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Jon Pertwee was the first Doctor Who star to write his autobiography, with Moon Boots and Dinner Suits in 1984 (though ironically this only covers his early life and doesn’t mention Who at all).
Starting in the late 1990s, such biographies and autobiographies have become a regular occurence — even more so after the launch of the new series in 2005.
Many of these memoirs are also available in audiobook form, listed on the Audio biographies section of this site.
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Title: | By: | Edition: | Date: | Publisher: | ISBN: | Owned: | Rating: | Reviews: | |||
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![]() | Moon Boots and Dinner Suits | Jon Pertwee | UK 1st hardback | Oct 1984 | Elm Tree Books | 0-241-11337-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Who's There? The Life and Career of William Hartnell | Jessica Carney | UK 1st hardback | Feb 1996 | Virgin | 1-85227-514-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | I Am The Doctor - Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir | Jon Pertwee & David J. Howe | n/a | Nov 1996 | Virgin | 1-85227-621-5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Films, Farms and Fillies: The Real Life Story of One of Emmerdale's Best-Loved Stars | Frazer Hines | UK 1st paperback | Nov 1996 | Boxtree | 0-7522-1155-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Who on Earth is Tom Baker? An Autobiography | Tom Baker | US hardback | Oct 1997 | HarperCollins | 0-00-255834-3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | US paperback | Jun 1998 | HarperCollins | 0-00-638854-X | |||||||
![]() | Five Rounds Rapid! The Autobiography of Nicholas Courtney: Doctor Who's Brigadier | Nicholas Courtney | n/a | Nov 1998 | Virgin | 1-85227-782-3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | The Nine Lives of Doctor Who: The First Biography of the Nine Men Who Are Doctor Who | Peter Haining | UK hardback | Sep 1999 | Headline | 0-7472-2243-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | UK paperback | May 2000 | Headline | 0-7472-7543-2 | |||||||
![]() | Jon Pertwee: The Biography | Bernard Bale | n/a | May 2000 | Andre Deutsch | 0-233-99831-4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Still Getting Away With It: The Life & Times of Nicholas Courtney | Nicholas Courtney & Michael McManus | n/a | Sep 2005 | SciFiCollector.co.uk | 1-871330-73-4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Billie Piper: The Rollercoaster Life of Britain's Hottest Star | Chris Stevens | n/a | Jul 2006 | Michael O'Mara Books | 1-84317-222-4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Billie Piper: The Biography | Neil Simpson | n/a | Oct 2006 | John Blake Books | 1-84454-318-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | Growing Pains | Billie Piper | UK hardback | Oct 2006 | Hodder & Stoughton | 0-340-93849-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK paperback | Oct 2006 | Hodder & Stoughton | 0-340-93850-1 | |||||||
![]() | UK 2nd paperback | Aug 2007 | Hodder & Stoughton | 978-0-340-93280-3 | |||||||
![]() | Self Portrait | Anneke Wills | n/a | Oct 2007 | Hirst Publishing | 978-0-9557149-0-0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Anything Goes: The Autobiography | John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman | UK hardback | Jan 2008 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-289-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK 1st paperback | Jan 2008 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-299-4 | |||||||
![]() | A Life in Time and Space - The Biography of David Tennant | Nigel Goodall | UK hardback | Sep 2008 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84454-636-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Catherine Tate: Laugh it Up! | Tina Ogle | UK 1st hardback | Oct 2008 | Andre Deutsch | 978-0-233-00259-0 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK 2nd hardback | Dec 2008 (Date unconfirmed) | Sevenoaks | 978-1-86200-588-4 | |||||||
![]() | Anything Goes: The Autobiography | John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman | UK 2nd paperback | Jan 2009 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-333-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | Here's One I Wrote Earlier... | Peter Purves | n/a | Feb 2009 | Green Umbrella Publishing | 978-1-906635-34-3 | None | None | |||
![]() | David Tennant | Molly Mitchell | n/a | Apr 2009 | Orion | 978-1-4091-0469-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | Naked | Anneke Wills | n/a | May 2009 | Hirst Publishing | 978-0-9557149-1-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | First Generation | Mary Tamm | UK paperback | Sep 2009 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-39-3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | UK hardback | Sep 2009 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-38-6 | |||||||
![]() | I Am What I Am | John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman | UK hardback | Sep 2009 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-379-3 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK 1st paperback | Sep 2009 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-395-3 | |||||||
