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{{You may|Doctor Who Discovers|n1=the in-universe book series of the same title}} | {{You may|Doctor Who Discovers|n1=the in-universe book series of the same title}} | ||
'''''Doctor Who Discovers''''' was a short-lived series of large format stapled paperback titles from [[Target Books]] published in | '''''Doctor Who Discovers''''' was a short-lived series of large format stapled paperback titles from [[Target Books]] published in 1977-1978. | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
Although not strictly speaking part of the series, the title ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]],'' published in | Although not strictly speaking part of the series, the title ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]],'' published in 1976 established the format. Each book featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] relating historical and scientific information to the reader as he explored the subject in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
Each of the books included a pull-out poster stapled to the centre, depicting the cover artwork by [[Jeff Cummins]]. | Each of the books included a pull-out poster stapled to the centre, depicting the cover artwork by [[Jeff Cummins]]. | ||
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== In-universe == | == In-universe == | ||
An in-universe reference to these books appears | An in-universe reference to these books appears inthe audio story ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''. In the story, ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' was a series of books actually written by the [[Fourth Doctor]] during his time working with [[UNIT]]. As in the real world, only five books were published, despite more being planned. The cover art for the audio release depicts ''Doctor Who Discovers'' using the same cover-art format (and [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]]) as the real-life books, only it shows a fictional volume entitled ''Historical Mysteries.'' | ||
== Covers == | == Covers == | ||
