AUDIOGO has released details of their 2012 audiobook schedule and it's a balanced mix of NEW SERIES and CLASSIC SERIES novelisation, and there's even a VINTAGE release.
5 January - THE TWIN DILEMMA (unabridged) read by Colin Baker
5 January - THE ART OF DEATH (abridged NEW SERIES)
2 February - EARTHSHOCK (unabridged) read by Peter Davison
2 February - THE LOST EPISODES VOLUME 4 (Troughton era)
2 February - SOUND EFFECTS (VINTAGE re-release)
8 March - DARKSTAR ACADEMY (NEW SERIES abridged)
15 March - SHADA (unabridged)
5 April - PARADISE TOWERS (unabridged) read by Bonnie Langford
3 May - RESSURECTION OF THE DALEKS (unabridged) with Nicholas Briggs
The AUDIOGO sales "blurb" for DOCTOR WHO - SHADA states:
On 4 CD's. An unabridged reading of this brand new BBC Books novelisation of Douglas Adams's never-transmitted 1979 TV adventure, which starred Tom Baker as the Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana. Having been cancelled during production due to a BBC strike, SHADA was never shown on television and has never been novelised until now. It is therefore well and truly a 'lost' Doctor Who story - now found!
And if you have missed the recent releases and/or the outstanding releases from 2011, eyeofhorus.org.uk can recommend:
And, it's released on 1 December, the AUDIOGO audiobook version of the essential book (from ARUM PRESS) for all DOCTOR WHO and THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES fans, both young and old:
24 November 2011 | MERCHANDISE | SERIES 6 music TRACK LISTING
With thanks to SILVA SCREEN.
Purveyors of original soundtrack releases, SILVA SCREEN will be releasing Murray Gold's two-disc incidental music set from DOCTOR WHO - SERIES 6.
It will be published on 5 December 2011. RRP £10.72 (with free UK delivery when ordered direct from SILVA SCREEN). The track listing has not been released as yet.
The full back catalogue for the DOCTOR WHO OST is sill available as is the OST for the TORCHWOOD series.
DISC ONE
The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon
1. I Am The Doctor In Utah 2. 1969 3. The Impossible Astronaut 4. Trust Me 5. Help Is On Its Way 6. Another Perfect Prison
7. Greystark Hall 8. Apollo 11 9. Day Of The Moon
The Curse of the Black Spot
10. I See You Silence 11. You’re A Dead Man
12. Deadly Siren 13. Perfect Reflection 14. All For One
15. The Curse Of The Black Spot
The Doctor’s Wife
16. I’ve Got Mail 17. My TARDIS 18. Run, Sexy 19. Locked On
The Rebel Flesh / The Almost People
20. The Chemical Castle 21. Which One Is The Flesh? 22. Scanning Me 23. Ransacked 24. Always With The Rory 25. Double Doctor 26. Tell Me The Truth 27. Loving Isn’t Knowing (The Almost People Suite)
A Good Man Goes to War
28. River’s Waltz 29. Pop 30. Tell Me Who You Are 31. Melody Pond
DISC TWO
Let’s Kill Hitler
1. Growing Up Fast 2. The Blush Of Love 3. Terror Of The Reich
4. The British Are Coming 5. A Very Unusual Melody 6. When A River Forms 7. Pay Attention Grown Ups 8. The Enigma Of River Song
Night Terrors
9. Bedtime For George 10. Tick Tock Round The Clock
11. A Malevolent Estate 12. Night Terrors
The Girl Who Waited
13. Apalapucia 14. 36 Years 15. Lost In The Wrong Stream
The God Complex
16. The Hotel Prison 17. Room Of Your Dreams 18. Fear Enough 19. What’s Left To Be Scared Of? 20. Rita Praises
Closing Time
21. Stormageddon, Dark Lord Of All 22. Definitely Going 23. Over Your Shoulder 24. Ladieswear 25. Fragrance 26. My Time Is Running Out
The Wedding of River Song
27. Tick Tock (Vocal Track) 28. 5:02 PM 29. The Head Of An Enemy 30. My Silence 31. Brigadier Lethbridge–Stewart 32. Forgiven
33. Time Is Moving 34. The Wedding Of River Song
Day of the Moon
35. The Majestic Tale (Of A Madman In A Box)
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10 November 2011 | MERCHANDISE | VINTAGE BBC release
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
Following the success of the re-release of Tom Baker's narrated soundtrack, DOCTOR WHO - GENESIS OF THE DALEKS under AUDIOGO's "Vintage" banner, it is followed on 2 February 2012 with the 1978 "long-playing" record, DOCTOR WHO - SOUND EFFECTS.
