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Full Description
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 and weaknesses. Yet they all pay a price, losing their innocence and sometimes their lives.
This collection of new essays examines the role of the companion as an intermediate between viewers and the Doctor. The contributors discuss who travels with the Doctor and why, how they interact, how the companions influence the narrative and how their journeys change them.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction—Comrade, Confidante, Companion, Chum:
A Friend by Any Other Name (Sherry Ginn and Gillian I. Leitch)
With Whom He Travels: The Companions of the Doctor (Gillian I. Leitch)
"It's bigger on the inside": Verisimilitude and Companion
Reactions to the TARDIS (Craig Owen Jones)
"The battle-scarred, the insane, the ones even you can't
control": Disability and the Female Bodies of the Doctor's
Companions (Kimberley McMahon-Coleman)
"There's nothing only about being a girl": Learning to "Play"
the Doctor's Companion (David Boarder Giles and Amy Peloff)
Life Post-TARDIS? The Case for Jo Grant and Sarah Jane
Smith (Sherry Ginn)
Rose Is England: Nationhood, British Invasion Anxiety and
Why the Doctor Will (Almost) Always Rescue His
Companions (Tanja Nathanael)
Rory Williams: The Boy Who Waited (Teresa Forde)
A Muted Melody: The (Dis)Empowerment of River Song (Tom Powers)
Companions Who Weren't: The Pompadour and the Pauper (Pamela Achenbach)
When No One Can Hear You Scream: Doctor Who Companions on the Printed Page (Aaron John Gulyas)
Selected Filmography
Selected Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
