The Complete Viewer's Tale comprises every word that Andrew Rilstone has written about his favourite TV show since 2005 and thousands of words of new and uncollected material. A highly subjective history of Doctor Who covering the Eccleston, Tennant and Smith eras. He reviews each episode, but finds himself troubled by bigger questions: how does the new version of the show relate to the venerable original; who does the Doctor belong to; what is it about this one television programme that makes it so important to so many people?

The Complete Viewer's Tale comprises every word that Andrew Rilstone has written about his favourite TV show since 2005 and thousands of words of new and uncollected material. A highly subjective history of Doctor Who covering the Eccleston, Tennant and Smith eras. He reviews each episode, but finds himself troubled by bigger questions: how does the new version of the show relate to the venerable original; who does the Doctor belong to; what is it about this one television programme that makes it so important to so many people?

Can a white person make a joke about race, or a man about rape? Are some things to shocking to be said under and circumstances? Has Twitter made it impossible to even talk about this stuff? And will you please stop telling me to check my privilege? Too controversial for the internet, recent events in Paris have given Rilstone's first collection of essays in nearly a year a wholly unlooked for topicality. WARNING: People who read this book may get punched by the Pope.