April 21st, 2012
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Doctor Who: Doctionary (Hardcover)
Doctor Who: Doctionary (Hardcover)
BBC Children’s Books 4th Oct 2012
Have you ever wondered what the Doctor is actually talking about?
Are you burning to find out what the Blinovitch Limitation Effect is? Or what regeneration really is?
In this book, the Doctor takes you through all those tricky Time Lord words and phrases to teach you everything you need to know for travelling through time and space in the TARDIS with him.
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Anonymous
October 6th, 2012 - 11:36amWhat is this, and what is it like inside? Also is the history of the universe in 100 objects the things from the back of the DW mag but in one book?
As I want something that is mostly new who era, should I get the doctinary?
Esterath
October 6th, 2012 - 11:58amThis has quite a bit of classic series and AHOTUIA100W is mostly classic series. And no, it’s like DWM.
Anonymous
October 6th, 2012 - 12:02pmSo if I want mainly new stuff, get this?
Anonymous
October 6th, 2012 - 12:03pmAnd is it set out like a dictionary?
Esterath
October 6th, 2012 - 12:04pmIt’s your choice and I don’t know ask That Cherub over there
Anonymous
October 6th, 2012 - 12:05pmHaha, I like that name! So if anyone knows is it set out like a dictionary, that the doctor would write?
That Cherub over there
October 6th, 2012 - 11:19amWell, my copy arrived on Thursday. Much better than expected. Quite a bit of Classic Series stuff too, which is always good. 🙂
Esterath
October 6th, 2012 - 11:21amWhat would you recommend I get. I’m going on holiday soon and I’d like to get one of these two books.A History of the Universe in A 100 Objects or The Doctionary?
That Cherub over there
October 6th, 2012 - 11:23amA History of the Universe in 100 Objects. Definitely! 😉
Esterath
October 6th, 2012 - 11:24amThanks. Do you have it? Is it good?
That Cherub over there
October 6th, 2012 - 11:27amYes, very good! 😀 Haven’t read it yet (just flicked through it), but it looks like it will fill the absence of a Brilliant Book 2013. 😉
Esterath
October 6th, 2012 - 11:28amIs the doctionary good?
That Cherub over there
October 6th, 2012 - 11:37amAgain, haven’t read it, but I’ve flicked through and it looks like there’s lots to enjoy. Very good!
stewie
May 11th, 2012 - 1:35pmcould’ve used a better cover
the astonaut of death
April 24th, 2012 - 2:39pmlove the cover
p.s 1 year ago yesterday was the premier of doctor who series 6
The Silent Silent
April 24th, 2012 - 6:32amis that the cover. prety boring
Sebatron
April 24th, 2012 - 4:38amI am so getting this
G-banger
April 24th, 2012 - 12:24amdoes anyone know the retail price
Give me a Dalek any day
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:12pmI don’t mind the cover actually. It fits perfectly for the book. Sometimes the cover isn’t what makes the book absoloutely fantastic e.g the Brilliant Book 2012 had quite an unexciting cover yet what was inisde was brilliant.
BOOBOO JR
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:15pmVery true, it’s the contents of the book that matters, not the cover.
Give me a Dalek any day
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:21pmYes. 🙂
Although having a good cover can be an added bonus sometimes!
BOOBOO JR
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:23pmYou can’t judge a book by it’s cover, well you can sometimes 😀
Give me a Dalek any day
April 23rd, 2012 - 7:25pmTrue 😀
Mels
April 24th, 2012 - 2:24amThey’re both important. 😀
the astronaut of death
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:31pmthis time last year was the premier of doctor who series 6
the astronaut of death
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:34pmcool cover
Some bloke
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:27pmI’m not trying to be negative or anything, but its annoying how, they produce a doctor who dictionary, which to most classic fans like myself would expect most info from the entire 50 years of ‘Who’ would be in this book, but then that is all quietly shoved aside, only to show the last couple of series’. I mean come on! Its a DICTIONARY. The English language dictionary doesn’t just hold only the latest words in existence does it. Rant over.
poojoo
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:26pmdont like the cover , disappointing 🙁 but will still be an interesting book to read
BOOBOO JR
April 23rd, 2012 - 6:12pmI like the cover, am looking forward to this 😀
McGann is the Doctor
April 23rd, 2012 - 9:33amDOCtionary ? I like that, lets hope they make it funny enough.
