{"product_id":"timeless-adventures-by-brian-j-robb-9781915359070","title":"Timeless Adventures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis critical history of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e covers the series' 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint. It explores the links between contemporary Britain and the stories \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimeless Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass British audience (the 1960s, 1970s and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasingly self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st Century under Russell T. Davies. Additionally, it analyses the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real-world issues like consumerism and dieting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384190353644,"sku":"9781915359070","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26259193482869.jpg?v=1773401338","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/timeless-adventures-by-brian-j-robb-9781915359070","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}