Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!decvax!decwrl!daemon From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: Background info wanted Message-ID: <5432@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Sat, 4-Feb-84 20:36:21 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.5432 Posted: Sat Feb 4 20:36:21 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 08:15:06 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Western Research Lab, Los Altos, CA Lines: 36 From: nacho::lynch (He's no fun, he fell right over!) [Re-print of entry in SF-LOVERS] Recently I found a book in the B. Dalton Bookstore in the Mall of New Hampshire entitled "Doctor Who, A Celebration, Two Decades Through Time and Space". Although it costs $17.95, it is well worth it if you are a fan of the Doctor! It contains chapters on the genesis of the show and its evolution through the years (written by people who were involved in the production), biographies of all the Doctor actors (including their own views of the part), features on the Daleks, the Dr Who movies, the Doctor's companions, the Master and back- stage glimpses of the show from directors, producers and writers. Perhaps the best part of the book is a section containing a synopsis of each episode (through the '82-'83 season). The summaries range from one paragraph to a whole page. The book also contains lots of photos. BTW: One missing piece is any detail about the 20th Anniversary show; the book was published in May '83. There are a few references to the show: I found out that the Tom Baker scenes in 'The Five Doctors' were taken from an serial called 'Shada' that was never finished due to a strike at the BBC and there- fore never shown before. -- Bill Lynch Digital Equipment Corp Nashua, NH {decvax,allegra,ucbvax}!decwrl!rhea!nacho!lynch PS: This book was written by Peter Haining and was published by W.H. Allen in London, May 1983.