Calling all Whovians
As a fan of Doctor Who, I am looking forward to the Christmas special airing this Christmas Day on the Space channel. This has become an annual tradition in my house as it is for Whovians (fans of Doctor Who) the world over. For the unintiated this series is a popular British television show that ran from 1963 to 1989 and came back to television in 2005 and continues to be popular today. The series is on it's 13th doctor and each fan has their favourite Doctor.
To help gear up for the special, Toronto Public Library has a substantial number of materials for fans to discover in book form, short stories, DVD, eBooks, eAudiobooks, graphic novels and some books that can only be discovered at the Merril Collection which is housed in Lillian H. Smith branch. I will highlight a few from each format and I encourage fans, new and faithful, to discover the full extent of our collections.
Books
Doctor Who: Shada : the Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams
This is Douglas Adams completing the story of Shada, the episode that never made it to air. This is based on Adams' script.
Doctor Who: the Doctor's lives and times
To get the gossip on the man who has saved the Earth countless times from his closest friends and letters, this is a must read.
Doctor Who: the secret lives of monsters
If you are keen to add to your knowledge of the Doctor then this book will provide details relating to the Doctor's enemies.
Short Stories
Doctor Who: 11 doctors 11 stories
Short stories brought to you by the leading sci fi authors of the era.
DVDs
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
This is last year's Christmas special which marked the 800th episode of the series and was a critically acclaimed episode.
This is the 2012 Christmas special with some old favourites returning for this special.
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series
The Doctor and Donna run around time and space encountering Pompeii, Agatha Christie and the universe's largest library.
eAudiobooks
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
This is a novelization of an old episode and introduces the Silurians, a reptilian race who used to dominate the Earth.
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
This novelization features the Doctor against the Master, the only other Time Lord in existence.
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks
This is a novelization of the Doctor again battling those he fought in the Great Time War, the Daleks who seek to simply exterminate with great prejudice.
Graphic novels
This graphic novel features all 11 doctors in their own stories.
Star Trek the next generation, Doctor Who Assimilation, Volume 1
This is fan favourite crossover of two popular franchises, Star Trek and Doctor Who facing off against the Borg and Cybermen.
Merril Collection
Doctor Who The caves of Androzani
This is the novelization of an 1985 episode where the Doctor must consider saving others at the cost of of one of his lives.
This book provides an indepth look at a year on the show through the eyes of the head writer and executive producer, Russell T. Davies.
This is an original story based on the Doctor that provides the reader with a "what if" reading experience.
Please check out some of the recommendations and as the Doctor would say, "Geronimo!"
6 thoughts on “Calling all Whovians”
I am really sorry to do this since you are writing about something that I love but there are at least 2 glaring, to me, errors in your post.
1. There are 13 doctors. Both Paul McGann and John Hurt are separate doctors.
2. The Merril collection(1 L) doesn’t belong to Lillian H. Smith. It and the Osborne collection are separate branches in the same building as the Lillian H. Smith branch. The Lillian H. Smith branch was created to justify the building for the 2 special collections, which are part of the Research & Reference department.
I am so sorry for such a silly mistake. I forgot about John Hurt as the War Doctor. And I did so enjoy his appearance, however short it was. I always associate the Merril Collection with Lilliam H. Smith branch, but you are correct that they are two different collections, merely housed in the same building. Thanks for you comments and I hope you enjoy the Christmas special.
Thanks for the post!
Some of us Whovians were thinking that the library might like to develop some programming around our shared love for the Travelling Doctor.
What do you think?
ci
Thanks for your comments Caroline.
I would love to see some Doctor Who programming and I know of some libraries doing Trivia nights and such. If you have any ideas you would like to see please share them. I would love a Doctor Who event.
Thanks for the post, Lynn. And the Doctor knows the power of libraries 🙂
“You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!”
The Doctor / David Tennant
P.S. Read out loud the first comment to your post, but use the voice of the Simpson’s Comic Book Guy 🙂 #grumpywhovians
Thank you for your comment V. My post is now funnier to me on a new level as I read it in my head as Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. I think one of the reasons I love Doctor Who is his appreciation of the power of knowledge. Therefore a library is a perfect place to prepare yourself for life with all the knowledge you may need.