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Five exciting novelisations featuring adventures for the Doctor and his companions on weird and wonderful planets. In The Rescue, the First Doctor meets the sole survivors of a crashed spaceliner on Dido. In Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit, the ruthless Lady Adrasta is keeping an unusual visitor prisoner on the planet Chloris. In The Twin Dilemma, a newly regenerated Doctor tries to become a hermit on the planet Titan 3. In Paradise Towers, the Doctor and Mel meet the residents of a dystopian hell, and in The Happiness Patrol the TARDIS lands in trouble on the colony world Terra Alpha. Maureen O''Brien, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford and Rula Lenska are the readers for this quintet of stories based on classic BBC TV serials.

Jamie Glover reads a thrilling novelisation of an adventure in history for the First Doctor. It''s 1794, and the TARDIS materialises some distance from Paris during the French Revolution, the scene of the infamous Reign of Terror. Soon the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara find themselves caught up in the tangled web of historical events. Who is James Stirling, the master-spy to whom Ian must deliver a message? What world-shattering events are being discussed in a deserted inn off the Calais road? And can the Doctor and his friends escape a violent and bloody death at the dreaded guillotine?Jamie Glover, who played William Russell in BBC TV''s An Adventure in Space and Time, reads Nigel Robinson''s novelisation of the 1964 TV serial by Dennis Spooner. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A collection of five classic TV novelisations featuring the Doctor''s hectic adventures on Earth."Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who MagazineIn Planet of Giants present day England becomes a nightmare landscape when a freak accident causes the TARDIS and its occupants to be reduced to miniature size.In The Massacre the Doctor and Steven land in 16th Century Paris, where danger stalks the streets.In The Invasion present day London has been infiltrated by International Electromatics in collaboration with the Cybermen.In The Horror of Fang Rock the TARDIS lands on a foggy island beset by death and disaster.In Delta and the Bannermen the Doctor and Mel find themselves holed up in a remote Welsh holiday camp, where several of the holidaymakers are not what they first appear...Carole Ann Ford, Peter Purves, David Troughton, Louise Jameson and Bonnie Langford read these classic tales, first published as Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s. Nicholas Briggs provides the authentic voice of the Cybermen.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in along with the audio.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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?Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by Oliver Denman. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens? 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Four classic TV novelisations in which the Doctor and friends are witnesses to alien invasion.In Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet, by Gerry Davis, the First Doctor, Ben and Polly help the crew of an Antarctic tracking station as they resist invasion by the Cybermen, intent on enslaving humanity for their own needs.In The Dominators, by Ian Marter, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find the peaceful planet Dulkis threatened with subjugation by brutal aliens and their robotic Quarks.In The Pirate Planet, by Douglas Adams and James Goss, the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9 encounter the tyrannical Captain of Zanak, whose pillaging of other planets apparently knows no bounds.In The Christmas Invasion, by Jenny T Colgan, a newly regenerated Tenth Doctor must rely on Rose Tyler to help save Earth from the deadly invading Sycorax.Anneke Wills, Michael Troughton, Jon Culshaw and Camille Coduri read these thrilling tales, with Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Cybermen.Duration: 20 hours 20 mins approx.? 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ''Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet'' cover image artwork © House of Achilleos

Jon Culshaw reads this exciting novelisation of a 1975 TV adventure featuring the Fourth DoctorAt a time in the far-off future, Earth has become uninhabitable. A selection of Humanity is placed, deep-frozen, in a fully automated space station, to await the day of their return to Earth.Thousands of years later, the Doctor arrives with his companions Sarah and Harry, and finds things going suspiciously wrong. The station is under attack from the giant Wirrn, deadly creatures who, in their lust for power, now threaten the future of the whole Human Race…Jon Culshaw reads this unabridged novelisation written by Ian Marter, who played Harry Sullivan in the original BBC TV series.

Michael Troughton reads this gripping novelisation of a classic adventure for the Second Doctor. "[Michael] Troughton makes a winning debut for the range and...has the uncanny ability to evoke the vocal tones of his father Patrick." Doctor Who MagazineThe Doctor remembers Dulkis as a civilised and peaceful place. But times have changed, and his second visit is not quite the holiday he was expecting. When the whole planet and its inhabitants are threatened with annihilation by an alien race, the pacifist Dulcians are more reluctant than ever to engage in acts of violence. None of them will lift a finger to fight the Dominators and their robot slaves, the Quarks.The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe may be the only ones capable of intervening to save the whole planet.

David Troughton reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Second Doctor, as played by Patrick Troughton. "Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who MagazineIn the year 2030, when the world is hit by a series of terrible natural disasters, only one man seems to know what action to take.Salamander’s success in handling these monumental problems has brought him enormous power. But what more lies behind his public persona? From the moment the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria land on an Australian beach, they are caught up in a struggle for world domination — a struggle in which the Doctor’s startling resemblance to Salamander plays a vital role.David Troughton, who has played several roles in the TV series, reads Ian Marter''s novelisation of the 1967 TV serial by David Whitaker.© 2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd© 2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd© 1981 by Ian Marter and David WhitakerCover illustration by Bill Donohoe Reading produced by Neil GardnerRecorded at Ladbroke Audio LtdSound design by Simon Power for Meon ProductionsExecutive producer: Michael StevensTARDIS sound effect composed by Brian Hodgson