Watching Doctor Who: Fan Reception and Evaluation

by Craig Owen Jones, Paul Booth, Paul Booth

Book Overview

Through a richly detailed account of fan cultures and media over the over fifty-year history of the show, Watching Doctor Who explores fandom's changing attitudes towards this much-loved TV series. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How do fans' values of Doctor Who change over time? As a show that's featured as part of the shared landscape of home entertainment since the 1960s, Doctor Who helps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350185639
• ISBN13: 9781350185630
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 216 Pages