Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia

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Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia was a fully illustrated reference book by Jason Loborik, Annabel Gibson & Moray Laing. It covers characters featured in the series' nearly fifty years of Doctor Who, from "An Unearthly Child" airing in 1963 to The Snowmen in 2012.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia with all 11 Doctors and more than 200 friends and foes.

Meet all of the most important characters from the entire history of Doctor Who, including every Doctor and companion. Packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the Abzorbaloff to the Zygons, and with large cut-out poses and stunning stills from the programme, this is the ultimate compendium of Doctor Who characters.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

The books covers a wealth of characters each given a full page spread with colour-coded pages denoting the subject's categories. Namely:

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

  • Each page entry comprises an annotated isolated central image, with accompanying screenshots and photographic images, along with a Data File box detailing homeworld / origin, occupation, special attributes, and Doctors met.
  • "Clara - the Impossible Girl" is the most recent of entries, as she featured in The Snowmen, broadcast Christmas 2012.
  • This laminated hardback book was priced £12.99 (UK).

Errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The table of contents features multiple errors:
    • Adam Mitchell is listed before Ace despite the entries themselves being presented in the correct alphabetical order, though their respective page numbers are correct.
    • The entries for Futurekind and the Gangers are both listed as being on page 94, though this is only true of the latter entry.
      • Incidentally, the entry for Futurekind is actually located on page 93.
    • The entry for the Movellans - a robotic species - is not listed, but appears on page 121.
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