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Airing the day after JFK's assassination, the first episode, & quot;An Unearthly Child, & quot; humbly launched one of the entertainment world & rsquo;s first super-brands. We begin with a look at the programming of the day and the original pitch documents for this family show b…
Presents a history of the television shows from its beginning fifty years ago, discussing the various actors who have played the Doctor, its success in America, and concepts and characters.
Doctor Who and spinoffs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse. Whereas Torchwood became a U.S.-U.K. co-production, The Sarah Jane Adventures was largely mismarketed. The past decade has been an exciting time …
The culture of Doctor Who -- Doing business with the U.S. -- The "Americanization" of British television -- Intertextuality and the Doctor -- Intertextuality, Captain Jack, and the future of Torchwood -- "You don't kill Sarah Jane!"--Tweet success: social media and television ma…
"Doctor Who and spinoffs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures offer American audiences very different insights into the Whoniverse. Whereas Torchwood became a U.S.-U.K. co-production, The Sarah Jane Adventures was largely mismarketed. The past decade has been an exciting time…
Doctor who at the BBC -- Who watched Who? an unearthly child -- The Dalek factor: the evil of the Daleks -- Doctor Who and the fantastic: the Daemons -- The formula for Doctor Who: city of death -- Talking about regeneration: the five doctors -- Time television: vengeance on Var…
Doctor Who
by ProQuest (Firm), Leach, Jim
fromContemporary approaches to film and television series
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Type: Book
This is a comprehensive account of 'Doctor Who' as a television series and product of popular culture. In 'Doctor Who', Jim Leach explores the reasons behind the original series' popularity and the ways it evolved during its long run.
Preface PART 1: A CRITICAL DESIGN HISTORY OF DOCTOR WHO Introduction: Why a history of Doctor Who design? -- 1. The London Period ? Lime Grove 1963 to Television Centre 1989 -- 2. The TVM, and the Cardiff Period ? Upper Boat Studios 2004 to Roath Lock 2020 Postlude PART 2: THIRT…
"The long-running popular TV series Doctor Who is, Piers Britton argues, a 'uniquely design intensive text'. The elements of its production design - its sets and props, costumes and make up, special effects and prosthetics - have always been central to Doctor Who's distinctive v…
