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|release date = [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
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|isbn         = [[Special:BookSources/9781849902304|ISBN 978-1-84990-230-4]]
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'''''The Brilliant Book 2012''''' is an illustrated guide to [[Series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 6]] of the new series of the show published on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. It features information from both an in-universe and real world perspective and new stories.<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/08/dwn060811133012-bbc-books-update.html</ref>
}}'''''The Brilliant Book 2012''''' is a behind-the-scenes illustrated guide to [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|Series 6]] of the new series of the show published in 2011. It features information from both an in-universe and real world perspective and new stories.<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/08/dwn060811133012-bbc-books-update.html</ref>


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Contents ==
== Contents ==
=== Features (Fictional Context) ===
{| class="wikitable"
* A Message from [[Madame Kovarian]]
|-
* Welcome, traveller, to [[Sardicktown]]
! # || Source || Main character(s) || Featuring || Notes
* Play among the stars, and come aboard the ''[[Thrasymachus]]''
|-
* A collection of evidence of [[Doctor|the Amy]] 'Amying through time' at [[Amy Pond|Amy]] & [[Rory Williams|Amy]]
! 1
* Three Months, Three Companions
| ''Introduction''
* The Doc's Side of the Moon
| rowspan="2" | N/A
* ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''
| rowspan="2" | N/A
* ''[[The Fight For Ganger Rights (short story)|The Fight For Ganger Rights]]''
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
* ''[[The Lesson of the Unholy Water (short story)|The Lesson of the Unholy Water]]''
|-
* It's you...but disposable!
! 2
* [[Papal Mainframe]]
| ''Meet Matt Smith''
* ''[[Madame Vastra (short story)|Madame Vastra: Adventuress]]''
|-
* ''[[Mels at School (short story)|Mels at School]]''
! 3
* Just. Department User Guides - [[Teselecta]]
| ''[[A Message From Madame Kovarian (short story)|A Message From Madame Kovarian]]''
* My Special Book by [[George Thompson]] (aged 7 1/2)
| [[Madame Kovarian]]
* [[Two Streams Facility|Twostreams]] - Where a day can last a lifetime
|
* Handroid Cybernetic Industries
|
* White flag article
|-
* [[Sanderson & Grainger]] application for employment
! 4
* A collection of screenshots and articles from when time stopped
| ''A Christmas Carol'': behind the scenes
 
| N/A
=== Stories ===
| N/A
* None. In lieu of original short fiction, the book instead features a number of features presented in historical context, featuring characters from the various episodes.
| Out-of-universe article
 
|-
=== Comic strip ===
! 5
* ''[[Planet of the Rain Gods (comic story)|Planet of the Rain Gods]]'', a three-page comic strip adaptation of the unused opening sequence of ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]''
| ''[[Honeymoon Horrors (short story)|Honeymoon Horrors]]''
 
|
=== Episodes ===
|
* ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''
|
* ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''
|-
* ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]''
! 6
* ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]]''
| ''The Impossible Astronaut'': behind the scenes
* ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]] ''
| N/A
* ''[[The Rebel Flesh (TV story)|The Rebel Flesh]] ''
| N/A
* ''[[The Almost People (TV story)|The Almost People]]''
| Out-of-universe article
* ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]] ''
|-
* ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''
! 7
* ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]''
| ''[[Waving Through Time (short story)|Waving Through Time]]''
* ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]''
|
* ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''
|
* ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]''
|
* ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''
|-
 
! 8
=== Interviews ===
| ''[[Tricky Dicky (short story)|Tricky Dicky]]''
* "The Doctor is a thrill-seeker. He's addicted to it." - Interview with [[Matt Smith]].
|
* "Once Amy's gone, she's gone. Death could be an option." - Interview with [[Karen Gillan]].
|
* "He's still Rory, still panicky and nervous, but he's more of a man." - Interview with [[Arthur Darvill]].
|
* "I should, in theory, be kissing the Doctor a lot more now." - Interview with [[Alex Kingston]].
|-
* "I'm not writing for diehard fans. I'm writing for the other 100% of the audience." - Interview with [[Steven Moffat]].
! 9
 
