Best Non-Fiction books about Dr. Who?

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  • Daniel DareDaniel Dare Posts: 3,503
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    My all time top ten favourites though are
    The Sixties
    The Seventies
    The Eighties
    Timeframe
    The Hinchcliffe Years
    Special Effects
    Ace: The Story the End of an Era
    The Discontinuity Guide
    TimeView - The Complete Illustrations of Frank Bellamy
    Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter


    A bit of a love/hate for The Unfolding Text due to studies.
  • Michael_EveMichael_Eve Posts: 14,424
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    The one I've most enjoyed is The Discontinuity Guide...a very well researched yet not terribly serious book by Cornell (yes, that one) ,Topping and Day, which covers all C20 Who stories. Might've helped that I appear to be on a similar wavelength to the authors, who seem particularly fond of the Hartnell and Davison eras.( And they really don't like The Dominators!) A great, fun read.
  • tiggerpoohtiggerpooh Posts: 4,182
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    These are well worth reading, if you haven't already:

    "The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord", by Craig Cabel.

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    That one features mini biographies of every actor who has played the Doctor on screen, including Peter Cushing. Also includes a biography of Peter Capaldi, who at the time the book came out, had been chosen as the 12th Doctor, but hadn't been seen in the role.

    Also, this one is a great read:

    "The Who's Who of Doctor Who", by Cameron K. MckEwan.

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    I thought both The Tardis Handbook and The Dalek Handbook were great reads too! :D

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  • Westy2Westy2 Posts: 14,355
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    I liked the various paperback Handbooks(never had the Tom Baker one though!) plus the 'Wiped' one.
  • tiggerpoohtiggerpooh Posts: 4,182
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    If you ever wanted a definitive guide to every DW companion, from Susan Foreman and Barbara Wright in the C20 days, up to Amy Pond and Clara Oswald in the C21 days, then this is the one to get:

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    It came out in May 2013, so it doesn't have much on Clara Oswald. Only that she has been seen twice by the Doctor, and Clara from 21st Century England will be seen in Series 7.

    I've got this, and I can say, even though there are no pictures, the writing is informative and detailed.

    The person who wrote this has obviously been a massive fan of DW for years, judging by the thorough research that seems to have been undertaken.

    The other book covering Doctor Who companions by John Nathan Turner, simply called "The Companions," has been out of print since the early 1990s. I tried to get a copy a few months ago off amazon, but it didn't mention it. So, I went to ebay. The only copy I could buy (second-hand that is), that had free postage, was expensive. The minimum I could get it for was £12.99, so I didn't bother.
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