List of Doctor Who novelisations
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This is a list of Doctor Who novelisations, in order of publication.
The first three Doctor Who
serials to be novelised were the William Hartnell
stories The Daleks
as Doctor Who in an exciting adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker on 12 November 1964, The Web Planet
as Doctor Who and the Zarbi by Bill Strutton
on 16 September 1965 and The Crusade
as Doctor Who and the Crusaders by Whitaker in 1965. These three books were published by Frederick Muller Ltd.
Between 1973 and 1991, Target Books
published almost every Doctor Who television serial as a novelisation, starting with new editions of the Frederick Muller Ltd. books. When Target was taken over by Virgin
in 1991, three further serials The Power of the Daleks
and The Evil of the Daleks
by John Peel
and the radio serial The Paradise of Death
by Barry Letts
were added to the range.
The only serials from the original 1963-1989 run of the show never to have been officially novelised are The Pirate Planet
, City of Death
, Shada
(to be published in March 2012 by BBC Books), Resurrection of the Daleks
(to be published in audio form by AudioGo in May 2012), and Revelation of the Daleks
, due to licensing issues with the original scriptwriters. (Unofficial fan novelisations were published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club
between 1989 and 2000.) The Children in Need
special Dimensions in Time
and the Comic Relief spoof
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
have also not been novelised.
The novelisation of the 1996 Doctor Who television movie
by Gary Russell
was published by BBC Books
. There are currently no plans to novelise episodes of the revived series with Christopher Eccleston
's Ninth Doctor
, David Tennant
's Tenth Doctor
or Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor
. (However, in late 2007 unofficial fan-produced novelisations of the first two 2005 episodes were published as ebooks. They were quickly removed from the website following threat of legal action by the BBC
's Brand Protection Team.)
In addition to the television serials, three scripts from the cancelled Season 23 were novelised, The Nightmare Fair, The Ultimate Evil and Mission to Magnus (details below). Also a short series entitled The Companions of Doctor Who was published — this comprised the novelisation of the pilot of K-9 and Company
, and the original works Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma and Harry Sullivan's War.
Besides The Paradise of Death, Target also novelised two additional non-televised stories: the radio play Slipback
and the audio story The Pescatons
.
A novelisation by Barry Letts
of a further radio drama, The Ghosts of N-Space
, was published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures
range in 1995, as was the novelisation of the independent spin-off Downtime
; that same year, the Virgin New Adventures
range published a novelisation of Shakedown: The Return of the Sontarans. The most recent novelisation to be published was an adaptation of the webcast Scream of the Shalka
published by BBC Books
in 2004.
In 2005, BBC Audio released unabridged audiobook versions of the first three Frederick Muller novelisations, read by actor William Russell
(who played Ian Chesterton
). Beginning in September 2007, they began releasing further unabridged audiobooks of the Target novelisations at the approximate rate of two every two months; the books themselves remain officially out of print. BBC Books
began reprinting selected titles starting in July 2011.
. During the late 1970s-early 1980s Target, which classified the novelisations as children's fiction, imposed a page limit of 128 pages on the novelisations. Some books (particularly several by Dicks) even fell short of this limit and nearly fell into the category of novellas. By the late 1980s, however, the page cap had been lifted, although John Peel was still required to split his novelisation of the epic 12-episode The Daleks' Master Plan
into two volumes because the manuscript was too long.
Target began numbering its novelisations from 1983, with almost all of the first seventy-three books being numbered as reprints came out. The first new book to be numbered was Time-Flight
. Target's numbering did not initially reflect original publication order (which would have placed David Whitaker's Doctor Who and the Daleks book first), but rather was conducted in alphabetical order, so that the novelisation of The Abominable Snowmen
was numbered "1". The numbering likewise had no connection with production or broadcast order. Due to print delays and last minute reordering of publication schedules, some of the later books were released out of numeric order.
In 1988–1989 W. H. Allen's Star label published a number of the Target novelisations in a format of two novelisations in one book. The pairings were:
. This practice was dropped in the mid-1970s. Another tradition established by the books was to append the words "Doctor Who and ..." to the titles, except in a few cases where impractical. This practice continued until the early 1980s. From 1990 onwards reprints of the books generally dropped "Doctor Who and..." from the title and changed titles back to the original television story, although some of the reprints merely rejacketed earlier stock.
The 1976 edition (and subsequent reprintings until 1991) have the title as Doctor Who and the Three Doctors on the front cover.
Initial copies were mistakenly printed as number 127
An abridged audiobook recording of this novelisation has been released. See List of Doctor Who audiobooks.
New novelisation exlusive to audio.
under its Penguin Character Books imprint began publishing novelisations based upon the spinoff series The Sarah Jane Adventures
.
novel Human Nature, written by Paul Cornell
and featuring the Seventh Doctor
, has been adapted by the same author for the 2007 series of Doctor Who as a two part story with the episode titles "Human Nature
" and "The Family of Blood
", with David Tennant
as the Tenth Doctor
. Also, Steven Moffat
based his 2007 episode, Blink
upon a 2006 short story, "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow", originally published in Doctor Who Annual 2006.
The first three Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serials to be novelised were the William Hartnell
William Hartnell
William Henry Hartnell was an English actor. During 1963-66, he was the first actor to play the Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Early life:...
stories The Daleks
The Daleks
The Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964...
as Doctor Who in an exciting adventure with the Daleks by David Whitaker on 12 November 1964, The Web Planet
The Web Planet
The Web Planet is the fifth serial in the second season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 13 February 1965 to 20 March 1965...
as Doctor Who and the Zarbi by Bill Strutton
Bill Strutton
Bill Strutton was a prolific British screenwriter who worked on some of the best-remembered 1960s television shows including Ivanhoe, The Saint, The Avengers, Riptide and Doctor Who. Born in Australia, Bill Strutton won a state scholarship to university at 14 but dropped out after two years to go...
on 16 September 1965 and The Crusade
The Crusade (Doctor Who)
The Crusade is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from March 27 to April 17, 1965. The story is set in Palestine, near Jerusalem, during the Third Crusade.-Plot:...
as Doctor Who and the Crusaders by Whitaker in 1965. These three books were published by Frederick Muller Ltd.
