An Unfound Door | Watching Doctor Who 1A | Jacob Clifton

Ten years ago, Queer As Folk’s Russell T. Davies brought Doctor Who back to our screens after a lengthy hiatus. What followed was a journey into the mind of one of television’s premiere storytellers, a meditation on class and spirituality, and a work of wonder that built bridges across the Atlantic that has changed the course of our culture forever.

Television Without Pity writer Jacob Clifton was new to the show and its core concepts when he began his weekly column writing about the show for an American, and eventually global, audience. But the community and conversations that began with Doctor Who continue to this day, and the discoveries about and within the show still resonate with us all.

AN UNFOUND DOOR presents the first half of that series’ first season: The beginning of Rose Tyler’s journey with the Ninth Doctor, and the seeds of its eventual end. For fans of the show, those classic recaps, and all the creative work we’ve had to thank for it since, AN UNFOUND DOOR is a humorous and personal account of that show’s first beginnings, an indispensable guide to its larger themes and references, and above all a tribute to its compassionate and unflinching eye for wonder.

Download includes the full text for the Davies series’ first half-season: “Rose” and “The End of the World,” “The Unquiet Dead,” “Aliens of London” and “World War Three,” “Dalek,” “The Long Game” and “Father's Day.” Presented in a ZIP with formats for every e-reader, along with the option of sending the entire book straight to your Kindle.