great video look foward to the next one

@JulesBurt

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun, I'm hoping to have it finished very soon!😀

Brings back so many memories, I had most of these and read them all over and over. I preferred pre Baker era ones because they had illustrations

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

I love those early ones too🙂👍

The Agaton Sax books had a similar look to the early Who's and a couple of times I thought they were Doctor Who ones until I got closer to the shelf 😁

@JulesBurt

2 жыл бұрын

True. They were also published by Target Books.👍

@frankshailes3205

Жыл бұрын

Did Kenneth Williams used to read Agaton Sax on Jackanory? Or was it someone else?

@garybryant1501

Жыл бұрын

@@frankshailes3205 yes it was him and enjoyable it was too

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, great series👍

I still have all mine up in the loft, I have the crusader one in Hardback with original flyleaf first edition.

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

Very nice, I'd love to try for a hardback set👍

My copy of the Dalek Pocket Book and Space Traveller's Guide is signed, oddly, by John Gorrie, director of The Keys of Marinus (who complained he didn't understand science fiction!).

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

A very unusual signature, probably quite rare.

Geez this takes me back. I had nearly all of these. Wish I still had them. The books were so good it was a bit of a disappointment when I finally got to see some of the stories on video.

@JulesBurt

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you👍 Glad it was a good nostalgia fix🙂

So GREAT! I did not come to Doctor Who books until I was 50 yrs old! Love them! Somehow I missed them here in the US while I was growing up...!!! Great channel!

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks Johnny! They are still great today🙂

Hartnell in a very dramatic running action pose in The Crusaders cover art!

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

I love that cover🙂

It's nice to see a channel that focuses heavily on paperbacks! Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in my area that collects them. Which makes it easy to find tons of them in used bookstores and thrift stores. But it's a lonely hobby. I'm going to enjoy watching your other videos! I LOVE collecting Doctor Who books! In America, it's mostly the American reprints, but I've managed to get a few originals online. I'm always on the lookout for the ones based on episodes of the tv show that are lost. They make for good, quick reads! I used to love taking one to work with me to my security job and reading them in the office to stay awake at night. Great times!

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks for those comments! The missing stories in book form are great, you're right, they are quick reads. There's loads of paperback content on the channel so delve in and enjoy🙂

@TheJohno95

3 жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt I can't wait! I've been winging it with my collection of paperbacks and this should give me some good and fun information! Thanks for your work!

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 🙂👍

Great video, many fond memories. 'Planet Of The Spiders' was the first Target Book I bought. Thanks for sharing.

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too! You're welcome 🙂

Great vid, loving the WHO content. :)

@JulesBurt

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, more Who next week!

Hi Jules another great Doctor Who Target Books video :-)

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks Paul, more are planned🙂

Honestly i wish you were my grandad. These videos are great! Keep up the great work!

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I shall try!

It's fantastic to see how you look after your early Dr.Who books. I owned a full collection many years ago and was fortunate enought to have met the late great Uncle Terry, who visted our local library in the early 80's. He kindly read us a story and signed some of our Dr.Who books. Unfortunately i wanted to buy other things as i grew up and sold all my books along with the signed copies of Genesis of the Daleks and Planet of the Daleks. Massive regrets! Lately though i have completed a full set of Jon Pertwee 1st editions by carefully buying on ebay. Subscribed and loved the vid.

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan, I met Uncle Terry the once, lovely chap. I too am rebuilding the collection but high grade copies are a bit scarce. Well done on the Pertwee fun though, these are amongst my favourite ones😃

@bryanbelshaw7725

4 жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt Yep I love all the Pertwee and early Baker books especially. Found Planet of the Spiders hardest to get in good condition. Had to pay a good price for that. Nearly all of my books are in great shape but then I look at your collection and just weep....lol As I said, it makes me happy to see them kept so well. Glad you got to meet Uncle Terry. He was a lovely man as I recall. We made a model K9 for his appearance, which he loved. Took time to sign all our books and chat to us about what we liked.

@bryanbelshaw7725

4 жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt Btw, is there any way I could possibly send you a picture of what I think is a rare version of The Curse of Peladon? I've never seen one like it and I'd like your opinion. (It's a target edition) Unfortunately I'm not on Facebook etc. Would love to know your thoughts. Cheers Bryan.

Great video, particularly seeing the ones from the 60s. According to various sites online, The Curse of Peladon and The Cybermen were published in January and February of 1975. Is it possible they were held back after printing?

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

That may have been the hardback editions.

