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|name = ''The Church on Ruby Road'' | |name = ''The Church on Ruby Road'' | ||
|range = Target novelisation{{!}}Target Novelisations | |||
|number in range = #181 | |||
|novelisation of = The Church on Ruby Road (TV story) | |novelisation of = The Church on Ruby Road (TV story) | ||
|image = The Church on Ruby Road novelisation cover.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
The Church on Ruby Road novelisation cover.jpg|Hardback | |||
The Church on Ruby Road paperback.jpg|Paperback | |||
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|doctor = Fifteenth Doctor | |doctor = Fifteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] | |companions = [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Janice (The Church on Ruby Road)|Janice]] | ||
|enemy = [[Goblin King]] | |enemy = [[Goblin King]] | ||
|setting = [[Notting Hill]], [[21st century London|London]], [[22 December|22]]-[[24 December]] [[2023]] | |setting = {{il|[[Notting Hill]], [[21st century London|London]], [[22 December|22]]-[[24 December]] [[2023]]|[[Ruby Road]], [[Manchester]], 24 December [[2004]]}} | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|writer = Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson | |writer = Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson | ||
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|editor = [[Steve Cole]] | |editor = [[Steve Cole]] | ||
|genre = Science fiction | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|price = | |price = £14.99 (hardback)<br>£9.99 (paperback)<br>£7.99 (ebook)<br>£14.00 (audiobook) | ||
|release date = 25 January 2024 | |release date = 25 January 2024 (hardback, ebook, audiobook) | ||
|isbn = ISBN 9781785948695 | |release date2 = 8 August 2024 (paperback) | ||
|format = Hardback, 160 pages | |isbn = ISBN 9781785948695 (hardback)<br>ISBN 9781785948701 (paperback)<br>ISBN 9781473533745 (ebook)<br>ISBN 9781529938395 (audiobook) | ||
|format = Hardback, 160 pages<br>Paperback, 224 pages<br>Ebook, 160 pages<br> | |||
|series = [[BBC Books novelisation|BBC Books novelisations]] | |series = [[BBC Books novelisation|BBC Books novelisations]] | ||
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|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
|prev3 = The Giggle (novelisation) | |prev3 = The Giggle (novelisation) | ||
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'''''The Church on Ruby Road''''' is the first [[BBC Books novelisation]] | '''''The Church on Ruby Road''''' is the one-hundredth-and-eighty-first [[Target novelisation]] and the first [[BBC Books novelisation]] based upon [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|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> It was released as paperback on [[8 August (releases)|8 August]] 2024.<ref>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460356/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-target-collection-by-jikiemi-pearson-esmie/9781785948701</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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* The [[Cracked timeline (The Church on Ruby Road)|cracked timeline]] is revealed in the initial sequence at the church, which was only revealed later in the original episode. | * The [[Cracked timeline (The Church on Ruby Road)|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 (in-universe)|Davina McCall]]'s [[Long Lost Family|television programme]], Ruby has a flashback to Carla telling her, before the show, to not let anyone tell her [[story]] for her. | * During the scene set on [[Davina McCall (in-universe)|Davina McCall]]'s [[Long Lost Family|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 "[[COVID-19|the pandemic]]" and "[[COVID-19 recession|the recession]]", and [[the Giggle]]. | ** During this scene, Ruby also mentions "[[COVID-19|the pandemic]]" and "[[COVID-19 recession|the recession]]", and [[The Giggle (event)|the Giggle]]. | ||
* In the scene set in [[ | * In the scene set in [[King's Arms, London|the pub]], [[Susan Twist]]'s [[Woman (The Church on Ruby Road)|unnamed character]] mentions that "[[Gaudete]]" was performed by [[Steeleye Span]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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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]] | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Unlike the television episode the novelisation is adapted from, when [[Davina McCall (in-universe)|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 {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}. | * Unlike the television episode the novelisation is adapted from, when [[Davina McCall (in-universe)|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 [[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}. | ||
** The Doctor also references [[the Toymaker's legions]], seemingly confirming that the Goblins are among them. | ** The Doctor also references [[the Toymaker's legions]], seemingly confirming that the Goblins are among them. | ||
* This novelisation features [[Henrik's]] department store; {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|the televised episode|noital=1}} 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 {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}. The televised ''The Church on Ruby Road'' didn't alter the external appearance of the store, however. | * This novelisation features [[Henrik's]] department store; {{cs|The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|the televised episode|noital=1}} 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 [[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}. The televised ''The Church on Ruby Road'' didn't alter the external appearance of the store, however. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Angela Wynter]]. A second cover was revealed on [[11 June (releases)|11 June]] 2024<ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8EyJcusNt6/?igsh=MXI3cnZ0ZDhwcXJlbg==</ref> to be released alongside the paperback edition of the novelisation. | |||
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The Church on Ruby Road audiobook cover.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
The Church on Ruby Road audiobook revised.jpg|Revised audiobook cover | |||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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