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{{Infobox Reference Book
{{Infobox Reference Book
|book name=Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations
|image = Starships.jpg
|image=[[Image:Starships.jpg|250px]]
|writer= [[Justin Richards]]
|writer= [[Justin Richards]]
|publisher= BBC Books
|publisher= BBC Books
|release date= [[2008]]
|release date= [[15 May (releases)|15 May]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|format= Large Paperback, 96 pages
|format= Large Paperback, 96 pages
|isbn=ISBN 978-1-8640-7423-3
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-8640-7423-3
|previous release=[[Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons]]
|prev=Creatures and Demons (reference book)
|next release=[[Doctor Who: Companions and Allies]]
|next = Companions and Allies (reference book)
}}
}}'''''Doctor Who: {{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth in a series of illustrated guides, written by [[Justin Richards]] and was published in May 2008.
'''''Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations''''' was published in May 2008 and written by [[Justin Richards]] as part of an [[Doctor Who Illustrated Guides|illustrated guide]] series


==Publisher's summary==
It covers the period up to the midway point of [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series Four]], ''[[TV]]: [[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''.
[[The Doctor]] has [[the TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to get him from place to place and time to time, but the rest of the universe relies on more conventional transport... From the British Space Programme of the late twentieth century to Earth's Empire in the far future, from the terrifying Dalek Fleet to deadly Cyber Ships, this book documents the many starships and spacestations that the Doctor and his companions have encountered on their travels. He has solved mysteries on spacestations and stopped invasions spearheaded by starships. He has been held prisoner in space, escaped from the moon, witnessed the arrival of the Sycorax and the crash landing of a space pig. More than anyone else, the Doctor has seen the development of a space travel between countless worlds. In this stunning illustrated book, Doctor Who historian Justin Richards documents the amazing story of Earth's ventures into space, examines the many alien fleets who have paid Earth a visit, and explores the other starships and spacestations that the Doctor has encountered on his many travels...


==Featured Material==
== Publisher's summary ==
*[[Zeus Programme]]
[[The Doctor]] has [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to get him from place to place and time to time, but the rest of the universe relies on more conventional transport... From the British Space Programme of the late twentieth century to Earth's Empire in the far future, from the terrifying Dalek Fleet to deadly Cyber Ships, this book documents the many starships and spacestations that the Doctor and his companions have encountered on their travels. He has solved mysteries on spacestations and stopped invasions spearheaded by starships. He has been held prisoner in space, escaped from the moon, witnessed the arrival of the Sycorax and the crash landing of a space pig. More than anyone else, the Doctor has seen the development of a space travel between countless worlds. In this stunning illustrated book, ''Doctor Who'' historian Justin Richards documents the amazing story of Earth's ventures into space, examines the many alien fleets who have paid Earth a visit, and explores the other starships and spacestations that the Doctor has encountered on his many travels...
*[[Valiant]]
*[[Toclafane Rocket]]
*[[T-Mat]]
*The [[Empress]]
*[[Hyperion III]]
*[[Draconian Cruiser]]s
*The [[Privateer]]
*[[S.S. Pentallian]]
*[[Sanctuary Base 6]]
*[[SS Madame De Pompadour]]
*[[Satellite Five]]
*[[The Ark]]
*[[Station Nerva]]
*[[Platform One]]
*[[Utopia Project Rocket]]
*[[Jagaroth ship]]
*[[Pyrovile Pod]]
*[[Chula Warship]]
*[[Chula ambulance]]
*[[Zygon ship]]
*[[Light's ship]]
*[[Slitheen Craft]]
*[[Webstar]]
*[[Judoon Rocket]]
*[[Fire Trap|Sycorax ship]]
*[[Family of Blood's Ship]]
*[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]
*[[Nursery Ship]]
*[[Kroton Dynotrope]]
*[[Cyber-ship]]
*[[Station Three]]
*[[Dalek saucer]]
*[[Dalek Flagship]]
*[[Void Ship]]
*[[Sontaran Flagship]]
*[[Sontaran Scout Ship]]


