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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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Terrance Dicks

Geoffrey Beevers reads the original Target novelisation of this Key to Time adventure for the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9. 
 
Chanting, hooded figures gather inside a ring of ancient stones, using rituals of blood sacrifice to awaken the sleeping evil of the Ogri. 
 
Landing on late-20th Century Earth, the Doctor and Romana find science and ancient mysticism in opposition when they meet the eccentric Professor Rumford, her friend Miss Fay, and their mysterious neighbour Leonard De Vries. 
 
Shuttling between coastal countryside and a deep-space cruiser trapped in hyperspace, the duo attempt to track down an alien criminal and unravel the mystery of the stones of blood. Luckily, they have the help of the faithful K-9... 
 
Geoffrey Beevers reads Terrance Dicks's 1980 novelisation of the BBC TV serial by David Fisher, with John Leeson providing the authentic Voice of K-9. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by Oliver Denman 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood

4th Doctor Novelisations

Bob Ayres

Dan Starkey reads this original adventure for the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory. 
 
“Hello, I’m the Doctor… Doctor someone… can’t remember who at the moment. Hoping it will come back to me.” 
 
On a planet with twin suns, three people wake in the shadow of a crashed spaceship. They don’t know who they are or where they are. All they have to go on is a photograph of themselves marked ‘Amy and her boys: Rory and the Doctor’. It’s obvious who Amy is – but which of them is the Doctor? 
 
A voice recorder in one of their pockets reveals how the TARDIS materialised some days earlier in the centre of a stone circle and the travellers met blue-skinned Sunaya, apparent sole survivor of the crashed ship. 
 
Yet Sunaya isn’t who she claims to be, and she is also far from alone. She and her children have been waiting to feed on the memories and identities of the living. 
 
And as their own memories fade, the Doctor, Amy and Rory are in danger of being left behind for ever… 
 
Dan Starkey, who has played several roles in the BBC TV series, reads Bob Ayres's intriguing tale. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by James Murray 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
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Doctor Who Circle of Memory

11th Doctor Audio Original

David Whitaker

Maureen O’Brien narrates the BBC TV soundtrack of this two-part starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. 
 
“There's always Koquillion. He could keep me here forever...” 
 
Landing on the planet Dido in the 25th Century, the Doctor, Ian (William Russell) and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) discover a crashed spaceship. Living inside are two survivors from Earth, Vicki and Bennett. Their time awaiting rescue has been blighted by the threats of Koquillion, whose alarming appearance terrifies Vicki. 
 
With Ian and the Doctor ensnared in a deadly trap, Barbara seeks to defend Vicki against Koquillion. But there is more to the situation than meets the eye, and the travellers must risk their lives to discover the truth. 
 
Maureen O’Brien, making her debut as the Doctor’s new companion Vicki, provides newly recorded linking narration, and in a bonus interview she looks back at her time in Doctor Who and subsequent career. 
 
Audio edition produced by David Darlington. 
Project Editor: Michael Stevens. 
 
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Doctor Who: The Rescue

1st Doctor TV soundtrack

Mary Shelley

Jules Verne

Samuel Butler

H. G. Wells

Arthur Conan Doyle

John Wyndham

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genre 
 
Thrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years, each offering a unique exploration of the genre's foundational themes. From monsters, Martians and fantastical machines to rip-roaring adventures, utopian tales and ‘cosy catastrophes’, these stunning dramas introduce us to other worlds – and make us see our own world differently... 
 
Brought to life by an incredible cast, including Bill Nighy, Brigit Forsyth, Jamie Parker, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Critchlow, Blake Ritson, Bill Paterson and more. 
 
Frankenstein – First published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s famous horror story about a scientist who reanimates a living creature in a horrific experiment is widely considered the first science fiction novel. 
Journey to the Centre of the Earth – Scientific curiosity sparks an epic quest in Jules Verne’s 1864 novel, as three intrepid explorers venture into the heart of a dormant Icelandic volcano. 
Erewhon – Samuel Butler’s 1872 classic centres on the explorer Higgs, who discovers a remote land where the use of machines is forbidden, having a cold is a crime, and the greatest scholarly achievement is the study of unreason. 
The War of the Worlds – Following sightings of strange explosions on the surface of Mars, Martian ships begin to arrive on Earth. But scientific excitement quickly turns to horror... 
The Disintegration Machine – Indomitable academic Professor Challenger sets out to investigate dastardly Latvian scientist Theodore Nemor, who has invented a startling device capable of disassembling and reforming objects.... 
The Midwich Cuckoos – The rural idyll of 1950s Midwich is overturned by a mysterious alien force that causes all the fertile women in the area to simultaneously become pregnant... 
 
