{"product_id":"who-travels-with-the-doctor-gillian-i-leitch-9780786495252","title":"Who Travels with the Doctor?: Essays on the Companions of Doctor Who","description":"\u003cp\u003e Throughout the long-running BBC series \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gillian I. Leitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786495251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786495252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Gillian I. Leitch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128538689791,"sku":"9780786495252","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1555903c-f237-49fa-83fc-cdeb8a4527da.jpg?v=1687459168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-travels-with-the-doctor-gillian-i-leitch-9780786495252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}