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Whographica: An Infographic Guide to Space and Time
Explore the rich history of Doctor Who like never before, through colorful and creative visualizations and infographics in this captivating, intriguing, beautiful, and strange compendium.
The Doctor’s family tree, the strangest weapons in the whole universe, the frequency of the letter "A" in the names of companions—these curiosities, and many others, are explored in detail, complete with visually-stunning infographics in Doctor Who: Whographica.
Each double-page spread presents a fascinating, visual insight into a particular aspect of Doctor Who. Divided into twelve sections—The Doctor, Earth, Daleks, the TARDIS, Friends and Companions, Alien Worlds and more—Whographica features double-page spreads which offer fascinating, visual insight into a particular aspect of the show.
With interesting and fascinating information, Whographica is a perfect introduction to the extraordinary universe of the series, and an engaging sourcebook that will delight long-term aficionados, presenting the history of Doctor Who in an entirely new and enthralling way.
The Doctor’s family tree, the strangest weapons in the whole universe, the frequency of the letter "A" in the names of companions—these curiosities, and many others, are explored in detail, complete with visually-stunning infographics in Doctor Who: Whographica.
Each double-page spread presents a fascinating, visual insight into a particular aspect of Doctor Who. Divided into twelve sections—The Doctor, Earth, Daleks, the TARDIS, Friends and Companions, Alien Worlds and more—Whographica features double-page spreads which offer fascinating, visual insight into a particular aspect of the show.
With interesting and fascinating information, Whographica is a perfect introduction to the extraordinary universe of the series, and an engaging sourcebook that will delight long-term aficionados, presenting the history of Doctor Who in an entirely new and enthralling way.
224 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2016
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June 13, 2017
Okay I will admit that this is a whole lot of fun and not many words.
We are all entitled to a change of scenery and this book for me is a perfect example - it does have text don't get me wrong and some very clever and insight text at that - just the whole books theme is graphics.
And this is where for me the challenge lies- there is incredible amount of information within these pages but rather than fill them with line after line of text the authors have turned them in to fascinating and often challenging intricate infographics.
Now I am sure there are all sorts of technical terms and designs that have been used in these pages however I have not got a clue what they are nor do I care - what I am fascinated with are the often most simplest of bits of trivia are suddenly transformed into amazing graphs and illustrations to show many many or how often or even what first seen a particular person / item / alien is seen.
So even though these books (yes there is a super hero one and I believe there will shortly be a Star Wars one too) are designed to be dipped in and out of there is always the danger they will inadvertently melt your brain
We are all entitled to a change of scenery and this book for me is a perfect example - it does have text don't get me wrong and some very clever and insight text at that - just the whole books theme is graphics.
And this is where for me the challenge lies- there is incredible amount of information within these pages but rather than fill them with line after line of text the authors have turned them in to fascinating and often challenging intricate infographics.
Now I am sure there are all sorts of technical terms and designs that have been used in these pages however I have not got a clue what they are nor do I care - what I am fascinated with are the often most simplest of bits of trivia are suddenly transformed into amazing graphs and illustrations to show many many or how often or even what first seen a particular person / item / alien is seen.
So even though these books (yes there is a super hero one and I believe there will shortly be a Star Wars one too) are designed to be dipped in and out of there is always the danger they will inadvertently melt your brain
September 13, 2020
Wow! Spectacular! Astonishing! Colorful! Fun! This is a collection of graphs & charts & graphics that detail all kinds of minutia of the Doctor Who series (well actually both the new and old series - and the revival movie from the 90s). OK, so really this is probably only going to be of interest to Whovians, but still it is just two tons of fun. It's a fast read - since everything is presented graphically, but it is just chock-full (jam-packed?) with information - hey, it's an info-dump. But it's so colorful and consistently organized that it's nothing but fun to read. Fun. Fun. Fun.
