issue 7 (January 1992) – contents
Issue 6 (October 1991) – contents
Issue 5 (April 1991) – contents
Issue 4 (January 1991) – contents
Issue 3 (October 1990) – contents
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Great Fanzine. Please keep going!
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Thanks Steve – there will be another issue very soon.
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