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A A Gill

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.

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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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Mike Tucker

Terry Molloy reads this original adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace, featuring a rematch with the Autons. 
 
When a new state-of-the-art recycling plant opens in North-East London, pensioner Roger Turner is all for doing his bit. In return for donations of unwanted plastic, he and his friends get to see AN-X Recycling’s exhibition of life-size human and animal mannequins. The Doctor and Ace are also visiting the plant, but their unauthorized snooping doesn’t go down well with AN-X’s strangely impassive operations managers and their boiler-suited staff, keen to protect the secret that lurks at the heart of the factory floor. When Roger is attacked by a terrifying human exhibit, he finds himself joining forces with the strange Doctor and his friend. Soon they’re all fighting for their lives – and for the future of planet Earth. Terry Molloy, who played Davros and other characters in the BBC TV series, reads this tense thriller from Mike Tucker. 
 
Project Editor: John Ainsworth 
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis 
Sound design by Oliver Denman 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: House of Plastic

7th Doctor Audio Original

Six decades of BBC TV's most successful sci-fi series are celebrated in this collection of radio programmes. 
 
In Who Are We (The Classic Years and The Modern Years) Jo Whiley takes a trip through the Whoniverse to find out how the changing attitudes of Britain have been reflected through the TARDIS's travels. It’s a tale that features Dalekmania, Dad’s Army, Mary Whitehouse, Ridley Scott, Cybermen and the JFK assassination. 
 
Jo also learns how Doctor Who thrived during the wilderness years of the show's cancellation, with fandom playing a vital role in its return. Along the way Jo is joined by fans, stars and writers of Doctor Who including Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall. There are also archive interviews with David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith, Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Kylie Minogue, Patrick Troughton and many more. 
 
Meanwhile in Surviving Doctor Who Toby Hadoke presents a wry insight into the ups and downs of being one of the universe's most misunderstood species: the Doctor Who fan. 
 
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Who Are We produced by Paul Sheehan for BBC Radio 2. Surviving Doctor Who produced by Luke Doran for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Doctor Who at the BBC: Who Are We?

Doctor Who at the BBC

Ian Marter

Christopher Naylor reads this original novel featuring the Doctor's former companion in his own adventure. 
 
It's ten years since Harry Sullivan left UNIT and gave up his travels in the TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah Jane. 
 
Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to nerve toxins. But when he is transferred to Yarra in the Hebrides to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. 
 
Who wants Harry safely out of the way? What significance does Van Gogh painting have? And can Harry's old friend, the Brigadier, really be involved in a scheme which threatens the security of the Western World? 
 
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Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by Oliver Denman. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who: Harry Sullivan's War

Beyond the Doctor

Abi Falase

A brand new novel adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
On the crystalline planet of Yewa, the Gardens of Kubuntu are a true Eden, said to be the most peaceful destination in the universe. At least, until the Doctor and Ruby arrive. 
 
Ancient rivalries between Yewa and its more prosperous sister world of Bia are being stirred by forces unknown, threatening to plunge its people into anarchy. With Ruby swept up in the fire of the Yewan rebellion, the Doctor finds dark secrets buried deep in the planet’s ancient history – and his hopes for a lasting peace hanging by a thread. For sinister guardians stalk the Gardens of Kubuntu, while an implacable enemy plots in the shadows – and in plain sight… 
 
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Doctor Who: Eden Rebellion

15th Doctor Novel

Niel Bushnell

A haunting tale of mystery and adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
The TARDIS arrives in County Durham, England, in 1958. Seaham Chemical Beach was once a scene of heavy industry, long since abandoned, but now local residents are having nightmares and seeing apparitions. It isn’t long before the Doctor and Ruby are affected by the beach’s peculiar atmosphere. As they begin to forget exactly who they are, Ruby hears a distant voice calling her on. 
 
Whose memories are filling the travellers’ heads, and what is the significance of Ghost Beach, in the Sea of Despair, on the planet Farfrom? Even more importantly – who is Reg? 
 
Susan Twist, who played the recurring woman in the BBC TV series, reads this atmospheric original chiller by Niel Bushnell. 
 
