SCREEN PRINTED: The Definitive Guide To The Exciting Adventures
Based On The Popular BBC Television Serial
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The definitive guide to the novelisations of broadcast Doctor Who has been revised, expanded and redesigned, and is now available to buy in print for the first time.
Every book adapted from the television episodes (plus a few from other broadcast media) is covered, from the Doctor's first Exciting Adventure with the Daleks to the latest adaptations of 21st century episodes. Each published edition is listed with original prices and cover variations, plus back-cover story teasers, chapter titles, page and word counts, and comprehensive notes relating to the publication history of the books and their iconic artwork.
There's a wealth of information about the original paperbacks and hardbacks, their reprints and audiobook readings. Find out which story was novelised the soonest after broadcast; how long it took to adapt each Doctor's era; which title has the most editions; where else cover artwork has appeared; and much more. And now each cover painting – by admired artists such as Chris Achilléos, Andrew Skilleter and Alister Pearson – has its original reference sources identified, with some surprising discoveries.
My previous PDF catalogue Based On The Popular BBC Television Serial reached its fourth edition in 2021. Since then the audiobook range of Target readings has been completed and there have been further novelisations of recent episodes. So the listings have been brought right up to date and refined with new sources of information to pin down more original publication dates. This is now, I believe, the most accurate digest yet produced of print editions of the Doctor’s on-screen adventures.
All audiobook editions from the past five years have been added, up to November's release of Terrance Dicks' Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara, with extra information on their readers, timings and recording dates. Plus the previous charts of each book's pages per episode now include the audiobooks' disc breakdowns.
A further major addition is analysis by Jim Sangster, writer of the Escape to Danger blog, of how each novelisation differed, expanded or even contradicted what was in the original scripts. Whether made by the television writers themselves or intrepid storytellers like Terrance Dicks and Ian Marter, these changes show how the books worked to inspire the reader's imagination, not merely transcribe what had been shown on screen.
If you’ve ever read or collected the Doctor's adventures in print, then SCREEN PRINTED is your ultimate guide through those pages of wonder.
Screen Printed: The Definitive Guide to the Exciting Adventures Based On the Popular BBC Television Serial; Compiled, written and designed by Paul MC Smith; additional material by Jim Sangster; published by Wonderful Books; printed on demand by Lulu; 550 pages, colour, A4 hardback; ISBN 978-0-95760625-8; £36.54; also available internationally
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