Fifty Years In time And Space: A Short History Of Doctor Who
By Frank Danes
(St Mark’s Press)
If there was such thing as a time traveller’s check list, Frank Danes would tick every box with his short History of Doctor Who.
The book travels back more than 50 years to the genesis of the family show, examining the people who lead the first episode to be aired at 5.15pm on November 23, 1963, between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury.
It logically follows the progress of the show, whose creators had never conceived that it would continue beyond a short run with William Hartnell so never thought of Time Lords and regenerations.
