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'''Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary''' was an illustrated guide to the 2005 and onwards series of Doctor Who. It was published just after the [[Smith and Jones]] episode of 2007.  
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{{Infobox Story SMW
|name        = ''The Visual Dictionary''
|image        = VisualDictionary.jpg
|writer      = Andrew Darling, Kerrie Dougherty, David John, Simon Beecroft
|publisher    = Dorling Kindersley
|release date = 3 May 2007
|format      = 10 1/8" x 12" Hardcover, 72 pages
|isbn        = ISBN 978-1-4053-1867-9
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an illustrated guide to [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]''. {{as of|2015|1}}, five editions had been published. The inaugural edition was published coincident with the broadcast of ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' in 2007. A revised edition was released in [[Matt Smith]]'s [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|first year]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]], and a second revised edition was released following [[Peter Capaldi]]'s [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|first year]] as the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. In 2015 it was combined with ''[[Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia (Updated Edition)]]'' to create ''[[The Complete Visual Collection]]''.


==Chapters==
== 2007 edition ==
*New Beginnings - explains about the [[Last Great Time War]].
The first edition of ''The Visual Dictionary'' focused mainly on the first two years of [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'', examing the [[Ninth Doctor]] and the early days of the [[Tenth Doctor]].
*The [[Time Lord]] - this is all about the Doctor.
*Anatomy of the Doctor
*[[Rose Tyler]]
**[[Martha Jones]]
*[[Mickey Smith]]
*[[Jackie Tyler]]
**[[Pete Tyler]]
*The [[TARDIS]]
*Inside the [[TARDIS]]
*[[Sonic screwdriver]]s
*[[Platform One]]
*Guests of [[Platform One]]
*Lady [[Cassandra]]
*The [[Slitheen]]
**[[Abzorbaloff]]
*The Vault - explains about Van Statten's private museum.
*[[Dalek]]s
*[[Dalek Flagship]]
*[[Satellite 5]]
*Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
**[[Nanogene]]s
*The [[Sycorax]]
*[[New Earth]]
**Human farm
*The [[Werewolf]]
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
**[[Krillitane]]s
*[[K-9]]
*[[SS Madame de Pompadour]]
*[[Cybus Cyberman|Cybermen]]
*[[Cybus Industries]]
**[[John Lumic]]
*[[Sanctuary Base 6|Sanctuary Base]]
*[[The Satan Pit]]
*The [[Genesis Ark]]
*[[Doomsday]] ghosts
**Parallel Worlds
*The [[Cult of Skaro]]
*[[Robot santa|Robotic mercenaries]]
*[[Plasmavore]]s
*The [[Judoon]]


==Missing pages==
=== Chapters ===
This book doesn't mention [[The Wire]], [[Gelth]], [[Auton]]s, the [[Hoix]], [[Isolus]], [[Reaper]]s, the [[Empress of the Racnoss]] and the rest of the third series monsters.
* New Beginnings - explains about the [[Last Great Time War]].
* The [[Time Lord]] - this is all about the Doctor.
* [[Gallifreyan physiology|Anatomy of The Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* [[Mickey Smith]]
* [[Jackie Tyler]]
** [[Pete Tyler]]
* The [[TARDIS]]
* Inside [[the TARDIS]]
:: (Featuring artwork by [[Peter McKinstry]])
* [[Sonic screwdriver]]s
:: (Featuring artwork by [[Peter McKinstry]])
* [[Platform One]]
* Guests of [[Platform One]]
* Lady [[Cassandra O'Brien]] Dot Delta Seventeen
* The [[Slitheen]]
** [[Abzorbaloff]]
* [[The Vault (Dalek)|The Vault]] - explains about Van Statten's private museum.
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek flagship]]
::(Featuring artwork by [[John Maloney]])
* [[Satellite 5]]
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
** [[Nanogene]]s
* The [[Sycorax]]
* [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]
** [[New human (New Earth)|Human farm]]
* The [[Werewolf]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
** [[Krillitane]]s
* [[K9]]
* [[SS Madame De Pompadour|SS ''Madame De Pompadour'']]
* [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]
* [[Cybus Industries]]
** [[John Lumic]]
* [[Sanctuary Base 6|Sanctuary Base]]
* ''[[Krop Tor|The Satan Pit]]''
:: (Featuring artwork by [[Richard Bonson]])
* The [[Genesis Ark]]
* [[Ghost shift|''Doomsday'' ghosts]]
** [[Pete's World|Parallel Worlds]]
* The [[Cult of Skaro]]
* [[Robot Santa|Robotic mercenaries]]
* [[Plasmavore]]s
* The [[Judoon]]
* Index
* Acknowledgements


