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| | |image = The Gallifrey Chronicles REF.jpg | ||
|writer = [[John Peel]] | |||
|cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
|writer= [[John Peel]] | |publisher = Virgin Publishing | ||
| | |release date = [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | ||
|release date= [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[1991]] | |format = Hardback, 138 pages | ||
|format= Hardback, 138 pages | |isbn = ISBN 1-85227-329-1 | ||
|isbn=ISBN 1-85227-329-1 | |series = Factual books | ||
|prev= | |prev = Doctor Who Magazine 1979-1989 | ||
|next= | |next = The Monsters | ||
}} | }}{{you may|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|n1=the novel}} | ||
'''''The Gallifrey Chronicles''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference book published by [[Virgin Publishing]] in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]]. | |||
: '' | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The planet [[Gallifrey]]: cradle of the most ancient civilisation in our [[galaxy]], source of the technology that mastered both [[space]] and [[time]], home of the people who call themselves the [[Time Lord]]s — and the origin of the mysterious, quirky, itinerant time-traveller known as [[the Doctor]]. When the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] transmitted the first episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in [[1963 (releases)|1963]], no one could have predicted that the programme's popularity would ensure its survival for [[28 (number)|twenty-eight]] record-breaking [[year]]s. | |||
In that first story we learnt only that the Doctor and his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] had left their home [[planet]], under something of a cloud, in a remarkable time-travelling craft called [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] that looked — at least on the outside — like a [[police]] [[telephone box]]. | |||
The Doctor and the TARDIS have remained the constant elements in a [[television]] saga that has seen many changes over the [[decade]]s. As the years passed we learnt more and more about the Doctor's background, about other Time Lords, and about Gallifrey. | |||
[[John Peel]] has researched every ''Doctor Who'' story ever shown on television to bring together all the facts about Gallifrey and the Time Lords. The result — illustrated throughout with [[photograph]]s from the BBC archives — is a comprehensive guide to the foundations of the entire [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], and a fascinating insight into the most comprehensive [[science fiction]] mythos that television has ever produced. | |||
=== Inner flap === | |||
Illustrated with photographs from the [[BBC]] television series, ''The Gallifrey Chronicles'' includes among its many chapters: | |||
:a study of the planet [[Gallifrey]] | |||
:a discussion of the physical nature of the [[Time Lord]]s | |||
:biographies of [[the Doctor]] and of every other [[Gallifreyan]] seen on ''DOCTOR WHO'' | |||
:''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'', a work of fiction that speculates about the origin of the Time Lords. | |||
:''The Gallifrey Chronicles'' is the complete guide to the galaxy’s oldest civilisation. | |||
[[John Peel]] is a well-known authority on broadcast [[science fiction]]. His books include novelizations of the ''DOCTOR WHO'' stories {{cs|The Chase (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Daleks' Masterplan (TV story)}}, and {{cs|Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)}}, the first original novel in the ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' series. | |||
== Chapters == | |||
* ''[[Gallifrey]]'' | |||
* ''The Physical Nature of the [[Time Lord]]s'' | |||
* ''Temporal Engineering'' | |||
** ''Speculations'' | |||
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' | |||
* ''Politics'' | |||
* ''[[The Doctor]] and the Time Lords'' | |||
* ''[[Susan Foreman|Susan]]'' | |||
* ''[[Romana]]'' | |||
* ''[[Rassilon]]'' | |||
* ''[[Omega]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Monk]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Master]]'' | |||
* ''[[Borusa]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Rani]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Valeyard]]'' | |||
* ''[[Guardians of Time|The Guardians]]'' | |||
* ''The Renegades'' | |||
* ''Other Time Lords'' | |||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
[[ | A guide through the origins of [[the Doctor]]'s home [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
[[File:Gallifrey Chronicles Scroll.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'' illustration by [[Trevor Baxendale]]]] | |||
* The books is illustrated with [[photograph]]s from the [[BBC]] [[television]] series. | |||
* The Scrolls of Rassilon cover the final few 25 pages of the book and are primarily written in first person from [[Rassilon]]'s point of view. It begins just after Rassilon's return from battling the [[Great Vampire|Vampire Horde]]. | * ''The Gallifrey Chronicles'' includes among its many chapters: | ||
* A study of the planet [[Gallifrey]]. | |||
* At the end of the chapter on Temporal Engineering, Peel has a section of | * A discussion of the physical nature of the [[Time Lord]]s and other [[Gallifreyan]]s seen on ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
* The Scrolls of Rassilon shows a detailed account of [[ | * {{cs|The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)}}, a work of fiction that speculates about the origin of the Time Lords. | ||
* A full history of Gallifrey and select Time Lords written in-universe with references including through {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}} right through to {{cs|Survival (TV story)}}, but does not include any references outside of those televised (which includes {{cs|Shada (TV story)}}. | |||
* ''The Scrolls of Rassilon'' cover the final few [[25 (number)|25]] pages of the book and are primarily written in first person from [[Rassilon]]'s point of view. It begins just after Rassilon's return from battling the [[Great Vampire|Vampire Horde]]. | |||
** These scrolls are meant to be the [[Black Scrolls of Rassilon]] as seen in {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}. | |||
** It ends as Rassilon is forced into his eternal sleep. | |||
** Several of the elements presented in the scrolls do not fit with established continuity, though it is possible to speculate that the scrolls are a diary and therefore show a biased viewpoint. | |||
* At the end of the chapter on ''Temporal Engineering'', [[John Peel]] has a section of ''Speculations'' which suggests that it is the [[telepathic circuits]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] which allow the Doctor and his [[companion]]s to understand various languages. | |||
* ''The Scrolls of Rassilon'' shows a detailed account of [[the Other]], and his influence on the [[Dark Time]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | [[File:The Galopin Promotional Image.jpg|thumb|right|Promotional artwork of the ''Galopin'', whose design originated on the cover of ''The Gallifrey Chronicles'', published on the [[Who Dares Publishing]] official website in [[2018 (releases)|2018]].]] | ||
* | * This book should not be confused with the final novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|BBC ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'']] series, which shared the name of ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. | ||
* The cover illustration was painted by [[Andrew Skilleter]]. [[John Peel]] later remarked that he had kept the original artwork, hanging it "on the wall of his study in [[Long Island]], [[U.S.A.]]".<ref>[https://who-dares.co.uk/the-doctor-omega-chronicles/ The Development of Doctor Omega] on the official [[Who Dares Publishing]]</ref> | |||
* The unnamed ship depicted on the cover, after some alterations, was later used in the ''[[Doctor Omega (series)|Doctor Omega]]'' series as [[Doctor Omega]]'s [[space-time vessel|timeship]], the ''Galopin''. | |||
* Additional illustrations are by [[Trevor Baxendale]]. | |||
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== Cover gallery == | |||
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</gallery> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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