EXTERMINATE REGENERATE: THE STORY OF DOCTOR WHO
Available now (UK) as hardback, ebook and audiobook.
“Rich with trivia . . . Higgs is an engaging, entertaining guide. Exterminate/Regenerate captures much of the warmth, wit and worthiness of this thoroughly British institution” – THE TIMES
“The book I’ve been waiting to read since I was ten years old – The first thing I’ve come across that absolutely nails the extraordinary nature of the cultural phenomenon that is Doctor Who” – JEREMY DYSON
“Exterminate/Regenerate is crammed with brilliant trivia and anecdotes, and almost seems bigger on the inside” – DAILY MAIL
“A TARDIS of a book. On the outside it’s about a TV show, but open it up and the whole space-time continuum is inside” – FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE
“Biography of the month. Crammed with fascinating nuggets. Surprisingly candid… a cracking read” – THE INDEPENDENT
“Wonderful” – ROBIN INCE
“An absorbing, engaging and gossipy history of Doctor Who, full of new insight and detail – both comprehensive and breezy, and so bigger on the inside. A joyous celebration of a British institution” – SIMON GUERRIER
“From Dalekmania to the second coming of RTD, it’s an astute, solidly researched overview” – SFX
On screen, Doctor Who is a story of monsters, imagination and mind-expanding adventure. But the off-screen story is equally extraordinary – a tale of failed monks, war heroes, 1960s polyamory and self-sabotaging broadcasting executives. From the politics of fandom to the inner struggles of the BBC, thousands of people have given part of themselves – and sometimes, too much of themselves – to bring this unlikeliest of folk heroes to life.
This is a story of change, mystery and the importance of imaginary characters in our lives. Able to evolve and adapt more radically than any other fiction, Doctor Who has acted as a mirror to more than six decades of social, technological and cultural change while always remaining a central fixture of the British imagination. In Exterminate / Regenerate, John Higgs invites us into his TARDIS on a journey to discover how ideas emerge and survive despite the odds, why we are so addicted to fiction, and why this wonderful wandering time traveller means so much to so many.