The Doctor Who Programme Guide The Doctor Who Programme Guide was initially a two - volume set of books by Jean - Marc Lofficier , covering the history of the " Doctor Who " series and spin - off productions , the only ones which had aired up to that point . They were published by Target Books in 1981 . The first volume , subtitled " The Programmes " , covered the serials of the first four Doctors . The second volume , subtitled " What ' s What and Who ' s Who " , was a mini - encyclopaedia of characters and behind - the - scenes personnel on the series . In 1989 , Lofficier published an expanded , revised edition of " The Programme Guide " with Target . This new version primarily expanded upon the contents of Volume 1 of the original edition ; elements of Volume 2 were incorporated into the related works " The Terrestrial Index " and " The Universal Databank " . Publisher ' s summary . Volume 1 ( Hardback ) . When was the first Dalek story televised ? Who wrote the script ? When did K9 first appear on the scene ? How many Doctor Who programmes have there been , and how many of the stories have been novelised ? The Doctor Who Programme Guide — volumes one and two — is the answer to a Doctor Who fan ' s prayers . Jean - Marc Lofficier has gathered together from a variety of sources the detailed information that intrigues the Doctor Who following . No Doctor Who library is complete without it . Volume 1 ( Paperback ) . THE DOCTOR WHO PLOTS ALL IN ONE BOOK This intergalactic guide to the adventures of Doctor Who tells the complete story of the Doctor ' s astounding exploits . It gives you the plots , cast lists , production teams and dates of the Doctor Who adventures shown on television since 1963 . This book is your TARDIS . With it you can travel through time and relive all the Doctor ' s past adventures . Fight against the Daleks with the Thals ! Join forces with UNIT against the Green Death ! Discover the truth about the Curse of Peladon ! Stop the revenge of the Cybermen ! Wrestle with the brain of a renegade Time Lord ! The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the key to all the Doctor ' s adventures . No Doctor Who library is complete without it . Volume 2 ( Hardcover ) . " to be added " Volume 2 ( paperback ) . This is a time - travelling A - Z of all the people , places and facts in the astounding adventures of Doctor Who . In addition it contains a complete list of Doctor Who films and records , the names of all the Doctor Who book authors and a breakdown of who does what in the BBC Doctor Who production team . Now at last you can discover exactly how many elephants and tigers the Doctor won at backgammon with Kublai Khan , the precise breeding speed of the Sontarans , the identities of all the Doctor ' s doubles , and thousands of other pieces of crucial and intriguing information ! The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the key to all the Doctor ' s adventures . No Doctor Who library is complete without it . 1989 updated and revised single - volume edition . Autumn 1963 : a time machine disguised as a battered blue police telephone box made its first appearance on Britain ' s television screens . A quarter of a century , seven Doctors , and more than a hundred and fifty stories later , Doctor Who is still going strong . The Doctor Who Programme Guide is the complete guide to every Doctor Who story shown on television . The stories are listed in order of broadcasting : each entry includes the storyline , the full cast list , and the names of the producer , script editor , writer and director . This new edition is updated and revised throughout , with a new foreword by John Nathan - Turner , the man who has produced Doctor Who during the 1980s . Essential reading for every fan of Doctor Who . 1994 Updated and revised third edition . This indispensable handbook first appeared more than a decade ago , and immediately established itself as the single most important reference book about Doctor Who . Since then it has been updated four times . This new edition contains all the important information about every Doctor Who story . The stories appear in order of television broadcast , starting with the first episode of An Unearthly Child on 23 November 1963 . Each entry includes the storyline , the full cast list , technical credits , and the details of novelizations , video cassettes and audio cassettes of the story . An addition section gives details , including storylines , of the New Adventures that have been published since the TV series finished in 1989 . Subject matter . Initially , a two volume guide to the television series covering the stories themselves and the production of the series . Later combined into a single - volume updated edition .