The Discontinuity Guide

by Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping

Doctor Who {non-TV} (Reference Books — )

On This Page

Description

A brilliant attempt to stitch the 26 years of Doctor Who into a coherent narrative. This is an esssential reference for fand and a hilarious introduction for newcomers.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Recommendations

Member Reviews

3 reviews
Wonderful for all those goofs and mistakes that you then try and spot next time you watch a story, but 90% of which you had never previously spotted!
http://nhw.livejournal.com/599526.html

Yeah, yeah, I know that almost all of the text is also available on-line. But there's nothing like dead trees (especially if you are in the middle of a long plane flight). This is a great compilation of odd facts about the series, including most particularly an attempt to introduce consistency to such matters as the Doctor's age, his academic qualifications, the histories of the Cybermen and of the Daleks, and Mars. Interesting to see the foreshadowing of two of the Ninth Doctor's more memorable lines - "Hairdryer!" ("The Web Planet") and "Run!" (Second Doctor, passim). And there's a certain amount of "Yeah, that was my favourite bit".

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
301+ Works 8,813 Members
Picture of author.
25+ Works 1,594 Members
Picture of author.
26+ Works 1,898 Members
Keith Topping is a freelance journalist, novelist and critic who has good reason to remember the first night he saw The Clash in 1978. He lives, works and occasionally sleeps in Newcastle

Some Editions

Anders, Lou (Foreword)
Dicks, Terrance (Foreword)

Series

Belongs to Publisher Series

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
The Discontinuity Guide
Original publication date
1995-03
People/Characters
The Doctor
Important places
Gallifrey; Earth
Related movies
Doctor Who (1963 | IMDb)

Classifications

DDC/MDS
791.4572Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingTelevisionPrograms; television playsSingle programs
LCC
PN1992.77 .D6273 .C676Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaBroadcastingTelevision broadcasts
BISAC

Statistics

Members
246
Popularity
132,863
Reviews
3
Rating
(4.08)
Languages
English
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
3
ASINs
2