Robb, Brian J
Entry updated 17 August 2026. Tagged: Author, Critic.
(? - ) UK author, editor and biographer (chiefly of actors and other media celebrities) who reviewed for Vector, wrote for Doctor Who magazine and has edited the Doctor Who-related Dreamwatch, the latter in his capacity as editor and later editor-in-chief at Titan Magazines. Book-length works of genre interest began with Pocket Essentials volumes on James Cameron and Ridley Scott: James Cameron (2002) and Ridley Scott (2002). Of particular note are a study of Philip K Dick adaptations for Cinema, Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K. Dick on Film (2006; rev vt Counterfeit Worlds: The Cinematic Universes of Philip K. Dick 2023); Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV (2009; exp rev 2013; rev vt Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television 2023), dealing as indicated with Doctor Who; and an illustrated coffee-table exploration of Steampunk: Steampunk: Victorian Visionaries, Scientific Romances and Fantastic Fictions (2012; vt Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions 2012). [DRL]
Brian J Robb
born UK
died
works
nonfiction (selected)
- James Cameron (Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Pocket Essentials, 2002) [nonfiction: James Cameron: pb/photographic]
- Ridley Scott (Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Pocket Essentials, 2002) [nonfiction: Ridley Scott: pb/photographic]
- Counterfeit Worlds: Philip K. Dick on Film (London: Titan Books, 2006) [nonfiction: Philip K Dick: pb/Aronu]
- Counterfeit Worlds: The Cinematic Universes of Philip K. Dick (Edinburgh, Scotland: Polaris Publishing, 2023) [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: pb/]
- Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV (Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Kamera Books, 2009) [nonfiction: Doctor Who: pb/]
- Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV (Updated) (Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Kamera Books, 2013) [nonfiction: exp rev of the above: pb/]
- Timeless Adventures: The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television (Edinburgh, Scotland: Polaris Publishing, 2023) [nonfiction: rev vt of the above: pb/]
- Timeless Adventures: How Doctor Who Conquered TV (Updated) (Harpenden, Hertfordshire: Kamera Books, 2013) [nonfiction: exp rev of the above: pb/]
- A Brief Guide to Star Trek (London: Robinson, 2012) [nonfiction: Star Trek: pb/]
- A Brief Guide to Star Wars (London: Robinson, 2012) [nonfiction: Star Wars: pb/]
- Steampunk: Victorian Visionaries, Scientific Romances and Fantastic Fictions (London: Aurum Press, 2012) [nonfiction: Steampunk: illus/hb/various sources]
- Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions (Beverley, Massachusetts: Voyageur Press, 2012) [nonfiction: vt of the above: illus/hb/various sources]
- Middle-Earth Envisioned: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: On Screen, On Stage, and Beyond (Beverley, Massachusetts: Race Point Publishing, 2013) with Paul Simpson [nonfiction: hb/Wes Talbot]
- A Brief Guide to The Hunger Games (London: Robinson, 2014) [nonfiction: The Hunger Games: pb/]
- Earthshock (Edinburgh, Scotland: Obverse Books, 2021) [nonfiction: first shown 8-16 March 1982: Doctor Who: Black Archive: pb/]
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