Doctor Who and History: Critical Essays on Imagining the Past

by Dene October and Carey Fleiner

When Sydney Newman conceived the idea for Doctor Who in 1963, he envisioned a show in which the Doctor and his companions would visit and observe, but not interfere with, events in history. That plan was dropped early on and the Doctor has happily meddled with historical events for decades. This collection of new essays examines how the Doctor's engagement with history relates to Britain's colonial past, nostalgia for village life, Norse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666563
• ISBN13: 9781476666563
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher