At Telos Towers we were pleased to see Monsters Within make an appearance in the Doctor Who Magazine poll for Best Non-Fiction title of 2008. We wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone who voted for the book, the results of which have just been published in the latest issue. We were delighted to see it come fifth in the non-fiction category (which was justifiably topped by the brilliant tome The Writer’s Tale by Russell T Davies), when it must have had only a small fraction of the sales of the four BBC books that came ahead of it, and had zero coverage in the Magazine itself. We’re really grateful that people liked it enough to vote for it.
A quick note related to the forthcoming publication of THE DOCTOR WHO PRODUCTION DIARY: THE HARTNELL YEARS, we have arranged with our friends at RETROSPACE in New Zeland that they will be selling copies to people at a slightly reduced price than the direct-from-Telos price (the costs reflect the still-very-expensive international shipping that is needed).![]()
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So if you're based in that hemisphere and want to check them out, the direct order link is here:![]()
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Copies of this book will be available to USA-based customers through the following retailers:![]()
WHO North America: www.whona.com![]()
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www.retrospace.co.nz/the-doctor-who-production-diary-the-hartnell-years/
The long-awaited THE DOCTOR WHO PRODUCTION DIARY: THE HARTNELL YEARS has finally gone to print ... copies expected probably end of April/Start of May ...![]()
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Here's the Blurb and details:![]()
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In the first of a new series of books, noted Doctor Who historian David Brunt presents the most detailed and comprehensive day-by-day record ever published of the show's production during the years 1963-1966 when William Hartnell played the Doctor.![]()
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Drawing on many years of research and an exhaustive study of BBC archive documentation - including files not previously accessed by any other Doctor Who author - the book includes a wealth of newly-discovered information and explodes some long-standing myths.![]()
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Some things you will discover in this book:![]()
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Which future Doctor Who scriptwriter was the first person approached to write for the series?![]()
How major was the overhaul to the BBC Drama Department under Sydney Newman in 1963, and who first suggested the idea before he even joined the BBC?![]()
How did the series manage to get made, when several people inside the BBC tried to get it cancelled before it even went into production?![]()
How many people turned down the offer of becoming the series' producer before Verity Lambert was hired?![]()
How long before he appeared as Steven Taylor was Peter Purves contracted for the role?![]()
Was Vicki going to appear in 'The Daleks' Master Plan'?![]()
Was Katarina originally going to survive that same story?![]()
When was Vicki planned to be burned as a witch?![]()
Was Anne Chaplet going to appear in 'The Celestial Toymaker'?![]()
On what date was it first decided to write out William Hartnell as the Doctor?![]()
Exactly when was Patrick Troughton contracted to replace him?![]()
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And much more ...![]()
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You think you know the background and history of the development of the show and the era of the First Doctor? Think again ...![]()
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Available to order from www.telos.co.uk