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Doctor Who: The Complete History #1
Doctor Who: The Complete History - Stories 181-134: Gridlock, Daleks In Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42
Gridlock
On New Earth in the far future, the Doctor and Martha discover that the population are spending their lives trapped on a motorway.
Daleks In Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
Arriving in New York during the Great Depression, the Doctor and Martha discover that the Daleks are secretly using the new Empire State Building as part of a plan to enslave humanity.
The Lazarus Experiment
The elderly Professor Lazarus has found a way to rejuvenate himself as a younger man. But the Doctor discovers that the process is flawed, causing Lazarus to transform into a rampaging monster.
On New Earth in the far future, the Doctor and Martha discover that the population are spending their lives trapped on a motorway.
Daleks In Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
Arriving in New York during the Great Depression, the Doctor and Martha discover that the Daleks are secretly using the new Empire State Building as part of a plan to enslave humanity.
The Lazarus Experiment
The elderly Professor Lazarus has found a way to rejuvenate himself as a younger man. But the Doctor discovers that the process is flawed, causing Lazarus to transform into a rampaging monster.
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152 pages, Hardcover
First published September 9, 2015
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May 16, 2016
Doctor Who Magazine’s archives began life as a simple recounting of storylines; retelling old stories much of the magazine’s audience had never seen and had very limited access to outside of the Making of Doctor Who, the Tenth Anniversary special and the seemingly random books of the era Target has chosen to novelise. Over time they evolved; the plot recaps became more detailed, then a brief making of was added before Andrew Pixley took over and provided a detailed recounting of the episode from birth of idea to transmission. In modern times they evolved to become their own magazines looking at the making of each season of the post-2005 show and that evolution’s continued as the archives have now been extended, revised and compiled into an epic partwork. Surely the next step is for them to form an internet of their own and take over the world; kings, queens and wars being replaced on the school syllabus by Doctor Who’s production history.
In all honesty backstage histories are no longer my thing after an overdose of them through the 90s; I’m far more interested in the fiction itself. Unless there are extraordinary circumstances I’m not overly interested in where and when things were filmed; I essentially know how the trick’s done but I don’t need it explained in detail.
If you are interested in that detail then these are essential; beautifully illustrated and generally well-researched (though local knowledge compels me to note minor errors such as the paper mill in which 42 was filmed being in Sudbrook rather than Caldicot) with a profile of a guest actor for each episode. They’ll be invaluable research tools in future years. They’re no longer for me though; £800 and the shelf space required combined with their relatively dry nature mean I’ll pass on the rest of these.
In all honesty backstage histories are no longer my thing after an overdose of them through the 90s; I’m far more interested in the fiction itself. Unless there are extraordinary circumstances I’m not overly interested in where and when things were filmed; I essentially know how the trick’s done but I don’t need it explained in detail.
If you are interested in that detail then these are essential; beautifully illustrated and generally well-researched (though local knowledge compels me to note minor errors such as the paper mill in which 42 was filmed being in Sudbrook rather than Caldicot) with a profile of a guest actor for each episode. They’ll be invaluable research tools in future years. They’re no longer for me though; £800 and the shelf space required combined with their relatively dry nature mean I’ll pass on the rest of these.
May 17, 2016
Doctor Who: The Complete History is a series of fortnightly published hardcover editions that will cover the complete history of the television series, covering everything from plot synopsis to pre-production, production, and post-production, cast and crew listings, and just about everything else that a fan of the series would want to know about the actual process of creating each of the episodes. Truly, I believe only a hardcore fan of the series will enjoy this series of books, but if you want some great, detailed information on the Doctor Who television series, this is it.
April 5, 2016
I'm eventually going to do a bulk review every five books that I read, but here's a quick one for this issue.
I like the behind the scenes look into the episodes in the middle of season 3. The profiles of the guests stars let us know more about the person behind a character we may have only seen once or twice-especially Anna Hope, the actress behind Novice Hame. Nice to know she's not typecast as a cat!
5/5 stars because I loved this little sneak peak behind the scenes of a show I adore. :)
I like the behind the scenes look into the episodes in the middle of season 3. The profiles of the guests stars let us know more about the person behind a character we may have only seen once or twice-especially Anna Hope, the actress behind Novice Hame. Nice to know she's not typecast as a cat!
5/5 stars because I loved this little sneak peak behind the scenes of a show I adore. :)
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