First published 1818 (Frankenstein), 1864 (JttCotE), 1872 (Erewhon), 1895 (TWotW), 1929 (TDM), 1957 (TMC) 
 
Cast and credits 
Frankenstein 
Cast: Jamie Parker, Shaun Dooley, Susie Riddell, Alun Raglan, Robert Blythe, Sam Alexander, Christine Absalom, Patrick Brennan, Emma Hook, Joe Sims, Don Gilet, Bruce Alexander 
Written by Mary Shelley 
Dramatised by Lucy Catherine 
Directed by Marc Beeby 
 
Journey to the Centre of the Earth 
Cast: Joel MacCormack, Stephen Critchlow, Gudmundur Thorvaldsson, Nicola Ferguson, Elizabeth Bennett, Nick Underwood, Sam Rix, Tom Forrister, Scarlett Brookes 
Written by Jules Verne 
Dramatised by Moya O’Shea 
Directed by Tracey Neale 
Composer: Neil Brand 
 
Erewhon 
Cast: Graeme Hawley, Jasmine Hyde, Jonathan Taller, Sue Ryding, Brigit Forsyth, Leigh Symonds, David Fleeshman, Stuart Richman 
Written by Samuel Butler 
Dramatised by Eamonn O'Neill, Martin Shea and James O'Neill 
Produced and directed by Gary Brown 
 
The War of the Worlds 
Cast: Blake Ritson, Samuel James, John Dougall, Sanchia McCormack, Carl Prekopp, David Sterne, Maeve Bluebell Wells, Finlay Robertson, Nick Murchie, Sarah Ridgeway, Georgie Glen, John Bowler, David Sturzaker 
Written by HG Wells 
Dramatised by Melissa Murray 
Directed by Marc Beeby 
 
The Disintegration Machine 
Cast: Bill Paterson, Gunnar Cauthery, Nick Ball, Robert Lloyd Parry, Joanna Monro, Alexandria Everett 
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle 
Dramatised by Robert Lloyd Parry 
Directed by Fiona Kelcher 
 
The Midwich Cuckoos 
Cast: Bill Nighy, Sarah Parish, Clive Merrison, Nicholas R Bailey, Katherine Tozer, Mark Chatterton, Barbara Marten, Malcolm Raeburn, Christine Brennan, Rebecca Bridle 
Written by John Wyndham 
Dramatised by Dan Rebellato 
Produced and directed by Polly Thomas 
Original music composed and performed by Chris Madin 
 
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Classic Science Fiction: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six Full-Cast Dramatisations

Eric Saward

Jon Glover reads this novelisation of an outlandish adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri. 
 
The TARDIS materialises aboard the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn. 
 
Things are not going well on board the spacecraft. A mysterious killer stalks the infrastructure, and a junior officer - whose body is four years older than his brain - commands its bridge. The craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality, and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew. 
 
Soon the Doctor and Peri stumble on a shocking secret, upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe... 
 
Reader Jon Glover played Shelligbourne Grant in the original BBC Radio 4 drama on which Eric Saward's 1986 novelisation is based. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by Oliver Denman 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Slipback

6th Doctor Novelisation

Ian Marter

Stephen Gallagher

Paul Magrs

What happened to the Doctor’s companions after they left the TARDIS? 
 
In Harry Sullivan’s War, by Ian Marter, the Doctor’s former companion has severe misgivings when he is transferred to work in the Hebrides. Is someone out to kill him? 
 
In The Kairos Ring, by Stephen Gallagher, Romana and Laszlo, the Tharil, unite with an American Civil War soldier in the fight against the desperate Sluagh. 
 
In Bessie Come Home, by Paul Magrs, the Doctor’s Edwardian roadster has been restored by Mr Foreman. But a shadowy figure wants to acquire her – at any price. 
 
In London, 1965, by Paul Magrs, Ian and Barbara are newly returned to their own time when they find themselves being drawn into an invisible and dangerous web. 
 
In Sleeper Agents, by Paul Magrs, Ben & Polly find mystery at home having said goodbye to the Doctor. What do the mysterious Harmer & Leamann want with them? 
 
