Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who
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Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who Details
Steve Berry decided to do something a little bit different to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. A life-long DOCTOR WHO fan, he began to interview celebrities, writers, actors and people who had worked on DOCTOR WHO, asking for their earliest memories of the show that sent us cowering behind the sofa. Now he presents the fruits of his four years of labour - a beautiful, touching book containing short articles and touching memories of one of the most successful TV shows ever. 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of DOCTOR WHO - this is the perfect way to enjoy those 50 years!This revised and expanded edition includes over 30 new entries from people such as Sophia Myles, Ben Aaronovitch, John Leeson and many moreContributors include comedians Al Murray, Stephen Merchant, and Bill Oddie; actors Lynda Bellingham, Nicholas Parsons, and Rhys Thomas; writers Neil Gaiman, Jenny Colgan, Jonathan Ross and Charlie Brooker and politicians Louise Mensch and Tom Harris. In addition, there is input from a number of the writers, actors and production staff who were involved in creating DOCTOR WHO stories new and old.
Reviews
I bought this for our daughter's 17th birthday, thus this is her review:Behind The Sofa is a labor of love, it's true, and that really shows in this collection of stories.Sadly, however, such labors do not always bear the most perfect of fruits. Behind The Sofa is great for a knock-down, drag-out, die-hard Whovian, but please don't get this for your ten-year-old. The stories are interesting, even occasionally funny, but many of the anecdotes seem to have a rambling, aimless quality that doesn't sit well with the reader. Every word will be appreciated by someone who can spell Rexicoricofallapatorius in one go, but if you're the kind of guy/gal that goes to a WhoCon *not* dressed as the original Cyberman, a lot of the references will be lost on you.That doesn't mean you can't appreciate them though! Even though I haven't seen every episode, and still feel a vague sort of guilt for my silence after "Would you like a Jelly Baby?" jokes, this was a fairly entertaining read. I felt immersed, even if I didn't always understand what they were talking about, in the love of the series and the people and the idea of Who.Would I rather have this than a box-set of all things Tennant, though? No.