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Script Doctor: The Inside Story of Doctor Who 1986-89

In this book, former Doctor Whoscript editor Andrew Cartmel offers a frank and revealing view of his time on the program. For fans, this book is a unique insight into an area of the show's history that has previously been shrouded in mystery. For those with a wider interest in the creative processes of television drama, it is a fascinating account of the individual's creative vision at odds with the machinery of broadcasting. It features a foreword by the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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