Doctor Who Books (Factual)

[Andy Turnbull]

Ralph!

Critical examination of The Ultimate Foe is out now from Obverse Books.

obversebooks.co.uk/theblackarchive/available-titles/14-tuf/

Andy

[The Doctor]

I have been aware of this for a while and await a suitable gap in the finances as I am also interested in the Obverse book on The Massacre.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

Managed to squeeze a purchase of this out of my battered finances this month.

Andy

[Pinwig]

I've seen these books mentioned in DWM. They sound interesting. What actually are they? Is there any factual stuff in them or is it all critical appraisal?

[Andy Turnbull]

Nov 12, 2017 20:31:26 GMT Pinwig said:

I've seen these books mentioned in DWM. They sound interesting. What actually are they? Is there any factual stuff in them or is it all critical appraisal?

From the sounds of them, there will be some factual content as well as critical appraisal.

Will let you know for sure when The Ultimate Foe arrives.

Andy

[Andy Turnbull]

It's mostly factual, with some critical appraisal peppered throughout.

Worth getting.

Andy

[Pinwig]

Shifting and sorting again. I'm looking at all my Doctor Who reference books thinking I probably don't need all of them. So, of the huge number of Who reference books there are - which would you say are essential? I think the sensible answer is probably, 'the ones you actually refer to'. I reckon the Howe/Stammers/Walker decades books are the first to keep. Wiped too. Gary Russell's Inside Story can probably go.

Which Who reference books do you actually go back to?

[Pinwig]

And do the new series Panini produced annuals count as being part of DWM?

[Andy Turnbull]

I would say the first Annual and the first few storybooks do.

Andy

[Pinwig]

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel by Adrian Rigelsford has been given a stay of execution. Good source of interviews.

[blueshift]

Apr 4, 2018 6:32:33 GMT Pinwig said:

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel by Adrian Rigelsford has been given a stay of execution. Good source of interviews.

Are they real interviews though?

[Pinwig]

I've no idea, is it disputed?

I'm keeping Timeframe because of all the lovely art.

[The Doctor]

Yup and he's done jail time!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Rigelsford#Controversies

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

Goink!

Right, that one can go then.

Good lord. That's amazing.

[Philip Ayres]

Very nice looking, but sadly rejected, photo colourisation book

https://x.com/stuart_manning/status/1011935217240674305

Great to work with my old DWM boss @claytonhickman again. We recently teamed up to pitch a book of our #DoctorWho photo colourisations. Our ideas didn’t make the cut, but here are some of our test layouts. Enjoy!

[The Doctor]

I can understand why it wasn't seen as commercially available but a nice try.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

It's the sort of thing that a Nothing at the End of The Lane special would be made for...

[Philip Ayres]

John Levene autobiography

www.fantompublishing.co.uk/products/book/new-title-tuesday-run-the-shadows-walk-the-sun/

Fantom Publishing is thrilled to announce the much anticipated autobiography from John Levene best known for playing Sgt. Benton in classic Doctor Who.


He has had a few names during his many lives, but the one for which he is best known is John Levene, the self-taught actor who brought to life the much-loved Benton in Doctor Who. Yet, his journey to our TV screens was hard and frequently painful, and what came afterwards was just as traumatic.

This is the emotional and truthful account of a life that should not have been lived. We follow the pure highs and brutal lows of a working class Salisbury lad, and his struggle to get away from his origins as an ill, under-educated and misunderstood boy with no genuine prospects in a world in which he did not fit. His journey takes him to places like London’s West End as a private detective ; Paris, Spain and Africa where he organised spectacular events. Then crossing the globe to South America to witness the enormous gulf between rich and poor, before moving to Hollywood and daring to dream of success.

Run the Shadows, Walk the Sun demonstrates that your life is not automatically set out for you when you are born. There are opportunities to be grasped if only you have the courage to take them.


The book will be launched at our February Signing Spectacular on 23rd February, where John will be reunited with his follow Cybermen from The Moonbase; Derek Chaffer & Barry Noble. John will also be appearing at Valiant in Sheffield on 2nd March.

The autobiography, written with Michael Seely, is printed in hardback priced £19.99. All pre-orders will be signed by the author and dispatched on 26th February, dedications available upon request, please email us together with your order number.

[The Doctor]

Read Cake Bastard's biog book today. That man is Intense.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

Free DW book download from MIWK

miwkpublishing.com/uploads/Wallowing.pdf

[The Doctor]

Oh I have a copy of that somewhere! Worth grabbing.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

MIWK publishing to close

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiwkPublishing/status/1315586082986176513

Attention #Reigate We will be closing on December 24th. As of today, ALL graphic novels are 20% off and there are a number of individual reductions around the shop. We won't be having a massive blow-out sale as most of our remaining stock can be sold online.

In early January we will have a number of fixtures and fittings for sale including cabinets, counters, gridwall and baskets. More details soon, although a lot has already been reserved.

There are still some gift vouchers out there. We suggest you spend these as soon as possible. No refunds can be given beyond December 24th.

This closure extends to the publishing company as well which will also close both online and for new titles on December 24th.

COVID didn't help, but the road closure in #Reigate has hit us hard just when we were trying to recover.

Almost all of our stock is sourced from Europe and we have been warned by all suppliers that there will be problems.

We just can't go on.

[The Doctor]

Nooooo.

-Ralph

[Andy Turnbull]

tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/the-long-game-the-inside-story-of-how-the-bbc-brought-back-doctor-who

A new book about how Doctor Who came back to TV after the Wilderness Years.

[The Doctor]

*adds to the list*

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

The last reprint of Script Doctor I think Ralph flagged up sold out before I could get one, but it popped up again on the tenacrefilms site again at the weekend. Managed to get one this time. It arrived today so I'm looking forward to a read at last.

[The Doctor]

Alas it sold out before I could get one.

Anyway, 'The Long Game' book about Who between 96-2003 arrived today from that publisher.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

I... I have been given a copy of the Doctor Who Cookbook because I was apparently laughing a lot watching the Season 23 extras based on it and made the mistake of mentioning I do not have a copy of it.

[The Doctor]

I look forward to trying your Kippers Of Traken.

-Ralph

[Pinwig]

You can try my kippers any time young man.

It's a like new copy this. Must have been a lot of remaindered stock.