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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* [[Vinay Patel]]'s story was a prequel to his [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]] episode ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]''.<ref name = "The Target Storybook: let’s go punting">https://susieday.com/2019/08/11/the-target-storybook-lets-go-punting/</ref>
* A story by veteran series writer [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in the anthology. <ref>[https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook]</ref> While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors about his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism]</ref> [[Susie Day]], another author for ''The Target Storybook'', publicly stated: "I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don’t share a platform with bigots."<ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref>
* Susie Day's story tied in with ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.<ref name = "The Target Storybook: let’s go punting"/>
* [[Matthew Waterhouse]]'s story takes place during the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s era.<ref>https://twitter.com/MinettaLane/status/1185193517322256386</ref>
* A story by veteran series writer [[Gareth Roberts]] was to be included in the anthology. <ref> https://www.blogtorwho.com/coming-soon-doctor-who-the-target-storybook/</ref> However, it was announced four months prior to release that Roberts' contribution would be withdrawn from publication, after complaints were made about transphobic remarks on Twitter. <ref> http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a</ref> His behavior made other contributors to the anthology uncomfortable, and they asked not to be included if he was to be, hence his story's removal. <ref>https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 23:33, 24 October 2019

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The Target Storybook was a collection of short stories released in 24 October 2019.

Publisher's summary

We’re all stories in the end..

In this exciting collection you'll find all-new stories spinning off from some of your favourite Doctor Who moments across the history of the series. Learn what happened next, what went on before, and what occurred off-screen in an inventive selection of sequels, side-trips, foreshadowings and first-hand accounts – and look forward too, with a brand new adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor.

Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of Doctor Who's enduring legend. With contributions from show luminaries past and present – including Colin Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Vinay Patel, Joy Wilkinson and Terrance Dicks – The Target Storybook is a once-in-a-lifetime tour around the wonders of the Whoniverse.

Contents

# Title Writer Featuring
1 Gatecrashers Joy Wilkinson Thirteenth Doctor, Graham, Yaz, Ryan
2 Journey Out of Terror Simon Guerrier First Doctor, Ian, Barbara
3 Save Yourself Terrance Dicks Second Doctor
4 The Clean Air Act Matthew Sweet Third Doctor, Jo
5 Punting Susie Day Fourth Doctor, Romana
6 The Dark River Matthew Waterhouse Adric, Nyssa
7 Interstitial Insecurity Colin Baker Sixth Doctor
8 The Slyther of Shoreditch Mike Tucker Seventh Doctor
9 We Can't Stop What's Coming Steve Cole Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Trix
10 Decoy George Mann War Doctor, Rassilon
11 Grounded Una McCormack Clive Finch
12 The Turning of the Tide Jenny T Colgan Corin, Rose
13 Citation Needed Jacqueline Rayner Encyclopedia Gallifreya
14 Pain Management Beverly Sanford Twelfth Doctor, Bill, Nardole, Missy
15 Letters from the Front Vinay Patel Prem

Notes

  • A story by veteran series writer Gareth Roberts was to be included in the anthology. [1] While BBC Books paid him for his story, Roberts released a personal statement that it would not be printed following complaints from fans and authors about his transphobic remarks on Twitter in 2017.[2] Susie Day, another author for The Target Storybook, publicly stated: "I raised my concerns, and said if he was in, I was out. I don’t share a platform with bigots."[3]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Coming Soon – Doctor Who: The Target Storybook
  2. ↑ Statement on BBC Books and Transgenderism
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/mssusieday/status/1135973537070616576?s=19
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