How long companions traveled with the Doctor. Who left the Doctor and for what reason. Which episodes got the highest ratings? Which actor portrayed the Doctor for the largest percentage of time? Which episode encompassed the longest period of time? How much of the original series is missing and what percentage of it has been lost? Seemingly endless bits of trivia and silly details. How many different velour jackets did the third Doctor wear? How many scarves did the fourth Doctor wear? How many umbrellas did the seventh Doctor carry? Find out in this pointless, yet compulsively addictive and fascinating book! This is clearly a must own for every Whovian on the planet!
How long companions traveled with the Doctor. Who left the Doctor and for what reason. Which episodes got the highest ratings? Which actor portrayed the Doctor for the largest percentage of time? Which episode encompassed the longest period of time? How much of the original series is missing and what percentage of it has been lost? Seemingly endless bits of trivia and silly details. How many different velour jackets did the third Doctor wear? How many scarves did the fourth Doctor wear? How many umbrellas did the seventh Doctor carry? Find out in this pointless, yet compulsively addictive and fascinating book! This is clearly a must own for every Whovian on the planet!
February 6, 2017
My head is spinning a bit. So much information about the series!
January 22, 2017
Just plain fun - if you are a Whovian.
Colorful, creative, trivial charts, graphs, and statistics that allow you step back and muse about the whole of the Dr. Who universe in all of its amusing glory over the last fifty years.
Some of my favorites: Silliest bits in Dr. Who. For example: opening an episode with the Doctor hanging from a railing. No reason, just hanging from a railing. Or Sarah Jane tripping over a mound of dirt.
Or the graph of dangerous devices plotting destructiveness versus weirdness. Weirdest destructive thing: a statue of living metal used to wipe out a fleet of Cybermen space ships.
Or the fact that the table of contents is a Treemap.
One thing that helped me out was the graph showing how the timelines of River Song and Doctor intertwined. I know this only makes sense to a fan of the show but that graph told a very touching story in its own right. Weird, huh?
A fun way to spend a couple of hours immersed in Dr. Who trivia.
Colorful, creative, trivial charts, graphs, and statistics that allow you step back and muse about the whole of the Dr. Who universe in all of its amusing glory over the last fifty years.
Some of my favorites: Silliest bits in Dr. Who. For example: opening an episode with the Doctor hanging from a railing. No reason, just hanging from a railing. Or Sarah Jane tripping over a mound of dirt.
Or the graph of dangerous devices plotting destructiveness versus weirdness. Weirdest destructive thing: a statue of living metal used to wipe out a fleet of Cybermen space ships.
Or the fact that the table of contents is a Treemap.
One thing that helped me out was the graph showing how the timelines of River Song and Doctor intertwined. I know this only makes sense to a fan of the show but that graph told a very touching story in its own right. Weird, huh?
A fun way to spend a couple of hours immersed in Dr. Who trivia.
November 9, 2017
Statistiche illustrate su tutto quello che può venire in mente riguardo la serie.
Dall'altezza dei Dottori al tempo di permanenza dei vari companion. Dalla presenza sullo schermo di ogni cattivo ad ogni tipo di veicolo guidato dal Terzo Dottore.
Divertente da leggere e pieno di curiosità curiose.
Dall'altezza dei Dottori al tempo di permanenza dei vari companion. Dalla presenza sullo schermo di ogni cattivo ad ogni tipo di veicolo guidato dal Terzo Dottore.
Divertente da leggere e pieno di curiosità curiose.
December 31, 2021
Colorful, fun, and full of ridiculous detail. Brilliant!
Twelve chapters, one per Doctor. (I discovered this in 2021, but it was published in 2016, so the book only covers through 2015, or two-thirds of the way through the Twelfth Doctor’s run, ending with “The Husbands of River Song”.) Each chapter also covers another theme — including TARDIS, Alien Worlds, Technology, and my favorite, “That’s Silly”. Each Doctor has a list of episodes, including how they ranked in fan votes and ratings, as well as key facts, such as costumes and quotes. It will not surprise you to find that the Fourth Doctor’s page has a “jelly baby count”, while the Tenth has a list of women he kissed.
The chapters then continue such things as details on how old the Doctor claimed to be in various incarnations, or a listing of every character named in a story title. Why? Who cares? It entertained me and gave me some things to think about watching.
