Today it's more on Doctor Who and I am continuing with the BBC books:

I keep Doctor Who: Character Encyclopedia, by Jason Loborik, Annabel Gibson and Moray Laing on the table next to my chair in front of the TV. It's been an excellent reference for me to learn more about the characters, good and bad, who populate the Who universe.

This cover caught my eye ... not that it hurt that the subject was Doctor Who, of course! Doctor Who: the Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded has one of those 3-D type images on the front with a great 'switching' image of the Tardis and the 12th Doctor. (Any of you remember 'wiggle' pictures?) As the title implies there are lots and lots of pictures! See all the gadgets and monsters. See what's inside with cut away images, find out which alien is repelled with a water pistol.

For a year by year look at Who try Doctor Who: the Vault, by Marcus Hearn. From the very beginnings to 2013 there are old photos, postcards, and ads for the show. There have been toys, costumes, and comic books, even a song or two and more, so much more! Take your time here, this is an amazing book.

Are you fond of trivia? All sorts of wee details? Then Whology: Doctor Who The Official Miscellany by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright is the book for you! Did you know there are 40 ways to defeat a Dalek? Just how many worlds has the Doctor visited? How many episodes include a dinosaur? I found it better to read this book just a little bit at a time! :-)

The last of the BBC books I've read on this subject is Doctor Who: The Tardis Handbook: the Official Guide to the Best Ship in the Universe, by Steve Tribe. Everything from the various interior designs to that familiar "Tardis wheeze" to a close up of the controls, it's here ... the Tardis, inside and out. All in all a fun book!

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