Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Harper Design (2013), Edition: Illustrated, 320 pages
Description
"The full and official story of Doctor Who, from the show's first pre-production memos in 1963 to behind-the-scenes material from the latest season, including interviews with key cast and crew members as well as scores of prop photos, design sketches, and other collectible memorabilia. The Vault is a collector's dream--the ultimate celebration of all that is Doctor Who."--
Original publication date
2013-10-24
User reviews
LibraryThing member bragan
This slick-looking coffee table book, which was put out to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who in 2013, takes us through the history of the series year-by-year. Each year is covered in one chapter (except for the years when the show was off the air, which are mostly lumped together), and
Then there's the text. Each chapter starts of with a short overview of and commentary on the episodes produced that year. Then there is a short article featuring some subject relevant to (but not necessarily confined to) what was happening with the series that year. Examples of the topics addressed include regeneration, time travel paradoxes, music, profiles of important writers and directors, the reception of the show in the US, and the history of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. These don't necessarily go into a lot of depth, but they do offer up some odd snippets of trivia and some interesting perspectives from various people involved with the show.
All in all, it's an interesting, nostalgic, visually pleasing walk down memory lane for the Who fan. I thought it might help tide me over here at the start of the long, long wait for the new season, but mostly it's just made me crave it even more by reminding me just how much I love the show.
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each chapter essentially has two different components. First, there's the visual part, which consists of an interesting miscellany of pictures. There are photos taken from the show itself, or from behind the scenes, or released as publicity images. There are pictures of props and models and scraps of production notes. There are images of the covers of publications devoted to the show, and sometimes snippets of articles about it or comics based on it. And there is a rather startling array of Who-themed merchandise.Then there's the text. Each chapter starts of with a short overview of and commentary on the episodes produced that year. Then there is a short article featuring some subject relevant to (but not necessarily confined to) what was happening with the series that year. Examples of the topics addressed include regeneration, time travel paradoxes, music, profiles of important writers and directors, the reception of the show in the US, and the history of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. These don't necessarily go into a lot of depth, but they do offer up some odd snippets of trivia and some interesting perspectives from various people involved with the show.
All in all, it's an interesting, nostalgic, visually pleasing walk down memory lane for the Who fan. I thought it might help tide me over here at the start of the long, long wait for the new season, but mostly it's just made me crave it even more by reminding me just how much I love the show.
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Pages
320