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{{real world}}[[File:Target Books logo.png|right|thumb|The most common Target logo]]{{target years}}'''Target Books''' were by far the dominant publisher of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' prose fiction and non-fiction from the [[1970s]] to the early [[1990s]]. They were most famous for their line of [[Target novelisation|novelisations]] of ''Doctor Who'' [[serial]]s, in part because the novelisations were the principle route by which some fans could experience [[missing episode]]s. Technically an [[wikipedia:imprint|imprint]], and not an independent publisher, they were owned by several houses. However, the ''Doctor Who'' line is most associated with [[W.H. Allen & Co]], who owned Target from [[1977]]–[[1989]], and [[Virgin Books]], who bought them in [[1990]] and extended and reprinted the line until [[1994]].
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'''Target Books''' were a children's publishing imprint, significant for being the dominant publisher of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' prose fiction and non-fiction from the 1970s to the early 1990s. They were most famous for their line of [[Target novelisation|novelisations]] of ''Doctor Who'' [[serial]]s, in part because the novelisations were the principal route by which some fans could experience [[missing episode]]s (or existing episodes that had not yet been commercially released and were not recent enough to be taped on a [[VCR]]). Technically an {{w|imprint}}, and not an independent publisher, they were owned by several houses. However, the ''Doctor Who'' line is most associated with [[W.H. Allen & Co]], who owned Target from 1977–1989, and [[Virgin Books]], who bought them in 1990 and extended and reprinted the line until 1994. The imprint was revived in 2018 by [[Ebury Publishing]] with newly commissioned novelisations of episodes from after 2005 as well as reprints of novelised stories originally published by [[BBC Books]] (another Ebury imprint) from the 1990s to the 2010s and new-to-prose versions of [[AudioGo]] audio books (originally from the 2010s) also adapting TV stories.


=== Overview ===
== Overview ==
Target Books was a publishing imprint set up in 1972 as a range of paperback fiction for readers of approximately 14 years of age. Although far from the only subject matter published by Target, it was for its long lived and highly successful range of [[Target novelisation|''Doctor Who'' novelisations]] that Target became best known. Target almost exclusively published paperbacks, but their novelisations did occasionally get first printings in hardback by related publishers [[Allan Wingate]] and W.H. Allen & Co. Many of the hardcovers are considered rare, given that they received far smaller distribution than the paperbacks (especially outside the UK). On occasion the hardcovers followed the paperback editions by several years.


Target Books was a publishing imprint set up in 1972 as a range of paperback fiction for readers of approximately 14 years of age. It was for its long lived and highly successful range of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations that Target became best known. Target almost exclusively published paperbacks, but their novelisations did occasionally get first printings in hardback by related publishers [[Allan Wingate]] and W.H. Allen & Co. Many of the hardcovers are considered rare, given that they received far smaller distribution than the paperbacks (especially outside the UK).
The Target imprint changed hands many times over its history but retained its distinctive, brightly-coloured logo. By 1994, Target had novelised almost every ''Doctor Who'' television story aired by then and adapted every one of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Third Doctor|Third]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]s' on-screen adventures. By 2021, Target editions had been published of every televised story of the 1963-1996 period,{{note|This includes revised versions of adaptations originally published in hardback for [[BBC Books]], namely ''[[City of Death (novelisation)|City of Death]]'' in 2018, and  ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', and ''[[The TV Movie (novelisation)|The TV Movie]]'' in 2021.}} and by 2023, three new-to-prose versions of [[Fourth Doctor]] adventures that had already been novelised in the 1980s were published.{{note|The newer [[AudioGo]] versions of ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara (audio story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' (published in print in 2022) were by a different author than ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara]]'', while ''[[Warriors' Gate (audio story)|Warriors' Gate]]'', as part of Target's ''[[Warriors' Gate and Beyond (anthology)|Warriors' Gate and Beyond]]'' (published in print in 2023), was an expanded version of ''[[Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate (novelisation)|Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate]]'' written by the same author.}} {{As of|2024|4}}, 17 stories from the 2005-present revival were adapted into 16 novels, including every full-length [[Fourteenth Doctor]] story.


The Target imprint changed hands many times over its history but up until the end, when it adopted a more modern monochrome version, retained its distinctive, brightly-coloured logo. By the end of the series, they had novelised almost every ''Doctor Who'' television story and adapted every one of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]], [[Third Doctor|Third]] and [[Seventh Doctor]]s' on-screen adventures.
The importance of the ''Doctor Who'' novelisations to maintaining interest and knowledge in the franchise cannot be overestimated. Before the 1980s, it was usually impossible to obtain recordings of previously aired stories as commercial home video had not yet been established. Reruns were rare and sporadic (particularly for U.K. viewers), and many episodes from the 1960s were destroyed and believed lost forever. The novelisations were (and in some cases remain) the only venues for reliving past stories or catching up on stories never seen before by fans. They also provided opportunities for many stories to be presented in a form unhampered by TV budgets, special effects technology limitations, and occasional content limitations imposed by the BBC.


The importance of the ''Doctor Who'' novelisations to maintaining interest and knowledge in the franchise cannot be overestimated. Prior to the 1980s, it was usually impossible to obtain recordings of previously aired stories. Reruns were rare and sporadic, and many episodes from the 1960s were destroyed and believed lost forever. The novelisations were (and in some cases remain) the only venues for reliving past stories, or catching up on stories never seen before by fans. They also provided opportunities for many stories to be presented in a form unhampered by TV budgets and special effects technology limitations.  
=== The 1970s ===
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''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', adapted by [[David Whitaker]], and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', adapted by [[Bill Strutton]], saw publication as hardbacks by [[Frederick Muller]] in the mid-1960s. In [[Target Books/1973|1973]], Target began its run of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations by reprinting these three titles. For the Target edition, the Daleks novel had its title shortened to ''Doctor Who and the Daleks''. All had new covers by [[Chris Achilleos]], who would illustrate the first wave of Target ''Doctor Who'' books. It was originally considered by Target Books' editor [[Richard Henwood]] to have the [[Third Doctor]] replace the First Doctor in the revised illustrations for the novels, but this ultimately didn't happen.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/977950145735200770 "In November 1972, when Richard Henwood, the editor of Target Books was arranging contracts to republish the original three Frederick Muller novelisations, the original thought was to replace the illustrations of William Hartnell with those of Jon Pertwee." - Richard Bignell (@NothingLane)]</ref>
* See also
: '''[[Target Books novelisations covers]]''' (for a televised ordered gallery)
: '''[[Doctor Who novelisation covers]]'''


=== The 1970s ===
An original publication, ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]], would follow in [[Target Books/1974|1974]]. Over the years, "Uncle Terry", as fans nicknamed him, would write more Target novelisations and have a closer association with them in the minds of fans than any other writer. He also wrote a short-lived series of simplified ''[[Junior Doctor Who]]'' novelisations for younger readers. (Dicks also wrote other works for Target in the 1970s, including a series of novels based on the adventures of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.)
''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'', adapted by [[David Whitaker]] and ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', adapted by [[Bill Strutton]], saw publication as hardbacks by [[Frederick Muller]] in the mid-1960s. In [[Target Books (1973)|1973]], Target began its run of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations by reprinting these three titles. For the Target edition, the Daleks novel had its title shortened to ''Doctor Who and the Daleks''. All had new covers by [[Chris Achilleos]], who would illustrate the first wave of Target ''Doctor Who'' books.


An original publication, ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]] would follow in [[Target Books (1974)|1974]]. Over the years, "Uncle Terry", as fans would nickname him, would write more Target Books and have a closer association with them in the minds of fans, than any other writer. He would also write a short-lived series of simplified ''[[Junior Doctor Who]]'' novelisations for younger readers.
Linking some early Target novelisations to their television counterparts was a challenge at times, as for the first few years Target occasionally published novelisations under titles that differed from the TV originals. This practice actually pre-dated Target, with ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' having been based upon ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''. Under Target, for example, ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' became ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''. When the decision was made to keep the original title, the prefix ''Doctor Who and...'' was usually added. There were a few exceptions, such as the release of ''[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|The Three Doctors]]''. Also, there were occasional exceptions for first-edition hardcover publications, such as the novelisation of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', which was first published as ''[[Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|The Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in hardcover, and ''Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen'' in paperback.