[[Category:Illustrated guides]]
=== Notable features ===
* The fold-out "Inside the TARDIS" pages reveal the concept drawings of the whole [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and include the "Nerve Centre" (aka console) layout.
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" caption="">
cs18.jpg|Tardis cross-section by [[Peter McKinstry]]
cs19.jpg|Console room cross-section by Peter McKinstry
</gallery>
 
== 2009 edition ==
{{Infobox Reference Book
|image = The Visual Dictionary 2009.jpg
|publisher    = Dorling Kindersley
|release date = February 2009
|isbn        = 978-0-7566-5156-5
|writer = Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Darling, Kerrie Dougherty, David John, and Simon Beecroft
|format = 10 1/8" x 12" Hardcover, 112 pages
}}
This US edition of ''The Visual Dictionary'' was updated and expanded to cover the first four years of [[BBC Wales]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'', examining the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor]]s.
 
=== Chapters ===
* New Beginnings - Explains the [[Last Great Time War]].
* The [[Time Lord]] - this is all about the Doctor.
* Anatomy of [[The Doctor]]
* The [[TARDIS]]
* Inside the [[TARDIS]]
* [[Sonic screwdriver]]s
::: (Featuring artwork by [[Peter McKinstry]])
* Tools of the Trade
* [[Rose Tyler]]
** [[Mickey Smith]]
** [[Ricky Smith]]
** [[Jackie Tyler]]
* Dr. [[Martha Jones]]
** The Jones Family
*** [[Francine Jones]]
*** [[Clive Jones]]
*** Letitia Jones
*** [[Leo Jones]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
** Donna's Family
*** [[Sylvia Noble]]
*** [[Wilfred Mott]]
* Captain [[Jack Harkness]]
** The [[Face of Boe]]
* [[John Smith]]
** [[John Smith]]'s Decision
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[K9|K-9]]
* [[Torchwood]]
* [[UNIT]]
 
* [[Platform One]]
* Guests of [[Platform One]]
* Lady [[Cassandra O'Brien]] Dot Delta Seventeen
* The [[Slitheen]]
** The [[Abzorbaloff]]
* [[The Vault (Dalek)|The Vault]] - American billionaire [[Henry van Statten]]'s private museum
** Museum highlights
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek flagship|Dalek Flagship]]
:: (Featuring artwork by John Maloney)
* [[Satellite 5]]
** The [[Freedom Foundation]]
* The [[Sycorax]]
* [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]
** Human Farm
* The [[Werewolf]]
** Royal Secrets
* [[Gelth]]
* [[Krillitane]]s
* [[SS Madame De Pompadour|SS ''Madame De Pompadour'']]
* [[Cybusman|Cybermen]]
* [[Cybus Industries]]
** [[John Lumic]]
* The [[Ood]]
* [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]]
:: (Featuring artwork by Richard Bonson)
 
* The [[Genesis Ark]]
* ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' Ghosts
** Parallel Worlds
* The [[Cult of Skaro]]
* Racnoss
* [[Plasmavore]]s
** Drone Bodyguards
* The [[Judoon]]
* The Carrionites
* The [[Family of Blood]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[The Master]]
* The Toclaphane
* The [[Heavenly Host]]
* [[Adipose Industries]]
* [[Vespiform]]
* Pyroviles
* [[Sontaran Empire|Sontaran]]
** [[ATMOS]]
* The [[Hath]]
* The [[Library]]
* [[Dalek Sec]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Davros]]'s Empire
** The [[Shadow Proclamation]]
* Creation of the [[CyberKing]]
** The Other Doctor ([[Jackson Lake]])
* Index
* Acknowledgments
 
=== Notable features ===
* The fold-out "Inside the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]" pages depict the 10th Doctor's TARDIS interior's console room layout.
 
