About Time 8: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who (Series 3)

In About Time, the whole of Doctor Who is examined through the lens of the real-world social and political changes as well as ongoing developments in television production that influenced the series in ways big and small over the course of a generation. Armed with these guidebooks, readers will be able to cast their minds back to 1975, 1982, 2005 and other years to best appreciate the series’ content and character.

Volume 8 of this series focuses on Series 3 (2007) of the revamped Doctor Who starring David Tennant, as well as the Christmas special Voyage of the Damned and the animated story The Infinite Quest. Essays in this volume include: “Why Weren’t We Bovvered?,” “How Messed-Up Can Narrative Get?,” “Which are the Most Over-Specialised Daleks?,” and “Is Kylie from Planet Zog?”