In The Penumbra Affair, by Paul Magrs, a letter arrives at Nest Cottage warning of danger for all former companions of the Doctor. Mrs Wibbsey is compelled to investigate! 
 
Christopher Naylor, Steven Pacey, Stephanie Cole, Jamie Glover, Anneke Wills and Susan Jameson read these delightful postscripts to the on-screen adventures of the Doctor’s best friends. 
 
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Doctor Who: Tales from Beyond the Doctor

Audio Original

Joseph Lidster

Camille Coduri reads this brand new novelisation of the 2005 BBC TV adventure. 
 
The Doctor brings Rose home a year after she left…to find London in chaos. A spaceship has crashed into the Thames and an alien body lies in the wreckage. 
 
The Doctor uncovers a chilling conspiracy at the heart of Downing Street as ruthless alien invaders take control – members of the Family Slitheen. 
 
The Doctor, Rose and the MP for Flydale North must fight to expose the Slitheen infiltration – before Earth falls prey to a deadly interstellar con that will ignite World War Three. 
 
Camille Coduri, who played Jackie in the BBC TV series, reads this adaptation of Russell T Davies’ blockbuster action-adventure, the first two-part story of the modern series in 2005. It is novelised by playwright and screenwriter Joseph Lidster. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by David Darlington 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Aliens of London

9th Doctor Novelisation

Matt Jones

A multi-voice reading of this thrilling novelisation of the 2006 BBC TV adventure. 
 
The Doctor and Rose travel to Krop Tor – an impossible planet orbiting a black hole, defying the laws of physics. 
 
With the TARDIS lost to them, trapped with a crew of human explorers and their alien servants - the Ood - they find ancient ruins…and something far older and darker stirring beneath the surface. 
 
Whispers speak of a malevolent force imprisoned since before time – something that even the Doctor fears. As seismic horrors rise and minds begin to fracture, one terrifying question remains: what if the Devil is real? 
 
Claire Rushbrook (Ida in the TV episodes), Ronny Jhutti (Danny), Silas Carson (the Ood) and Maureen O’Brien read screenwriter Matt Jones’s inspired retelling of his own two-part story from David Tennant’s first season as the Tenth Doctor. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by Oliver Denman 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: The Satan Pit

10th Doctor Novelisations

Jenny T Colgan

Maureen O’Brien reads this gripping novelisation of the 2010 BBC TV adventure. 
 
An improbably call for help from River Song draws the Doctor and Amy to the wreck of the starship Byzantium on the world of Alfava Metraxis. 
 
The wreck contains a deadly cargo – a Weeping Angel, determined to escape. And the starship’s crash site, infringing on a sprawling subterranean tomb, is no coincidence. 
 
In uneasy alliance with a squad of military clerics, the Doctor’s investigation becomes a desperate battle to survive as an army of implacable, quantum-locked killers grows ever stronger – and flesh becomes stone. 
 
Maureen O’Brien, who played Vicki in the original BBC TV Doctor Who series, reads bestselling author Jenny T Colgan’s novelization of Steven Moffat’s classic two-part SF thriller from Matt Smith’s first season as the Eleventh Doctor. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by David Roocroft 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: The Time of Angels

11th Doctor Novelisation

Paul Hayes

Christopher Naylor reads a brand new adventure for the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. 
 
The TARDIS materialises on board Cavis Sunliners Flight 307, a regularly scheduled passenger flight using a revolutionary type of interstellar travel. 
 
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and her schoolteachers Ian and Barbara meet Chief Officer Sopel, beleaguered commander of the vessel. 
 
Following an act of sabotage the ship is boarded by a large, levitating alien creature who demands the return of ‘an artefact’. Influencing the ship’s AI pilot, Pym, the Kleede threatens to shut off all life support. 
 
With Pym and the Kleede engaged in a deadlock battle for control, and more aliens on their way, the Doctor must help the crew outwit their attackers. But time is running out… 
 
Christopher Naylor reads Paul Hayes's story set in the earliest era of Doctor Who on TV. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by David Roocroft 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Star Flight

1st Doctor Audio Original

Nigel Robinson

Ian Briggs

Rona Munro

A quintet of TV novelisations featuring mythical lands, legendary beasts and epic quests on Earth and beyond. 
 
In The Underwater Menace, by Nigel Robinson, the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie find themselves in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. 
 