Between 1973 and 1991, Target Books
Target Books
Target Books was a British publishing imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company. The imprint was established as a children's imprint to complement the adult Tandem imprint, and became well known for their highly successful range of...
published almost every Doctor Who television serial as a novelisation, starting with new editions of the Frederick Muller Ltd. books. When Target was taken over by Virgin
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a United Kingdom book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.-History:...
in 1991, three further serials The Power of the Daleks
The Power of the Daleks
The Power of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 5 November to 10 December 1966. It is Patrick Troughton's first full story as the Doctor.-Plot:...
and The Evil of the Daleks
The Evil of the Daleks
The Evil of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20 May to 1 July 1967. This serial marked the debut of Deborah Watling as the Doctor's new companion, Victoria Waterfield.Evil was initially intended to...
by John Peel
John Peel (writer)
John Peel is a British writer, best known for his books connected to several television series. He has written under several pseudonyms, including John Vincent and Nicholas Adams. He lives in Long Island, New York and his wife is a U.S...
and the radio serial The Paradise of Death
The Paradise of Death
The Paradise of Death is a radio audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced by the BBC and first broadcast in five episodes on BBC Radio 5 from 27 August to 24 September 1993. The original radio play was released on CD as part of the BBC...
by Barry Letts
Barry Letts
Barry Leopold Letts was a British actor, television director, writer and producer best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and for producing the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
were added to the range.
The only serials from the original 1963-1989 run of the show never to have been officially novelised are The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 September to 21 October 1978. It forms the second serial of The Key to Time...
, City of Death
City of Death
-Pre-production:Writer David Fisher had contributed two scripts to Doctor Whos sixteenth season – The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara – and was asked by producer Graham Williams for further story ideas...
, Shada
Shada
Shada is an unaired serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was intended to be the final serial of the 1979-80 season , but was never completed due to a strike at the BBC during filming...
(to be published in March 2012 by BBC Books), Resurrection of the Daleks
Resurrection of the Daleks
Resurrection of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts between 8 February and 15 February 1984...
(to be published in audio form by AudioGo in May 2012), and Revelation of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks
Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 23 March and 30 March 1985...
, due to licensing issues with the original scriptwriters. (Unofficial fan novelisations were published by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club
New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club
The New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club , New Zealand's national Doctor Who fan club, was founded in January 1988 in Christchurch by Andrew Poulsen, Scott Walker and Kay Lilley. Since 1991 the club's administration has been based in Auckland. The club is currently run by Paul Scoones and Rochelle Scoones...
between 1989 and 2000.) The Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
special Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time
Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993. It was filmed on the EastEnders Albert Square set, and features several of the stars of that programme...
and the Comic Relief spoof
Doctor Who spoofs
The long running science fiction television series Doctor Who has over the years been the subject of many comedy sketches and specially made comedy programmes, from Spike Milligan's "Pakistani Dalek" to the Comic Relief episode Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death...
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death is a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for the Red Nose Day charity telethon in the United Kingdom, and broadcast on BBC One on 12 March 1999...
have also not been novelised.
The novelisation of the 1996 Doctor Who television movie
Doctor Who (1996)
Doctor Who is a television movie based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Developed as a co-production amongst Universal Television, BBC Television, BBC Worldwide, and the American network FOX, the 1996 television film premiered on 12 May 1996 on CITV in Edmonton,...
by Gary Russell
Gary Russell
Gary James Russell is a freelance writer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series Doctor Who and its spin-offs in other media...
was published by BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
. There are currently no plans to novelise episodes of the revived series with Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston
Christopher Eccleston is an English stage, film and television actor. His films include Let Him Have It, Shallow Grave, Elizabeth, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Others, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra...
's Ninth Doctor
Ninth Doctor
The Ninth Doctor is the ninth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by Christopher Eccleston....
, David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
's Tenth Doctor
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...
or Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor
Eleventh Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor is the eleventh incarnation of the protagonist of the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. Matt Smith plays this incarnation, replacing David Tennant's Tenth Doctor in the 2010 episode "The End of Time, Part Two"...
. (However, in late 2007 unofficial fan-produced novelisations of the first two 2005 episodes were published as ebooks. They were quickly removed from the website following threat of legal action by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Brand Protection Team.)
In addition to the television serials, three scripts from the cancelled Season 23 were novelised, The Nightmare Fair, The Ultimate Evil and Mission to Magnus (details below). Also a short series entitled The Companions of Doctor Who was published — this comprised the novelisation of the pilot of K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company
K-9 and Company was a proposed television spin-off of the original programme run of Doctor Who . It was to feature former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist played by Elisabeth Sladen, and K-9, a robotic dog. Both characters had been companions of the Fourth Doctor, but...
, and the original works Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma and Harry Sullivan's War.
Besides The Paradise of Death, Target also novelised two additional non-televised stories: the radio play Slipback
Slipback
Slipback is a radio audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced by the BBC and first broadcast in six episodes on BBC Radio 4 from 25 July to 8 August 1985, as part of a children's magazine show called Pirate Radio Four...
and the audio story The Pescatons
The Pescatons
Doctor Who and the Pescatons is an audio play in two episodes based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
.
A novelisation by Barry Letts
Barry Letts
Barry Leopold Letts was a British actor, television director, writer and producer best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and for producing the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
of a further radio drama, The Ghosts of N-Space
The Ghosts of N-Space
The Ghosts of N-Space is a radio audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was recorded in 1994 and finally broadcast in six parts on BBC Radio 2 from January 20 to February 24, 1996. This was the second Third Doctor radio play, following The...