Enjoyed the video very much. It raises the inevitable question though - clearly, the BBC were aware of the back catalogue of Doctor Who stories, which would tend to suggest good record keeping on their part and awareness of the programme - yet still they were happy to go ahead with the junkings of the actual episodes themselves. I don't know how these two things can be reconciled.

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

For sure, check out Josh Snares on KZread for some great information about the missing episodes.

@AnthonyP73

3 жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt Oh indeed I have :)

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, a great channel🙂

Great video. Wasn't the original books printed in hardback only? Terrance Dicks mentioned this in an interview.

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

The Daleks, Crusaders and Zarbi were all hardback initially. Daleks and Crusaders had period paperbacks, but they were re-released as Target paperbacks in 1973.

Correction: the Dr. Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks is a reprint of the original, which was released by Mueller Books. Mueller books also did Dr. Who and the Crusaders. In Target's first 3 books, Doctor Who and the Zarbi wasn't original. It was a reprint of a third Mueller book released in 1965. The first three Target books were reprints to test the market before the made anything original.

@JulesBurt

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@oliverasensio9429

4 жыл бұрын

Wow you really know your stuff!

I was more a fan of the books than the series back in the mid-70s, mainly as I could revisit them whenever I wanted whereas the series was just 25 minutes once a week, if we were lucky...

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

True for a lots of fans I reckon.

This is great - but can I offer one correction? Looking inside one of the other Target books you say that only two of the Doctor Who titles are listed - but this is not quite right. Where it first says 'Doctor Who', that *isn't* a heading. As your Armada paperback shows, David Whitaker's first novel was originally just called 'Doctor Who' (with the 'in an exciting adventure' subtitle), and it's only with the Target publication that 'And The Daleks' appears on the cover. But inside several of the earliest Target books, the title was initially listed just as 'Doctor Who' as per the 1960s book they had purchased to reprint - and this is most apparent at the back of the early Target adventure novel 'Ice King', which refers to 'Doctor Who' with a full blurb in the 'other Target books' section at the back. Obviously this got changed on the cover by the time the book actually saw publication. In a similar way, one of those early books lists 'Doctor Who and The Sea Monsters' as being in preparation - obviously the title got changed back to The Sea Devils by the time it saw publication. Sadly. I mean, pedantic, I know, but goes with the turf, right? I love the video either way, looking forward to the next one.

@JulesBurt

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter🙂 I'm still a couple of 1st editions short but reckon I'll have them within a month. Then I'll do 1975 to 1980.

Have you got the new series target novels? Just asking

@JulesBurt

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, most signed in some form or another👍

I still have the full run of the Target books from those first early three up to the last Missing Adventures and New Adventures. I also have the 10th and 20th Radio Times anniversary specials and lots of other merch. Is there some place I could give them to? Like a museum or something like that? I still love Doctor Who but I don't really want it any more. I dumped my entire run of vids and Doctor Who Magazine and Dream Watch Bulletin in the bin a few years back. My Target books deserve better.

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still missing the tail end Target books and some missing adventures etc. I'll gladly take them off your hands in bulk and of course cover postage etc. Please email me at julesburt@gmail.com

@hopebgood

3 жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt I live in SE London. Is that anywhere near you? I'd rather just give you my address via email and you come and take your pick. ......Yeah, I'm worried you won't cover the postage! ;)

@JulesBurt

3 жыл бұрын

I'm down in the South West. I could send you my missing list, if you could put these to one side I'll send the postage in advance. Could you drop me an email please so this is private off KZread. It's julesburt@gmail.com Thanks.

Hello Jules hope you can help. I'm looking to buy clear plastic covers for these target books, but I don't know what they are called and can't find anything the right size. Please could you send me a link to something you know of that would be perfect to protect these books? I want to be able to safely carry one with me in my bag to read without worrying about the covers getting worn. Many thanks in advance x

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

There used to be a ranged of plastic book covers, designed for paperbacks that was sold through WHSmiths. Sadly, no longer being made but I have a few and always save them when I come across them. Most collectors these days keep their books in comic bags which is ok I guess but not great when you are carrying a book around with you. On eBay I found these though...www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360206908414?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4dRyVkjwSpm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=FlJ6TPleQ9C&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@TimelordUK

Жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt PERFECT!!!!!!

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👌

@TimelordUK

Жыл бұрын

@@JulesBurt hello Jules. I ordered the covers from your eBay link, they are just perfect. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction. 📚😃

@JulesBurt

Жыл бұрын

Excellent news. I need these myself, about 10,000😄