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Doctor Who: The Official Doctionary
Series: Doctor Who Children's Collection
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Find out what the talkative Time Lord is really saying! Have you ever wondered what the Doctor is actually talking about? Are you burning to find out what a Vindicator is? Or what bi-generation is? In this book, the Doctor takes you through all those tricky...
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Find out what the talkative Time Lord is really saying!
Have you ever wondered what the Doctor is actually talking about? Are you burning to find out what a Vindicator is? Or what bi-generation is? In this book, the Doctor takes you through all those tricky Time Lord words and phrases to teach you everything you need to know for travelling through time and space in the TARDIS.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781405984287
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: BBC Children's Books
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 500g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi show in the world, and a flagship BBC property. First appearing on air in 1963, it follows the adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord who travels through time and space, fighting alien monsters and saving the universe.
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