The Doctor Who Programme Guide

Volume 1 (Hardback)
When was the first Dalek story televised? Who wrote the script? When did K9 first appear on the scene? How many Doctor Who programmes have there been, and how many of the stories have been novelised? The Doctor Who Programme Guide — volumes one and two — is the answer to a Doctor Who fan's prayers. Jean-Marc Lofficier has gathered together from a variety of sources the detailed information that intrigues the Doctor Who following. No Doctor Who library is complete without it.

Volume 2 (Paperback)
This is a time-travelling A-Z of all the people, places and facts in the astounding adventures of Doctor Who. In addition it contains a complete list of Doctor Who films and records, the names of all the Doctor Who book authors and a breakdown of who does what in the BBC Doctor Who production team. Now at last you can discover exactly how many elephants and tigers the Doctor won at backgammon with Kublai Khan, the precise breeding speed of the Sontarans, the identities of all the Doctor's doubles, and thousands of other pieces of crucial and intriguing information! The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the key to all the Doctor's adventures. No Doctor Who library is complete without it.

Main Focus
A two volume guide to the television series covering the stories themselves and the production of the series.

Notable Features

 * This was the first ever detailed guide to the series well beyond that which was contained in the Radio Times Doctor Who Tenth Anniversary Special.
 * Former Producer and Writer Barry Letts provided a foreword to both volume.

Publishing Notes / Other Editions

 * Originally published in hardback by W. H. Allen both volumes were released as BCA (Book Club Association Editions), (a popular mail ordering book subscription service at the time that was able to offer somewhat cheaper than nationally agreed prices, by having its own separate printing).
 * The two volumes were later issued as paperback titles by Target Books retaining the cover by Bill Donohoe and covering entries up to and including Logopolis
 * Volume 1: The Programmes Revised hardback edition, 25,000 copies, ISBN: 0-426-20139-6 October 1981 priced £1.25 (UK)
 * Volume 2: What's What and Who's Who Revised hardback edition, 25,000 copies, ISBN: 0-426-20139-6 October 1981 priced £1.25 (UK)