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|writer = [[Jason Loborik]], [[Annabel Gibson]] & [[Moray Laing]]
|writer= [[Jason Loborik]], [[Annabel Gibson]] & [[Moray Laing]]
|publisher = Dorling Kindersley
|publisher= Dorling Kindersley
|release date=  [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|release date=  [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|format= 212 paged book
|format = 212 paged book
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-4093-2571-0
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4093-2571-0
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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a fully illustrated reference book by [[Jason Loborik]], [[Annabel Gibson]] & [[Moray Laing]]. It covers characters featured in the series' nearly fifty years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', from "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]" airing in 1963 to ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' in 2012.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a fully illustrated reference book by [[Jason Loborik]], [[Annabel Gibson]] & [[Moray Laing]]. It covers characters featured in the series' nearly fifty years of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', from "[[An Unearthly Child (episode)|An Unearthly Child]]" airing in 1963 to ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' in 2012.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia'' with all 11 Doctors and more than 200 friends and foes.
''Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia'' with all 11 Doctors and more than 200 friends and foes.


Meet all of the most important characters from the entire history of ''Doctor Who'', including every Doctor and companion. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the [[Abzorbaloff]] to the [[Zygon]]s, and with large cut-out poses and stunning stills from the programme, this is the ultimate compendium of Doctor Who characters.
Meet all of the most important characters from the entire history of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', including every Doctor and companion. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the Abzorbaloff to the Zygons, and with large cut-out poses and stunning stills from the programme, this is the ultimate compendium of Doctor Who characters.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
The books covers a wealth of characters each given a full page spread with colour-coded pages denoting the subject's categories.  
The books covers a wealth of characters each given a full page spread with colour-coded pages denoting the subject's categories.
Namely;
Namely:
*[[Alien]]s
* [[Alien]]s
**[[Abzorbaloff]]
** [[Abzorbaloff]]
**[[Adipose]]
** [[Adipose]]
**[[Aggedor]]
** [[Aggedor]]
**[[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|The Alliance]]
** [[Pandorica Alliance|The Alliance]]
**[[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]
** [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]]
**[[Atraxi]]
** [[Atraxi]]
**[[Axon]]s
** [[Axon]]s
**[[Azal]]
** [[Azal]]
**[[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]]
** [[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]]
**[[Carrionite]]s
** [[Carrionite]]s
**[[Davros]]
** [[Davros]]
**[[Dorium Maldovar]]
** [[Dorium Maldovar]]
**[[Draconian]]s
** [[Draconian]]s
**[[Eknodine]]s
** [[Eknodine]]s
**[[Face of Boe]]
** The [[Face of Boe]]
**[[Family of Blood]]
** The [[Family of Blood]]
**[[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
** [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
**[[Gelth]]
** [[Gelth]]
**[[Hath]]
** [[Hath]]
**[[Ice Warrior]]s
** [[Ice Warrior]]s
**[[Idris]]
** [[Idris]]
**[[Jabe]]
** [[Jabe]]
**[[Jagrafess]]
** [[Jagrafess]]
**[[Judoon]]
** [[Judoon]]
**[[Kahler-Jex]]
** [[Kahler-Jex]]
**[[Krillitane]]s
** [[Krillitane]]s
**[[Kroton (species)|Krotons]]
** [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]]
