By Mark Morris BBC Books, out now in eBook, print copy 11 January The Target novelisation of the second of the Doctor Who diamond anniversary specials. As those who read my review of the televised episode will recall, I wasn’t totally on board with Wild Blue Yonder. Quite apart from the hype generated by the…
SPOILERS It’s the 43rd Century and a ship from 1,000 years upstream has just crashed and is calling for help. Danny Bartok is part of the retrieval team. But what use is ethics in the face of ambition? Writer Ash Darby and director Lisa Bowerman excel at tight ensembles like this and what starts as…
By Jonathan Morris, Simon Guerrier and Una McCormack BBC Books The essential celebration of 60 years of Doctor Who, featuring familiar faces from across time and space. In 60 years, a lot of guides have been written about Doctor Who, whether in-universe or focusing on the making of the show. This handsome hardback with full…
By Gary Russell BBC Books: eBook available now, paperback January An electronic Target novelisation of the first of the three Doctor Who diamond anniversary specials. Gary Russell adapts Russell T Davies’ screenplay, which in turn is partially based on the Doctor Who Weekly comic strip by Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons, and what a lot…
Disgusted by his recent actions, Valarie (Safiyya Ingar) demands the Doctor (Jacob Dudman) let them out of the TARDIS. When the Doctor agrees, they find themselves on a deserted world ravaged by a strangely familiar catastrophe. Decades previously, two rescue robots realize they’re the last beings alive. Producer Alfie Shaw and Ingar talk at length…
After Eaglemoss went into administration last year, fans were concerned that the range of Doctor Who figures might not continue. However, Master Replicas has now confirmed that they are picking up the line, starting in 2024. The collection will include 1:21 and 1:6 scale statues, TARDIS consoles and vehicles based on 60 years of Doctor…
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, the BBC’s long-running adventure drama featuring the renegade timelord known as The Doctor, who travels through all of time and space in a batt…
Two classic audio originals from the era of the 10th Doctor are getting a reissue on vinyl – with some special extras. “There goes my TARDIS!” Demon Records celebrates David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s partnership as the Doctor and Donna with two audio-exclusive stories, read by the actors themselves. In Pest Control, by Peter Anghelides.…
“Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!” In a lair somewhere beneath central London, a malevolent alien intelligence is plotting the end of humanity. Shop window dummies that can move-and kill-are taking up key positions, ready to strike. Rose Tyler, an ordinary Londoner, is working her shift in a department store, unaware that this is the most important day of her life. She’s about to meet the only man who understands the true nature of the threat facing Earth, a stranger who will open her eyes to all the wonder and terror of the universe-a traveler in time and space known as the Doctor. Rose is the story that brought Doctor Who back for the 21st century – and Russell T. Davies’s novelization, based on his script, set the standard for new-era Target novelisations. Now, with illustrations by acclaimed artist Robert Hack. this is Rose as you’ve never seen it before!
Demon Records Four more adventures take hired assassin Doom four hours closer to her death. The multi-platform Doom’s Day adventure, created as a run-up to Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, covers off the four hours from 4pm Whoever came up with the umbrella title for these four stories deserves a pat on the back for concocting…
