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"Doctor Who" Encyclopedia (Doctor Who (BBC Hardcover)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Gary Russell
Publisher: BBC Books
Category: Book
List Price: £14.99
Buy New: £5.45
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 5159
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1846072913
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4572
EAN: 9781846072918
ASIN: 1846072913
Publication Date: October 4, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new Doctor Who Encyclopedia book as shown here. In stock & ready to ship.
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 FILLS IN THOSE MISSING BITS May 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A well produced hardback with excellent photographs, visually arresting layout and eminently readable text, THE DOCTOR WHO ENCYLOPEDIA is a worthy addition to any fan's collection. GARY RUSSELL has clearly done his research and the finished result is perfect for the Target Audience which, in theory, must reach into the millions.
Pretty much everything to do with the last three seasons is covered from major characters to major events with direct and indirect references and links, but there's still no avoiding the plot holes, contradictions and contrivances found in most DOCTOR WHO episodes - that sort of thing simply goes with the territory, especially shaky science, which has been elevated to almost art-form status since the show's rebirth. What this encyclopedia attempts to do, however, is fill in some of the more "Eh...?" gaps with solidly thought-out explanations which weren't always made clear in the original broadcasts, the result of (presumably) lazy or fuzzy scriptwriting. As you no doubt already know, Exec Producer RUSSELL T DAVIS is no stranger to this particular phenomenon.
But, hey, now we can all understand the Master's plan for the Toclafane in UTOPIA or the effects of The Paradox Machine from THE LAST OF THE TIME LORDS; the method by which the Weeping Angels steal people's futures from BLINK or how The Beast came to be held captive and the engineering of his subsequent destruction from THE SATAN PIT. Presented in paragraph or short caption form it all appears to make perfect sense now (within some seriously barmy parameters, that is). The introduction even manages to include names or words that might feature in a future revised edition, including Adipose, Rattigan, Mrs (!!), Vespiform...and so on. A neat bit of fingers-crossed foreshadowing there, Gary.
Whatever the case, when the time comes, let's ensure this Doctor Who product enjoys a full and happy regeneration.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
So good I bought it twice! December 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this for my son for Xmas, but with a last minute birthday party invitation I had to give it away to his friend. When my son saw it he was absolutely rapt and said "I wish I'd put that on my list for Santa". Little does he know that Santa already knew he'd like it and is about to order a replacement for him. ;o) The book itself is nice and big and full of in depth detail which will keep Doctor Who fans engaged for hours. There's lots of full colour illustrations and, as the title suggests, it is laid out like an encyclopedia, so it's easy to look up those facts that may have slipped your mind. Well worth the money (and absolutely essential at 3.99!!).
 I'm Sorry! December 4, 2007
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm sorry, I really am. I'm about to insult a hell of a lot of people. But I have to say it. This book is just...unnecesarry! And the fact that I can't spell makes the insult even worse!
I can't believe I'm saying this, I really can't. I'm talking about the writer from The Inside Story, who I've just given a 5 Star Rating.
This book is so detailed, so well written, packed with facts, and yet I don't know anyone who's spend higher thann ten pounds on a book, that's useless, contributes nothing to the DW world, and has information that isn't going to benefit anybody. There, I've said it. Now, here come the insults...
FANTASIC November 17, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is packed with information and definetly worth the price. A must-have for only 14.99!!! You can get it for 3.99 delivered...somewhere...
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