All-New Doctor Who Book Club

October 2022 Book Club:   Autumn is upon us and the days are getting shorter… we're curling up with the short story anthology, "Tales of Terror," first published in hardcover in September 2017 and featuring short stories by Craig Donaghy, Richard Dungworth, Scott Handcock, Paul Magrs, Jacqueline Rayner, and Mike Tucker.   It is available digitally and in paperback, and there is also an audiobook v...

September 2022 Book Club:   The Third Doctor decides to crash Jo Grant & Mike Yates's date to take them to dinner on the planet Karfel, as we read the Missing Adventure 'Speed of Flight,' by Paul Leonard.   First published in October 1996, the book is now long out-of-print, but might still be found in second-hand shops.   Is this the long awaited & much anticipated prequel to 'Timelash?'   Tune in...

August 2022 Book Club:   Anji Kapoor joins the the 8th Doctor & Fitz at a gigantic amusement park (filled with killer robot dinosaurs) as we review the Eighth Doctor Adventure "EarthWorld" by Jacqueline Rayner.   First published in March 2001, it was republished in 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary collection, and is also available digitally wherever eBooks are sold.   Happy reading!   Special...

July 2022 Book Club:   We're joining the 12th Doctor, Nardole, and Bill as they explore Edinburgh in 1645 and encounter some chatty ghosts along the way.   Join us for a review of the New Series Adventure "Plague City" by Jonathan Morris.   First published in April 2017, the book is still in print.   Happy reading!     Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on App...

June 2022 Book Club:   The 7th Doctor, Ace, and Benny are headed to the American Southwest in the 1950's… for a close encounter of the third kind.   Join us for a review of the Virgin New Adventure "First Frontier" by David A. McIntee.   First published in September 1994, this book is long out of print but can still be found on the second-hand market.   Happy reading!   Please help other Doctor Wh...

May 2022 Book Club:   We're catching up with the Second Doctor, Victoria, and Jamie in a castle (on an asteroid in space) as they solve some murder mysteries while fighting off cybernetic soldiers along the way.   We're reviewing "Dreams of Empire" by Justin Richards.   First published in 1998 as part of BBC Books' Past Doctor range, this novel was republished in 2013 and is still available digita...

April 2022 Book Club:   We're joining the Sixth Doctor, Peri, & a shape-changing Whifferdill named Frobisher, who prefers assuming the form of a penguin.   We're reviewing eight adventures originally published in Doctor Who Magazine issues #108-129, and collected in the Panini graphic novel called "The World Shapers" in 2008, still available in some shops.   The World Shapers features art by John...

April 2022 Special: We welcome new member Elliott to the book club, as our exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series continues, this time with a review of "Dr. Eighth" by Adam Hargreaves.   Dr. Eighth is available in both paperback and kindle versions, wherever fine books are sold.   Join us as we try to negotiate peace between the Sea Devils and the Silurians, all while evading banned Timelord...

March 2022 Book Club: We're joining the 10th Doctor and Donna as they are caught in the Andromeda Galaxy between two warring factions - organics and mechanicals - as we review "Shining Darkness" by Mark Michalowski, first published in September 2008.   It's also available as an abridged audiobook read by Debbie Chazen.   Happy reading!     Some examples of Matt's show & tell can be found here and...

February 2022 Book Club: We're celebrating our 60th episode by joining the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan in a mind-bending adventure across time and space as we review Jim Mortimore's self-published book "Campaign," first published in April 2000.   It's had a few physical releases over the years, to benefit various charities, and is also available to read free online at the New Zealand Doc...

January 2022 Book Club: This month, we're joining The Thirteenth Doctor and Fam as they make their way across time & space, catching up with former companion Dorothy McShane, better known as Ace.   We're reviewing "At Childhood's End," written by Sophie Aldred, first published in February 2020.   It is available wherever fine books are sold, in a variety of formats, including hardcover, digital, p...

December 2021 Book Club: We're hanging out at a sleepy seaside resort alongside the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, & Turlough, while, at the same time, combating an alien invasion.   We're reviewing "Deep Blue" by Mark Morris.   This book was published in March 1999 as part of the BBC's Past Doctor range. Special thanks to Kathryn Koromilas for performing the dramatic reading this month.   Kathryn is a writ...