**[[Krynoid]]s
** [[Krynoid]]s
**[[Macra]]
** [[Macra]]
**[[Minotaur]]
** [[Minotaur]]
**[[Moxx of Balhoon]]
** [[Moxx of Balhoon]]
**[[Mutt]]s
** [[Mutt]]s
**[[Nimon]]
** [[Nimon]]
**[[Ogri]]
** [[Ogri]]
**[[Ogron]]s
** [[Ogron]]s
**[[Ood]]
** The [[Ood]]
**[[Patchwork people]]
** [[Patchwork person|Patchwork People]]
**[[Peg doll (Night Terrors)|Peg Dolls]]
** [[Peg doll (Night Terrors)|Peg Dolls]]
**[[Plasmavore]]
** [[Plasmavore]]s
**[[Prisoner Zero]]
** [[Prisoner Zero]]
**[[Pyrovile]]
** [[Pyrovile]]s
**[[Racnoss]]
** [[Racnoss]]
**[[Reaper]]s
** [[Reaper]]s
**[[Saturnyn]]s
** [[Saturnyn]]s
**[[Scarecrow]]
** [[Animated scarecrow (Human Nature)|Scarecrow Soldiers]]
**[[Scaroth]]
** [[Scaroth]]
**[[Sensorite]]s
** [[Sensorite]]s
**[[Shakri]]
** [[Shakri]]
**[[Sil|Sill the Mentor]]
** [[Sil]] the Mentor
**[[The Silence]]
** [[The Silence]]
**The [[Sisterhood of Karn]]
** The [[Sisterhood of Karn]]
**[[Sisters of Plenitude]]
** [[Sisters of Plenitude]]
**[[Slitheen]]
** [[Slitheen]]
**[[Sontaran]]s
** [[Sontaran]]
**[[Sutekh]] the Destroyer
** [[Sutekh]] the Destroyer
**[[Sycorax]]
** [[Sycorax]]
**[[Terileptil]]
** [[Terileptil]]
**[[Thal]]s
** [[Thal]]s
**[[Vashta Nerada]]
** [[Vashta Nerada]]
**[[Vervoid]]s
** [[Vervoid]]s
**[[Vespiform]]
** [[Vespiform]]
**[[Vinvocci]]
** [[Vinvocci]]
**[[Weeping Angel]]s
** [[Weeping Angel]]s
**[[Werewolf]]
** [[Werewolf]]
**[[Wirrn]]
** [[Wirrn]]
**[[Wooden King]] and [[Wooden Queen]]
** [[Wooden King|Woodland King]] and [[Wooden Queen|Queen]]
**[[Zarbi]]
** [[Zarbi]]
**[[Zygon]]
** [[Zygon]]s
*[[Companion]]s
* [[Companion]]s
**[[Adam Mitchell]]
** [[Ace]]
**[[Ace]]
** [[Adam Mitchell]]
**[[Adric]]
** [[Adric]]
**[[Amy Pond]]
** [[Amy Pond]]
**[[Astrid Peth]]
** [[Astrid Peth]]
**[[Barbara Wright]]
** [[Barbara Wright]]
**[[Ben Jackson]]
** [[Ben Jackson]]
**[[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
** Bill Potts
**Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
** [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
**Captain [[Mike Yates]]
** Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
**[[Clara Oswald]]
** Captain [[Mike Yates]]
**[[Donna Noble]]
** [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]
**[[Dodo Chaplet]]
** [[Donna Noble]]
**[[Grace Holloway]]
** [[Dodo Chaplet]]
**[[Harry Sullivan]]
** [[Grace Holloway]]
**[[Ian Chesterton]]
** [[Harry Sullivan]]
**[[Jamie McCrimmon]]
** [[Ian Chesterton]]
**[[Jo Grant]]
** [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
**[[Katarina]]
** [[Jo Grant]]
**[[Leela]]
** [[Katarina]]
**[[Liz Shaw]]
** [[Leela]]
**[[Martha Jones]]
** [[Liz Shaw]]
**[[Melanie Bush]]
** [[Martha Jones]]
**[[Mickey Smith]]
** [[Melanie Bush]]
**[[Nyssa]]
** [[Mickey Smith]]
**[[Peri Brown]]
** [[Nyssa]]
**[[Polly Wright]]
** [[Peri Brown]]
**[[River Song]]
** [[Polly Wright]]
**[[Romana]]
** [[River Song]]
**[[Rory Williams]]
** [[Romana]]
**[[Rose Tyler]]
** [[Rory Williams]]
**[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
** [[Rose Tyler]]
**Sergant [[Benton]]
** [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
**[[Steven Taylor]]
** Sergeant [[Benton]]
**[[Susan Foreman]]
** [[Steven Taylor]]
**[[Tegan Jovanka]]
** [[Susan Foreman]]
**[[Vicki Pallister]]
** [[Tegan Jovanka]]
**[[Victoria Waterfield]]
** [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]]
**[[Vislor Turlough]]
** [[Victoria Waterfield]]
**[[Wilfred Mott]]
** [[Vislor Turlough]]
**[[Zoe Heriot]]
** [[Wilfred Mott]]
*[[Cyborg]]s
** [[Zoe Heriot]]
**[[Bannakaffalatta]]
* [[Cyborg]]s
**[[The Captain]]
** [[Bannakaffalatta]]
**[[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cyberman]]
** [[The Captain]]
**[[Dalek]]s
** [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
**[[John Lumic]]
** [[Dalek]]s
**[[Kahler-Tek]]
** [[John Lumic]]
**[[Max Capricorn]]
** [[Kahler-Tek]]
**[[Toclafane]]
** [[Max Capricorn]]
*[[Earth]] Creatures
** [[Toclafane]]
**[[Ganger]]s
* [[Earth]] Creatures