Now, quibbles. There were several charts where I couldn’t tell apart the dark purple and black, or the pink, coral, and orange tones. There are also several pages that required a magnifier. It’s not easy on older eyes, is what I’m saying. But that didn’t really matter, as I wasn’t reading this as much for actual facts as for enjoying common memories and sharing fandom coolness. It was pretty, and I enjoyed it.
Twelve chapters, one per Doctor. (I discovered this in 2021, but it was published in 2016, so the book only covers through 2015, or two-thirds of the way through the Twelfth Doctor’s run, ending with “The Husbands of River Song”.) Each chapter also covers another theme — including TARDIS, Alien Worlds, Technology, and my favorite, “That’s Silly”. Each Doctor has a list of episodes, including how they ranked in fan votes and ratings, as well as key facts, such as costumes and quotes. It will not surprise you to find that the Fourth Doctor’s page has a “jelly baby count”, while the Tenth has a list of women he kissed.
The chapters then continue such things as details on how old the Doctor claimed to be in various incarnations, or a listing of every character named in a story title. Why? Who cares? It entertained me and gave me some things to think about watching.
Now, quibbles. There were several charts where I couldn’t tell apart the dark purple and black, or the pink, coral, and orange tones. There are also several pages that required a magnifier. It’s not easy on older eyes, is what I’m saying. But that didn’t really matter, as I wasn’t reading this as much for actual facts as for enjoying common memories and sharing fandom coolness. It was pretty, and I enjoyed it.
March 22, 2017
This was a lot of fun. I do not know whether I would have bought it for myself, but it was a Christmas present that I greatly enjoyed receiving. References in colorful infographics of the complete history of Doctor Who. Want to know the complete history of the Daleks? It's in there. Want to know where Gallifrey is? It's in there. Want to know how many times the letter "v" has appeared in episode titles? It's in there.
Seriously.
This is an exhaustively researched book. And yet it is entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the minutiae, partially due to the lovely images accompanying them. Anyone who loves the Doctor or creatively presented information might want to give this a look.
Seriously.
This is an exhaustively researched book. And yet it is entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the minutiae, partially due to the lovely images accompanying them. Anyone who loves the Doctor or creatively presented information might want to give this a look.
December 26, 2022
This book is fun, although I must admit I didn’t understand all of it, but what I did understand I found very interesting. It’s all charts and stuff about different aspects of the show. It covers from the first Doctor up until about half of 12’s run, so it has no Jodie Whitaker. It’s cute and cool.
July 31, 2017
Excellent if you like:
A) Doctor Who and
B) infographics
If you like neither, probably best avoided
A) Doctor Who and
B) infographics
If you like neither, probably best avoided
July 9, 2017
Good interesting book using a really cool idea of using graphics and infograms to illustrate statistics for one of the best shows on tv at the moment.
November 26, 2018
I love this kind of stuff!!! This was a lot of fun.
September 1, 2020
Fantastic! This is a very useful tool for Whovians. Fun to look through and easy to follow. Only goes through the end of Clara, but that's still fairly recent. :)
February 24, 2017
This is such a neat and fun book! Its written in such an interesting way. I gave it four stars instead of five because it could be a little confusing at times. They use colors and cartoons to represent the different Doctors and a few look very similar. I had to flip back to the page with the key several times. But overall a fun book for Whovians.
*Also, there's a mistake for the 12th Doctor. They quoted his first words, but said they were his last. Small detail, I know, but everything else was correct except that.
*Also, there's a mistake for the 12th Doctor. They quoted his first words, but said they were his last. Small detail, I know, but everything else was correct except that.
January 1, 2017
Ten Second Synopsis:
A visual representation of Who-minutiae including an avalanche of fascinating facts about Doctor Who.
If you, like me, are a fan of Doctor Who and would like to extend your Who-related knowledge, but lack the time to watch every episode ever made or read long nonfiction texts about the series, its creators, its social impact and other bits of Who-minutiae, you should really get your paws on this book. Every single page in it has an infographic about some fascinating aspect of the show - from the Doctors themselves to the actors who played them, from when and where particular episodes were screened, to the frequency of words used in their titles, from the comparative appearances of cybermen to daleks, to the percentages of male-to-female job roles in the production team - this book will tell you every little thing you ever needed to know about Doctor Who.