Reading produced by Niall Hegarty. 
Sound design by Oliver Denman. 
Project editor: John Ainsworth. 
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens 
 
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Doctor Who: On Ghost Beach

15th Doctor Audio Original

Darren Jones

A brand new adventure featuring the 15th Doctor and Ruby, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
 
A full-throttle adventure in America for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
In a National Park in North-West America, the Doctor and Ruby are pursued by large, ape-like creatures who seem to literally disappear into the trees. When Ruby falls ill after apparently being stung, the Doctor believes the infection is extra-terrestrial in origin. 
 
They meet Dixie and Greg, two Bigfoot hunters determined to track down the mythical Sasquatch. Standing in their way is Ranger Peone, who’s adamant that the forest is too dangerous to explore. Dozens of people have vanished, or reappeared with no memory, in the last month alone. 
Then the ape creatures kidnap Ruby, and the Doctor is determined to both save her life and solve the mystery of the Sasquatch. 
 
Genesis Lynea, who played Harriet Arbinger in the BBC TV series, reads this tense and dramatic original story by Darren Jones. 
 
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Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Roocroft. Project editor: John Ainsworth. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who: Sting of the Sasquatch

Andrew Lane

Dan Starkey reads this original adventure for the Eighth Doctor - as played on TV by Paul McGann - and Victorian journalist James MacFarlane. 
 
The Doctor is working undercover in 1890s Galway whilst investigating the mysterious sinking of the RMS Majestic. Witnesses recall something huge crashing into the sea, causing a massive wave which overturned the ship. Could it have been the mythical sea creature known as the Dobhar-chu? 
 
Also on the scene is James MacFarlane, intrepid journalist and friend of the Doctor. Reunited, the pair discover death stalking the area in the form of animated corpses. The Doctor soon realises that aliens are present, and unless stopped their plans could kill everyone in County Connemara! 
 
Dan Starkey, who played Strax and other characters in the BBC TV series, reads this zombie chiller from Andrew Lane. 
 
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Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Darlington. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who: The Force of Death

8th Doctor Audio Original

Bonnie Langford

A stylish Doctor Who murder mystery novel featuring Mel Bush, written and read by Bonnie Langford. 
When young Mel&rsquo;s business partner, Sabalom Glitz embarks on yet another &ldquo;get rich quick&rdquo; scheme, it marks the start of an epic, death-defying murder-mystery in space. 
After barely escaping the snares of a murderous galactic cult, Mel searches for fellow survivors in a nearby spaceship graveyard &ndash; while Glitz looks to fill his pockets. But the discovery of a spaceship with its crew in suspended animation, and incredible secrets on board, leaves the duo stranded with no way off. 
Mel revives the crew &ndash; and then the murders start. Murders that cannot possibly have been committed by any of the crewmembers. In fact, there are only two realistic suspects &ndash; Glitz and Mel themselves&hellip; 
Bonnie Langford, who plays Mel in the BBC TV series, reads her first ever novel. 
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Doctor Who: Death in the Stars

A Melanie Bush Mystery

Scott Handcock

Susan Twist reads this novelisation of the TV episode, featuring the Fifteenth Doctor as played by Ncuti Gatwa and Ruby Sunday as played by Millie Gibson. 
 
How long is 73 Yards? 
 
Haunted by a sinister presence, Ruby must cope with losing the Doctor and the life she once knew. 
With her new life without her best friend becoming bleaker by the day, something terrifying is unleashed, and it&rsquo;s up to Ruby to stop it. 
 
Susan Twist, who appears in the BBC TV series, reads Scott Handcock's novelisation of this eerie episode from Russell T Davies. 
 
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Doctor Who: 73 Yards

15th Doctor Novelisation

Kate Herron

Briony Redman

Dan Starkey reads this novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on screen by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
Earth&rsquo;s Regency era &ndash; a time of culture, extravagance, sumptuous balls&hellip;and aliens? 
 
While Ruby is a popular new addition to the Duchess of Pemberton&rsquo;s ball, the Doctor&rsquo;s world is about to be forever rocked by a dashing visitor from space. 
 
With many party-guests facing an identity crisis like no other, it is up to the Doctor and Ruby to stop the menacing Chuldurs&rsquo; plot. 
 
Dan Starkey reads Kate Herron and Briony Redman's thrilling novelisation of their own BBC TV episode. 
 
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Doctor Who: Rogue

Alison Rumfitt

Clare Corbett reads this novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on screen by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. 
 
In space, something can hear you scream. And that something is coming. 
 
