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Seven stories join the Doctor Who Target book range

Seven stories join the Doctor Who Target book range

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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

Doctor Who Target collection

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

Doctor Who Target collection

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

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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.

Doctor Who: The TV Movie

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The Eighth Doctor confronts the Master in modern-day San Francisco.

You can pre-order Doctor Who: The TV Movie here.

Dalek

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The Ninth Doctor and Rose discover an unexpected survivor of The Time War.

You can pre-order Dalek here.

The Crimson Horror

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The Eleventh Doctor and Clara investigate something ghastly afoot in Victorian Yorkshire.

You can pre-order The Crimson Horror here.

The Witchfinders

Doctor Who Target collection

The Thirteenth Doctor and friends battle an evil presence in 17th century Lincolnshire.

You can pre-order The Witchfinders here.

You can pre-order all these Target novelisations now ahead of their release on 11th March 2021.

New Target novel collection in July 2020

New Target novel collection in July 2020

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Doctor Who Target Novelisations for 2020

The Doctor Who Target range will be expanding with five new titles coming out in Summer 2020. Doctor Who fans will finally be able to expand their Target collections with beautiful paperback editions of five new novels, plus two novels previously only available in hardback.

BBC Books will publish all seven Target novels on 23rd July 2020.

Following the release of two new Target novelisations this year, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks, both by Eric Saward, five new Target editions are coming next summer.

Seven Doctor Who titles are being released:

  • The Pirate Planet by James Goss, the first time this Douglas Adams story has been published in the Target range
  • Resurrection of the Daleks by Eric Saward
  • Revelation of the Daleks by Eric Saward
  • The TV Movie novelisation by Gary Russell
  • Dalek by Robert Shearman
  • The Crimson Horror by Mark Gatiss
  • The Witchfinders by Joy Wilkinson, the first Thirteenth Doctor adventure to be published on the Target list

For Doctor Who fans, the range of novelisations published by Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s holds a special place in their hearts. There was a novel published for almost every Doctor Who serial between 1963 and 1989, and BBC Books has been successfully reissuing a number of these classic paperbacks since 2012.

In 2017, BBC Books expanded the range by publishing the first all-new batch of Target novels alongside new-era novelisations from Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Paul Cornell, James Goss and Jenny T Colgan – all five of them instant classics.

On becoming the first Thirteenth Doctor adventure author to be published on the Target list, Joy Wilkinson said:

“I’m thrilled to become part of the illustrious tradition of Target novels. It was so much fun dipping my toe back into prose with the Target Storybook so I’m now relishing the chance to return to the world of The Witchfinders and get fully immersed. It’s a great chance to spend more time with the Doctor and fam, hang with King James, and find out more about the mysteries of Bilehurst Cragg and the mighty, muddy Morax.”

Robert Shearman added:

“I’m still pinching myself that I was asked to write the first Dalek story of the new series – and that was fifteen years ago! I didn’t dare dream that the show would become such a big hit, and that it would still be on air now, as big and as exciting as ever – there have been so many adventures since, and so many new Doctors, and, of course, so many more Daleks. It feels like a real honour now to go back in time and relive my script… and maybe reveal a few surprises that never made it to the screen…”

Mark Gatiss said:

“Novelisations of the ‘new’ series are the final piece of this whole wonderful puzzle for me and to become a Target author after all these years is a complete delight! It’s been lovely to revisit one of my favourite scripts and flesh out the lurid residents of Sweetville in all their crimson finery.”

These books will be available in paperback, each with newly commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry. Also coming later in the year will be audiobook versions, available for pre-order as well.

BBC Books will publish all seven Targets on 23rd July 2020. You can pre-order them here:

The Seeds of Doom, Resurrection of the Daleks and more come to BBC Audio in August and September 2019

The Seeds of Doom, Resurrection of the Daleks and more come to BBC Audio in August and September 2019

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This August and September see the release of a range of brand new Doctor Who audiobooks, from lost serials from the TV archive to a brand new Dalek novelisation. Here’s a look at what’s available to buy on CD and download from BBC Audio in August and September 2019:

Terry Molloy reads this brand new novelisation of the classic television adventure featuring the Fifth Doctor.

