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{{Infobox Reference Book | {{Infobox Reference Book | ||
|image = The Television Companion 1sted.jpg | |||
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|writer= [[David J. Howe]]<br />[[Stephen James Walker]] | |writer= [[David J. Howe]]<br />[[Stephen James Walker]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|release date= [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] (first edition)<br />[[October]] [[2003]] (second edition)<br />[[31 July (releases)|31 July]] [[2013]] (third edition) | |publisher2 = Telos Publishing | ||
|release date= [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[1998 (releases)|1998]] (first edition)<br />[[October]] [[2003]] (second edition)<br />[[31 July (releases)|31 July]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (third edition) | |||
|format= Paperback book (both editions) | |format= Paperback book (both editions) | ||
|isbn=ISBN 0-563-40588-0 (first edition)<br />ISBN 1-903889-51-0 (second edition)<br />ISBN 1-84583-076-8 (third edition, volume 1)<br />ISBN 1-84583-077-6 (third edition, volume 2) | |isbn = ISBN 0-563-40588-0 (first edition)<br />ISBN 1-903889-51-0 (second edition)<br />ISBN 1-84583-076-8 (third edition, volume 1)<br />ISBN 1-84583-077-6 (third edition, volume 2) | ||
|previous release= | |previous release= | ||
|next release= | |next release= | ||
}}'''''The Television Companion''''' was published in 1998. | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''The Television Companion''''' was a reference guide first published in [[1998 (releases)|1998]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
A detailed information for every story through the original run of 1963 to 1989 including the 1996 [[Doctor Who ( | A detailed information for every story through the original run of 1963 to 1989 including the 1996 [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]]. | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
=== First Edition === | === First Edition === | ||
[[File: | [[File:The Television Companion 2nded.jpg|thumb|The second edition cover]] | ||
* Some of the stories listed use alternate or ([[disputed story titles]]), ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' is listed as ''100,000 BC'' and ''[[The Daleks]]'' is listed as ''The Mutants''. | * Some of the stories listed use alternate or ([[disputed story titles]]), ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' is listed as ''100,000 BC'' and ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' is listed as ''The Mutants''. | ||
* The Pilot Episode is given a separate listing to 100,000 BC (''[[An Unearthly Child]]''). | * The Pilot Episode is given a separate listing to 100,000 BC (''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''). | ||
* Sections of each story are divided into sections: a list of crew, a list of the story titles/episodes, a plot summary, brief episode endings, additional credited cast list, popular myths about the story, things to watch out for (interesting things through the story), things you probably never knew about the story, and "Quote, unquote" (interesting quotes from the story). Each entry ends with an analysis of the story with quotes and excerpts from several Fanzines. | * Sections of each story are divided into sections: a list of crew, a list of the story titles/episodes, a plot summary, brief episode endings, additional credited cast list, popular myths about the story, things to watch out for (interesting things through the story), things you probably never knew about the story, and "Quote, unquote" (interesting quotes from the story). Each entry ends with an analysis of the story with quotes and excerpts from several Fanzines, as well as the author’s own opinions. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Doctor Who reference books]] | ||
[[Category:1998 reference books]] | |||
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[[Category:Telos reference books]] | |||