On her first adventure in outer space, Ruby learns that the universe is bigger, more colourful, and crazier than she could ever have imagined. She also learns that even the Doctor can feel afraid &ndash; and that certain nightmares are all too real&hellip; 
 
Clare Corbett reads Alison Rumfitt's novelisation of Russell T Davies&rsquo; first space adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby. 
 
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Doctor Who: Space Babies

Terrance Dicks

Janet Fielding reads this novelisation of an intriguing adventure for the Fifth Doctor and friends. 
On the serene planet Deva Loka, an expeditionary force from Earth is dangerously out of control. It's not only the peaceful race of the Kinda who are at risk. 
 
A gentle stroll in the lush jungle leads the Doctor and Adric to an unexpected confrontation - and puts them at the mercy of a maniac. 
 
But it is Tegan, lulled to sleep by mysterious wind-chimes, who comes closest to a danger than threatens not only her sanity but the existence of the whole planet. 
 
Janet Fielding, who plays Tegan in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's novelisation of the television adventure by Christopher Bailey. 
 
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Doctor Who: Kinda

5th Doctor Novelisation

David Whitaker

Carole Ann Ford narrates the complete TV soundtrack of this eerie adventure set entirely on board the TARDIS. 
 
&ldquo;We are at the very beginning&hellip;&rdquo; 
 
Escaping from their previous adventure on Skaro, the Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill) are inside the TARDIS when it appears to be taken over by an outside force. 
 
Bewildered and confused, the travellers become suspicious of each other&rsquo;s motives, and tensions within the ship begin to rise. The TARDIS appears to be trying to tell them something, yet the Doctor has very little idea of how to stop it hurtling backwards in time, towards destruction&hellip; 
 
Carole Ann Ford, who played Susan in the BBC TV series, narrates the visual action, and in a bonus interview she recalls making the TV episodes, which were written by David Whitaker and first broadcast in February 1964. 
'The tight, two-episode story works brilliantly as an audio experience. It is augmented by linking narration from Carole Ann Ford, who ensures that listeners new to the story know exactly what&rsquo;s happening ... This is a whole new way of relishing the creepy, unsettling weirdness of &lsquo;Doctor Who &ndash;The Edge of Destruction&rsquo;.' - Entertainment Focus 
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Audio edition written and produced by David Darlington 
TV soundtrack digitally remastered by Mark Ayres 
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

1st Doctor TV Soundtrack

Geoffrey Beevers reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K-9. 
 
In the great maze of the Powe Complex dwells the dreaded Nimon, a fearsome monster with immense scientific powers. 
 
The Nimon has promised to restore the Skonnan Empire to its former glory. But first it demands sacrifice - youths and maidens from the peaceful planet Aneth. 
 
The TARDIS collides with the spaceship delivering the victims, and the captured Romana is condemned to be sacrificed to the Nimon. Aided by the faithful K-9, the Doctor goes to the rescue. In the heart of the maze he confronts the Nimon and uncovers a terrifying plot to enslave the galaxy. 
Geoffrey Beevers, who played the Master in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's novelisation of the 1979 TV serial by Anthony Read. 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio 
Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon

4th Doctor Novelisation

John Peel

Nicola Bryant reads a brand new original adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri. 
 
A visit to the Grand Canyon begins with disaster for the Doctor and Peri, when the TARDIS plunges into a ravine. The travellers' only hope is to descend to the valley on foot and then track the course of the Colorado river. Their perilous journey is fraught with danger, even before they encounter a band of 19th Century explorers led by Major John Wesley Powell. Joining the watery expedition, the Doctor and Peri begin to despair of ever seeing the TARDIS again. As food supplies dwindle, so do the group's options. This is a journey which some of them will never return. 
 
Nicola Bryant, who played Peri in the BBC TV series, reads John Peel's stirring historical tale of human endeavour and American pioneers. 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who: River of Death

6th Doctor Audio Original

Outlandish stories from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices. 
 
The Fishmen of Kandalinga takes the First Doctor to a planet of water, and a re-match with the alien Voord first encountered on Marinus. Planet of Bones see the Second Doctor, Ben and Polly enjoying hospitality on the planet Harmony - until a dreadful secret is uncovered. 
 
In The Phaser Aliens, the Third Doctor and Jo visit Australia to help with invisible UFOs, whilst the Fourth Doctor and Sarah are accused of being spies in Life Anew. The Fifth Doctor finds himself in an alien court of law in The Volcanis Deal, and then the Sixth Doctor and Peri are sent on a mission from Gallifrey by the Council of Time Lords in The Time Savers. 
 
