The Reference Book Wars: Part 4

[SiHart]

Just how did they make Doctor Who? It's a question that vexed early fandom and the seminal release of 1972, The Making of Doctor Who created an industry of making of... books about the show. We're going back to the earliest days of this industry this round and here's your choices:











Vote now!

Si xx

[Andrew Curnow]

Zel got me that original version of The Making Of... for Christmas a few years back! It comes from a much more innocent time, but I still enjoyed reading it (some contemporary thoughts here.)

The re-release, with the Tom cover, my brother got in the mid-70s, and we both really loved it. I particularly liked the story summary section (every story, up to Deadly Assassin, including a title) which I used to decide which Target books to get!!

The other 3 I think I've read, but other than some nice photos in the Mat Irvine book they're nothing that memorable. So it's The Making version 2 for me!!!

[Pip Madeley]

I went for "The Making of a Telly Series" cause it's the only one I've read.

[SiHart]

I went for that one too. I got it for Christmas one year in the 1980s (I'll have to find the book to find out which one) and I've always rather liked it. There's lots of great photos and it's a great look behind the scenes of The Visitation.

Si xx

[Dirk Gently]

I went for the Making of...(1976) but I really would like to read A Day With A TV Producer.

[Stuart Wallis]

I've also only read The Making of... (1976), I nearly read The Making Of A Television Series last year though.

[Wayne]

The Making of Doctor Who (1976) - Because it's the only one i ever had.

[Antony Cox]

The Special Effects book for me, as it's the only one I have!

[Stuart Wallis]

This is saying a lot about the quality of the books - "And Malcolm Squatts' dull epic gets through as nobody owned any of the others!"

[Paul Hayes]

The 1972 book is the only one of these I have read, so it has to win by default really!

[Lord President]

I just remember A Day with a TV Prod being very camp!

[Jonno]

The 1976 Making Of for me, which is the only one of these on my bookshelf - although mine is a reprint edition from 1984, which means it wasn't all that valuable in terms of the story info as I already had all that from the likes of the 1981 Programme Guide and indeed 4 years worth of DWM!

I remember reading the one that was effecively about the making of The Visitation borrowed from the library, but I don't recall that it was all that.

BTW, for all those saying they don't have the 1972 Making Of - have none of you got The Sea Devils DVD?!

[Ralph]

The Making of Doctor Who (1976) - Because it's the only one i ever had.

ditto

and yes yes I resisted voting for the first one....

[Dave Tudor]

I went for Making Of A Television Series, a fascinating book for its time, one which I borrowed several times from the library, and, again, the only one of these books which I now own!