Linking some early Target novelisations to their television counterparts was a challenge at times, as for the first few years Target occasionally published novelisations under titles that differed from the TV originals. This practice actually pre-dated Target, with ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'' having been based upon ''[[The Web Planet]]''. Under Target, for example, ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' became ''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''. When the decision was made to keep the original title, the prefix ''Doctor Who and...'' was usually added. There were a few exceptions, such as the release of ''[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]''. Also there were occasional exceptions for first-edition hardcover publications, such as the novelisation of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' which was first published as ''[[The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in hardcover, and ''Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen'' in paperback.
An even greater challenge is posed for those reading the books in televised order. When the Target line (and, indeed, the earlier Muller trilogy) were launched, the publishers had no inkling of the comprehensive nature the book series would take in the decades to come. As a result, several novelisations ignore and sometimes even contradict the events of previous stories, creating continuity issues. For example, ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'', based upon the [[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]] story ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'', includes introductions for [[Jo Grant]] and {{Delgado}}, with Grant meeting the Doctor for the first time. In reality both characters were introduced in ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', which wasn't [[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons|novelised]] until some time later, and that book once again introduced the two characters. Similarly, ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' ignores the events of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and therefore creates a continuity hiccup for those who first read the novelisation of ''An Unearthly Child'', which wasn't published until the early 1980s. (This situation is not confined to 1970s issues: in the 1980s, the novelisation of ''[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Mindwarp]]'' contained an epilogue that contradicted the ending of a later novelisation, ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''.)


An even greater challenge is posed for those reading the books in televised order. When the Target line (and, indeed, the earlier Muller) were launched, the publishers had no inkling of the comprehensive nature the book series would take over the next 20 years. As  a result,  several novelisations ignore the events of previous stories, creating continuity issues. For example, [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'', based upon the [[Season 8]] story [[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'', includes introductions for [[Jo Grant]] and [[the Master]], with Grant meeting the Doctor for the first time. In reality both characters were introduced in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' which wasn't [[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons|novelised]] until some time later, and that book once again introduced the two characters. Similarly, ''Doctor Who and the Daleks'' ignores the events of [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and thus creates a continuity hiccup for those who first read the novelisation of ''An Unearthly Child'' which wasn't published until the early 1980s. (This situation is not confined to 1970s issues; in the 1980s the novelisation of [[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp]]'' contained an epilogue that contradicted the ending of a later novelisation, [[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]''.)
A separate continuity issue is faced by anyone reading the books in numerical order: in the late 1970s, Target began numbering its releases, but (likely due to there being significant gaps in stories yet to be adapted), the numbering was based initially on alphabetical order (with ''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]'', a [[Second Doctor]] story, being arbitrarily No. 1, despite it being preceded both in order of broadcast and publication by a number of other books); the numbering reflected publication order in later releases, which again did not reflect order of broadcast, jumping between eras.


The Muller reprints were not the last books by another publisher to be reissued by Target, as the company also published a new edition of ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'', a book previously issued by Piccolo Books.
The Muller reprints were not the last books by another publisher to be reissued by Target, as the company also published a new edition of ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'', a book previously issued by [[Piccolo Books]].


Beginning in the second half of the 1970s, W.H. Allen and/or related publishers began issuing hardcover editions of the novels. In some cases these predated the paperback editions by months. Often they were published simultaneously, and in the case of a few of the 1974–75 books hardcover editions weren't published for nearly a decade.
Beginning in the second half of the 1970s, W.H. Allen and/or related publishers began issuing hardcover editions of the novels. In some cases, these predated the paperback editions by months. Often they were published simultaneously, and in the case of a few of the 1974–75 books hardcover editions weren't published for nearly a decade.


=== The 1980s ===
=== The 1980s ===
During the 1980's, experimentally, Target published two original novels featuring further adventures of the Doctor's companions, ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'' by [[Tony Attwood]] and ''[[Harry Sullivan's War]]'' by [[Ian Marter]], who had played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. Target also took up three scripts from the 'lost' version of [[Season 23]] which, due to the delay and re-thinking of [[Season 23]] by the then-current production team of ''Doctor Who'', never made their way onto screen. Target also began to look beyond the televised series for source material by novelising the radio play ''[[Slipback]]'' and the spin-off special ''[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend]]''.
During the 1980s, experimentally, Target published two original novels featuring further adventures of the Doctor's companions, ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'' by [[Tony Attwood]] and ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]'' by [[Ian Marter]], who had played [[Harry Sullivan]] on television. Target also took up three scripts from the "lost" version of [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]] which, due to the delay and re-thinking of [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]] by the then-current production team of ''Doctor Who'', never made their way onto screen (the Companions books, and the Missing Episodes stories, were the first full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels not to be based on televised storylines). Target also began to look beyond the televised series for source material by novelising the radio play ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', the spin-off special ''[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend]]'', and the mid-1970s audio drama ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]''.


Beginning in 1981, Target began making a concerted effort to enlist the original script-writers in writing the novelisations based upon their stories (a practice actually dating back to Strutton's ''Zarbi'' novel, but only occasionally employed during the 1970s). They were successful in commissioning novelisations even from writers who had last worked on the series in the 1960s. Where the original author was unavailable, unwilling, or deceased, the range turned to one of its staff writers, such as Marter or [[Terrance Dicks]]. The practice of having the original scriptwriters write the books when possible would continue for the remainder of the line. The two most significant writers whom Target was unable to commission for novelisations were [[Terry Nation]] and [[Douglas Adams]]. Marter had the unique distinction of adapting several stories in which he himself had performed as Harry Sullivan; he died in 1986 and several of his novelisations were published posthumously. One of Marter's books, ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]'', was controversial for incorporating adult concepts and language — issues that would later resurface when original ''Doctor Who'' novels began to appear in the 1990s.
Beginning in 1981, Target began making a concerted effort to enlist the original script writers in writing the novelisations based upon their stories (a practice actually dating back to Strutton's ''Zarbi'' novel, but only occasionally employed during the 1970s, such as Dicks and [[Malcolm Hulke]] adapting their own scripts). They were successful in commissioning novelisations even from writers who had last worked on the series in the 1960s. Where the original author was unavailable, unwilling, or deceased, the range turned to one of its staff writers, such as Marter or Dicks. The practice of having the original scriptwriters write the books when possible would continue for the remainder of the line (and into the late-2010s/early-2020s revival). The two most significant writers whom Target was unable to commission for novelisations were [[Terry Nation]] and [[Douglas Adams]]. Marter had the unique distinction of adapting several stories in which he himself had performed as Harry Sullivan; he died in 1986 and several of his novelisations were published posthumously. One of Marter's books, ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]'', was controversial for incorporating adult concepts and language — issues that would later resurface when original ''Doctor Who'' novels began to appear in the 1990s.


Towards the late 1980s and into the 1990s, however, Target loosened the policy of only commissioning writers with past connection to ''Doctor Who'' on TV, beginning with the novelisation of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'', which was co-authored by [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Alison Bingeman]], a writer with no ''Doctor Who'' connection. Later, [[Nigel Robinson]], the line's editor, who otherwise had no ''Doctor Who'' TV connection, wrote four books. In the 1990s, [[John Peel]] would write the final five Daleks novelisations.
Towards the late 1980s and into the 1990s, however, Target loosened the policy of only commissioning writers with past connections to ''Doctor Who'' on TV, beginning with the novelisation of ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'', which was co-authored by [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Alison Bingeman]], a writer with no ''Doctor Who'' connection. Later, [[Nigel Robinson]], the line's editor, who otherwise had no ''Doctor Who'' TV connection, wrote four books. In the 1990s, [[John Peel]] (an author with experience writing books for several franchises) wrote the final five Dalek novelisations before the 2018 revival of the Target Books line.


In 1982, Target phased out the practice of adding ''Doctor Who and...'' to its novelisation titles. In 1988, the practice of publishing hardcover editions was abandoned following publication of ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]''.
In 1982, Target phased out the practice of adding ''Doctor Who and...'' to its novelisation titles. In 1988, the practice of publishing hardcover editions was abandoned following publication of ''[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]'', much to the stated chagrin of fans collecting the novelisations in that format, resulting in the final run of books being available in paperback editions only.


