“Invasion of the Nostalgicons” A warm and charming book in which the author tells his life story so far, referenced to what Doctor Who stories were showing during key events. Yes I know I’ve made it sound anoraky, but it isn’t.Readers who love Dr Who and are of the same age will find lots to smile and chuckle at, while they are sat on the train or wherever with knowing smiles. The acid test of any book that gives an author’s subjective opinion of a Dr Who story is do you want to keep reading when he disses your favourites and in my case the answer was yes.Readers may find as they did that they compare themselves to Nick Griffiths on the fabled “Anorak Scale” e.g. he will clearly pay considerably more for a piece of Dr Who merchandise than me and it is in these key areas that spell out what kind of a fan the author is, where his humour makes it such an ejoyable read. Parts such as where he deals with friends reaction to a show they hold in much less regard and attempts to buy Dr Who videos from a paper where he makes it sound almost shady are a treat.If you are 35 plus then you’ll find plenty to enjoy especially if you’ve already done the big 4. Much younger and you won’t get enough of the references (not just to The Police Box Show but to events at the time) to get anything out of it.I definitely think my mate Alastair should be made to read it and I don’t say that lightly!
The Best Seventies Memoir Around Dalek I Loved You looks like it’s going to plough the same well-worn material as other seventies memoirs, such as those written by Andrew Collins. Actually – this one is far superior to any of the others in this genre. It’s funny, genuine, and Griffiths comes over as a really decent bloke who can’t believe his good fortune to be earning a living writing about stuff he loves.The Dr Who material is well-handled, and brought back loads of great memories for me from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of the programme. With a writing style that is slick and easy to read, Griffiths has put together a real page turner of a trip down memory lane that will appeal to lots of people who grew up loving classic Dr Who. Really well done – and a great feel good read!
“Invasion of the Nostalgicons” A warm and charming book in which the author tells his life story so far, referenced to what Doctor Who stories were showing during key events. Yes I know I’ve made it sound anoraky, but it isn’t.Readers who love Dr Who and are of the same age will find lots to smile and chuckle at, while they are sat on the train or wherever with knowing smiles. The acid test of any book that gives an author’s subjective opinion of a Dr Who story is do you want to keep reading when he disses your favourites and in my case the answer was yes.Readers may find as they did that they compare themselves to Nick Griffiths on the fabled “Anorak Scale” e.g. he will clearly pay considerably more for a piece of Dr Who merchandise than me and it is in these key areas that spell out what kind of a fan the author is, where his humour makes it such an ejoyable read. Parts such as where he deals with friends reaction to a show they hold in much less regard and attempts to buy Dr Who videos from a paper where he makes it sound almost shady are a treat.If you are 35 plus then you’ll find plenty to enjoy especially if you’ve already done the big 4. Much younger and you won’t get enough of the references (not just to The Police Box Show but to events at the time) to get anything out of it.I definitely think my mate Alastair should be made to read it and I don’t say that lightly!
The Best Seventies Memoir Around Dalek I Loved You looks like it’s going to plough the same well-worn material as other seventies memoirs, such as those written by Andrew Collins. Actually – this one is far superior to any of the others in this genre. It’s funny, genuine, and Griffiths comes over as a really decent bloke who can’t believe his good fortune to be earning a living writing about stuff he loves.The Dr Who material is well-handled, and brought back loads of great memories for me from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras of the programme. With a writing style that is slick and easy to read, Griffiths has put together a real page turner of a trip down memory lane that will appeal to lots of people who grew up loving classic Dr Who. Really well done – and a great feel good read!