Best of all, for someone like me who likes a bit of variation in illustrative style, the infographic designs range widely. There are some infographics packed full of graphs and bits and bobs, like the pages devoted to each specific Doctor. There are geographical infographics galore, many infographics devoted to the Doctors' companions, and plenty of infographics that just have interesting facts that you may never have considered. One, for instance, names the six episodes in which every speaking character, not including the Doctor and his companion/s, ends up dead, but don't be too downhearted though, because this infographic is a companion to an earlier one, which shows all the episodes in which everyone lives.
For us bookish folk, there's even a graphic showing the dominant colours on the covers of all the published Doctor Who novelisations!
Truly, I was immediately engrossed in this nifty, satisfyingly chunky book as soon as I unwrapped it and I have had it on my shelfside table ever since. I will no doubt be dipping into this one for a long time to come yet and I would heartily recommend it to anyone who considers themselves part of the Doctor Who fandom.
A visual representation of Who-minutiae including an avalanche of fascinating facts about Doctor Who.
If you, like me, are a fan of Doctor Who and would like to extend your Who-related knowledge, but lack the time to watch every episode ever made or read long nonfiction texts about the series, its creators, its social impact and other bits of Who-minutiae, you should really get your paws on this book. Every single page in it has an infographic about some fascinating aspect of the show - from the Doctors themselves to the actors who played them, from when and where particular episodes were screened, to the frequency of words used in their titles, from the comparative appearances of cybermen to daleks, to the percentages of male-to-female job roles in the production team - this book will tell you every little thing you ever needed to know about Doctor Who.
Best of all, for someone like me who likes a bit of variation in illustrative style, the infographic designs range widely. There are some infographics packed full of graphs and bits and bobs, like the pages devoted to each specific Doctor. There are geographical infographics galore, many infographics devoted to the Doctors' companions, and plenty of infographics that just have interesting facts that you may never have considered. One, for instance, names the six episodes in which every speaking character, not including the Doctor and his companion/s, ends up dead, but don't be too downhearted though, because this infographic is a companion to an earlier one, which shows all the episodes in which everyone lives.
For us bookish folk, there's even a graphic showing the dominant colours on the covers of all the published Doctor Who novelisations!
Truly, I was immediately engrossed in this nifty, satisfyingly chunky book as soon as I unwrapped it and I have had it on my shelfside table ever since. I will no doubt be dipping into this one for a long time to come yet and I would heartily recommend it to anyone who considers themselves part of the Doctor Who fandom.
December 31, 2016
Holy psychedelic head-trip! I've never been one of those fascinated by the imagery of charts & graphs, but there is no denying that it has all come together in this book to produce something rather beautiful. There are a couple pages that made me scratch my head, but they are more than mitigated by the pages full of info that brought a smile to my face, or made me burst out laughing. Endlessly fascinating, but be warned: after a while, your head may start spinning.
February 24, 2017
Loved it! Got this for Christmas from my son. It has a lot of information in it and can help those who are just getting into Doctor Who. I've been a Whovian for years but still trying to get caught up on some of the older Doctor Who episodes so this helped me with that. It's a great source of information for any Who fan.
January 11, 2017
What a terrific book. I love infographics, but there never seems to be enough of them online. This book fills that need. It is chalked full of excellent information, which can be digested in a short amount of time. I thought it would be a book that I would pick up and flip through from time to time, but when I got it, I read it from cover to cover!
December 29, 2016
A perfect companion for any who fan who loves facts and graphs one of my favourite reads in a long long time
December 31, 2016
A must for Dr Who fans *and* student of infographics.
December 16, 2025
It's about Doctor Who, and it's full of charts and infographics - two of my most favourite things, so of course I love this book.
February 26, 2017
This was just a really fun read. I do think you would appreciate it most if you know a lot about the whole series and not just the new series like me.
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