Who is the Doctor, what are the Daleks and why is the TARDIS a police box?Here is a television programme that has been running for over fifty years and has seen twelve different actors play the title role, each a unique incarnation. Why are people so devoted to this phenomenon?What is all the fuss about?Will Hadcroft and Ian Wheeler present the basics, with an overview of each Doctor''s era and recommended stories to try, delivering the essential information that you need to know, your introduction to a television legend.It is the perfect beginners'' guide for anyone wondering where to start, and equally suited to the die-hard fan who wants be reminded of and relive the very best bits all over again.Will Hadcroft watched Doctor Who avidly from the age of seven and became rather obsessed with it throughout the 1980s. He fantasised about being a writer like series scribe Terrance Dicks. He is the author of the Anne Droyd children''s books, the young adult novel The Blueprint, and the Mia
