The Inner World of Doctor Who seeks to explore the multiple cultural and emotional dimensions of the series, moving back and forth from behind the famous sofa, where children remember hiding from scary monsters, and onto the proverbial psychoanalytic couch.

Note on Authors' Responsibility , Series Editors' Preface , Preface , Bigger on the inside , Fathers and daughters: Father's Day and The Parting of the Ways , The Doctor and the two World Wars: The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances , Doctor Who as romance: The Girl in the Fireplace and Vincent and the Doctor , Life and death in Doctor Who: Blink and The Angels Take Manhattan , Words, symbols, and magic: the Doctor meets "the bard" , Framing mystery: the Doctor meets Agatha Christie , Inside the whale: The Beast Below , Ordinary stories: The Lodger , Madman in a box: The Doctor's Wife , Every time we say goodbye: Closing Time , The story of Amelia Pond , Conclusion , List of Doctor Who episodes and series cited , List of television programmes and films cited