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@2"One day, I shall come back, yes, I shall come back. Until then, there
must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all
your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine."

@6"DOCTOR WHO" - THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY FAQ LIST

CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE:

@4Where to get Who material

@11.0 File list of Dr. Who FTP/mailserver site
1.0B Pictures from Dr. Who (.GIFs)
1.0C The Video and Audio Lists

@4What is "Doctor Who" and where is it today?

@11.1 Who, and what, is "Doctor Who"?
1.2 Why is the series called "Doctor Who" if that's not
his name?
1.3 Just who is The Doctor?
1.4 What is regeneration?
1.5 What is the TARDIS?

@4The present and future of "Doctor Who"

@12.1 Is "Doctor Who" still on the air?
2.2 What were the last words ever spoken on "Doctor Who"?
2.3 Is this "cancellation" permanent?
2.4 Will there ever be more "Doctor Who"?
2.5 Is it really true that Steven Spielberg wants to buy the program?
2.6 How does the BBC plan to honor the show's 30th anniversary?
2.7 If "Doctor Who" has been cancelled, then what's this new radio
special?
2.8 What are the "New Adventures"?
2.9 And what will the "Missing Adventures" be?

@4The Lost "Doctor Who" Episodes

@13.1 What are the "missing episodes"?
3.2 I know something about missing episodes. What do I do?
3.3 What are the "missing novelizations"?

@4"Doctor Who" Fandom

@14.1 How can I write to the actors who have played "Doctor Who"
4.2 I write "Doctor Who" fiction in my spare time. Who can I show
it to?
4.3 How can I get a New Adventure published?
4.4 Which big celebrities have appeared in "Doctor Who"?
4.5 What is this "K9 and Company" show we keep seeing?
4.6 What "Doctor Who" reference books can I consult off the Net?
4.7 I can't find any videotapes or New Adventures anywhere. Help
me!
4.8 Where can I find "Doctor Who" merchandise?

@4The Best of "Doctor Who"

@15.1 [Best and favorite "Who" episodes]
5.2 [Best and favorite "Who" quotes]


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@4WHERE DO I GET "WHO" MATERIAL?
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@11.0 Where to get Who material (files, guides, etc.):

The "Doctor Who" FTP Archives are located at:

frontios.niagara.edu [192.188.5.50] /pub/Doctor_Who/

Contains original fan stories, listings of all available Dr. Who Audio
and Video tapes (updated montly), a copy of this FAQ, an episode
guide, the official Bloopers list, and some other cool stuff.
Anonymous guest login available.. Write the Keeper if you're not
familiar with mucking about in FTP sites. The Keeper is:

Richard P. Kernin Niagara University - Administrative Computer Center
Internet: [e-mail]

There is also a comprehensive "Doctor Who" Quote File, the address for
which is given at the end of this article

1.0B Dr. Who Pictures

Pictures are available in .gif format from: grind.isca.uiowa.edu
(128.255.19.233) Login: {anonymous} Its in directory:
/image/gif/doctor.who

Available in here is the infamous picture of Jo Grant al fresco.

1.0C The Video and Audio Lists:

See the DW Video List - available via ftp from frontios.niagara.edu as
/pub/Doctor_Who/matrix/videos , or via e-mail from the author, Daniel
O'Malley <[e-mail]>. This list is also posted
periodically to rec.arts.drwho ...

A list of "Who"-related music releases, once a part of this FAQ, has
been passed into the hands of Daniel O'Malley, who updates it as well
as the video lists, and is available at Frontios under
/pub/Doctor_Who/matrix/audio.
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ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Some of the information presented within is based on long running
net.threads. Where applicable, the proponent of certain theories is
named, and you can E-mail them for further info. The rest of this
stuff is information, neatly summarized so you can answer those
nagging questions about the past and future of "Doctor Who". Hearty
thanks to those who periodically post information from Doctor Who
Magazine and DWB.

Address any additions/comments about the FAQ to Jason Miller,
<doctor8.jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu>.


@4WHAT IS "DOCTOR WHO" AND WHERE IS IT TODAY?
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@11.1 Who, and what, is Doctor Who?

"Doctor Who" is, or was, the longest-running science-fiction series in
the history of television. Created by the BBC in 1963 as a children's
sci-fi series, "Doctor Who" eventually expanded its boundaries to just
about every possible genre of television except for the musical.
Spanning 26 seasons, with seven different actors taking on the lead
role, "Doctor Who" was famous for its infinite flexibility and wide,
dedicated, fan following. The show now celebrates its 30th anniversary
today, November the 23rd, 1993. The 158th and final "Doctor Who"
story, "Survival", aired in December of 1989. No further episodes have
been produced by the BBC over the past four years, even though the
show was never officially cancelled. In spite of this, "Doctor Who"
lives on today, on the radio and in a popular series of full-length
novels.

