{"product_id":"about-time-8-the-unauthorized-guide-to-doctor-who-series-3-volume-8-paperback","title":"About Time 8: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Series 3): Volume 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTat Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothy Ail\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLars Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAbout Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the whole of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who \u003c\/i\u003eis examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as well as ongoing developments in television production that influenced the series in ways big and small over the course of a generation. Armed with these guidebooks, readers will be able to cast their minds back to 1975, 1982, 2005 and other years to best appreciate the series' content and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 8 of this series focuses on Series 3 (2007) of the revamped \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who \u003c\/i\u003estarring David Tennant, as well as the Christmas special \u003ci\u003eVoyage of the Damned \u003c\/i\u003eand the animated story \u003ci\u003eThe Infinite Quest. \u003c\/i\u003eEssays in this volume include: \"Why Weren't We Bovvered?\", \"How Messed-Up Can Narrative Get?\", \"Which are the Most Over-Specialised Daleks?\", and \"Is Kylie from Planet Zog?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the far-off days of About Time 7, when most people were reasonably sure what number came immediately before 9, \u003cb\u003eTat Wood\u003c\/b\u003e has been working further About Time installments and totally non-Doctor-Who-related works (one of which, World History in Minutes, is available through Quercus Books and all good remaindered book shops).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Ail\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eOutside In: 160 New Perspectives on 160 Classic Doctor Who Stories by 160 Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, Obverse Press's \u003ci\u003eLiberating Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the more recondite entries in \u003ci\u003eChicks Dig Gaming\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e has served as editor-in-chief and publisher of Mad Norwegian Press since 2001, overseeing such works as the Hugo Award-winning Chicks Dig... essay book series and the (to date) eight-volume About Time series, a seminal work on Doctor Who. With Lance Parkin, he co-writes the definitive Doctor Who timeline Ahistory (now 30,000 words bigger than War and Peace). For three years, he was a staff editor at Wizard Entertainment, working on such magazines as InQuest Gamer, ToyFare and Wizard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.76 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769944768800,"sku":"9781935234166","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81b48a37f0415b371dd9778a7d39b6e8.webp?v=1780360496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/about-time-8-the-unauthorized-guide-to-doctor-who-series-3-volume-8-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}