January 2021

YETI IN THE UNDERGROUND… AND A PLAGUE IN NEW YORK! SPECIAL EDITION

30 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce a special edition version of Times Squared featuring a brand new story by Rick Cross and updated cover by Martin Baines.

The story features the return of the Great Intelligence, and its foot soldiers the Yeti, but this time the action moves to the USA, with the Yeti overtaking the New York City Subway.

The Great Intelligence and the Yeti first appeared in the 1968 Doctor Who serial, The Abominable Snowmen, written by Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln. It was such a success that the two authors were quickly commissioned to write a sequel, and in 1969 both the Intelligence and the Yeti returned for The Web of Fear, a story which also introduced Lethbridge-Stewart himself!

It was many long years before the Great Intelligence returned to Doctor Who; Christmas 2012. Two more appearances followed in 2013. This trilogy of stories (The Snowmen, The Bells of St John and The Name of the Doctor) was penned by Steven Moffat and introduced viewers to a future version of the Intelligence.

Shaun Russell, head of publishing at Candy Jar Books, says:

“Times Squared is one of our most popular Lethbridge-Stewart books and has been out of print for a while now. We’ve had many emails requesting a new print and, for a while we made it available via Amazon’s POD service, but now it is time to give this wonderful book a new burst of energy.”

Times Squared takes place some eight months after The Web of Fear, transferring the Yeti from the London Underground to the New York City Subway. On bringing back the Yeti, Rick says: “I had this brilliant idea about the rats in the sewers of New York, and their connection to various plagues throughout the years. What if one such plague was the result of the Intelligence? And in these days of COVID-19, this story is more pertinent than ever. ”

Cover art is provided by Martin Baines, whose Lethbridge-Stewart artwork includes Downtime: Child of the New Earth, the Lethbridge-Stewart Colouring Book, and the upcoming Kiss of the Ice Maiden. Martin was really thrilled to revisit the artwork, and says:

“Times Squared was my first cover for the Lethbridge-Stewart range. With Yeti robots covered in rats coming out of the New York underground, I couldn’t believe my luck. When Shaun asked me to revisit the artwork for this new format, I jumped at the chance. The changes are subtle, but I truly believe that the final version is much better than the original.”

Blurb:

When Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, his fiancée Sally Wright, and nephew Owain Vine, embark on a much-needed holiday to New York City, the last thing they expect to find is a puzzling mystery involving coma patients, a stranger from a distant land and a dark menace lurking in the bowels of the city’s labyrinthine subway system.

Before long, they’re battling an ancient evil pursuing a deadly campaign of terror that could bring Manhattan under its control… and the world to its knees.

GANGSTERS: DEATHTOUCH

30 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Candy Jar is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Gangsters: Deathtouch to coincide with the forty-fifth anniversary of this landmark series.

However, this announcement is tinged with sadness, after the death of Philip Martin in December 2020. Candy Jar’s Will Rees, who worked very closely with Philip on the book, says:

“Philip was very excited to have completed this final Gangsters book and was just going through the final proofs before he passed away. The second Gangsters TV series is famous for breaking the fourth wall. This was something Philip wanted to achieve in prose, and worked incredibly hard to make this possible. It is testament to his skill as a writer that has done this magnificently. In my opinion this book is a classic in the making. I just wish Philip was around to enjoy the positive reception the book will certainly get.”

Philip was also known for his various contributions to Doctor Who, which included the serials Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp, multiple novels for Target and Telos, and the Big Finish audio productions The Creed of the Kromon and Antidote to Oblivion.

Philip had recently returned to the Doctor Who universe, revisiting his original creation, the unscrupulous Sil, in an independent production for Reeltime, Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor.

Starring original Sil actor Nabil Shaban, as well as Sophie Aldred, Devil Seeds proved a hit with audiences and critics alike, winning multiple prizes and earning an official selection from the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Festival 2020.

Philip began his career as an actor. His first major screenwriting role was on Z Cars, on which he had once appeared. After writing seven episodes for the classic police drama, he contributed an episode to the seriesPlay for Today – a gritty depiction of underground violence in the streets of 1970s Birmingham. The episode’s popularity led the BBC to commission a two-series continuation: Gangsters, the show that made Philip’s name.