| ''[[A Wee Bit (P.O.W.) Camp (short story)|A Wee Bit (P.O.W.) Camp]]''
=== Behind the scenes ===
|
* [[The Silence]]
|
* Execs mark the spot - Diary of [[Stephen Thompson]] writing [[The Curse of the Black Spot (TV story)|The Curse of the Black Spot]].
|
* [[The Flesh]]
|-
* The Direct Approach - directing ''Doctor Who''
! 10
* [[The Minotaur]]
| ''The Silence''
* [[Cyberman|The Cybermen]] and [[Cybermat]]s
| rowspan="3" | N/A
 
| rowspan="3" | N/A
=== Other ===
| rowspan="3" | Out-of-universe article
* Tricky Dicky - Just who was Richard Nixon?
|-
* The True Voyages of [[Henry Avery]] 1694-1696
! 11
* The Changing Hats of Doctor Who
| ''Meet Karen Gillan''
* The Fabulous, Fantastic Gallery of Characters That Nearly Made It Into Closing Time But Didn't For Some Reason
|-
* The Doctor's Guide to Fashion
! 12
| ''Day of the Moon'': behind the scenes
|-
! 13
| ''[[Three Months, Three Companions. (short story)|Three Months, Three Companions.]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 14
| ''[[The Doc's Side of the Moon (short story)|The Doc's Side of the Moon]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 15
| ''The Curse of the Black Spot'': behind the scenes
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 16
| ''[[The True Voyages of Henry Avery (feature)|The True Voyages of Henry Avery]]''
| [[Henry Avery]]
|
|
|-
! 17
| ''Execs mark the spot!''
| rowspan="3" | N/A
| rowspan="3" | N/A
| rowspan="3" |  Out-of-universe article
|-
! 18
| ''The Changing Hats of Doctor Who''
|-
! 19
| ''The Doctor's Wife'': behind the scenes
|-
! 20
| ''[[Planet of the Rain Gods (comic story)|Planet of the Rain Gods]]''
| Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory
|
|
|-
! 21
| ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''
| [[The Corsair]]
|
|
|-
! 22
| ''Meet Arthur Darvill''
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
|-
! 23
| ''The Rebel Flesh'': behind the scenes
|-
! 24
| ''[[The Fight For Ganger Rights (short story)|The Fight For Ganger Rights]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 25
| ''The Flesh''
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
|-
! 26
| ''The Almost People'': behind the scenes
|-
! 27
| ''[[The Lesson of the Unholy Water (short story)|The Lesson of the Unholy Water]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 28
| ''[[It's You... but Disposable! (feature)|It's You... but Disposable!]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 29
| ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (short story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 30
| ''A Good Man Goes to War'': behind the scenes
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 31
| ''[[Papal Mainframe (short story)|Papal Mainframe]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 32
| ''[[Madame Vastra (short story)|Madame Vastra]]''
| [[Madame Vastra]]
|
|
|-
! 33
| ''Meet Alex Kingston''
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
|-
! 34
| ''Let's Kill Hitler'': behind the scenes
|-
! 35
| ''[[Mels at School (short story)|Mels at School]]''
| [[Mels Zucker]]
|
|
|-
! 36
| ''[[Justice Dept. User Guides Vehicle 6018 Teselecta (feature)|Justice Dept. User Guides Vehicle 6018 Teselecta]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 37
| ''Night Terrors'': behind the scenes
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 38
| ''[[My Special Book (short story)|My Special Book]]''
| [[George Thompson]]
|
| Set before ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]''.
|-
! 39
| ''[[Twostreams (feature)|Twostreams]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 40
| ''The Girl Who Waited'': behind the scenes
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 41
| ''[[Handroid Cybernetic Industries (feature)|Handroid Cybernetic Industries]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 42
| ''The Direct Approach''
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 43
| ''The God Complex'': behind the scenes
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
|-
! 44
| ''The Minotaur''
|-
! 45
| ''[[We Surrender! (short story)|We Surrender!]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 46
| ''[[Closing Time (The Brilliant Book 2012 short story)|Closing Time]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 47
| ''Closing Time'': behind the scenes
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 48
| ''[[Apply Within (short story)|Apply Within]]''
|  
|
|
|-
! 49
| ''[[The Fantastic, Fabulous Gallery of Characters That Nearly Made It Into Closing Time but Didn't for Some Reason (short story)|The Fantastic, Fabulous Gallery of Characters That <br>Nearly Made It Into Closing Time but Didn't for Some Reason]]''
| Eleventh Doctor
|
|
|-
! 50
| ''The Cybermen and Cybermats''
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | Out-of-universe article
|-
! 51
| ''The Wedding of River Song'': behind the scenes
|-
! 52
| ''[[Just a Minute... (short story)|Just a Minute...]]''
|
|
|
|-
! 53
| ''Meet the Boss''
| N/A
| N/A
| Out-of-universe article
|-
! 54
| ''[[The Doctor's Guide to Fashion (feature)|The Doctor's Guide to Fashion]]''
| Eleventh Doctor
|
|
|-
|}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 10 June 2024

