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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1985 illustrated, non-fiction book in which [[John Nathan-Turner]] gives his personal reflections on each of the six men who had then played the part of [[the Doctor]]. | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1985 illustrated, non-fiction book in which [[John Nathan-Turner]] gives his personal reflections on each of the six men who had then played the part of [[the Doctor]]. Despite the title, it has absolutely nothing to do with the workings of [[the TARDIS]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Main focus == | == Main focus == | ||
''Inside Out'' is clearly skewed towards things JNT personally knows about the actors. For instance, he claims ''[[The Space Pirates]]'' is his favourite [[Patrick Troughton]] story, not because it was Troughton's finest hour, but because it "was [his] first encounter face to face with the Doctor". [[William Hartnell]]'s section is tiny, because JNT admits he never met him, and the sections on Hartnell's next three successors focus largely upon their involvement with ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', | ''Inside Out'' is clearly skewed towards things JNT personally knows about the actors. For instance, he claims ''[[The Space Pirates]]'' is his favourite [[Patrick Troughton]] story, not because it was Troughton's finest hour, but because it "was [his] first encounter face to face with the Doctor". [[William Hartnell]]'s section is tiny, because JNT admits he never met him, and the sections on Hartnell's next three successors focus largely upon their involvement with ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', a JNT production. | ||
It is something of a forerunner to ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', the work of a [[producer]] offering his thoughts on his involvement with ''Doctor Who''. It is not as detailed as [[Russell T Davies]]' book, which is effectively an annotated production diary. Neither does it include any primary source material, like internal memos, so JNT is allowed to claim anything he likes without reference to supporting documentation. | It is something of a forerunner to ''[[The Writer's Tale]]'', the work of a [[producer]] offering his thoughts on his involvement with ''Doctor Who''. It is not as detailed as [[Russell T Davies]]' book, which is effectively an annotated production diary. Neither does it include any primary source material, like internal memos, so JNT is allowed to claim anything he likes without reference to supporting documentation. | ||
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* JNT's favourite story of each Doctor | * JNT's favourite story of each Doctor | ||
* The production of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | * The production of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | ||
* JNT's working relationship with each man. | * JNT's working relationship with each man. Within the Tom Baker section, by far the biggest in the book, he devotes his attention to the circumstances surrounding Baker's resignation, and goes to great lengths to suggest that he and Baker had an amicable relationship. He also claims he "never stopped to think of Tom and [[Lalla Ward|Lalla]] as a couple", which seems unlikely, as their relationship negatively affected the production of the show under his watch. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[State of Decay]]'' and others) | ||
* JNT's memories of working with each actor outside ''Doctor Who'' proper, particularly in {{w|panto}} and convention settings. | * JNT's memories of working with each actor outside ''Doctor Who'' proper, particularly in {{w|panto}} and convention settings. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The book had an equal royalty deal between author [[John Nathan-Turner]] and illustrator [[Andrew Skilleter]].{{fact}} | * The book had an equal royalty deal between author [[John Nathan-Turner]] and illustrator [[Andrew Skilleter]].{{fact}} | ||
* Designed by [[Cherriwyn Magill]], it was one of the most successful books selling 45,000 copies worldwide.{{fact}} | * Designed by [[Cherriwyn Magill]], it was one of the most successful books selling 45,000 copies worldwide.{{fact}} | ||
* Andrew Skilleter was unhappy with the enlarged line drawings, which lost some of their detail when used to fill the pages.{{fact}} | * Andrew Skilleter was unhappy with the enlarged line drawings, which lost some of their detail when used to fill the pages.{{fact}} | ||
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