BBC AUDIOBOOKS have released details of the Hartnell
CLASSIC SERIES story, THE GUNFIGHTERS (1966). RRP £13.99,
and published on 5 February 2007.
Details of the release:
The TARDIS lands in the Wild West in this classic
BBC TV soundtrack starring William Hartnell, with linking narration by Peter
Purves. 'So come, you coyotes, and howl at the moon'til
there's blood upon the sawdust in The Last Chance Saloon.' It's 1881 and, in
the Wild West settlement of Tombstone, there are three strangers in town: 'Doctor
Caligari', 'Steven Regret', and 'Miss
Dodo Dupont'. They've arrived in a 20th Century blue police box, and they're
about to wander into a whole heap of trouble.
The Doctor is in need of a dentist, but
the sort of anaesthetic Doc Holliday uses comes out of a liquor bottle. He's
in the middle of a feud with the Clanton family, whilst Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson
try to keep the peace. This isn't the place for a relaxing holiday, as the TARDIS
crew soon discover.
In a bonus interview, Peter Purves, who also narrates this remastered soundtrack,
recalls the making of THE GUNFIGHTERS for television.
A special 10-minute bonus music segment is also included comprising the original
recordings of Lynda Baron singing Tristram Cary's The Ballad of the Last Chance
Saloon. This is the first time the recordings have been published.
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OCTOBER 2006 | SERIES
2 | Series 2 tie-ins
Released on 6 November, BBC AUDIOBOOKS series
2 tie-in titles (released in hardcover too) featuring actors from SERIES 2. As
an added bonus, each CD contains an interview with the author.
Each title is £9.99, or can be downloaded
for £6.60 (BBC
SHOP). Duration: 2hr 30 minutes.
THE ART OF DESTRUCTION (Stephen Cole) -
read by Don Warrington
The TARDIS lands in 22nd century Africa
in the shadow of a dormant volcano. Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in
the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions - but the Doctor and
Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by.
When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the
Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And
what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano?
Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose
and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form - as ancient, alien
hands practice arts of destruction all around them.
THE NIGHTMARE OF BLACK ISLAND (Mike Tucker)
- read by Anthony Head
On a lonely stretch of Welsh coastline a fisherman is killed by a hideous
creature from beneath the waves. When the Doctor and Rose arrive, they discover
a village where the children are plagued by nightmares, and the nights are ruled
by monsters. The villagers suspect that ancient industrialist Nathanial Morton
is to blame, but the Doctor has suspicions of his own.
Who are the ancient figures that sleep in the old priory? What are the monsters
that prowl the woods after sunset? What is the light that glows in the disused
lighthouse on Black Island?
As the children's nightmares get worse, The
Doctor and Rose discover an alien plot to resurrect an ancient evil...
THE PRICE OF PARADISE (Colin Brake) - read
by
Shaun Dingwall
Laylora - the Paradise Planet. A world of
breath-taking beauty, where peace-loving aboriginals live in harmony with their
environment. Or do they? The Doctor and Rose arrive to find that the once-perfect
eco-system is showing signs of failing. The paradise planet has become a death
trap as terrifying creatures from ancient legends appear and stalk the land.
Is there a connection between the human explorers who have crash-landed and
the savage monsters? What secret lies at the heart of the natives' ancient ceremonies?
And what price might one human have to pay to save the only home he has ever
known?
When a planet itself becomes sick, can there
be a cure? The Doctor and Rose find themselves in a race against time to find
out.
These titles (and other BBC DOCTOR
WHO titles) can be downloaded from audible.co.uk (and
other sites).
Thanks to Lucy Groom.
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JULY 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
MONSTERS ON EARTH tin boxset
Released
6 November 2006 - ISBN:
184607102X £45.00
This tin contains a bumper number
of three brand new (to audio) DOCTOR WHO soundtracks, two hailing
from the Jon Pertwee era, and one from the Peter Davison era.
Two of the stories also feature UNIT,
the military organisation led by the Brigadier, whilst the third sees the Doctor
working alongside the Royal Navy in combating the latest menace (THE
SEA DEVILS).
