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June 13th, 2018 1 comment

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Tardis Eruditorum Unofficial Critical History Volume 1

Available to order in the UK from www.amazon.co.uk

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In this newly revised and expanded first volume of essays adapted from the acclaimed blog TARDIS Eruditorum you’ll find a critical history of William Hartnell’s three seasons of Doctor Who.

TARDIS Eruditorum tells the ongoing story of Doctor Who from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present day, pushing beyond received wisdom and fan dogma to understand that story not just as the story of a geeky sci-fi show but as the story of an entire line of mystical, avant-garde, and radical British culture.

It treats Doctor Who as a show that really is about everything that has ever happened, and everything that ever will. This volume focuses on the earliest years of the program, looking at how it emerged from the existing traditions of science fiction in the UK and how it quickly found its kinship with the emerging counterculture of the 1960s.

Every essay from the Hartnell era has been revised and expanded from its original form, and the eight new essays exclusive to the collected edition have been augmented by a further eleven, providing nineteen book-exclusive essays on topics like what happened before An Unearthly Child, whether the lead character’s name is really Doctor Who, and how David Whitaker created the idea of a Doctor Who novel.

Plus, you’ll learn: How acid-fueled occultism influenced the creation of the Cybermen. Why The Celestial Toymaker is irredeemably racist. The Problem of Susan Foreman


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1 comment

  • Tyler Prescott

    June 18th, 2018 - 9:47pm

    Where’s his face?

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