Edition: | UK (hardback) | | Released: | 19 September 2024
| | Publisher: | Roundel Publishing | | ISBN: | 978-1-80517-387-8 | | Format: | hardback | | Owned: | | | Buy: | |
Cover blurb: Philip Hinchliffe [sic] described his dissatisfaction with what he perceived as moral simplicity. “What I think we wanted to lose was the Cowboys and Indians approach — of men in red hats shooting at men in blue hats.” Hinchcliffe argued the time was right to move away from the idea of the Doctor as “a moral stereotype.... The great triumph of the Hinchcliffe version of the programme was the decision to restore evil to its throne, It made stories happen and motivated the Doctor’s enemies. Matthew Sweet on The Ark in Space THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO: THE PHILIP HINCHCLIFFE YEARS is the ultimate book on one of the most important and revered periods of Doctor Who’s history!
From Morbius to Krynoids, Eldrad to Wirrn, this volume takes an in-depth look at arguably the most critically acclaimed times for the show, via a series of brand new articles. These focus on each and every one of Philip’s stories, bringing fresh perspectives to some of the most well-loved stories. The first in a brand-new series of lavish books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who across the years — THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at those involved in making the series through the lens of essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the eras in question. Everything starts with the script — if you don’t get the script right then it doesn’t matter what you do, it’ll fail. I was a hard taskmaster but if you’re prepared to just let stuff go through, the show is bad. As a young producer wanting to make my mark on the world, I’d read the script and saw disaster staring me in the face. Ultimately from the Zygon story onwards, I believe we achieved what I wanted to do. And we did it by banishing the Daleks and the other old monsters. Philip Hinchcliffe on Exorcising the Past |