Doctor Who The Handbook: The Second Doctor: Difference between revisions

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Like all in the ''Handbook'' series, it is divided into three major sections. The first presents a series of snippets from interviews with principles involved in the creation of the persona of the [[Second Doctor]]; the second gives detailed notes about every televised adventure of this Doctor; and the last concerns itself with behind-the-scenes developments during this Doctor's era.

"DOCTOR WHO is the world's longest running science fiction television series. Each handbook provides both a broad overview and a detailed analysis of one phase of the programme's history.

"With the ground-breaking changeover from [[William Hartnell]] to [[Patrick Troughton]], DOCTOR WHO demonstrated that it could survive even the departure of the leading actor. Troughton's introduction energised the show, giving it a new lease of life. The writers also introduced or developed some of the show's most enduring characters: the resourceful [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and the orphaned [[Victoria Waterfield]], [[companion]]s who shared our screens with the Doctor's greatest enemies — the emotionless [[Cybermen]], the militaristic [[Ice Warrior]]s, the [[robot Yeti|robotic Yeti]] and, of course, the [[Dalek]]s.

"This book is an in in-depth study of Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor, including a profile of the actor, a critical summary of each story in which he starred, an extensive feature on the making of [[The Mind Robber|THE MIND ROBBER]] — a classic adventure set in the deadly [[Land of Fiction]] — and much more. The authors have established their reputation with best-selling books such as [[Doctor Who: The Sixties|THE SIXTIES]] and [[Doctor Who: The Seventies|THE SEVENTIES]], and their acclaimed work on other books in the Handbook range."

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