Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter

Jan 10, 2025 9:01 PM

Author:Russell T Davies,Benjamin Cook

For this new edition of The Writer's Tale, Russell T Davies and Benjamin Cook expand their in-depth discussion of the creative life of Doctor Who to cover Russell's final year as Head Writer and Executive Producer of the show, as well as his work behind the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. Candid and witty insights abound throughout two years' worth of correspondence, covering David Tennant's last episodes as the Doctor and the legacy that Russell and David leave behind as a new era of Doctor Who begins.

With over 300 pages of new material, and taking in events from the entire five years since the show's return in 2005, The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter is the most comprehensive - and personal - account of Doctor Who ever published.

Reviews

This book is a treasury of wit, of truthfulness, and of good sound storytelling sense, and well worth stealing from

—— Philip Pullman

The Doctor Who Annual for adults

—— The Guardian

You can douse all the other books about Who in lighter fuel and spark up your Zippo - this is all you need

—— SFX

This book is hilarious, honest and entertaining! Highly recommended

—— Gary Lineker

Richly funny and entertaining..some of it reads like a big, gay Bond thriller; other bits are pure, pungent travelogue

—— Mojo

Given Napier-Bell's hedonistic life in Eighties London, his diverse circle of acquaintances and his pithy, lively writing style, this book could hardly fail to entertain

—— Observer

There [are] fascinating passages about the bands producers: Troy Tate, John Porter, Stephen Street. Pages on the members’ childhood add meaningful context, and there are some thrilling glimpses of the Smiths on tour.

—— Independent

The story itself is riveting and Fletcher tells it lucidly and fairly. The drive to continue reading is provided by Marr’s no-nonsense spirit and by Morrissey’s eminently quotable lyrics and interviews.

—— Irish Times

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