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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a reference book, as well as an interactive reference [[app]], about ''Doctor Who'' and its related programs.
'''''Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia''''' is a reference book, as well as an interactive reference [[app]], about ''Doctor Who'' and its related programs.


== Book version ==
== 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 (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', and the [[42 Prologue (short story)|prologue]] to ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''.
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 2005)|Series 2]], the animated story ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', and the [[42 Prologue (short story)|prologue]] to ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]''.


=== Publisher's summary (2007 edition) ===
=== Publisher's summary (2007 edition) ===
[[File:Enc1.jpg|thumb|right|2007 cover]]
* Do you know what was playing on [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Cassandra]]'s [[iPod]]?
* Do you know what was playing on [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|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?
* Where were the [[Slitheen]] planning to hide a [[tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic extrapolator]]?
* Where were the [[Slitheen]] planning to hide a [[tribophysical waveform macro-kinetic extrapolator]]?


There's no need to search [[Time|time]] and [[Space|space]] – it's all right here. From [[Auton]]s to [[Anne Droid]], from [[Sisters of Plenitude|Cat Nuns]] to [[Canary Wharf]], from [[Plasmavore]]s to [[Pig slave|Pig Slaves]]... 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 [[Plasmavore]]s to [[Pig slave|Pig Slaves]]... everything you need to know about everything you didn't know you needed to know about ''[[Doctor Who]]''.


=== Contents ===
=== Contents ===
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* XYZ ''[[The X Factor|X-Factor, The]] - [[Yana|Professor Yana]]''
* XYZ ''[[The X Factor|X-Factor, The]] - [[Yana|Professor Yana]]''
* Key to References
* Key to References
=== Publisher's summary (2011 edition) ===
* [[River Song]] still a riddle?
* Stumped by the stolen planets in the [[Medusa Cascade]]?
* Forgotten what happened in the timelines that never happened?
Look no further...
=== Subject matter ===
* A definitive guide to every reference from ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' right up to ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s and the animated episode ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]''.


=== Notable features ===
=== Notable features ===
* 1,700 entries and 90,000 words
* It covers the period from [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' - [[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', including [[TV]]: ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode]]s'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[42 Prologue (short story)|42 Prologue]]'', and the animated episode [[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]''.
* Gary Russell's introduction includes a list of possible entries for a second edition, most likely teases as they are deemed worthy of inclusion.
* The ''Key to References'' page places [[GAME]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', and [[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''.
 
* More than 1,700 entries and over 90,000 words.
=== 2011 update ===
* Gary Russell's ''Introduction'' included a list of 26 possible entries for a second edition, most were teases for the then upcoming [[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Christmas special]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|fourth series]]. They include:
* A new revision was released on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]], with entries now covering ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' to ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'', including the [[Tardisode]]s, the Prequels, [[The Adventure Games]] and the animated episodes ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'' and ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]''.
** [[Adipose]]
** [[Bannakaffalatta]]
** [[Enid Blyton|Blyton, Enid]]
** Carravaggio, Daniel
** [[Century House (TV story)|Century House]]
** [[Chandrakala|Chandrakala, Miss]]
** [[Foss Street]]
** [[Steve Gray|Gray, Private]]
** ICAPS
** [[Rombus|Major Domo]]
** [[Noble Corporation|Noble Corporation PLC Limited - Intergalactic]]
** [[Passenger 57]]
** [[Astrid Peth|Peth, Astrid]]
** [[Cofelia|Rattigan, Mrs]]
** [[Red-eye|Red-Eye]]
** [[Century House (TV story)|Red Widow, the]]
** Scoles, Mr
** [[Sense Sphere|Sense-Sphere]]
** [[Sibylline Oracles]]
** [[Silicon Valley]]
** [[Skree|Skree, Lt.]]
** [[Spartacus]]
** Spectre Inspectre
** [[Sto]]
** [[Ada Mullins|Unicorn]]
** [[Vespiform]]


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
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* 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]], [[Peter Anghelides]], [[Joseph Lidster]], [[Scott Handcock]], [[Cameron Fitch]] and [[Kari Speers]]. [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Phil Collinson]].
 
 
=== Publisher's summary (2011 edition) ===
* [[River Song]] still a riddle?
* Stumped by the stolen planets in the [[Medusa Cascade]]?
* Forgotten what happened in the timelines that never happened?
 
Look no further...
 
