Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - Russell T. Davies

Before buying this I read the write ups and they all said something like "Any aspiring writer should read this book" or "Any Who fan should read this book" And yes, they should, but The Writers Tale is just as relevent for anyone who has ever wondered what goes on in TV, or is simply interested in the way other people think. This is one of those all too rare books where you get true insight into not just a person but a whole industry, and is probably the most honest book I have ever read being as it is just a collection of emails sent between Ben Cook and Russell T Davies. Davies pulls no punches when talking about ...  Read the complete review

I have been a fan of Doctor Who since I was a young child in the 1970s and over the years, I have read probably hundreds of Doctor Who related books - biographies, autobiographies, novelisations and so on. But I can honestly say, The Writer's Tale is the best Doctor Who book I have ever read! It is written by Russell T Davies (who has also written such famous television series as Queer as Folk and The Second Coming, as well as the new Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures) and Benjamin Cook. The project began as a series of emails between Russell and Ben and this format is the basis of The Writer's Tale. Ben wanted to find out more ...  Read the complete review