, was published as part of the Virgin Missing Adventures
Virgin Missing Adventures
The Virgin Missing Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the programme. The novels were published from 1994 to 1997, and...
range in 1995, as was the novelisation of the independent spin-off Downtime
Downtime (Doctor Who)
Downtime is a direct-to-video spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released direct-to-video and produced by the independent production company Reeltime Pictures...
; that same year, the Virgin New Adventures
Virgin New Adventures
The Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
range published a novelisation of Shakedown: The Return of the Sontarans. The most recent novelisation to be published was an adaptation of the webcast Scream of the Shalka
Scream of the Shalka
Scream of the Shalka is a flash-animated series based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was produced to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the series and was originally posted in six weekly parts from 13 November to 18 December 2003 on bbc.co.uk's Doctor Who...
published by BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
in 2004.
In 2005, BBC Audio released unabridged audiobook versions of the first three Frederick Muller novelisations, read by actor William Russell
William Russell (actor)
William Russell is an English actor, mainly known for his television work. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.-Doctor Who:...
(who played Ian Chesterton
Ian Chesterton
Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor. He was played in the series by William Russell, and was one of the members of the programme's very first regular cast, appearing in the bulk of the first two...
). Beginning in September 2007, they began releasing further unabridged audiobooks of the Target novelisations at the approximate rate of two every two months; the books themselves remain officially out of print. BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
began reprinting selected titles starting in July 2011.
Publication details
Although Target endeavoured to commission the original scriptwriters to novelise their own stories, this was not always possible. As a result, many books in the Target line were written by Terrance DicksTerrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular children's books during the 1970s and 80s.- Early career :...
. During the late 1970s-early 1980s Target, which classified the novelisations as children's fiction, imposed a page limit of 128 pages on the novelisations. Some books (particularly several by Dicks) even fell short of this limit and nearly fell into the category of novellas. By the late 1980s, however, the page cap had been lifted, although John Peel was still required to split his novelisation of the epic 12-episode The Daleks' Master Plan
The Daleks' Master Plan
The Daleks' Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The twelve episodes were aired from 13 November 1965 to 29 January 1966...
into two volumes because the manuscript was too long.
Target began numbering its novelisations from 1983, with almost all of the first seventy-three books being numbered as reprints came out. The first new book to be numbered was Time-Flight
Time-Flight
Time-Flight is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from 22 March to 30 March 1982...
. Target's numbering did not initially reflect original publication order (which would have placed David Whitaker's Doctor Who and the Daleks book first), but rather was conducted in alphabetical order, so that the novelisation of The Abominable Snowmen
The Abominable Snowmen
The Abominable Snowmen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from September 30 to November 4, 1967. The story is notable for the introduction of recurring foes, the Yeti....
was numbered "1". The numbering likewise had no connection with production or broadcast order. Due to print delays and last minute reordering of publication schedules, some of the later books were released out of numeric order.
In 1988–1989 W. H. Allen's Star label published a number of the Target novelisations in a format of two novelisations in one book. The pairings were:
- The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964....
and The CrusadeThe Crusade (Doctor Who)The Crusade is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from March 27 to April 17, 1965. The story is set in Palestine, near Jerusalem, during the Third Crusade.-Plot:... - The GunfightersThe GunfightersThe Gunfighters is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, set in 19th Century America on the days leading up to the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...
and The Myth MakersThe Myth MakersThe Myth Makers is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 16 October to 6 November 1965. The story is set in Homeric Troy, based on Iliad by Homer... - The DominatorsThe DominatorsThe Dominators is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in five weekly parts from 10 August to 7 September 1968.-Plot:...
and The KrotonsThe KrotonsThe Krotons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from December 28, 1968 to January 18, 1969... - The Mind of EvilThe Mind of EvilThe Mind of Evil is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 30 January to 6 March 1971.-Plot:...
and The Claws of AxosThe Claws of Axos-Writing:In late 1969, script editor Terrance Dicks contacted new writing duo Bob Baker and Dave Martin after reading a draft script they had sent around the BBC for another production, A Man's Life. After offering the duo a seven-part story in November 1969 for Doctor Whos eighth season, Baker and... - The DæmonsThe DæmonsThe Dæmons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from May 22 to June 19, 1971.-Plot:...
and The Time MonsterThe Time MonsterThe Time Monster is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 20 May to 24 June 1972.- Synopsis :... - The Seeds of DoomThe Seeds of DoomThe Seeds of Doom is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 31 January to 6 March 1976...
and The Deadly AssassinThe Deadly AssassinThe Deadly Assassin is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 October to 20 November 1976... - The Face of EvilThe Face of EvilThe Face of Evil is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This serial starred Tom Baker as the Doctor and was the fourth story in Series 14 of Doctor Who. First broadcast in four weekly parts from January 1 to January 22, 1977...
and The Sun MakersThe Sun Makers-Cast notes:*Michael Keating also appeared in the audio play The Twilight Kingdom as Major Koth and in Year of the Pig as Inspector Chardalot...
Titles
For the first few years of the Target line, it was common practice for the novels to have titles that differed from the adapted serials. For example, Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion, which was based upon the serial Spearhead from SpaceSpearhead from Space
Spearhead from Space is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 3 January to 24 January 1970. The serial opened Series 7 of the show and was the first to be produced in colour. The serial introduced Jon Pertwee as the...
. This practice was dropped in the mid-1970s. Another tradition established by the books was to append the words "Doctor Who and ..." to the titles, except in a few cases where impractical. This practice continued until the early 1980s. From 1990 onwards reprints of the books generally dropped "Doctor Who and..." from the title and changed titles back to the original television story, although some of the reprints merely rejacketed earlier stock.