Airing in 1977 and 1978, these two six-part serials quickly earned cult classic status, garnering plaudits as one of the most singular shows ever broadcast by the BBC.

This reputation for originality is well deserved. Gangsters was at once a genre-blending deconstruction of crime drama, and a scathing polemic against the managed decline of industrial Britain.

Featuring one of the first truly multi-racial casts to be seen on British screens, Gangsters unsparingly depicted the exploitation of illegal immigrants, the complicity of a corrupt establishment, and the misery of heroin addiction.

At the same time, it featured magical kung fu assassins; Martin himself, pondering where to take the show next (memorably throwing the script up into the air in the show’s finale); and fight scenes choreographed to comic book POWS! and OOFS!

This iconoclastic blend of the high and the low, the serious and the absurd, the realist, the postmodern and the sheer surreal, won the opprobrium of Mary Whitehouse along with a legion of admirers.

Gangsters: Deathtouch is Philip’s return to the show that made his name. Over forty-five years since it was first broadcast, it will no doubt be welcomed by fans of his truly unique vision.

But this anticipation will of course now be bittersweet, as we commemorate a singular writer and his distinctive contribution to British culture.

POPULAR AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR JOINS LETHBRIDGE-STEWART

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the second novel of its eighth series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels.

Fear Frequency is the first Lethbridge-Stewart novel written by popular Australian author, George Ivanoff, who previously wrote a short story for The Laughing Gnome anthology.

Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen says:

“I’ve been in contact with George for a couple of years now, initially via Twitter, as is pretty normal these days for authors outside the UK. Over time it became clear that he wanted to write for the LSverse, so it just became about timing and finding the right slot for him. I was impressed enough by his short story in The Laughing Gnome that I immediately knew I was going to ask him to contribute to the final year of Lethbridge-Stewart novels. Indeed, Shaun (Russell, Head of Publishing at Candy Jar Books) was also impressed by the short story that he’s already got George working on a special Lucy Wilson Mysteries novel. But that, as they say, is another story.”

George Ivanoff says:

“Having written a short story for The Laughing Gnome anthology, I was eager to write more for the Lethbridge-Stewart range. So, when I was asked to pitch for a novel I jumped at the opportunity.”

George Ivanoff is a Melbourne author who’s written more than a hundred books for kids and teens, including the Gamers trilogy, the interactive You Choose series, the RFDS Adventures, the OTHER WORLDS series, and the non-fiction Survival Guides; as well as a ton of school readers and educational books. George’s books and stories have been shortlisted for numerous awards and he’s even won a few of them.

George continues:

“I’m a long-time Doctor Who fan. My favourite Doctor is Jon Pertwee, my favourite era is the UNIT era and my favourite supporting character is Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart. So, getting to write that character has been a fan-boy dream come true.”

Fear Frequency brings the team back together, including RSM Samson Ware, who hasn’t been seen in the ongoing series since The Man from Yesterday, and plays on a familiar theme from the 1970s, as well as tapping into some of the real-world resistance to Doctor Who in both the 1960s and 1970s.

George says:

“My main objective with Fear Frequency was simply to tell a good story. But I also wanted to be faithful to the characters created by other writers, and I wanted to make sure that, while the novel needed to fit in to the timeline of events in the Lethbridge-Stewart range, it could also be understood and enjoyed as a stand-alone.”

With his first Lethbridge-Stewart cover for 2021, Adrian Salmon returns once again for cover art duties with his own unique style.

Adrian says:

“My inspiration for the Fear Frequency cover began with the original posters for Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Hammer Films’ Hysteria. I very much liked the idea of using concentric circles to visually show the sound. Whilst sketching I was hit by the brainstorm of centring the circles with Trev Del’s single, and voila, I had a very strong central motif to hang the other images from. The Fear Frequency titles were of course a nod to 1960s Doctor Who, using wavy lines to indicate sound waves. Originally, I planned to add this digitally but decided to draw it in ink, only adding the text on the computer. The unknown woman with hands over her ears was referenced from Barbara Shelley in Quatermass and the Pit, who sadly passed away recently.I really enjoyed working on this cover as it hit so many of my personal touchstones.”

Blurb:

Former pop star turned entrepreneur Trevor Delacy and his Electric Soundscapes company are about to launch their new synthesiser onto the market. But all is not what it appears to be.