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The Brilliant Book 2012 is an illustrated guide to Series 6 of the new series of the show published on 13 October 2011. It features information from both an in-universe and real world perspective and new stories.[1]

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The indispensable official guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who!

Packed with unseen photographs and original artwork and illustrations, The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 is your indispensable guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who.

Weaving fact and fiction, interviews and information, the Brilliant Book boasts brand new material from the writers of the TV show, including Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matthew Graham, Tom MacRae and Steve Thompson, plus exclusive extras from Neil Gaiman. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston take us behind the scenes in revealing new interviews, while showrunner Steven Moffat unravels the secrets of the scripts.

Learn the art of making a memorable monster, discover how the show's secrets are kept, and see a full episode by episode guide, including deleted scenes and hidden gems you might have missed. Find out who legendary Time Lord The Corsair really was, and voyage with the Pirate crew of the good ship Fancy before they heard the Siren's song; discover the full story of the fight for Ganger rights and get a taste of the future with Dorium Maldovar.

The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 — no TARDIS traveller should be without it!

The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 contains the code for a free download of Eleventh Doctor audiobook, Doctor Who: Night of the Humans (produced by AudioGo) by David Llewellyn.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Source Main character(s) Featuring Notes
1 Introduction N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
2 Meet Matt Smith
3 A Message From Madame Kovarian Madame Kovarian
4 A Christmas Carol: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
5 Honeymoon Horrors
6 The Impossible Astronaut: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
7 Waving Through Time
8 Tricky Dicky
9 A Wee Bit (P.O.W.) Camp
10 The Silence N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
11 Meet Karen Gillan
12 Day of the Moon: behind the scenes
13 Three Months, Three Companions.
14 The Doc's Side of the Moon
15 The Curse of the Black Spot: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
16 The True Voyages of Henry Avery Henry Avery
17 Execs mark the spot! N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
18 The Changing Hats of Doctor Who
19 The Doctor's Wife: behind the scenes
20 Planet of the Rain Gods Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory
21 Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair The Corsair
22 Meet Arthur Darvill N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
23 The Rebel Flesh: behind the scenes
24 The Fight For Ganger Rights
25 The Flesh N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
26 The Almost People: behind the scenes
27 The Lesson of the Unholy Water
28 It's You... but Disposable!
29 A Good Man Goes to War
30 A Good Man Goes to War: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
31 Papal Mainframe
32 Madame Vastra Madame Vastra
33 Meet Alex Kingston N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
34 Let's Kill Hitler: behind the scenes
35 Mels at School Mels Zucker
36 Justice Dept. User Guides Vehicle 6018 Teselecta
37 Night Terrors: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
38 My Special Book George Thompson Set before Night Terrors.
39 Twostreams
40 The Girl Who Waited: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
41 Handroid Cybernetic Industries
42 The Direct Approach N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
43 The God Complex: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
44 The Minotaur
45 We Surrender!
46 Closing Time
47 Closing Time: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
48 Apply Within
49 The Fantastic, Fabulous Gallery of Characters That
Nearly Made It Into Closing Time but Didn't for Some Reason 		Eleventh Doctor
50 The Cybermen and Cybermats N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
51 The Wedding of River Song: behind the scenes
52 Just a Minute...
53 Meet the Boss N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
54 The Doctor's Guide to Fashion Eleventh Doctor

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/08/dwn060811133012-bbc-books-update.html
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