=== The Virgin years ===
=== The Virgin years ===
During the 1990's the company was acquired by [[Virgin Publishing]]. The only titles still held by Target were the ''Doctor Who'' stories. Many of the titles were reissued with new covers, but to many readers they were still affectionately regarded as '''Target Books'''. Indeed Virgin itself referred to the later titles as part of "the Target Library"!
During the 1990s the company was acquired by [[Virgin Publishing]]. The only titles still held by Target were the ''Doctor Who'' stories. Many of the titles were reissued with new covers, but to many readers they were still affectionately regarded as "Target Books". Indeed, Virgin itself branded the later titles as part of "the Target Library", continuing the series numbering except for the last couple of releases.


=== The end of Target Books ===
=== The end and return of Target Books ===
In the later years of the run, Target was successful in negotiating with [[Terry Nation]]'s estate the rights to adapt four of his Daleks storylines, most notably ''[[The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''; the latter had to be published in two volumes.
In the later years of the run, Target was successful in negotiating with [[Terry Nation]]'s estate the rights to adapt four of his [[Dalek]]s storylines, most notably ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''; the latter (one of the longest storylines at 12 episodes) had to be published in two volumes.


Target eventually outlasted the original run of ''Doctor Who'' itself, which ended with [[Season 26]] in 1989. The Target line continued in the "short paperback" form until the release of ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' in 1991 — an adaptation of an audio play, as virtually all available televised stories had been adapted by this time. Between 1990 and 1994 Target republished many of its older releases with new cover art; a subsidiary, Star Books, also published omnibus paperback editions combining two books at a time. The 1990–1994 reissues and the Star Books editions were straight reprints, rather than new editions that corrected typographical and other errors.
Target eventually outlasted the original run of ''Doctor Who'' itself, which ended with [[Season 26 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 26]] in 1989. The Target line continued in the "short paperback" form until the release of ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' in 1991 — an adaptation of an audio play, as virtually all available televised stories had been adapted by this time. Between 1990 and 1994 Target republished many of its older releases with new cover art; a subsidiary, Star Books, also published omnibus paperback editions combining two books at a time. The 1990–1994 reissues were straight reprints, rather than new editions that corrected typographical and other errors, with cover designs that sometimes corresponded with VHS video releases of the stories. The Star Books editions combined the interiors of remaindered individual book stock, glued together with new covers.


After 1991, several additional releases were published in longer-format paperbacks by the owner of Target, Virgin Publishing, beginning with the adaptations of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'', the last two remaining Terry Nation scripts. The 1994 release ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]'', based upon a radio play, was the 156th and last release in the Target series.
After 1991, several additional releases were published in longer-format paperbacks by the owner of Target, Virgin Publishing, beginning with the adaptations of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'', two David Whitaker scripts that, like the Nation stories, had previously eluded adaptation. The 1994 release ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]'', based upon a radio play, was the 156th and last release (until 2018) to be branded as part of the Target series.


By the time it had ended, almost every ''Doctor Who'' story aired on television (save for five; see below), along with several audio dramas, had appeared under the Target imprint. Within a few years of the final release, the Target Books line had fallen out of print, with many of the books, particularly the scarce hardback editions, becoming collectors items. Virgin continued to publish a few more novelisations, but under its [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] and [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] lines, and none based upon televised episodes of the original series.
By the time the 1973-94 run of the Target Books line had ended, almost every ''Doctor Who'' story aired on television, along with several audio dramas, had appeared under the Target imprint. The few from the 1963-89 version of the show that had not appeared were later included under the revived imprint from 2018-2021. Additionally, in 2022, Target printed prose versions of the [[AudioGo]] audiobooks of ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara (audio story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' by [[David Fisher]], distinct from [[Terrance Dicks]]'s adaptations of ''[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara]]'' from 1980. In 2023, this was followed by a printed version of ''[[Warriors' Gate and Beyond (anthology)|Warriors' Gate and Beyond]]'', containing, among other stories, ''[[Warriors' Gate (audio story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' an AudioGo story by [[Stephen Gallagher]] expanding Gallagher's 1982 Target book, ''[[Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate (novelisation)|Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate]]''. Within a few years of the final Virgin-era release, the Target Books line had fallen out of print, with many of the books, particularly the scarce hardback editions, becoming collectors' items. Virgin continued to publish a few more novelisations, but under its [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] and [[Virgin Missing Adventures|Missing Adventures]] lines, and none based upon televised episodes of the original series.


When ''Doctor Who'' returned to television in 2005, it was announced that no novelisations would be published, in part due to the expectation that the episodes would be easily available on DVD in due course. Nonetheless, [[Penguin Character Books]] would revive the novelisation format by releasing adaptations of episodes from the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''; appropriately, the first of these books was written by Terrance Dicks. One novelisation, adapting ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', would feature the Doctor, appearing in a TV novelisation for the first time since the novelisation of the 1996 TV movie.
When ''Doctor Who'' returned to television in 2005, it was announced that no novelisations would be published, in part due to the expectation that the episodes would be easily available on DVD in due course. Nonetheless, [[Penguin Character Books]] revived the novelisation format by releasing adaptations of episodes from the spin-off series ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''; appropriately, the first of these books was written by Terrance Dicks. One novelisation, adapting ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', featured the Doctor appearing in a TV novelisation for the first time since the novelisation of the 1996 TV movie. In [[2018 (releases)|2018]], the Target imprint, now owned by [[Ebury Publishing]], released four new novelisations of stories aired since 2005, with 16 adaptations of 17 stories released in total {{as of|2024|4|lc=y}}.


=== The "lost" novelisations ===
=== The "lost" novelisations ===
Target Books was unable to come to agreement with [[Douglas Adams]] or [[Eric Saward]] on the adaptation of several serials. As a result the Adams-written (or co-written) ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'', ''[[City of Death]]'' and the unbroadcast ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', and Saward's two [[Dalek]] stories, ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'', were never adapted for Target (the Saward stories were at one point announced as future releases, but were cancelled). Years later, the New Zealand ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club published fan-written novellas adapting these storylines. In [[2012]], [[BBC Books]] published a new official novelisation of ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'' by [[Gareth Roberts]], the first new ''Doctor Who'' novelisation in 16 years.
Before the line's 2018 revival, Target Books was unable to come to agreement with [[Douglas Adams]] or [[Eric Saward]] on the adaptation of several serials. In 2012, [[BBC Books]] published a novelisation of Adams's ''[[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]]'' by [[Gareth Roberts]], the first new ''Doctor Who'' novelisation in 16 years (albeit based upon a story that was never broadcast due to being abandoned due to a strike); an adaptation of the Adams-co-authored ''[[City of Death (novelisation)|City of Death]]'' by [[James Goss]] was published in May 2015 and an adaptation of Adams's ''[[The Pirate Planet (novelisation)|The Pirate Planet]]'', also by Goss, was published in January 2017. In 2019, Saward adapted his own scripts for ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' for BBC Books.
 
In 2018, ''City of Death'' was republished as a paperback under the Target Books imprint, followed by Target reprints of ''The Pirate Planet'', ''Resurrection of the Daleks'', ''Revelation of the Daleks'', and ''[[The TV Movie (novelisation)|The TV Movie]]'' in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. These were not, however, simply paperback reissues of the hardcover editions, as all (including the TV Movie novel) were revised to more closely conform with the televised versions of the stories, effectively resulting in these stories being adapted twice. In 2022, Target published new editions of Fourth Doctor-era novelisations originally written by Dicks, but now rewritten by original script writer [[David Fisher]].


In addition, [[Terrance Dicks]] intended to novelise his stage play, ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]'' for Target, but the project was cancelled.
In addition, [[Terrance Dicks]] intended to novelise his stage play, ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]'' for Target at one point, but the project was cancelled.


=== Audiobook adaptations ===
=== Audiobook adaptations ===
In the early 1980s, several audio book adaptations of Target novels were released, read by [[Tom Baker]]. In [[Target Books (1994 and beyond)|2007]] [[BBC Audio]] began a new series of complete and unabridged releases of the Target novelisations, giving new life to these old (and out of print) favourites (see [[Audiobooks of novelisations]]). In most cases, the books are read by actors who had appeared in the original stories. This series has continued into 2012.
{{Main|Audiobooks of novelisations}}
In the early 1980s, several audio book adaptations of Target novels were released, read by [[Tom Baker]]. In [[Target Books/1994 and beyond|2007]] [[BBC Audio]] began a new series of complete and unabridged releases of the [[Target novelisation]]s, giving new life to these old (and out of print) stories. In most cases, the books are read by actors who had appeared in the original stories. This series has continued into 2018.