Re-mastered by Mark Ayres, this release was originally produced by Dick Mills and Brian Hodgson of the BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP.
The release includes sound effect tracks from the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker eras:
The Central Control Room in Exillon City
Zygon Spaceship Control Centre
Sutekh Time Tunnel
The Mandragora Helix
Magnus Greel's Distillation Chamber
TARDIS interior (in-flight)
Sonic Screwdriver
Dalek gun (from GENESIS OF THE DALEKS)
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27 October 2011 | MERCHANDISE | Baker's SERPENT CREST audio series
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
AUDIOGO has released the fourth and final covers for the "audio event of the year" for Tom Baker's third exclusive outing as the Fourth Doctor in Paul Magrs' DOCTOR WHO - SERPENT CREST.
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20 August 2011 | MERCHANDISE | BBC AUDIO exclusive SERPENT QUEST
AUDIOGO has released the second cover for the forthcoming "audio event of the year" for Tom Baker's third exclusive outing as the Fourth Doctor in Paul Magrs' DOCTOR WHO - THE BROKEN CROWN.
Launching on 8 September 2011, the five volume audio adventure starts with TSAR WARS.
Other episodes include:
TSAR WARS - Part one
THE BROKEN CROWN -Part two
ALADDIN TIME - Part three
THE HEXFORD INVASION - Part four
SURVIVORS IN SPACE - Part five
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2 August 2011 | MERCHANDISE | Exclusive audio - BLACKOUT
AUDIOGO has released the cover for the forthcoming Oli Smith penned story (read by Stuart Milligan who played Richard Nixon in THE IMPOSSIBLE ASTRONAUT), DOCTOR WHO - BLACKOUT.
It's November 9th, 1965. New York City is plunged into darkness, a taxi driver has bad dreams, and an invisible spacecraft hovers ominously above the skyline. As an extra-terrestrial disease sweeps the populace, Amy and Rory must sabotage the city's water supply to slow the spread of infection, and a dying Doctor holds another man's life in his hands. With death toll rising, and his companions stalked through the streets by alien businessmen, the Doctor is forced to make a terrible decision. How far must he go to save his friends?
The CD and Download is released on 8 September 2011.
DOCTOR WHO - BLACKOUT review
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30 July 2011 | MERCHANDISE | BBC AUDIO exclusive SERPENT QUEST
AUDIOGO has released the cover for the forthcoming "audio event of the year" for Tom Baker's third exclusive outing as the Fourth Doctor in Paul Magrs' DOCTOR WHO SERPENT QUEST.
Launching on 8 September 2011, the five volume audio adventure starts with TSAR WARS.
Other episodes include:
THE BROKEN CROWN -Part two
ALADDIN TIME - Part three
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5 July 2011 | MERCHANDISE | Troughton's FURY FROM THE DEEP audio
AUDIOGO releases David Troughton's unabridged reading of Victor Pemberton's CLASSIC SERIES story, DOCTOR WHO - FURY FROM THE DEEP.
