Space Helmet for a Cow: The Mad, True Story of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
Author(s): Paul Kirkley
In Space Helmet for a Cow, Paul Kirkley (SFX magazine) provides a sweeping, wry and warm look at the behind-the-scenes story of Doctor Who - not just the greatest TV show ever made, but frequently the most insane TV show ever made. Which other program, for example, would attempt to sink Atlantis, wage inter-planetary war and crash Concorde - all in BBC Television Centre, on a budget that would barely cover a sitcom? This is the story of how, over 50 years, a bunch of very clever, very dedicated and sometimes plain crazy people made Doctor Who happen, often against seemingly insuperable odds; a story of triumph and tragedy, tears and tantrums, and an awful lot of men called Donald. Space Helmet for a Cow also answers the burning questions few have dared tackle before. Questions like: How does a talking cabbage get an Equity card? What would have been in William Hartnell's Glastonbury set? And if you meet a Yeti coming out of a loo in Tooting Bec, how long should you give it?"
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Mad Norwegian Press
- : Mad Norwegian Press
- : 0.431
- : 24 March 2015
- : 226mm X 152mm X 20mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Paul Kirkley
- : Paul Kirkley
- : 256
- : 256
- : 791.4501
- : 791.4501
- : Paperback
- : Paperback