=== Special distribution ===
=== Special distribution ===
In July 2008, backstock of 27 Target novelisations (and a few Target-published spin-off works) were distributed at random with copies of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' #397. These were not reprints but original copies, some dating back more than 25 years.
In July 2008, backstock of 27 Target novelisations (and a few Target-published spin-off works) were distributed at random with copies of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 397|#397]]. These were not reprints, but original back-stock copies, some dating back more than 25 years.


=== BBC Books reprints ===
=== BBC Books reprints ===
In July 2011, [[BBC Books]] reprinted six Target novelisations with original cover art by [[Chris Achilleos]] and new introductions by prominent writers affiliated with ''Doctor Who'' or who are fans of the series. Six more reprints followed in May 2012.
In [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]], [[BBC Books]] reprinted six [[Target novelisation]]s with original cover art by [[Chris Achilleos]] and new introductions by prominent writers affiliated with ''Doctor Who'' or who are fans of the series. Six more reprints followed in May 2012. Seven more followed in April 2016. These were in the same format as the 2018-2021 Target editions.


{| {{prettytable}}
In [[2013 (releases)|2013]], ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' was republished in a new trade paperback edition by BBC Books as part of a series of 50th anniversary reprints; it was the only TV novelisation featured in the set and was reissued instead of republishing any of the many original Seventh Doctor novels (the line otherwise featured original novels).
|-
!Title!!Introduction by!!Release date
|-
|[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]||[[Neil Gaiman]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]||[[Charlie Higson]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]||[[Gareth Roberts]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]||[[Stephen Baxter]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]||[[Russell T Davies]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||2011-07-07
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]||[[Gary Russell]]||2012-05-10
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]||[[Steven Moffat]]||2012-05-10
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]||[[Michael Moorcock]]||2012-05-10
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]||[[Tom MacRae]]||2012-05-10
|-
|[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]||[[Mark Gatiss]]||2012-05-10
|-
|[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|Doctor Who: The Three Doctors]]||[[Alastair Reynolds]]||2012-05-10
|}
 
== List of Doctor Who-Related Target Titles ==
=== Fiction ===
==== Novelisations ====
:''NOTES: The following tables are based upon Target's numbering of the book releases and the dates of first '''paperback''' publication. Up until 1988 most books were also published in a hardcover edition that, in many cases, predated the publication of the paperback by many months and, in some cases, were not published until long after the paperback. The paperback releases are used as the baseline given they are and remain far more common than the hardcovers.''
 
:''The numbering of the novelisations was introduced in 1983, with the first seventy-three books retroactively renumbered in alphabetical order (although not every book had a numbered edition). The books from #74 onwards are predominantly numbered in the order of publication, with a few notable exceptions.''


== Illustrations ==
A number of early Target novelisations had original illustrations.
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
|-
!No.!!Title!!Author!!Doctor!!TV Serial
!Title!!Illustrator
|-
!# of illustrations
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1973 ==
|-
|016||[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks|Doctor Who and the Daleks]] (first pub. 1964)||[[David Whitaker]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''
|-
|073||[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]] (first pub. 1965)||[[Bill Strutton]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
|-
|012||[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]] (first pub. 1965)||[[David Whitaker]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1974 ==
|-
|006||[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]''
|-
|009||[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''
|-
|023||[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]''
|-
|018||[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''
|-
|015||[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]||[[Barry Letts]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''
|-
|054||[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''
|-
|001||[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1975 ==
|-
|013||[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]||[[Brian Hayles]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]''
|-
|014||[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]''
|-
|028||[[Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''
|-
|063||[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''
|-
|029||[[Doctor Who and the Green Death]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''
|-
|048||[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''
|-
|064||[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|The Three Doctors]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1976 ==
|-
|040||[[Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''
|-
|022||[[Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]''
|-
|062||[[Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''
|-
|033||[[Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors]]||[[Brian Hayles]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''
|-
|051||[[The Revenge of the Cybermen (novelisation)|The Revenge of the Cybermen]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''
|-
|027||[[Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''
|-
|072||[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]''
|-
|057||[[Doctor Who and the Space War]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''
|-
|046||[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''
|-
|050||[[Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1977 ==
|-
|008||[[Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]''
|-
|055||[[Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom]]||[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''
|-
|017||[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
|-
|010||[[Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]''
|-
|004||[[Doctor Who and the Ark in Space]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''
|-
|007||[[Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''
|-
|047||[[The Planet of Evil (novelisation)|The Planet of Evil]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]''
|-
|044||[[Doctor Who and the Mutants]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]''
|-
|019||[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]''
|-
|061||[[Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
|-
|042||[[Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora]]||[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1978 ==
|-
|025||[[Doctor Who and the Face of Evil]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]''
|-
|032||[[Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''
|-
|066||[[Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]''
|-
|065||[[Doctor Who and the Time Warrior]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]<br />(Prologue by [[Robert Holmes]])||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''
|-
|020||[[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Death to the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''
|-
|002||[[Doctor Who and the Android Invasion]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]''
|-
|056||[[Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1979 ==
|-
|030||[[Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]''
|-
|036||[[Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Invisible Enemy (TV story)|The Invisible Enemy]]''
|-
|053||[[Doctor Who and the Robots of Death]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''
|-
|034||[[Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]''
|-
|070||[[Doctor Who and the War Games]]||[[Malcolm Hulke]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''
|-
|021||[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''
|-
|052||[[Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1980 ==
|-
|067||[[Doctor Who and the Underworld]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]''
|-
|035||[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''
|-
|059||[[Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''
|-
|003||[[Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''
|-
|049||[[Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]''
|-
|005||[[Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]''
|-
|038||[[Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus]]||[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]''
|-
|045||[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Nightmare of Eden (TV story)|Nightmare of Eden]]''
|-
|031||[[Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]''
|-
|043||[[Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1981 ==
|-
|011||[[Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit]]||[[David Fisher]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]''
|-
|024||[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''
|-
|068||[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1982 ==
|-
|058||[[Doctor Who and the State of Decay]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]''
|-
|071||[[Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate]]||[[John Lydecker]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''
|-
|037||[[Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''
|-
|039||[[Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive]]||[[David Fisher]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]''
|-
|069||[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]||[[Eric Saward]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''
|-
|026||[[Full Circle (novelisation)|Full Circle]]||[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]''
|-
|041||[[Logopolis (novelisation)|Logopolis]]||[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
|-
|060||[[Doctor Who and the Sunmakers]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1983 ==
|-
|074||[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]]||[[Peter Grimwade]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''
|-
|075||[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]''
|-
|076||[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]||[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''
|-
|077||[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]''
|-
|078||[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''
|-
|079||[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]]||[[John Lydecker]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]''
|-
|080||[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''
|-
|081||[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
== 1984 ==
|-
|082||[[Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)|Mawdryn Undead]]||[[Peter Grimwade]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''
|-
|084||[[Kinda (novelisation)|Kinda]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''
|-
|083||[[Snakedance (novelisation)|Snakedance]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]''
|-
|085||[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]||[[Barbara Clegg]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]''
|-
|086||[[The Dominators (novelisation)|The Dominators]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''
|-
|087||[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Warriors of the Deep]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''
|-
|088||[[The Aztecs (novelisation)|The Aztecs]]||[[John Lucarotti]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]''
|-
|089||[[Inferno (novelisation)|Inferno]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''
|-
|090||[[The Highlanders (novelisation)|The Highlanders]]||[[Gerry Davis]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]''
|-
|091||[[Frontios (novelisation)|Frontios]]||[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1985 ==
|-
|093||[[Planet of Fire (novelisation)|Planet of Fire]]||[[Peter Grimwade]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''
|-
|092||[[The Caves of Androzani (novelisation)|The Caves of Androzani]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''
|-
|094||[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]||[[John Lucarotti]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''
|-
|095||[[The Awakening (novelisation)|The Awakening]]||[[Eric Pringle]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''
|-
|096||[[The Mind of Evil (novelisation)|The Mind of Evil]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''
|-
|097||[[The Myth Makers (novelisation)|The Myth Makers]]||[[Donald Cotton]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''
|-
|098||[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''
|-
|099||[[The Krotons (novelisation)|The Krotons]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]''
|-
|100||[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]||[[Robert Holmes]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1986 ==
|-
|101||[[The Gunfighters (novelisation)|The Gunfighters]]||[[Donald Cotton]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]''
|-
|102||[[The Time Monster (novelisation)|The Time Monster]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]''
|-
|103||[[The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)|The Twin Dilemma]]||[[Eric Saward]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''
|-
|104||[[Galaxy Four (novelisation)|Galaxy 4]]||[[William Emms]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''
|-
|105||[[Timelash (novelisation)|Timelash]]||[[Glen McCoy]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]''
|-
|107||[[The Mark of the Rani (novelisation)|The Mark of the Rani]]||[[Pip and Jane Baker]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]''
|-
|108||[[The King's Demons (novelisation)|The King's Demons]]||[[Terence Dudley]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''
|-
|*||[[Slipback (novelisation)|Slipback]]||[[Eric Saward]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' (radio play)
|-
|109||[[The Savages (novelisation)|The Savages]]||[[Ian Stuart Black]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]''
|-
|110||[[Fury from the Deep (novelisation)|Fury from the Deep]]||[[Victor Pemberton]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]''
|-
|111||[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]||[[Gerry Davis]] &<br />[[Alison Bingeman]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''
|-
|112||[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|The Seeds of Death]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1987 ==
|-
|113||[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Black Orchid]]||[[Terence Dudley]]||[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]||''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''
|-
|114||[[The Ark (novelisation)|The Ark]]||[[Paul Erickson]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''
|-
|115||[[The Mind Robber (novelisation)|The Mind Robber]]||[[Peter Ling]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
|-
|116||[[The Faceless Ones (novelisation)|The Faceless Ones]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''
|-
|117||[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|The Space Museum]]||[[Glyn Jones]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''
|-
|-
|118||[[The Sensorites (novelisation)|The Sensorites]]||[[Nigel Robinson]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]''
| rowspan="5" |[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)|''Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks'']]||[[Arnold Schwartzman]] (1964)
|12
|-
|-
|119||[[The Reign of Terror (novelisation)|The Reign of Terror]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''
|[[Peter Archer]] (1965)
|6
|-
|-
|120||[[The Romans (novelisation)|The Romans]]||[[Donald Cotton]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''
|[[Herson]] (Netherlands)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|121||[[The Ambassadors of Death (novelisation)|The Ambassadors of Death]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''
|[[Michiaki Sato]] (Japan)
|11
|-
|-
|122||[[The Massacre (novelisation)|The Massacre]]||[[John Lucarotti]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (TV story)|The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve]]''
|[[Robert Hack]] (2022)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|123||[[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|The Macra Terror]]||[[Ian Stuart Black]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
|[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|''Doctor Who and the Zarbi'']]
|[[John Wood (illustrator)|John Wood]]
|15
|-
|-
|*||[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company]]||[[Terence Dudley]]||none||''[[K9 and Company]]'': ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]''
|[[Henry Fox]] (1966)
|15
|-
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
|uncredited (1967)
 
