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Inside the Hub: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Torchwood

by Stephen James Walker

Torchwood. Protecting the Earth against alien threats in the 21st Century - the time when everything changes.

Created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Burn Gorman as Owen Harper, Naoko Mori as Toshiko Sato and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones, Torchwood is dark and gritty, rain soaked and blood drenched, sexy and thrilling. Its first season covered subjects as diverse as a sex-addicted alien mist, a powerful Cyberwoman, a telepathy-inducing pendant, an invisible man and alien Weevils.

In this, the first factual book to be published on the series, noted TV historian Stephen James Walker charts the story of Torchwood, complete with character profiles, cast and production team information, behind-the-scenes details and a comprehensive guide to each of the 13 episodes, looking at the key elements and the many links to Doctor Who that permeate the show.

Inside the Hub is every fan's one-stop guide to the secret world of Torchwood.

"Published by Telos, who have obviously decided to corner the market in 'must have' television reference books" Sci-Fi-Online (about Triquetra)

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262pp A5 paperback book.
ISBN 978-1-84583-013-7 (pb)

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ISBN 978-1-84583-022-9 (hb)

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Second Flight: Back to the Vortex II - The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who 2006

by J Shaun Lyon

David Tennant is ... the Doctor!

Picking up where Back to the Vortex left off, Second Flight continues the story of the development of Doctor Who as David Tennant takes over the TARDIS from Christopher Eccleston and embarks on a 2005 Christmas special ('The Christmas Invasion') as well as a second series of adventures in time and space with Rose Tyler (Billie Piper), and featuring Noel Clarke as Mickey and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler.

Second Flight reveals the background to the series, from the announcements, to the press releases, casting calls, the highs and lows, and the return of the dreaded Cybermen.

The book also features detailed analysis of the new adventures, facts and figures, and exclusive review commentary from an international panel of writers and critics.

J Shaun Lyon is the author of Back to the Vortex, the acclaimed guide to the 2005 series of Doctor Who.

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424pp A5 paperback (pb).
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ISBN 1-84583-008-3 (pb)
ISBN 1-84583-009-1 (hb)

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Howe's Transcendental Toybox Update Number 2: The Complete Guide to 2004-2005 Doctor Who Merchandise

by David J Howe & Arnold T Blumberg

David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg present the definitive collector's guide to Doctor Who merchandise. From the rare and obscure to the commonplace and disposable, every facet of Doctor Who's penetration into the marketplace is detailed.

The book covers Doctor Who merchandise released world wide, including items released in America, France, Portugal, Canada, Hungary and Australia as well as the many UK-produced items. Howe's Transcendental Toybox is both a fascinating tour through the many ways that Doctor Who has been presented over the years and an entertaining guide to the world of Doctor Who collecting.

This new update volume covers all the items released in 2004 and 2005 - including the first batch of items to tie in with the new 2005 series starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor - and also contains updates to the main book, as well as reports and comments from both the people who produce the merchandise and the people who sell it.

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172pp A5 paperback. Fully illustrated with many black and white photographs.
ISBN 1-84583-012-1 (pb)

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Talkback: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book - Volume Two: The Seventies

Edited by Stephen James Walker

An incredible collection of interviews with the people behind the middle years of the BBC's classic science fiction adventure series Doctor Who. From directors to designers, producers, story editors, writers and cast, all are featured in this latest addition to Telos's acclaimed range of factual books about Doctor Who.

This volume includes interviews with actors Jon Pertwee (the Doctor), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Tom Baker (the Doctor) and Mary Tamm (Romana); producers Derrick Sherwin, Barry Letts, Philip Hinchcliffe and Graham Williams; script editors Terrance Dicks, Robert Holmes, Antony Read and Douglas Adams; directors Michael Ferguson, Douglas Camfield, Christopher Barry and Pennant Roberts; writers Malcolm Hulke, Bob Baker, Brian Hayles and Robert Banks Stewart; costume designers Christine Rawlins, Bobi Bartlett and James Acheson; make up designers Sylvia James and Sandra Exelby; scenic designers Paul Allen and Barry Newbery; opening titles designer Bernard Lodge; and book cover artist Chris Achilleos.

There are also features on the stage play 'Seven Keys to Doomsday', the Doctor's arch enemy the Master, the visual effects of the 1979 story 'Destiny of the Daleks', and fandom in the Seventies.

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232pp A5 factual book. Available in standard paperback, or deluxe signed (by Walker) and numbered, limited edition hardback.
ISBN 1-84583-010-5 (pb)
ISBN 1-84583-011-3 (hb)

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Zombiemania: 80 Movies To Die For

by Dr Arnold T Blumberg & Andrew Hershberger

From White Zombie to Land of the Dead ... 80 zombie movies that shaped a horror subgenre and left us all with a mortal fear of flesh-eating ghouls clawing their way out of the cold, dark earth.

