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There are several resources that may prove useful in researching articles for the [[Doctor Who Wiki|Tardis Data Core]]. | |||
These resources, and the articles on which they are used broadly fit into two categories narrative-based and behind the scenes. | |||
This article primarily concerns '''non-fiction''' or non-narrative sources with which you can use to write the real world or behind the scenes sections or articles. | |||
This article represents all the reference texts we currently have articles for, there are many others, you can help by creating more reference work articles. | |||
For in-universe pages information about valid sources can be found on our aptly named [[T:VS|valid sources]] page, there is also a page that contains a more [[Tardis:Valid sources/Detailed list|detailed list of sources]]. | |||
For questions about specific parts of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], or those people, places and things that help create the DWU you can ask at the [[Forum:Reference desk|Reference desk]] forum or your question may have already been asked you can check in the [[Forum:Reference desk archives|Reference desk archives]] to see if it has. | |||
== | ==Reference books== | ||
These are books that contain any information about the making of ''Doctor Who'', ''Torchwood'', ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' or any thing else that is connected to or part of ''Doctor Who''. | |||
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===Doctor Who handbooks=== | |||
These were a series of seven books that were published by in the mid-[[1990s]] by [[Doctor Who Books]], written by [[David J Howe]], [[Mark Stammers]] and [[Stephen James Walker]]. These handbooks have been highly regarded as ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference works. | |||
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=== DVD special features === | |||
Since the advent of DVD editions of various [[serial]]s, the amount of audio and and video material about the production of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has risen dramatically. Any information found on any official [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] release may of course be considered a valid resource for the writing of real world articles andbehind the scenes sections of articles. Documentaries, commentaries and [[info text]] are all appropriate. | |||
However, care must be taken to avoid using information that appears in these resources, but not within the narrative itself. Thus, if [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] were to hypothetically claim in the commentary to ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' that [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] was actually a [[Dalek]] in disguise, this information could not be added to the in-universe portion of the article about the Brigadier or the article about Daleks, as there is no '''narrative''' evidence to support Hinchcliffe's claim. It ''could'', however, be added to the behind-the-scenes sections of those articles. | |||
Some care must be taken to balance views expressed in DVD commentaries against those seen in reference works. For instance, what [[William Russell]] might say in a [[2009]] commentary about the production of ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' can certainly be included in the article about that serial. But it must be remembered that Russell was at a considerable distance from the 45-year-old production, and was not reading from notes when he took part in the commentary. Thus, if a reference work like ''[[Doctor Who: The Sixties]]'' or even the DVD info text give alternative views on the same subject, these other accounts should be presented alongside Russell's. It is important, though, that Russell's views not be discounted as wrong. While it is certainly possible that Russell ''is'' misremembering, it's equally possible that he isn't. It may simply mean that Russell's view of things, as an actor who was there on the day, may be different to that of whatever other sources the researcher uncovered. | |||
== Radio documentaries == | |||
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== Websites == | |||
Only official sites should be cited on articles, but many fan sites can be a good "launch point" for further research. Most well researched sites will cite their sources, allowing you to double check their information prior to citation. | |||
When using any websites also keep in mind our [[Tardis:Spoiler policy|spoiler policy]] and our [[T:RW SRC|policy regarding out of universe sources]]. | |||
* | ===Official sites=== | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/ The BBC's official ''Doctor Who'' site], focusing on the new series. | |||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/ The BBC's official ''Classic Doctor Who'' site], focusing on the "classic" series. | |||
*[http://www.bigfinish.com/ Big Finish Productions] has information on their news page and on behind the scenes sections of story pages. | |||
===Official Twitter pages=== | |||
*Doctor Who: | *[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho Doctor Who Official], The official Twitter feed for ''Doctor Who''. | ||
*[https://twitter.com/classicdw Classic Doctor Who], Official Classic "#''DoctorWho''" tweets from BBC Worldwide, mostly containing DVD related information. | |||
===Story guides=== | |||
These are fan created or maintained story and episode guides. Their information should be used as a launch point for further research. | |||
* | * [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/ A Brief History of Time (Travel)], a detailed history of ''Doctor Who'' on television | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who.htm ''Doctor Who'' Reference Guide], a complete list of ''Doctor Who'' stories from every medium | |||
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/ The WHOniverse], featuring a biography of the Doctor and a chronology of the ''Doctor Who'' universe and also includes The WHOniverse Wiki. | |||
* [http://www.broadwcast.org/ BroaDWcast], the first (and so far only) comprehensive online guide to the foreign airdates and worldwide transmissions of Doctor Who. | |||
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/ Doctor Who Locations Guide], containing film locations for ''Doctor Who'' (Classic and New Series), ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' | |||
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/ The TARDIS Library], a guide to ''Doctor Who'' books, videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes. | |||
* [http://dwtpscripts.tripod.com/index.html The Doctor Who Transcript Project], containing transcripts for many episodes of the original series, especially the lost and incomplete stories from the 1960s. | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 29 October 2024
This article is, in parts, out of date. And while it may be fair that this information could be updated, this page is not much linked to (thus not the most useful) nor would it be a page that is even regularly updated. It should either be archived or deleted.
These problems might be so great that the article's factual accuracy has been compromised. Talk about it here or check the revision history or Manual of Style for more information.
There are several resources that may prove useful in researching articles for the Tardis Data Core.
These resources, and the articles on which they are used broadly fit into two categories narrative-based and behind the scenes.
This article primarily concerns non-fiction or non-narrative sources with which you can use to write the real world or behind the scenes sections or articles.
This article represents all the reference texts we currently have articles for, there are many others, you can help by creating more reference work articles.
For in-universe pages information about valid sources can be found on our aptly named valid sources page, there is also a page that contains a more detailed list of sources.
For questions about specific parts of the Doctor Who universe, or those people, places and things that help create the DWU you can ask at the Reference desk forum or your question may have already been asked you can check in the Reference desk archives to see if it has.
Reference books
These are books that contain any information about the making of Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures or any thing else that is connected to or part of Doctor Who.
- Torchwood reference books
- Dalek reference books
- Doctor Who reference books
- Real world biographies
- SJA reference books
- Reference books by publication
- Reference books by year of release
- The Monster Vault
- Kklak! - The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos
- Top Trumps (book)
- The Doctor Who Production Guide Volume Three: Cast and Crew
- Top Trumps Series Three
- Top Trumps Series Four
- Time Travels
- Doctor Who The Handbook
- The Punchdrunk Encyclopaedia
- The DNA of Doctor Who
- The Ultimate Collection (series)
Doctor Who handbooks
These were a series of seven books that were published by in the mid-1990s by Doctor Who Books, written by David J Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. These handbooks have been highly regarded as Doctor Who reference works.
- Doctor Who The Handbook
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Second Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Seventh Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor
- Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor
Doctor Who reference books
These books are a range of texts that cover everything from programme guides, books covering behind the scenes information, in-universe books detailing information that was not covered within the narrative and purely illustrated books that showcase a particular artist's work.
- 100 Illustrated Adventures
- 100 Scariest Monsters (reference book)
- 1001 Completely Random Doctor Who Facts
- 25 Glorious Years
- 60 Moments in Time
- Ace! (reference book)
- The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures
- Aliens and Enemies (reference book)
- Army of Ghosts: Essays on Doctor Who's Sometimes Forgotten Stories
- The Art of Doctor Who (reference book)
- The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - The First 25 Years
- Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who
- Blacklight
- The Book of Lists
- A Book of Monsters
- The Brilliant Book 2011
- The Brilliant Book 2012
- A Celebration: Two Decades Through Time and Space
- Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It
- Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
- Classic Who - The Harper Classics
- Classic Who - The Hinchcliffe Years
- Companion Compendium (reference book)
- Companions (reference book)
- The Companions (reference book)
- Companions and Allies (reference book)
- The Complete Visual Collection
- The Completely Unofficial Encyclopedia
- The Completely Useless Encyclopedia
- Creatures and Demons (reference book)
- Cybermen (reference book)
- Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)
- Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe
- Daleks - The Ultimate Guide
- A Day with a TV Producer
- The Discontinuity Guide
- Doctor Who analysis books
- Doctor Who and Race
- Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia
- Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia: Updated Edition (reference book)
- The Doctor Who Chronology
- The Doctor Who Encylopedia: The Baker Years
- The Doctor Who File
- Doctor Who Handbooks
- The Doctor Who Illustrated A-Z
- The Doctor Who Monster Book
- Doctor Who Monster Miscellany
- Doctor Who Monsters: A Bestiary
- Doctor Who On Location
- The Doctor Who Production Guide Volume Three: Cast and Crew
- The Doctor Who Programme Guide
- The Doctor Who Technical Manual (reference book)
- Doctor Who: Regeneration
- Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)
- Doctor Who: The Essential Guide
- Doctor Who: The Essential Guide (Twelfth Doctor Edition)
- Doctor Who: The Inside Story
- The Doctor: His Lives and Times
- The Doctors - 30 Years of Time Travel
- The Doctors Are In: The Essential and Unofficial Guide to Doctor Who's Greatest Time Lord
- The DWB Compendium
- The DWB Interview File
- The Early Years (reference book)
- The Eighties
- The Eleventh Doctor: Matt Smith
- The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era
- Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who
- The Essential Book of K9
- Exterminart!