In The Monster of Peladon, by Terrance Dicks, the spirit of the sacred monster Aggedor is once more spreading terror and death. 
 
In The Image of the Fendahl, by Terrance Dicks, ultra-modern technology brings to life a terror that has lain hidden for twelve million years. 
 
In Dragonfire, by Ian Briggs, the Doctor and Mel join Sabalom Glitz on the trail of a mythical hoard known as the Dragon's Treasure. 
 
In The Eaters of Light, by Rona Munro, a nightmare creature roams the wildlands of Scotland, darkening the sky and destroying all in its path. 
 
Anneke Wills, Jon Culshaw, Louise Jameson, Bonnie Langford and Rebecca Benson read these exciting adaptations of the BBC TV series. 
 
Readings produced by Neil Gardner and Lizzie Davies. Sound design by Simon Power. Executive Producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: The Myths & Legends Collection

2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th & 12th Doctor Novelisations

A further collection of tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices. 
 
The First Doctor faces The Devil Birds of Corbo when he lands the TARDIS on a swamp-infested planet, and then the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe are caught in a Grip of Ice when they materialise on a glacier. 
 
UNIT and the Brigadier call in the Third Doctor and Liz when a top secret experiment gets out of control in Caught in the Web, and The Eye Spiders of Pergross creep closer to the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry when they venture to a distant planet. 
 
The Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough are troubled by rodents when they experience Winter on Mesique, and the Sixth Doctor and Peri find Edwardian England plagued by an alien in Day of the Dragon. 
 
Maureen O'Brien, David Troughton, Jon Culshaw, Geoffrey Beevers, David Banks and Nicola Bryant read these wildly imaginative stories first published in book form between 1966 and 1985. 
 
Readings produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by David Darlington 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Caught in the Web & Other Stories

Doctor Who Audio Annual

James Goss

Justin Richards

Mike Tucker

Colin McFarlane, Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey read these three full-length novels featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played on TV by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman. 
 
In The Blood Cell, by James Goss, a secure prison in space receives its latest inmate: the most dangerous criminal in the quadrant, known as the Doctor. Who is he, and what is he doing there - and who is the young woman who comes every day to visit him? 
 
In Silhouette, by Justin Richards, the Doctor and Clara return to Victorian London where the Frost Fair is in full swing. Each of the Paternoster Gang is engaged in investigating a mystery, and they are all connected - but how? 
 
In The Crawling Terror, by Mike Tucker, present day England is the setting for an infestation of swarming, mutated insects. The Doctor knows that unless he can decode the strange symbols on an ancient stone circle and unravel a mystery dating back to the Second World War, no-one is safe. 
 
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Doctor Who: Twelfth Doctor Novels Volume 1

12th Doctor Novels

John Peel

David Troughton reads a brand new tale featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe. 
 
The Doctor makes a hasty landing on a satellite, only to discover that it's a one-man prison in space. Markan is in exile from his own people, banished to live out his remaining days with only his robot for company. 
 
When the Doctor and Zoe learn of the crimes that led to Markan's sentence, they have very little sympathy. But returning to the TARDIS isn't as easy as it should be - and Markan is determined to get there first. 
 
David Troughton, who has played several roles in Doctor Who, reads John Peel's intriguing story of reckless genius and the power that can be gained by control of the mind... 
 
Cover design by Lee Johnson; Cover portraits © BBC 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design: David Roocroft. Project editor: John Ainsworth Executive producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who The Mind Trap

2nd Doctor Audio Original

Victor Pemberton

Jon Culshaw reads a thrilling novelisation of the 1976 audio adventure in which the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane face an aquatic menace. 
 
A scientific expedition has disappeared from the bed of the Thames Estuary, where a giant meteorite had previously landed. Nearby, the Doctor and Sarah Jane are attacked by a vast, roaring creature. 
 
The Doctor is reminded of his encounter with the marine denizens of the planet Pesca, and soon his worst fears are confirmed. 
 
Strange meteorites are landing all over the world, and the Pescaton invasion has begun. 
Jon Culshaw reads Victor Pemberton's much-expanded novelisation of his own original script, with accompanying sound design. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by Oliver Denman. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: The Pescatons

4th Doctor Novelisation

A quartet of fabulous stories based on vintage comic strips from the Doctor Who Annuals, featuring the Second, Third and Fourth Doctors. 
 
