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David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television
 

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By:Simon Guerrier
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Editions:  UK (paperback) | UK (hardback)
Description:  Biography of David Whitaker, one of the pivotal figures in the early years of Doctor Who who served as the programme’s first story editor in 1963, as well as writing multiple classic stories like The Edge of Destruction, The Power of the Daleks and The Wheel in Space.

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Edition: UK (paperback)
Released:  6 November 2023
Publisher:  Ten Acre Films
ISBN:978-1-908630-83-4
Format: paperback
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To celebrate 60 years of Doctor Who, discover the extraordinary, little-known life of one of its chief architects, David Whitaker. As the show’s first story editor, he helped to establish the compelling blend of adventure, imagination and quirky humour that made — and continues to make — the series a hit.

David commissioned the first Dalek story, and fought for it to be made when his bosses didn’t like it. Regeneration, the TARDIS being alive, the idea of Doctor Who expanding to become a multimedia phenomenon in comics, books and films... David Whitaker was all over it. Yet very little was known about this key figure in Doctor Who history — until now. Why did he fall out with Irving Berlin? Was he really engaged to Yootha Joyce? And how did an assignment to Moscow badly affect his career?

Simon Guerrier has written countless Doctor Who books, comics and audio plays. He’s also the author of Sherlock Holmes — The Great War and has produced a number of documentaries for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4.

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Edition: UK (hardback)
Released:  13 November 2023
Publisher:  Ten Acre Films
ISBN:978-1-908630-77-3
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