Synopses & Reviews
Get to know the eccentric alien known as the DoctorFrom his beginnings as a crotchety, anti-heroic scientist in 1963 to his current place in British pop culture as the mad and dangerous monster-fighting saviour of the universe, the titular character of Doctor Who has metamorphosed in his 50 years on television. And yet the questions about him remain the same: Who is he? Why does he act the way he does? What motivates him to fight evil across space and time?
The Doctors Are In is a guide to televisions most beloved time traveller from the authors of Who Is The Doctor and Whos 50. This is a guide to the Doctor himself who he is in his myriad forms, how he came to be, how he has changed (within the program itself and behind the scenes) . . . and why hes a hero to millions.
Review
"These two always find new points of interest on even the most well-worn paths. Of great interest to any Doctor Who fan, and entirely suitable for a beginner, too. That's a neat trick, and this book pulls it off with aplomb. A refreshing willingness to look again and to look for themselves." Paul Cornell, author of The Severed Streets and writer of the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood"
About the Author
Graeme Burk is a writer and communications professional. He is the host of
Reality Bomb, a
Doctor Who podcast, and the author of three short stories in
Doctor Who anthologies published by the BBC. He currently has a screenplay in development. Robert Smith? is a professor of disease modelling at the University of Ottawa. Since 1999, he has edited
The Doctor Who Ratings Guide, one of the premier
Doctor Who fan sites, and has had a number of
Doctor Who short stories published in anthologies. In 2009, he received international media attention for a mathematical model of a zombie outbreak. Together, they are the co-authors of popular guides to
Doctor Who,
Who Is The Doctor and
Whos 50. They both live in Ottawa, Ontario.