Blue Box Boy: A Memoir of Doctor Who in Four Episodes - Softcover

Waterhouse, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956853978 ISBN 13: 9780956853974

Publisher: What Noise Productions Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

As a boy, Matthew Waterhouse loved Doctor Who. He watched every episode; read all the novels and comic strips. His life then took a sudden twist when he was thrust into an alien and adult world - cast as Doctor Who's youngest ever companion for two of the series' most inventive seasons. Matthew's sense of wonder at getting his dream job, and his love for the show, are palpable; as is his shock at genuine hostilities between cast and crew members and tensions on set, which are counterpointed with poignant reminders that he is just a boy, and still a fan, who finds himself in the absurd world of minor celebrity. Blue Box Boy is a detailed memoir of Matthew's time on Doctor Who, peppered with glimpses into Matthew's personal life, tales of conventions and DVD commentaries, and some revealing anecdotes about Matthew's co-stars and some of Doctor Who's more high-profile fans. As a memoir it holds nothing back, and is written with honesty, warmth, wit and self-depreciation. This affectionate and darkly humorous memoir is a record of what it was like to make Doctor Who, and to work for the BBC, in the early 1980s.

About this edition

• Publisher: What Noise Productions Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0956853978
• ISBN 13: 9780956853974
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Darlington David