The Reference Book Wars: Quarter Final pt 1

[SiHart]

Yes, the quater finals are finally here and we have the winners and runners up of rounds 1 and 2 to vote for this week:









Vote now!

Si xx

[Wayne]

The Programme Guide is the only one i've got, but i'm voting for the Dr Who File for nostalgia reasons. I used to have that one back in the day. Dunno what happened it to it actually......

[Dirk Gently]

I've gone for the Programme Guide 1989.

[Andrew Curnow]

Are you listening to me? Because if you're not I can make you. As of this moment there is no such thing as free will on Planet Skaro, because I have voted for the Key to Time!

(cue rolling eyes)

[Stuart Wallis]

Hark at her...!

The '89 Programme Guide. The '81 edition was dispensible until the upgrade came out; and while the other two were interesting enough in their own way...

[Lord President]

I went for the Key to Time, solely for the reason that it was brave enough to publish shedloads of fan artwork rather than rehash the same old pictures that we'd seen dozens of times before!

[Rob McCow]

I went for The Doctor Who File, there's a good (if random) mix of articles in there. And a fab piece from Robert Holmes.

[Jonno]

Well, i can easily discount the File as it's the only one I haven't got! It's tricky to vote between two editions of the same book, so Key to Time it is!

Besides which, it was a special purchase at the time - £15 or so 25 years back probably being the equivalent of about £60 now! I can't remember how I afforded it - it was hardback too!

[SiHart]

I decided on The Doctor Who File in the end, mainly because the individual chapters are really well written and include a few people you don't often hear much from. I really liked The Key to Time back in 1984 too and remember asking and asking the librarian at my local library to order it in for me, which she did (her name was Muriel- that's a good librarian name and tells you all you need to know about her). First of Alister Pearson's art appears in it you know... anyway, that wasn't enough for me to vote for it.

The Programme Guide in 1989 was very good (great cover) but it's all a bit basic. Cast, Code, Synopsis.

Si xx

[Dave Tudor]

It's immaterial now, but I would have gone for the 1989 Programme Guide, as it's the only one I've got - it's a bit lightweight by today's satndards, but back then, it was indispensable, and my copy's well thumbed-through now.

I'm not even sure that I've ever actually seen a copy of The Doctor Who File, let alone read it!