The upcoming 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who are set to become novels, part of the long-running Doctor Who Target range.
What’s Happening:
- BBC Books will be expanding the Doctor Who Target range with three new titles in January 2024.
- The collection consists of novelisations of the 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
- The three novels are:
- “The Star Beast” by Gary Russell
- “Wild Blue Yonder” by Mark Morris
- “The Giggle” by James Goss
- Each book will have specially commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry.
- Learn more about the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials in Luke’s breakdown of the latest trailer.
- Launched in 1973, Target Books published novelisations of almost every Doctor Who serial aired between 1963 and 1989.
- To the delight of fans, BBC Books began reissuing these classic paperbacks in 2012, and in 2018 expanded the Target range to include all-new novelisations of modern-era Doctor Who episodes.
- This year, Target Books celebrates its 50th year publishing Doctor Who books.
About Doctor Who:
- The BBC and Disney Branded Television have joined forces to make Disney+ the new global home, outside of the UK and Ireland, of future seasons of Doctor Who.
- David Tennant is back as the Fourteenth Doctor in a series of three specials set to air in November 2023 for the show’s 60th anniversary.
- Following that, Ncuti Gatwa will take over the TARDIS as the Fifthteenth Doctor, alongside new companion Ruby Tuesday, played by Millie Gibson.
- Get acquainted with Doctor Who with Luke’s series of articles introducing you to each Doctor and their best stories.
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