Watching Doctor Who

This book proves that some of the most fascinating adventures of Doctor Who didn’t take place onscreen, but within the constant flux of critical perception and reassessment. This is an extraordinary and celebratory look at the evolution of a television series that can still inspire and baffle well into its sixth decade. -- Robert Shearman, World Fantasy Award-winning author and screenwriter of Doctor Who
Watching Doctor Who moves smartly across fan and academic debates surrounding the value of TV series more generally, and the valuation of Doctor Who stories in particular. For anyone who’s ever argued over their favourite episodes, Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones offer a timely provocation, a brilliant new dialogue, and a valuable intervention in the many understandings and evaluations of the good Doctor’s epistopic interfaces. -- Matt Hills, Professor of Journalism and Media, University of Huddersfield, UK
An incisive and thoroughly readable study of how Doctor Who fandom ascribes value – and values – to the series in all of its incarnations, and how those value(s) shifting over time are reflected in the larger study of fandom as a cultural experience. -- Lynne M. Thomas, eight time Hugo Award-winning editor of Chicks Dig Time Lords and Uncanny Magazine, and Verity! podcast contributor
An entertaining and informative history and examination of Doctor Who fandom and criticism. I recommended it for anyone who ever debated their favourite Doctor … or companion … or monster – in other words, for all Doctor Who fans. -- Rachel Talalay, film and television (Doctor Who, ‘Heaven Sent’) director