List of novelisations published by Target
This list of novelisations published by Target, or its successors, is sortable by its number in the "Doctor Who Library"number, title, Doctor, author or date. The Audiobook column indicates whether an abridged or unabridged audiobook has been released. See List of Doctor Who audiobooks.| No. | Title | Doctor | Author | Published | Audiobook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Doctor Who and the Daleks | 1st | David Whitaker | 2 May 1973 | Unabridged |
| 73 | Doctor Who and the Zarbi | 1st | Bill Strutton Bill Strutton Bill Strutton was a prolific British screenwriter who worked on some of the best-remembered 1960s television shows including Ivanhoe, The Saint, The Avengers, Riptide and Doctor Who. Born in Australia, Bill Strutton won a state scholarship to university at 14 but dropped out after two years to go... |
2 May 1973 | Unabridged |
| 12 | Doctor Who and the Crusaders | 1st | David Whitaker | 2 May 1973 | Unabridged |
| 6 | Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion | 3rd | Terrance Dicks Terrance Dicks Terrance Dicks is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular children's books during the 1970s and 80s.- Early career :... |
17 January 1974 | Unabridged |
| 9 | Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke Malcolm Hulke Malcolm Hulke was a British television writer and author of the industry "bible" Writing for Television in the 70s... |
17 January 1974 | Unabridged |
| 23 | Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke | April 1974 | Unabridged |
| 18 | Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | April 1974 | |
| 15 | Doctor Who and the Dæmons | 3rd | Barry Letts Barry Letts Barry Leopold Letts was a British actor, television director, writer and producer best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and for producing the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials in the late 1970s and early 1980s... |
17 October 1974 | Unabridged |
| 54 | Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke | 17 October 1974 | |
| 1 | Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 21 November 1974 | Unabridged |
| 13 | Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon | 3rd | Brian Hayles Brian Hayles Brian Hayles was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. His body of work as a writer for television and film, most notably for the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, lasted from 1962 to 1978.... |
January 1975 | Abridged |
| 14 | Doctor Who and the Cybermen | 2nd | Gerry Davis Gerry Davis (screenwriter) Gerry Davis was a British television writer, best known for his contributions to the science-fiction genre. He also wrote for the soap operas Coronation Street and United!.... |
20 February 1975 | Unabridged |
| 28 | Doctor Who and the Giant Robot | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 13 March 1975 | Unabridged |
| 63 | Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 15 May 1975 | Unabridged |
| 29 | Doctor Who and the Green Death | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke | 21 August 1975 | Unabridged |
| 48 | Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 16 October 1975 | Unabridged |
| 64 | The Three Doctors | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 20 November 1975 | Unabridged (twice) |
| 40 | Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 15 January 1976 | Unabridged |
| 22 | Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke | 19 February 1976 | Unabridged |
| 62 | Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet | 1st | Gerry Davis | 19 February 1976 | |
| 33 | Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors | 2nd | Brian Hayles | 18 March 1976 | Unabridged |
| 51 | Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 20 May 1976 | |
| 27 | Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 22 July 1976 | |
| 72 | Doctor Who and the Web of Fear | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 19 August 1976 | |
| 57 | Doctor Who and the Space War | 3rd | Malcolm Hulke | 23 September 1976 | Unabridged |
| 46 | Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 21 October 1976 | Abridged |
| 50 | Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 16 December 1976 | Unabridged |
| 8 | Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 20 January 1977 | Unabridged |
| 55 | Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom | 4th | Philip Hinchcliffe Philip Hinchcliffe Philip Hinchcliffe is a British television producer, who brought shows including Private Schulz and The Charmer to the screen, probably best known for the overseeing of British television series Doctor Who from 1974-1977... |
17 February 1977 | |
| 17 | Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth | 1st | Terrance Dicks | 24 March 1977 | Unabridged |
| 10 | Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 21 April 1977 | |
| 4 | Doctor Who and the Ark in Space | 4th | Ian Marter Ian Marter Ian Don Marter was an English actor and writer, perhaps best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, from December 1974 to September 1975 as a regular, with a one story return in November and December 1975... |
10 May 1977 | |
| 7 | Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 23 June 1977 | Unabridged |
| 47 | Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 18 August 1977 | |
| 44 | Doctor Who and the Mutants | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 29 September 1977 | |
| 19 | Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 20 October 1977 | |
| 61 | Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 15 November 1977 | |
| 42 | Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora | 4th | Philip Hinchcliffe | 8 December 1977 | Unabridged |
| 25 | Doctor Who and the Face of Evil | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 19 January 1978 | Unabridged |
| 32 | Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 30 March 1978 | |
| 66 | Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen | 2nd | Gerry Davis | 18 May 1978 | |
| 65 | Doctor Who and the Time Warrior | 3rd | Terrance Dicks and Robert Holmes Robert Holmes (scriptwriter) This entry is about the television scriptwriter. For other people with the same name, see Robert Holmes .Robert Colin Holmes was an English television scriptwriter, who for over twenty-five years contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK... |
29 June 1978 | Unabridged |
| 20 | Death to the Daleks | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 20 July 1978 | |
| 2 | Doctor Who and the Android Invasion | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 16 November 1978 | |
| 56 | Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment | 4th | Ian Marter | 7 December 1978 | |
