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Doctor Who - The Inside Story: 1963-1980 was a 2003 non-fiction book charting the origins, development, production and continued production of Doctor Who, from its initial inception until the departure of Graham Williams in 1980.
It was the first book in the Inside Story series and was released as a part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations.
Publisher's Summary
Delve deep into the inception of the hit Science-Fiction Franchise Doctor Who on its fortieth birthday!
Doctor Who writer, Mark Gatiss, takes us back to the very start and over 750 pages takes us on a journey through William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee's and Tom Baker's time in the titular Police Box.
Section Headings
The book was divided into seven different sections, each contained about 6 or 7 different chapters, however Part One contained 10 chapters and Part Seven contained 9 Chapters. Overall the book contained 52 chapters, amounting to 754 pages.
- Part One - Beating the Beeb
- Part Two - Runaway Sucess
- Part Three - Patrick
- Part Four - Escape from Danger
- Part Five - Pride and Joy
- Part Six - Whitehouse
- Part Seven - The End of the Line
Notes
To be added.