==Additional Notes==
== Contents ==
* Published in 2008 the RRP was £7.99 (UK)
* Starships and Spacestations
* Earth Space Programmes
** The [[Zeus IV|Zeus]] [[Zeus V|Programme]]
** [[Mars Probe 7|Mars Probe]]
** [[XK-5 space freighter|Crayford's XK5]]
*** [[Operation Golden Age|Pretending to Fly]]
** The [[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]
*** The [[ATMOS]] Incident
** The [[Toclafane]]
** Making the Valiant Fly
** [[Toclafane rocket|The Master's War Fleet]]
** Creating an Effect
** [[T-Mat]] Era
* The Earth Empire
** [[V-41|Policing]] [[Space Beacon Alpha 4|the Spaceways]]
** [[UK-201|Pioneers and Colonists]]
** The [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation|Mining]] [[Maitland's ship|Conglomerates]]
** [[Empress (Nightmare of Eden)|Luxury]] [[Hyperion III|Liners]]
** [[Galaxy class|The Space War]]
*** Modelling the Future
** [[The Gateway|Illegal Trading]]
** [[SS Pentallian|Space Safety]]
** Creating the Pentallian
*** Pentallian Drive
** [[Sanctuary Base 6|Reaching the Final Frontier]]
** Building the Frontier
** [[Ood Operations]]
** Catching the Red Eye
** Brains Behind the Ood
** [[Bi-Al Foundation|Space Doctors]]
** [[SS Madame de Pompadour|Clockwork Maintenance]]
** [[Satellite Five]]
** Game Station
** [[Skybase|The End of the Empire]]
* Escaping the End
** [[Ark|Final Escape?]]
** [[Nerva Beacon|Project Nerva]]
** [[Platform One]]
** [[Utopia Project rocket|The Search for Utopia]]
* Alien Encounters
** [[Sephiroth|The Start of Life]]
** Invaders from Mars
** [[Pyrovile pod|Volcano Day]]
** Recreating Pompeii
** [[Chula warship|Captain Jack Harkness]]
** The Long Haul
*** [[Mawdryn|Death Wish]]
*** [[Cessair of Diplos|Prison Ship]]
*** [[Zygon spaceship|The Zygon Gambit]]
*** [[Light's ship|Gabriel Chase]]
** [[Slitheen craft (Aliens of London)|Flying Space Pig]]
** [[Webstar|The Christmas Star]]
** [[Judoon rocket|Moon Landing]]
** [[Sycorax spaceship|Sycorax Attack]]
** [[Family of Blood's ship|The Family of Blood]]
** [[Titanic (spaceship)|Capricorn Cruises]]
** [[Nursery ship|Fat Chance]]
* Alien Fleets
** Spacecraft of the Universe
*** [[Dynatrope|Krotons' Dynotrope]]
*** [[Mordee expedition|Starfall Seven]]
*** Armageddon
*** [[Buccaneer (Enlightenment)|Eternal Space Travel]]
*** [[Gaztak|Gaztak Attack]]
*** [[Dominator ship|War Fleet]]
*** [[Monarch's ship|Monarch of the Skies]]
*** [[Probe ship|The Edge of Space]]
*** [[Skonnan Empire|The Mighty Skonnon Empire]]
*** [[Starliner|Journey to Terradon]]
*** [[R1C|The Minyan Quest]]
*** [[Zanak|Zanak - The Pirate Planet]]
** [[Cyber-ship|Cyber Ships]]
*** [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|Attempted Invasion]]
*** [[Cyberman flying saucer|Cyber Saucers]]
*** [[Cyber-shuttle (Silver Nemesis)|The Nemesis Incursion]]
*** [[Cyber-ship (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Planet of Gold]]
*** [[Briggs' freighter|Earthshock Freighter]]
*** [[Space Station W3|Station Three]]
** [[Dalek ship|Dalek Ships]]
*** [[Space capsule (The Power of the Daleks)|Dalek Production]]
*** [[Dalek pursuit ship|Standard Dalek Craft]]
*** [[Imperial Dalek mothership|Early Incursions]]
*** [[Dalek Earthforce|Invasion Force]]
*** [[Dalek Battlecruiser (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Battle Cruiser Design]]
*** [[Renegade Dalek ship|Tranquil Repose]]
*** [[Dalek spaceship (Planet of the Daleks)|Dalek Army]]
*** [[Dalek ship (Death to the Daleks)|The Exxilon Expedition]]
** [[Dalek Flagship (The Parting of the Ways)|Dalek Invasion Fleet]]
** [[Void Ship]]
** [[Sontaran]] Ships
*** [[Linx's spaceship|Forced Landing]]
*** [[Styre's ship|Assessment Survey]]
*** [[Sontaran assault ship|Assault Ship]]
*** [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Group|Battle Group]]
** [[Sontaran flagship|Sontaran Warships]]
** Preparing for War
** [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]


==See also==
== Additional notes ==
[[Doctor Who Illustrated Guides]]
* Published in 2008, the {{w|Recommended retail price|RRP}} was £7.99 (UK)
# [[Monsters and Villains]]
* The book received televised promotion immediately after the broadcast of ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''.{{TitleSort}}
# [[Aliens and Enemies]]
 
# [[Creatures and Demons]]
[[Category:Doctor Who reference books]]
# Starships and Spacestations
[[Category:BBC Books reference books]]
# [[Companions and Allies]]
[[Category:2008 reference books]]
# tbc
[[Category:Illustrated guides]]
[[Category:BBC Books]]

Latest revision as of 19:41, 25 April 2024

Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations was the fourth in a series of illustrated guides, written by Justin Richards and was published in May 2008.

It covers the period up to the midway point of Series Four, TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky.

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

The Doctor has his TARDIS to get him from place to place and time to time, but the rest of the universe relies on more conventional transport... From the British Space Programme of the late twentieth century to Earth's Empire in the far future, from the terrifying Dalek Fleet to deadly Cyber Ships, this book documents the many starships and spacestations that the Doctor and his companions have encountered on their travels. He has solved mysteries on spacestations and stopped invasions spearheaded by starships. He has been held prisoner in space, escaped from the moon, witnessed the arrival of the Sycorax and the crash landing of a space pig. More than anyone else, the Doctor has seen the development of a space travel between countless worlds. In this stunning illustrated book, Doctor Who historian Justin Richards documents the amazing story of Earth's ventures into space, examines the many alien fleets who have paid Earth a visit, and explores the other starships and spacestations that the Doctor has encountered on his many travels...

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in 2008, the RRP was £7.99 (UK)
  • The book received televised promotion immediately after the broadcast of Silence in the Library.
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