Lost in Time and Space: An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who

by Matthew J. Elliott, Rich Handley (Editor), Alan Barnes (Preface)

BBC's immensely popular Doctor Who series is a significant part of British pop culture and a cult favorite worldwide; the televised episodes, however, are just the tip of the iceberg, as the Doctor has referenced countless encounters never expanded upon onscreen. RiffTrax.com writer Matthew J Elliott has accepted the Herculean task of chronicling those "stories between the stories" in Lost in Time and An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who . Every character the Doctor met off-screen, every place he visited between episodes, and every event he witnessed while the cameras were turned off are meticulously mapped out on a timeline spanning the entire 50 years of Doctor Who , from long before the Doctor "borrowed" the TARDIS until the last days of his eleventh incarnation. This is not a typical Doctor Who project--but, then, Matthew is not a typical Doctor Who fan. After five decades of time-traveling adventures, you might imagine you knew all there was to know about the greatest hero in all of time and space, but it turns out he was living another life entirely while we weren't looking. This is the story of that life. Lost in Time and Space , a softcover volume spanning 350 pages, features an insightful foreword by Alan Barnes, the author of the animated Tenth Doctor adventure The Infinite Quest, and a writer and editor for Big Finish Productions' audio dramas featuring five of the Doctor's earlier incarnations.

Genres: Doctor Who

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2014

About the author

Matthew J. Elliott is a freelance writer, based in the UK, though much of his work is for US radio - mostly for Imagination Theater in Seattle, but also for Colonial Radio in Boston and Falcon Picture Group in Chicago. He is the creator of the series The Hilary Caine Mysteries.

Library of Congress Authorities:
Elliott, M. J., 1969-

Reviews

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

How can anyone hope to reconcile the Doctor's personal timeline? With loops and recursions, it would seem to be an impossible task.

Elliott's book seems to square the circle though, providing an intelligent and wry look back at the life of the Doctor, jelly babies and all.

[Pete Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

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