![]() | A Life in Time and Space - The Biography of David Tennant | Nigel Goodall | UK 1st paperback | Oct 2009 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84454-834-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | David Tennant: A Year in the Spotlight | Sue Williams | n/a | Nov 2009 | Self-published | 978-0-9564510-0-2 | None | None | |||
![]() | Hines Sight: The Life and Loves of one of Britain's Favourite Sons | Frazer Hines | UK hardback | Dec 2009 | Telos | 978-1-84583-998-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Daddy's Girl - The Autobiography | Deborah Watling & Paul W.T. Ballard | UK 1st paperback | May 2010 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-41-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | UK 1st hardback | May 2010 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-40-9 | |||||||
![]() | Daddy's Girl: In Pictures | Deborah Watling | UK 1st paperback | May 2010 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-51-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | I Am What I Am | John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman | UK 2nd paperback | Jun 2010 | Michael O'Mara Books | 978-1-84317-493-6 | None | None | |||
![]() | Blue Box Boy - A Memoir of Doctor Who in Four Episodes | Matthew Waterhouse | UK 1st paperback | Jul 2010 | Hirst Publishing | 978-0-9557149-6-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | UK hardback | Jul 2010 | Hirst Publishing | 978-0-9557149-7-9 | |||||||
![]() | A Life in Time and Space - The Biography of David Tennant | Nigel Goodall | UK 2nd paperback | Sep 2010 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84358-187-1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord | Craig Cabell | UK hardback | Sep 2010 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84358-186-4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Matt Smith: The Biography | Emily Herbert | UK hardback | Sep 2010 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84358-268-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | The Eleventh Doctor: Matt Smith | Oli Smith | n/a | Oct 2010 | Penguin | 978-1-4059-0687-6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Hines Sight | Frazer Hines | UK 2nd paperback | Feb 2011 | Telos | 978-1-84583-997-0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Blue Box Boy - A Memoir of Doctor Who in Four Episodes | Matthew Waterhouse | US paperback | Feb 2011 | Hirst Publishing | Unknown | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | David Tennant: 2009 and 2010 | Sue Williams | n/a | Mar 2011 | Self-published | 978-0-9564510-1-9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | The Flight of the Budgerigar: The Autobiography of John Leeson | John Leeson | UK 1st paperback | Sep 2011 | Hirst Publishing | 978-1-907959-31-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord | Craig Cabell | UK 1st paperback | Oct 2011 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84358-500-8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography | Elisabeth Sladen | UK hardback | Nov 2011 | Aurum Press | 978-1-84513-488-4 | None | None | |||
![]() | Patrick Troughton - The Biography of the Second Doctor Who | Michael Troughton | UK 1st hardback | Nov 2011 | Hirst Publishing | 978-1-907959-47-9 | None | None | |||
![]() | Dead Woman Laughing: An Actor's Take From Both Sides of the Camera | Daphne Ashbrook | UK 1st paperback | Feb 2012 | Hirst Publishing | 978-1-907959-32-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | Patrick Troughton - The Biography of the Second Doctor Who | Michael Troughton | UK 1st paperback | Apr 2012 | Hirst Publishing | 978-1-907959-49-3 | None | None | |||
![]() | Anneke Wills: In Focus | Anneke Wills | UK hardback | May 2012 | Fantom Films | 978-1-906263-89-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography | Elisabeth Sladen | UK paperback | Jul 2012 | Aurum Press | 978-1-84513-826-4 | None | None | |||
![]() | Matt Smith: The Biography | Emily Herbert | UK paperback | Aug 2012 | John Blake Books | 978-1-84358-495-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Dead Woman Laughing: An Actor's Take From Both Sides of the Camera | Daphne Ashbrook | US 2nd paperback | Nov 2012 | CreateSpace | 978-1-4800-4998-7 | None | None | |||
![]() | The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord | Craig Cabell | UK 2nd paperback | Nov 2012 | John Blake Books | 978-1-78219-471-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Moon Boots and Dinner Suits: An Autobiography | Jon Pertwee | UK paperback | Mar 2013 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-079-0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | UK 2nd hardback | Mar 2013 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-078-3 | |||||||
![]() | Blue Box Boy - A Memoir of Doctor Who in Four Episodes | Matthew Waterhouse | UK 2nd paperback | May 2013 | Head Music | 978-0-9568539-7-4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | Tweaking The Tail: An Autobiography | John Leeson | UK hardback | Jul 2013 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-085-1 | None | None | |||
![]() | Fifty Shades of Frazer: A Life in Pictures | Frazer Hines | n/a | Aug 2013 | Self-published | 978-1-84583-993-2 | None | None | |||
![]() | How Did All This Happen? My Story | John Bishop | UK hardback | Oct 2013 | HarperCollins | 978-0-00-743612-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK paperback | Oct 2013 | HarperCollins | 978-0-00-743613-2 | |||||||