- Farewell Great Macedon (script)
- The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)
- A History of the Universe (reference book)
- Howe's Transcendental Toybox
- Illuminart 1
- Illuminart 2
- Illuminart 3
- Impossible Worlds
- Impossible Worlds, Impossible Things: Cultural Perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Into the Vortex (reference book)
- The Key to Time: A Year-by-Year Record
- The Legend
- The Legend Continues
- The Life and Times of A Doctor Who Dummy: My Part In His Second Regeneration
- Lost in Time and Space: An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who
- The Making of a Television Series
- The Making of Doctor Who
- The Monster Vault
- The Monsters
- Monsters and Villains (reference book)
- The New Audio Adventures: The Inside Story
- The Nine Lives of Doctor Who
- The Nth Doctor
- The Official Guide (reference book)
- The Pandorica Opens: Exploring the worlds of the Eleventh Doctor
- Queers Dig Time Lords
- Science Fiction Audiences
- The Second Doctor Who Monster Book
- The Secret Lives of Monsters (reference book)
- The Seventies
- The Sixties
- Space Travels
- Special Effects (reference book)
- Starships and Spacestations (reference book)
- The TARDIS Handbook (reference book)
- The TARDIS Inside Out
- TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual (reference book)
- The Target Book
- The Television Companion
- The Terrestrial Index
- The Thirteenth Doctor's Guide (reference book)
- The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)
- The Time-Travellers' Guide
- Timeframe: The Illustrated History
- Timeview: The Complete Doctor Who Illustrations of Frank Bellamy
- Travel Without the TARDIS
- The Ultimate Doctor Who Fan Quiz Book
- The Ultimate Monster Guide (reference book)
- The Universal Databank (reference book)
- The Unsilent Library: Essays on the Russell T. Davies Era of the new Doctor Who
- The Vault: Treasures from the First 50 Years
- The Visual Dictionary (reference book)
- The Visual Dictionary (series)
- What Is the Story of Doctor Who?
- Who and Me
- Who Beyond 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Doctor Who
- Who is the Doctor (reference book)
- Who's 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die
- Who-ology: The Official Miscellany
- Whographica: An Infographic Guide To Space And Time
- Wit, Wisdom and Timey Wimey Stuff – The Quotable Doctor Who
- The Women Who Lived (reference book)
- The Writer's Tale
- The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter
Doctor Who analysis books
These are Doctor Who books that provide analysis or breakdown of Doctor Who stories or of the universe as a whole. These can be books that provide an in-depth media anaylsis, or a running commentary of stories, or individual breakdowns and analysis of stories be it TV, novel or audio based.
- About Time
- Back to The Eleventh Hour
- The Black Archive
- Bookwyrm: An Unauthorized & Unconventional Guide to the Doctor Who Novels
- The Complete History
- The Discontinuity Guide
- The Doctor Who Companion
- Doctor Who From A to Z
- I, Who
- Licence Denied
- Memoirs of an Edwardian Adventurer
- Pocket Essentials: Doctor Who
- Running Through Corridors
- The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (anthology)
- Sheffield Steel: Essays on the Thirteenth Doctor
- TARDIS Eruditorum
- Timelink
- The Unfolding Text
Script books
Script books are useful for behind the scenes information and can be a source of information that was not present in stories (or is not present in the case of missing stories).
- The Audio Scripts (book series)
- The Audio Scripts
- The Audio Scripts: Volume Two
- The Audio Scripts: Volume Four
- The Audio Scripts: Volume Three
- A Christmas Carol: Draft 1 (script)
- The Crusade (script)
- The Daemons (script)
- Dalek Empire: The Scripts
- The Daleks (script)
- Doctor Who script books
- Doctor Who: The Scripts
- Faction Paradox Protocols: The Scripts
- Farewell Great Macedon (script)
- Galaxy 4 (script)
- Ghost Light (script)
- The Masters of Luxor (script)
- The Power of the Daleks (script)
- Sally Sparrow and the Weeping Angel (script)
- The Script of the Film
- The Scripts: Tom Baker 1974/5
- The Shooting Scripts
- The Talons of Weng-Chiang (script)
- The Tomb of the Cybermen (script)
- The Tribe of Gum (script)
Torchwood reference books
- Impossible Worlds, Impossible Things: Cultural Perspectives on Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures
- Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)
Video-based documentaries
Categories containing video documentaries
These categories contain articles about various subject matters. They are all contained within the Documentaries category.