RECOMMENDED EPISODES AND NOVELS:
"An Unearthly Child", by Anthony Coburn
"The Daleks", by Terry Nation
"Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years"
"Doctor Who: The Troughton Years"
"Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years"
"Doctor Who: The Baker Years"
"Doctor Who: Cybermen - The Early Years"
"Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years"

(the preceding 6 videos are available through BBC/ CBS/Fox video in
both the UK, US, and overseas. They are compilation tapes of
interviews, lost episodes, and histories of the series. They are
mandatory viewing if you wish to be a fan of the program; buy them
before reading the rest of this :-)

1.2 Why is the series called "Doctor Who" if that's not his name?

In "An Unearthly Child", the very first "Doctor Who" episode, aired on
November 23, 1963, William Hartnell, the show's main character, was
introduced simply as "The Doctor", a cranky old man with a time
machine shaped like a British Police Box. Because his character was
shrouded in mystery, the title "Doctor Who" merely referred to the
fact that we were never to know exactly who this man is. At various
times in the show, different names were referred to: "The Doctor" -
the name he introducees himself as in every single story, and the
(proper) name many people call him by.

"Doctor Who" - WOTAN in "The War Machines" referred to the Doctor by
this name; it was acknowledged as an error by the writing staff and
never happened again. However, a later episode was titled "Doctor Who
and the Silurians"

"Theta Sigma"- Used twice, in "The Armageddon Factor" and "The
Happiness Patrol"; apparently, a Time Lord nickname given to the Dr.
during his time at the Academy on Gallifrey. His old school chum Drax
calls him this; and the Doctor fills out a census with this name on
Terra Alpha, in keeping with that planet's rather unique nomenclature.

"Merlin" - It's revealed in "Battlefield" that, in a future
incarnation, the Doctor will become Merlin, the ancient Celctic and
adviser to King Arthur who lived his life backwards.

"Idiot" - Panna the Wise Woman calls him this in "Kinda", after he
is the only man able to retain his sanity after peering at the box
of Jana; doubtless many other people have called him this as well
behind his back over the years.

Apart from what he was called, the series did present us, over the
proceeding 26 years, with this information:

1.3 Just who is The Doctor?

The final episode of Season 6 was the ten-parter "The War Games". It
did *not* feature Matthew Broderick and Dabney Coleman, contrary to
popular opinion. However, it *did* reveal who the Doctor was: A Time
Lord, one of a race of long-lived, omnipotent, omniscient intellects
who observed the entire history of the Universe, with their power of
time-travel; however, they only interfered in the course of events
when it was absolutely necessary. In Season 14, Robert Holmes wrote
"The Deadly Assassin", in which we are first introduced to the full
culture of the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey. They are something
of an academic species, with many old men wandering University
corridors in academic robes, debating issues. With a great love of
ceremony and little else, the Doctor saves the planet from the forces
of the Master, an evil Time Lord and a counterpart to the Doctor, and,
in "The Invasion of Time", The Doctor becomes the President of the
High Council of Time Lords. It is never explained in the series just
why the Doctor left his home planet in the first place; we do know
that he is stricken with wanderlust, and is never able to stay in a
given place and time for generally more than 6 half-hour episodes,
unless his time machine is taken away from him.

RECOMMENDED EPISODES AND NOVELS:
"The War Games", Episode 10, by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks.
"The Three Doctors", by Bob Baker & Dave Martin
"The Deadly Assassin", by Robert Holmes
"The Invasion of Time", by David Agnew
"Arc of Infinity", by Johnny Byrne
"The Five Doctors", by Terrance Dicks
"The Trial of a Time Lord", a 14-part story written by, among others,
Robert Holmes, Philip Martin, and Pip & Jane Baker. All 14 parts
are now available in a special boxed-set BBC/ CBS/Fox video release.
_Timewyrn: Revelation_, by Paul Cornell.
_Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible_, by Marc Platt

1.4 What is Regeneration?

In 1966, an ill William Hartnell decided to leave the program, in the
middle of its fourth season (there are conflicting reasons; it was
either illness or a contract dispute). In order to keep the series
going, it was decided to draw on the Doctor's unknown abilities as an
alien and have him "regenerate", or completely recharge his body when
it hit the point of death, and assume a new form. In this fashion,
William Hartnell was replaced by the younger, spritelier Patrick
Troughton. Six such times did the Doctor "regenerate", and assume a
new form, personality, and a spin on the series.

RECOMMENDED EPISODES AND NOVELS:
_The Tenth Planet_, by Gerry Davis (novel form of missing TV show).
_Power of the Daleks_, by John Peel (novelization)
"The War Games", by Hulke & Dicks
"Spearhead from Space"
"Planet of the Spiders", by Robert Sloman
"Robot", by Terrance Dicks
"Logopolis", by Christopher H. Bidmead
"Castrovalva", by Christopher H. Bidmead
"The Caves of Androzani" _The Twin Dilemma_, byEric Saward
"Time and the Rani", by Pip & Jane Baker
_Timewyrm:Revelation_, by Paul Cornell.

