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My Review of ‘Doctor Who: A History’

03/15/2022 by Debbi

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Hi, I’m reading Doctor Who: A History. And I have to tell you, this is one of the coolest books I’ve read in ages. I am loving, loving, loving this book. I mean, this goes through, truly, how the show was developed. It goes over every season, every Doctor. Well, up to a certain point of course, because, you know, it’s, uh, when was this published? I didn’t even see. Anyway, the point is it’s fantastic. It’s just a fantastic book. And I mean, it goes into how they created the show, the whole concept of the show, the characters, in great detail. You know, a lot of thought went into creating those first characters, that first Doctor and all of that. And how the Doctors change over time, how the personalities change, how the show itself seemed to be kind of creating its world as it went.

Yes, really. And then to see what happens when you get to the tie-in novels. Interesting things happen when you take a show and then turn it into a bunch of novels that may not actually reflect what’s going on with the show or possibly do reflect it. Maybe they could, maybe they have a symbiotic relationship. I haven’t quite figured that out. I haven’t really thought about it much, but I mean, it’s just interesting to see the different little quirks and so forth among the different media concerning Doctor Who. But if you want an education on how to create a television show, this is really a book to read, honest to God, honest to God. It is just to me, it is just priceless. And I would, man, I would buy a copy of this book. I got it at the library, but what a great showcase the library is, I’m telling you, for books.

This book is fantastic. I loved it. Or I am loving it. I’m not finished actually with it yet. So this may be a two-part review. I don’t know if I think of anything more to say about this book, I’ll let you know. All I know is I’m up to the Fourth Doctor and he was my favorite. I love Tom Baker. That’s all there is to it. It’s because I started off watching Doctor Who with Tom Baker back in the nineties. So that’s the way it goes. What can I say? William Hartnell was wonderful. They were, they’re all wonderful. And Romana was the first female Time Lord, by the way, on the show. Just so you know that. That’s important to know because, yeah, I’m really glad they had the first female Doctor. Finally. Thank you, Chris Chibnall for that. But, Romana was the first female Time Lord. Just saying. Thanks. Talk to you later!

Time Lords! 🙂

PS: Okay, so maybe she wasn’t the very first female Time Lord. But she’s the first one to make an impression on me! 🙂

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  1. Paul Downie says

    03/20/2022 at 4:45 am

    Someone’s obviously feeling enthusiastic … !

Meet Debbi

Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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