Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Benjamin Cook
By (author) Russell T Davies
SeriesDOCTOR WHO
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:736
Dimensions(mm): Height 237,Width 155
Category/GenreTelevision
ISBN/Barcode 9781846078613
ClassificationsDewey:791.4572
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Ebury Publishing
Imprint BBC Books
Publication Date 14 January 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The final word on the Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who - revised and updated with over 300 pages of new material. For this new edition of The Writer's Tale, Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook expand their in-depth discussion of the creative life of Doctor Who to cover Russell's final year as Head Writer and Executive Producer of the show, as well as his work behind the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. Candid and witty insights abound throughout two years' worth of correspondence, covering David Tennant's last episodes as the Doctor and the legacy that Russell and David leave behind as a new era of Doctor Who begins. With over 300 pages of new material, and taking in events from the entire five years since the show's return in 2005, The Writer's Tale- The Final Chapter is the most comprehensive - and personal - account of Doctor Who ever published.

Author Biography

Russell T Davies is one of the UK's foremost writers of television drama, creating groundbreaking shows such as Queer As Folk, Bob & Rose, and The Second Coming. He has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it returned to the BBC in 2005 and has written many of the new series' most memorable episodes. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to drama. He divides his time between Cardiff and Manchester. Benjamin Cook is a journalist and regular contributor to Radio Times and Doctor Who Magazine. He has also been published in TV Zone, Cult Times and The Stage and is the author of Doctor Who- The New Audio Adventures - The Inside Story. He lives in London.

Reviews

This book is a treasury of wit, of truthfulness, and of good sound storytelling sense, and well worth stealing from * Philip Pullman * The Doctor Who Annual for adults * The Guardian * You can douse all the other books about Who in lighter fuel and spark up your Zippo - this is all you need * SFX *