== 2010 edition ==
{{Infobox Reference Book
|image        = The Visual Dictionary second edition.jpg
|publisher    = Dorling Kindersley
|release date = July 2010
|format      = 10 1/8" 12" Hardcover, 144 pages
|isbn        = 978-1-4053-5033-4<br>
978-0-7566-6876-1
|writer = Neil Corry, Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Darling, Kerrie Dougherty, David John, and Simon Beecroft|name = Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary}}
The second edition was a greatly expanded illustrated guide to ''Doctor Who'' — from its return in [[2005]], up to and including the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s first series.
 
=== Chapters ===
* Mysterious Visitor
* [[Time Lord|The Time Lord]]
* [[The Doctor|Anatomy of the Doctor]]
* [[Regeneration]]
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]]
: featuring illustration by [[Lee Binding]]
* [[Sonic screwdriver]]s
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* Tools of the trade
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Leadworth]]
: featuring illustration by [[James Southall]]
* [[River Song]]
* [[Captain Jack Harkness]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]
* [[UNIT]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[K9]]
* [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek Flagship]]
: featuring illustration by [[John Malony]]
* [[Genesis Ark|The Genesis Ark]]
* [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Doomsday Ghosts]]
* [[Cult of Skaro|The Cult of Skaro]]
* [[Dalek Sec]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Davros|Davros's Empire]]
* [[Dalek|Ironsides]]
* [[Dalek|The New Daleks]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[Weeping Angel|Army of Angels]]
* [[Ood|The Ood]]
* [[Cybermen]]
* [[Cybus Industries]]
* [[CyberKing|The CyberKing]]
* [[Platform One]]
* [[Platform One|Guests of Platform One]]
* [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]]
* [[Slitheen|The Slitheen]]
* [[Satellite 5]]
* [[Sycorax|The Sycorax]]
* [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]
* [[Werewolf|The Werewolf]]
* [[Gelth|The Gelth]]
* [[Krillitane]]s
* [[SS Madame De Pompadour|SS ''Madame De Pompadour'']]
* [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]] and [[Sanctuary Base 6|Sanctuary Base]], [[Krop Tor|The Satan Pit]]
: featuring illustration by [[Richard Bonson]]
* [[Racnoss]]
* [[Plasmavore]]s
* [[Judoon|The Judoon]]
* [[Carrionite]]s
* [[Family of Blood|The Family of Blood]]
* [[The Master]]
* [[Toclafane|The Toclafane]]
* [[The Master|The Master Race]]
* [[Time Lord]]s
* [[Heavenly Host|The Heavenly Host]]
* [[Adipose Industries]]
* [[Vespiform]]
* [[Pyrovile]]s
* [[Sontaran]]
* [[Hath|The Hath]]
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
* [[San Helios]]
* [[Prisoner Zero]]
* [[Smiler]]s
* [[star whale|Star Whale]]
* [[Saturnynian|Saturnyns]]
* [[Silurian|Silurian Warriors]]
* [[Pandorica|The Pandorica]]
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* [[Pandorica Alliance|Enemies]]
* [[Time Field|Time Energy]]
* Index
 
=== Notes ===
* Reproducing some of the content from Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary first published in 2007, this expanded edition is fully updated to include all stories up to the end of [[Series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 5]].
* Topics from the first release whose references are significantly reduced include [[Jackie Tyler]], [[Pete Tyler]], [[Abzorbaloff]], [[Henry van Statten|Van Statten's Vault]], [[Nanogene]]s, [[John Lumic]], Parallel Worlds, [[Robot Santa|Robotic mercenaries]], and the [[Last Great Time War]].
* On the Master's entry, it is stated that "The Master has inhabited at least <mark>17</mark> bodies".
** Alex Macqueen's [[Reborn Master]] and Titan Comics' "[[The Master (The Then and the Now)|War Child]]" Master were introduced after this book was published.
 
