The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict (novel)

The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict
Main character(s):	David
Featuring:	Chris, David's father, Mam
Key crew
Publishers:	Simon and Schuster
Writer:	Paul Magrs
Release details
Release date:	2009 (paperback) 4 March 2010 (revised edition) 2 September 2010 (audiobook)
Format:	Paperback book, 256 pages Audiobook,
ISBN:	Paperback ISBN:978-1847384126 Audiobook ISBN:978-1408468135

You may wish to consult Doctor Who (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Paul Magrs, published by Simon and Schuster in 2009, and revised edition in 2010

The novel featured fictional elements from Magrs' previous Short Trips short story, Fanboys, printed in Snapshots. The characters in this novel then would reappear in other stories, including Imaginary Boys (and its prose adaptation), The Story of Fester Cat, and Miss Baumgarten's Trolls.

Publisher's summary

It's the 1980's and David has just started secondary school. He's becoming a teenager, but still hanging onto the rituals of childhood particularly his addiction to Doctor Who, sharing the books with his best friend and neighbour, Robert, and watching the TV show with his little brother, Chris. But time moves relentlessly on, and Robert starts rejecting the Doctor in favour of girls, free weights and new music. Against a backdrop of Bowie, Breville toasters and trips to Blackpool, David acknowledges his own abilities and finds his place in their world.

Plot

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Characters

• David
• Chris/Jacqui
• Mam
• David's father
• Robert Woolf

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Worldbuilding

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The Doctor Who series

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Notes

The audiobook.

This story was released as an audiobook by BBC Audio in late 2010.

In the real world, Castrovalva aired on a Monday night, whereas this story sets the broadcast date to Tuesday.

Continuity

• David and his family previously appeared in PROSE: Fanboys.
• Tom Baker plays the Doctor. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion, The Story of Fester Cat)
• Geoff Love made a version of the Doctor Who theme on record. (PROSE: Bafflement and Devotion)
• David refers to Doctor Who as "The Show". (PROSE: Fanboys)

more to be added

External links

• The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict paperback edition on Amazon
• The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict CD edition on Amazon