With much fanfare, a scary new science fiction series, Fear Frequency, premiers on British television. Cheaply produced and rather schlocky, it nevertheless makes an impact in an unexpected way, attracting the attention of Lieutenant Bill Bishop, who is still recovering from the events of ‘Domination Game’.

Discovering a connection between the television series and Delacy, Lethbridge-Stewart sends Regimental Sergeant Major Samson Ware to infiltrate Electric Soundscapes. Meanwhile, Bishop is eased back into active duty with a supposedly easy investigation of strange goings-on at an old persons’ care home.

Of course, nothing is ever easy for the Fifth Operational Corps, and Lethbridge-Stewart and his men soon find themselves battling against numerous opponents and frightening new weaponry.

ON TARGET: FANS SHARE TRIBUTES TO CHRIS ACHILLÉOS’ DOCTOR WHO ARTWORK

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In 2019 Candy Jar Books asked for fan memories of Chris Achilléos’ Doctor Who Target work (for inclusion in Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos). After receiving a plethora of contributions, Candy Jar is pleased to announce the final list of contributors.

Head of Publishing at Candy Jar, Shaun Russell, says:

“We were overwhelmed by the response, and the obvious love for Chris’ outstanding Doctor Who legacy. It was very difficult selecting the final contributions as Chris’ work is iconic and the heartfelt memories we received supported this. I just hope we’ve done him proud.”

The pieces selected are written by Stephen Pasque, Andrew Chalmers, David Bickerstaff, Russell Cook, Michael Nesbitt, Paul Pickford, Anthony Zehetner, Edward O’Hare, Steve Corke, and Jon Waudby. The dozen evocative pieces reflect on Achilléos’ enduring influence.

These sit alongside an exclusive foreword by the much-missed Terrance Dicks, extended contributions from David J. Howe, Colin Howard, Gary Russell and Jon Culshaw, and a testimonial by Peter Capaldi.

Newly released from Candy Jar, Kklak! collects the entirety of Chris Achilléos’ Doctor Who artwork for the first time. Alongside this are Chris’ recollections of working on the Target range, and full-page reproductions of his original compositions.

All the contributors share one thing: a lifelong love of Chris’ work and an understanding of the unique contribution he has made to Doctor Who fandom…

“They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but with the launch of the Doctor Who Target range… this phrase was immediately dispatched to the darkest reaches of the constellation of Kasterborous.” – Russell Cook

In the days before video recorders or repeats, Achilléos’ covers defined a generation’s image of the Doctor and his adventures. Lavishly detailed, with psychedelic overtones and an unapologetically pulpy sensibility, his work both reproduced and reinterpreted the eccentric energy of the show’s golden era…

“As the years progressed, the Target books became my escape from reality… Arguments were frequent in my house, so… I’d stay in my room drawing the covers… I can’t stress how important the Doctor Who Target covers are to me now.” – David Bickerstaff

His work made the Target books collectables in their own right, objects that:

“No amount of baseball cards, Star Wars figures or assorted sweet combinations would prise away.” – Steve Pasque

Their visual flair was such that fans often remember their initial disappointment, when finally they got their hands on the televised originals, with the standard of their special effects!

“Anyone who has had the pleasure of watching The Web Planet could accurately describe it as ambitious and charming, but not as cool and slick as [Achilléos’] artwork promised it was… He gave the stories…visual production values which they could never have.” – Paul Pickford

By introducing a new generation to past adventures, the Target range was pivotal in expanding the Doctor’s domain outside of the TV set and into other media. More than anything, it was the Target range that established the importance of Doctor Who in prose, a medium in which the character has thrived ever since.

“Just as the works of Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl did for other children, [Target] led me to realise that reading was something to be enjoyed rather than dreaded.”– Edward O’Hare

Critical to their success was Achilléos’ visionary artwork:

“Usually I did judge the book by its cover. It had to look brilliant… My first? Doctor Who and the Cybermen. I didn’t know his name, but the man who illustrated my new Doctor Who book cover would be with me for the rest of my life.” – Andrew Chalmers

No retrospective of his work would be complete without these unique perspectives on how, with little more than an airbrush and a reprograph pen, one man introduced Doctor Who to innumerable young readers.