| 30 | Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 18 January 1979 | |
| 36 | Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 29 March 1979 | |
| 53 | Doctor Who and the Robots of Death | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 24 May 1979 | |
| 34 | Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 26 July 1979 | |
| 70 | Doctor Who and the War Games | 2nd | Malcolm Hulke | 25 September 1979 | Unabridged |
| 21 | Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 20 November 1979 | |
| 52 | Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation | 4th | Ian Marter | 11 December 1979 | Unabridged |
| 67 | Doctor Who and the Underworld | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 24 January 1980 | |
| 35 | Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 21 February 1980 | |
| 59 | Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 20 March 1980 | |
| 3 | Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 24 April 1980 | |
| 49 | Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 26 May 1980 | |
| 5 | Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 26 June 1980 | |
| 38 | Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus | 1st | Philip Hinchcliffe | 21 August 1980 | |
| 45 | Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 21 August 1980 | |
| 31 | Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 16 October 1980 | |
| 43 | Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 4 December 1980 | |
| 11 | Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit | 4th | David Fisher | 15 January 1981 | Unabridged |
| 24 | Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World | 2nd | Ian Marter | 17 April 1981 | |
| 68 | Doctor Who and An Unearthly Child | 1st | Terrance Dicks | 15 October 1981 | |
| 58 | Doctor Who and the State of Decay | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 14 January 1982 | |
| 71 | Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate | 4th | Stephen Gallagher Stephen Gallagher Stephen Gallagher is an English writer.He has written several novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series Doctor Who — for which he wrote two serials, Warriors' Gate and Terminus — as well as for the series Rosemary & Thyme and Bugs, for two seasons of... as John Lydecker |
15 April 1982 | |
| 37 | Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 20 May 1982 | |
| 39 | Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive | 4th | David Fisher | 22 July 1982 | |
| 69 | Doctor Who and the Visitation | 5th | Eric Saward Eric Saward Eric Saward was born on 9 December 1944 and became a scriptwriter and script editor for the BBC, resigning from the latter post on the TV programme Doctor Who in 1986.... |
19 August 1982 | |
| 26 | Full Circle | 4th | Andrew Smith | 16 September 1982 | |
| 41 | Logopolis | 4th | Christopher H. Bidmead Christopher H. Bidmead Christopher Hamilton Bidmead is a British writer and journalist.Bidmead trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts , later playing several roles on stage, television and radio. By the early 1970s he was scriptwriting for Thames Television, producing material for Harriet's Back in... |
21 October 1982 | Unabridged |
| 60 | Doctor Who and the Sunmakers | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 18 November 1982 | |
| 74 | Time-Flight | 5th | Peter Grimwade Peter Grimwade Peter Grimwade was a British television writer and director, best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.... |
15 April 1983 | |
| 75 | Meglos | 4th | Terrance Dicks | 5 May 1983 | |
| 76 | Castrovalva | 5th | Christopher H. Bidmead | 16 June 1983 | Unabridged |
| 77 | Four to Doomsday | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 21 July 1983 | |
| 78 | Earthshock | 5th | Ian Marter | 18 August 1983 | |
| 79 | Terminus | 5th | Stephen Gallagher as John Lydecker | 15 September 1983 | |
| 80 | Arc of Infinity | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 20 October 1983 | |
| 81 | The Five Doctors | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 24 November 1983 | |
| 82 | Mawdryn Undead | 5th | Peter Grimwade | 12 January 1984 | |
| 84 | Kinda | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 15 March 1984 | Abridged |
| 83 | Snakedance | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 3 May 1984 | |
| 85 | Enlightenment | 5th | Barbara Clegg Barbara Clegg Barbara Clegg is a British actress and scriptwriter for television and radio. She was born in Manchester and spent her early years in Gatley.Clegg started out acting in the theatre before moving into film and television with roles in Emergency Ward 10 and The Dream Maker... |
24 May 1984 | |
| 86 | The Dominators | 2nd | Ian Marter | 19 July 1984 | |
| 87 | Warriors of the Deep | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 16 August 1984 | Abridged |
| 88 | The Aztecs | 1st | John Lucarotti John Lucarotti John Lucarotti was a British screenwriter.Lucarotti began his career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, writing on over 200 various scripts for them as well as for Canadian television. He then moved back to England where he had a prolific career... |
20 September 1984 | |
| 89 | Inferno | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 18 October 1984 | Unabridged |
| 90 | The Highlanders | 2nd | Gerry Davis | 15 November 1984 | Unabridged |
| 91 | Frontios | 5th | Christopher H. Bidmead | 10 December 1984 | Unabridged |
| 93 | Planet of Fire | 5th | Peter Grimwade | 14 February 1985 | |
| 92 | The Caves of Androzani | 5th | Terrance Dicks | 14 March 1985 | |
| 94 | Marco Polo | 1st | John Lucarotti | 11 April 1985 | |
| 95 | The Awakening | 5th | Eric Pringle Eric Pringle Eric Pringle is a British writer for radio and television. He has also written three novels for children.... |
13 June 1985 | Unabridged |
| 96 | The Mind of Evil | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 11 July 1985 | |
| 97 | The Myth Makers | 1st | Donald Cotton Donald Cotton Donald Cotton was a writer for radio and television during the black and white era. He also wrote numerous musical revues for the stage... |
12 September 1985 | Unabridged |
| 98 | The Invasion | 2nd | Ian Marter | 10 October 1985 | |
| 99 | The Krotons | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 14 November 1985 | |
| 100 | The Two Doctors | 6th(&2nd) | Robert Holmes | 5 December 1985 | |
| 101 | The Gunfighters | 1st | Donald Cotton | 9 January 1986 | |
| 102 | The Time Monster | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 13 February 1986 | |
| 103 | The Twin Dilemma | 6th | Eric Saward | 13 March 1986 | |
| 104 | Galaxy Four | 1st | William Emms William Emms William Emms wrote the Doctor Who serial Galaxy 4 in 1965 and also adapted the script for a Target novelisation. Later scripts for the programme from the 1960s to the 1980s were not commissioned... |