1.5 What is the TARDIS?

The TARDIS (an acronym for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) is
the time machine that the Doctor and other Time Lords travel in; it is
the main vehicle for the series, which takes us to any number of times
and places. It's "dimensionally trancendental" - bigger inside than
out -, and, in the Doctor's case, it sometimes doesn't work properly.
It is generally stuck in the shape of a Police Call Box, a familiar
shape in England in 1963 but now obsolete. On numerous occasions the
Doctor has attempted to repair his ship, with humorous and disastrous
results. There is evidently some sort of telepathic link between the
Doctor and his ship; they share a symbiotic relationship, and, as in
the New Adventures, when the TARDIS malfunctions, so does the Doctor.
The TARDIS is perhaps the second-most important character in the
series; it is our "passport to adventure", and, in many ways, is the
Doctor himself.

RECOMMENDED EPISODES AND NOVELS:
"An Unearthly Child", by Anthony Coburn
"The Edge of Destruction" "Logopolis", by Christopher H.Bidmead
"Castrovalva", by Christopher H. Bidmead
"Frontios", by Christopher H. Bidmead
"Attack of the Cybermen", by Eric Saward _
Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible_, by Marc Platt
_Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark_, by Andrew Hunt
_Deceit_, by Peter Darvill-Evans


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@4THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF "DOCTOR WHO"
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@12.1 Is "Doctor Who" still on the air?

No. The final episode to date was "Survival", airing in December of
1989 as the last story of Season 26. While no official cancellation
announcement was made, the BBC stopped production of the series, and
has since generally treated the show as a dead object.

2.2 What were the last words ever spoken on "Doctor Who"?

Part 3 of "Survival" ended with this quote by the Doctor; it's widely-
quoted on this net and in .sig files everywhere. For your convenience:

"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, the seas sleep,
and the rivers dream; people made of smoke, and cities made of song.
Somewhere there's danger; somewhere there's injustice, and somehwere
else the tea is getting cold! Come on Ace, we've got work to do!"

2.3 Is this "cancellation" permanent?

Twice before "Doctor Who" was actually cancelled. In 1969, "Doctor
Who"

was supposed to be axed due to falling ratings and fan interest; the
show was given one more season merely because the BBC couldn't line up
a replacement in time. In turn, new producer Barry Letts upgraded the
level of the series, hiring a newer, more dynamic Doctor in Jon
Pertwee, confining the stories mainly to Earth, giving the series a
glossier (episodes were now in color), more fast-paced feel. Ratings
soared, and the show was kept around. After Season 22, the first Colin
Baker season, the show was again put on "hiatus"; for 18 months, no
new shows were produced. When "Doctor Who" returned, season length was
shortened, from 26 half-hour episodes, to 14 hour-long episodes, to 14
half-hour episodes. Colin Baker was fired, after making Season 23, the
contiguous "Trial of a Time Lord" story, and Sylvester McCoy became
the seventh, and final, Doctor. Many blame the poor quality of the
most of the final five years as the reason for the BBC eventually
dropping the show; others note a rise in quality of the final season's
stories, although the series became riddled with inside jokes at the
BBC and their lack of commitment to the program, and the last story of
"Doctor Who" featured an alien race called the "Cheetah People" rather
than concluding the series in a logical fashion.

2.4 Will there be more "Doctor Who"?

Quite possibly. New director of the BBC Alan Yentob has recently
hinted that he intends to restore "Doctor Who" to the air, but in
light of many such rumors in the past, Whovians remain somewhat
skeptical. However, he appears to be a dedicated fan and it is quite
possible he will find a way to bring it back. A series of net.rumors
emanating from an Australian fan club purports that a new "Doctor Who"
series will be on the air by 1995, with at least one notable
actor/actress playing one of the companions. Many rumors circulated
recently concerning a planned "30th Anniversary Special"; however, as
November the 23rd draws near, the BBC has announced that these plans
have since been scrapped. There will be a 40-minute documentary about
the program aired during the 30th anniversary week, however.

2.5 Is it really true that Steven Spielberg wants to buy the program?

Another, highly more substantial rumor has been flying about over the
last month. American film-maker Stephen Spielberg, and his production
company, Amblin Entertainment, has reportedly been in negotiations
with the BBC in order to produce a new season of "Doctor Who. Initial
reports claim that Spielberg wants to make a 22-episode season, each
episode being one hour in length. The most frequent rumors speculate
that either David Hasselhoff (of "Knight Rider" and "BayWatch") or
Christopher Lloyd ("Taxi", the "Back to the Future" trilogy) will
inherit the lead role.