“To me, Chris Achilléos is one of the greatest fantasy illustrators of all time, and an iconic part of everything that is visual in the Doctor Who universe.” – John Waudby

Kklak! is the definitive collection of Chris Achilléos’ seminal Doctor Who artwork, a testament to his unique vision, and a unique insight into a pivotal moment in the evolution of Doctor Who.

“Chris Achilléos was the wallpaper of childhood for a couple of generations and his like will never be seen again.” – Anthony Zehetner

To this day, Doctor Who alumni tip their hat to the influence of Achilléos’ work. The opening of the 2016 exhibition of his cover art attracted the series’ then showrunner, Steven Moffat, as well as twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi.

“Without Chris and his sublime work, I would not be a Doctor Who fan.” – Michael Nesbitt

The paperback is available to buy now from Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos (Paperback) (freewebstore.org)

The hardback can ordered from Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos Deluxe Hardback Edition (freewebstore.org) (due to strict COVID-19 restrictions and paper supply Candy Jar only received half the order for the hardback. These books have been posted. The rest are due in the next two weeks).

The Fifth Doctor and friends, giant Weeping Angels and Time Lord Victorious figurines

28 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Figurine versions of some Doctor Who characters will be coming soon from Hero Collector. Read on to find out which figurines you’ll be adding to your collection next!

The Time Lord Victorious and Brian the Ood

Doctor Who Hero Collector Figurine Reveals January 2021

As war rages across time and space, the Daleks return to the cosmos – but they’re far from the most dangerous threat facing the timestream. An alternate version of the Tenth Doctor has emerged, clad in Gallifreyan robes and proclaiming himself the Time Lord Victorious!

This epic multi-platform Doctor Who crossover event has its own high-quality figurine box sets featuring creatures and characters adding to the story of Time Lord Victorious, each accompanied by an in-depth profile magazine. Both these models are to a scale of 1:21 with Hand-Painted Resin figurines. Plus they come with a magazine which add to the multi-platform story.

The Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric

After his near-death at the Master’s hands, the Doctor regenerated into his fifth incarnation – honourable, honest, and reserved, clad in cricketing gear with a garnish of celery on his lapel. Australian air stewardess Tegan was a pessimistic voice of reason, while Nyssa was a gentle and trusting scientist who lost her father to the Master’s machinations. Adric, a proud boy genius, often clashed with others in the TARDIS, but gave his life to save Earth from the Cybermen.

The Doctor’s travelled in the TARDIS with many friends across over 50 years of adventures – these box sets collect the Doctor and their companions as 1:21 scale hand-painted models, accompanied by a profile magazine.

A Giant Weeping Angel

The Weeping Angels are among the Doctor’s more terrifying foes, alien predators who can only move when no-one’s watching… and disguise themselves as statues. In his final adventure with Amy and Rory, the Eleventh Doctor discovered that the Weeping Angels had turned New York City into a battery farm for preying on human energy… even transforming the Statue of Liberty into a giant Weeping Angel!

This Weeping Angel is part of the definitive collection of over 50 years of Doctor Who characters, faithfully rendered as 1:21 scale models and accompanied by a profile magazine.

You will be able to order all of these Doctor Who figurines soon from Hero Collector.

Get ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ on DVD or Blu-ray

26 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

The Doctor’s latest adventure was just three weeks ago, but we want to revisit the Revolution again! Catch up with the Doctor, Captain Jack, and the final adventure for the Fam again, available now on DVD or Blu-ray.

Doctor Who Revolution of the Daleks DVD

The Doctor is locked away in a high-security alien prison. Isolated, alone, with no hope of escape. Far away, on Earth, her best friends, Yaz, Ryan and Graham are far away on Earth and having to carry on with their lives without her. However they soon discover a disturbing plan forming. A plan which involves a Dalek. How can you fight a Dalek without the Doctor?

Even with Captain Jack’s help, the gang are set to face one of their biggest and most frightening challenges yet…

The Doctor’s latest adventure had a host of exciting guest artists including John Barrowman MBE who reprised his role as Captain Jack Harkness alongside Chris Noth who returned as the disgraced Jack Robertson, plus a brand new version of the Daleks, the Security Drones.

Star of the stage and screen Dame Harriet Walter also made her Doctor Who debut for the festive special alongside television star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett who has recently appeared in The Trial of Christine Keeler.

The DVD/Blu-ray version of Revolution of the Daleks has bonus features as well as four exclusive art cards.

