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'''AudioGO Ltd''' was a primarily digital audio publisher which purchased '''BBC Audiobooks''' in [[July (production)|July]] [[2010 (production)|2010]], thereby inheriting all ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|SJA]]'' audio material previously released under the BBC's own audio labels. They retained the brand identity "BBC Audio" as an imprint.

They were thus the publishers of the [[Tom Baker]] audio range that began with ''[[Hornets' Nest]]'', readings of [[Audiobooks of novelisations|Target Books novelisations]], [[Doctor Who TV soundtrack releases|TV soundtracks]] of [[missing episode]]s, some original audio dramas (based upon ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''), and ''Doctor Who'' audio archive material (like the series of ''[[Doctor Who at the BBC (documentary series)|Doctor Who at the BBC]]'' releases) and documentaries.

After AudioGO's demise in 2013, ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks were again released by BBC Audio.

Previously, the branding BBC Radio Collection was used for release of radio dramas based upon the series: ''[[Exploration Earth (audio story)|Exploration Earth]]'', ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'' and ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (audio story)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]''. Also released under the banner — although technically inaccurately as they were never intended for radio — were edited TV soundtracks taken initially from episodes that had been deleted by the BBC but for which audio tracks survived (i.e. ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'' and ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''). The BBC Radio Collection also reissued the audio adaptation of ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''. Beginning in 2004 the "BBC Radio Collection" branding was dropped, and releases for more recent stories have occurred, even those available on DVD, the most recent to date being an audio version of the 1984 story ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''.

Significant landmark releases included 2008's audio story ''[[Pest Control (audio story)|Pest Control]]'', which launched a series of original ''Doctor Who'' stories that continued through 2017, and the audio story ''[[Hornets' Nest]]'', a five-part 2009 release that saw the return of [[Tom Baker]] to the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]].

AudioGO entered administration after significant cashflow issues were discovered in [[October (production)|October]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. The company suspended operations and effectively ceased trading, affecting many of the expected 50th anniversary releases.<ref>http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/11/audiogo-in-administration.html</ref>

In [[January (production)|January]] [[2014 (production)|2014]], the front page of AudioGO's website was replaced by a notice that trading from the website had ceased. Customers were advised to download their purchased libraries from the site before it became entirely unavailable on [[1 February (production)|1 February]] [[2014 (production)|2014]].

Since [[November (releases)|November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]], [[BBC Physical Audio]] have released ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks.

Rights to AudioGO's BBC-licenced content (including ''Doctor Who'') for the UK and the rest of the world excluding North America, Australia and New Zealand, were transferred to [[Random House]] in December 2013. <ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audiogos-bbc-titles-signed-random-house.html</ref>

AudioGO's US titles were acquired by independent audiobook publisher [[Blackstone Audio]], a company which had previously been acquired by AudioGO in January 2013 but sold back to its former owners in October of that year when AudioGo entered administration. Blackstone distributes the titles through its arms BlackstoneLibrary.com (for libraries) and Downpour.com (for consumers.) <ref>http://www.audiogo-library.com/</ref>

Rights to 5000 of AudioGO's non-BBC titles were sold to Amazon-owned audiobook vendor [[Audible]].<ref>http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audible-buys-rights-5000-audiogo-titles.html</ref>

The ''[[Destiny of the Doctor]]'' series can be acquired through [[Big Finish Productions]]' website, either individually or as a [[Destiny of the Doctor: The Complete Adventure|box set]] collecting all the stories.

== External links ==

{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120310144447/http://www.audiogo.com/}} (archive)

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