2.6 How is the BBC honoring the show's 30th Anniversary?

From: [e-mail] (David Gibbs)

Children in Need spearheads a unique event as the BBC launches
television into a new dimension with '3DTV', a week-long package of
programmes in stunning 3-D. For the first time viewers will be treated
to elements of BBC-1's most popular programmes in three dimensions,
starting with Children in Need on Friday, November 26. BBC-1's fund-
raising spectacular includes the first of two specially-filmed mini-
episodes celebrating 30 years of Doctor Who and featuring the cast of
BBC-1's top-rating EastEnders. 'Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time' finds
five of the famous Time Lords - Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Peter Davison,
Jon Pertwee and Sylvester McCoy - trapped in a 20-year time loop by
arch-villainess Rani (Kate O'Mara), who is still pursuing them after
all these years. The Doctor becomes stranded in the East End - much to
the amazement of the residents of Albert Square, especially Pauline
Fowler (Wendy Richard) and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth).
'Dimensions in Time' allows viewers to see Pauline and Kathy through a
40-year time span, both as young women in 1973, and as they will be in
2013. The adventure also features 10 of the original Doctor's
assistants as well as the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), K9 and myriad
monsters, many of them from the Doctor Appreciation Society and
wearing treasured costumes bought at Bonham's Doctor Who costume
sales.



2.7 What's this new "Doctor Who" radio special?

In the fall on 1993, the 3rd Doctor, Jon Pertwee reassumed the role of
The Doctor in a series of "Doctor Who" radio dramas, "The Paradise of
Death", broadcast over BBC Radio, and subsequetnly released on audio
cassettes in the UK. "Paradise" was a five-part story, each part 1/2
hour in length, penned by Barry Letts, producer of "Who" during the
Pertwee years, with a novelization forthcoming.

2.8 What are the "New Adventures"?

_Doctor Who: The New Adventures_ are a series of authorized, full-
length "Doctor Who" novels, continuing from the end of "Survival", the
final Sylvester McCoy story, and featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace,
and new companion Bernice "Benny" Summerfield, in a series of
science-fiction plots and situations. Generally, a new one is released
about every month, dating back to late 1991; authors include prominent
"Who" people such as Terrance Dicks, John Peel, and Ben Aaronovitch,
and new authors such as Paul Cornell, and net.contributor Kate Orman.
They are published by Doctor Who Books, a division of Virgin
Publishing Co. The New Adventures promise to deliver stories "too big
and broad for the small screen; full length science fiction novels".
In some cases, the traditional "Who" format has been reworked, as in
stories such as Ben Aaronovitch's _Transit_, in which the Doctor is
not the central character and the genre of the book is cyberpunk,
which clashes with previous editions of the Whoniverse. Another novel,
_Birthright_ by Nigel Robinson, was primarily

Doctor-less, although generally well-received. Many of the books are
aimed at hard-core sci-fans, and some Who traditionalists do not find
them totally satisfying. However, for the moment, they *are* "Doctor
Who", and as such we treat them reverently. A complete list of _The
New Adventures_ that have been released to date appears below:

Title Author ISBN #
------------------------------------------------------
_Timewyrm_Series:
Genesys    John Peel 0 426 20355 0
Exodus    Terrance Dicks 0 426 20357 7
Apocalypse    Nigel Robinson 0 426 20359 3
Revelation    Paul Cornell 0 426 20360 6

_Cat's Cradle_ Series:
Time's Crucible    Marc Platt 0 426 20365 8
Warhead Andrew    Cartmel 0 426 20367 4
Witch Mark    Andrew Hunt 0 426 20368 2

Nightshade    Mark Gatiss 0 426 20376 3

"Future History" Cycle:
Love And War    Paul Cornell 0 426 20385 2
Transit    Ben Aaronovitch 0 426 20384 4
The Highest Science    Gareth Roberts 0 426 20377 1
The Pit    Neil Penswick 0 426 20378 x
Deceit    Peter Darvill-Evans 0 426 20362 3
Lucifer Rising    Jim Mortimore and 0 426 20388 7 Andy Lane

White Darkness    David A. McIntee 0 426 20395 x
Shadowmind    Christopher Bulis 0 426 20394 1
Birthright    Nigel Robinson 0 426 20393 3
Iceberg    David Banks 0 426 20392 5

"Alternate Universe" Cycle:
Bloodheat    Jim Mortimore 0 426 20399 2
The Dimension Riders    Gary Russell
The Left Handed Hummingbird

2.9 And what will the "Missing Adventures" be?

As a tandem to the New Adventures, Doctor Who Books, in the summer of
1994, will be releasing a set of adventures featuring the previous six
Doctors and his old companions; these will be stories that could have
happened during the show's original run but didn't get thought of in
time. Like the early New Adventures, the Missing Adventures will first
be written by veteran "Doctor Who" writers until the series begins to
take off.