Doctor Who Revolution of the Daleks DVD and Blu-ray

The bonus features included are:

- John Barrowman plays ‘What’s My Line?’
- Best Moments: Brad and Tosin
- Closer Look
- Revolution of The Daleks- Trailer

Get Revolution of the Daleks on DVD or Blu-ray from Amazon, HMV, Zavvi or Zoom in the UK, and pre-order from Amazon or the BBC Shop in the US or Sanity in Australia.

Russell T Davies says Doctor Who should have Marvel-style shared universe of spin-offs

23 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Russell T Davies has said that the BBC’s long-running sci-fi franchise Doctor Who should have a vast shared universe similar to that of Marvel and Star Wars.

The prolific screenwriter became a household name for his work on Doctor Who during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras of the show.

A decade on from his departure after handing the reins to Steven Moffatt, Davies’ opinions still holds a lot of sway among fans of the sci-fi series and his latest idea sounds very exciting indeed.

In light of the recent influx of streaming shows set in the Marvel, Star Wars and Star Trek universes, he believes that Doctor Who ought to be implementing the same strategy.

Journalist Paul Kirkley (who also writes for Doctor Who Magazine and RadioTimes.com) posted the comments on Twitter after interviewing Davies for the current issue of Waitrose Weekend.

“I was in the middle of running an empire,” Davies said of his time on Doctor Who. “And my god I did that 10 years too soon, didn’t I?”

The screenwriter is referencing the point at which his run on the show included spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, which ran alongside – and occasionally crossed over with – the main series.

Notably, this was before Marvel Studios enjoyed its meteoric surge in popularity, normalising the concept of shared universes in film and television.

Davies continued: “There should be a Doctor Who channel now. You look at those Disney announcements, of all those new Star Wars and Marvel shows, you think, we should be sitting here announcing The Nyssa Adventures or The Return of Donna Noble, and you should have the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors together in a 10-part series. Genuinely.”

The most recent Doctor Who spin-offs are 2016’s Class, which was cancelled after one season, and the recent YouTube series Daleks!, consisting of five episodes between 10-15 minutes long.

Needless to say, it’s not quite on the same level as the 10 blockbuster Star Wars shows currently in development or the numerous interconnected Marvel shows coming this year alone – but Davies has hope that Who can catch up.

He added: “You laugh, but did Star Trek fans ever think they’d be getting a Captain Pike series? Ever? That’s insane. The whole science fiction world is so creative and so money making right now, I think your wildest dreams can come true.”

For now, the BBC is working on its 13th series of Doctor Who (since the 2005 relaunch), which will see Jodie Whittaker return as the eponymous Time Lord.

At the start of the year, rumours emerged that she could be preparing to leave the role in a regeneration storyline, but there has been no official confirmation over whether that is the case.

Doctor Who: Season 24 Coming To Blu-ray Soon!

21 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Sylvester McCoy’s first season as the Seventh Doctor, featuring a full season of Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 24.

Doctor Who The collection Season 24

The Doctor is faced with enemies including the Rani (Kate O’Mara) and the terrifying Tetraps in Time and the Rani, Kroagnon and his cleaning robots in Paradise Towers, the ruthless Bannermen in Delta and the Bannermen and Kane (Edward Peel), the murderous ruler of Iceworld in Dragonfire.

Doctor Who The collection Season 24

With all episodes newly remastered, this Blu-ray box set also contains extensive and exclusive special features including:

Extended versions of all four stories, featuring previously un-transmitted material.
Immersive 5.1 surround sound & isolated scores
Brand new documentaries – Including a feature-length overview of Season 24 – Here’s To The Future, plus The Making Of Delta And The Bannermen.
Rare studio and location footage – Over 25 hours of raw material never seen before, including behind-the-scenes footage from the regeneration scene.
In Conversation – Matthew Sweet interviews Sylvester McCoy about his life, career, and time as the Seventh Doctor.
Behind the Sofa – Four new episodes with Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Colin Baker & Michael Jayston.
The Doctor’s Table – Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred and Clive Merrison reminisce about the making of the season.
Rare Gems from the Archives – Hours of footage covering the promotion of this season including lots of previously unreleased material.
An Audience with Lady Stevens – A brand new interview with Season 24 actor and Rocky Horror cult figure Patricia Quinn.
Convention Footage
HD Photo Galleries – Including many previously unseen images.
Info Text – Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.
Scripts, costume designs, rare BBC production files and other rarities from the archive
and much more

The eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

A specially shot announcement trailer has debuted on the Doctor Who YouTube channel, written by new series contributor Pete McTighe (Kerblam! and Praxeus) and featuring Bonnie Langford, Sylvester McCoy and many more in 24 Carat.