== 2014 edition ==
{{Infobox Reference Book
|image        = Doctor Who The Visual Dictionary - Capaldi Cover.jpg
|writer      = Jason Loborik, Neil Corry, Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Darling, Kerrie Dougherty, David John, and Simmon Beecroft
|publisher    = Dorling Kindersley
|release date = 2014
|isbn        = 978-1-4654-2645-1<br>
978-0-241-18429-5
|image2 = Doctor Who The Visual Dictionary - TARDIS Cover.jpg|name = Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary Updated and Expanded|caption = Lenticular picture shows the Doctor disappearing and the TARDIS doors closing.|format = 10 1/8" x 12" Hardcover, 176 pages}}
A new volume billed ''The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded'' was released in 2014, this time covering ''Doctor Who'' up to and including the [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|eighth series]] and the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. The book comes with a lenticular cover picture consisting of the 12th Doctor in front of the TARDIS with open doors, the 12th Doctor vanishing in a flash of light in front of the TARDIS with open doors, and the TARDIS with closed doors and its top light turned on.
 
=== Chapters ===
* Mysterious Visitor
* [[Renegade Time Lord]]
* [[The Doctor|Anatomy of the Doctor]]
* [[Regeneration]]
* Many Faces: One Time Lord
* The [[TARDIS]]
* Inside the [[TARDIS]]
 
* [[Sonic screwdriver]]s
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* Tools of the trade
* [[Time Lord]]s
** [[Gallifrey]]
* [[River Song]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* [[Danny Pink]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Leadworth]]
: featuring illustration by [[James Southall]]
* [[Captain Jack Harkness]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* Human Allies
* [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]
* [[UNIT]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9]]
* [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek Flagship]]
: featuring illustration by [[John Malony]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Genesis Ark|The Genesis Ark]]
* [[Dalek Sec]]
* [[Cult of Skaro]]
* [[Davros|Davros's Empire]]
* [[Dalek Asylum]]
* [[Dalek|Ironsides]]
* [[New Dalek Paradigm|Paradigm Daleks]]
* Inside a [[Dalek]]
* [[Cybermen]]
* [[Cybus Industries]]
* [[CyberKing|The CyberKing]]
* [[Hedgewick's World of Wonders|Hedgewick's World]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[Weeping Angel|Army of Angels]]
* [[The Great Intelligence]]
* [[Ood|The Ood]]
* [[Platform One]]
* [[Platform One|Guests of ''Platform One'']]
* [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]]
* [[Slitheen|The Slitheen]]
* [[Satellite 5]]
* [[Sycorax|The Sycorax]]
* [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]
* [[Werewolf|The Werewolf]]
* [[Gelth]]
* [[Krillitane]]s
* [[SS Madame De Pompadour|SS ''Madame De Pompadour'']]
* [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]]
: featuring illustration by [[Richard Bonson]]
* [[Racnoss]]
* [[Plasmavore]]s
* [[Judoon|The Judoon]]
* The [[Carrionite]]s
* [[Family of Blood|The Family of Blood]]
* [[The Master]]
* [[Toclafane|The Toclafane]]
* [[The Master|The Master Race]]
* [[Heavenly Host|The Heavenly Host]]
* [[Adipose Industries]]
* [[Vespiform]]
* [[Pyrovile]]s
* [[Sontaran]]s
* [[Hath|The Hath]]
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
* [[San Helios]]
* [[Prisoner Zero]]
* [[Smiler]]s
* [[star whale|Star Whale]]
* [[Saturnynian|Saturnynes]]
* [[Silurian]]s
* Silurian Warriors
* [[Madame Vastra]]
* [[Pandorica|The Pandorica]]
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* [[Pandorica Alliance|The Alliance]]
* [[Peg doll (Night Terrors)|Peg Dolls]]
* [[Handbot]]s
* [[Fancy|The Fancy]]
* [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]]
* [[Ganger]]s
* [[The Silence|The Order of Silence]]
* [[Demon's Run]]
* [[Trenzalore]]
* [[Kahler (species)|Kahler]]
* [[Shakri]]
* [[Akhaten]]
* [[Sweetville]]
* [[Ice Warrior]]s
* [[Zygon]]s
* [[Half-Face Man|The Half-Face Man]]
* [[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robots of Sherwood]]
* [[Karabraxos]]
* Index
* Acknowledgments
 
