The Brilliant Book 2012 is an illustrated guide to Series 6 of the new series of the show published on 13 October 2011. It features information from both an in-universe and real world perspective and new stories.[1]
Publisher's summary[]
The indispensable official guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who!
Packed with unseen photographs and original artwork and illustrations, The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 is your indispensable guide to Series 6 of Doctor Who.
Weaving fact and fiction, interviews and information, the Brilliant Book boasts brand new material from the writers of the TV show, including Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matthew Graham, Tom MacRae and Steve Thompson, plus exclusive extras from Neil Gaiman. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston take us behind the scenes in revealing new interviews, while showrunner Steven Moffat unravels the secrets of the scripts.
Learn the art of making a memorable monster, discover how the show's secrets are kept, and see a full episode by episode guide, including deleted scenes and hidden gems you might have missed. Find out who legendary Time Lord The Corsair really was, and voyage with the Pirate crew of the good ship Fancy before they heard the Siren's song; discover the full story of the fight for Ganger rights and get a taste of the future with Dorium Maldovar.
The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 — no TARDIS traveller should be without it!
The Brilliant Book of Doctor Who 2012 contains the code for a free download of Eleventh Doctor audiobook, Doctor Who: Night of the Humans (produced by AudioGo) by David Llewellyn.
Contents[]
| # | Source | Main character(s) | Featuring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 2 | Meet Matt Smith | |||
| 3 | A Message From Madame Kovarian | Madame Kovarian | ||
| 4 | A Christmas Carol: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 5 | Honeymoon Horrors | |||
| 6 | The Impossible Astronaut: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 7 | Waving Through Time | |||
| 8 | Tricky Dicky | |||
| 9 | A Wee Bit (P.O.W.) Camp | |||
| 10 | The Silence | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 11 | Meet Karen Gillan | |||
| 12 | Day of the Moon: behind the scenes | |||
| 13 | Three Months, Three Companions. | |||
| 14 | The Doc's Side of the Moon | |||
| 15 | The Curse of the Black Spot: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 16 | The True Voyages of Henry Avery | Henry Avery | ||
| 17 | Execs mark the spot! | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 18 | The Changing Hats of Doctor Who | |||
| 19 | The Doctor's Wife: behind the scenes | |||
| 20 | Planet of the Rain Gods | Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory | ||
| 21 | Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair | The Corsair | ||
| 22 | Meet Arthur Darvill | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 23 | The Rebel Flesh: behind the scenes | |||
| 24 | The Fight For Ganger Rights | |||
| 25 | The Flesh | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 26 | The Almost People: behind the scenes | |||
| 27 | The Lesson of the Unholy Water | |||
| 28 | It's You... but Disposable! | |||
| 29 | A Good Man Goes to War | |||
| 30 | A Good Man Goes to War: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 31 | Papal Mainframe | |||
| 32 | Madame Vastra | Madame Vastra | ||
| 33 | Meet Alex Kingston | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 34 | Let's Kill Hitler: behind the scenes | |||
| 35 | Mels at School | Mels Zucker | ||
| 36 | Justice Dept. User Guides Vehicle 6018 Teselecta | |||
| 37 | Night Terrors: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 38 | My Special Book | George Thompson | Set before Night Terrors. | |
| 39 | Twostreams | |||
| 40 | The Girl Who Waited: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 41 | Handroid Cybernetic Industries | |||
| 42 | The Direct Approach | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 43 | The God Complex: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 44 | The Minotaur | |||
| 45 | We Surrender! | |||
| 46 | Closing Time | |||
| 47 | Closing Time: behind the scenes | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 48 | Apply Within | |||
| 49 | The Fantastic, Fabulous Gallery of Characters That Nearly Made It Into Closing Time but Didn't for Some Reason |
Eleventh Doctor | ||
| 50 | The Cybermen and Cybermats | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 51 | The Wedding of River Song: behind the scenes | |||
| 52 | Just a Minute... | |||
| 53 | Meet the Boss | N/A | N/A | Out-of-universe article |
| 54 | The Doctor's Guide to Fashion | Eleventh Doctor |