Doctor Who The collection Season 24

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 24 includes the following stories from 1987:

Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Delta and the Bannermen
Dragonfire

Pre-order Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 24 from Amazon, Zavvi and HMV in the UK, from Sanity and JB in Australia and Amazon in the US.

Missy gets her own comic series!

19 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Titan Comics are announcing the launch of a brand-new Doctor Who Comics series and the comic debut of one of the Doctor’s darkest nemeses this April with Missy #1.

This new series will also see the return of the creative team behind the Doctor Who comics: Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Spider-Man), illustrator Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade), and colorist Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000).

Writer Jody Houser, talks about writing comic stories for the Doctor’s frenemy:

“I wrote a few pages of Missy way back in The Road to Thirteen, and I’ve been dying to write more of her ever since. Her ineffable cunning and sense of fun make her the most delightful sort of monster.”

You can pre-order Missy #1 ahead of its release in April 2021 from your local comic shop, from Forbidden Planet in the UK, or digitally at Comixology.

Doctor Who comic - Missy

Missy wages war on the Doctor, but this time she’s not alone! Can the combined brilliance of the Third and Twelfth Doctor avert her deadly scheme, or will she get her hands on a secret weapon capable of wreaking havoc on the universe?

This special story, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Master’s first appearance, will feature more Doctors and Masters than ever before.

Following on from the Doctor Who Comic crossover adventures, where the Tenth and Thirteenth Doctors battled villains like the Weeping Angels, Skithra, Sea Devils and Autons, this new story sees the series expand its horizons even further with the first appearance of the Twelfth Doctor’s arch-rival Missy (as played on TV by Michelle Gomez).

Artist - Claudia Caranfa

Artist - David Busian

Artist - Roberta Ingranata

Seven stories join the Doctor Who Target book range

14 January 2021 admin Comments 0 Comment

Seven Doctors in seven unforgettable adventures join the Doctor Who Target book range, all publishing on 11th March 2021, each with newly commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry.

These latest novelisations, almost all by the original writers of the TV episodes, will help Target fans finally complete their classic-era collection, and take the Target range into its next incarnation.

Doctor Who Target collection

For Doctor Who fans, the range of novelisations published by Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s hold a special place. There was a novel published for almost every Doctor Who serial between 1963 and 1989, with a very few (five, actually) notable exceptions. Since 2012, BBC Books has been successfully reissuing these classic paperbacks and expanding the Target range to include all-new novelisations of modern-era Doctor Who episodes.

These seven novelisations include the long-awaited Target editions of Eric Saward’s Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks; The Pirate Planet by James Goss which is based on the scripts by Douglas Adams; as well as a reissue of Gary Russell’s novelisation of The TV Movie starring Paul McGann. To complete the set are three new-era novelisations: The Crimson Horror by Mark Gatiss, Dalek by Robert Shearman, and The Witchfinders by Joy Wilkinson.

The Witchfinders is the first Thirteenth Doctor adventure to be published on the Target list, and the first to carry the new-look Target-branding, with the current Doctor Who logo, that will appear on all future Target releases.

The Pirate Planet

The Fourth Doctor and Romana arrive at the right place to find the wrong planet.

You can pre-order The Pirate Planet here.

Resurrection of the Daleks

The TARDIS is ensnared in a time corridor, catapulting it into derelict docklands on 20th century Earth. The Fifth Doctor and his companions, Tegan and Turlough, stumble on a warehouse harbouring fugitives from the future at the far end of the corridor – and are soon under attack from a Dalek assault force.

You can pre-order Resurrection of the Daleks here.

Revelation of the Daleks

The Sixth Doctor and Peri land on the planet Necros to visit Tranquil Repose – a funerary home where the dead are interred and the near-dead placed in suspended animation until such time as their conditions can be cured.

You can pre-order Revelation of the Daleks here.