=== Notes ===
* Reproducing some of the content from Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary first published in 2010, this updated and expanded edition includes all stories up to the end of series 8.
 
== 2015 edition ==
{{Infobox Reference Book
|image        = Doctor Who The Visual Dictionary - Tenant-Capaldi-Smith Cover.jpg
|writer      = Jason Loborik, Neil Corry, Jacqueline Rayner, Andrew Darling, Kerrie Dougherty, David John, and Simmon Beecroft
|publisher    = Dorling Kindersley
|release date = [[October (releases)|October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|isbn        = 978-1-4654-5091-3
|format = 8 3/8" x 10" Softcover, 176 pages
}}
This is a US softcover edition released in 2015. This is essentially the same as the 2014 edition with a different cover and slightly smaller measuring only 10 1/8" x 12". It spans series 1-8 featuring the then current [[Twelfth Doctor]].
 
=== Chapters ===
* Mysterious Visitor
* [[Renegade Time Lord]]
* [[The Doctor|Anatomy of the Doctor]]
* [[Regeneration]]
* Many Faces: One Time Lord
* The [[TARDIS]]
* Inside the [[TARDIS]]
 
* [[Sonic screwdriver]]s
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* Tools of the trade
* [[Time Lord]]s
** [[Gallifrey]]
* [[River Song]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* [[Danny Pink]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Leadworth]]
: featuring illustration by [[James Southall]]
* [[Captain Jack Harkness]]
* [[Donna Noble]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Martha Jones]]
* Human Allies
* [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]
* [[UNIT]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9]]
* [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]
* [[Dalek]]s
* [[Dalek Flagship]]
: featuring illustration by [[John Malony]]
* [[Davros]]
* [[Genesis Ark|The Genesis Ark]]
* [[Dalek Sec]]
* [[Cult of Skaro]]
* [[Davros|Davros's Empire]]
* [[Dalek Asylum]]
* [[Dalek|Ironsides]]
* [[New Dalek Paradigm|Paradigm Daleks]]
* Inside a [[Dalek]]
* [[Cybermen]]
* [[Cybus Industries]]
* [[CyberKing|The CyberKing]]
* [[Hedgewick's World of Wonders|Hedgewick's World]]
* [[Weeping Angel]]s
* [[Weeping Angel|Army of Angels]]
* [[The Great Intelligence]]
* [[Ood|The Ood]]
* [[Platform One]]
* [[Platform One|Guests of ''Platform One'']]
* [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]]
* [[Slitheen|The Slitheen]]
* [[Satellite 5]]
* [[Sycorax|The Sycorax]]
* [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]]
* [[Werewolf|The Werewolf]]
* [[Gelth]]
* [[Krillitane]]s
* [[SS Madame De Pompadour|SS ''Madame De Pompadour'']]
* [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|The Beast]]
: featuring illustration by [[Richard Bonson]]
* [[Racnoss]]
* [[Plasmavore]]s
* [[Judoon|The Judoon]]
* The [[Carrionite]]s
* [[Family of Blood|The Family of Blood]]
* [[The Master]]
* [[Toclafane|The Toclafane]]
* [[The Master|The Master Race]]
* [[Heavenly Host|The Heavenly Host]]
* [[Adipose Industries]]
* [[Vespiform]]
* [[Pyrovile]]s
* [[Sontaran]]s
* [[Hath|The Hath]]
* [[Vashta Nerada]]
* [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|The Flood]]
* [[San Helios]]
* [[Prisoner Zero]]
* [[Smiler]]s
* [[star whale|Star Whale]]
* [[Saturnynian|Saturnynes]]
* [[Silurian]]s
* Silurian Warriors
* [[Madame Vastra]]
* [[Pandorica|The Pandorica]]
: featuring illustration by [[Peter McKinstry]]
* [[Pandorica Alliance|The Alliance]]
* [[Peg doll (Night Terrors)|Peg Dolls]]
* [[Handbot]]s
* [[Fancy|The Fancy]]
* [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]]
* [[Ganger]]s
* [[The Silence|The Order of Silence]]
* [[Demon's Run]]
* [[Trenzalore]]
* [[Kahler (species)|Kahler]]
* [[Shakri]]
* [[Akhaten]]
* [[Sweetville]]
* [[Ice Warrior]]s
* [[Zygon]]s
* [[Half-Face Man|The Half-Face Man]]
* [[Robot of Sherwood (TV story)|Robots of Sherwood]]
* [[Karabraxos]]
* Index
* Acknowledgments
 
