Cultural critic John Higgs invites us into the TARDIS on a journey to discover how ideas emerge and survive despite the odds, through the first biography of the infamous Time Lord.

On screen, Doctor Who is a story of monsters, imagination and mind-expanding adventure. But the off-screen story is equally extraordinary – a tale of failed monks, war heroes, 1960s polyamory and self-sabotaging broadcasting executives. From the politics of fandom to the inner-struggles of the BBC, thousands of people have given part of themselves – and sometimes, too much of themselves – to bring this unlikeliest of folk heroes to life.

Celebrated cultural critic John Higgs joins us with a story of change, mystery and the importance of imaginary characters in our lives. Able to evolve and adapt more radically than any other fiction, Doctor Who has acted as a mirror to more than six decades of social, technological and cultural change while always remaining a central fixture of the British imagination.

Why does this wonderful wandering time traveller continue to mean so much to so many? Join us on this adventure to find out.

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