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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a box set collecting readings of short stories from the [[Doctor Who annual]]s. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a box set collecting readings of short stories from the [[Doctor Who annual]]s. | ||
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encounter ''[[The Crocodiles from the Mist (short story)|The Crocodiles from the Mist]]'', and the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] join forces with [[the Brigadier]] to tackle a threat posed by ''[[The Nemertines (short story)|The Nemertines]]''. | The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encounter ''[[The Crocodiles from the Mist (short story)|The Crocodiles from the Mist]]'', and the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] join forces with [[the Brigadier]] to tackle a threat posed by ''[[The Nemertines (short story)|The Nemertines]]''. | ||
In ''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] enjoy the delights of an idyllic world - until they discover an uncomfortable truth beneath the surface. | In ''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] enjoy the delights of an idyllic world - until they discover an uncomfortable truth beneath the surface. | ||
Take a nostalgic journey through time with these vintage Doctor Who adventures! | Take a nostalgic journey through time with these vintage Doctor Who adventures! | ||
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== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
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! Title || Author || Read by || Doctor || Featuring || | !# || Title || Author || Read by || Doctor || Featuring || Original publication | ||
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|''[[Terror on Tiro (short story)|Terror on Tiro]]'' | |''[[Terror on Tiro (short story)|Terror on Tiro]]'' | ||
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|[[First Doctor|1st]] | |[[First Doctor|1st]] | ||
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| | |''[[Doctor Who Annual 1967]]'' | ||
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|''[[Follow the Phantoms (short story)|Follow the Phantoms]]'' | |''[[Follow the Phantoms (short story)|Follow the Phantoms]]'' | ||
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|[[Second Doctor|2nd]] | |[[Second Doctor|2nd]] | ||
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | |[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1969]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|3 | |||
|''[[The House That Jack Built (short story)|The House That Jack Built]]'' | |''[[The House That Jack Built (short story)|The House That Jack Built]]'' | ||
|[[Keith Miller]] | |[[Keith Miller]] | ||
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|[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | |[[Third Doctor|3rd]] | ||
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |[[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1975]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|4 | |||
|''[[The Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Sinister Sponge]]'' | |''[[The Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Sinister Sponge]]'' | ||
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|rowspan=2|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | |rowspan=2|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | ||
|[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] | |[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1976]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |||
|''[[The Crocodiles from the Mist (short story)|The Crocodiles from the Mist]]'' | |''[[The Crocodiles from the Mist (short story)|The Crocodiles from the Mist]]'' | ||
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|[[Louise Jameson]] | |[[Louise Jameson]] | ||
|[[Leela]] | |[[Leela]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1979]]'' | |||
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|6 | |||
|''[[The Nemertines (short story)|The Nemertines]]'' | |''[[The Nemertines (short story)|The Nemertines]]'' | ||
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|Jon Culshaw | |Jon Culshaw | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | ||
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[the Brigadier]] | |[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1984]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |||
|''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' | |''[[Beauty and the Beast (short story)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' | ||
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|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | |[[Sixth Doctor|6th]] | ||
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|''[[Doctor Who Annual 1986]]'' | |||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The inlay card incorrectly credits Mark Strickson as the narrator for ''The Nementines''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{penguin|1118817/doctor-who--the-sinister-sponge---other-stories/9781787537750.html}} | * {{penguin|1118817/doctor-who--the-sinister-sponge---other-stories/9781787537750.html}} | ||
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[[Category:2019 audio anthologies]] | [[Category:2019 audio anthologies]] | ||
[[Category:BBC Audio audio anthologies]] | [[Category:BBC Audio audio anthologies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 8 March 2023
The Sinister Sponge & Other Stories was a box set collecting readings of short stories from the Doctor Who annuals.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A selection of weird and wonderful stories from the pages of Doctor Who Annual, featuring the first six Doctors and their companions.
Jon Culshaw, Frazer Hines, Dan Starkey, Louise Jameson and Nicola Bryant read a selection of exuberant and colourful tales from the legendary Doctor Who Annual, a Christmas stocking treat from the 1960s to the 1980s.
In Terror on Tiro the First Doctor endures a punishing journey across an alien landscape in order to find his friend. Follow the Phantoms takes the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria to a land where the boundaries of time are blurred.
The Third Doctor and Jo find themselves catapulted into The House That Jack Built and then Sarah falls under the influence of The Sinister Sponge.
The Fourth Doctor and Leela encounter The Crocodiles from the Mist, and the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough join forces with the Brigadier to tackle a threat posed by The Nemertines.
In Beauty and the Beast the Sixth Doctor and Peri enjoy the delights of an idyllic world - until they discover an uncomfortable truth beneath the surface.
Take a nostalgic journey through time with these vintage Doctor Who adventures!
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Title | Author | Read by | Doctor | Featuring | Original publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terror on Tiro | Jon Culshaw | 1st | Doctor Who Annual 1967 | ||
| 2 | Follow the Phantoms | Frazer Hines | 2nd | Jamie, Victoria | Doctor Who Annual 1969 | |
| 3 | The House That Jack Built | Keith Miller | Jon Culshaw | 3rd | Jo | Doctor Who Annual 1975 |
| 4 | The Sinister Sponge | Dan Starkey | 4th | Sarah, Harry | Doctor Who Annual 1976 | |
| 5 | The Crocodiles from the Mist | Louise Jameson | Leela | Doctor Who Annual 1979 | ||
| 6 | The Nemertines | Jon Culshaw | 5th | Tegan, Turlough, the Brigadier | Doctor Who Annual 1984 | |
| 7 | Beauty and the Beast | Nicola Bryant | 6th | Peri | Doctor Who Annual 1986 |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The inlay card incorrectly credits Mark Strickson as the narrator for The Nementines.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Sinister Sponge & Other Stories page at Penguin Books
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