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The Brilliant Book 2012 is an illustrated guide to Series 6 of the new series of the show published on 13 October 2011. It features information from both an in-universe and real world perspective and new stories.[1]

Publisher's summary[]

The indispensable official guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who!

Packed with unseen photographs and original artwork and illustrations, The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 is your indispensable guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who.

Weaving fact and fiction, interviews and information, the Brilliant Book boasts brand new material from the writers of the TV show, including Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matthew Graham, Tom MacRae and Steve Thompson, plus exclusive extras from Neil Gaiman. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston take us behind the scenes in revealing new interviews, while showrunner Steven Moffat unravels the secrets of the scripts.

Learn the art of making a memorable monster, discover how the show's secrets are kept, and see a full episode by episode guide, including deleted scenes and hidden gems you might have missed. Find out who legendary Time Lord The Corsair really was, and voyage with the Pirate crew of the good ship Fancy before they heard the Siren's song; discover the full story of the fight for Ganger rights and get a taste of the future with Dorium Maldovar.

The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 — no TARDIS traveller should be without it!

The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 contains the code for a free download of Eleventh Doctor audiobook, Doctor Who: Night of the Humans (produced by AudioGo) by David Llewellyn.

Contents[]

# Source Main character(s) Featuring Notes
1 Introduction N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
2 Meet Matt Smith
3 A Message From Madame Kovarian Madame Kovarian
4 A Christmas Carol: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
5 Honeymoon Horrors
6 The Impossible Astronaut: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
7 Waving Through Time
8 Tricky Dicky
9 A Wee Bit (P.O.W.) Camp
10 The Silence N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
11 Meet Karen Gillan
12 Day of the Moon: behind the scenes
13 Three Months, Three Companions.
14 The Doc's Side of the Moon
15 The Curse of the Black Spot: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
16 The True Voyages of Henry Avery Henry Avery
17 Execs mark the spot! N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
18 The Changing Hats of Doctor Who
19 The Doctor's Wife: behind the scenes
20 Planet of the Rain Gods Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory
21 Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair The Corsair
22 Meet Arthur Darvill N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
23 The Rebel Flesh: behind the scenes
24 The Fight For Ganger Rights
25 The Flesh N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
26 The Almost People: behind the scenes
27 The Lesson of the Unholy Water
28 It's You... but Disposable!
29 A Good Man Goes to War
30 A Good Man Goes to War: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
31 Papal Mainframe
32 Madame Vastra Madame Vastra
33 Meet Alex Kingston N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
34 Let's Kill Hitler: behind the scenes
35 Mels at School Mels Zucker
36 Justice Dept. User Guides Vehicle 6018 Teselecta
37 Night Terrors: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
38 My Special Book George Thompson Set before Night Terrors.
39 Twostreams
40 The Girl Who Waited: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
41 Handroid Cybernetic Industries
42 The Direct Approach N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
43 The God Complex: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
44 The Minotaur
45 We Surrender!
46 Closing Time
47 Closing Time: behind the scenes N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
48 Apply Within
49 The Fantastic, Fabulous Gallery of Characters That
Nearly Made It Into Closing Time but Didn't for Some Reason
Eleventh Doctor
50 The Cybermen and Cybermats N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
51 The Wedding of River Song: behind the scenes
52 Just a Minute...
53 Meet the Boss N/A N/A Out-of-universe article
54 The Doctor's Guide to Fashion Eleventh Doctor

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