In The Vampire Plants the Doctor and Jamie discover strange goings-on in a Venusian colony, where Dr Vane's space seedlings appear to be at the heart of the matter. 
 
In Menace of the Molags a huge spaceship fills the sky above London, and inside it the Doctor and Jo meet some familiar looking aliens. 
 
After the Revolution takes Jo and the Doctor to Freedonia, known for its beautiful utopian city. But things have changed for the worse since the Doctor was last there... 
 
Plague World is the destination for the Fourth Doctor, Adric and K9 when they find an Earth colony, abandoned and left to its own devices - with terrible consequences. 
 
Jon Culshaw, Katy Manning and Matthew Waterhouse read this quartet of tales, adapted by Paul Magrs from comic strips first published in the 1970s and 1980s. 
 
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Doctor Who: The Vampire Plants & Other Stories

Rob Grant

Doug Naylor

The TV soundtracks of the iconic cult sci-fi comedy series 
 
Re-live your favourite moments from one of the greatest TV comedies of all time, now available to listen to as an audio download. Join Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John Jules), Holly (Norman Lovett/Hattie Hayridge) and a gang of misfits they meet on their journey back to Earth. 
 
Three million years into deep space, Dave Lister is the last surviving member of the human race. Woken from suspended animation on the mining ship Red Dwarf, he discovers a radiation leak has killed the rest of the crew and his only companions are Arnold Rimmer, a hologram of his dead bunkmate, Holly, a senile computer, and a creature who evolved from the descendants of the ship's cat. Resigned to his fate, Lister begins the long journey home. Parallel universes, time travel, false memories, and virtual reality all conspire to confuse the crew and delight audiences over the first four series of this ground-breaking, classic TV show. 
 
This hilarious TV classic from Rob Grant and Doug Naylor is a must-listen for any fans of sci-fi, comedy, and everything in between. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show's finest moments while on the go. 
 
First airing in 1988, Red Dwarf was the longest-running and highest-ranked comedy on BBC 2 ever, amassing an audience of over 8 million. It won an International Emmy Award in the 'Popular Arts' category and 'Best BBC Comedy Series' at the British Comedy Awards as well as numerous other awards. Since airing, there have been 12 series of the show and a 2020 TV film - The Promised Land. 
 
Series V-VIII are also available to download now. 
 
Please note: The audio on the last episode has been corrected. 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor 
Directed and Produced by Ed Bye 
 
Arnold Rimmer - Chris Barrie 
Dave Lister - Craig Charles 
Cat - Danny John Jules 
Holly - Norman Lovett (Series 1-2), Hattie Hayridge (Series 3-4) 
Kryten - David Ross (Series 2), Robert Llewellyn (Series 3-4) 
 
First Broadcast BBC2, 15 February – 21 March 1988 (Series 1), 6 September – 11 October 1988 (Series 2), 14 November – 19 December 1989 (Series 3), 14 February – 21 March 1991 (Series 4) 
 
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Red Dwarf: Series I to IV

The BBC TV Soundtracks

The TV soundtracks of the iconic cult sci-fi comedy series 
 
The crew of the deep space mining ship, Red Dwarf, return! 
 
A legion of hilarious new villains and heroes are here to hinder, help and generally create havoc for the beleaguered crew trying to get home. Re-live their iconic moments with the laugh-out-loud TV soundtracks of one of the greatest TV comedies of all time. Join Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John Jules), Holly (Norman Lovett/Hattie Hayridge) and a cast of space misfits on their long journey home. Parallel universes, time travel, false memories and virtual reality all conspire to confuse the crew and delight listeners time and again in this ground-breaking classic TV show soundtrack. 
 
The hilarious TV classic from Rob Grant and Doug Naylor is a must-listen for any fans of sci-fi, comedy and everything in-between. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show's finest moments while on the go. 
 
First airing in 1988, Red Dwarf was the longest-running and highest-ranked comedy on BBC 2 ever, amassing an audience of over 8 million. It won an International Emmy Award in the 'Popular Arts' category and 'Best BBC Comedy Series' at the British Comedy Awards as well as numerous other awards. Since airing, there have been 12 series of the show and a 2020 TV film - The Promised Land. 
 
