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After the [[BBC]] withdrew Virgin's licence, the New Adventures continued with [[Bernice Summerfield]] as the primary character to continue publishing stories that take place in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] but do not feature [[the Doctor]]. | After the [[BBC]] withdrew Virgin's licence, the New Adventures continued with [[Bernice Summerfield]] as the primary character to continue publishing stories that take place in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] but do not feature [[the Doctor]]. | ||
Virgin were famous for opening their doors to submissions from new writers, often from fandom: Cornell, [[Gary Russell]], [[Lawrence Miles]], [[Kate Orman]], [[ | Virgin were famous for opening their doors to submissions from new writers, often from fandom: Cornell, [[Gary Russell]], [[Lawrence Miles]], [[Kate Orman]], [[Dave Stone]] and others all started at the company. In 2013, Russell said: "With hindsight of course, you go, 'It's because [new writers]'re bloody cheap, and they couldn't afford big posh writers to keep doing Doctor Who books because they had to do them on a shoestring'. But nevertheless, that ability to open up that market to unknown writers was phenomenal".<ref>[http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/7587-interview-gary-russell-doctor-who-part-1 Interview: Gary Russell | DOCTOR WHO (dead link)]</ref> | ||
With the show's return in 2005, Virgin published an unofficial reference book ''[[Who's Next: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who]]''. | With the show's return in 2005, Virgin published an unofficial reference book ''[[Who's Next: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who]]''. | ||
