Doctor Who: A History
by Alan Kistler
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Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world's first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch documents before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut but inspired many monsters to follow. After three years, First Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC to recast their hit rather than end it, giving us the first "regeneration" and making TV history. We follow show more the succession of Doctors-including Third Doctor Jon Pertwee, exiled to Earth and targeted by the Master- show lessTags
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Well-researched history of Doctor Who from its beginnings through the announcement of Peter Canadian as the twelve Doctor. Never seems like enough details, but if it had all I wanted it would have been as long as an encyclopedia!
A great book telling the history of this long running British TV show, one of my favorites. Thank you SantaThing!
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Alan Kistler cohosts the Crazy Sexy Geeks podcast. Recognized as a comic book historian by CNN, he has written for MTV.com, Wired.com, and ComicBookResources.com, and he has spoken at the Paley Center for Media on Star Trek and vampire fiction and at Geek Girl Con on women in science fiction. He divides his time between Los Angeles and New York show more City. Visit him on Twitter commat;SizzlerKistler and at AlanKistler.com. show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Doctor Who: A History
- Original publication date
- 2013
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 791.45 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Television
- LCC
- PN1992.77 .D6273 .K58 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Broadcasting Television broadcasts
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- Members
- 97
- Popularity
- 331,085
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.12)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
