The Making of Doctor Who
The Making of Doctor Who was a non-fiction work by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke that was first published in 1972 by Piccolo Books. It was later followed by a second, rewritten edition in 1976 from Target Books. It stands as the first professionally published non-fiction book about the series, predating similar works by Peter Haining and Jean-Marc Lofficier by many years.
Publisher's Summary
First edition
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Second edition
Here it is... the story behind one of television's most successful, longest-running shows. Come with Doctor Who on a trip through time... to the early days of the programme when it all began... meet actors, authors and television staff... see inside a TV studio and watch a production take shape... learn the secrets of the monsters... relive every Doctor Who story since the beginning... follow the Doctor through four incarnations and — perhaps — begin to discover just who is Doctor Who?
Main Focus
A behind-the-scenes guide to the production of Doctor Who.
Notable Features
- Script-to-screen account of the Fourth Doctor's debut adventure Robot, incidentally written by novelised by author Terrance Dicks as Doctor Who and the Giant Robot.
Notes
Second edition
- The Target Books edition was a complete rewrite of the previous edition aimed more at younger readers.
- Chris Achilleos provided the cover artwork.
- It had a print run of 50,000 copies and was priced 60p (UK).
- This title saw a reprint by Target Books, W. H. Allen in March 1980 of 15,000 copies. Despite the, by then, out-of-date information in the first printing, the only difference was a price increase to £1.80 (UK).
See Also
- A Day with a TV Producer
- Doctor Who: The Making of a Television Series
- Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text
External Links
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