Maureen O'Brien, Anneke Wills, Tim Treloar, Mina Anwar, Geoffrey Beevers and Dan Starkey read these fabulous tales first published in book form between 1965 and 1984. 
 
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Readings produced by Neil Gardner (Planet of Bones produced by Chatterbox Audio). Sound design by David Darlington. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens

Doctor Who: The Phaser Aliens & Other Stories

Doctor Who Audio Annual

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

Angela Wynter reads this novelisation of the first full adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa, and Ruby Sunday as played on TV by Millie Gibson. 
 
“I’ve been waiting, all this time, for my life to begin. Maybe it’s time to stop waiting. Maybe it’s time to start living.” 
 
Chance. Misfortune. Coincidence. These are the weapons of choice for the Doctor’s latest enemies. And those enemies are very, very hungry… 
 
For Ruby Sunday, this Christmas Eve is a birthday she’ll never forget. It’s the day she joins the Doctor on board a Goblin ship. The day she learns of dangers from beyond the universe. The day her life really begins… or, perhaps, the day it ends. 
 
Angela Wynter, who plays Cherry Sunday in the BBC TV series, reads Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson's novelisation of the television script by Russell T Davies. 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Roocroft. 
Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road

Toby Longworth reads this original adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor and Graham, as played on TV by Jodie Whittaker and Bradley Walsh. 
 
“There is a darkness here. A darkness that feeds.” 
 
It's 1970, and record-breaking explorer Silvia Sandstrom has completed an epic lone drive to the North Pole. But as she activates her on-board experimental equipment, her vehicle is swallowed by a massive hole in the ice. 
 
Meanwhile the TARDIS is drawn to an arid wasteland, also apparently at the North Pole. There the Doctor and Graham meet Silvia - but it's clear that she is a woman out of her own time. 
Why is a nearby experimental base haunted by deranged figures? And who is the genius behind the Romanov Project, the wave of energy that now threatens to rip the Earth apart at every point in history? 
 
Toby Longworth reads Niel Bushnell’s atmospheric story about human endeavour and its consequences.

Doctor Who: The Romanov Project

13th Doctor Audio Original

Gary Russell

Seán Carlsen reads this original adventure for the Tenth Doctor and Martha, as played on TV by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. 
 
The waters of the Pacific Ocean form the backdrop of this foray into Eighteenth Century seafaring for the Doctor and Martha, when the TARDIS materialises on board the Blue Groper sailing ship. 
Grudgingly accepted as stowaways by Captain Sadler's crew, the travellers learn that the ship is on a mission to Luna Puesta, 'the land where the moon has set'. 
 
There, just off the coast of New Zealand, Professor James Tomlinson hopes to locate a missing archaeological link between dinosaurs and man. 
 
But what the expedition finds on arrival is far beyond the Professor's wildest dreams... 
 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Darlington. 
Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: The Lagoon Monsters

10th Doctor Audio Original

Mark Wright

Mina Anwar reads an exciting original adventure for the Ninth Doctor and Rose, as played on TV by Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. 
 
High on the summit of a bleak Yorkshire moor, the Scar Hill Hotel is used to bad weather. Yet, on a dark afternoon in January, the ferocious snowstorm that engulfs the hotel surprises even its managers, Mike and Jess. 
 
Also caught off guard are the handful of paying guests, all now stranded until rescue teams can get through. When Mike doesn't return from a recce, and two new arrivals introduce themselves as the Doctor and Rose, a night of terror begins. 
 
Something is out there in the snow, hunting. Old Wiggins believes it's the fabled Beast of Scar Hill, the same creature that's done for his sheep. The Doctor's keeping an open mind, as he and Rose fight a losing battle to keep everyone safe. 
 
Someone knows the truth behind the attacks, and the secret that lies out on the moor. But who? 
Mina Anwar, who has had TV roles in Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures, reads Mark Wright's tense and atmospheric thriller. 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Roocroft. 
Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: The Beast of Scar Hill

9th Doctor Audio Original

Hired assassin Doom is on a mission to save her own life before Death catches up with her. If she can find the Doctor they might be able to help her - but where in Time and Space are they? 
 
