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(intro rewrite to go with name change. honestly, it's not right to call this range "Target Books", cause there are three distinct sources: Target (mainly), Muller (3 stories), AudioGo (1 and counting))
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[[video:AudioGo Novelisation Advert|250px|right|In 2010, [[AudioGo]] released an official advert for their two "classic series" lines: the novelisation audiobooks and the televised soundtracks]]In 2005 [[BBC Audio]]books released a Limited Edition Tin [[Travels in Time and Space|Doctor Who: Travels in time and space]], comprised of readings on CD by [[William Russell]] of the first three Doctor Who novelizations, as originally published by Frederick Muller Ltd. with music score and special effects by Simon E Power. After this was deemed a success, BBC Audio began a regular series of releases starting in [[2007]] featuring complete and unabridged readings of [[Target Books]]' television story novelisations.
[[video:AudioGo Novelisation Advert|250px|right|]]'''Audiobooks of novelisations''' are direct-to-home-audio recordings of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' celebrities reading novelisations of [[20th century]] ''Doctor Who'' stories.  The range began under [[BBC Audio]] and has continued under [[AudioGo]], their successor.  Generally, the range has used [[Target Books]] novelisations as their base material, but they have commissioned and released at least one original-to-audio novelisation as of early [[2011]].  Moreover, they have recorded the first ''Doctor Who'' novelisations, released in the [[1960s]], which were originally published by [[Frederick Muller|Frederick Muller, Ltd.]]


Read by well known names from the world of Doctor Who, each package came with a booklet that featured thumbnails of the original illustrations from the novelisation, along with cover illustrations (of both UK and international editions) and blurb from the original publication. Accompanying sleeve notes are provided by [[David J. Howe]] (author of [[The Target Book]]).
==Overview==
In 2005 [[BBC Audio]]books released a Limited Edition Tin [[Travels in Time and Space|Doctor Who: Travels in Time and Space]], which featured [[William Russell]] reading the first three ''Doctor Who'' novelizations, as originally published by Frederick Muller Ltd. with music score and special effects by Simon E Power. After this was deemed a success, BBC Audio began a regular series of releases starting in [[2007]] featuring complete and unabridged readings of [[Target Books]]' television story novelisations.


The tradition has continued under BBC Audio's successor, [[AudioGo]].
Read by well-known names from the world of ''Doctor Who'', each package came with a booklet that featured thumbnails of the original illustrations from the novelisation, along with cover illustrations (of both UK and international editions) and blurb from the original publication. Accompanying sleeve notes are provided by [[David J. Howe]] (author of ''[[The Target Book]]'').


==[[2007]] ==
==[[2007]] ==

Revision as of 14:55, 3 April 2011

250px|right|Audiobooks of novelisations are direct-to-home-audio recordings of Doctor Who celebrities reading novelisations of 20th century Doctor Who stories. The range began under BBC Audio and has continued under AudioGo, their successor. Generally, the range has used Target Books novelisations as their base material, but they have commissioned and released at least one original-to-audio novelisation as of early 2011. Moreover, they have recorded the first Doctor Who novelisations, released in the 1960s, which were originally published by Frederick Muller, Ltd.

Overview

In 2005 BBC Audiobooks released a Limited Edition Tin Doctor Who: Travels in Time and Space, which featured William Russell reading the first three Doctor Who novelizations, as originally published by Frederick Muller Ltd. with music score and special effects by Simon E Power. After this was deemed a success, BBC Audio began a regular series of releases starting in 2007 featuring complete and unabridged readings of Target Books' television story novelisations.

Read by well-known names from the world of Doctor Who, each package came with a booklet that featured thumbnails of the original illustrations from the novelisation, along with cover illustrations (of both UK and international editions) and blurb from the original publication. Accompanying sleeve notes are provided by David J. Howe (author of The Target Book).

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2011

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