=== Notes ===
* Reproducing some of the content from Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary first published in 2010, this newer edition includes all stories up to the end of [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 8]].
 
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The Visual Dictionary was an illustrated guide to BBC Wales Doctor Who. As of January 2015, five editions had been published. The inaugural edition was published coincident with the broadcast of Smith and Jones in 2007. A revised edition was released in Matt Smith's first year as the Eleventh Doctor, and a second revised edition was released following Peter Capaldi's first year as the Twelfth Doctor. In 2015 it was combined with Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia (Updated Edition) to create The Complete Visual Collection.

2007 edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

The first edition of The Visual Dictionary focused mainly on the first two years of BBC Wales Doctor Who, examing the Ninth Doctor and the early days of the Tenth Doctor.

Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Featuring artwork by Peter McKinstry)
(Featuring artwork by Peter McKinstry)
(Featuring artwork by John Maloney)
(Featuring artwork by Richard Bonson)

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

  • The fold-out "Inside the TARDIS" pages reveal the concept drawings of the whole TARDIS and include the "Nerve Centre" (aka console) layout.
  • Tardis cross-section by Peter McKinstry

    Tardis cross-section by Peter McKinstry

  • Console room cross-section by Peter McKinstry

    Console room cross-section by Peter McKinstry

2009 edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

This US edition of The Visual Dictionary was updated and expanded to cover the first four years of BBC Wales Doctor Who, examining the Ninth and Tenth Doctors.

Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Featuring artwork by Peter McKinstry)
(Featuring artwork by John Maloney)
(Featuring artwork by Richard Bonson)

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

  • The fold-out "Inside the TARDIS" pages depict the 10th Doctor's TARDIS interior's console room layout.

2010 edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

The second edition was a greatly expanded illustrated guide to Doctor Who — from its return in 2005, up to and including the Eleventh Doctor's first series.

Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

featuring illustration by Lee Binding
featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry
featuring illustration by James Southall
featuring illustration by John Malony
featuring illustration by Richard Bonson
featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

2014 edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

A new volume billed The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded was released in 2014, this time covering Doctor Who up to and including the eighth series and the Twelfth Doctor. The book comes with a lenticular cover picture consisting of the 12th Doctor in front of the TARDIS with open doors, the 12th Doctor vanishing in a flash of light in front of the TARDIS with open doors, and the TARDIS with closed doors and its top light turned on.

Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry
featuring illustration by James Southall
featuring illustration by John Malony
featuring illustration by Richard Bonson
featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Reproducing some of the content from Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary first published in 2010, this updated and expanded edition includes all stories up to the end of series 8.

2015 edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

This is a US softcover edition released in 2015. This is essentially the same as the 2014 edition with a different cover and slightly smaller measuring only 10 1/8" x 12". It spans series 1-8 featuring the then current Twelfth Doctor.

Chapters[[edit] | [edit source]]

featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry
featuring illustration by James Southall
featuring illustration by John Malony
featuring illustration by Richard Bonson
featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Reproducing some of the content from Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary first published in 2010, this newer edition includes all stories up to the end of Series 8.
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