Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor: Difference between revisions

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|publisher = Doctor Who Books

|release date = [[3 December (releases)|3 December]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]

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}}'''''{{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.

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.

"''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 (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 ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties|Doctor Who - The Sixties]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who: The Seventies|The Seventies]]'', the complete guide to the programme's early years.

"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."

* This volume includes a particularly detailed examination of the making of ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''.

* 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.

== Footnotes ==

[[Category:Doctor Who Handbooks]]

[[Category:1992 reference books]]