The Target Storybook (anthology)

The Target Storybook
Key crew
Publisher:	BBC Books
Release details
Release date:	24 October 2019
ISBN:	ISBN 9781785944741

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

• Vinay Patel's story was a prequel to his series 11 episode Demons of the Punjab.
• Susie Day's story tied in with The Five Doctors.
• Matthew Waterhouse's story takes place during the Fifth Doctor's era.
• A story by veteran series writer Gareth Roberts was to be included in the anthology. However, it was announced four months prior to release that Roberts' contribution would be withdrawn from publication, after complaints were made about transphobic remarks on Twitter. 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.

External links

• Official The Target Storybook page at Penguin Books