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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', often referred to as simply '''''The Fifth Doctor Handbook''''',<ref>Bibliography at [http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv38/dilemma.html "The Doctor's Dilemma"], published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club</ref><ref>[http://www.pagefillers.com/dwrg/reference.htm Reference book page at the Doctor Who Ratings Guide website]</ref> is the fourth<ref>The ''Handbook'' series was not published in numerical order of the Doctor's incarnations.</ref> in the ''Handbook'' series by [[David J Howe]] and [[Stephen James Walker]] — the major contribution by [[Doctor Who Books]] to the world of professionally published ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference works. | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', often referred to as simply '''''The Fifth Doctor Handbook''''',<ref>Bibliography at [http://nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/tsv38/dilemma.html "The Doctor's Dilemma"], published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club</ref><ref>[http://www.pagefillers.com/dwrg/reference.htm Reference book page at the Doctor Who Ratings Guide website]</ref> is the fourth<ref>The ''Handbook'' series was not published in numerical order of the Doctor's incarnations.</ref> in the ''Handbook'' series by [[David J Howe]] and [[Stephen James Walker]] — the major contribution by [[Doctor Who Books]] to the world of professionally published ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference works. | ||
The book is highly regarded as a significant work of ''Doctor Who'' scholarship and is used as one of the main reference works for several later reference projects, perhaps most ubiquitously Shannon Sullivan's ''A Brief History of (Time) Travel'' website and several issues of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition]]'', which in turn are two of the major [[Tardis:Resources|resources used by this wiki]]. | The book is highly regarded as a significant work of ''Doctor Who'' scholarship and is used as one of the main reference works for several later reference projects, perhaps most ubiquitously Shannon Sullivan's ''A Brief History of (Time) Travel'' website and several issues of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition]]'', which in turn are two of the major [[Tardis:Resources|resources used by this wiki]]. | ||
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== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
Like all in the ''Handbook'' series, it is divided into three major sections. The first presents a series of snippets from interviews with principles involved in the creation of the persona of the [[Fifth Doctor]]; the second gives detailed notes about every televised adventure of this Doctor; and the last concerns itself with behind-the-scenes developments during this Doctor's era. | Like all in the ''Handbook'' series, it is divided into three major sections. The first presents a series of snippets from interviews with principles involved in the creation of the persona of the [[Fifth Doctor]]; the second gives detailed notes about every televised adventure of this Doctor; and the last concerns itself with behind-the-scenes developments during this Doctor's era. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"''Doctor Who'' is the world's longest running science fiction television series. Each handbook provides both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history. | "''Doctor Who'' is the world's longest running science fiction television series. Each handbook provides both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history. | ||
"When [[Peter Davison]] took over the part of the Doctor in [[1982 (production)|1982]], he was already a familiar face on [[British]] television as the much-loved star of ''[[ | "When [[Peter Davison]] took over the part of the Doctor in [[1982 (production)|1982]], he was already a familiar face on [[British]] television as the much-loved star of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]''. Within a few months, Davison had won acceptance for his sensitive portrayal and starred in some of the most adult and arguably best-written stories in the programme's history. | ||
"This book is an in in-depth study of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of the 20th-anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties|The Sixties]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies|The Seventies]]'', and their acclaimed work on the three previous books in the handbook range." | "This book is an in in-depth study of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of the 20th-anniversary special ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties|The Sixties]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies|The Seventies]]'', and their acclaimed work on the three previous books in the handbook range." | ||
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