Overview
Where are we going? The future, Doc! Great Scott! Not forgetting the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey past. That’s right, ticket holders, Destination Time Travel is your journey into the many worlds of the time travel tale – exploring its tropes, its rules, its devices, its science, its values, its plots, its characters and, most importantly, its enduring – and timeless – appeal. Alongside their upcoming film seminar at the British Film Institution in October, join Steve Nallon and Dick Fiddy as they explore the world’s obsession with time travel in film and television. From the classics of Doctor Who and Back To The Future to the Netflix hit Dark, Nallon and Fiddy explore just what it is about time travel that makes us tick. This book will be a guaranteed hit with fans of time travel and the different film and television series that Nallon and Fiddy explore. It will also be key to film buffs and those interested in the medium.
Full Product Details
Author: Steve Nallon ,
Dick Fiddy
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Imprint: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781804252314
ISBN 10: 180425231
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 10 December 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
As featured on London Live The ultimate guide to the fantastical genre … they show how seemingly divergent work – from the first Doctor Who to the DeLorean of Back to the Future and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator – can be considered part of the same storytelling tradition. SUNDAY POST Taking in Doctor Who, Star Trek, the Back to the Future trilogy, and the seasonal treat that is A Christmas Carol, among others, each subject area is presented in bite-sized sections that will keep you occupied for ages, but we’ve all got plenty of time, haven’t we? BEST OF BRITISH
Author Information
STEVE NALLON is an actor, writer, voice artist and impressionist. He is known for his work as a voice artist on the show Spitting Image and for impersonating Margaret Thatcher on television throughout her time as Prime Minister. He has published work with Macmillan, Biteback, and Flametree, plus plays and comedy series broadcast by the BBC. His has written articles covering subjects from musical theatre and film to satire and politics. DICK FIDDY is a consultant with the British Film Institute. He is also a writer and a researcher who has contributed to many different publications such as Radio Times and has also been published by Bloomsbury. Fiddy is known for Not the Nine O’Clock News, The Ballad of Johnny Vanguard and Dad’s Army & Beyond.