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JULY 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
THE HIGHLANDERS
Released
5 October 2006 - ISBN:
1846071879 £19.99
This unique project matches the
soundtrack recording of a classic DOCTOR WHO television story
with a visual slide show of 'telesnaps' showing images from the lost film recording.
Of the
100 plus episodes of DOCTOR WHO which are absent from the television
archives, only two elements survive: off-air sound recordings and 'telesnaps'.
For each 25 minute episode of DOCTOR WHO, approximately 70 off-screen
photographs exist. Since 1998 BBC Audio has successfully published the soundtracks
of these missing stories, with addition linking narration.
This new MP3-CD series
now marries the sound with the telesnaps, to present a slide show of images from
the episodes and going some way to 'reconstructing' the original film episodes.
In THE
HIGHLANDERS,
the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his companions Ben and Polly arrive on Culloden
Moor in 1745. There they become embroiled in the bloody battle between Highlanders
and Redcoats, and befriend a new TARDIS occupant: Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines).
Thanks to Lucy Groom.
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JUNE 2006 | SERIES
2 | Series 2 tie-ins
Released on 3 July, BBC AUDIOBOOKS series
2 tie-in titles (released in hardcover too) featuring David Tennant. As an added
bonus, each CD contains an interview with the author.
This is the first time David has appeared as the
Doctor outside of the television series and brilliantly brings the novels to
life, providing the voices of all the characters including the Doctor's companion
Rose as well as his deadly enemies.
Each title is £9.99, or can be downloaded
for £6.60 (BBC
SHOP).
THE RESURRECTION CASKET (Justin Richards)
Starfall - a world on the edge, where crooks and
smugglers hide in the gloomy shadows and modern technology refuses to work. And
that includes the TARDIS.
The pioneers who used to be drawn by the hope
of making a fortune from the mines can find easier picking elsewhere. But they
still come - for the romance of it, or old-fashioned organic mining. Or in the
hope of finding the lost treasure of Hamlek Glint - scourge of the spaceways,
privateer, adventurer, bandit.
Will the TARDIS ever work again? Is Glint's lost
treasure waiting to be found? And does the fabled Resurrection Casket - the key
to eternal life - really exist? With the help of new friends, and to the horror
of new enemies, The Doctor and Rose aim to find out.
THE STONE ROSE (Jacqueline Rayner)
Mickey is startled to find a statue of Rose in
a museum - a statue that is 2,000 years old. The Doctor realises that this means
the TARDIS will shortly take them to Ancient Rome, but when it does, he and Rose
soon have more on their minds than sculpture.
While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose
befriends a girl who claims to know the future - a girl whose predictions are
surprisingly accurate. But then the Doctor stumbles on the hideous truth behind
the statue of Rose - and Rose herself learns that you have to be very careful
what you wish for.
THE FEAST OF THE DROWNED (Stephen Cole)
When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances
in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother
of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly
apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast... the feast of the drowned.
As the dead crew haunt loved ones all over London,
the Doctor and Rose are drawn into a chilling mystery. What sank the ship, and
why? When the cruiser's wreckage was towed up the Thames, what sinister force
came with it?
The river's dark waters are hiding an even
darker secret, as preparations for the feast near their conclusion.
These titles (and other BBC DOCTOR
WHO titles) can be downloaded from audible.co.uk (and
other sites).
Thanks to Lucy Groom.
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MARCH 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS | DOCTOR WHO AT THE BBC - THE PLAYS
As part
of the DOCTOR WHO AT THE BBC series, BBC AUDIOBOOKS are
releasing THE PLAYS on 4 September 2006. RRP £13.99. ISBN
1846070449.
Over the years, DOCTOR WHO has
provided the inspiration for a number of original radio plays. Three of them
are presented here in their entirety, and each focuses on the effect which DOCTOR
WHO has had on the lives of ordinary - and some extraordinary - people.
REGENERATIONS by Daragh Carville is a powerful
and moving play about a group of six friends who reunite for their annual DOCTOR
WHO convention. Set against a backdrop of the Belfast troubles, the
play deals with themes of sexuality and love, and features appearances by Tom
Baker and Sophie Aldred. (features some adult themes and language).
