I've been looking for more books that approach Doctor Who from a critical perspective, rather than simply appreciative (fannish enthusiasm) or informative (guide books). Not that a book can't do both; I find the About Times do a stellar job of marrying criticism and exhaustive information.
Anyway, my question is: Would you list what you find are some of the better books that approach Who from a standpoint of thoughtful criticism?
You're doing very well by starting with the About Time series!
On Old Who, apart from Time And Relative Dissertations In Space, I found Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who, by James Chapman and the first (so far only) volume of Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke's Running through Corridors excellent food for thought; and one mustn't forget Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alvarado which kicked the whole thing off.
For New Who, I liked The Unsilent Library: Essays on the Russell T. Davies Era of the New Doctor Who, edited by Graham Sleight, Antony Keen and Simon Bradshaw, and also Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century by Matt Hills.
David Howe's account of the novelisations, Target: A History of the Target Doctor Who Books is also very interesting if less directly related to the TV show.
For a slightly more fannish perspective but with some interesting insights, do dig out Chicks Dig Time Lords, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O’Shea
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Anyway, my question is: Would you list what you find are some of the better books that approach Who from a standpoint of thoughtful criticism?
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On Old Who, apart from Time And Relative Dissertations In Space, I found Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who, by James Chapman and the first (so far only) volume of Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke's Running through Corridors excellent food for thought; and one mustn't forget Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alvarado which kicked the whole thing off.
For New Who, I liked The Unsilent Library: Essays on the Russell T. Davies Era of the New Doctor Who, edited by Graham Sleight, Antony Keen and Simon Bradshaw, and also Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the Twenty-first Century by Matt Hills.
David Howe's account of the novelisations, Target: A History of the Target Doctor Who Books is also very interesting if less directly related to the TV show.
For a slightly more fannish perspective but with some interesting insights, do dig out Chicks Dig Time Lords, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O’Shea ( ... )
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