Who Travels with the Doctor?: Essays on the Companions of Doctor Who

by Sherry Ginn and Gillian I. Leitch

Throughout the long-running BBC series Doctor Who, the Doctor has rarely been alone--his companions are essential. Male or (mostly) female, alien or (mostly) human, young or old (none as old as he), the dozens of companions who have travelled with him over the past 50 years have served as sympathetic proxies for the audience.

Through their adventures the companions are perfected, facing danger and thus discovering their strengths...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786495251
• ISBN13: 9780786495252
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher