Doctor Who and History

Carey Fleiner is senior lecturer in classical and early medieval history at the University of Winchester. Her research interests include film and television depictions of the Romans, and the cultural influence of the music of Ray Davies and the Kinks. Dene October is a senior lecturer at University of the Arts London, running options in fan cultures and Doctor Who. His research interests include the media, performance and the legacy of David Bowie.

“essays in this volume consider how the television show Doctor Who portrays history and the place of its creators and audience within that history”—ProtoView.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1. Television as History: Inform and EntertainJourneys through Cathay: Remediation and Televisuality in “Marco Polo” (Dene October) “O tempora, o mores”: Class(ics) and Education in Doctor(Aven McMaster and Mark Sundaram) Remixing the Imperial Past: Doctor Who, British Slaveryand the White Savior’s Burden (Susana Loza) Part 2. Historical Drama: Genre and ConventionsDoctor, Go Roman: “The Romans,” Emperor Neroand Historical Comedy in Doctor Who (Carey Fleiner) History as Genre, Aesthetic and Context in “The Gunfighters” (Ramie Tateishi)A Rude Awakening: Metafiction in Eric Pringle’s “The Awakening”(Andrew ­O’Day)Part 3. Historical Constructions/ReconstructionsPlaying with History: Terrance Dicks, Fans and Season 6B (Rhonda Knight)Doctor Who Unbound and Alternate History (Karen Hellekson)The Vikings at the End of the Universe: Doctor Who, Norsemen and the End of History (Marcus K. Harmes)Part 4. History and IdentityApe-Man or Regular Guy? Depictions of Neanderthals and Neanderthal Culture in Doctor Who (Kristine Larsen) The Dark Heart of the Village: Doctor Who in the 1970s and the Problematic Idyll (Peter Lowe) Doctor Who and Environmentalism in the 1960s and Early 1970s (Mark Wilson) Appendix: Adventures ReferencedAbout the ContributorsIndex