Doctor Who: The Vault by Marcus Hearn (BBC Books £30), with
a foreword by Steven Moffat, is full of pages depicting the “treasures” from
the first fifty years of the good Doctor.
“Drawing on unseen and iconic material from the BBC archive
and private collectors, The Vault is an unforgettable journey through 50 years
of Doctor Who, via carefully selected photographs, props, costumes designs,
production memos, letters, scripts and more.
This is the full and official story of Doctor Who, from the
first pre-production memos in 1963 to the most recent props created for the
2013 series, including interviews with key contributors and scores of prop
photos, design sketches and behind the scenes stills from every decade of the
show's production. Taking you year by year through the world's longest running
science fiction series, Marcus Hearn explores the show's groundbreaking
innovations as well as its impact on popular culture through books and comics,
magazines and toys, merchandise and ephemera.”
Glancing through the book brought back many memories of me,
as a child, watching the early episodes – indeed, I remember watching episode
one’s first ever broadcast. I don’t profess to be a Doctor Who geek and so I
found this book fascinating, with a lot of material I wasn’t aware of. However,
for the serious Who fan I suspect that there is little new – but nevertheless,
whatever your knowledge on the subject, this volume would make a smashing
Christmas gift.
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