Tardis:Resources
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Following is a list of websites and books which may prove useful in researching articles for the TARDIS Index File. You may also post requests for information regarding an article you are working on at the Reference Desk page. Feel free to add any additional resources you may be aware of to this list.
Websites
- The BBC's official Doctor Who site, focusing on the new series, and
- the BBC's "Cult" site for the "classic" series
- Outpost Gallifrey, the largest and most widely visited Doctor Who site on the Internet
- The Web Guide to Doctor Who, a comprehensive list of Doctor Who websites
- Nitro 9 Doctor Who Homepage, one of the oldest Doctor Who websites on the Web
- A Brief History of Time (Travel), a detailed history of Doctor Who on television
- Doctor Who Reference Guide, a complete list of Doctor Who stories from every medium
- Who Central, a fine site, unfortunately not updated since 2003
- The WHOniverse, featuring a biography of the Doctor and a chronology of the Doctor Who universe
- The Doctor Who Image Archive, Steve Hill's impressive collection of Doctor Who images
- The TARDIS Library, a guide to Doctor Who books, videos, DVDs, CDs and cassettes
Books
Some works listed here may be out-of-print. For books published in multiple editions, the one listed is the most recent.
General Nonfiction
- Doctor Who: A Celebration, by Peter Haining. Virgin Publishing, Ltd., 1995. ISBN 0-86369-932-4 Research current as of 1983, now superceded.
- The Doctor Who File, by Peter Haining. Virgin, 1989. ISBN 0-86379-169-7
- Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Guide by Peter Haining. Virgin, 1995. ISBN 0-86369-927-8
- Companions, by David J. Howe and Mark Stammers, Virgin, 1996. ISBN 0-86369-921-9 Has no relation to the similarly named work by John Nathan-Turner.
- The Terrestrial Index, by Jean-Marc Lofficier. Target, 1991. ISBN 0-426-20361-5
Continuity
Works most concerned with the fictional universe of Doctor Who.
- The Doctor Who Technical Manual, by Mark Harris. Various UK, AUS, and US editions, 1983.
- The Universal Databank, by Jean-Marc Lofficier. Virgin, 1992. ISBN 0-426-20370-4 Often regarded as inaccurate.
- Doctor Who: A History of the Universe, by Lance Parkin. Virgin Publishing, Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-426-20471-9
- Encyclopedia of the Worlds of Doctor Who A-D, by David Saunders, Knight, 1988. ISBN 0-340-42842-2
- Encyclopedia of the Worlds of Doctor Who E-K, by David Saunders, Knight, 1989. ISBN 0-340-51106-0
- Encyclopedia of the Worlds of Doctor Who L-R, by David Saunders, Picadilly, 1990. ISBN 1-85340-081-5
Primarily Factual
- Travel Without the TARDIS: The Doctor Who Fan's Guide to England, Scotland, and Wales, by Jean Airey and Laurie Haldeman. Target, 1986. ISBN 0-426-20240-6 Guide primarily aimed at American fans; some information inaccurate.
- Doctor Who: The Key to Time, by Peter Haining. Virgin, 1987. ISBN 0-86379-153-0
Guidebooks
- The Doctor Who Programme Guide, by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier. iUniverse, 2003. ISBN 0-595-27618-0 Original edition often cited as inaccurate.
- Doctor Who: The Television Companion, by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker. (1st ed.) BBC Books, 1998. ISBN 0-563-405-880.
- (2nd ed.) Telos Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-903389051-0.
- Doctor Who: The Sixties, by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. Virgin, 1993. ISBN 0-86369-707-0
- Doctor Who: The Seventies, by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. Virgin, 1994. ISBN 0-85227-444-1
- Doctor Who: The Eighties, by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. Virgin, 1997. ISBN 0-7535-0128-7
- Doctor Who: Regeneration, by Philip Segal with Gary Russell. HarperCollins, 2000. ISBN 0-00-710591-6 In-depth study of the 1996 TV Movie
- I, Who: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who Novels, by Lars Pearson. Sidewinder Press, 1999. ISBN 0-9673746-0-X
- I, Who 2: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who Novels and Audios, by Lars Pearson. Mad Norwegian Press, 2002. ISBN 1-57032-900-1
- I, Who 3: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who Novels and Audios, by Lars Pearson. Mad Norwegian Press, 2003. ISBN 0-9725959-1-0
Television, Video, and DVD Documentaries
Televison Specials
- Whose Doctor Who? (BBC, 1977) - Made in response to charges the show had become too violent, this special includes behind-the-scenes footage.
- Doctor Who in America (PBS, 1983)
- Doctor Who's Who's Who (PBS, 1986)
- Doctor Who: A New Dimension (BBC, 2005)
Video
Single features
- Resistance Is Useless (1992)
- Carnival of Monsters (1999) - not, of course, to be confused with the Third Doctor television story of the same name
The "Years" Series
The Myth Makers series
- Myth Makers Vol. 4: Jon Pertwee (1988)
- Myth Makers Vol. 6: Sarah Sutton/Peter Grimwade (1989)
- Myth Makers Vol. 7: Myth Runner (1989)
- Myth Makers Vol. 8: Tom Baker (1989)
- Myth Makers Vol. 12: Ian Marter (1994)
- Myth Makers Vol. 19: Colin Baker (1989)
- Myth Makers Vol. 7: Wendy Padbury (1994)
- Myth Makers Vol. 30: Caroline John (1994)
- Myth Makers Vol. 32: Peter Purves (1995)
- Myth Makers Vol. 16: Richard Franklin (1996)
- Myth Makers Vol. 50: Elisabeth Sladen (2000)
- Myth Makers: Jacqueline Pearce (2000)
- Myth Makers Vol. 9: Patrick Troughton in America (2003)
- Patrick Troughton Mythmakers (2002)
DVD Special Features
- Osirian Gothic (2003) Behind-the-scenes documentary included on the "Pyrmaids of Mars" DVD
- Behind the Sofa (2003) - Profile of Doctor Who writer Robert Holmes included on the DVD release of "The Two Doctors"
- Directing "Who": Peter Moffat (2004) - Included in the DVD release of "The Visitation," feature on the director of many 80s Doctor Who stories.
