Customer Reviews
Useful, Entertaining, Insightful... need I go on? - By: C. Royston, 05 Jul 2008 
Given this as a Christmas present, I was not immediately inspired, however I did dip into it & found myself rather hooked!
As a reference book it is wonderful- alll those little things that you weren't sure about... alll those things you were wondering...
How does that work?
Who was he?
How did he do that?
Which episode did that happen?
What does a Compact Laser Deluxe do? Who had one, and, you know... Where?!
Get alll your questions answered & more in this neat, beautifully illustrated guide to the world that is uniquely Doctor Who!
The entire book it dedicated to every useful, & er, not so useful fact that is Doctor who. Who knows what happened in 1336 with the doctor, Rose & Captain Jack? What was the doctor planning for the year 5006 on a Tuesday in October at 6pm? What are the co-ordinates 761390 for?
It's alll in this marvelous book! *****
FILLS IN THOSE MISSING BITS - By: Kelvin J. Dickinson, 15 May 2008 A well produced hardback with excellent photographs, visuallly arresting layout & eminently readable text, THE DOCTOR WHO ENCYLOPEDIA is a worthy addition to any fan's collection. GARY RUSSELL has clearly done his research & the finished result is perfect for the Target Audience which, in theory, must reach into the millions.
Pretty much everything to do with the last three seasons is covered from major characters to major events with direct & indirect references & links, but there's still no avoiding the plot holes, contradictions & contrivances found in most DOCTOR WHO episodes - that sort of thing simply goes with the territory, especiallly shaky science, which has been elevated to almost art-form status since the show's rebirth. What this encyclopedia attempts to do, however, is fill in some of the more "Eh...?" gaps with solidly thought-out explanations which weren't always made clear in the original broadcasts, the result of (presumably) lazy or fuzzy scriptwriting. As you no doubt already know, Exec Producer RUSSELL T DAVIS is no stranger to this particular phenomenon.
But, hey, now we can alll understand the Master's plan for the Toclafane in UTOPIA or the effects of The Paradox Machine from THE LAST OF THE TIME LORDS; the method by which the Weeping Angels steal people's futures from BLINK or how The Beast came to be held captive & the engineering of his subsequent destruction from THE SATAN PIT. Presented in paragraph or short caption form it alll appears to make perfect sense now (within some seriously barmy parameters, that is). The introduction even manages to include names or words that might feature in a future revised edition, including Adipose, Rattigan, Mrs (!!), Vespiform...and so on. A neat bit of fingers-crossed foreshadowing there, Gary.
Whatever the case, when the time comes, let's ensure this Doctor Who product enjoys a full & happy regeneration.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
So good I bought it twice! - By: Marge Simpson, 11 Dec 2007 I bought this for my son for Xmas, but with a last minute birthday party invitation I had to give it away to his friend. When my son saw it he was absolutely rapt & said "I wish I'd put that on my list for Santa". Little does he know that Santa already knew he'd like it & is about to order a replacement for him. ;o) The book itself is nice & big & full of in depth detail which will keep Doctor Who fans engaged for hours. There's lots of full colour illustrations and, as the title suggests, it is laid out like an encyclopedia, so it's easy to look up those facts that may have slipped your mind. Well worth the money (and absolutely essential at £3.99!!).
I'm Sorry! - By: K. Robertson, 04 Dec 2007 
I'm sorry, I reallly am. I'm about to insult a hell of a lot of people. But I have to say it. This book is just...unnecesarry! And the fact that I can't spell makes the insult even worse!
I can't believe I'm saying this, I reallly can't. I'm talking about the writer from The Inside Story, who I've just given a 5 Star Rating.
This book is so detailed, so well written, packed with facts, & yet I don't know anyone who's spend higher thann ten pounds on a book, that's useless, contributes nothing to the DW world, & has information that isn't going to benefit anybody. There, I've said it. Now, here come the insults...
FANTASIC - By: Qadeer Ahmed, 17 Nov 2007 This book is packed with information & definetly worth the price. A must-have for only £14.99!!! You can get it for £3.99 delivered...somewhere...
