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Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma by Tony Attwood

1986 shown 1st printing £ 1.80

Of all the companions ever to travel with the Doctor in the TARDIS, Turlough was the most enigmatic and the most disturbing. Exiled from his home world, he saw the Doctor as a means of escape from Earth - and for that he was prepared to kill. But just who was Turlough? And what happened to him after he left the Doctor? Now Turlough has returned to Trion, but to a Trion much changed since his exile. Who are the mysterious Gardsormr? What is their secret purpose? And what is the shocking and terrifying link between Trion and planet Earth?

Harry Sullivan's War by Ian Marter

1986 shown 1st printing £ 1.60

It is ten years since Harry Sullivan left UNIT and gave up his travels in the TARDIS with the Doctor and Sarah Jane. Since then he has been engaged in top secret work, developing antidotes to nerve toxins. But when he is transferred to Yarra in the Hebrides to work on weapons research, he has severe misgivings. For one thing, it goes against much of what he believes in. For another, someone is out to kill Harry Sullivan. Who wants Harry safely out of the way? What significance does a painting by Van Gogh have in the affair? And can Harry's old friend, the Brigadier, really be involved in a scheme which threatens the security of the Western World?

K9 and Company by Terence Dudley

1987 shown 1st printing £ 1.95 Cover: Peter Kelly

In the sleepy village of Hazelbury Abbas the Winter Solstice is fast drawing near. It is a time of deep mystery and ancient evil. Sarah Jane Smith, journalist and former companion to the Doctor, comes to Hazelbury Abbas to start work on her new book. While there she meets Brendan, the young ward of her Aunt Lavinia. Suddenly Brendan disappears. Has he been kidnapped by the practitioners of Black Magic who are said to live in the village? Is he to be sacrificed to the goddess Hecate on the Winter Solstice? But Sarah is not alone in her search for Brendan. Across the unimaginable gulfs of time and space, the Doctor has sent her a very special companion: a robotic dog by the name of K9...

The Nightmare Fair by Graham Williams

1989 shown 1st printing £ 1.99 Cover: Alister Pearson and Graeme Way

On Wednesday 27 February 1985 the BBC announced that their longest running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, was to be suspended. Anxious fans worldwide, worried that this might mean an end to the Time Lord's travels, flooded the BBC with letters of protest. Eighteen months later the show returned to the TV screens. But missing from the Doctor's adventures was the series that would have been made and shown during those lost eighteen months. Now, available for the first time as a book, is one of those stories: The Nightmare Fair. Drawn into 'the nexus of the primeval cauldron of Space-Time itself,' the Doctor and Peri are somewhat surprised to find themselves at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Is it really just chance that has brought them to the funfair? Or is their arrival somehow connected with the sinister presence of a rather familiar Chinese Mandarin?

The Ultimate Evil by Wally K Daly

1989 shown 1st printing £ 1.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

On Wednesday 27 February 1985 the BBC announced that their longest running sci-fi series, Doctor Who, was to be suspended. Anxious fans worldwide, worried that this might mean an end to the Time Lord's travels, flooded the BBC with letters of protest. Eighteen months later the show returned to the TV screens. But missing from the Doctor's adventures was the series that would have been made and shown during those lost eighteen months. Now, available for the first time as a book, is one of those stories: The Ultimate Evil. With the TARDIS working perfectly the Doctor and Peri find themselves at something of a loose end. A holiday in Tranquela, a peace-loving country where there has been no war for over fifty years, seems the ideal solution. Unfortunately their visit coincides with that of an unscrupulous arms dealer - the Machiavellian Dwarf Mordant...

Mission to Magnus by Philip Martin

1990 shown 1st printing £ 2.50 Cover: Alister Pearson

'Did I hear "Doctor"? Is it the Doctor I have drawn to me?' The laugh became more strident, forcing the Doctor to thrust his fingers into his ears in panic and close his eyes, as if here were a frightened child. The TARDIS has been pulled off course and sent hurtling through space and time. When it finally stops, Peri is amazed to witness the Doctor's transformation into a cringing coward. The takeover of the TARDIS by the school bully from the class of the fourth millennium on Gallifrey is only the first of the Doctor's problems. On the surface of the planet Magnus more of his old enemies are conspiring to trick the planet's all-female rulers; the Doctor and Peri have to foil a plot to freeze the entire world and wipe out most of the population.

Slipback by Eric Saward

1987 shown 1st printing £ 1.75 Cover: Paul Mark Tamms

The TARDIS materialises on board the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn. Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew. Soon the Doctor and Peri stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe... THE NOVELISATION OF THE RADIO 4 DOCTOR WHO STORY.

