Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale Book

To read an extract from Doctor Who - The Writer's Tale please click here ; ; 'Writing isn't just a job that stops at six-thirty...It's a mad sexy sad scary obsessive ruthless joyful and utterly utterly personal thing. There's not the writer and then me; there's just me. All of my life connects to the writing. All of it.' A unique look into the BBC's most popular family drama "Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale" is a year in the life of the hit television series as told by the show's Head Writer and Executive Producer. A candid and in-depth correspondence between Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook the book explores in detail Russell's work on "Series Four" revealing how he plans the series and works with the show's writers; where he gets his ideas for plot character and scenes; how actors are cast and other creative decisions are made; and how he juggles the demands of "Doctor Who" with the increasingly successful "Torchwood" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures" spin-offs.Russell's scripts are discussed as they develop and Russell and Benjamin's wide-ranging discussions bring in experiences from previous series of "Doctor Who" as well as other shows Russell has written and created including "Queer as Folk" "Bob & Rose" and "The Second Coming".The reader is given total access to the show as it's created and the writing is everything you would expect from Russell T Davies: warm witty insightful and honest. Fully illustrated with never-before-seen photos and artwork - including original drawings by Russell himself - "The Writer's Tale" is a not only the ultimate "Doctor Who" book but a celebration of great writing and great television.

Russell T. Davies, Benjamin Cook