I remember watching Doctor Who as a kid, with Tom Baker and that long, long scarf. I still watch it today, even if I'm probably not as big a fan as many of the writers included here. Whether they too watched old Who as a kid, came to the reboot as adults, were involved in fanfiction or conventions or in the making of any part of the franchise, those writers have one thing in common: they've found something they love and they're sticking with it. Good for them! Life's too short not to enjoy weird, fun science fiction, even when - especially when - it's cobbled out of rubber suits and giant pepper pots.

The book's basically essays from women who are both delighted with the show and delighted to be part of the fandom. And given that I own a sonic screwdriver and a signed photo of K9 and, back in the day, was greatly excited to visit the TARDIS console room once exhibited at Longleat, and that I had a marvelous time some years later at a Doctor Who symphony concert, I don't blame them one bit.