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@4THE LOST "DOCTOR WHO" EPISODES
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@13.1 What are the "missing episodes"?

During the early seventies many Doctor Who stories were destroyed by
the BBC, along with vast amounts of other material kept by the BBC, in
order to cut costs in storage. This was before they knew they could
market much of the stuff. Copyright laws had much to do with this
also, along with storage costs and fire codes. Many of the lost
episodes are of the later William Hartnell and much from the Patrick
Troughton era. As many as 109 episodes are still missing (equivalent
to 2 to 3 seasons). "Tomb of the Cybermen" with Patrick Troughton as
The Doctor, was found in Asia in early 1992, raising hopes that more
of the lost episodes will be found. Recent rumors herald the recovery
of Troughton serials "The Highlanders" and "The Macra Terror", and
rumored video projects include the long lost Trougton Cybermen story
"The Invasion", and the first-season historical "The Reign of
Terror".

A complete list of the Missing "Dr.Who" episodes appears below:

Episode Title Parts Missing Author Story Code
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Marco Polo all John Lucarotti D
The Reign of Terror 4-5 Dennis Spooner H
The Crusades 1,2,4 David Whitaker P
Galaxy Four all William Emms T
Mission to the Unknown all Terry nation T/A
The Myth Makers all Donald Cotton U
The Dalek Masterplan 1-4,6-9,11-12 Nation & Spooner V
The Massacre all John Lucarotti W
The Celestial Toymaker 1-3 Brian Hayles Y
The Savages all Ian Stuart Black AA
The Smugglers all Brian Hayles CC
The Tenth Planet 4 Kit Pedler DD

Power of the Daleks all David Whitaker EE
The Highlanders all Gerry Davis FF & Elwyn Jones
The Underwater Menace 1,2,4 Geoffrey Orme GG
The Moonbase 1,3 Kit Pedler HH
The Macra Terror all Ian Stuart Black JJ
The Faceless Ones 2,4-6 David Ellis KK & Malcolm Hulke
Evil of the Daleks 1,3-7 David Whitaker LL
The Abominable Snowmen 1,3-6 Mervyn Haisman MM & Henry Lincoln
The Ice Warriors 2,3 Brian Hayles OO
The Enemy of the World 1,2,4-6 David Whitaker PP
The Web of Fear 2-6 Mervyn Haisman QQ & Henry Lincoln
Fury From The Deep all Victor Pemberton RR
The Wheel in Space 1,2,4,5 David Whitaker SS
The Invasion 1,4 Derrick Sherwin VV
The Space Pirates 1,3-6 Robert Holmes YY


3.2 I know something about missing episodes. What do I do?

Here's the name and address of the man to contact with missing episode
information:

Mr Adam Lee,
Archive Selector,
BBC Film and Videotape Library,
Reynard Mills Industrial Estate,
Windmill Road,
Brentford,
Middlesex,
England
TW8 9NF

Tel: [phone]

Reports on whether the supplier of these lost episodes will be
reimbursed have varied from source to source. The most substantial
report I have received so far has been:

"There is an amnesty, and no questions at all will be asked if private
collectors do have some of the missing episodes; all the BBC wants to
do is to copy the film print (or whatever), the original being
retained by the donor. The BBC has recently introduced a "finder's
fee" for these lost episodes, which covers any money that film
collectors have had to pay to secure their collections. The fee is
entirely negotiable."

(Thanks to Richard Develyn <[e-mail]> for sending me
this.)

3.3 What are the "missing novelizations"?

D.H. Allen and Target Books, between the years 1973 and 1991,
published a set of novelizations for just about every "Doctor Who"
story ever produced. 155 in number, they span the "Who" era from _An
Unearthly Child_ all the way to _Survival_. Many of these
novelizations were penned by the authors of their respective serials,
and contain some interesting embellishments on the original stories
(See _The Two Doctors_ by Robert Holmes and _The Curse Of Fenric_ by
Ian Briggs); many others were printed in desultory fashion by Terrance
Dicks; these span most of the Tom Baker stories and are intended for
young children (see _Image of the Fendahl_ and _Planet of Giants_).
Due to the quality of many of these novelizations, they are not
considered "canon" but are as close as we can get to many of the lost
episodes. A few serials, however, have never been novelized. They
include Douglas Adams' "The Pirate Planet" and "City of Death", and
most of the "R----- of the Daleks" stories. In the case of the Adams'
serials, he has refused to novelize his stories because a writer of
his caliber would never stoop to churning out a novelization for a
low fee. Many Dalek episodes never reached print because of royalties
disputes between Terry Nation, the original creator of the Daleks,
and Eric Saward, who penned many of the later Dalek serials and
deviated greatly from Nation's original concept of the Daleks.
Luckily, this latter conflict was resolved, and the famous Troughton
serials, "Evil of the Daleks" and "Power of the Daleks" reached print
in the summer of 1993, courtesy of "Doctor Who" historian John Peel.
Eric Saward is also at work on "Resurrection" and "Revelation of
the Daleks". These books are noteable in that they are much thicker
than previous novelizations, contain more insights into the
Doctor's character, and prelude the forthcoming "Missing Adventures"
(see above).


