 By: | David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker | | Rating: |   7.6 (14 votes) Vote here | | Review: | The Twenty Year Benchmark. Read more (1 in total) | | Released: | December 1995
| | Publisher: | Virgin | | ISBN: | 0-426-20458-1 | | Format: | paperback | | Owned: | | | Buy: |   |  | (Not currently available) |
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Note: Later reprinted as part of the omnibus editions The Handbook and The Handbook: Volume Two. Cover blurb: Doctor Who is the world's longest-running science fiction television series. Each handbook will provide both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history. When Peter Davison took over the part of the Doctor in 1982, he was already a familiar face on British television as the much-loved star of All Creatures Great and Small. Within a few months Davison had won acceptance for his sensitive portrayal and starred in some of the most adult and arguably best-written stories in the programme's history. This book is an in-depth study of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the 20th-anniversary special The Five Doctors and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as The Sixties and The Seventies, and their acclaimed work on the three previous books in the Handbook range. |