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About Time 4: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who, 1975-1979, Seasons 12 to 17 Paperback – January 1, 2010

by Tat Wood (Author), Lawrence Miles (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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Constituting the largest reference work on Doctor Who ever written, the six-volume About Time strives to become the ultimate reference guide to the world's longest-running science fiction program. Written by Lawrence Miles (Faction Paradox) and long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, About Time focuses on the continuity of Doctor Who (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social commentary. In particular, Miles and Wood dissect the politics and social issues that shaped the show during its unprecedented 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989), detailing how the issues of the day influenced this series. As part of this grand opus, About Time 4 examines Doctor Who Seasons 12 to 17 (1975 to 1979)-starring Tom Baker, the actor who popularized the show in America. Among other things, About Time 4 examines how the show's Gothic horror phase and its aftermath, plus answers such vitally important Who questions as Where (and When) is Gallifrey? and Why Couldn't the BBC Just Have Spent More Money?
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mad Norwegian Press
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    6.12 x 0.8 x 8.96 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0975944630
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0975944639
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Since the far-off days of About Time 7, when most people were reasonably sure what number came immediately before 9, Tat Wood has been working further About Time installments and totally non-Doctor-Who-related works (one of which, World History in Minutes, is available through Quercus Books and all good remaindered book shops).

Lawrence Miles is the author of. hold on. yeah, eight novels now, and is best-known for creating the time-bending Faction Paradox series. Recovering academic Tat Wood is the person most compilers of previous guidebooks went to for advice and cultural context. Despite having written for just about every major fanzine going, he has a rich, full and complex life.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mad Norwegian Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2010
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0975944630
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0975944639
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.8 x 8.96 inches
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"The book is great, so it gets 5 stars. However, I ordered a copy as a gift, and page 311 is missing, replaced by page 11...." Read more

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"I'm a fan of this series & fully enjoyed this volume. If I had one complaint it would be that the book isn't longer...." Read more

"Very detailed reference book. I have enjoyed this series of books! Every serious Doctor Who fan should get these books." Read more

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"...The level of detail is mindboggling at times-as I said in my other review, Miles and Wood devote as much space to the Fourth Doctor as other guides..." Read more

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  • scott-gamer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Misprint
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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    The book is great, so it gets 5 stars. However, I ordered a copy as a gift, and page 311 is missing, replaced by page 11. I guess Amazon hasn't exhausted their mis-printed copies.
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  • J. Roberts
    5.0 out of 5 stars Now it really starts to get good...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2005
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    ABOUT TIME 4, the second (don't be fooled by the numbers, Mad Norwegian decided to start in the middle of the series because the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Doctors are the ones most known to viewers of the show, especially in America.) in Mad Norwegian's exhaustive series of guides to the televised adventures of Doctor Who, covers the bulk of the Tom Baker years; the period where the show was first noticed, for the most part, in America; the period with the classic team of producer Philip Hinchcliffe and, as I mentioned in my review of ABOUT TIME 3, my favorite Who writer, script editor Robert Holmes, and the time frame where Douglas Adams was script editor. To most casual fans then, this is the book that will mean most, because it's the Fourth Doctor's book; to myself, the ABOUT TIME series gets interesting because here is where the authors start disagreeing on what is good Who and what isn't, and more importantly actually state the differences. More on this later.

    ABOUT TIME 4 details the first six years of Tom Baker's run on Doctor Who in the same sort of insane detail that ABOUT TIME 3 started. Each story is examined by the authors on every level imaginable, from the memorable moments, to the development of the main characters, to the continuity and history of the show, and to the monsters and aliens and other creatures that were staples of the show. Each story has a section about the most glaring of plot holes, continuity errors, or just plain wrong things about the story, as well as background history on what was going on behind the scenes during the filming of each story. The level of detail is mindboggling at times-as I said in my other review, Miles and Wood devote as much space to the Fourth Doctor as other guides do to the entire 26 years of the series run; if anything, perhaps they use too much detail, but one can hardly quibble about the authors spending that much care on a subject, rather than being lazy.

    Of interest to many is the coverage of the time Douglas Adams spent on Doctor Who, first as the writer of THE PIRATE PLANET, then later as script editor of Season Seventeen. Fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide who aren't aware of this aspect of Adams' life will be interested in how much of the Guide turned up in Who, and vice versa.

    To me though, the most interesting part is that where, in ABOUT TIME 3 the critiques of each story were mostly in agreement over the quality of said episode, as time goes by in ABOUT TIME 4, the critiques are broken down into a defense of the episode and a prosecution of it. It's interesting trying to guess if one author disagrees with the other, or if they're presenting both sides of a controversial story. Given what I know about Lawrence Miles, I would say the former, though I can't be certain; it is interesting though to see a guidebook give more than one opinion on a story, rather than following some sort of editorial party line (and it gets really good in ABOUT TIME 5, when the John Nathan-Turner era gets in full swing, but that's another review.)

    ABOUT TIME 4 is an exhaustive, detailed, and moreover honest guide to some of the most crucial years of Doctor Who, and is highly recommended.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars missing page 311
    Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020
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    Great book BUT missing, as others have noted and nothing being done about it, page 311.
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  • Craig B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely informative and well written
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2008
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    The "About Time" books are, by far, some of the most thorough analyses that I've ever seen for "Doctor Who." I've written some TV companion books myself and can't even imagine the amount of time that went into creating these tomes. If you want to know about "Doctor Who" before the new stuff, these are highly recommended reading.

    I would love to see Lawrence Miles & Tat Wood doing a seventh volume, covering the new series, even though it seems that neither are into the "Welsh series" that much. Their style of writing and critical eyes make "About Time" stand out, so even if it's not painted pretty with gushing praise all the time, it's still incredibly honest.
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  • David
    5.0 out of 5 stars Behind The Tardis
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2010
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    I'm a fan of this series & fully enjoyed this volume. If I had one complaint it would be that the book isn't longer. This is an unrealistic expectation, but I especially enjoyed the essays & would love to read more.
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  • RC W.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A used item, in new condition.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020
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    Bought as a gift to fill a missing volume for a friend's collection.
    Used but in fantastic condition.
    Thank you.
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  • Amazon Fan!!
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Doctor Who Reference Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2012
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    Very detailed reference book. I have enjoyed this series of books! Every serious Doctor Who fan should get these books.
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  • Nick Schwartz
    2.0 out of 5 stars Defect: repeated Page 11 in Amazon's print run of this.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
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    This rating isn't about the book itself -- the book is great, but Amazon's copies have a serious flaw where Page 311 is replaced by Page 11. I've ordered this twice here and it seems that Amazon may have gotten a bad print run.
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  • Peter Mayhew
    5.0 out of 5 stars About Time 1975-1979 Seasons 12 to 17 (About Time; The Unauthorized Guide to Dr. Who (Mad Norwegian Press))
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2010
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    I purchased these for my Daughters Christmas present and she loves them. I did have to change a couple of the set that I purchased as the corners were badly damaged during delivery but they were exchanged by Amazon with out any bother. Delivery was as usual for Amazon, well on time.
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