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|image = 4 The Fourth Doctor Handbook PB.jpg | |image = 4 The Fourth Doctor Handbook PB.jpg | ||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | ||
|writer = [[David J Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]], [[Stephen James Walker]] | |writer = [[David J Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]], [[Stephen James Walker]] | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = Doctor Who Books | ||
|release date = [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[1992]] | |release date = [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]] | ||
|format = Paperback, 254 pages | |format = Paperback, 254 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20369-0 (Paperback) | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20369-0 (Paperback) | ||
|prev = | |prev = | ||
|next = Doctor Who The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor | |next = Doctor Who The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor | ||
}} | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', often referred to as simply '''''The Fourth 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 first<ref>The ''Handbook'' series was not published in numerical order of the Doctor's incarnations.</ref> in the ''Handbook'' series by [[David J Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]] 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 Fourth 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 first<ref>The ''Handbook'' series was not published in numerical order of the Doctor's incarnations.</ref> in the ''Handbook'' series by [[David J Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]] 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]]. | ||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
Like all in the ''Handbook'' series, it is divided into three major sections. | 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 [[Fourth 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. | ||
"The volume covers the years from [[1974]] to [[1981]]. | "The volume covers the years from [[1974 (releases)|1974]] to [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. During this time ''Doctor Who'' achieved its highest viewing figures in [[Britain]], and became a sensation in the [[United States]]. [[Tom Baker]] played the leading role — he was the longest-serving of the seven actors who have played the Doctor to date — and for many people his portrayal of the Doctor is the definitive one. | ||
"David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James walker are the authors of | "David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James walker are the authors of ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties|Doctor Who - The Sixties]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies|The Seventies]]'', the complete guide to the programme's early years. | ||
"In this Handbook they set the fourth Doctor in historical context, and go on to describe: | "In this Handbook they set the fourth Doctor in historical context, and go on to describe: | ||
* Tom Baker, the actor | * Tom Baker, the actor | ||
* the development of the role of the fourth Doctor | * the development of the role of the fourth Doctor | ||
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* a typical fourth Doctor story from script to screen | * a typical fourth Doctor story from script to screen | ||
* the marketing of the fourth Doctor | * the marketing of the fourth Doctor | ||
"The Handbook is a must for every | "The Handbook is a must for every ''Doctor Who'' fan — and for everyone whose favourite Doctor is the curly-haired chap with the teeth and the long scarf." | ||
-- From the back cover | -- From the back cover | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''. | * This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * Notably, this the only BBC published source to outright acknowledge the theory that the [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|faces]] from ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' were [[Morbius]] himself, rather than the Doctor. This claim was made in a summary of the production of the serial, in spite of the fact the producer of the story, [[Philip Hinchcliffe]], has repeatedly stated that the faces were intended to be those of the Doctor, rather than Morbius. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.pagefillers.com/dwrg/hand4.htm Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor @ The Doctor Who Ratings Guide] | * [http://www.pagefillers.com/dwrg/hand4.htm Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor @ The Doctor Who Ratings Guide] | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Doctor Who Handbooks]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1992 reference books]] | ||
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Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor, often referred to as simply The Fourth Doctor Handbook,[1][2] is the first[3] in the Handbook series by David J Howe, Mark Stammers 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 resources used by this wiki.
Subject matter[[edit] | [edit source]]
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 Fourth 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
"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.
"The volume covers the years from 1974 to 1981. During this time Doctor Who achieved its highest viewing figures in Britain, and became a sensation in the United States. Tom Baker played the leading role — he was the longest-serving of the seven actors who have played the Doctor to date — and for many people his portrayal of the Doctor is the definitive one.
"David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James walker are the authors of Doctor Who - The Sixties and The Seventies, the complete guide to the programme's early years.
"In this Handbook they set the fourth Doctor in historical context, and go on to describe:
- Tom Baker, the actor
- the development of the role of the fourth Doctor
- the stories behind the TV stories
- the re-creation and expansion of DOCTOR WHO mythology
- a typical fourth Doctor story from script to screen
- the marketing of the fourth Doctor
"The Handbook is a must for every Doctor Who fan — and for everyone whose favourite Doctor is the curly-haired chap with the teeth and the long scarf." -- From the back cover
Notable features[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of The Brain of Morbius.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Notably, this the only BBC published source to outright acknowledge the theory that the faces from The Brain of Morbius were Morbius himself, rather than the Doctor. This claim was made in a summary of the production of the serial, in spite of the fact the producer of the story, Philip Hinchcliffe, has repeatedly stated that the faces were intended to be those of the Doctor, rather than Morbius.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Bibliography at "The Doctor's Dilemma", published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club
- ↑ Reference book page at the Doctor Who Ratings Guide website
- ↑ The Handbook series was not published in numerical order of the Doctor's incarnations.
