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Doctor Who: The History Collection
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Fantastic! Funny!
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An unabridged reading of the brand-new novelisation of the Twelfth Doctor’s dramatic final adventure. Still reeling from his encounter with the Cybermen, the First Doctor stumbles through the bitter Antarctic wind, resisting the approaching regeneration with all his strength. But as he fights his way through the snowdrifts, he comes across the familiar shape of a blue police box and a mysterious figure who introduces himself as the Doctor....
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Five classic novelisations of TV adventures featuring the Doctor's arch enemy, the Master! In Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon by Malcolm Hulke, the Master has stolen the Time Lord's files on a weapon which could make him ruler of the Galaxy. In Doctor Who and the Daemons by Barry Letts, secret ceremonies have been designed to conjure up a horribly powerful being from another planet.
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Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels Volume 3
- 10th Doctor Novels
- By: Dan Abnett, Colin Brake, Simon Guerrier, and others
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Join the Doctor and Martha on these journeys in Time and Space. The first five stories detail Martha’s journey around the Earth during the Master’s reign, and the stories she tells of her adventures with the Doctor. The last three novels tell of the Doctor’s own adventures as he partners with the Judoon on the trail of a notorious criminal, encounters Slitheen in Ancient Greece, and joins a party of Dalek bounty hunters in an era before the Time War.
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Doctor Who: Rose
- By: Russell T Davies
- Narrated by: Camille Coduri
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Camille Coduri reads this brand-new novelisation of the Ninth Doctor’s debut TV adventure. "Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!" In a lair somewhere beneath central London, a malevolent alien intelligence is plotting the end of humanity. Shop window dummies that can move - and kill - are taking up key positions, ready to strike. Rose Tyler, an ordinary Londoner, is working her shift in a department store, unaware that this is the most important day of her life....
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Brilliant!
- By KiwiO'Connor on 23-06-2018
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Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
- By: Jenny T Colgan
- Narrated by: Camille Coduri
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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Camille Coduri reads this brand new novelisation of the Tenth Doctor’s first adventure. Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action. When a British space probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas, it marks the beginning of an audacious invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax - horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third of humanity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired.
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Wonderful wonderful!!!
- By Mandy on 25-07-2018
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Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels
- Eight adventures for the 10th Doctor
- By: Jacqueline Rayner, Stephen Cole
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
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Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, Adjoah Andoh and Will Thorp are the readers of these eight original novels featuring the 10th Doctor and Martha, as played on TV by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. The titles are 'Sting of the Zygons' by Stephen Cole; 'The Last Dodo' by Jacqueline Rayner; 'Wooden Heart' by Martin Day; 'Forever Autumn' by Mark Morris; 'Wetworld' by Mark Michalowski; 'Sick Building' by Paul Magrs; 'The Pirate Loop' by Simon Guerrier; and 'Peacemaker' by James Swallow.
Publisher's Summary
Five classic novelisations of TV adventures set in Earth’s history.
In Doctor Who: The Aztecs, the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan materialise in Mexico during the bloodthirsty Aztec civilisation.
In Doctor Who and the Crusaders the First Doctor and his friends are embroiled in the 12th-century conflict between Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin.
In Doctor Who: The Myth Makers, the First Doctor, Steven and Vicki arrive on the plains of Ursa Minor, in the middle of the Greek and Trojan battlefields.
In Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah fight swords, sorcery and an alien influence in 15th-century Italy.
In Doctor Who and the Visitation, the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Tegan and Nyssa materialise in 17th-century London and find themselves playing a key role in gruesome historical events....
Read by William Russell, Stephen Thorne, Tim Pigott-Smith and Matthew Waterhouse. Each purchase is accompanied by a PDF booklet featuring full cast and credits, chapter-by-chapter navigation, and sleeve notes for each book by David J. Howe.
Sound design by Simon Power
TARDIS sound effect by Brian Hodgson
Executive producer: Michael Stevens
Cover illustration by Andrew Skilleter
BBC logo © BBC 1996
Doctor Who logo © BBC 2014
A stereo recording
MCPS
Digital Edition Chapter Listing
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Files 1-15
Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Files 16-25
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Files 26-53
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
Files 54-65
Doctor Who and the Visitation
Files 66-76
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- Odo
- 08-11-2018
Not the best...
I can understand the overall theme of Dr Who through history and it should work however, it was spoilt for me by some poor characterisations and some very annoying sound effect especially in The Aztecs.
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- orkney buyer
- 06-08-2018
Doctor Who: The History Collection Review
I loved this audio book very much and I want more like these in the future soon.
By Orkneyislands
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- Anonymous User
- 22-01-2019
Back to the past...
Superbly nostalgic for those of us who remember the days of classic Dr Who...exceedingly well read!