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@4"DOCTOR WHO" FANDOM
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@14.1 How can I write to the actors who have played The Doctor?

This information was sent to me courtesy of Dale Clayton,
(IN%"[e-mail]"):
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Jon Pertwee                         | Tom Baker
c/o Philip S. Ettinger,             | c/o London Management
Ettinger Brothers Representation    | Noel House,
& Management,                       | 2-3 Noel Street,
3 Church Road, Penny Lane           | London, England
Liverpool, England                  | W1V 3RB L1S 9EA |
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Peter Davison                       | Colin Baker
c/o John Mahoney Management         | c/o Lindsay Granger,
Lower Ground Floor,                 | Barry Burnett Organisation Ltd.
94 Gloucester Place,                | Suite 42-43,
London, England                     | Graston House,
W1H 3DA                             | 2-3 Golden Square
                                    | London, England | W1
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Sylvester McCoy                     |
c/o James Sharkey Associates,       |
3rd Floor Suite,                    |
15 Golden Square,                   |
? London, England                   |
W1R 3AG                             |
____________________________________|


4.2 I write "Doctor Who" fiction in my spare time. Who can I show it
to?

Many news sites now carry the separate net "alt.drwho.creative". On
this net, you can post the original "Doctor Who" stories, of any
nature and with any Doctor, to the rest of USENET for everybody to
read. If you'd like to take your writing to a more serious level:


4.3 How can I get a New Adventure published?

This information has been graciously submitted by New Adventures
author Kate Orman.

From: IN%"[e-mail]" (Kate Orman)

HOW TO SUBMIT A NEW ADVENTURE Last updated 25/10/93

As you probably know, the New Adventures are a series of novels
featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and most recently the new companion
Benny, in a series of linked tales which follow on from the end of
"Survival".

New Adventures can be up to 100,000 words long. My contract specified
from seventy-five to eighty-five thousands words. Some are linked in
short series, such as the Timewyrm books which began the range; others
stand alone. However, unlike the Star Trek books, they do form a
continuous series.

To submit an NA, you have to send the first 15,000 words or so, plus a
full synopsis of the entire story, to the editor, Peter Darvill-Evans,
at:

Virgin Publishing 332 Ladbroke Gve London W10 5AH UK

For *any* professional submission, you should only send typed or
high-quality computer printed stuff; handwriting is not acceptable. It
should be double-spaced, on one side of the page only, with big
margins. This is because the manuscript you send will be marked up and
sent directly to the typesetters, so there needs to be plenty of space
for the markings. It also means that too many spelling / typing /
grammatical errors must be retyped at considerable expense.

In the original version of this file, I stated that submissions should
avoid including copyrighted monsters / villains, such as the Daleks.
Virgin are now happier with using monsters from the series, such as
the Silurians. However, I would still *recommend* that you don't use
TV monsters or villains as a major part of your book. This is for two
reasons: one, if there *is* a copyright problem, it's cheaper to
reject you. Secondly, it shows a lack of originality.

Virgin suggest you avoid the Valeyard, stories set in alternative
timelines, and Victorian, Edwardian, and late twentieth century Earth.

A couple of comments on being rejected. With thousands of people
pouring manuscripts into the Virgin offices, they can afford to be
really choosy. Give your manuscript the best chance you can, by making
it as readable, error-free, and original as possible - but don't be
too surprised / hurt if you are rejected. It's not a pleasant
experience (even though PDE's rejection slips are really nice) - but
it doesn't mean you're a hopeless failure as an author / human being -
just that you were edged out by one of the 1000000000 other
submissions! Try, try again.

The Missing Adventures - books featuring the other Doctors - are
definitely going ahead. Novels must fit into the "gaps" between the
televised stories.

Ace will be leaving the series, probably at the end of 1994. It's
possible a male companion will join the TARDIS crew.

Just btw, if you don't feel like writing 100,000 words, don't forget
DWM's Brief Encounters. These are around 800 words.

Need more info? Please feel free to email me.


