The Visual Dictionary (reference book)

 was an illustrated guide to BBC Wales Doctor Who. , three editions had been published. The inaugural edition was published coincident with the broadcast of Smith and Jones in 2007. A revised edition was released in Matt Smith's first year as the Eleventh Doctor, and a second revised edition was released following Peter Capaldi's first year as the Twelfth Doctor.

2007 edition
The first edition of The Visual Dictionary focused mainly on the first two years of BBC Wales Doctor Who, examing the Ninth Doctor and the early days of the Tenth Doctor.

Chapters

 * New Beginnings - explains about the Last Great Time War.
 * The Time Lord - this is all about the Doctor.
 * Anatomy of The Doctor
 * Rose Tyler
 * Martha Jones
 * Mickey Smith
 * Jackie Tyler
 * Pete Tyler
 * The TARDIS
 * Inside the TARDIS
 * (Featuring artwork by Peter McKinstry)


 * Sonic screwdrivers
 * (Featuring artwork by Peter McKinstry)


 * Platform One
 * Guests of Platform One
 * Lady Cassandra O'Brien Dot Delta Seventeen
 * The Slitheen
 * Abzorbaloff
 * The Vault - explains about Van Statten's private museum.
 * Daleks
 * Dalek flagship
 * (Featuring artwork by John Maloney)


 * Satellite 5
 * Captain Jack Harkness
 * Nanogenes
 * The Sycorax
 * New Earth
 * Human farm
 * The Werewolf
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * Krillitanes
 * K9
 * SS Madame De Pompadour
 * Cybermen
 * Cybus Industries
 * John Lumic
 * Sanctuary Base
 * The Satan Pit
 * (Featuring artwork by Richard Bonson)


 * The Genesis Ark
 * Doomsday ghosts
 * Parallel Worlds
 * The Cult of Skaro
 * Robotic mercenaries
 * Plasmavores
 * The Judoon

Notable features

 * This well-illustrated hardback volume, complete with an embedded blue glass Dalek eye on the cover, conforms to the publisher (Dorling Kindersley)'s usual high standard of visual guides, offering annotated and cut-away photographs/illustrations throughout.
 * The attention to detail is impressive, even including the exhibits in Henry van Statten's collection.
 * The fold-out "Inside the TARDIS" pages are themselves stunning and, for the first time ever, reveal the concept drawings of the whole TARDIS in all its sceptre-shaped glory, and include the "Nerve Centre" (aka console) layout.

Second edition
The second edition was a greatly expanded illustrated guide to Doctor Who — from its return in 2005, up to and including the Eleventh Doctor's first series.

Chapters

 * Mysterious Visitor
 * The Time Lord
 * Anatomy of the Doctor
 * Regeneration
 * The TARDIS
 * featuring illustration by Lee Binding


 * Sonic screwdrivers
 * featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry


 * Tools of the trade
 * Amy Pond
 * Rory Williams
 * Leadworth
 * featuring illustration by James Southall


 * River Song
 * Captain Jack Harkness
 * Donna Noble
 * Rose Tyler
 * Martha Jones
 * Torchwood
 * UNIT
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * K9
 * John Smith
 * Daleks
 * Dalek Flagship
 * featuring illustration by John Malony


 * The Genesis Ark
 * Doomsday Ghosts
 * The Cult of Skaro
 * Dalek Sec
 * Davros
 * Davros's Empire
 * Ironsides
 * The New Daleks
 * Weeping Angels
 * Army of Angels
 * The Ood
 * Cybermen
 * Cybus Industries
 * The CyberKing
 * Platform One
 * Guests of Platform One
 * Lady Cassandra
 * The Slitheen
 * Satellite 5
 * The Sycorax
 * New Earth
 * The Werewolf
 * The Gelth
 * Krillitanes
 * SS Madame De Pompadour
 * The Beast and Sanctuary Base, The Satan Pit
 * featuring illustration by Richard Bonson


 * Racnoss
 * Plasmavores
 * The Judoon
 * Carrionites
 * The Family of Blood
 * The Master
 * The Toclafane
 * The Master Race
 * Time Lords
 * The Heavenly Host
 * Adipose Industries
 * Vespiform
 * Pyroviles
 * Sontaran
 * The Hath
 * Vashta Nerada
 * The Flood
 * San Helios
 * Prisoner Zero
 * Smilers
 * Star Whale
 * Saturnyns
 * Silurian Warriors
 * The Pandorica
 * featuring illustration by Peter McKinstry


 * Enemies
 * Time Energy
 * Index

Notable features

 * Following the format of the previous edition, this well-illustrated hardback volume, conforms to the publisher (Dorling Kindersley)'s usual high standard of visual guides, offering annotated and cut-away photographs/illustrations throughout.

2015 edition
A new volume billed The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded was released in 2015, this time covering Doctor Who up to and including the eighth series and the Twelfth Doctor.

Chapters
to be added