June 2026
 
978-1-917665-10-0 - HARDBACK (198x126mm) – 192pp - £14.99
 
‘A dazzling work of scholarship. Doctor Who, captured in all its impossible and frustrating and beguiling multiplicity.’
Matthew Sweet, writer, broadcaster and cultural historian
 
‘A brave and exceedingly knowledgeable piece of work.’
Louise Jameson, ‘Leela’
 
‘A deep-dive celebration of difference and the Doctor.’
Stephen Gallagher, writer of Warrior’s Gate and Terminus
 
‘Written with a great deal of heart, wit and wisdom.’
Murray Gold, composer for Doctor Who, 2005-2017, 2023-
 
‘A fascinating premise to present a neurological diverse analysis of Doctor Who. It’s a bold, detailed analysis and one I really enjoyed.’
James Strong, director of Doctor Who 
 
Have you, like the Doctor, ever felt like an alien on Earth? In The Mind of the Doctor, Lillian Crawford reflects on her life as an autistic woman in the context of her obsession with Doctor Who. From identifying with the unearthly child Susan Foreman to being compared by her teachers to Daleks and Cybermen, Crawford looks at the science-fiction series in its classic and NuWho eras through a neurodivergent lens. Along the way she encounters a diversity of fans, actors, and creators who share personal anecdotes about their connection to the TARDIS and the Time Lords, creating a beautiful neurodiverse community. With discussions of love, loss, mental health, music, morality, and friendship, Crawford embarks on a bold new adventure through space and time into the mind of the Doctor themself.

Lillian Crawford: is a prolific writer for publications including Sight & Sound, Little White Lies, BBC Culture, Times Literary Supplement, The New Statesman, and Doctor Who Magazine. She is co-founder of Stims Collective, which curates ‘relaxed screenings’ for neurodiverse audiences at venues including the BFI and the Barbican, and is the shorts programmer for the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Her recent publications include introductions to the collected screenplays of Terence Davies, published by Bloomsbury in 2025, and she is currently researching a PhD on Screen Two at Royal Holloway, University of London, in collaboration with BBC History. The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who is her first book.