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By:Brian J. Robb
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Edition: UK (1st paperback)
Released:  November 2009
Publisher:  Kamera Books
ISBN:978-1-84243-302-7
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This ‘critical’ history of Doctor Who covers the series’ entire 45 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain’s top TV drama.

Opening with an account of the series’ creation in the early 1960s, each decade is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural viewpoint, drawing links between contemporary Britain and the Doctor Who stories.

Timeless Adventures reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass British audience (the 1960s, 1970s and twenty-first century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (the 1980s). Chapters discuss the cultural and political relevance of Doctor Who monsters like the Daleks and the Cybermen, through to themes like energy and the environment.

The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s and its regeneration for the twenty-first century under Russell T. Davies, revealing what has made the new series so popular, and its reflection of real world issues such as consumerism and dieting. It includes unique interviews with Doctor Who producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe.

BRIAN J. ROBB is a writer and biographer whose previous books have included a New York Times best-selling biography of Leonardo DiCaprio; Screams & Nightmares, the definitive book on horror director Wes Craven; biographies of Johnny Depp and Ewan McGregor; and Counterfeit Worlds, a study of the films of Philip K. Dick. He is currently managing editor at Titan Magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the Official Star Wars Insider Magazine, and oversees magazines for Lost, Stargate, Smallville, Star Trek and Supernatural, as well as being managing editor on Total Sci Fi, an international cult film and television web site.

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Edition: UK (2nd paperback)
Released:  November 2013
Publisher:  Kamera Books
ISBN:978-1-84344-156-4
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Title:  Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television
Released:  October 2023
Publisher:  Polaris Publishing
ISBN:978-1-915359-07-0
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This critical history of Doctor Who celebrates sixty years of a cultural phenomenon, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain’s number one TV drama.


Opening with an in-depth account of Doctor Who’s genesis within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and the stories Doctor Who told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience.

In Timeless Adventures, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Brian J. Robb delves deep into the cultural and political relevance of Doctor Who, examining how the political and cultural concerns of its audience are reflected in the Doctor’s adventures across time and space. Fascinating, insightful and joyfully entertaining, this is the ultimate companion to one of TV’s most treasured creations.


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