Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV - Softcover

Robb, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184344156X ISBN 13: 9781843441564

Verlag: Kamera Books, 2013

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"Meticulously researched. . . . This behind-the-scenes and critical story of the show is just as eventful as the Doctor's travels." -- Total Sci-Fi Online

"Robb has done a phenomenal amount of research for this undertaking, commenting on not only every episode, movie, and novel in the Doctor Who canon, but also the political, social and historical context in which each piece of fiction premiered and the reality of England at the time versus the Whoniverse." --sfsite.com

-Meticulously researched. . . . This behind-the-scenes and critical story of the show is just as eventful as the Doctor's travels.- -- Total Sci-Fi Online

-Robb has done a phenomenal amount of research for this undertaking, commenting on not only every episode, movie, and novel in the Doctor Who canon, but also the political, social and historical context in which each piece of fiction premiered and the reality of England at the time versus the Whoniverse.- --sfsite.com

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An expanded edition of the critical history of Doctor Who covering the series' 45 years, from creation to triumphant reboot

Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series in 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. This book reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass audience (the 1960s, 1970s, and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). Chapters range from discussions on the cultural and political relevance of Doctor Who monsters like the Daleks (based on lingering wartime fears) and the Cybermen (1960s spare part replacement surgery), through to themes like energy and the environment in the 1970s (Doctor Who stories tackled big real-life themes in a fantasy format and so connected with a mass audience). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasing self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st century under Russell T. Davies, and analyzes the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real world issues like consumerism and dieting.

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• Verlag: Kamera Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184344156X
• ISBN 13: 9781843441564
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304