Book review: Time lords and star cops: British science fiction television in the 1970s–1980s

Tom May

doi:10.1177/17496020251363037

Book review: Time lords and star cops: British science fiction television in the 1970s–1980s

Tom May

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Based on: Braithwaite Philip, Time Lords and Star Cops: British science fiction television in the 1970s-1980s. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2023; vi + 237pp: ISBN 978-1-5261-6337-0 £85 (hbk)
Stack Mike, Doctor Who and Gay Male Fandom: A Queer(ed) Transmedia Franchise. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2024; pp + 2 illustrations: ISBN 978-94-6372-757-0 £118 (hbk)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	384-388
Number of pages	4
Journal	Critical Studies in Television
Volume	20
Issue number	3
Early online date	6 Aug 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020251363037
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2025

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