September 05, 2020
The Master returns, the Eternals appear, and giant alien ants take over! These and a whopping collection of historical adventures are all set to materialise in the coming months.
Here’s a look at what’s available to buy on CD and download from BBC Audio in September and October.
AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER:
Steven Pacey reads this intriguing novelisation of a classic Fifth Doctor adventure.
In response to the White Guardian’s warning of great danger, the TARDIS materialises on the heaving deck of an Edwardian racing yacht. But the Doctor soon discovers that this is no ordinary yacht – and no ordinary race. Captain Striker is competing for an unusual prize: ‘Enlightenment’. The crew will be lucky to reach port safely. But with such a prize, would they be lucky to win?
Steven Pacey reads Barbara Clegg’s complete and unabridged novelisation of her own TV adventure, the first female writer for Doctor Who! It concludes the trilogy of adventures where the Doctor faces the Black Guardian.
Doctor Who: Enlightenment is available on Amazon and Audible
Five exciting novelisations set in Earth's past history, featuring the Doctor and their friends.
In Doctor Who - The Gunfighters the TARDIS arrives in the heart of the Old Wild West, just as Wyatt Earp's in town. In Doctor Who - The Highlanders the scene is the Battle of Culloden, 1746, where the Scots are fighting the English, and serves as the introduction of the Doctor’s friend, Jamie. In Doctor Who and the War Games the Doctor and friends seem to arrive in the trenches of the First World War, but appearances can be deceptive (this story has the first appearance of the Time Lords!).
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang takes the Doctor and Leela to Victorian London, and a battle with a foe from the future. Finally, in Doctor Who - Black Orchid, the Fifth Doctor and friends are entertained at a 1920s country house - where murder is afoot.
Shane Rimmer, Anneke Wills, David Troughton, Christopher Benjamin and Michael Cochrane are the readers of these five classic stories, first published as Target Books paperbacks.
Doctor Who: The Second History Collection is available on Audible
AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER:
Geoffrey Beevers read this exciting novelisation of a classic Fourth Doctor adventure
For ages past, the Union of Traken has lived in peace and harmony thanks to the power of the Source, controlled by generations of Keepers. But the current Keeper, his powers waning, senses some all-pervading evil about to invade his world. He summons the Doctor to his aid. To save Traken the Doctor fights the terrifying Melkur – only to find that this new enemy conceals an older and even deadlier foe – one the Doctor has encountered before...
Geoffrey Beevers, who played the Master in the TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's novelisation of a 1981 TV serial by Johnny Byrne, the penultimate story of the Fourth Doctor's era. This story is also an introduction for the Doctor’s friend, Nyssa
** Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken is available on Amazon and Audible**
This narrated TV soundtrack stars William Hartnell as the Doctor in one of his most weird and wonderful adventures.
In this vintage six-part serial, first shown on BBC TV in February and March 1965, a strange magnetic force pulls the TARDIS down to the craterous surface of Vortis. The Doctor and his friends learn that the planet has been invaded, and the parasitic Animus is slowly enveloping it in a web-like domain. The giant ant-like Zarbi are under its control, whilst the butterfly-like Menoptra are battling to reclaim their planet.
Narrated by Maureen O’Brien, this full-cast soundtrack evokes a classic Doctor Who adventure in all its aural magnificence. The alien ambience of Vortis, the insistent chirruping of the Zarbi, and the supernatural voice of the Animus are all accompanied by the eerie sonics of Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire’s theme tune.
Written by Bill Strutton, this was the Doctor’s most exotic and lavish adventure yet.
Doctor Who: The Web Planet is available on Amazon and Audible
