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Talkback Volume Two: The Seventies: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book edited by Stephen James Walker
01/03/2007 . Source: Geoff Willmetts 
pub: Telos. 225 page enlarged paperback. Price: £12.99 (UK), $22.95 (US), $29.95 (CAN). ISBN: 1-84583-010-5. Buy Talkback Volume Two: The Seventies: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book in the USA - or Buy Talkback Volume Two: The Seventies: The Unofficial And Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book in the UK  check out website: www.telos.co.uk www.telos.co.uk
For those who are keeping up with all things written, we are now into the second book of material interviews extracted from various fan publications that interviewed various members of crew and cast of the 70s era of 'Doctor Who'. Considering that these mags would be harder to acquire today outside of a Who convention and only then if you're lucky, these are also a valuable resource. They cover details of low budget and how some things were resolved to acting consequences and their decisions from clothes to departures.
This really is a time capsule (sic) of the period and well worth investing your money to read about. It will also give the newer fans things to ponder upon when they watch DVDs of the pre-2000 run of the series of everyone's favourite Time Lord. Only Galifrey knows what said fans will talk about in groups but it gives credence to fragile sets based on fragile budgets.
Picking out favourite items from these books is likely to vary from person to person. Being a writer, I'm always interested in what these scriptwriters thought of at the time and how they dealt with Jon Pertwee's Doctor when he was stranded on Earth when it became a time for every alien invasion under the sun. Malcolm Hulke and Robert Holmes are just the pick of a fine bunch even if there is a realisation that you don't necessarily have to be an SF expert to write an SF show.
For those interested in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy', the interview with Douglas Adams also covers this in extensive and quirky detail, not to mention him thinking fans are reading far too much into what it was all about.
The problem with over-analysis is that it can make more of something that was trivial or throwaway at the time. If anything, this book puts a lot of things into perspective and shows things as it was. Accidental more than deliberate and if there is any accord, it came part and parcel of plots that hit the psyche. This is the kind of book you need to read to get the proper insights before giving a more considered opinion. As this series gets closer to current decades, the book gives more relevant detail and certainly those who were brought up on the 70s series will get a lot of insight from this book so get it today.
GF Willmetts
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