November 2021 Book Club: This month, we're joining the Fourth Doctor & Nyssa on an adventure into Oxford's distant past, in a celebrity pseudo-historical featuring Roger Bacon, as we review "Asylum," by Peter Darvill-Evans, which was published in May 2001 as part of the BBC's Past Doctor range.     Special thanks to Lucas Testro for performing the dramatic reading this month.   Please check out hi...

October 2021 Book Club: Halloween is just around the corner, and, in that slightly terrifying spirit, we're reviewing the short-story anthology "The Missy Chronicles," first published in February 2018, and available in hardcover, eBook, & paperback.   This compilation features stories of Missy, madness, and mayhem by James Goss, Cavan Scott, Paul Magrs, Peter Angheildes, Jacqueline Rayner, and Ric...

September 2021 Book Club: Fall is in the air, so Chris & Matt head back to university - St Oscar's that is - joining Professor Bernice Summerfield on an archeology field trip across multiple planets.   We're reviewing the novel "Beyond the Sun," by Matthew Jones, first published in 1997, which was the third book in the Virgin Publishing Benny line. Special thanks to Jo Bell for performing the dram...

August 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris boldly go where no one has gone before… to another universe!   This month, we're reviewing the 2012 Doctor Who and Star Trek crossover comic event "Assimilation Squared" by Scott and David Tipton with Tony Lee, featuring art by J.K. Woodward.   The 8-issue crossover event is sadly out of print, but can be found reprinted, in graphic novel form, at your used book...

July 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt are catching up with the students of Coal Hill Academy as we explore a creepy sinister old house.   This month, we're reviewing the "Class" novel "The Stone House" by A.K. Benedict.   Originally published in paperback and eBook in October 2016, the book is still in print and is also available as an audiobook, read by Lucy Rayner & Zehra Jane Naqvi.       Please he...

June 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris join the Fourth Doctor and Second Romana and K9 Mark II on a quest to assemble The Great Wicket Gate Key.   They're pursued across time and space by the eerie and unsettling robotic Krikkitmen - and a bunch of cricket pavilions - as we review "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen" by Douglas Adams and James Goss.   Originally published in hardcover in January 2018, the b...

May 2021 Book Club: This month, Chris & Matt celebrate the return of Christopher Eccleston to the role of Doctor Who in Big Finish by reviewing one of the first Ninth Doctor novels, "Winner Takes All," by Jacqueline Rayner.   Originally published in hardcover in May 2005, the book is still available as an an eBook as well as an unabridged audiobook read by Camille Coduri.   Content Warning : This...

April 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris are on vacation with the Fifth Doctor, hanging out in a remote English village called Stockbridge, sans TARDIS team, as we review the Panini graphic novel "The Tides of Time," written by Steve Parkhouse.   First published in May 2005, the title is still in print today, some 16 years later, and features art from Dave Gibbons, Mick Austin, and Steve Dillon.     Ple...

April 2021 Special: Lauren & Matt are back, continuing their exploration of the Mr. Men Doctor Who series, with a review of "Dr. Eleventh" by Adam Hargreaves.   Will they survive their danger date with River Song?   Tune in and find out.   Dr. Eleventh is available in both paperback and digital versions, wherever fine books are sold.   Happy First of April!     Please help other fans find our show...

March 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt join the Thirteen Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, & Graham as the fam explores an underground alien civilization in the novel "Molten Heart" by Una McCormack.   First published in hardcover and eBook in November 2018, it is still in print today, and is also available as an audiobook narrated by Dan Starkey.       Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show by leaving us a...

February 2021 Book Club: Matt & Chris join an amnesiac Eighth Doctor on the slow path through the 1980's as we review "Father Time" by Lance Parkin.   This Eighth Doctor Adventure was first published in paperback in January 2001 and is still widely available for purchase as an eBook.     Special thanks to Alex Davis for providing the dramatic reading this month.   You can check out his writing wor...

January 2021 Book Club: Chris & Matt are reviewing six different comic-strip adventures this month, originally published in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine issues #228-243, and collected in a Panini graphic novel called "Ground Zero" in 2019, still available in print.   This collection features the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, & Seventh Doctors - with art by Martin Geraghty, Adrian Salmon, and Se...

December 2020 Book Club: Matt & Chris deliver a festive holiday double-feature… going back, before the beginning, to join the First Doctor & Susan on adventures set prior to "An Unearthly Child."   We're reviewing another pair of Telos novellas. First up is "Frayed" by Tara Samms, published October 2003 - and then "Time and Relative" by Kim Newman, published November 2001.   While both novellas ar...