Series I-IV are also available to download now. 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (Series 5-6); Doug Naylor, Kim Fuller, Paul Alexander, Robert Llewellyn and James Hendrie (Series 7); Doug Naylor and Paul Alexander (Series 8) 
Directed by Juliet May, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (Series 5), Andy de Emmony (Series 6), Ed Bye (Series 7-8) 
 
Arnold Rimmer - Chris Barrie 
Dave Lister - Craig Charles 
Cat - Danny John Jules 
Kryten - Robert Llewellyn 
Holly - Norman Lovett (Series 5-8), Hattie Hayridge (Series 7-8) 
 
First Broadcast BBC2, 20 February – 26 March 1992 (Series 5), 7 October – 11 November 1993 (Series 6), 17 January – 7 March 1997 (Series 7), 18 February – 5 April 1999 (Series 8) 
 
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Red Dwarf: Series V to VIII

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Caoilfhionn Dunne reads this brand new novel featuring the Doctor and Belinda, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu. 
 
Step right up for the most sensational cruise in the galaxy! 
The TARDIS lands on board a luxury space liner owned by the interstellar shipping magnate Marilyn Moon. The Moon Cruise offers its wealthy passengers up-close views of astounding cosmic wonders and the Doctor and Belinda are soon high-rolling it on the top deck. 
But there is a sinister side to life on board. What is the secret of the smiling, blonde-haired mannequins? What happens to the cruise ship workers when they go off shift? The Doctor soon learns that not all prisons come with bars on the windows, while Belinda faces one 
of the greatest cruelties in the universe – a zero-pay contract in retail and hospitality that can never be broken ... 
 
Cailfhionn Dunne - who played Shaya in the 2025 BBC TV episode The Well - reads Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson's original novel. 
 
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Doctor Who: The Moon Cruise

15th Doctor Novel

Philip Martin

Nicola Bryant reads the novelisation of a ‘lost’ TV story for the Sixth Doctor and Peri. 
 
“Is it the Doctor I have drawn to me?” 
 
The TARDIS has been pulled off course and sent hurtling through space and time. When it finally stops, Peri is amazed to witness the Doctor’s transformation into a cringing coward. 
The takeover of the TARDIS by the school bully from the class of the fourth millennium on Gallifrey is only the first of the Doctor’s problems. On the surface of the planet Magnus more of his old enemies are conspiring to trick the planet’s all-female rulers. 
The Doctor and Peri have to foil a plot to freeze the entire world and wipe out most of the population. 
Nicola Bryant, who played Peri in the BBC TV series, reads Philip Martin’s novelisation of his own television script, planned but ultimately unmade for the cancelled 1985 series of Doctor Who. 
 
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Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by James Murray. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: Mission to Magnus

Una McCormack

Clare Corbett reads an exciting new adventure for the Doctor and Belinda. 
 
Landing on an unnamed planet, the travellers find themselves besieged by a swarm of drones. They shelter in a cluster of hi-tech buildings, inside which lie living quarters and a control base. 
The only thing missing is any sign of life. While the Doctor puzzles over a base without people, Belinda finds herself whisked off by teleport. 
Meanwhile, three thousand light years away, project manager Hazzet is puzzled by unusual systems activity on the uninhabited Colony 5. 
An automated probe was sent there months ago - so why are there now apparently two bases on the planet, each poised to attack the other? 
With the Doctor in one base and Belinda in the other, a race against time begins to avoid mutually assured destruction… 
Clare Corbett reads Una McCormack’s cautionary tale of systems error and the perils of automation. 
 
Text © Una McCormack 2025 
Cover design by Lee Johnson Cover portraits © BBC 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design: Oliver Denman. Project editor: John Ainsworth Executive producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Counterstrike

15th Doctor Audio Original

Beth Axford

Michelle Asante reads an exciting new adventure for the Doctor and Belinda. 
 
Floating high above 19th Century Earth, the Doctor and Belinda enjoy the legendary Leonids meteor shower of 1833, when the skies teemed with shooting stars. 
One meteor is bigger and brighter than the others and shows no sign of breaking up in the planetary atmosphere. The travellers follow it to the village of Drummondville and begin the hunt for a fallen star. 
There’s a strained atmosphere in the sleepy town, where two buildings mysteriously caught fire overnight. Belinda meets young Mary Moss, who’s harbouring something extraordinary – something that must be kept safe from the other villagers. 
What strange entity has landed, and how might it affect all life on Earth? The Doctor and Belinda try to broker peace between Leo and its human hosts, before things get out of control… 
Michelle Asante reads Beth Axford’s sensitive tale of outsiders in search of a place to call home. 
 
