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* Where do the Daleks come from? | * Where do the Daleks come from? | ||
Answers to all of these questions and many more are found in ''The Time | Answers to all of these questions and many more are found in ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' – the ultimate intergalactic fact-finder. | ||
Drawing on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, ''The Time | Drawing on resources far and wide, from the beginning of time to the end of the universe, ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' is the ultimate guide to the world of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
From the Fall of Troy to the Apollo Moon Landing, Shakespeare and Agatha Christie to the Gelth and the Reapers, it tracks key events throughout history and includes tales of great lives, explanations of important issues in science, technology and the arts, and retells the stories that have defined each era. | From the Fall of Troy to the Apollo Moon Landing, Shakespeare and Agatha Christie to the Gelth and the Reapers, it tracks key events throughout history and includes tales of great lives, explanations of important issues in science, technology and the arts, and retells the stories that have defined each era. | ||
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It explores parallel versions of the planet Earth; counts sightings of Captain Jack Harkness through history; relives the Doctor's encounters with Charles Dickens, Madame de Pompadour and Queen Victoria; tracks the origins of the Family of Blood, the Chula spacecraft and the Vespiform and focuses on events such as the First World War, the Great Depression and the Battle of Canary Wharf. | It explores parallel versions of the planet Earth; counts sightings of Captain Jack Harkness through history; relives the Doctor's encounters with Charles Dickens, Madame de Pompadour and Queen Victoria; tracks the origins of the Family of Blood, the Chula spacecraft and the Vespiform and focuses on events such as the First World War, the Great Depression and the Battle of Canary Wharf. | ||
Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, and packed with fascinating facts and details, ''The Time | Fully illustrated with photos and artwork, and packed with fascinating facts and details, ''The Time Traveller's Almanac'' is an entertaining and essential guide to the universe for any time traveller. | ||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
