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WHEN I WAS writing my biography of crime writer Ian Rankin, I was often reminded of my idea for a Doctor Who biography, as he mentioned the Doctor in his autobiographical writings and the Rebus series several times. The serendipity that has led me from that book to this one is something, I’m sure, that will bring a wry smile to Rankin’s face, so thank you for that!

I would also like to thank the following people who have helped me in a more direct way with this book: Deborah Charlton, Louise Jameson, Christopher Lee, Ray Harryhausen, Brian Aldrich, and those I have spoken to and/or been in correspondence with over the past 30 years: Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, John Nathan-Turner, Lalla Ward, Dick Mills and Tony Burroughs (not necessarily in regard to this book). Indeed, to write anything about the Doctor Whos, your knowledge and contact has to go way back, and I would specially like to thank those who are not alive to see this book into print but were so kind to me in the past – as a much younger man – most notably again, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and John Nathan-Turner.

I would also like to thank Greenwich Time, the manager of Pleasures of Past Times (Cecil Court), John O’Sullivan, John Collins, John Blake, John Wordsworth, Simon Gosden at Fantastic Literature, and Moira Williamson.

Also thanks to Samantha, Nathan and Fern, for the constant requests to watch a certain Time Lord and Anita for being so good about it, especially when I had to as well! Also many thanks to my father for searching through his extensive collection of old movies for some obscure gems (yes, Will Hay was great fun!).

Also thanks to Howard Gibbs, Andy Beglin, Latha Arun, Teresa Earl, Alka Patel, Kim Packham for the DVDs, they really helped. And finally many thanks to Sydney Newman, Verity Lambert, Anthony Coburn, Donald Wilson and Tony Williamson for making and preserving a legend.

Sincerely, many thanks to all.

Craig Cabell

London, June 2010