The Doctor Who Programme Guide: Fourth Edition [Paperback]

Jean-Marc Lofficier (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0595276180 | ISBN-13: 978-0595276189 | Publication Date: May 8, 2003 | Edition: 4

The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the complete guide to every Doctor Who story shown on television. The stories are listed in order of broadcasting, starting with the first episode broadcast in 1963. Each entry includes the storyline, the cast list, and the names of the producer, script editor, writer and director, and the details of novelizations, video and audio cassette releases. This indispensable guide first appeared over twenty years ago, and immediately established itself as the single, most important reference work about Doctor Who."THE bible to an entire generation of [Doctor Who] fans on both sides of the Atlantic."-Andrew Pixley, Celestial Toyroom"A real treat for Doctor Who buffs."-David McDonnell, Starlog"It sits invaluably upon every fan's bookshelf and is a constant source of reference."-Gary Russell, Doctor Who Monthly"A remarkable work of...dedicated scholarship."-Barry Letts, Producer, Doctor Who

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About the Author

Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier are award-winning comic-book writers and translators. They wrote several books about TV series and a French Science Fiction Encyclopedia. They have also written scripts for television series such as The Real Ghostbusters and Duck Tales.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; 4 edition (May 8, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595276180
• ISBN-13: 978-0595276189
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,308,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay episode guide, but try The Television Companion instead, December 1, 2003

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Sean Brady (Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Doctor Who Programme Guide: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

"It sits invaluably upon every fan's bookshelf and is a constant source of reference."
-Gary Russell, Doctor Who Monthly

If the above was written today, it would be referring instead to The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker (also available from Amazon, but your best bet is to order from the Amazon UK site as it doesn't seem to be available from here as
yet-02 Dec 2003). The Television Companion is the result of exhaustive research and contains a great deal more information and opinion about the series than this book does.

If you're after a by-the-numbers episode guide then you'll be content with this book. However, I strongly urge you to look into purchasing The Television Companion instead if you want a book that gives in-depth coverage of each story.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last a new edition, September 27, 2003

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"zorg42" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Doctor Who Programme Guide: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

This is it: the complete and updated DWPG: still the best Doctor Who reference book ever, now including up to the Paul McGann movie. A classic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than adequate for its purpose, December 21, 2008

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This review is from: The Doctor Who Programme Guide: Fourth Edition (Paperback)

The fourth edition of this book is a very useful & handy resource for fans of the show's original run (1963 to 1989 with the first seven Doctors and the 1996 movie with the eighth Doctor) as it provides all the essential information one needs to know of the episodes, including a brief plot summary; the names of a story's writer, director, producer, "regular" cast members, and "guest stars"; airdates; & whether or not a novel, script book, or videotape of the story has been released (no information is given as to DVD releases probably because the BBC is constantly cranking out new DVDs of hitherto "long lost" broadcasts - most of the original broadcast tapes of the first two Doctors' stories were "wiped" by the BBC for re-use, so the BBC Video department has had to obtain copies of these stories from overseas Doctor Who broadcasters and private collectors - in any event, if one wanted to know if a given story were on DVD, one only has to search for it here, at Amazon.com). Of course, there are a couple of other Doctor Who program guides on the market that go into the episodes in much greater detail, providing, for example, "behind-the-scenes" info, but if one were THAT interested in knowing everything about a given story, one need only check the BBC's own Doctor Who website to find what one is looking for (indeed, their website often quotes these very same guidebooks). For its simple, barebones purpose, THE DOCTOR WHO PROGRAMME GUIDE, FOURTH EDITION is more than adequate.