Text © Beth Axford 2025 
Cover design by Lee Johnson Cover portraits © BBC 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design: James Murray. Project editor: John Ainsworth Executive producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: Firefall

Steve Cole

Stories are the most important thing of all because they are just about the only living thing that lasts...' 
 
At the end of the universe, a mysterious storyteller builds a campfire to draw his audience. He has gathered tales like any minstrel of old - and his specialty is tales of the Doctor. In this book of stories both long and short, you can experience Doctor Who's adventures through the prism of folk tales and fables. Retold from unusual perspectives, 1001 Nights in Time and Space is a bubbling mix of heroes and villains, soldiers and monsters, princesses, goblins, demons, tricksters, computers, ghosts and gods from all across the universe... taking inspiration from the entire 60-plus years lifespan of Doctor Who. 
 
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Doctor Who: 1001 Nights in Time and Space

Jon Culshaw reads this thrilling novelisation of a classic TV story for the Fourth Doctor. 
 
Why is the Doctor suddenly summoned to the shores of Loch Ness? Terror and panic spread as the third oil rig is smashed into the sea by a mysterious force...the monster? The controlling power must be the Zygons - alien creatures who have hidden on Earth for thousands of years, and who now feel strong enough to take over the planet. The Doctor, Sarah, Harry and UNIT have different ideas - but can they outwit the supreme cunning of the ruthless Zygons? 
 
Jon Culshaw reads Terrance Dicks's 1976 novelisation of the BBC TV serial Terror of the Zygons by Robert Banks Stewart. 
 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Darlington. Executive Producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster

Adam Christopher

Sophie Aldred reads this gripping new adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace. 
 
The TARDIS materialises on a research station, locked in a state of temporal displacement on the surface of Volkoff Epsilon. 
The station’s human crew are engaged in the study of a mysterious artefact they call ‘the remnant’. Apparently a source of unlimited power, it could be the solution to Earth’s energy problem. 
Yet the station’s time barrier has become disrupted, leaving the crew confined with no way out. The Doctor realises that both he and Ace - and the TARDIS - are now also trapped by the time displacement. 
What is the secret of the tiny, spinning artefact? Why have half the base’s personnel already disappeared? And what lurks in the shadows, threatening to overwhelm first Ace and then the whole of Earth? 
 
Sophie Aldred, who played Ace in the BBC TV series, reads this tense and atmospheric thriller by bestselling author Adam Christopher. 
 
Text © Adam Christopher 2025 
Cover design by Lee Johnson 
Cover portraits © BBC 
 
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Doctor Who: What Still Remains

7th Doctor Audio Original

A bumper collection of vintage stories from the pages of Doctor Who Annual, featuring the first six Doctors and their companions. 
 
From the 1960s to the 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was a fixture in every fan’s Christmas stocking. Larger than life and twice as colourful, the stories offered an exuberant – and often charmingly naïve – take on the BBC TV series. 
 
This volume features thirty readings by some of the best-loved stars of Doctor Who including Peter Purves (Steven), Anneke Wills (Polly), Geoffrey Beevers (the Master), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Louise Jameson (Leela), Frazer Hines (Jamie), John Leeson (K-9), Terry Molloy (Davros) and Dan Starkey (Strax) plus the multi-talented Jon Culshaw. 
 
They include short stories for each of the first six Doctors, with fabulous titles including The Sons of Grekk, The King of Golden Death, Peril in Mechanistria, Dark Intruders, Scorched Earth, The Real Hereward, Planet of Fear, The Radio Waves, Terror on Tiro, The House That Jack Built, The Sinister Sponge, Justice of the Glacians, The Planet of Dust, A Midsummer’s Nightmare and The Creation of Camelot, and many, many more, plus the full-length Doctor Who and the Invasion of Space, read by Peter Purves, and bonus features including The Phoenix in the TARDIS, The Equations of Doctor Who and Who Is Doctor Who? 
 
(This collection contains the previously published volumes The Doctor Who Audio Annual, The Second Doctor Who Audio Annual, The Sinister Sponge & Other Stories, The Planet of Dust & Other Stories, and Doctor Who and the Invasion from Space.) 
 
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The Doctor Who Annual Compendium One

Scott Handcock

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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Doctor Who: Empire of Death

15th Doctor Novelisation

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: Lux

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: The Robot Revolution

Gareth L. Powell

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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Doctor Who: The Well

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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