10 April 1986 | |
| 105 | Timelash | 6th | Glen McCoy Glen McCoy Glen McCoy is a writer, speaker and business coach.As television scriptwriter McCoy's credits include Angels, Emmerdale, EastEnders and other soaps. He also had a spell with the London Ambulance Service at 19, and became one of the early batch of paramedics... |
15 May 1986 | |
| Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (original novel) | none | Tony Attwood Tony Attwood (writer) Tony Attwood is an expert in direct mail, who previously worked as a teacher and lecturer, and has written over 80 books on education... |
15 May 1986 | ||
| 107 | The Mark of the Rani | 6th | Pip and Jane Baker Pip and Jane Baker "Pip" and Jane Baker are British television writers best known for their contributions to the long running science fiction series Doctor Who. A husband-and-wife writing team, they wrote four serials for the programme: The Mark of the Rani, Parts 9–12 and 14 of The Trial of a Time Lord and Time... |
12 June 1986 | |
| 108 | The King's Demons | 5th | Terence Dudley | 10 July 1986 | |
| Slipback (radio play) | 6th | Eric Saward | 21 August 1986 | ||
| 109 | The Savages | 1st | Ian Stuart Black Ian Stuart Black Ian Stuart Black was a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Both his 1959 novel In the Wake of a Stranger and his 1962 novel about the Cyprus emergency The High Bright Sun were made into films, Black writing the screenplays in each case.He also wrote scripts for several British television... |
11 September 1986 | |
| 110 | Fury from the Deep | 2nd | Victor Pemberton Victor Pemberton Victor Pemberton is a British writer and television producer.Victor Pemberton's scriptwriting work included BBC radio plays, and television scripts for the BBC and ITV, including Doctor Who, The Slide and The Adventures of Black Beauty.His television production work included the British version of... |
16 October 1986 | Unabridged |
| Harry Sullivan's War (original novel) | none | Ian Marter Ian Marter Ian Don Marter was an English actor and writer, perhaps best known for his role as Harry Sullivan in the BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, from December 1974 to September 1975 as a regular, with a one story return in November and December 1975... |
16 October 1986 | ||
| 111 | The Celestial Toymaker | 1st | Gerry Davis and Alison Bingeman | 20 November 1986 | |
| 112 | The Seeds of Death | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 4 December 1986 | |
| 113 | Black Orchid | 5th | Terence Dudley | 19 February 1987 | Unabridged |
| 114 | The Ark | 1st | Paul Erickson Paul Erickson Paul Erickson was a Welsh screenwriter, most active in the 1950s and 1960s. He contributed generally single episodes to a wide variety of British television shows, most typically of the crime drama genre, although he did occasionally generate science-fiction scripts... |
19 March 1987 | |
| 115 | The Mind Robber | 2nd | Peter Ling Peter Ling Peter Ling was a British writer in many media, but best known for his work in television, where he was the co-creator of the soap opera Crossroads.... |
16 April 1987 | Unabridged |
| 116 | The Faceless Ones | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 21 May 1987 | |
| 117 | The Space Museum | 1st | Glyn Jones | 18 June 1987 | |
| 118 | The Sensorites | 1st | Nigel Robinson Nigel Robinson Nigel Robinson is an English author, known for such works as the First Contact series.Nigel was born in Preston, Lancashire and attended St Thomas More school.... |
16 July 1987 | |
| 119 | The Reign of Terror | 1st | Ian Marter | 20 August 1987 | |
| 120 | The Romans | 1st | Donald Cotton | 19 September 1987 | |
| 121 | The Ambassadors of Death | 3rd | Terrance Dicks | 1 October 1987 | |
| K-9 and Company K-9 and Company K-9 and Company was a proposed television spin-off of the original programme run of Doctor Who . It was to feature former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist played by Elisabeth Sladen, and K-9, a robotic dog. Both characters had been companions of the Fourth Doctor, but... (spin-off) |
none | Terence Dudley | October 1987 | ||
| 122 | The Massacre | 1st | John Lucarotti | 19 November 1987 | |
| 123 | The Macra Terror | 2nd | Ian Stuart Black | 10 December 1987 | |
| 124 | The Rescue | 1st | Ian Marter | 21 January 1988 | |
| 125 | Terror of the Vervoids | 6th | Pip and Jane Baker | 18 February 1988 | |
| 126 | The Time Meddler | 1st | Nigel Robinson | March 1988 | |
| 127 | The Mysterious Planet | 6th | Terrance Dicks | 21 April 1988 | |
| 128 | Time and the Rani | 7th | Pip and Jane Baker | 5 May 1988 | |
| 106 | Vengeance on Varos | 6th | Philip Martin Philip Martin (screenwriter) Philip Martin is an English television screenwriter.His early work included regular series such as Z-Cars in the late 1960s/early 70s, but his most famous work is the postmodern television series Gangsters. This was an examination of race seen through an increasingly surreal vision of... |
16 June 1988 | Abridged |
| 129 | The Underwater Menace | 2nd | Nigel Robinson | 21 July 1988 | |
| 130 | The Wheel in Space | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 18 August 1988 | |
| 131 | The Ultimate Foe | 6th | Pip and Jane Baker | 15 September 1988 | |
| 132 | The Edge of Destruction | 1st | Nigel Robinson | 20 October 1988 | Unabridged |
| 133 | The Smugglers | 1st | Terrance Dicks | 17 November 1988 | |
| 134 | Paradise Towers | 7th | Stephen Wyatt Stephen Wyatt Stephen Wyatt, born in 1948 in Beckenham, Kent , and brought up in Ealing, west London, is a British writer.- Education :He was educated at Latymer Upper School and then Cambridge University... |
1 December 1988 | |
| 135 | Delta and the Bannermen | 7th | Malcolm Kohll Malcolm Kohll Malcolm Kohll was born in 1953 in South Africa. He is a writer and producer.-Education:He attended Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, where he trained as a journalist... |
19 January 1989 | |
| 136 | The War Machines | 1st | Ian Stuart Black | 16 February 1989 | |
| 137 | Dragonfire | 7th | Ian Briggs Ian Briggs Ian Briggs is a television writer who has written for BBC programmes Casualty and Doctor Who.Briggs wrote two serials for Doctor Who, Dragonfire and The Curse of Fenric, both featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor... |
16 March 1989 | |
| 138 | Attack of the Cybermen | 6th | Eric Saward | 20 April 1989 | Abridged |
| The Nightmare Fair (unproduced script) | 6th | Graham Williams Graham Williams Graham Williams was a British television producer and script editor, whose best known work was on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.... |
18 May 1989 | ||
| 139 | Mindwarp | 6th | Philip Martin | 15 June 1989 | |
