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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.

Miracles that don't work first time; disciples who seem to be wilfully stupid; deliberately impenetrable parables; sarcastic Romans, a noticeable lack of moral instruction; no resurrection -- and an entirely gratuitous naked man. Andrew Rilstone's imaginative commentary tries to take the oldest version of the life of Jesus entirely on its own terms. Imagine you had never heard of Jesus; pretend you are reading this very strange book for the first time. What kind of Jesus emerges from these over-familiar stories?

Miracles that don't work first time; disciples who seem to be wilfully stupid; deliberately impenetrable parables; sarcastic Romans, a noticeable lack of moral instruction; no resurrection -- and an entirely gratuitous naked man. Andrew Rilstone's imaginative commentary tries to take the oldest version of the life of Jesus entirely on its own terms. Imagine you had never heard of Jesus; pretend you are reading this very strange book for the first time. What kind of Jesus emerges from these over-familiar stories?