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Doctor Who is one of the most enduring British programs over the last 50 years and its success has translated to the U.S., where it has been shown for decades, first on PBS stations and currently on BBC America. This book looks at how the writers and producers of Doctor Who have adapted-and will no doubt continue to do so-various texts to create many episodes throughout the show's history.
List of contents
Periods via lead actor
Acknowledgments
Editorial Note
Introduction
Chapter One: In the Beginning
Chapter Two: What Gets Adapted?
Chapter Three: Who Was Adapting?
Chapter Four: Motives for Adapting
Chapter Five: A Classical Education- Adapting History in Doctor Who
Chapter Six: Victorian Worlds in Doctor Who
Chapter Seven: Gothic Themes and Creative Tensions
Chapter Eight: British Westerns, American Frontiers, and a Marketing Strategy
Chapter Nine: Who-dunit? Agatha Christie in Time and Space
Chapter Ten: Tragedy, the Jacobeans... and Evelyn Waugh
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Marcus K. Harmes is a professor at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. He researches on British popular culture especially science fiction and horror.
