The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Troughton Years: 2
In the second of a series of books, noted Doctor Who historian David Brunt presents the most detailed and comprehensive day by day record ever published of the show’s production during the years 19661969 when Patrick Troughton played The Doctor.
Drawing on many years of research and an exhaustive study of BBC archive documentation including files not previously accessed by any other Doctor Who author the book includes a wealth of newly discovered information and explodes some longstanding myths.
You think you know the background and history of the development of the show and the era of the Second Doctor? Think again …
Some things you will discover in this book:
Was Jamie always planned to be a regular character?
Who were ‘The Imps’?
Why didn’t Gerry Davis get a writer credit on ‘The Moonbase’?
Why did Terry Nation decide to remove the Daleks from Doctor Who?
Why was “The Final End” not the final end of the Daleks?
How close did the series get to being cancelled in the late 1960s?
Who was the original choice to play Victoria Waterfield?
What stories were written but didn’t make it to the screen?
Why didn’t actor David Langton play LethbridgeStewart in ‘The Web of Fear’?
Why did the third episode of ‘The Dominators’ have no onscreen episode number?
Why did ‘The Mind Robber’ have episodes only about twenty minutes long?
Why did TV Comic not feature the Yeti in their comic strip?
Who was the uncredited cowriter of ‘The Seeds of Death’?
How much did each episode cost to make?
How soon did the BBC start planning to make Doctor Who in colour?
When did Patrick Troughton decided to quit as the Doctor?
How long did it take for the BBC to announce Jon Pertwee as the next Doctor?
Who are the Doctor’s own people, the dreaded Time Lords?
And much more …
Published date: 5 Sept. 2026
Number of pages: 774 pages
ISBN-10: 1845832426
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