|6
== 1988 ==
|-
|-
|124||[[The Rescue (novelisation)|The Rescue]]||[[Ian Marter]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion]]''
|[[Chris Achilleos]]
|11
|-
|-
|125||[[Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)|Terror of the Vervoids]]||[[Pip and Jane Baker]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]''
|[[Michiaki Sato]] (Japan)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|126||[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|The Time Meddler]]||[[Nigel Robinson]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]''
|[[Chris Achilleos]]
|11
|-
|-
|127||[[The Mysterious Planet (novelisation)|The Mysterious Planet]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''
|[[Michiaki Sato]] (Japan)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|128||[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]]||[[Pip and Jane Baker]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]''
|[[Chris Achilleos]]
|11
|-
|-
|106||[[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]]||[[Philip Martin]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
|[[Michiaki Sato]] (Japan)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|129||[[The Underwater Menace (novelisation)|The Underwater Menace]]||[[Nigel Robinson]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks]]''
|[[Chris Achilleos]]
|10
|-
|-
|130||[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation)|The Wheel in Space]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''
|[[Michiaki Sato]] (Japan)
|16
|-
|-
|131||[[The Ultimate Foe (novelisation)|The Ultimate Foe]]||[[Pip and Jane Baker]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks]]''
|[[Herbert Horn]] (Germany)
|''to be added''
|-
|-
|132||[[The Edge of Destruction (novelisation)|The Edge of Destruction]]||[[Nigel Robinson]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Dæmons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dæmons]]''
| rowspan="7" |[[Alan Willow]]
|6
|-
|-
|133||[[The Smugglers (novelisation)|The Smugglers]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils]]''
|6
|-
|-
|134||[[Paradise Towers (novelisation)|Paradise Towers]]||[[Stephen Wyatt]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]''
|6
|-
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
|''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]''
 
|6
== 1989 ==
|-
|-
|135||[[Delta and the Bannermen (novelisation)|Delta and the Bannermen]]||[[Malcolm Kohll]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]''
|8
|-
|-
|136||[[The War Machines (novelisation)|The War Machines]]||[[Ian Stuart Black]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]''
|6
|-
|-
|137||[[Dragonfire (novelisation)|Dragonfire]]||[[Ian Briggs]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]''
|''[[Doctor Who and the Green Death (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Green Death]]''
|6
|-
|-
|138||[[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|Attack of the Cybermen]]||[[Eric Saward]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''
|''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Peter Edwards]]
| rowspan="2" | ''to be added''
|-
|-
|139||[[Mindwarp (novelisation)|Mindwarp]]||[[Philip Martin]]||[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]||''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''
|''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (novelisation)|Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''
|-
|140||[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]||[[John Peel]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
|-
|141||[[The Daleks' Master Plan Part 1: Mission to the Unknown]]||[[John Peel]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]<br />[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' 1-6
|-
|142||[[The Daleks' Master Plan Part 2: The Mutation of Time]]||[[John Peel]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' 7-12
|-
|143||[[Silver Nemesis (novelisation)|Silver Nemesis]]||[[Kevin Clarke]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''
|-
|144||[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]||[[Stephen Wyatt]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
 
== 1990 ==
|-
|145||[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Planet of Giants]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[First Doctor|1st]]||''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''
|-
|146||[[The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)|The Happiness Patrol]]||[[Graeme Curry]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
|-
|147||[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|The Space Pirates]]||[[Terrance Dicks]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]''
|-
|148||[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]||[[Ben Aaronovitch]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|-
|149||[[Ghost Light (novelisation)|Ghost Light]]||[[Marc Platt]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]''
|-
|150||[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]||[[Rona Munro]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
|-
|151||[[The Curse of Fenric (novelisation)|The Curse of Fenric]]||[[Ian Briggs]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
== 1991 ==
|-
|152||[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]||[[Marc Platt]]||[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]||''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''
|-
|153||[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|The Pescatons]]||[[Victor Pemberton]]||[[Fourth Doctor|4th]]||''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' (audio drama)
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
== 1993 ==
|-
|154||[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]||[[John Peel]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
|-
|155||[[The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Evil of the Daleks]]||[[John Peel]]||[[Second Doctor|2nd]]||''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"|
== 1994 ==
|-
|156||[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]||[[Barry Letts]]||[[Third Doctor|3rd]]||''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'' (radio play)
|}
|}


==== '''The Missing Episodes''' ====
== ''Doctor Who''-related Target titles ==
From [[1989]] through [[1990]], as '''[[The Missing Episodes]]''', Target published a short series which adapted scripts which were to have aired during [[Season 23]], before the hiatus put on ''Doctor Who'' by Michael Grade. A few scripts which the production team intended to have aired during this version of the season remained un-novelised.
=== Fiction ===
==== Novelisations ====
{{main|Target novelisation}}


* [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]
==== The Missing Episodes ====
* [[The Ultimate Evil (novel)|The Ultimate Evil]]
{{Main|Target Missing Episodes}}
* [[Mission to Magnus (novelisation)|Mission to Magnus]]
From [[1989 (releases)|1989]] through [[1990 (releases)|1990]], as "The Missing Episodes", Target published a short series which adapted scripts which were to have aired during [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 23]], before the hiatus put on ''Doctor Who'' by [[Michael Grade]]. A few scripts which the production team intended to have aired during this version of the season remained unnovelised.