| 140 | The Chase | 1st | John Peel John Peel (writer) John Peel is a British writer, best known for his books connected to several television series. He has written under several pseudonyms, including John Vincent and Nicholas Adams. He lives in Long Island, New York and his wife is a U.S... |
20 July 1989 | Unabridged |
| The Ultimate Evil (unproduced script) | 6th | Wally K. Daly Wally K. Daly Wally K. Daly is an English writer for television and radio and one time chairman of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.-Credits:... |
17 August 1989 | Unabridged | |
| 141 | The Daleks' Master Plan Part I: Mission to the Unknown | 1st | John Peel | 21 September 1989 | Unabridged |
| 142 | The Daleks' Master Plan Part II: The Mutation of Time | 1st | John Peel | 19 October 1989 | Unabridged |
| 143 | Silver Nemesis | 7th | Kevin Clarke | 16 November 1989 | |
| 144 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | 7th | Stephen Wyatt | 21 December 1989 | |
| 145 | Planet of Giants | 1st | Terrance Dicks | 18 January 1990 | |
| 146 | The Happiness Patrol | 7th | Graeme Curry | 15 February 1990 | Unabridged |
| 147 | The Space Pirates | 2nd | Terrance Dicks | 15 March 1990 | |
| 148 | Remembrance of the Daleks | 7th | Ben Aaronovitch Ben Aaronovitch Ben Denis Aaronovitch is a London-born British writer who has worked on television series including Doctor Who, Casualty, Jupiter Moon and Dark Knight... |
21 June 1990 | |
| Mission to Magnus (unproduced script) | 6th | Philip Martin | 19 July 1990 | ||
| 149 | Ghost Light | 7th | Marc Platt Marc Platt Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC... |
20 September 1990 | Unabridged |
| 150 | Survival | 7th | Rona Munro Rona Munro Rona Munro is a Scottish writer. She has written plays for theatre, radio, and television; was the author of the screenplay of Ken Loach's Ladybird, Ladybird and co-author of Aimée & Jaguar by German director Max Färberböck.Munro is also known for being the author of the last Doctor Who television... |
18 October 1990 | |
| 151 | The Curse of Fenric | 7th | Ian Briggs | 15 November 1990 | |
| 152 | Battlefield | 7th | Marc Platt | 18 July 1991 | |
| 153 | The Pescatons (audio drama) | 4th | Victor Pemberton | 15 September 1991 | |
| 154 | The Power of the Daleks | 2nd | John Peel John Peel (writer) John Peel is a British writer, best known for his books connected to several television series. He has written under several pseudonyms, including John Vincent and Nicholas Adams. He lives in Long Island, New York and his wife is a U.S... |
July 1993 | |
| 155 | The Evil of the Daleks | 2nd | John Peel | August 1993 | |
| 156 | The Paradise of Death (radio play) | 3rd | Barry Letts Barry Letts Barry Leopold Letts was a British actor, television director, writer and producer best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and for producing the BBC's Sunday Classic drama serials in the late 1970s and early 1980s... |
April 1994 |
The 1976 edition (and subsequent reprintings until 1991) have the title as Doctor Who and the Three Doctors on the front cover.
Initial copies were mistakenly printed as number 127
List of other novelisations
Other Doctor Who or Doctor Who-related productions have been novelised outside of the Target Books line. This includes a series of novelisations by the New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club which were privately published and not licensed by the BBC (all based upon serials Target were unable to obtain the rights to), several novelisations of radio and independent film stories published by Virgin after it had retired Target, novelisations published by BBC Books, and novelisations written exclusively for audiobooks.| Title | Doctor | Author | Published | Publisher |
| Doctor Who and Shada | 4th | Paul Scoones | March 1989 | TSV New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club The New Zealand Doctor Who Fan Club , New Zealand's national Doctor Who fan club, was founded in January 1988 in Christchurch by Andrew Poulsen, Scott Walker and Kay Lilley. Since 1991 the club's administration has been based in Auckland. The club is currently run by Paul Scoones and Rochelle Scoones... (unlicensed) |
| Doctor Who and the Pirate Planet | 4th | David Bishop David Bishop David Bishop is a screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000.... |
September 1990 | TSV (unlicensed) |
| Revelation of the Daleks | 6th | Jon Preddle | July 1992 | TSV (unlicensed) |
| Doctor Who and the City of Death | 4th | David Lawrence David Lawrence David Lawrence may refer to:*David Lawrence, pseudonym of English poet & TV scriptwriter David Harsent *David Lawrence , Canadian actor *David Lawrence , English cricketer... |
November 1992 | TSV (unlicensed) |
| The Ghosts of N-Space | 3rd | Barry Letts | February 1995 | Virgin Virgin Missing Adventures The Virgin Missing Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the programme. The novels were published from 1994 to 1997, and... |
| Shakedown | 7th | Terrance Dicks | December 1995 | Virgin Virgin New Adventures The Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who... |
| Downtime | None | Marc Platt | January 1996 | Virgin Virgin Missing Adventures The Virgin Missing Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the programme. The novels were published from 1994 to 1997, and... |
| Doctor Who: The Novel of the Film | 8th | Gary Russell | May 1996 | BBC Books BBC Books BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation... |
| Resurrection of the Daleks | 5th | Paul Scoones | January 2000 | TSV (unlicensed) |
| Scream of the Shalka | 9th (alt) Shalka Doctor The Shalka Doctor is the common fan name given to the character that appeared as an alternate incarnation of the Doctor in the flash-animated serial Scream of the Shalka in 2003 and the later short story The Feast of the Stone which were based on the British science fiction television series,... |
Paul Cornell | February 2004 | BBC Books |
| The Stones of Blood | 4th | David Fisher David Fisher (writer) David Fisher is a British professional writer for television. He was born in 1929.He wrote the scripts for four serials of Doctor Who. He first contributed The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara during that show's sixteenth season, and The Creature from the Pit for the seventeenth season... |
5 May 2011 | BBC Audio |
| Shada | 4th | Gareth Roberts Gareth Roberts (writer) Gareth John Pritchard Roberts is a British television screenwriter and novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series Doctor Who... |
March 2012 | BBC Books |
| Resurrection of the Daleks | 5th | Steve Lyons | 3 May 2012 | AudioGo |
An abridged audiobook recording of this novelisation has been released. See List of Doctor Who audiobooks.