**[[Giant maggot]]s
** [[Ganger]]s
**[[Haemovore]]
** [[Giant maggot]]s
**Madame [[Vastra]]
** [[Haemovore]]s
**[[Pig slave]]s
** Madame [[Vastra]]
**[[Sea Devil]]s
** [[Pig slave|Pig Slaves]]
**[[Silurian]]s
** [[Sea Devil]]s
** [[Silurian]]s
* Entities
* Entities
**[[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]]
** [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]]
**The [[Black Guardian]]
** [[Black Guardian]]
**The [[Celestial Toymaker]]
** [[Celestial Toymaker]]
**The [[Dream Lord]]
** The [[Dream Lord]]
**[[Fenric]]
** [[Fenric]]
**[[Gods of Ragnarok]]
** [[Gods of Ragnarok]]
**[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
** [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]
*[[Human]]s
* [[Human]]s
**[[Adelaide Brooke]]
** [[Adelaide Brooke]]
**[[Brian Williams]]
** [[Brian Williams (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Brian Williams]]
**[[Canton Delaware]]
** [[Canton Delaware]]
**[[Craig Owens]]
** [[Craig Owens]]
**Doctor [[Walter Simeon|Simeon]]
** [[Walter Simeon|Doctor Simeon]]
**[[Futurekind]]
** [[Futurekind]]
**[[Grayle]]
** [[Grayle]]
**[[Harriet Jones]]
** [[Harriet Jones]]
**[[Headless Monk]]s
** [[Headless Monk]]s
**[[Henry Avery]]
** [[Henry Avery]]
**[[Henry Van Statten]]
** [[Henry Van Statten]]
**[[Jackie Tyler]]
** [[Jackie Tyler]]
**[[Jackson Lake]]
** [[Jackson Lake]]
**[[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]]
** [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]]
**[[John Riddell]]
** [[John Riddell]]
**[[Kate Stewart]]
** [[Kate Stewart]]
**[[Kazran Sardick]]
** [[Kazran Sardick]]
**[[Lady Cassandra]]
** [[Lady Cassandra]]
**Lady [[Christina De Souza]]
** Lady [[Christina De Souza]]
**[[Liz Ten]]
** [[Liz Ten]]
**[[Madame de Pompadour]]
** [[Madame de Pompadour]]
**[[Madame Kovarian]]
** [[Madame Kovarian]]
**[[Madge Arwell]]
** [[Madge Arwell]]
**[[Mercy Hartigan]]
** [[Mercy Hartigan]]
**[[Pete Tyler]]
** [[Pete Tyler]]
**Professor [[Edward Travers]]
** Professor [[Edward Travers]]
**Professor [[Lazarus]]
** Professor [[Lazarus]]
**[[Salamander]]
** [[Salamander]]
**[[Sally Sparrow]]
** [[Sally Sparrow]]
**[[Sharaz Jek]]
** [[Sharaz Jek]]
**[[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]]
** [[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]]
**[[Sylvia Noble]]
** [[Sylvia Noble]]
**[[Tobias Vaughn]]
** [[Tobias Vaughn]]
**[[Weng-Chiang]]
** [[Weng-Chiang]]
*[[Robot]]s
* [[Robot]]s
**[[Auton]]s
** [[Auton]]s
**[[Handbot]]s
** [[Handbot]]s
**[[K-9]]
** [[K9|K-9]]
**[[Kamelion]]
** [[Kamelion]]
**[[Raston Warrior Robot]]s
** [[Movellan]]s
**[[Roboform]]s
** [[Raston Warrior Robot]]s
**[[Smiler]]s
** [[Roboform]]s
**[[Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon]]'s Robots
** [[Smiler]]s
**The ''[[Teselecta]]''
** [[Robot (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)|Solomon's Robots]]
**[[Voc Robot]]s
** ''[[Teselecta]]''
**[[War Machine]]
** [[Voc Robot]]s
**[[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]
** [[War Machine]]
*[[Time Lord]]s
** [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]
**[[Borusa]]
* [[Time Lord]]s
**[[First Doctor]]
** [[Borusa]]
**[[Second Doctor]]
** The [[First Doctor]]
**[[Third Doctor]]
** The [[Second Doctor]]
**[[Fourth Doctor]]
** The [[Third Doctor]]
**[[Fifth Doctor]]
** The [[Fourth Doctor]]
**[[Sixth Doctor]]
** The [[Fifth Doctor]]
**[[Seventh Doctor]]
** The [[Sixth Doctor]]
**[[Eighth Doctor]]
** The [[Seventh Doctor]]
**[[Ninth Doctor]]
** The [[Eighth Doctor]]
**[[Tenth Doctor]]
** The [[Ninth Doctor]]
**[[Eleventh Doctor]]
** The [[Tenth Doctor]]
**[[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]]
** The [[Eleventh Doctor]]
**[[The Master]]
** [[Jenny]]
**[[The Monk|The Meddling Monk]]
** [[The Master]]
**[[Morbius]]
** [[The Monk|Meddling Monk]]
**[[Omega]]
** [[Morbius]]
**[[The Rani]]
** [[Omega]]
**[[Rassilon]]
** [[First Rani|The Rani]]
**The [[Valeyard]]
** [[Rassilon]]
** [[The Valeyard]]