- Doctor Who documentaries
- Documentaries about missing episodes
- BBV documentaries
- Torchwood documentaries
- Doctor Who punditry documentaries
- Species spotlight documentaries
- Character spotlight documentaries
- History of Doctor Who documentaries
- Thematic spotlight documentaries
- Location spotlight documentaries
- Merchandise spotlight documentaries
- Real history spotlight documentaries
- Music spotlight documentaries
- Production spotlight documentaries
- Fandom spotlight documentaries
- Science spotlight documentaries
- Documentary series
- Audio production spotlight documentaries
- Documentaries by year of release
- Untitled (1963 trailer)
- Big Finish documentaries
- Trials and Tribulations (documentary)
- Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)
- Doctor Who Am I
- Children in Need documentaries
- Imagine... Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me (documentary)
DVD special features
Since the advent of DVD editions of various serials, the amount of audio and and video material about the production of Doctor Who has risen dramatically. Any information found on any official BBC release may of course be considered a valid resource for the writing of real world articles andbehind the scenes sections of articles. Documentaries, commentaries and info text are all appropriate.
However, care must be taken to avoid using information that appears in these resources, but not within the narrative itself. Thus, if Philip Hinchcliffe were to hypothetically claim in the commentary to Terror of the Zygons that the Brigadier was actually a Dalek in disguise, this information could not be added to the in-universe portion of the article about the Brigadier or the article about Daleks, as there is no narrative evidence to support Hinchcliffe's claim. It could, however, be added to the behind-the-scenes sections of those articles.
Some care must be taken to balance views expressed in DVD commentaries against those seen in reference works. For instance, what William Russell might say in a 2009 commentary about the production of The Keys of Marinus can certainly be included in the article about that serial. But it must be remembered that Russell was at a considerable distance from the 45-year-old production, and was not reading from notes when he took part in the commentary. Thus, if a reference work like Doctor Who: The Sixties or even the DVD info text give alternative views on the same subject, these other accounts should be presented alongside Russell's. It is important, though, that Russell's views not be discounted as wrong. While it is certainly possible that Russell is misremembering, it's equally possible that he isn't. It may simply mean that Russell's view of things, as an actor who was there on the day, may be different to that of whatever other sources the researcher uncovered.
Radio documentaries
- Benjamin & Baxter
- Beyond the Vortex
- Big Finish Magazine
- Bonnie Langford - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Doctor Who - The Lost Episodes
- Doctor Who @ 60: The Classic Years (documentary)
- Doctor Who @ 60: The Modern Era (documentary)
- Category:Doctor Who at the BBC
- Doctor Who at the BBC
- Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2
- Doctor Who at the BBC: A Legend Reborn
- Doctor Who at the BBC: Happy Anniversary
- Doctor Who at the BBC: Lost Treasures
- Doctor Who at the BBC: The Collection
- Doctor Who at the BBC: The Tenth Doctor
- Doctor Who in the South
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Friends and Foes (documentary)
- Janet Fielding - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Murray Gold: Hitting the Right Notes (documentary)
- My Life in a Mixtape (documentary series)
- Nicholas Briggs - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Peter Davison - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Project Who
- Project WHO?
- The Regeneration of Doctor Who
- Ruth Madeley - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Segun Akinola - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- Sophie Aldred - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- The Soundworld of Doctor Who
- Sylvester McCoy - My Life in a Mixtape (documentary)
- The Terry Nation Story
- Torchwood: All Access
- Who on Who?
Websites
Only official sites should be cited on articles, but many fan sites can be a good "launch point" for further research. Most well researched sites will cite their sources, allowing you to double check their information prior to citation.
When using any websites also keep in mind our spoiler policy and our policy regarding out of universe sources.
Official sites
- The BBC's official Doctor Who site, focusing on the new series.
- The BBC's official Classic Doctor Who site, focusing on the "classic" series.
- Big Finish Productions has information on their news page and on behind the scenes sections of story pages.
Official Twitter pages
- Doctor Who Official, The official Twitter feed for Doctor Who.
- Classic Doctor Who, Official Classic "#DoctorWho" tweets from BBC Worldwide, mostly containing DVD related information.
Story guides
These are fan created or maintained story and episode guides. Their information should be used as a launch point for further research.
- A Brief History of Time (Travel), a detailed history of Doctor Who on television
- Doctor Who Reference Guide, a complete list of Doctor Who stories from every medium
- The WHOniverse, featuring a biography of the Doctor and a chronology of the Doctor Who universe and also includes The WHOniverse Wiki.
- BroaDWcast, the first (and so far only) comprehensive online guide to the foreign airdates and worldwide transmissions of Doctor Who.
- Doctor Who Locations Guide, containing film locations for Doctor Who (Classic and New Series), Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures
- The TARDIS Library, a guide to Doctor Who books, videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes.
- The Doctor Who Transcript Project, containing transcripts for many episodes of the original series, especially the lost and incomplete stories from the 1960s.