Zombiemania takes an in-depth look at one of the most popular horror film categories of all time. What is it that makes us so scared of and yet so attracted to the living dead? Why is it that shambling corpses with a taste for brains, or mindless automatons controlled by a voodoo master still retain such relentless power?

Illustrated with many photographs, some published here for the first time, this is one film guide that will leave you with a restless urge to walk the night in search of living flesh.

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508pp A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-84583-003-2 (pb)

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Talkback: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Doctor Who Interview Book Volume One: The Sixties

Edited by Stephen James Walker

An incredible collection of interviews with the people behind the early years of the BBC's classic science fiction adventure series Doctor Who. From directors to designers, producers, story editors, writers and cast, all are featured in this latest addition to Telos's acclaimed range of factual books about Doctor Who.

This volume includes interviews with creator Sydney Newman; Producers Innes Lloyd and Peter Bryant; Opening Titles Designer Bernard Lodge; Designers Barry Newbery, Raymond P Cusick, John Wood and Paul Allen; Directors Waris Hussein, Christopher Barry, Douglas Camfield, Derek Martinus, Michael Ferguson, Morris Barry and David Maloney; Story Editors Dennis Spooner and Terrance Dicks; Writers Bill Strutton, Donald Cotton, Brian Hayles, Ian Stuart Black, Malcolm Hulke, Derrick Sherwin and Victor Pemberton; Make Up Designer Sylvia James; Costume Designers Martin Baugh and Bobi Bartlett; Actors Peter Purves, Anneke Wills and Shirley Cooklin; and original Fan Club founder Graham Tattersall.

There are also profiles of Cyberman creator Kit Pedler; Story Editor David Whitaker; and Writers John Lucarotti and Terrance Dicks.

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Further note: We spotted too late to correct that there is a printing error in TALKBACK 1 affecting the contents page. We are trying to mail a corrected page with all copies ordered direct from Telos, however if you don't have this, then you can download a PDF of the corrected page here.

204pp A5 paperback (pb).
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ISBN 1-84583-006-7 (pb)
ISBN 1-84583-007-5 (hb)

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Triquetra: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Charmed

by Keith Topping

Television can be a storehouse of treasures, and one of its best kept secrets was a show called Charmed. Despite being scheduled at all hours, the series steadily built up a dedicated and vocal audience who became hooked by its beguiling and seductive power, attractive visuals and gentle wit.

Charmed is the story of the four Halliwell sisters, Prue (Shannon Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose McGowan). Together they are the Charmed Ones and they are sworn to protect the innocent.

In Triquetra, best-selling author Keith Topping explores every episode, revealing the triumphs, the goofs, the guest stars, the intake of nicotine and alcohol, and generally gets under the skin of the Halliwell sisters and their lives, loves and spellbinding adventures.

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358pp A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-84583-002-4 (pb)

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WHOGRAPHS - Autograph Book

A DOCTOR WHO-themed unofficial Autograph book in which to keep a record of all your favourite stars' signatures.

The book includes endpapers illustrated with the monikers of many Doctor Who cast and crew members who are no longer with us.

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Approximately 15cm x 10cm hardbacked book with 80 blank pages inside

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The End of the World? The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Survivors

by Rich Cross and Andy Priestner

Survivors was one of the finest speculative dramas ever produced by the BBC.

Between 1975 and 1977, primetime television audiences were drawn to a series shaped from a 'what-if' premise both horrifying and all-too plausible: what would happen if a global catastrophe all but destroyed the human race, laying waste the pillars of modern civilisation, and condemning the few survivors to life in a country plunged back into the dark ages?

This unofficial work is the first commercially published book to scrutinise Survivors in depth and in its entirety. The End of the World? offers a guide to the production of each of Survivors’ three series, and the characters who populate its storylines.

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296pp A5 paperback (pb).
ISBN 1-84583-001-6 (pb)

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Back to the Vortex: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who 2005

by J Shaun Lyon (with an introduction by Philip David Segal)

CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON IS... THE DOCTOR!

The adventures in time and space continue, as the Doctor and his faithful companion Rose Tyler travel time and space fighting evil, righting wrongs and saving the course of history.

This is the ultimate guide to the newest adventures of the Doctor: an archive of information, review and commentary, from the press to the production to the fans, as the venerable Time Lord returns to television in 2005 in a thirteen-part series set to stun viewers and critics alike.

Back to the Vortex unfolds as history happened, from the announcements to the press releases, casting calls, the highs and lows, and the start of production.

And as the show debuts, investigate the stories themselves, through detailed analysis, facts and figures, as well as extensive reviews and commentary with a panel of fans and aficionados spread across the world.

This is the essential guide to the long awaited and anticipated return of the Doctor... and it's about time!

