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Mark Campbell
Robinson (Constable and
Robinson)
24 March 2011/ ISBN 9781849015875
SF / Non-Fiction/TV Tie-In
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Dr Who has ceased to be merely a TV series and has become
a national treasure, a classic and a vital part of British popular
culture. Now back after sixteen years in the wilderness and more
popular than ever, here is a guide that rates every episode ever
broadcast including films, spin-offs and specials.
Elsewhere on this site are several other books on the Dr Who
phenomenon, but this is by far the shortest and if it is just the
episodes themselves you are interested in, certainly the most succinct.
Of course, like all reviews (including this one) the opinions expressed
are those of just one person but it makes for interesting reading
and it is always fun to match one’s own opinions to somebody
else’s. Perhaps the most interesting part of the book is the
foreword by Kim Newman about the show itself, and the introduction
which deals with “selling the myth” and the current
situation of modern British TV. Calling this a complete guide is
rather a misnomer as, of course, this is a guide to just the episodes
rather than the show’s place in popular culture, how it was
received in any of its incarnations and anything else you want to
say about it.A book that size would be vastly expensive and, well,
vast. I’d call it a brief guide and put it on the coffee table;
no guest will be able to resist picking it up.
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