BLUE VEILS AND GOLDEN SANDS by Martyn Wade
tells the story of Delia Derbyshire, the delightful and unusual woman who created
the unique sound of the original DOCTOR WHO theme tune.
DALEK, I LOVE YOU by Colin Sharpe is a recent
BBC7 production. It tells how one young lad's obsession with DOCTOR WHO causes
him to meet the girl of his dreams - named Romana...
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MARCH 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
THE ARK
Released
7 August 2006 - ISBN: 1846070457 £13.99
William Hartnell is the Doctor in this original
television soundtrack adventure, presented here with linking narration by Peter
Purves.
The TARDIS arrives on a vast spaceship in the
distant future, and the Doctor, Steven and Dodo meet the only survivors from
the planet Earth. They are on a 700-year voyage to the planet Refusis II, in
the company of their mute, one-eyed servants the Monoids. Dodo unwittingly spreads
her cold amongst the Monoids, and it proves deadly to them. The Doctor provides
a cure, and they leave - but the TARDIS jumps forward in time, taking its occupants
to the Ark's future. There the Doctor and his friends are horrified to discover
that the balance of power has shifted, and that humanity is now enslaved by the
Monoid race...
This release also includes an interview with Peter
Purves.
Thanks to Lucy Groom.
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JANUARY 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
THE DALEK CONQUESTS
Released
1 May 2006 - ISBN: 1846070805 £13.99
Bringing you everything you wanted
to know about Daleks, but were, understandably, too scared to ask, THE
DALEK CONQUESTS covers every encounter the Doctor has had with his
hate-filled nemesis.
Through extracts from their many
TV appearances, THE
DALEK CONQUESTS finds out where the Daleks come from, who was behind
their original creation, and just why they are so bent on universal domination.
The audiobook features the NEW SERIES Dalek voice
from Nick Briggs, SFX and music.
Thanks to Lucy Groom.
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JANUARY 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
THE TOMB OF THE CYBERMEN
Released
1 May 2006 - ISBN: 1846070465 £13.99
Patrick
Troughton's 1967 THE TOMB OF THE CYBERMEN is released on audio CD for the first
time. A a two-hour trip back in your lifetime.
In the digitally remastered soundtrack of a classic
TV story, in which the dreaded Cybermen are released from their ice tombs on
the planet Telos.
Patrick Troughton stars in the digitally remastered
soundtrack of a classic TV story, in which the dreaded Cybermen are released
from their ice tombs on the planet Telos.
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria encounter a party
of Earth archaeologists who are intent on uncovering the mythical 'tomb of the
Cybermen'. Only the Doctor seems aware of the folly of this venture, but suddenly
it's too late - the tomb is open, and the Cybermen are coming back to life...
Trapped in a confined place with the Cyber Controller
and his acolytes, can the humans avoid being turned into Cyber fodder? What's
more, can the Cyber menace be made dormant before it spreads out to the galaxy
once again?
A member
of the original cast will narrate the soundtrack, and a bonus interview will
feature their recollections of making the serial. The Cybermen return to DOCTOR
WHO in the brand new 2006 series.
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JANUARY 2006 | BBC
AUDIOBOOKS |
THE INVASION
Patrick Troughton's
1967 THE INVASION is released on separately audio CD for the first time, narrated
by Frazer Hines.
Arriving on Earth in 1975, the Doctor, Jamie,
and Zoe discover that the component manufacturers International Electromagnetics
has a vice-like grip on the world's technology. When he encounters the firm's
company director, the Doctor realises that there is something very odd about
Tobias Vaughan...Vaughan is in fact in alliance with the Cybermen, and together
they are masterminding an aggressive invasion of Earth. If the Doctor and his
friends are to defeat them, they must risk life and limb in an adventure of epic
proportions.
In an exclusive bonus interview, Frazer Hines
- who also narrates the soundtrack adventure - recalls his experiences of playing
Jamie in DOCTOR WHO.
This title was
previously included in the 'Cybermen' limited edition tin. £13.99 - released
on 9 January 2006.
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JANUARY 2007 | AUDIOBOOKS |
THE GUNFIGHTERS