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422pp A5 paperback (pb).
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ISBN 1-903889-78-2 (pb)
ISBN 1-903889-79-0 (hb)

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The Handbook: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Production of Doctor Who

by David J Howe, Stephen James Walker & Mark Stammers

The complete guide to the production of Doctor Who from 1963 to 1996 - in one bumper volume!

This new collected, revised and updated edition reveals the background to the BBC's popular Saturday night science fiction show Doctor Who.

The Handbook and The Television Companion (also available to order here) together provide just about everything you need to know about the show, its stars, its background, its stories, its monsters and its successes and failures.

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816pp. A5 paperback (pb).
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ISBN 1-903889-59-6 (pb)
ISBN 1-903889-96-0 (hb)

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Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films

By David McIntee

Beautiful Monsters is the story of the Alien and Predator film franchises. Each film is chronicled through analysis and extensive background information, and the themes and influences examined through articles. In addition all the spin-off books, comics and computer games are detailed.

This is your one-stop guide for everything relating to two of cinema’s most popular and enduring creations who finally met in the 2004 film Alien vs Predator.

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272pp A5 paperback original.
ISBN 1-903889-94-4 (pb)

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Howe's Transcendental Toybox - 2003 Update Edition: The Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who Collectibles

By David Howe & Arnold T. Blumberg

David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg present the definitive collector’s guide to Doctor Who merchandise. From the rare and obscure to the commonplace and disposable, every facet of Doctor Who's penetration into the marketplace is detailed.

This update volume covers all the items released in the 40th anniversary year, 2003, and also contains updates to the main book, as well as market reports and comments from both the people who produce the merchandise and the people who sell it.

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104pp. A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-903889-57-X (pb)

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A Vault of Horror A Book of 80 Great* British Horror Movies from 1956-1974

* And not so great

By Keith Topping

From Night of the Demon to House of Whipcord... 80 British horror films which collectively made a lasting impression on the psyche of a nation.

Author Keith Topping chronicles the films which shaped his childhood, taking a wry and often irreverent look at their triumphs and failings, their cast and crew, their continuity blunders and their impact on the genre as a whole.

Illustrated with many rare photographs, this is one film guide guaranteed to raise a smile as we take you back to the terrors of yesteryear.

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432pp. A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-903889-58-8 (pb)

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Howe's Transcendental Toybox: Second Edition

By David Howe & Arnold T. Blumberg

The essential guide to Doctor Who collectibles

David J Howe and Arnold T Blumberg present the definitive collector's guide to Doctor Who merchandise. From activity books to wallpaper, everything is covered. From the rare and obscure to the commonplace and disposable, every facet of Doctor Who's penetration into the merchandise marketplace is detailed.

As well as including factual material, descriptions, photographs and a guide to current prices, Howe's Transcendental Toybox also helps the beginner in what to get and what to ignore and what to look out for especially. The book covers Doctor Who merchandise around the world, including items released in America, France, Portugal, Canada, Hungary and Australia as well as the many UK-produced items.

Howe's Transcendental Toybox is both a fascinating tour through the many ways that Doctor Who has been presented over the years and an entertaining guide to the world of Doctor Who collecting.

Fully revised and updated from the first edition, this edition covers all items released up to the end of 2002.

Exclusive Toybox Collectible

All orders for Howe's Transcendental Toybox: Second Edition will receive, while stocks last, a free Chromed Gunner Dalek Rolykin.

This variant is not available anywhere else and has been produced for Telos in a limited edition of 600 units by Product Enterprise.

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608pp. A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-903889-56-1 (pb)

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The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who

By David J Howe & Stephen James Walker

Everything you ever wanted to know about the cult BBC Television series Doctor Who. The essential companion for every trip you will ever take into the TV universe of Doctor Who.

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752pp. A5 paperback original.
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ISBN 1-903889-51-0 (pb)
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Liberation: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Blake's 7

By Alan Stevens & Fiona Moore with foreword by David Maloney (Producer of Seasons 1-3)

Including details and analysis of every episode, examination of key episodes from their genesis to the final version, featuring excerpts from the original drafts of scripts and interviews with people involved in the production, this book is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the show, or in the development of television science fiction during the late seventies.

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234pp. A5 paperback original.
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ISBN 1-903889-54-5 (pb)
ISBN 1-903889-55-3 (hb)

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A Day in the Life: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to 24

By Keith Topping

The essential guide to the first season of the immensely popular US TV series 24 by acclaimed author and journalist Keith Topping.

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192pp. A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-903889-53-7 (pb)

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Beyond the Gate: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Stargate SG-1

By Keith Topping

An indispensable guide to the Stargate universe by acclaimed author Keith Topping.

Topping includes a break-down each of the series' episodes, an analysis of the elements and recurring themes that make it so popular, details of possible influences and the moments when logic simply flies out of the window and provides 'trivia' for use at dinner-parties and conventions!

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288pp. A5 paperback.
ISBN 1-903889-50-2 (pb)

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