New novelisation exlusive to audio.
List of Sarah Jane Adventures novelisations
Beginning in 2007, Penguin BooksPenguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
under its Penguin Character Books imprint began publishing novelisations based upon the spinoff series The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television series, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth Sladen...
.
| Title | Author | Published | Publisher |
| Invasion of the Bane Invasion of the Bane -Sladen and Doctor Who:Elisabeth Sladen, who previously played Sarah Jane between 1973 and 1976. In 1981, she was offered the role again to ease the transition between the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, which she declined, but agreed to star in the pilot for the spin-off series K-9 and Company, which... |
Terrance Dicks | 1 November 2007 | Penguin Character Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
| Revenge of the Slitheen Revenge of the Slitheen Revenge of the Slitheen is the second story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It comprises the first and second episodes of the show's first series, aired on BBC1, broadcast in two parts on September 24 and October 1, 2007, with the second being broadcast a... |
Rupert Laight | 1 November 2007 | Penguin |
| Eye of the Gorgon Eye of the Gorgon Eye of the Gorgon is the third story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It forms the third and fourth episodes of the show's first series... |
Phil Ford Phil Ford (writer) Phil Ford is a British television writer. He was the head writer for the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, broadcast in 2008, and wrote "The Waters of Mars", one of the 2009 special episodes of Doctor Who, with Russell T Davies.-Television:... |
1 November 2007 | Penguin |
| Warriors of Kudlak Warriors of Kudlak Warriors of Kudlak is the fourth story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It forms the fifth and sixth episodes of the show's first series... |
Gary Russell | 1 November 2007 | Penguin |
| Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? is the fifth story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It forms the seventh and eighth episodes of the show's first series... |
Rupert Laight | 3 November 2008 | Penguin |
| The Lost Boy The Lost Boy (The Sarah Jane Adventures) The Lost Boy is the sixth story of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. It forms the ninth and tenth episodes of the show's first series... |
Gary Russell | 3 November 2008 | Penguin |
| The Last Sontaran The Last Sontaran The Last Sontaran is the first story of Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures and is a continuation of events from Doctor Who two-part story "The Sontaran Strategem" and "The Poison Sky"... |
Phil Ford | November 2008 | Penguin |
| The Day of the Clown The Day of the Clown The Day of the Clown is the second story of Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures The two-part serial was broadcast on 6 October and 13 October 2008; "Part One" on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m. on 6 October; "Part Two" on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m. on 13 October... |
Phil Ford | 5 November 2008 | Penguin |
| The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 29 and 30 October 2009. It is the third serial of the third series. It guest stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, marking the first appearance of parent programme Doctor Whos... |
Gareth Roberts | 5 November 2009 | Penguin |
| The Nightmare Man The Nightmare Man (The Sarah Jane Adventures) The Nightmare Man is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which broadcast on CBBC on 11 and 12 October 2010. It is the first story of the fourth series.-Part 1:... |
Joeseph Lidster | 25 November 2010 | ePenguin (e-book E-book An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital... ) |
| Death of the Doctor Death of the Doctor Death of the Doctor is a two-part story of The Sarah Jane Adventures which was broadcast on CBBC on 25 and 26 October 2010. It is the third story of the fourth series. This episode features the return of Katy Manning to the role of Jo Grant and a guest appearance by Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor... |
Gary Russell | 25 November 2010 | ePenguin (e-book) |
Adaptations
Generally, Doctor Who stories that have been broadcast will be adapted into print, rather than vice-versa. However, the 1995 New AdventuresVirgin New Adventures
The Virgin New Adventures were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who...
novel Human Nature, written by Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell
Paul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
and featuring the Seventh Doctor
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor is the seventh incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the actor Sylvester McCoy....
, has been adapted by the same author for the 2007 series of Doctor Who as a two part story with the episode titles "Human Nature
Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)
"Human Nature" is the eighth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his 1995 Doctor Who novel Human Nature...
" and "The Family of Blood
The Family of Blood
"The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of Series 3 of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Preceded by "Human Nature", it is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his 1995 Doctor Who novel Human Nature...
", with David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
as the Tenth Doctor
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...
. Also, Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his...
based his 2007 episode, Blink
Blink (Doctor Who)
"Blink" is the 10th episode of the third series of the new production of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 9 June 2007, and is the only episode in the 2007 series written by Steven Moffat; the episode is based on a previous short story written by...
upon a 2006 short story, "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow", originally published in Doctor Who Annual 2006.
External links
- On Target, a guide to Target novelisations
- The TARDIS Library: Books A comprehensive guide to all official & unofficial Doctor Who novelisations and other books ever published