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Running Through Corridors: Rob and Toby's Marathon Watch of Doctor Who was a multi-part book written by Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke and published by Mad Norwegian Press.

Two books have been released. Volume 1: The 60s was released in 2010, with Volume 2: The 70s belatedly following in 2016.

When the series was initially announced the publishers stated "Volume 3 will begin with 80s Who and end with the David Tennant specials", but as of 2024 this third instalment remains unreleased.

Publisher's summary[]

Volume 1[]

In Running Through Corridors, two Doctor Who lovers of old – Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke – embark on an epic quest of friendship: spend the "gap year" of 2009 (when Doctor Who consisted of a handful of specials rather than a full season) re-watching the whole of Who two episodes a day, every day, from the show's start in 1963 and ending with David Tennant's swan song on New Year's, 2010.

This three-volume [sic] series contains Shearman and Hadoke's diary of that experience – a grand opus of their wry observations about the show, their desire to see the good in every story, and their chronicle of the real-life changes to Who in that year.

With this book, Who fans will feel that they’re watching along with Shearman (World Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee and writer on the new Doctor Who) and Hadoke (renowned stage performer for his one-man comedy show, Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf) as they make their “grand journey” through the world’s most wonderful and longest-running drama series.

Volume 2[]

Foreword by Louise Jameson.

In Running Through Corridors, two Doctor Who lovers of old – Robert Shearman and Toby Hadoke – embark on an epic quest of friendship: spend the gap year of 2009 (when Doctor Who consisted of a handful of specials rather than a full season) re-watching the whole of Who two episodes a day, every day, from the show's start in 1963 and ending with David Tennant's swan song on New Year's, 2010.

This series contains Shearman and Hadoke's diary of that experience – a grand opus of their wry observations about the show, their desire to see the good in every story, and their chronicle of the real-life changes to Who in that year. With this book, Who fans will feel that they're watching along with Shearman (World Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee and writer on the new Doctor Who) and Hadoke (renowned stage performer for his one-man comedy show, Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf) as they make their grand journey through the world's most wonderful and longest-running drama series.

Volume 2 of Running Through Corridors encompasses the whole of the Jon Pertwee Era (1970-1974) and the first six seasons starring Tom Baker (1975-1979).

Subject matter[]

Shearman and Hadoke document their thoughts in diary format on a day-by-day basis, covering all televised stories featuring the first ten Doctors, as well as the Peter Cushing films.

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