:''For a discussion of the [[missing episodes]] of ''Doctor Who'' (i.e. aired episodes which do not exist in the [[BBC Film and Videotape Library]]), see separate article.''
==== The Companions of Doctor Who ====
{{Main|The Companions of Doctor Who}}
''[[The Companions of Doctor Who]]'' consisted of novels about [[the Doctor]]'s [[companion]]s after they had stopped travelling with him. The novels were published under the titles: ''[[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company]]'', ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'' and ''[[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]''. Although intended to showcase original fiction, the sub-series also included a novelisation, ''K9 and Company''.


==== '''The Companions of Doctor Who''' ====
==== Junior Doctor Who ====
Although intended to showcase original fiction (see below), the Companions sub-series also included a novelisation.
In the early 1980s, Target published two adaptations by [[Terrance Dicks]] of earlier novelisations in abridged and illustrated form, written for younger readers.
* ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]''
* ''[[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]''


* [[K9 and Company (novelisation)|K9 and Company]]
==== Doctor Who Discovers ====
 
{{main|Doctor Who Discovers (series)}}
==== '''Junior Doctor Who''' ====
A series of illustrated educational novels starring the [[Fourth Doctor]]. Although the series was intended to run to 24 titles, only five titles were released. A sixth (''[[Doctor Who Discovers Pirates (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Pirates]]'') was written but left unreleased by Target, only being published posthumously by [[Panini Comics]] in [[2022 (releases)|2022]].
In the early 1980s, Target published two adaptations by Terrance Dicks of earlier novelisations in abridged and illustrated form, written for younger readers.
 
* [[Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot]]
* [[Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius]]


=== Original Fiction ===
==== Other ====
Target's ''Doctor Who'' fiction consisted exclusively of novelisations, with two exceptions.
* ''[[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book (novel)|The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]''
* ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]]''


==== '''The Companions of Doctor Who''' ====
=== Non-fiction ===
* [[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]] - first full-length original ''Doctor Who''-related novel ever published.
* [[Harry Sullivan's War (novel)|Harry Sullivan's War]]
 
=== Non-Fiction ===
Target Books also published numerous reference and behind-the-scenes books based upon ''Doctor Who'', as well as activity and general knowledge books featuring the Doctor.
Target Books also published numerous reference and behind-the-scenes books based upon ''Doctor Who'', as well as activity and general knowledge books featuring the Doctor.


==== General reference ====
==== General reference ====
* [[The Making of Doctor Who]]  
* ''[[The Making of Doctor Who]]'' (Second edition only)
:''Second edition only.''
* ''[[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
* [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]]
* ''[[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]''
* [[The Second Doctor Who Monster Book]]
* ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide|The Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 1]]''
* [[The Doctor Who Programme Guide|The Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 1]]  
* ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide|The Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 2]]''
* [[The Doctor Who Programme Guide|The Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 2]]
* ''[[The Universal Databank]]'' (Enlarged and revised edition of Volume 2 of the orginal Programme Guide)
* [[The Universal Databank|Doctor Who: The Universal Databank]]
* ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]''
:''Enlarged and revised edition of Volume 2 of the orginal Programme Guide.''
* ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]'' (Enlarged and revised edition of Volume 1 of the original Programme Guide)
* [[The Terrestrial Index|Doctor Who: The Terrestial Index]]
* ''[[Travel Without the TARDIS]]''
* [[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]
:''Enlarged and revised edition of Volume 1 of the original Programme Guide.''
* [[Travel Without the TARDIS]]
 
==== Doctor Who Discovers ====
A non-fiction series of illustrated educational books narrated by the [[Fourth Doctor]].
 
* [[The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book]]
* [[Doctor Who Discovers: Early Man]]
* [[Doctor Who Discovers: Prehistoric Animals]]
* [[Doctor Who Discovers: Space Travel]]
* [[Doctor Who Discovers: The Conquerors]]
* [[Doctor Who Discovers: Strange and Mysterious Creatures]]
 
==== Activity / Puzzle Books ====
* [[Build the TARDIS|Doctor Who: Build the TARDIS]]
* [[The Doctor Who Quiz Book]]
* [[The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book]]
* [[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]
* [[Doctor Who Crossword Book]]
* [[Doctor Who: Brain Teasers and Mind Benders]]
(See also [[Doctor Who quiz books]])


==== Miscellaneous ====
==== Activity / puzzle books ====
* [[Terry Nation's Dalek Special]]
* ''[[Build the TARDIS]]''
* [[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]]
* ''[[The Doctor Who Quiz Book (1981)|The Doctor Who Quiz Book]]''
 
* ''[[The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book]]''
== Additional details ==
* ''[[The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book]]''
=== Non-Target Novelisations ===
* ''[[Doctor Who Crossword Book]]''
 
* ''[[Brain Teasers and Mind Benders]]''
The following books adapted official and unofficial ''Doctor Who'' and ''Doctor Who''-related productions, but were not published under the Target Books banner:
 
==== Virgin New Adventures ====
* [[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]] (adapted independent film production ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'' with new material involving the [[Seventh Doctor]])
 
==== Virgin Missing Adventures ====
* [[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]] (adapted [[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|radio play]])
* [[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]] (adapted independent film [[Downtime|of the same title]])
 
==== BBC Books ====
* [[Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film]] (adapted the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]])
* [[Scream of the Shalka (novelisation)|Scream of the Shalka]] (adapted the [[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|2003 webcast]])
* [[Shada (novelisation)|Shada]] (2012 adaptation of the unfinished 1979 serial ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'')
 
==== Penguin Character Books ====
===== ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' =====
Novella-length adaptations of episodes of the spin-off series.
* [[Invasion of the Bane (novelisation)|Invasion of the Bane]]
* [[Revenge of the Slitheen (novelisation)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]
* [[Eye of the Gorgon (novelisation)|Eye of the Gorgon]]
* [[Warriors of Kudlak (novelisation)|Warriors of Kudlak]]
* [[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (novelisation)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]
* [[The Lost Boy (novelisation)|The Lost Boy]]
* [[The Last Sontaran (novelisation)|The Last Sontaran]]
* [[The Day of the Clown (novelisation)|The Day of the Clown]]
* [[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (novelisation)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]] (featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]])
''Note: two additional novelisations, ''The Nightmare Man'' and ''Death of the Doctor'' were announced for publication in 2010, but subsequently cancelled.''[http://sarahjanetv.blogspot.com/2010/09/pulled.html]. They were later announced for publication in e-book format only.
 
== Related entries ==
* [[Target Books novelisations covers]]
* [[Target Books Doctor Who Gift Sets]]
* ''[[The Target Book]]''
* '''[[Blacklight|Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter]]'''
 
==== Print ====
===== Periodicals =====
* ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' articles by [[David Howe]] in [[DWM 291|Issue 291]], [[DWM 293|Issue 293]], [[DWM 295|Issue 295]], [[DWM 297|Issue 297]], [[DWM 299|Issue 299]] and [[DWM 301|Issue 301]]).
 
===== Books =====
* ''[[Howe's Transcendental Toybox]]'' by [[David J. Howe]]
* ''[[The Target Book]]'' by David J. Howe


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/ontarget/ On Target] A comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations. Site created and maintained by Tim Neal.
* [http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/tvscifibooks/drwho-all-1.htm Dr Who Gallery] This gallery only site shows all TV novelisations (Armada, Dragon, Target, Virgin and BBC) in order of publication date.
* [http://www.tonystrading.co.uk/galleries/tvscifibooks/drwho-all-1.htm Dr Who Gallery] This gallery only site shows all TV novelisations (Armada, Dragon, Target, Virgin and BBC) in order of publication date.