TARDISTIK
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:32pmSounds good I think I’ll be getting this when its released
iamthefezzer123
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:56pm100% gonna buy this true piece of epicness!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moxx of Who
April 22nd, 2012 - 11:05amDid anyone know that the annauls are written by the same people who do Doctor who Adventures and recently Doctor who monster invasion! I don’t understand why the comic strips are coloured lighter in the annaul then in the comic. This book is probably going to be good but i don’t know if i’d get it.
Commander Strax
April 22nd, 2012 - 10:25amblinovich limtantion Effect-the effect when crossing one’s own time line and interating with a past or future self. 😀
GreenAnchorRedWaterfall
April 22nd, 2012 - 2:06pmReally? Guess I don’t need to get this anymore… thanks!
Commander Strax
April 22nd, 2012 - 3:07pmohhh, the joy of googleing
Anthony
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:50amgeronimo or something ?
A person
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:44amI hope this includes the phrase “reverse the polarity of the neutron flow”…
the astronaut of death
April 21st, 2012 - 6:18pmwhen will we see the cover
booboo
April 21st, 2012 - 6:40pmnot for a while yet i think
the astronaut of death
April 21st, 2012 - 6:17pmlooks brilliant so getting it
Dalek Jake
April 21st, 2012 - 5:12pmTook me a while to realise it said Doctionary not dictionary.
CGren123
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:41pmOH YEAH!
crazy guy
April 21st, 2012 - 4:03pmthis looks cool i might get this 🙂
The SherlockianWhovian
April 21st, 2012 - 2:53pmgetting this no matter what price!Though it would be a lovely peice of merchandise for the 50th don’t you think? Oh well!
Sebatron
April 22nd, 2012 - 8:27amYeah I think it would
xylok emperor
April 21st, 2012 - 1:23pmthis would be great for writing your own stories
dalek dude
April 21st, 2012 - 1:54pmto right dude
the 13th Doctor
April 21st, 2012 - 6:08pmoh yeah i want this now
Give me a Dalek any day
April 21st, 2012 - 12:51pmLooks like some sort of follow up to the Doctionary feature in the 2012 annual! 🙂
The Stetson of Chaos
April 21st, 2012 - 2:13pmOh yeah, I remember! Personally, I really thought though that the 2012 one could have been better. I didn’t really enjoy it. 🙁
Give me a Dalek any day
April 21st, 2012 - 3:24pmThe 2012 one was a bit of a let down! It relied too much on past episodes (mainly from 2005 onwards) and little Series 6 (although, to be fair, Series 6: Part 2 was yet to be broadcast when the annual was released.) My favourite is the 2011 one because it was fun, fresh and wasn’t just a book with puzzles and games in.
The Stetson of Chaos
April 21st, 2012 - 5:16pmHere’s what I think:
2007 – Ok
2008 – Don’t own it.
2009 – Good!
2010 – Great!!
2011 – Head Exploding!!!! With AWESOMENESS!! (my favourite :D) (Litteraly, my head was exploding cause I got so many facts and it was enjoyable lol )
2012 – HEAD EXPLODING OVERLOAD!!!!! With boredom and dissapointment.
Anonymous
April 21st, 2012 - 5:53pmThe annuals have never really been anything special, ever. Even if you go back to the first one ever made (the 1966 annual published in 195) but back then there was virtually nothing relating to Doctor Who so it was brilliant by comparison, but since then much more merchanidse comes out and at a far higher quality but the annuals have remained the same.