@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] ========================================================================= @4WHERE DO I GET "WHO" MATERIAL? ========================================================================= @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: rpk@niagara.edu 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 . 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. ============================================================================ 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, . @4WHAT IS "DOCTOR WHO" AND WHERE IS IT TODAY? =============================================================================== @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 =============================================================================== @4THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF "DOCTOR WHO" =============================================================================== @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: davidg@compnews.co.uk (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. =============================================================================== @4THE LOST "DOCTOR WHO" EPISODES =============================================================================== @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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 081 567 6655 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 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). =============================================================================== @4"DOCTOR WHO" FANDOM =============================================================================== @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%"dale.clayton@canrem.com"): ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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%"korman@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au" (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). 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 bmh0503@silver.sdsmt.edu) 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 (dale.clayton@canrem.com) 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), , 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: (416) 423-8854 - Pre-recorded information/product update line. (24hrs.) (416) 423-6828 - 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. =============================================================================== @4THE BEST OF "DOCTOR WHO" =============================================================================== @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"