![]() | Who's There? The Life and Career of William Hartnell | Jessica Carney | UK 2nd hardback | Nov 2013 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-099-8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | Second Generation | Mary Tamm | UK paperback | Mar 2014 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-082-0 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK hardback | Mar 2014 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-081-3 | |||||||
![]() | The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord | Craig Cabell | UK large print paperback | Jun 2014 | ReadHowYouWant | 978-1-45968-142-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | How Did All This Happen? My Story | John Bishop | UK 2nd paperback | Jul 2014 | HarperCollins | 978-0-00-743614-9 | None | None | |||
![]() | Patrick Troughton - The Biography of the Second Doctor Who | Michael Troughton | UK 2nd hardback | Oct 2014 | Unknown | 978-0-9929538-0-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK 2nd paperback | May 2015 | Unknown | None | |||||||
![]() | The Man Behind the Master: The Biography of Anthony Ainley | Karen Louise Hollis | UK hardback | May 2015 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-138-4 | None |
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![]() | Tweaking The Tail: An Autobiography | John Leeson | UK 2nd paperback | Aug 2015 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-137-7 | None | None | |||
![]() | Smile on Your Face - Patrick Troughton: A Photographic Journey Through Time | Michael Troughton | n/a | Dec 2015 | Self-published | 978-0-9929538-2-9 | None | None | |||
![]() | Is There Life Outside the Box? An Actor Despairs | Peter Davison | UK hardback | Oct 2016 | John Blake Books | 978-1-78606-112-6 | None | None | |||
![]() | Daddy's Girl - The Autobiography | Deborah Watling & Paul W.T. Ballard | UK 2nd hardback | May 2017 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-293-0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | None | |||
![]() | UK 2nd paperback | May 2017 | Fantom Films | Unknown | |||||||
![]() | Daddy's Girl: In Pictures | Deborah Watling | UK 2nd paperback | May 2017 | Fantom Films | 978-1-78196-294-7 | None | None | |||
![]() | Anneke Wills: In Focus - A Life in Images | Anneke Wills | UK paperback | Jun 2017 | Fantom Publishing | 978-1-78196-130-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | Is There Life Outside the Box? An Actor Despairs | Peter Davison | UK paperback | Aug 2017 | John Blake Books | 978-1-78606-290-1 | None | None | |||
![]() | Little Me: My Life from A-Z | Matt Lucas | UK hardback | Oct 2017 | Canongate | 978-1-78689-086-3 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK 1st paperback | Oct 2017 | Canongate | 978-1-78689-106-8 | |||||||
![]() | Is There Life Outside the Box? An Actor Despairs | Peter Davison | UK large print hardback | Dec 2017 | Magna | 978-0-7505-4518-1 | None | None | |||
![]() | Roger Delgado: I am Usually Referred to as The Master | Marcus K. Harmes | UK hardback | Dec 2017 | Fantom Publishing | 978-1-78196-300-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | Little Me: My Autobiography | Matt Lucas | UK 2nd paperback | Jun 2018 | Canongate | 978-1-78689-250-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | Bernard Who? 75 Years of Doing Just About Everything | Bernard Cribbins | UK hardback | Oct 2018 | Constable | 978-1-4721-3016-7 | None | None | |||
![]() | Run the Shadows, Walk the Sun: A Life | John Levene | n/a | Feb 2019 | Fantom Publishing | 978-1-78196-320-3 | None | None | |||
![]() | The Man Behind the Master: The Biography of Anthony Ainley | Karen Louise Hollis | UK paperback | Mar 2019 | Fantom Publishing | 978-1-78196-292-3 | None |
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![]() | I Love the Bones of You: My Father and the Making of Me | Christopher Eccleston | UK hardback | Sep 2019 | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4711-7631-9 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK trade paperback | Sep 2019 | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4711-7632-6 | |||||||
![]() | Bernard Who? 75 Years of Doing Just About Everything | Bernard Cribbins | UK paperback | Feb 2020 | Constable | 978-1-4721-3015-0 | None | None | |||
![]() | A Future in Five Minutes: A Biography of Jacqueline Hill | Louise Bremner | n/a | Feb 2020 | Fantom Publishing | 978-1-78196-341-8 | None | None | |||
![]() | I Love the Bones of You: My Life, My Family, My Father | Christopher Eccleston | UK paperback | Sep 2020 | Simon & Schuster | 978-1-4711-7634-0 | None | None | |||
![]() | Roger Delgado: I am Usually Referred to as The Master | Marcus K. Harmes | UK paperback | Oct 2020 | Fantom Publishing | Unknown | None | None | |||
![]() | Jill Curzon 2023 A.D. | Jill Curzon | UK hardback | Sep 2023 | Candy Jar Books | 978-1-915439-89-5 | None | None | |||
![]() | UK paperback | Jul 2024 (Date unconfirmed) | Candy Jar Books | Unknown | |||||||
![]() | The Doctors: Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord | Craig Cabell | UK paperback | Dec 2025 (Date unconfirmed) | John Blake Books | Unknown | |||||
![]() | How to Walk Through a Door: A (Mostly) True Memoir | Tom Baker | n/a | Dec 2026 (Date unconfirmed) | BBC Books | 978-1-78594-537-3 |
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