A decade! That's how long the Nu Who has been going for. Back in 2005, when Christopher Eccleston stepped into the T.A.R.D.I.S in his leather jacket, Dr Who was reborn. Or should that be regenerated?
I grew up with Who, and one of my oldest memories of the whole thing was my mam and dad taking me and my bro to Blackpool for a Dr Who exhibition. I remember being in a set of the T.A.R.D.I.S (I think it was about Peter Davison era (my favourite Dr Who classic incarnation) and then, out of no where a Dalek came towards me screaming "Exterminate!" and I hid under the control panel of the T.A.R.D.I.S so it couldn't get me. For lots of people Dr Who is an accessible entry to Sci-Fi with a mix of PG rated horror and top drawer sci fi stories. It's just over 50 years old now - as we were informed by the massive celebration last year and it has a vast history - both of actors who've been in it, the aliens introduced, the stories - some memorable, some forgotten or lost and of course the multiple actors who have played the Doctor.
So now, we have a brand new partwork from those people who brought you the Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection - but this time Dr Who is getting the treatment. If you have read my review of Judge Dredd The Mega Collection or have even subscribed to it, you will know what to expect. For those of you who haven't here comes the info. The Doctor Who Complete History partwork is a fortnightly collection chronicling Dr Who form his humble beginnings back with the original series up until Peter Capaldi's latest incarnation of the Doctor. Each issue is a beautiful hardbacked book covering some episodes and history of Dr Who. Issue one retails at £2.99 and features the in depth look at four episodes - Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42 from David Tenant era Who. The book is a high quality hardback with full colour throughout. It goes into great detail over each episode - the story, post productions and actors and lots more besides. The collection grows into an encyclopaedia of Dr Who information, and, the whole collection, when put together, has an awesome display of the Doctors down the spine. As usual with these books, the issue orders are completely different to the book numbers - so don't expect to get book one with issue one and book two with issue two.
Each fortnightly tome builds into the complete collection of around 80 books altogether. For those who don't fancy traipsing to the shop every 14 days you can subscribe to get it delivered to your door, and they offer a number of subscriber gifts to go with it. As well as getting a free issue, you also get some other swag too - T.A.R.D.I.S bookends, a Dr Who Wallet, a limited edition Dr Who print (of the first Doctor judging by the picture), Dr Who travel mug and an exclusive Big Finish Audio drama for online subscribers only. For the people who prefer cash, the issues cost £9.99 per fortnight, but the second issue is at the special price of £6.99. If you want to subscribe you can visit http://www.dwcompletehistory.com/subscription-gifts for more information of plump for the telephone and ring 0844 412 9964. If you buy an issue there's also a postal form to fill in if you'd like to go that route too.
Issue one features stories from David Tennant's 10th Doctor, issue 2 is 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee. Peter Capaldi is selected to feature in issue 3 as the 12th Doctor and we go back to his roots with the First Doctor, William Hartnell in issue 4. So it's quite a bounce around - but then it is all timey wimey stuff, isn't it?
This looks quite an in depth, definitive look at the Doctor and his 50 year legacy. I might subscribe and see what it's like, but I can definitely say it is another high quality release from Hachette.
I grew up with Who, and one of my oldest memories of the whole thing was my mam and dad taking me and my bro to Blackpool for a Dr Who exhibition. I remember being in a set of the T.A.R.D.I.S (I think it was about Peter Davison era (my favourite Dr Who classic incarnation) and then, out of no where a Dalek came towards me screaming "Exterminate!" and I hid under the control panel of the T.A.R.D.I.S so it couldn't get me. For lots of people Dr Who is an accessible entry to Sci-Fi with a mix of PG rated horror and top drawer sci fi stories. It's just over 50 years old now - as we were informed by the massive celebration last year and it has a vast history - both of actors who've been in it, the aliens introduced, the stories - some memorable, some forgotten or lost and of course the multiple actors who have played the Doctor.
So now, we have a brand new partwork from those people who brought you the Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection - but this time Dr Who is getting the treatment. If you have read my review of Judge Dredd The Mega Collection or have even subscribed to it, you will know what to expect. For those of you who haven't here comes the info. The Doctor Who Complete History partwork is a fortnightly collection chronicling Dr Who form his humble beginnings back with the original series up until Peter Capaldi's latest incarnation of the Doctor. Each issue is a beautiful hardbacked book covering some episodes and history of Dr Who. Issue one retails at £2.99 and features the in depth look at four episodes - Gridlock, Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks, The Lazarus Experiment and 42 from David Tenant era Who. The book is a high quality hardback with full colour throughout. It goes into great detail over each episode - the story, post productions and actors and lots more besides. The collection grows into an encyclopaedia of Dr Who information, and, the whole collection, when put together, has an awesome display of the Doctors down the spine. As usual with these books, the issue orders are completely different to the book numbers - so don't expect to get book one with issue one and book two with issue two.
Each fortnightly tome builds into the complete collection of around 80 books altogether. For those who don't fancy traipsing to the shop every 14 days you can subscribe to get it delivered to your door, and they offer a number of subscriber gifts to go with it. As well as getting a free issue, you also get some other swag too - T.A.R.D.I.S bookends, a Dr Who Wallet, a limited edition Dr Who print (of the first Doctor judging by the picture), Dr Who travel mug and an exclusive Big Finish Audio drama for online subscribers only. For the people who prefer cash, the issues cost £9.99 per fortnight, but the second issue is at the special price of £6.99. If you want to subscribe you can visit http://www.dwcompletehistory.com/subscription-gifts for more information of plump for the telephone and ring 0844 412 9964. If you buy an issue there's also a postal form to fill in if you'd like to go that route too.
Issue one features stories from David Tennant's 10th Doctor, issue 2 is 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee. Peter Capaldi is selected to feature in issue 3 as the 12th Doctor and we go back to his roots with the First Doctor, William Hartnell in issue 4. So it's quite a bounce around - but then it is all timey wimey stuff, isn't it?
This looks quite an in depth, definitive look at the Doctor and his 50 year legacy. I might subscribe and see what it's like, but I can definitely say it is another high quality release from Hachette.
Until next time
Paul
What I'm talking about: Doctor Who : The Complete History
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