The Paradise of Death by Barry Letts

1994 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

'Apparently the thigh bone had been bitten clean through - with one snap of the teeth.' 'There isn't a creature on Earth capable of doing that!' After a skirmish with an alien warrior in the Middle Ages, Sarah Jane Smith's life as a journalist in Croydon seems rather tame. She decides to track down the enigmatic character who took her back in time; with the Doctor, a good story is never far away. Her intuition pays off. The Doctor and UNIT are called to investigate a grisly murder at Space World, a futuristic new theme park. Tagging along, Sarah and her new colleague Jeremy soon find themselves facing huge crab-like creatures, mind-controlling devices and vicious flesh-eating beetles. And those are just the attractions... This is an adaptation by Barry Letts of his own radio play, in which Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney reprised their roles as the Doctor, Sarah, and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Barry Letts is the writer of several of the scripts for the TV series, and was producer of the show from 1970 to 1974.

The Pescatons by Victor Pemberton

1991 shown 1st printing £ 2.50 Cover: Pete Wallbank

An invasion of meteorites and an environmental crisis! A scientific expedition has disappeared from the bed of the Thames Estuary, where a giant meteorite had landed years previously. Having landed the TARDIS in the same vicinity, the Doctor and Sarah Jane are attacked at night by a vast, roaring creature. Something reminds the Doctor of his encounter with the marine denizens of the planet Pesca, but before long his worst fears are confirmed: strange meteorites are landing all over the world, and the Pescaton invasion has begun. The Pescatons, starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, was released as an LP record in 1976, and re-released in 1985. Victor Pemberton, who wrote the original script for the LP, has been variously scriptwriter, script editor and novelizer of several Doctor Who television stories.

The Vortex Crystal by William H Keith, Jr

1986 shown 1st printing $3.95 Cover: Harry Quinn

The planet did not look inviting... On the fog-shrouded planet Gathwyr, the Doctor and his Companions stumble across the keys to a mystery that lead them to plot and counterplot in a struggle that threatens the universe itself. In this plot-your-own Doctor Who adventure from FASA, the Doctor must use all of his intelligence, charm, and luck to discover what power is eroding the barriers between Time and Space. Somewhere on Gathwyr lie the clues to the puzzle, but as the puzzle comes together, The Doctor learns he still faces his greatest challenge, a confrontation with the dark lord of the enigmatic Vortex Crystal! Doctor Who plot-your-own adventures are a new concept in interactive fiction, combining the detail and depth of a novel with the fast-paced excitement of a role-playing game. As the intrepid Doctor, you make the decisions that determine the course of an adventure. Each decision leads you, step by step, through an unfolding story-plot, where your skill will make the crucial difference between success and failure.

The Rebel's Gamble by William H Keith, Jr

1986 shown 1st printing $3.95 Cover: Harry Quinn

Something was seriously wrong with history... And the disappearance of a psychiatrist and his patient from the 20th century was only the beginning. In this plot-your-own Doctor Who adventure, The Doctor and his Companions travel back to America at the time of the Civil War. There, they learn that a time-loose rebel soldier has discovered how the war turned out and is hard at work making certain that this time around, the South wins! Doctor Who plot-your-own adventures are a new concept in interactive fiction, combining the detail and depth of a novel with the fast-paced excitement of a role-playing game. As the intrepid Doctor, you make the decisions that determine the course of an adventure. Each decision leads you, step by step, through an unfolding story-plot, where your skill will make the crucial difference between success and failure.

Make Your Own Adventure With Doctor Who: Search for the Doctor by David Martin

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Doctor Who Crossword Book by Nigel Robinson and Norman Sullivan

1982 shown 1st printing £ 1.25 Cover: ?

The Great Intelligence trapped the whole of Central Longon inside one (3,2,4). The Time Lords brought them together to fight Omega (3,5,7). These are not the co-ordinates of some exotic planet or a coded message from outer space. They're just two of the clues to be found in the new Doctor Who Crossword Book. Whether you're trapped in a time warp or caught in a traffic jam, why not add a new dimension to those wasted moments and enter the world of Doctor Who.

The Doctor Who Quiz Book by Nigel Robinson

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Doctor Who Quiz Book of Dinosaurs by Michael Holt

1982 shown 1st printing £ 0.95 Cover: Geoff Hunt

Test your general knowledge and try these quizzes on dinosaurs, extinct animals, strange happenings and famous people of long ago - the original headline-makers! The Doctor and his companions Nyssa and Tegan meet them all going back and forward in time and space, and help you to answer the questions. Michael Holt, author of the Doctor Who Quiz Books, has written well over 100 books, mostly for children. He has also appeared on his own 'Mathemagical' show on BBC Television.

The Scripts: The Tribe of Gum by Anthony Coburn Edited by John McElroy

1988 shown 1st printing £ 2.95 Cover: Dave McKean

THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND... A police box in a fog-shrouded junk-yard. A mysterious pupil who knows more than her teachers. A white-haired old man in an Edwardian frock-coat. These were the key elements in the first episode of what was to become the World's longest running television science-fiction series. Read for the first time the complete script of the first-ever Doctor Who story together with background and technical information. First of a new series.

