New Book Releases

McFarland Publishing is releasing The Doctor Who Error Finder by R.H. Langley this fall, a new book about the bloopers and blunders in the series. "In Episode Four of Doctor WhoÆs 'Stones of Blood,' 14 minutes and 22 seconds into the show, a crow lands on a large 'rock,' causing it to shake. In Episode One of 'State of Decay,' at 9:37, the hole in AldricÆs pants mysteriously grows a patch. 32 minutes and 26 seconds into the first episode of 'Attack of the Cybermen,' one notices that the Cyberman in the left rear seems to be intoxicated. This work is the largest existing collection of errors appearing in Doctor Who, from every episode of the original television series, the movies, and the spin-offs. Presenting over 4000 errors, plus about 1500 other items of interest to fans, it includes transmitted bloopers such as microphones or equipment visible in a shot, obvious strings, anachronisms, unsteady sets, and actors having trouble walking. This book not only presents bloopers not previously recorded, but also corrects errors in other lists. The work is divided by Doctor (from the first to the eighth); each story begins with the title, official BBC codes, alternate titles, writer and directors, media in which the episode is available, running times, highlights including characters and actors, and questions to keep in mind. The individual episodes in each story each include date of first transmission and a list of errors and trivia, each with an approximate time in the episode. The work also includes errors from the untransmitted parts of the pilot episode and Shada; it concludes with 'the forgotten doctor,' and related programs such as K-9 and Company, Dimensions in Time, and The Curse of the Fatal Death."

Meanwhile, Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Publishing is releasing So You Think You Know Dr. Who by Clive Gifford in January 2005, a trivia paperback. "The great timelord has had many incarnations and many adventures, but can you remember them? Do you know who was the first Dr Who? Can you say what the word 'tardis' stands for? Well here's your chance to shine - with over 1,000 questions this quiz book will not only test, but also tease and torment the most ardent fan. But don't worry the answers are not to be found in the far reaches of the universe, they're in the back of the book!"

Finally, independent publisher MonkeyBrain is re-releasing (through National Book Network Distributors) The Discontinuity Guide by Paul Cornell, Keith Topping and Martin Day. The re-release is simply a reprint of the earlier version published by Virgin, with no additional material, although it bears a new cover, and is due out in October. Click on the thumbnails below for larger versions of the cover. (Thanks to Paul Engelberg, Dan O'Malley, Keith Topping)