15th Doctor Novelisation

Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution

Varada Sethu reads this brand new novelisation of a recent TV adventure. 
 
What if the story of your life is written in the stars? 
Belinda Chandra grew up longing to travel – but never imagined rocket ships would be part of the deal. Abducted by killer robots and taken to a strange planet, Belinda must join forces with the Doctor to put right a revolution that might just be her fault… 
 
Reach for the stars as the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda Chandra – as played by Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu – rock each other’s worlds for the first time. This novelisation of Russell T Davies’ script comes from best-selling tie-in author Una McCormack. 
Reader Varada Sethu plays Belinda in the BBC TV series. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Darlington. Executive Producer for BBC Studios: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Lux

Dan Starkey reads this brand new novelisation of a recent TV adventure. 
 
Fifteen missing people. A light that hungers. A trap outside reality. 
A trip to 1950s Miami takes a dangerous turn, leaving the Doctor and Belinda at the mercy of Mr. Ring-a-Ding. A cartoon come to life who wants something that only the Doctor can give him. 
Can Belinda save the Doctor? Or will they be trapped by a trick of the light? 
 
Featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra, this Target novelisation by acclaimed author James Goss brings Russell T Davies’ format-busting adventure to vivid life. 
 
Reading and sound design produced by Oliver Denman. Executive Producer for BBC Studios: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: The Well

Caoilfhionn Dunne reads this brand new novelisation of a recent TV adventure. 
 
A terror from the past is rising from the darkness five miles deep. 
Joining a military rescue mission to an isolated mining colony, the Doctor and Belinda find a single survivor of a violent catastrophe. 
What killed the colonists? Why is every mirror in the base smashed? The chilling truth spells horror and death… 
 
This spine-tingling space adventure from Sharma Walfall and Russell T Davies is novelised by award-winning SF and horror writer Gareth L Powell. It features the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda Chandra as played by Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu. 
Reader Caoilfhionn Dunne played Shaya in the BBC TV episode. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Roocroft. Executive Producer for BBC Studios: Michael Stevens 
 
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All the Best Recipes from the BBC Series

The Big Family Cooking Showdown

120 of the best feelgood recipes from the major new BBC series, simplified for the home cook.

Get your family cooking and eating together with 120 delicious and inspiring recipes from The Big Family Cooking Showdown. 
 
Tuck into crispy smoked chilli pork tacos with apple and avocado salsa, sweet and spicy chilli chicken, succulent chicken cacciatore with white bean mash and garlic green beans, mouth-watering fish curry, fabulously rich Irish cream ice cream and indulgent espresso martini tiramisu, all simplified for the home cook. 
 
From familiar favourites like Homemade Fish and Chips, Vegetable Lasagne and Steak and Kidney Pie, to fresh ideas like Red Prawn Curry and Ginger Roast Chicken with Spiced Squash, plus plenty of straightforward oven bakes, there's inspiration galore for family suppers and delicious desserts. Each dish from the show has been simplified with clever shortcuts and advice to make every recipe fuss-free. 
 
With original recipes from Rosemary Shrager and helpful tips from the competing families, The Big Family Cooking Showdown is the ultimate recipe book for anyone who wants to bring their family together around the kitchen table.

Doctor Who: Jubilee

"The Doctor and the Daleks. Have you never thought they are really both the exact same thing?" 
 
It is time to celebrate! Let all the citizens of the glorious English Empire come together and give thanks to that mysterious soldier in time and space known only as the Doctor. For 100 years ago he destroyed a Dalek invasion force without mercy, and became the saviour of us all. 
 
We have just one real Dalek left. Kept alive in the Tower of London, all these years our prisoner. And tomorrow we are going to blow it up, just for you! So put up your Dalek bunting and raise a glass of Dalek Juice. Who knows, there may be a special guest in attendance – the Doctor himself! Oh, you lucky people! 
 
Time to get this party started… 
 
Award-winning author Robert Shearman has penned a brand new, radical reinterpretation of his classic Jubilee – the best-selling Big Finish audio play that became the basis of his Doctor Who TV episode, Dalek.

Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring... 
 
But something must be stirring. Something hidden in the shadows. Something which kills the servants of an old Edwardian mansion in the most brutal and macabre manner possible. Exactly on the chiming of the hour, every hour, as the grandfather clock ticks on towards midnight. 
 
Trapped and afraid, the Doctor and his companion, Charley, are forced to play detective to murders with no motive, where even the victims don't stay dead. Time is running out. 
 
And time itself might well be the killer... 
 
Featuring the Eight Doctor as played on TV by Paul McGann and Charley Pollard as played on audio by India Fisher, The Chimes of Midnight is the second novelisation of a Big Finish audio drama after Jubilee – also by prize-winning playwright and short story writer Robert Shearman.

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Susan Twist

Susan Twist reads this brand new novelisation of a recent TV adventure. 
 
What's gotten into the TARDIS? 
Enlisting UNIT in their search for an enigmatic woman who appears all throughout time and space, the Doctor and Ruby uncover deeper mysteries. 
What is the secret of Susan Triad? What happened on the night that Ruby was born? The answers lead the Doctor and Ruby to a horrifying confrontation with the greatest evil of all... 
 
Russell T Davies’ epic two-part finale of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Fifteenth Doctor is novelised by series script editor Scott Handcock, reinstating material from earlier drafts. It also concludes the TARDIS travels of Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson. Reader Susan Twist played Susan Triad in the TV series. 
 
Reading produced by Niall Hegarty. Sound design by David Darlington. Executive Producer for BBC Studios: Michael Stevens 
 
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