Just a heads up, I think this book is £20 RRP, and £12 on Amazon.
I just picked up a copy from Asda for £10
I just picked up a copy from Asda for £10
The Doctor: His Lives and Times
Originally Posted by Markieb:
“Any good?”
“Any good?”
It looks decent enough, but I've only just pulled it out of the bag with the rest of the Friday night shopping
It seems to have got 4 and 5* reviews on Amazon (which I avoid buying from if possible, due their tax arrangements).
Originally Posted by Grisonaut:
“It seems to have got 4 and 5* reviews on Amazon (which I avoid buying from if possible, due their tax arrangements).”
“It seems to have got 4 and 5* reviews on Amazon (which I avoid buying from if possible, due their tax arrangements).”
Good luck finding a company that doesn't do any tax avoidance.
Originally Posted by bp2:
“Good luck finding a company that doesn't do any tax avoidance.”
“Good luck finding a company that doesn't do any tax avoidance.”
Maybe if you still have a local bookshop?
Originally Posted by andy1231:
“I was thinking about buying this - let us know what it is like please.”
“I was thinking about buying this - let us know what it is like please.”
I will. Just finishing up a novel and then I'll be into the book.
OK, the format seems to be a collage of scripts, exposition, facsimile items/ephemera and so on, for each Dr, and then some first-person accounts of each Doc's run.
It's all very well designed, with some great photos too. I really want to see more of the first Cybermen.
For a fan like me, fractured in and space, or having a nice lie-down, it's quite confusing; eg. the 10th and 11th quotes I've seen on Confidential. Or YouTube.
So if I can spot that stuff, I'm thinking a hardened Whovian will spot all of it.
It's all very well designed, with some great photos too. I really want to see more of the first Cybermen.
For a fan like me, fractured in and space, or having a nice lie-down, it's quite confusing; eg. the 10th and 11th quotes I've seen on Confidential. Or YouTube.
So if I can spot that stuff, I'm thinking a hardened Whovian will spot all of it.
Update: I've finished the first-person recollections/musings.
Interesting (for me, especially the early stuff) but the later Drs entries seem rushed. As I said in the previous post, I think most of the quotes from the Moffat era are culled straight from social media.
Overall a bit confusing for a newbie, and probably a bit annoying for a dedicated fan.
And, for the record, Moffat mentions Space Badgers twice in the last dozen or so pages..
Interesting (for me, especially the early stuff) but the later Drs entries seem rushed. As I said in the previous post, I think most of the quotes from the Moffat era are culled straight from social media.
Overall a bit confusing for a newbie, and probably a bit annoying for a dedicated fan.
And, for the record, Moffat mentions Space Badgers twice in the last dozen or so pages..
Originally Posted by Grisonaut:
“And, for the record, Moffat mentions Space Badgers twice in the last dozen or so pages..”
“And, for the record, Moffat mentions Space Badgers twice in the last dozen or so pages..”
All hail our overlords, The Space Badgers!
So I'm thinking about buying either this book or "Doctor Who: Essential Guide to 50 Years" by Justin Richards, can someone recommend which would be a better choice? His Lives and Times has more pages and I quite like the sound of how interactive it is, but the Essential Guide one has a friendlier price.
