Chris's first commission to illustrate three Dr Who book covers came in 1973. Over the next few years he went on to produce over 30 covers for Target series, becoming something of a cult figure in his own right with the readers. The varied and exciting visual from Chris's illustrations, each one summing up the spirit of the programme itself, largely contributed to the success of the book series and introduced many of new devotees to the show.
In July 2011, BBC Books announced the reprinted of the classic novelisations from the original Dr Who Target range of the 1970s. The serie was launched at Forbidden Planet in London with the first 6 books using their original cover and indside illustrations by Chris Achilleos. Another serie of 6 books featuring Chris's artwork will be published very soon.
Recently, Chris has also been asked by private collectors for new Dr Who inspired paintings. Some of these images are shown below. For all enquiries about a new paintings, please contact Chris. Signed prints can be ordered online.
For the launch of the new Dr Who TV series in March 2005, Chris was asked by SFX Magazine to paint a new picture featuring Christopher Eccleston as the new Doctor. The painting was reproduced as a center-fold and a special gift folded poster (left).
Last year, Chris was commissioned by SFX magazine for 2 new Dr Who images which were published along with an exclusive interview with Chris in the Dr Who Fanzine. We will show them soon.
In 1982, the Dr Who Appreciation Society commissioned Chris to produce a limited edition print to celebrate 2 decades of the series.
