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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an app containing a reference database about ''Doctor Who'' and related programs. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Book version== | ||
The first version of the Encyclopedia was a reference book, containing an alphabetical list of everything in the first three years of televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' after its revival. It included references from all episodes from the first three series, including the Christmas specials. It also included the [[Tardisode]]s of [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]], the animated story, ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'' and the [[42 Prologue|prologue]] to [[42 (TV story)|42]]. | |||
=== Publisher's summary === | |||
* Do you know what was playing on [[Lady Cassandra|Cassandra]]'s [[iPod]]? | * Do you know what was playing on [[Lady Cassandra|Cassandra]]'s [[iPod]]? | ||
* What was the name of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s lost play? | * What was the name of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s lost play? | ||
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There's no need to search [[Time]] and [[Space]] – it's all right here. From [[Auton]]s to [[Anne Droid]], from [[Sisters of Plenitude|Cat Nuns]] to [[Canary Wharf]], from the [[Moon]] to [[The Master]]... everything you need to know about everything you didn’t know you needed to know about [[Doctor Who]]. | There's no need to search [[Time]] and [[Space]] – it's all right here. From [[Auton]]s to [[Anne Droid]], from [[Sisters of Plenitude|Cat Nuns]] to [[Canary Wharf]], from the [[Moon]] to [[The Master]]... everything you need to know about everything you didn’t know you needed to know about [[Doctor Who]]. | ||
== Subject matter == | === Subject matter === | ||
* A definitive guide to every reference from [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' right up to ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s and the animated episode ''[[The Infinite Quest]]''. | * A definitive guide to every reference from [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' right up to ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s and the animated episode ''[[The Infinite Quest]]''. | ||
== Notable features == | === Notable features === | ||
* 1,700 entries and 90,000 words | * 1,700 entries and 90,000 words | ||
* Gary Russell’s introduction includes a list of possible entries for a second edition, most likely teases as they are deemed worthy of inclusion. | * Gary Russell’s introduction includes a list of possible entries for a second edition, most likely teases as they are deemed worthy of inclusion. | ||
=== 2011 Update === | === 2011 Update === | ||
* A new revision was released on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2011]], with entries now covering [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s, the Prequels, [[The Adventure Games]] and the animated episodes ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'' and ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]''. | * A new revision was released on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2011]], with entries now covering [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s, the Prequels, [[The Adventure Games]] and the animated episodes ''[[The Infinite Quest]]'' and ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]''. | ||
=== | === Notes === | ||
* In [[DWM 388|Doctor Who Magazine Issue 388]], Russell T. Davies in his regular page discusses the entry Cruciform. Gary had assumed from the Master’s words, "I was there when the Dalek Emperor took control of the Cruciform," that it had occurred on Gallifrey because of the context. Russell T. Davies was clear in his own mind that it wasn’t, that the Cruciform was "more terrible than I can say, of a scale and ferocity that’s absolutely untransmittable on prime-time," a larger part of the "disgusting, horrific, temporal hell" that was the Time War. | |||
* In [[DWM 388|Doctor Who Magazine Issue 388]], Russell T. Davies in his regular page discusses the entry Cruciform. Gary had assumed from the Master’s words, | |||
* This non-jacketed hardback with a photographic cover was priced £14.99 (UK). | * This non-jacketed hardback with a photographic cover was priced £14.99 (UK). | ||
* In January 2014 the official website for [[Russell T Davies]]' book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'' was discontinued, and the web domain redirected to that for the ''Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia'' app. | * In January 2014 the official website for [[Russell T Davies]]' book ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'' was discontinued, and the web domain redirected to that for the ''Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia'' app. | ||
== Errors == | === Errors === | ||
* Milton Ager | * Milton Ager was misspelled as Milton Agar. | ||
* [[Barcelona]] | * [[Barcelona]] was referred to as the capital city of [[Spain]]. | ||
== Credits == | === Credits === | ||
* Commissioning Editor: [[Mathew Clayton]] | * Commissioning Editor: [[Mathew Clayton]] | ||
* Project Editor: [[Steve Tribe]] | * Project Editor: [[Steve Tribe]] | ||
* Designer: [[Stuart Manning]] | * Designer: [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
* Acknowledgements: [[Andrew Pixley]], [[Edward Russell]], [[Matt Nicholls]], [[Mark B. Oliver|Mark Oliver]], [[John Roulston-Bates]], [[Nicholas Pegg]], [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]], [[Peter Anghelides]], [[Joseph Lidster]], [[Scott Handcock]], [[Cameron Fitch]] and [[Kari Speers]]. [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Phil Collinson]]. | * Acknowledgements: [[Andrew Pixley]], [[Edward Russell]], [[Matt Nicholls]], [[Mark B. Oliver|Mark Oliver]], [[John Roulston-Bates]], [[Nicholas Pegg]], [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]], [[Peter Anghelides]], [[Joseph Lidster]], [[Scott Handcock]], [[Cameron Fitch]] and [[Kari Speers]]. [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Phil Collinson]]. | ||
== App version == | |||
In 2012 an app version of the book was made available for tablet devices. It featured an interactive reference guide with sections dedicated to specific areas of the TV show. [http://www.doctorwhoencyclopedia.com An official website] was launched for the app. | |||
A new edition of the app was published in December 2012, incorporating material through Part 1 of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. | |||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