=== Contents ===
* Introduction
* A ''[[Abaddon]] - [[Azlok|Azlok, Lord Knight]]''
* B ''[[Babbington|Babbington, Lady]] - [[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]''
* C ''[[Dalek Caan|Caan, Dalek]] - [[Cynaps]]''
* D ''[[DaCosta|Da Costa]] - [[Dynamite]]''
* E ''[[Ealing]] - [[Eye of Harmony|Eye of Time, the]]''
* F ''[[Face of Boe|Face of Boe, the]] - [[Futurekind]]''
* G ''[[Hath Gable|Gable]] - [[Romany|Gypsies]]''
* H ''[[H₂O scoop|H2O Scoop]] - [[Hywel|Hywel, King of the Welsh]]''
* I ''[[I Can't Decide|'I Can't Decide']] - [[ITV]]''
* J ''[[Jabe]] - [[Justicia]]''
* K ''[[K37 Gem 5|K 37 Gem 5]] - [[Kyoto]]''
* L ''La Viva - [[Jeff Lynne|Lynne, Jeff]]''
* M ''[[Ma (Gridlock)|Ma]] - Myths and Historical Impossibilities''
* N ''[[Nainby|Nainby, Mr]] - [[Nyssa]]''
* O ''[[O Little Town of Bethlehem|'O Little Town of Bethlehem']] - Oxygen Pockets''
* PQ ''[[Pa (Gridlock)|Pa]] - [[Quoldonity]]''
* R ''Rachett - [[Ryder (Planet of the Ood)|Ryder, Dr]]''
* S ''[[Sabre-Toothed Gorilla|Sabre-toothed gorillas]] - [[Sylvia (City of the Daleks)|Sylvia]]''
* T ''[[Tabitha (The Beast Below)|Tabitha]] - [[Tony Tyler|Tyler, Tony]]''
* U ''[[Ultimate Sanction|Ultimate Sanction, the]] - [[Uvodni]]''
* V ''[[Val (Closing Time)|Val]] - Vulcan Salute''
* W ''[[Wagner (School Reunion)|Wagner, Mr]] - Wristwatch''
* XYZ ''[[The X Factor|X-Factor, The]] - [[Zygon]]s''
* Key to References
 
=== Notable features ===
* It covers the period from [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'' - [[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'', including [[TV]]: ''[[Born Again (TV story)|Born Again]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Tardisode]]s'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[42 Prologue (short story)|42 Prologue]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[The Adventure Games]]'', and the [[WC]]: ''[[Prequel]]s''.
* The ''Key to References'' page places [[GAME]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'' & ''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada (video game)|Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', and [[GAME]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot (video game)|The Gunpowder Plot]]'' as taking place between [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited (TV story)|The Girl Who Waited]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]''.
* More than 3,500 entries and over 200,000 words.
* The book notes that as it went to press, episodes 6.8 to 6.13 were being finalised for transmission, so there may have subsequently been some minor changes that were made too late to be included.
* The book was dedicated to [[Barry Letts]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]] and [[Nicholas Courtney]].
 
=== Credits ===
* Commissioning Editor: [[Albert DePetrillo]]
* Editorial Manager: [[Nicholas Payne]]
* Project Editor: [[Steve Tribe]]
* Designer: [[Richard Atkinson]]
* Production: [[Phil Spencer]]
* Acknowledgements:


== App version ==
== App version ==
[[File:DW The Encyclopedia app emperor dalek.jpg|thumb|right|The app's entry about the [[Emperor Dalek]].]]
[[File:DW The Encyclopedia app emperor dalek.jpg|thumb|right|The app's entry about the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War|Emperor Dalek]].]]
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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150818062814/http://www.doctorwhoencyclopedia.com/ An official website] was launched for the app.
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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150818062814/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]]. Despite neither the app nor website being updated for future series after this point, the website remained active until August 2015, after which point it redirected to Penguin Books' ''Doctor Who'' page.
A new edition of the app was published in December 2012, incorporating material through Part 1 of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]. Despite neither the app nor website being updated for future series after this point, the website remained active until August 2015, after which point it redirected to Penguin Books' ''Doctor Who'' page.


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20150818062814/http://www.doctorwhoencyclopedia.com/}} (archived)
{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20111105031747/http://www.doctorwhoencyclopedia.com:80/}} (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111104215704/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/doctor-who-encyclopedia/id465341976?ls=1&mt=8 iTunes listing] (archived)


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