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9780975944608

About Time 1: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Seasons 1 to 3)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780975944608

  • ISBN10:

    0975944606

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Mad Norwegian Press
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Summary

Constituting the largest reference work on "Doctor Who" ever written, the six-volume "About Time" strives to become the ultimate reference guide to the world's longest-running science fiction program. Written by Lawrence Miles ("Faction Paradox") and long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, "About Time" focuses on the continuity of "Doctor Who" (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social commentary. In particular, Miles and Wood dissect the politics and social issues that shaped the show during its unprecedented 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989), detailing how the issues of the day influenced this series. As part of this grand opus, About Time 5 examines "Doctor Who" Seasons 18 to 21 (1980 to 1984)-the end of Tom Baker's time with the show, the whole of the Peter Davison era and the introduction of Colin Baker as the Doctor. Among other things, About Time 5 answers such vitally important "Who" questions as "Why Are There So Many Doubles in the Universe?", "Which Stories Have the Best Body-Counts?"

Author Biography

Since the far-off days of About Time 7, when most people were reasonably sure what number came immediately before 9, Tat Wood has been working further About Time installments and totally non-Doctor-Who-related works (one of which, World History in Minutes, is available through Quercus Books and all good remaindered book shops).

Lawrence Miles is the author of. hold on. yeah, eight novels now, and is best-known for creating the time-bending Faction Paradox series. Recovering academic Tat Wood is the person most compilers of previous guidebooks went to for advice and cultural context. Despite having written for just about every major fanzine going, he has a rich, full and complex life.

Table of Contents

How Does This Book Work? 5(1)
Season 1
An Unearthly Child
6(19)
The Daleks
25(17)
The Edge of Destruction
42(7)
Marco Polo
49(8)
The Keys of Marinus
57(9)
The Aztecs
66(7)
The Sensorites
73(11)
The Reign of Terror
84(10)
Season 2
Planet of Giants
94(9)
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
103(12)
The Rescue
115(9)
The Romans
124(6)
The Web Planet
130(11)
The Crusade
141(9)
The Space Museum
150(9)
The Chase
159(15)
The Time Meddler
174(10)
Season 3
Galaxy Four
184(10)
Mission to the Unknown
194(6)
The Myth Makers
200(9)
The Daleks' Master Plan
209(20)
The Massacre
229(10)
The Ark
239(12)
The Celestial Toymaker
251(10)
The Gunfighters
261(9)
The Savages
270(6)
The War Machines
276
Essays
Where Did All of This Come From?
7(20)
Who Really Created the Daleks?
27(18)
What Makes the TARDIS Work?
45(6)
Whom Did They Meet at the Roof of the World?
51(16)
Can You Rewrite History, Even One Line?
67(8)
How Telepathic is He?
75(10)
`60s Doctor Who: How Was It Made?
85(1)
How Was It Made?
85(10)
Cultural Primer: Why Z Cars?
95(10)
Is This Really About the Blitz?
105(12)
What Kind of Future Did We Expect?
117(16)
How Many Significant Galaxies Are There?
133(10)
How Important Were the Books?
143(8)
What Are the Most ``Mod'' Stories?
151(10)
What's the Dalek Timeline?
161(24)
What Was the BBC Thinking?
185(12)
What Are These Stories Really Called?
197(8)
Marrying Troilus: What Is She Doing?
205(6)
Which Sodding Delegate Is Which?
211(8)
What's Wrong with Dalek History?
219(12)
Are Steven and Dodo Related?
231(10)
What's the Timeline of the Far Future?
241(14)
What Was Children's TV Like Back Then?
255(8)
Did the BBC Actually Like Doctor Who?
263(16)
Is His Name Really ``Who''?
279

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