4.4 Which big celebrities have appeared in "Doctor Who"?

John Cleese appeared, with Eleanor Bron, as an art critic in "City of
Death".
A clip of The Beatles performing "Ticket to Ride" was seen in
"The Chase".
"Queen Elizabeth" was seen walking her dogs in "Silver
Nemesis" (sadly, this was not the real queen).
American stage actor Stubby Kaye (from the original Broadway and
movie version of "Guys & Dolls" appeared as a bumbling yet lovable
U.S. secret agent in "Delta & The Bannermen".
Julian Glover appeared as King Richard the Lionheart in "The Crusade",
and as Scaroth in the popular "City of Death".
Jean Marsh briefly played companion Sara Kingdom in "The Daleks'
Master Plan", and was also Joanna in "The Crusade" and Morgaine in
"Battlefield".
Honor Blackman, from "The Avengers" and "Goldfinger", played
Professor Lasky in "Terror of the Vervoids" (a portion of the "Trial
of a Time Lord" season).

4.5 What is this "K-9 & Company" special I keep seeing?

This was a one-hour story pilot, an intended spinoff of "Doctor Who",
aired on December 28, 1981, featuring Sarah Jane Smith and K-9, two
former companions of the Doctor, teaming up as a dynamic
crime-fighting duo. The pilot did not sell, but the story is generally
repeated every Christmas as a special "Doctor Who" story and is aired
every so often here in the United States to help raise pledge money
when the public T.V. stations which air "Doctor Who" hold fiscal
drives. The story is fairly unexceptional, but is an interesting look
at K9 and Sarah Jane after both departed the Doctor's company.

4.6 What "Doctor Who" reference books can I consult off the Net?

Informative books published by W.H. Allen in the past include:

Doctor Who - Twenty-Five Glorious Years by Peter Haining

Dr.Who - A Celebration, by Peter Haining. A 20th Anniversary book
featuring essays by Verity Lambert, Barry Letts, and John Nathan-
Turner, among others, and some miscellaneous notes of the first 20
seasons worth of episodes

Doctor Who - The Key To Time: A Year-By-Year Record By Peter Haining

They Key To Time is a behind-the-scenes diary of the events that
happened over the course of Doctor's Who's first 21 years. It was
published a year after A Celebration (Peter Haining probably had too
much info left over<g>). It starts April 23, 1963 with Sidney Newman
getting apporval to make who, and goes all the way up to March 24,
1984 and the Peter Davison->Colin Maker regeneration. It's full of
some nice art, mostly amateur, and a few pages of some great colour
photos. It's basically a record of the behind-the-scenes happenings at
Who, and very useful for those who'd like some background, etc. on
their favourite stories. (thanks to Marc Connor for sending me this
information)

Dr.Who - The Early Years, by Jeremy Bentham. A look at British
televison sci-fi in the late '50's, and the genesis of "Doctor Who" in
the years leading up to 1963. Features a tribute to Ray Cusick, the
designer who created the appearance of the Daleks. Highly recommended
for fans of sci-fi in that era.

A Doctor Who" reference trilogy by Jean-Marc Lofficier is now
available in paperback from Target books, the same publisher of
"Doctor Who" novelizations. The three volumes are titled as follows:

1 Doctor Who: The Programme Guide
2 Doctor Who: The Terrestrial Index
3 Doctor Who: The Universal Databank

The three volumes are cross-referenced and contain information about
all story titles, actors, writers, companions, plots, novels, comics,
and just about any other information that fans may find of interest.
In addition, the second volume also contains corrections for the first
volume. There is little "Doctor Who" information that cannot be found
in these books. (Brian M. Hass [e-mail])

Also recently released have been the _Doctor Who Handbooks_, one for
Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor, and one for Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor.
These contain episode lengths and ratings information, as well as some
behind-the- scene stories, from each "Doctor Who" episode broadcast
for these two Doctors, as well as detailed histories of what went on
at the program during the seasons when the Baker episodes were
produced. Forthcoming Handbooks will also cover each of the other five
Doctors.

4.7 I can't find any videotapes or New Adventures anywhere. Help me!

Many of us here in the United States have had trouble getting access
to the CBS/Fox "Doctor Who" videos released, and have had problems
with bookstores obtaining the New Adventures and recent Dalek
novelizations. Here's a quick reference guide on where to find this
stuff.

VIDEOS - SunCoast Video, a national (U.S.) retail video chain, with
stores just about everywhere at this point, carries every CBS/Fox
video ever released through the BBC. They generally carry at least one
copy of every video at all times, and have information on when the
newest set of videos are to be released (generally, every 6 months).
If there's no Suncoast Video store near you, the following video
catalog has been seen carrying several "Doctor Who", as well as other
fairly obscure sci-fi videos:

The Video Catalog P.O. Box 64428 St. Paul, MN 55163-0428 1 (800)
733-2232

BOOKS - Most national (U.S.) bookstore chains (Barnes & Noble,
Waldenbooks, B. Dalton Booksellers) now carry all New Adventures upon
their release, and generally have back copies of older books floating
around for several months. They will also order copies of books they
no longer have in stock; when doing this, be sure to specify that this
as a "Doctor Who: The New Adventures" book along with the title, and
supply the ISBN code, which is provided above for every New Adventure
currently in release.

