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Throughout the long running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has
rarely been alone, traveling with both female and male
"companions." The companion is essential to Doctor Who because he
or she is a stand-in for the audience, providing information about
the Doctor's ongoing adventures. With the casting of a female actor
in the role of the Doctor in 2018, one criticism of the series was
finally resolved. After the shift in gender identity, the role of
the Doctor and the companion also shifted--or has it? The continued
focus on romantic relations between the TARDIS occupants has led to
complaints from both male and female fans, reiterating and
reinforcing myriad criticisms about the portrayal of the female
companions. Essays in this book consider how gender is presented in
Doctor Who and how certain female companions have been able to
break out of the gendered roles usually assigned to them through
the classic and new series.
Stories of time travel have been part of science fiction since H.
G. Wells sent his nameless hero hurtling into Earth's distant
future in The Time Machine. Time travel enables the storyteller to
depict alternate realities, bring fictional characters face to face
with historical figures, and depict moral and ethical dilemmas in
which millions of lives (or the world as we know it) are at stake.
From Doctor Who and Quantum Leap to the multiple incarnations of
Star Trek, time travel has been a staple of science fiction
television for more than fifty years. Time-Travel Television: The
Past from the Present, the Future from the Past surveys the whole
range of time travel stories on the small screen. The essays in
this collection explore time travel series both familiar (Babylon
5, Stargate SG-1) and forgotten (The Time Tunnel, Voyagers!), as
well as time-travel themed episodes and arcs in series where it is
not central, such as Red Dwarf, Lost, and Heroes. Contributors to
this volume consider some of the classic themes of time-travel
stories: the promise (and peril) of "fixing" the past, the chance
to experience (and choose) possible futures, and the potential for
small changes to have great effects. Exploring time travel as a
teaching tool, as a vehicle for moral lessons, and as a background
for high adventure, this book offers new perspectives on many
familiar programs and the first serious study of several unjustly
neglected ones. Time-Travel Television is essential reading for
science fiction scholars and fans, and for anyone interested in the
many ways that television brings the fantastic into viewers' living
rooms.
Throughout the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has
rarely been alone-his companions are essential. Male or female,
human or alien, young or old, the dozens of companions who have
travelled with him over the past 50 years have served as
sympathetic proxies for the audience. Through their adventures the
companions are perfected, facing danger and thus discovering their
strengths and weaknesses. Yet they all pay a price, losing their
innocence and sometimes their lives. This collection of new essays
examines the role of the companion as an intermediate between
viewers and the Doctor. The contributors discuss who travels with
the Doctor and why, how they interact, how the companions influence
the narrative and how their journeys change them.
This collection of fresh essays addresses a broad range of topics
in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, both old
(1963-1989) and new (2005-present). The book begins with the fan:
There are essays on how the show is viewed and identified with, fan
interactions with each other, reactions to changes, the wilderness
years when it wasn't in production. Essays then look at the ways in
which the stories are told (e.g., their timeliness, their use of
time travel as a device, etc.). After discussing the stories and
devices and themes, the essays turn to looking at the Doctor's
female companions and how they evolve, are used, and changed by
their journey with the Doctor.
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