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== Footnotes ==
[[Category:Target Books| *]]
=== Citations ===
{{reflist}}
=== Notes ===
{{notelist}}
 
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Target Books were a children's publishing imprint, significant for being the dominant publisher of Doctor Who prose fiction and non-fiction from the 1970s to the early 1990s. They were most famous for their line of novelisations of Doctor Who serials, in part because the novelisations were the principal route by which some fans could experience missing episodes (or existing episodes that had not yet been commercially released and were not recent enough to be taped on a VCR). Technically an imprint, and not an independent publisher, they were owned by several houses. However, the Doctor Who line is most associated with W.H. Allen & Co, who owned Target from 1977–1989, and Virgin Books, who bought them in 1990 and extended and reprinted the line until 1994. The imprint was revived in 2018 by Ebury Publishing with newly commissioned novelisations of episodes from after 2005 as well as reprints of novelised stories originally published by BBC Books (another Ebury imprint) from the 1990s to the 2010s and new-to-prose versions of AudioGo audio books (originally from the 2010s) also adapting TV stories.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Books was a publishing imprint set up in 1972 as a range of paperback fiction for readers of approximately 14 years of age. Although far from the only subject matter published by Target, it was for its long lived and highly successful range of Doctor Who novelisations that Target became best known. Target almost exclusively published paperbacks, but their novelisations did occasionally get first printings in hardback by related publishers Allan Wingate and W.H. Allen & Co. Many of the hardcovers are considered rare, given that they received far smaller distribution than the paperbacks (especially outside the UK). On occasion the hardcovers followed the paperback editions by several years.

The Target imprint changed hands many times over its history but retained its distinctive, brightly-coloured logo. By 1994, Target had novelised almost every Doctor Who television story aired by then and adapted every one of the First, Second, Third and Seventh Doctors' on-screen adventures. By 2021, Target editions had been published of every televised story of the 1963-1996 period,[nb 1] and by 2023, three new-to-prose versions of Fourth Doctor adventures that had already been novelised in the 1980s were published.[nb 2] As of April 2024, 17 stories from the 2005-present revival were adapted into 16 novels, including every full-length Fourteenth Doctor story.

The importance of the Doctor Who novelisations to maintaining interest and knowledge in the franchise cannot be overestimated. Before the 1980s, it was usually impossible to obtain recordings of previously aired stories as commercial home video had not yet been established. Reruns were rare and sporadic (particularly for U.K. viewers), and many episodes from the 1960s were destroyed and believed lost forever. The novelisations were (and in some cases remain) the only venues for reliving past stories or catching up on stories never seen before by fans. They also provided opportunities for many stories to be presented in a form unhampered by TV budgets, special effects technology limitations, and occasional content limitations imposed by the BBC.

The 1970s[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks and Doctor Who and the Crusaders, adapted by David Whitaker, and Doctor Who and the Zarbi, adapted by Bill Strutton, saw publication as hardbacks by Frederick Muller in the mid-1960s. In 1973, Target began its run of Doctor Who novelisations by reprinting these three titles. For the Target edition, the Daleks novel had its title shortened to Doctor Who and the Daleks. All had new covers by Chris Achilleos, who would illustrate the first wave of Target Doctor Who books. It was originally considered by Target Books' editor Richard Henwood to have the Third Doctor replace the First Doctor in the revised illustrations for the novels, but this ultimately didn't happen.[1]

An original publication, Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion by Terrance Dicks, would follow in 1974. Over the years, "Uncle Terry", as fans nicknamed him, would write more Target novelisations and have a closer association with them in the minds of fans than any other writer. He also wrote a short-lived series of simplified Junior Doctor Who novelisations for younger readers. (Dicks also wrote other works for Target in the 1970s, including a series of novels based on the adventures of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.)

Linking some early Target novelisations to their television counterparts was a challenge at times, as for the first few years Target occasionally published novelisations under titles that differed from the TV originals. This practice actually pre-dated Target, with Doctor Who and the Zarbi having been based upon The Web Planet. Under Target, for example, Spearhead from Space became Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion. When the decision was made to keep the original title, the prefix Doctor Who and... was usually added. There were a few exceptions, such as the release of The Three Doctors. Also, there were occasional exceptions for first-edition hardcover publications, such as the novelisation of Revenge of the Cybermen, which was first published as The Revenge of the Cybermen in hardcover, and Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen in paperback.

An even greater challenge is posed for those reading the books in televised order. When the Target line (and, indeed, the earlier Muller trilogy) were launched, the publishers had no inkling of the comprehensive nature the book series would take in the decades to come. As a result, several novelisations ignore and sometimes even contradict the events of previous stories, creating continuity issues. For example, Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon, based upon the Season 8 story Colony in Space, includes introductions for Jo Grant and the Master, with Grant meeting the Doctor for the first time. In reality both characters were introduced in Terror of the Autons, which wasn't novelised until some time later, and that book once again introduced the two characters. Similarly, Doctor Who and the Daleks ignores the events of An Unearthly Child and therefore creates a continuity hiccup for those who first read the novelisation of An Unearthly Child, which wasn't published until the early 1980s. (This situation is not confined to 1970s issues: in the 1980s, the novelisation of Mindwarp contained an epilogue that contradicted the ending of a later novelisation, The Ultimate Foe.)

A separate continuity issue is faced by anyone reading the books in numerical order: in the late 1970s, Target began numbering its releases, but (likely due to there being significant gaps in stories yet to be adapted), the numbering was based initially on alphabetical order (with Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen, a Second Doctor story, being arbitrarily No. 1, despite it being preceded both in order of broadcast and publication by a number of other books); the numbering reflected publication order in later releases, which again did not reflect order of broadcast, jumping between eras.

The Muller reprints were not the last books by another publisher to be reissued by Target, as the company also published a new edition of The Making of Doctor Who, a book previously issued by Piccolo Books.

Beginning in the second half of the 1970s, W.H. Allen and/or related publishers began issuing hardcover editions of the novels. In some cases, these predated the paperback editions by months. Often they were published simultaneously, and in the case of a few of the 1974–75 books hardcover editions weren't published for nearly a decade.

The 1980s[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the 1980s, experimentally, Target published two original novels featuring further adventures of the Doctor's companions, Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma by Tony Attwood and Harry Sullivan's War by Ian Marter, who had played Harry Sullivan on television. Target also took up three scripts from the "lost" version of Season 23 which, due to the delay and re-thinking of Season 23 by the then-current production team of Doctor Who, never made their way onto screen (the Companions books, and the Missing Episodes stories, were the first full-length Doctor Who novels not to be based on televised storylines). Target also began to look beyond the televised series for source material by novelising the radio play Slipback, the spin-off special K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend, and the mid-1970s audio drama Doctor Who and the Pescatons.

Beginning in 1981, Target began making a concerted effort to enlist the original script writers in writing the novelisations based upon their stories (a practice actually dating back to Strutton's Zarbi novel, but only occasionally employed during the 1970s, such as Dicks and Malcolm Hulke adapting their own scripts). They were successful in commissioning novelisations even from writers who had last worked on the series in the 1960s. Where the original author was unavailable, unwilling, or deceased, the range turned to one of its staff writers, such as Marter or Dicks. The practice of having the original scriptwriters write the books when possible would continue for the remainder of the line (and into the late-2010s/early-2020s revival). The two most significant writers whom Target was unable to commission for novelisations were Terry Nation and Douglas Adams. Marter had the unique distinction of adapting several stories in which he himself had performed as Harry Sullivan; he died in 1986 and several of his novelisations were published posthumously. One of Marter's books, Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World, was controversial for incorporating adult concepts and language — issues that would later resurface when original Doctor Who novels began to appear in the 1990s.

Towards the late 1980s and into the 1990s, however, Target loosened the policy of only commissioning writers with past connections to Doctor Who on TV, beginning with the novelisation of The Celestial Toymaker, which was co-authored by Gerry Davis and Alison Bingeman, a writer with no Doctor Who connection. Later, Nigel Robinson, the line's editor, who otherwise had no Doctor Who TV connection, wrote four books. In the 1990s, John Peel (an author with experience writing books for several franchises) wrote the final five Dalek novelisations before the 2018 revival of the Target Books line.

In 1982, Target phased out the practice of adding Doctor Who and... to its novelisation titles. In 1988, the practice of publishing hardcover editions was abandoned following publication of The Smugglers, much to the stated chagrin of fans collecting the novelisations in that format, resulting in the final run of books being available in paperback editions only.

The Virgin years[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the 1990s the company was acquired by Virgin Publishing. The only titles still held by Target were the Doctor Who stories. Many of the titles were reissued with new covers, but to many readers they were still affectionately regarded as "Target Books". Indeed, Virgin itself branded the later titles as part of "the Target Library", continuing the series numbering except for the last couple of releases.