== Notable features ==
== Notable features ==
* Each page entry comprises an annotated isolated central image, with accompanying screenshots and photographic images, along with a Data File box detailing homeworld / origin, occupation, special attributes, and Doctors met.
* Each page entry comprises an annotated isolated central image, with accompanying screenshots and photographic images, along with a Data File box detailing homeworld / origin, occupation, special attributes, and Doctors met.
* [[Clara Oswin Oswald|Clara - the Impossible Girl]] is the most recent of entries, as she featured in ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]],'' broadcast Christmas 2012.  
* "Clara - the Impossible Girl" is the most recent of entries, as she featured in ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', broadcast Christmas 2012.
* This laminated hardback book was priced £12.99 (UK).
* This laminated hardback book was priced £12.99 (UK).
== Errors ==
* The table of contents features multiple errors:
** Adam Mitchell is listed before Ace despite the entries themselves being presented in the correct alphabetical order, though their respective page numbers are correct.
** The entries for Futurekind and the Gangers are both listed as being on page 94, though this is only true of the latter entry.
*** Incidentally, the entry for Futurekind is actually located on page 93.
** The entry for the Movellans - a robotic species - is not listed, but appears on page 121.


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Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia was a fully illustrated reference book by Jason Loborik, Annabel Gibson & Moray Laing. It covers characters featured in the series' nearly fifty years of Doctor Who, from "An Unearthly Child" airing in 1963 to The Snowmen in 2012.

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

Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia with all 11 Doctors and more than 200 friends and foes.

Meet all of the most important characters from the entire history of Doctor Who, including every Doctor and companion. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the Abzorbaloff to the Zygons, and with large cut-out poses and stunning stills from the programme, this is the ultimate compendium of Doctor Who characters.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

The books covers a wealth of characters each given a full page spread with colour-coded pages denoting the subject's categories. Namely:

Notable features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Each page entry comprises an annotated isolated central image, with accompanying screenshots and photographic images, along with a Data File box detailing homeworld / origin, occupation, special attributes, and Doctors met.
  • "Clara - the Impossible Girl" is the most recent of entries, as she featured in The Snowmen, broadcast Christmas 2012.
  • This laminated hardback book was priced £12.99 (UK).

Errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The table of contents features multiple errors:
    • Adam Mitchell is listed before Ace despite the entries themselves being presented in the correct alphabetical order, though their respective page numbers are correct.
    • The entries for Futurekind and the Gangers are both listed as being on page 94, though this is only true of the latter entry.
      • Incidentally, the entry for Futurekind is actually located on page 93.
    • The entry for the Movellans - a robotic species - is not listed, but appears on page 121.
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