The Scripts: The Tomb of the Cybermen by Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler Edited by John McElroy

1989 shown 1st printing £ 3.95 Cover: Tony Clark

SLUMBERING EVIL... An archaeological expedition to a forgotten planet. A race of silver giants, frozen for centuries in an underground tomb... the Cybermen! Into the midst of this, unwittingly steps the Doctor and his two companions, Jamie and Victoria. Read for the first time the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with full cast list, production notes and an exciting look behind the scenes with writer Gerry Davis and script writer Victor Pemberton.

The Scripts: The Talons of Weng-Chiang by Robert Holmes Edited by John McElroy

1989 shown 1st printing £ 3.95 Cover: Duncan Fegredo

LONDON IN THE 1880s... A master of illusion and hypnotism performing in a Victorian music hall. A ventriloquist's dummy that can kill. A masked figure desperately searching for something not of this time. The Doctor and his companion Leela are soon embroiled in another perilous adventure. Read for the first time the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with never-before published background and technical information.

The Scripts: The Daleks by Terry Nation Edited by John McElroy

1989 shown 1st printing £ 3.95 Cover: Tony Clark

IN A GALAXY FAR AWAY... A petrified jungle. A catastrophic nuclear war. A race of peace-loving aliens and another of indescribable evil... the Daleks! As the TARDIS lands for the first time on Skaro, the Doctor, his granddaughter Susan, and their unwilling companions Ian and Barbara are about to meet their most terrifying adversary. Read the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with bever-before published background and technical information.

The Scripts: The Masters of Luxor by Anthony Coburn Edited by John McElroy

1992 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

THE WAIT IS OVER... A dark and silent planet. A magnificent crystal edifice, perched on a mountainside. A legion of dormant robots, waiting for the signal to bring them back to life. The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan, and their reluctant companions, Ian and Barbara, are about to unleash forces which will threaten their very survival. Read for the first time the complete script of this magnificent, but regrettably never produced, Doctor Who story.

The Scripts: The Dæmons by Robert Sloman and Barry Letts Edited by John McElroy

1992 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

DEVIL'S END... An ancient archaeological barrow. A White Witch warning of impending doom. A trio of formidable foes - Azal, Boc and... The Master! The Doctor and Jo Grant, his assistant, are soon to come face-to-face with an evil almost as old as time itself. Read the complete, classic script of a story voted by fans the best ever Doctor Who, together with fascinating background and technical information.

The Scripts: The Power of the Daleks by David Whitaker Edited by John McElroy

1993 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

THE FIRST REGENERATION... A mercury swamp on a distant Earth colony. A crashed spacecraft holding a deadly secret. An impostor in the TARDIS? Polly and Ben watch in stunned disbelief as the unconscious body of The Doctor changes in front of their eyes. Before they can decide if he is genuine or fake, they are plunged into a deadly encounter with The Doctor's greatest foes... The Daleks! Read the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with background and technical information.

The Scripts: Ghost Light by Marc Platt Edited by John McElroy

1993 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

A HAUNTED HOUSE... Something sinister in the cellar. A Neanderthal manservant. A secret from Ace's past... or is it her future? The seventh Doctor and his young companion land back on Earth in Victorian times and are soon caught up in mysterious goings-on at Gabriel Chase, a place the locals prefer to avoid. Read the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with background and technical information.

The Scripts: Galaxy 4 by William Emms Edited by John McElroy

1994 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

THE WEAKER SEX...? A female dominated race of warriors. A peaceful race of aliens. A doomed world. The Doctor and his companions, Vicki and Steven, land on a planet that is about to explode. They are soon caught up in a desperate race against time to thwart the evil plans of the Drahvins to save themselves at the expense of the peace loving Rills. Read for the first time the complete script of this classic Doctor Who story, together with never before published background and technical information.

The Scripts: The Crusade by David Whitaker Edited by John McElroy

1994 shown 1st printing £ 4.99 Cover: Alister Pearson

PERIL IN PALESTINE... The TARDIS lands in twelfth century Palestine, near the city of Jaffa. Barbara is soon kidnapped by the mighty Saracen leader, Saladin, and Ian sets off to rescue her. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Vicki are taken to the court of King Richard the Lionheart, who is leading the crusade against the Saracens. Read for the first time the complete script of one of the great 'lost' Doctor Who stories, together with background and technical information.

Doctor Who: The Script of the Film by Matthew Jacobs

1996 shown 1st printing £ 5.99

HE'S BACK... AND IT'S ABOUT TIME! LATE DECEMBER, 1999: the brink of a new millennium. The Tardis crash-lands in San Francisco's Chinatown and a horrific shooting forces the Doctor to regenerate. But the Doctor is not the only time-traveller in San Francisco. His oldest adversary, the Master, is there as well, desperately trying to steal the Doctor's newly-regenerated body. And soon, the Doctor is faced with a choice: to save his own life, or the billions of people who have no future unless the Master is stopped. If only the Doctor could remember how... Read the complete script of the long-awaited new Doctor Who film, a co-production between BBC Worldwide and Universal Television starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, Eric Roberts as the Master and Daphne Ashbrook as Grace. With an introduction by the Executive Producer, Philip Segal and featuring eight pages of colour photographs.