The end and return of Target Books[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the later years of the run, Target was successful in negotiating with Terry Nation's estate the rights to adapt four of his Daleks storylines, most notably The Chase and The Daleks' Master Plan; the latter (one of the longest storylines at 12 episodes) had to be published in two volumes.

Target eventually outlasted the original run of Doctor Who itself, which ended with Season 26 in 1989. The Target line continued in the "short paperback" form until the release of Doctor Who - The Pescatons in 1991 — an adaptation of an audio play, as virtually all available televised stories had been adapted by this time. Between 1990 and 1994 Target republished many of its older releases with new cover art; a subsidiary, Star Books, also published omnibus paperback editions combining two books at a time. The 1990–1994 reissues were straight reprints, rather than new editions that corrected typographical and other errors, with cover designs that sometimes corresponded with VHS video releases of the stories. The Star Books editions combined the interiors of remaindered individual book stock, glued together with new covers.

After 1991, several additional releases were published in longer-format paperbacks by the owner of Target, Virgin Publishing, beginning with the adaptations of The Evil of the Daleks and The Power of the Daleks, two David Whitaker scripts that, like the Nation stories, had previously eluded adaptation. The 1994 release The Paradise of Death, based upon a radio play, was the 156th and last release (until 2018) to be branded as part of the Target series.

By the time the 1973-94 run of the Target Books line had ended, almost every Doctor Who story aired on television, along with several audio dramas, had appeared under the Target imprint. The few from the 1963-89 version of the show that had not appeared were later included under the revived imprint from 2018-2021. Additionally, in 2022, Target printed prose versions of the AudioGo audiobooks of The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara by David Fisher, distinct from Terrance Dicks's adaptations of Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood and Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara from 1980. In 2023, this was followed by a printed version of Warriors' Gate and Beyond, containing, among other stories, Warriors' Gate an AudioGo story by Stephen Gallagher expanding Gallagher's 1982 Target book, Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate. Within a few years of the final Virgin-era release, the Target Books line had fallen out of print, with many of the books, particularly the scarce hardback editions, becoming collectors' items. Virgin continued to publish a few more novelisations, but under its New Adventures and Missing Adventures lines, and none based upon televised episodes of the original series.

When Doctor Who returned to television in 2005, it was announced that no novelisations would be published, in part due to the expectation that the episodes would be easily available on DVD in due course. Nonetheless, Penguin Character Books revived the novelisation format by releasing adaptations of episodes from the spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures; appropriately, the first of these books was written by Terrance Dicks. One novelisation, adapting The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, featured the Doctor appearing in a TV novelisation for the first time since the novelisation of the 1996 TV movie. In 2018, the Target imprint, now owned by Ebury Publishing, released four new novelisations of stories aired since 2005, with 16 adaptations of 17 stories released in total as of April 2024.

The "lost" novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Before the line's 2018 revival, Target Books was unable to come to agreement with Douglas Adams or Eric Saward on the adaptation of several serials. In 2012, BBC Books published a novelisation of Adams's Shada by Gareth Roberts, the first new Doctor Who novelisation in 16 years (albeit based upon a story that was never broadcast due to being abandoned due to a strike); an adaptation of the Adams-co-authored City of Death by James Goss was published in May 2015 and an adaptation of Adams's The Pirate Planet, also by Goss, was published in January 2017. In 2019, Saward adapted his own scripts for Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks for BBC Books.

In 2018, City of Death was republished as a paperback under the Target Books imprint, followed by Target reprints of The Pirate Planet, Resurrection of the Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks, and The TV Movie in 2021. These were not, however, simply paperback reissues of the hardcover editions, as all (including the TV Movie novel) were revised to more closely conform with the televised versions of the stories, effectively resulting in these stories being adapted twice. In 2022, Target published new editions of Fourth Doctor-era novelisations originally written by Dicks, but now rewritten by original script writer David Fisher.

In addition, Terrance Dicks intended to novelise his stage play, The Ultimate Adventure for Target at one point, but the project was cancelled.

Audiobook adaptations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Audiobooks of novelisations

In the early 1980s, several audio book adaptations of Target novels were released, read by Tom Baker. In 2007 BBC Audio began a new series of complete and unabridged releases of the Target novelisations, giving new life to these old (and out of print) stories. In most cases, the books are read by actors who had appeared in the original stories. This series has continued into 2018.

Special distribution[[edit] | [edit source]]

In July 2008, backstock of 27 Target novelisations (and a few Target-published spin-off works) were distributed at random with copies of Doctor Who Magazine #397. These were not reprints, but original back-stock copies, some dating back more than 25 years.

BBC Books reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 7 July 2011, BBC Books reprinted six Target novelisations with original cover art by Chris Achilleos and new introductions by prominent writers affiliated with Doctor Who or who are fans of the series. Six more reprints followed in May 2012. Seven more followed in April 2016. These were in the same format as the 2018-2021 Target editions.

In 2013, Remembrance of the Daleks was republished in a new trade paperback edition by BBC Books as part of a series of 50th anniversary reprints; it was the only TV novelisation featured in the set and was reissued instead of republishing any of the many original Seventh Doctor novels (the line otherwise featured original novels).

Illustrations[[edit] | [edit source]]

A number of early Target novelisations had original illustrations.

Title Illustrator # of illustrations
Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks Arnold Schwartzman (1964) 12
Peter Archer (1965) 6
Herson (Netherlands) to be added
Michiaki Sato (Japan) 11
Robert Hack (2022) to be added
Doctor Who and the Zarbi John Wood 15
Doctor Who and the Crusaders Henry Fox (1966) 15
uncredited (1967) 6
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion Chris Achilleos 11
Michiaki Sato (Japan) to be added
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters Chris Achilleos 11
Michiaki Sato (Japan) to be added
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon Chris Achilleos 11
Michiaki Sato (Japan) to be added
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks Chris Achilleos 10
Michiaki Sato (Japan) 16
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks Herbert Horn (Germany) to be added
Doctor Who and the Dæmons Alan Willow 6
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils 6
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen 6
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon 6
Doctor Who and the Cybermen 8
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons 6
Doctor Who and the Green Death 6
Junior Doctor Who and the Giant Robot Peter Edwards to be added
Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius

Doctor Who-related Target titles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Target novelisation

The Missing Episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Target Missing Episodes

From 1989 through 1990, as "The Missing Episodes", Target published a short series which adapted scripts which were to have aired during season 23, before the hiatus put on Doctor Who by Michael Grade. A few scripts which the production team intended to have aired during this version of the season remained unnovelised.

The Companions of Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Companions of Doctor Who

The Companions of Doctor Who consisted of novels about the Doctor's companions after they had stopped travelling with him. The novels were published under the titles: K9 and Company, Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma and Harry Sullivan's War. Although intended to showcase original fiction, the sub-series also included a novelisation, K9 and Company.

Junior Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the early 1980s, Target published two adaptations by Terrance Dicks of earlier novelisations in abridged and illustrated form, written for younger readers.

Doctor Who Discovers[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Doctor Who Discovers (series)

A series of illustrated educational novels starring the Fourth Doctor. Although the series was intended to run to 24 titles, only five titles were released. A sixth (Doctor Who Discovers Pirates) was written but left unreleased by Target, only being published posthumously by Panini Comics in 2022.

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Non-fiction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Books also published numerous reference and behind-the-scenes books based upon Doctor Who, as well as activity and general knowledge books featuring the Doctor.

General reference[[edit] | [edit source]]

Activity / puzzle books[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Dr Who Gallery This gallery only site shows all TV novelisations (Armada, Dragon, Target, Virgin and BBC) in order of publication date.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Citations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ "In November 1972, when Richard Henwood, the editor of Target Books was arranging contracts to republish the original three Frederick Muller novelisations, the original thought was to replace the illustrations of William Hartnell with those of Jon Pertwee." - Richard Bignell (@NothingLane)

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ This includes revised versions of adaptations originally published in hardback for BBC Books, namely City of Death in 2018, and Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet, Resurrection of the Daleks, Revelation of the Daleks, and The TV Movie in 2021.
  2. ↑ The newer AudioGo versions of The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara (published in print in 2022) were by a different author than Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood and Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara, while Warriors' Gate, as part of Target's Warriors' Gate and Beyond (published in print in 2023), was an expanded version of Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate written by the same author.
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