These four missions - The Steel Cascade, The Martian Dilemma, An Ood Halloween and Dark Space - take Doom to a Mediterranean cruise ship in 1966, the planet Mars in the distant past, San Francisco in 1999, and finally a desolate planet in a dying solar system. 
 
Along the way she meets former TARDIS travellers Ian and Barbara, the mighty Ice Warriors, and Brian the Ood. But when a mysterious stranger with silver hair and sunglasses turns up, will he be Doom's salvation? 
 
Written by Darren Jones and read by Sooz Kempner, Jaye Griffiths and Silas Carson, these four original stories form part of the multi-platform Doom's Day adventure to celebrate Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. 
 
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Readings produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Roocroft. Project editor: John Ainsworth. Doom's Day Project Manager: James Page. 
Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: Four from Doom's Day

Doom's Day Audio Original

Pete McTighe

Julie Hesmondhalgh reads this new novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and friends. 
 
Kerblam! is the biggest online retailer in the galaxy - but how did it become so big? When the Doctor's Kerblam! package includes a mysterious request for help, she heads straight to the company's warehouse moon to investigate. 
Going undercover as Kerblam! workers, the TARDIS fam find that several human employees have vanished in sinister circumstances. Could the automated workforce be to blame? Or has the whole operation been compromised by forces unknown? The Doctor soon learns that when it comes to wrapping things up, she has nothing on Kerblam!... 
Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Judy in the BBC TV episode, reads Pete McTighe's novelisation of his 2018 TV episode. 
 
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Reading produced by Audio Always. 
Sound design by David Darlington. 
Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: Kerblam!

13th Doctor Novelisation

Keith Temple

Silas Carson reads this new novelisation of a BBC TV adventure featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna. 
 
"The Ood came from a distant world, they voyaged across the stars, all for one purpose... to serve." 
The TARDIS lands on the Ood-Sphere in the year 4126. Here, human profiteers have subjugated the Ood: the gentle creatures are forced into servitude and sold across the galaxy as the perfect slaves. But now, some are fighting back. Their eyes turn red as they throw off their chains and kill their oppressors... 
The Doctor and Donna soon learn that the planet of the Ood holds cruel and awesome secrets. As they battle for justice and survival, the fate of the entire Ood race hangs in the balance. Will the outcome be salvation - or extinction? 
Silas Carson, who voiced the Ood in the BBC TV series, reads Keith Temple's novelisation of his 2008 TV episode. 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Roocroft. 
Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Ood

10th Doctor Novelisation

Phil Ford

Maureen O'Brien reads this new novelisation of a BBC TV adventure featuring the Tenth Doctor, as played on screen by David Tennant. 
 
The first human colony on Mars is destined for destruction in a nuclear explosion. This tragedy is a fixed point in history. The laws of time dictate that it cannot - must never - be changed. But as the Doctor's darkest hour comes calling, he resolves to break the rules as he never has before... 
 
Maureen O'Brien, who played Vicki in the BBC TV series, reads Phil Ford's novelisation of his 2009 TV episode co-written with Russell T Davies. 
 
 
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Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio. 
Sound design by David Darlington. 
Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Malcolm Hulke

Journey back in time with this nostalgic audio presentation performed by Jon Culshaw, Dan Starkey, Maureen O'Brien, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning and Geoffrey Beevers. 
 
It's the 1970s, and you're invited behind the scenes of Doctor Who. You'll go on location to witness the recording of two classic TV adventures (The Sea Devils and Robot) and spend time inside a vintage BBC television studio. You'll also learn how to write a script or make a monster, 1970s-style! 
 
Authors Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke will guide you through the first ten years of Doctor Who history, detailing how it was created, the people who brought it into being, and the actors who portrayed the Doctor, his friends and their monstrous enemies. 
 
Along the way you'll hear some of the Doctor's key early adventures recounted as Time Lord records, UNIT Memos, and other in-story documentation. 
 
Brought to life by an array of familiar Doctor Who voices, this celebration of the programme's early days is a delight for fans of all ages. 
 
Cover illustration by Chris Achilleos © House of Achilleos 
Readings produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio 
Sound design by David Darlington 
Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens 
 
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The Making of Doctor Who

The Original 1970s Programme Guide

John Finnemore

The complete ninth series of BBC Radio 4's award-winning sketch show 
 
'One of our best sketch writers' Observer 
 
John Finnemore returns with his multi-award-winning sketch show, but this series is very different to the previous eight. There are still sketches and songs, and it's still written and performed by him and his usual fantastic ensemble cast - but with no live studio audience, John has taken the opportunity to try something new. 
 
