Audiobooks of novelisations
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 continued under AudioGo, their successor. When AudioGo went into administration in 2013, BBC Physical Audio began publishing new audiobooks in November 2014. 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. William Russell read the first three Doctor Who novelizations, as originally published by Frederick Muller Ltd. Music and special effects were by Simon E Power. After this was deemed a success, BBC Audio began a regular series of releases starting in 2007, featuring 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).
2007
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters
By Malcolm Hulke. Read by Caroline John. UK release 3 September 2007
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
By Malcolm Hulke. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 3 September 2007
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
By Malcolm Hulke. Read by Martin Jarvis. UK release 5 November 2007
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
By Terrance Dicks. Read by Tom Baker. UK release 5 November 2007
2008
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius
By Terrance Dicks. Read by Tom Baker. UK release 4 February 2008
Doctor Who and the Space War
By Malcolm Hulke. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 4 February 2008
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
By David Fisher.Read by Tom Baker. UK release 7 April 2008
Doctor Who - The Myth Makers
By Donald Cotton. Read by Stephen Thorne. UK release 7 April 2008
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
By Terrance Dicks. Read by Caroline John. UK release 12 June 2008
Doctor Who - Black Orchid
By Terence Dudley. Read by Michael Cochrane. UK release 12 June 2008
Doctor Who and the Dæmons
By Barry Letts. Read by Barry Letts. UK release 14 August 2008
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars
By Terrance Dicks. Read by Tom Baker. UK release 14 August 2008
Doctor Who and the Green Death
By Malcolm Hulke. Read by Katy Manning. UK release 11 September 2008
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior
By Terrance Dicks. Read by Jeremy Bulloch. UK release 13 November 2008
2009
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
by Terrance Dicks. Read by David Troughton. UK release 8 January 2009
Doctor Who and the Cybermen
by Gerry Davis. Read by Anneke Wills with Cybermen voices by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 12 March 2009
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
by Philip Hinchcliffe. Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. UK release 9 April 2009
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders
Read by Elisabeth Sladen. UK release 4 June 2009
Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol
by Graeme Curry. Read by Rula Lenska. UK release 2 July 2009
Doctor Who - The Mind Robber
by Peter Ling. Read by Derek Jacobi. UK release 6 August 2009
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth
by Terrance Dicks. Read by William Russell with Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 5 November 2009
2010
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
by Brian Hayles. Read by Frazer Hines. UK release 7 January 2010
Doctor Who - Logopolis
by Christopher H. Bidmead. Read by Christopher H. Bidmead. UK release 4 February 2010
Doctor Who - Castrovalva
by Christopher H. Bidmead. Read by Peter Davison. UK release 4 March 2010
Doctor Who - The Three Doctors
by Terrance Dicks. Read by Katy Manning. UK release 8 April 2010
Doctor Who - Daleks: Mission to the Unknown
by John Peel. Read by Peter Purves and Jean Marsh with Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 6 May 2010
Doctor Who - Daleks: The Mutation of Time
by John Peel. Read by Peter Purves and Jean Marsh with Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 3 June 2010
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
by Terrance Dicks. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 8 July 2010
Doctor Who - The Awakening
by Eric Pringle. Read by Nerys Hughes. UK release 5 August 2010
2011
The Edge of Destruction by Nigel Robinson. Read by William Russell. UK release 6 January 2011
Doctor Who and the War Games by Malcolm Hulke. Read by David Troughton. UK release 3 February 2011
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation by Ian Marter. Read by John Leeson. UK release 3 March 2011
Inferno by Terrance Dicks. Read by Caroline John. UK release 7 April 2011
A new novelisation of The Stones of Blood
by David Fisher, its television writer. Read by Susan Engel and John Leeson. UK release 5 May 2011
Ghost Light by Marc Platt. Read by Ian Hogg. UK release 1 June 2011
Fury from the Deep by Victor Pemberton. Read by David Troughton. UK release 1 August 2011
The Chase by John Peel. Read by Maureen O'Brien with Dalek voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 7 August 2011
2012
The Twin Dilemma by Eric Saward. Read by Colin Baker. UK release 1 January 2012
Earthshock by Ian Marter. Read by Peter Davison with Cyberman voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 1 February 2012
Shada by Douglas Adams completed by Gareth Roberts. Read by Lalla Ward and John Leeson. UK release 15 March 2012
Paradise Towers by Stephen Wyatt. Read by Bonnie Langford. UK release 5 April 2012
The Sensorites by Nigel Robinson. Read by William Russell. UK release 3 May 2012
The Sea Devils by Malcolm Hulke. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 7 June 2012
A new novelisation of The Androids of Tara
by David Fisher, its television writer. Read by John Leeson. UK release 5 July 2012
The Aztecs by John Lucarotti. Read by William Russell. UK release 2 August 2012
The Highlanders by Gerry Davis. Read by Anneke Wills. UK release 6 September 2012
The Visitation by Eric Saward. Read by Matthew Waterhouse. UK release 4 October 2012
2013
The Talons of Weng Chiang by Terrance Dicks. Read by Christopher Benjamin. UK release 1 January 2013
The Gunfighters by Donald Cotton. Read by Shane Rimmer. UK release 7 February 2013
Tomb of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis. Read by Michael Kilgarriff with Cyberman voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 7 March 2013
The Rescue by Ian Marter. Read by Maureen O'Brien. UK release 6 April 2013
The Curse of Peladon by Brian Hayles. Read by David Troughton. UK release 2 May 2013
Planet of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Read by Mark Gatiss with Dalek voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 6 June 2013
The Lesuire Hive by David Fisher. Read by Lalla Ward. UK release 1 July 2013
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy by Stephen Wyatt. Read by Sophie Aldred. UK release 1 August 2013
The Mysterious Planet by Terrance Dicks. Released with Mindwarp as The Trial of a Time Lord Vol 1. Read by Lynda Bellingham. UK release 2 September 2013.
