Doctor Who and History
Critical Essays on Imagining the Past
Dene October editor Carey Fleiner editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:25th Jul '17
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
When Sydney Newman conceived the idea for Doctor Who in 1963, he envisioned a show in which the Doctor and his companions would visit and observe, but not interfere with, events in history. That plan was dropped early on and the Doctor has happily meddled with historical events for decades. This collection of new essays examines how the Doctor's engagement with history relates to Britain's colonial past, nostalgia for village life, Norse myths, alternate history, and the impact of historical decisions on the present.
“essays in this volume consider how the television show Doctor Who portrays history and the place of its creators and audience within that history”—ProtoView.
ISBN: 9781476666563
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
Weight: 295g
224 pages