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{{Infobox Reference Book
{{Infobox Reference Book
|image = DW Companions and Allies.jpg
|image = DW Companions and Allies.jpg
|writer= [[Steve Tribe]]
|writer = [[Steve Tribe]]
|publisher= BBC Books
|publisher = BBC Books
|release date= [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|release date= [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|format= Large Paperback, 96 pages
|format = Large Paperback, 96 pages
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-749-4
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84607-749-4
|prev=Starships and Spacestations (reference book)
|prev = Starships and Spacestations (reference book)
|next = The Ultimate Monster Guide (reference book)
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}}'''''Doctor Who: {{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth in a series of illustrated guides, written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in April 2009.
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'''''Doctor Who: {{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth in a series of illustrated guides, written by [[Steve Tribe]] and was published in April 2009.


It covers the period up to the Easter Special, ''[[TV]]: [[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.
It covers the period up to the Easter Special, ''[[TV]]: [[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.

Revision as of 09:56, 18 March 2023

Doctor Who: Companions and Allies was the fifth in a series of illustrated guides, written by Steve Tribe and was published in April 2009.

It covers the period up to the Easter Special, TV: Planet of the Dead.

Publisher's summary

The Doctor has been travelling through space and time for centuries, showing his friends and companions the wonder of the universe. From Sarah Jane Smith and the Brigadier to Martha Jones and Donna Noble, Companions and Allies celebrates the friends that have been by his side and the heroes that have helped him battle his deadliest foes. Find out:

  • How the Doctor uprooted schoolteachers Ian and Barbara from their twentieth-century lives
  • Why the Third Doctor worked for UNIT
  • How the Fifth Doctor sacrificed his life for Peri
  • Who helped the Eighth Doctor save Earth from the Master
  • What became of Rose Tyler and her family

And much more. Beautifully illustrated and including — for the first time — a complete story guide to the adventures of all ten Doctors, Companions and Allies is the definitive guide to the Doctor's intergalactic family.

Contents

Additional notes

  • Published in 2009, the RRP was £7.99 (UK)
  • Released before the Easter Special Planet of the Dead, this book includes a page on newest companion, Lady Christina de Souza (and as such contained some spoilers for the special).
  • The spelling of the second Doctor's companion Jamie is given as Macrimmon, rather than the alternative McCrimmon.
  • Jackson Lake's companion Rosita is given the surname of Farisi.
  • The book assigns the title Born Again to the 2005 Children in Need Special mini-episode, something disputed in Doctor Who Magazine's review of the book in DWM 409 and not supported by BBC Video in its DVD release of the story.
  • This book omits several characters that are elsewhere referred to as companions, e.g. Sabalom Glitz.
  • On page 92, Dalek Caan is misspelled as "Dalak Caan".

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A reference to GAME: Attack of the Graske.
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