Mindwarp by Philip Martin. Released with The Mysterious Planet as The Trial of a Time Lord Vol 1. Read by Colin Baker. UK release 2 September 2013.
Terror of the Vervoids by Pip and Jane Baker. Released with The Ultimate Foe as The Trial of a Time Lord Vol 2. Read by Bonnie Langford. UK release 3 October 2013.
The Ultimate Foe by Pip and Jane Baker. Released with Terror of the Vervoids as The Trial of a Time Lord Vol 2. Read by Michael Jayston. UK release 3 October 2013.
2014
Carnival of Monsters by Terrance Dicks. Read by Katy Manning. UK release 13 November 2014
2015
Full Circle by Andrew Smith. Read by Matthew Waterhouse. UK release 29 January 2015
Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch. Read by Terry Molloy and Nicholas Briggs. UK release 19 February 2015
The Deadly Assassin by Terrance Dicks. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 19 March 2015
Frontios by Christopher H. Bidmead. Read by Christopher H. Bidmead. UK release 16 April 2015
City of Death by James Goss. Read by Lalla Ward. UK release 21 May 2015
The Massacre by John Lucarotti. Read by Peter Purves. UK release 18 June 2015
The Ark in Space by Ian Marter. Read by Jon Culshaw. UK release 16 July 2015
The Two Doctors by Robert Holmes. Read by Colin Baker. UK release 3 September 2015
The Curse of Fenric by Ian Briggs. Read by Terry Molloy. UK release 3 September 2015
K9 and Company by Terence Dudley. Read by John Leeson. UK release 3 December 2015
2016
Doctor Who and the State of Decay by Terrance Dicks. Read by Geoffrey Beevers and John Leeson. UK release 7 January 2016
The Space Museum by Glyn Jones. Read by Maureen O'Brien. UK release 4 February 2016
Death to the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Read by Jon Culshaw and Nicholas Briggs. UK release 3 March 2016
Cybermen - The Invasion by Ian Marter. Read by David Troughton and Nicholas Briggs. UK release 7 April 2016
The King's Demons by Terence Dudley. Read by Mark Strickson. UK release 5 May 2016
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos by Terrance Dicks. Read by Richard Franklin. UK release 4 June 2016
Scream of the Shalka by Paul Cornell. Read by David Collings. UK release 4 June 2016
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment by Ian Marter. Read by Jon Culshaw. UK release 7 July 2016
The Macra Terror by Ian Stuart Black. Read by Anneke Wills. UK release 4 August 2016
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time by Terrance Dicks. Read by John Leeson. UK release 1 September 2016
The Time Meddler by Nigel Robinson. Read by Peter Purves. UK release 6 October 2016
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Read by Richard Franklin and Nicholas Briggs. UK release 3 November 2016
The Space Pirates by Terrance Dicks. Read by Terry Molloy. UK release 1 December 2016
2017
The Pirate Planet by James Goss. Read by Jon Culshaw. UK release 5 January 2017
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock by Terrance Dicks. Read by Louise Jameson. UK release 2 February 2017
Four to Doomsday by Terrance Dicks. Read by Matthew Waterhouse. UK release 2 March 2017
The Mind of Evil by Terrance Dicks. Read by Richard Franklin. UK release 6 April 2017
Planet of Giants by Terrance Dicks. Read by Carole Ann Ford. UK release 4 May 2017
Delta and the Bannermen by Malcolm Kohll. Read by Bonnie Langford. UK release 1 June 2017
Galaxy Four by William Emms. Read by Maureen O'Brien. UK release 6 July 2017
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear by Terrance Dicks. Read by David Troughton. UK release 3 August 2017
Survival by Rona Munro. Read by Lisa Bowerman. UK release 7 September 2017
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks. Read by Jon Culshaw with Dalek voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 5 October 2017
The Five Doctors by Terrance Dicks. Read by Jon Culshaw with Dalek and Cyberman voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 2 November 2017
Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet by Gerry Davis. Read by Anneke Wills with Cyberman voices provided by Nicholas Briggs. UK release 7 December 2017
2018
The Ambassadors of Death by Terrance Dicks. Read by Geoffrey Beevers. UK release 4 January 2018
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death by Terrance Dicks. Read by Louise Jameson. UK release 1 February 2018
The Ark by Paul Erickson. Read by Peter Purves. UK release 1 March 2018
The Mark of the Rani by Pip and Jane Baker. Read by Nicola Bryant. UK release 5 April 2018
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The Christmas Invasion by Jenny T Colgan. Read by Camille Coduri. UK release 5 April 2018
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Rose by Russell T Davies. Read by Camille Coduri. UK release 3 May 2018
