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|writer= [[John Peel]] | |writer= [[John Peel]] | ||
|publisher= Doctor Who Books | |publisher= Doctor Who Books | ||
|release date= [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | |release date= [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | ||
|format= Hardback, 138 pages | |format= Hardback, 138 pages | ||
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'''''The Gallifrey Chronicles''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference book published by [[Doctor Who Books]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The planet [[Gallifrey]]: cradle of the most ancient civilisation in our galaxy, source of the technology that mastered both space and time, home of the people who call themselves the [[Time Lord]]s — and the origin of the mysterious, quirky, itinerant time-traveller known as the Doctor. When the British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted the first episode of Doctor Who in 1963, no one could have predicted that the programme's popularity would ensure its survival for twenty-eight record-breaking years. | The planet [[Gallifrey]]: cradle of the most ancient civilisation in our galaxy, source of the technology that mastered both space and time, home of the people who call themselves the [[Time Lord]]s — and the origin of the mysterious, quirky, itinerant time-traveller known as the Doctor. When the British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted the first episode of Doctor Who in 1963, no one could have predicted that the programme's popularity would ensure its survival for twenty-eight record-breaking years. | ||
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The Doctor and the TARDIS have remained the constant elements in a television saga that has seen many changes over the decades. As the years passed we learnt more and more about the Doctor's background, about other Time Lords, and about Gallifrey. | The Doctor and the TARDIS have remained the constant elements in a television saga that has seen many changes over the decades. As the years passed we learnt more and more about the Doctor's background, about other Time Lords, and about Gallifrey. | ||
John Peel has researched every | John Peel has researched every ''Doctor Who'' story ever shown on television to bring together all the facts about Gallifrey and the Time Lords. The result — illustrated throughout with photographs from the BBC archives — is a comprehensive guide to the foundations of the entire ''Doctor Who'' universe, and a fascinating insight into the most comprehensive science fiction mythos that television has ever produced. | ||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
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== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
* A full history of Gallifrey and select Time Lords written | * A full history of Gallifrey and select Time Lords written in-universe with references including through ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' right through to ''[[Survival]]'', does not include any references outside of those televised (which includes ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''). | ||
* Chapters include: [[Gallifrey]], The Physical Nature of the [[Time Lord]]s, Temporal Engineering, [[The Matrix]], Politics, [[The Doctor]] and the Time Lords, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Romana]], [[Rassilon]], [[Omega]], [[The Monk]], [[The Master]], [[Borusa]], [[The Rani]], [[The Valeyard]], [[Guardians of Time|The Guardians]], The Renegades, Other Time Lords. | * Chapters include: [[Gallifrey]], The Physical Nature of the [[Time Lord]]s, Temporal Engineering, [[The Matrix]], Politics, [[The Doctor]] and the Time Lords, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Romana]], [[Rassilon]], [[Omega]], [[The Monk]], [[The Master]], [[Borusa]], [[The Rani]], [[The Valeyard]], [[Guardians of Time|The Guardians]], The Renegades, Other Time Lords. | ||
* The Scrolls of Rassilon cover the final few 25 pages of the book and are primarily written in first person from [[Rassilon]]'s point of view. It begins just after Rassilon's return from battling the [[Great Vampire|Vampire Horde]]. (These scrolls are meant to be the [[Black Scrolls of Rassilon]] as seen in | * The Scrolls of Rassilon cover the final few 25 pages of the book and are primarily written in first person from [[Rassilon]]'s point of view. It begins just after Rassilon's return from battling the [[Great Vampire|Vampire Horde]]. (These scrolls are meant to be the [[Black Scrolls of Rassilon]] as seen in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.) It ends as Rassilon is forced into his eternal sleep. | ||
:* Several of the elements presented in the scrolls do not fit with established continuity, though it is possible to speculate that the scrolls are a diary and therefore show a biassed viewpoint. | :* Several of the elements presented in the scrolls do not fit with established continuity, though it is possible to speculate that the scrolls are a diary and therefore show a biassed viewpoint. | ||
* At the end of the chapter on Temporal Engineering, Peel has a section of '''Speculations'' which suggests that it is the [[telepathic circuits]] in the [[TARDIS]] which allow the Doctor and his companions to understand various languages. | * At the end of the chapter on Temporal Engineering, Peel has a section of '''Speculations'' which suggests that it is the [[telepathic circuits]] in the [[TARDIS]] which allow the Doctor and his companions to understand various languages. | ||
* The Scrolls of Rassilon shows a detailed account of [[ | * The Scrolls of Rassilon shows a detailed account of [[the Other]], and his influence on the [[Dark Time]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'' | ||
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' | * [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who reference books]] | [[Category:Doctor Who reference books]] | ||
[[Category:Virgin Books]] | [[Category:Virgin Books]] | ||