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'''''The Church on Ruby Road''''' is the first [[BBC Books novelisation]] | '''''The Church on Ruby Road''''' is the first [[BBC Books novelisation]] based upon [[series 14 (Doctor Who)|season one]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="DWM 598">[[DWM 598]] - Preview of ''The Church on Ruby Road'', Page X</ref> released on [[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] by [[Target Books]]<ref name="DWM 598"/> and written by [[Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson]].<ref name="doctorrdoctorwho.tv">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/bbc-books-to-publish-novelisation-of-the-church-on-ruby-road ''BBC Books to publish novelisation of 'The Church on Ruby Road''' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> | ||
This is the first novelisation to be written by a [[person of colour]], specifically a [[Black person|Black]] woman. | This is the first novelisation to be written by a [[person of colour]], specifically a [[Black person|Black]] woman. | ||
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* [[Trudy (The Church on Ruby Road)|Trudy]] | * [[Trudy (The Church on Ruby Road)|Trudy]] | ||
* [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|Woman]] | * [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|Woman]] | ||
* [[Woman with | * [[Woman with pram (The Church on Ruby Road)|Woman with pram]] | ||
* [[PC]] [[Harry McLellan]] | * [[PC]] [[Harry McLellan]] | ||
* [[Janice (The Church on Ruby Road)|Janice]] | * [[Janice (The Church on Ruby Road)|Janice]] | ||
Revision as of 01:26, 5 February 2024
The Church on Ruby Road is the first BBC Books novelisation based upon season one of Doctor Who,[1] released on 25 January 2024 by Target Books[1] and written by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson.[2]
This is the first novelisation to be written by a person of colour, specifically a Black woman.
Publisher's summary
Little is known about Ruby Sunday as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the two set off on their first adventure together...
Chapter titles
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Epilogue
Deviations from televised story
- It is confirmed that the woman who left baby Ruby Sunday at the church was indeed her mother.
- The cracked timeline is revealed in the initial sequence at the church, which was only revealed later in the original episode.
- During the scene set on Davina McCall's television programme, Ruby has a flashback to Carla telling her, before the show, to not let anyone tell her story for her.
- During this scene, Ruby also mentions "the pandemic" and "the recession", and the Giggle.
- In the scene set in the pub, Susan Twist's unnamed character mentions that "Gaudete" was performed by Steeleye Span.
Characters
- Fifteenth Doctor
- Ruby Sunday
- Carla Sunday
- Cherry Sunday
- Ruby Sunday's mother
- Davina McCall
- Trudy
- Woman
- Woman with pram
- PC Harry McLellan
- Janice
- Goblin King
- Vicar
Referenced only
Worldbuilding
to be added
Notes
- This novelisation was announced in DWM 598.[1]
- Although the novelisation's official, wider release was on 25 January, signed copies of the book were released early in Forbidden Planet branches on 12 January.[3]
Continuity
- Unlike the television episode the novelisation is adapted from, when Davina McCall asks Ruby how her life has been, she namedrops the Giggle. This concretely establishes the name of the crisis involving the laugh from Stooky Bill that made everyone believe they were correct as seen in the titular episode The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"].
- The Doctor also references the Toymaker's legions, seemingly confirming that the Goblins are among them.
- This novelisation features Henrik's department store; the televised episode [+]Loading...{"noital":"1","1":"The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)","2":"the televised episode"} had a scene set outside a department store, which was filmed at James Howell & Co. Ltd. in Cardiff, the filming location of Henrik's in Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]. The televised The Church on Ruby Road didn't alter the external appearance of the store, however.
Gallery
- Main article: The Church on Ruby Road (novelisation)/Gallery
External links
- Official The Church on Ruby Road page at Penguin Books
Footnotes
Notes
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 DWM 598 - Preview of The Church on Ruby Road, Page X
- ↑ BBC Books to publish novelisation of 'The Church on Ruby Road' on doctorwho.tv
- ↑ @ForbiddenPlanet on twitter.com (12/01/2024)
