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Doctor Who - new dawn explores the latest cultural moment in this
long-running BBC TV series: the casting of a female lead. Analysing
showrunner Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker's era means
considering contemporary Doctor Who as an inclusive, regendered
brand. Featuring original interview material with cast members,
this edited collection also includes an in-depth discussion with
Segun Akinola, composer of the iconic theme tune's current version.
The book critically address the series' representations of
diversity, as well as fan responses to the thirteenth Doctor via
the likes of memes, cosplay and even translation into Spanish as a
grammatically gendered language. In addition, concluding essays
look at how this moment of Who has been merchandised, especially
via the 'experience economy', and how official/unofficial reactions
to UK lockdown helped the show to further re-emphasise its
public-service potential. -- .
Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who - unpredictable, embattled, mercurial -
has raised many fresh issues for followers of the Time Lord. In
this book, the first to address the Capaldi era in depth,
international experts on the show explore Capaldi's portrayal of
the Doctor, and Steven Moffat's role as show writer and executive
producer. They evaluate the effect of Capaldi's older age on the
series' pace and themes; his Scottishness and representations of
Scotland in Doctor Who's history, and the roles of the Doctor's
female companions, particularly Clara Oswald as played by Jenna
Coleman. The politics of war are addressed, as is the development
of the alien-fighting military organisation UNIT in the show, as
well as controversial portrayals of the afterlife and of
immortality. There's discussion of promotional discourses, the
imagining of the Twelfth Doctor in fan fiction and fan art, fan
responses to the re-gendering of the Master as female, and of
Christmas television and the uncanny. For fans, scholars and
students alike, this book is a fitting tribute to and assessment of
Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who.
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Terry Nation (Paperback)
Jonathan Bignell, Andrew O'Day; Index compiled by Susan Williams
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Discovery Miles 9 300
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This is the first in-depth study of the science fiction television
devised and written by Terry Nation. Terry Nation was the inventor
of the Daleks and wrote other serials for 'Doctor Who'; he also
wrote the BBC's 1970s post-apocalyptic drama 'Survivors' and
created the space adventure series 'Blake's 7'. Previously
television science fiction in Britain has received little critical
attention. This book fills that gap and places Nation's work in the
context of its production. Using Terry Nation's science fiction
work as a case study, the boundaries around the authorship and
authority of the television writer are explored in detail. The
authors make use of BBC's archival research and specially conducted
interviews with television producers and other production staff, to
discuss how the programmes that Terry Nation created and wrote were
commissioned, produced and brought to the screen. The book makes an
important contribution to the study of British television history
and will be of interest to enthusiasts of Terry Nation's landmark
drama series as well as students of Television Studies. -- .
In 2010, the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, first appeared on TV; in
2013, the year of the 50th anniversary of the first episode of
Doctor Who, he regenerated into his successor, Peter Capaldi. This
first book devoted to the era of Matt Smith and showrunner Steven
Moffat is written by the experts on the Doctor. It is wide-ranging
and varied in viewpoint and explores a colourful range of issues,
including the performance of the Doctor, the gothic and fairy-tale
genres, the portrayal of history on screen, gender and sexuality,
the phenomenon of Christmas television, the transatlantic
dimensions of the programme, its look and sound, promotional
culture and audience response. Also discussed are Doctor Who
interactive games and the spin off The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Written in an accessible style, Doctor Who, the Eleventh Hour is a
valuable contribution to Doctor Who watching and thinking, for all
who follow or study this televisio phenomenon.
During 2013, "Doctor Who," the world's longest running science
fiction show, celebrates its 50th birthday. Published to celebrate
the Doctor's anniversary, this book provides a valuable record of
the Matt Smith Doctor, who arrived in 2010 and is set to bow out in
this year's Christmas special.
This first book devoted solely to the Steven Moffat/Matt Smith era
is written by experts on the Doctor. It is wide-ranging and varied
in viewpoint and explores such issues as the performance of the
Doctor, the gothic and fairy tale genres, the portrayal of history
on screen, gender and sexuality, the phenomenon of Christmas
television, the transatlantic dimensions of the programme, its look
and sound, promotional culture and audience response. Also
discussed are Doctor Who interactive games and the spin-off The
Sarah Jane Adventures. Written in accessible style, the book will
be a valuable contribution to the expanding literature on Doctor
Who, for fans, watchers of sci fi TV and students alike.
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