The TARDIS is ensnared in a time corridor, catapulting it into derelict docklands on 20th century Earth. The 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.

The Doctor’s oldest enemies have set in motion an intricate and sinister plot to resurrect their race from the ashes of an interstellar war. For the Daleks’ plans to succeed, they must set free their creator, Davros, from a galactic prison – and force the Doctor to help them achieve total control over time and space. But the embittered Davros has ideas of his own…

35 years after its first TV transmission, Doctor Who fan-favourite Resurrection of the Daleks is novelised at last, by the author of the original script, Eric Saward.

Terry Molloy, who played Davros in the BBC TV series, reads the novelisation, with Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs.

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks is available on Amazon and Audible now.

Steven Pacey reads this suspenseful novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fifth Doctor.

When the TARDIS is sabotaged and becomes dimensionally unstable, its internal fabric begins to dissolve, and Nyssa is drawn into a junction with a strangely deserted spacecraft. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough follow in pursuit, and discover the shocking purpose of Terminus.

The Doctor forms an uneasy alliance with two space pirates, whilst Tegan and Turlough become frighteningly enmeshed in the spaceship’s infrastructure. For Nyssa, meanwhile, the nature of a sudden illness which engulfs her will have life changing consequences.

Steven Pacey reads Stephen Gallagher’s novelisation of his 1983 TV serial featuring the Fifth Doctor, as played on screen by Peter Davison.

Doctor Who: Terminus is available on Amazon and Audible now.

Four more thrilling soundtrack adventures from the early days of Doctor Who, featuring serials lost from the TV archive.

The pictures may be lost, but each of these stories survives as a soundtrack recording. Remastered and with additional linking narration, they can be enjoyed once more. In The Daleks’ Master Plan, the Daleks have stolen the Time Destructor and are threatening to destroy the fabric of time itself. Pursued across time and space, the TARDIS crew are in grave danger. In The Massacre, the TARDIS materialises in Paris, 1572, a time of danger and religious strife. When Steven witnesses an execution, he believes the Doctor has been executed in front of his eyes. In The Celestial Toymaker, the travellers arrive in the domain of the Toymaker, where failure to win a series of games could result in them becoming playthings for eternity. In The Savages, the TARDIS arrives on a distant and seemingly idyllic world, but the Doctor, Steven and Dodo discover that it hides a terrible secret.

Special linking narration is provided by Peter Purves, who also recalls his time making the original episodes in a bonus interview. Also included is an edition of BBC Radio’s Archive on 4 from 2009. In ‘Doctor Who — The Lost Episodes’ Shaun Ley investigates what happened to the missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s. The CD editions also feature PDF files featuring high quality scans of the original BBC TV camera scripts.

Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes – Collection Two is available on Amazon and Audible now.

Michael Kilgarriff reads this thrilling novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.

In the snowy wastes of blizzard-swept Antarctica, a strange pod-like object is unearthed, buried deep in the ice. Curiosity turns to alarm as the pod begins to grow – then horror when suddenly it cracks open and a snaking green tendril shoots out, mercilessly seeking the nearest live victim.

In London, botanical experts are bewildered, and the Doctor is called in to fight this unknown horror. But will he be in time to save Earth from the rapidly spreading tentacles of the Krynoid, giant man-eating monster from an alien world?

Michael Kilgarriff, who played several roles in the BBC TV series, reads Philip Hinchcliffe’s novelisation of the TV serial by Robert Banks Stewart, first published by Target Books in 1977.

Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom is available on Amazon and Audible now.

Coming in October and November 2019:

  • Doctor Who: The Flight of the Sun God (Sixth Doctor Original), written by Nev Fountain. Read by Nicola Bryant
  • Doctor Who: The Scent of Blood (Eighth Doctor Novelisation), written by Andrew Lane. Read by Dan Starkey
  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (Sixth Doctor Novelisation), written by Eric Saward. Read by Terry Molloy with Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs
  • Doctor Who: The Sinister Sponge & Other Stories (Doctor Who Audio Annual), read by Jon Culshaw; Frazer Hines; Dan Starkey; Louise Jameson; Nicola Bryant