Each episode in this series of Souvenir Programme consists of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order. There's no narrative as such - it's still a sketch show - but as we follow the characters back in time, from lockdown Zoom calls to childhood birthdays and funerals, the individual sketches link up to form an overall picture, portraying the sprawling history of an entire multi-generational family. 
 
And, as if that wasn't enough, there are also some terrific tall tales, a paean of praise, and a truly unforgettable earworm... 
 
Clever, complex, hilarious and poignant, these Souvenir Programmes with a twist star Lawry Lewin as Russ, Margaret Cabourn-Smith as Deborah, Simon Kane as Jerry, Carrie Quinlan as Vanessa and John Finnemore as Newt. 
 
 
Cast and credits 
Written and performed by John Finnemore 
Ensemble cast: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, Carrie Quinlan 
Original music composed by Susannah Pearse and Sally Stares, and arranged by Susannah Pearse and Tim Sutton 
Recorded and edited by Rich Evans at Syncbox Post 
Production coordinator: Beverly Tagg 
Producer: Ed Morrish 
A BBC Studios production 
 
© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 
(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme: Series 9

The BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch show

Victoria Wood

Rebecca Front presents this two-part look back at Victoria Wood’s stand-up and songs using her own archives and tapes – including never-before-heard material 
 
Victoria Wood was a comedian, actress and all-round national treasure. She wrote and starred in countless sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over four decades, winning numerous awards, and her work remains timeless to this day. With her perceptive observational humour, she made the everyday and mundane hilarious – but how did she do it? 
 
In this BBC Radio 4 documentary, Rebecca Front uses Victoria Wood’s personal rehearsal recordings, rare live performances and behind-the-scenes footage to reveal some of her comedy tricks and techniques. We hear about her instinctive sense of rhythm, amazing rhyming ability and unerring knack for finding the perfect word to make a sentence sing, and learn how she honed her unique talent to become one of Britain’s favourite funny women. 
 
With unprecedented access to Victoria’s own boxes of battered cassette tapes, this programme is a shameless chance to hear some wonderful stand-up comedy, characters and songs, mixed with a look back at what made her so funny and so universally loved. 
 
Executive Producer: Geoff Posner 
Produced by David Tyler 
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.

Victoria Wood: From Soup to Nuts

A BBC Radio 4 Retrospective

Eddie Izzard

The stand-up comedian of his generation. Star of stage and screen. Tireless supporter of charity. Runner. Political campaigner. Fashion icon. Human. There is no one quite like Eddie Izzard. 
 
This is the story of how a boy who wanted to become a professional footballer and win the lead in Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat found comedy. Affecting, witty and nothing less than rousing, readers will, as Eddie himself says, 'look at my life and say, 'If that idiot transvestite can run a whole bunch of marathons, play the Hollywood Bowl, and travel across France with a French-speaking tour, then what's holding me back?''

Believe Me

A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me. 
 
It is a heady tale of the late Eighties and early Nineties, in which Stephen - ever more driven to create, perform and entertain - burned bright and partied hard with a host of famous and infamous friends, regardless of the consequences. 
 
This electric and extraordinary book reveals a new side to Mr Fry.

More Fool Me

Every episode of the hit BBC Radio 4 airline sitcom is collected together in this special box set, including the Christmas special final episode, and several bonus features. 
 
Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline, staffed by two pilots - one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether flying a cat to Abu Dhabi, dealing with a nervous bassoonist, hunting for a cleverly-hidden lemon or attempting to celebrate Christmas in seven minutes, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN Air's formidable boss, has employed two of the very cheapest pilots money can buy: Captain Martin Crieff, who's always wanted to fly and won't let a little thing like lack of ability stop him, and First Officer Douglas Richardson, smooth-voiced old sky-god and eternal schemer. Passenger service is provided by the relentlessly cheery Arthur. 
 
Written by John Finnemore, Cabin Pressure stars Stephanie Cole as Carolyn, Benedict Cumberbatch as Martin, Roger Allam as Douglas, and John Finnemore as Arthur. 
 
‘The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.’ – Philip Pullman

Cabin Pressure: A-Z

The BBC Radio 4 Airline Sitcom

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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