If anybody has more information on where to obtain these items, as
well as the audio releases, please send to me or post to the .net and
it will be clipped in here.

4.7 Where can I find other "Doctor Who" merchandise?

(Thanks to Dale Clayton ([e-mail]) for this info.

"Who Enterprises" is a excellent source for DW merchandise. They have
quite a vast variety of products: Books, magazines (individual and/or
subs.), posters, calendars, games, enamel pins, audio/videotapes,
comics, toys, models, figures, t-shirts, hats, records, CD's, mugs,
programme guides, costume patterns and accessories (DW/ST), <pant>,
etc. A _very_ good selection!! Prices are listed for Canada (outside
of Ont.), Ontario residents and U.S. customers (in US$). Orders
outside of North America are welcome. All prices _include_ taxes (if
applicable) and P&H.

Here is their mail order address: | Here is their store address: Who
Enterprises | Who Enterprises P.O. Box 399, | 884 Millwood Road,
Station "R" | East York (Toronto) Toronto, Ontario | M4G 4C3 | Note:
Do not send mail orders CANADA | ----- to this address.

telephone: [phone] - Pre-recorded information/product update
line. (24hrs.) [phone] - Voice (limited hrs.) or leave a
message and/or FAX (24hrs.) Sorry, they don't have a 1-800 number.
Write and ask for their catalogue. It will cost you $3.00, but it will
be refunded on payment of your first order.


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@15.1 What are some of the best, or most popular, "Who" episodes?

[Write some capsule summaries and send me these so I can open this
section!!]

5.2 What are some great "Who" quotes I can use at parties and in my
.sig?

A complete file of some of the greatest "Doctor Who" quotes, taken
from 26 years' worth of television episodes, can be found at the
following FTP site: cs.ubc.ca. It's located in the directory:
/ftp/local/quotes/doctorwho.gz There's some really fantastic stuff in
there; note that this file is in a non-ASCii format so that many
systems will be unable to read it. If you too are unable to obtain
this file in readable format, please post to the net and ask for
assistance, and someone is usually gracious enough to reply.


The following is a scattering of some of the Doctor's greatest
sayings, profound and otherwise, taken from the comprehensive quote
file:

"One day, I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there
must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all
your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine. Goodbye,
my dear. Goodbye, Susan." - 1st Doctor, "The Dalek Invasion of Earth"

"It's rather a pity in a way. Now the universe is down to 699
wonders!" - 3rd Doctor, "Death to the Daleks"

"Every great decision creates ripples -- like a huge boulder dropped
in a lake. The ripples emerge, rebound off the banks in unforseeable
ways. The heavier the decision, the larger the waves, the more
uncertain the consequences." - 7th Doctor, "Remembrance of the Daleks"

"My biorythms must be at an all-time low!" - 4th Doctor, "The Pirate
Planet"

"My dear Miss Shaw, I never report myself anywhere, particularly not
forthwith!" - 3rd Doctor, "Doctor Who and the Silurians"

"Careful, careful -- I might explode!" - 4th Doctor, "Revenge of the
Cybermen"

"Logic, my dear Zoe, merely enables one to be wrong with authority." -
2nd Doctor, "The Wheel in Space"

"Allow me to congratulate you, sir. You have the most totally closed
mind that I've ever encountered!" - 3rd Doctor, "Frontier in Space"

"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish
sometimes!"

- 4th Doctor, "Robot"

"Time -- the beginning of all beginnings. Two forces, only good and
evil, then chaos. Time is born; matter, space. The universe cries out
like a newborn. The forces shatter as the universe explodes outwards.
Only echoes remain, and yet somehow -- somehow, the evil force
survives, an intelligence -- pure evil." - 7th Doctor, "The Curse of
Fenric"

"And fear breeds hatred, your majesty. Fear is the greatest enemy of
them all, for fear leads us to war." - 3rd Doctor, "Frontier in Space"

"Well, to be fair, I did have a couple of gadgets he probably didn't,
like a teaspoon and an open mind." - 4th Doctor, "The Creature From
the Pit"

"It is a fact, Jamie, that I do tend to get involved with things." -
2nd Doctor, "The War Games"

"That is the dematerializing control, and that over yonder is the
horizontal hold; up there is the scanner, those are the doors, and
that is a chair with a panda on it. Sheer poetry, dear boy." - 1st
Doctor, "The Time Meddler"

"They say the atmosphere there was so full of goodness that evil just
shriveled up and died. Maybe that's why I never went there." - 4th
Doctor, "The Keeper of Traken"

"I don't believe you've met my young friend Ace, an expert in
calorification, incineration, carbonization, and inflammation." - 7th
Doctor, "The Happiness Patrol"

"We are on the brink of descruc- destruction!" - 1st Doctor, "The Edge
of Descruc- Destruction"