In the dark, uncharted depths of the North Sea it has lurked, growing in strength, growing in size, and striking terror into the hearts of mariners down the untold centuries. Landing near a North Sea gas refinery off the east coast of England, the Tardis crew are immediately accused of sabotage. Several rig crews have mysteriously vanished, strange pressure build-ups have been detected, and in the refinery's pipelines the Doctor can hear the steady, rhythmic beat of - what? Soon the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria will find themselves at the unrelenting mercy of the deadliest and most terrifying foe they have ever encountered...
The novel was originally released by TARGET BOOKS in 1986, and this new version is released on 7 July 2011 RRP £13.25.
DOCTOR WHO - FURY FROM THE DEEP review
And as a reminder the next release will be John Peel's stunning unabridged novelisation of Terry Nation's DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE read by Maureen O'Brien with Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks.
This is published on 4 August 2011 RRP £13.25.
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13 June 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO EXCLUSIVE CLASSIC SERIES
Though yet to be officially announced, AUDIOGO (the home of BBC AUDIO) will be releasing a five-part series of DOCTOR WHO CLASSIC SERIES tie-in exclusives from 8 September 2011.
Written by Paul Magrs, DOCTOR WHO - SERPENT CREST starts with TSAR WARS.
Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor returns for another set of episodes, following 2009's HORNETS' NEST and 2010's DEMON QUEST.
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27 May 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO release - DALEKS: THE CHASE
AUDIOGO has provided details for forthcoming 2011 audiobook release, DOCTOR WHO - DALEKS: THE CHASE featuring Maureen O'Brien reading the unabridged novel by John Peel.
Once again, Nicholas Briggs has provided the "voice of the daleks" and Simon Power of Meon Sound producing the music & special effects.
It is released on 7 July 2011, and will be available in two formats (CD and Download). Here's a reminder of the current schedule from AUDIOGO:
DOCTOR WHO - GHOST LIGHT (unabridged) - 02.06.11
DOCTOR WHO - EYE OF THE JUNGLE (audio exclusive) - 07.07.11
DOCTOR WHO - DALEKS: THE CHASE (unabridged) - 07.07.11
DOCTOR WHO - THE LOST TV EPISODES COLLECTION 3 (1966-1967) - 04.08.11
DOCTOR WHO - FURY FROM THE DEEP (unabridged) - 04.08.11
DOCTOR WHO - BLACKOUT (audio exclusive)- 08.09.11
AUDIOGO overview
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20 May 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO RELEASE
On 7 July 2011, AUDIOGO will be releasing the Eleventh Doctor's SERIES 6 tie-in exclusive audiobook, DOCTOR WHO - THE EYE OF THE JUNGLE as a single-disc product.
The single disc release is read by David Troughton, and written by Darren Jones.
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11 May 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO release update
AUDIOGO has provided details for forthcoming 2011 audiobook releases.
DOCTOR WHO - THE EYE OF THE JUNGLE (audio exclusive) - 07.07.11
DOCTOR WHO - DALEKS: THE CHASE (unabridged) - 07.07.11
DOCTOR WHO - THE LOST TV EPISODES COLLECTION 3 (1966-1967) - 04.08.11
DOCTOR WHO - FURY FROM THE DEEP (unabridged) - 04.08.11
DOCTOR WHO - BLACKOUT (audio exclusive)- 08.09.11
DOCTOR WHO - SERPENT CREST - TSAR WARS - 08.09.2011
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4 May 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO's GHOST LIGHT
AUDIOGO has published the cover for the forthcoming Ian Hogg read CLASSIC SERIES story, DOCTOR WHO - GHOST LIGHT written by Marc Platt for TARGET BOOKS (published by 1990).
It's Perivale, 1983. A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. Perivale, 1883. In the sleepy village of Greenford Parva, Gabriel Chase is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist Josiah Samuel Smith, receives occasional visitors. The Reverend Ernest Matthews, for instance, Dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from Oxford to refute Smith's blasphemous theories of evolution. And in a deserted room upstairs, the Doctor and Ace venture from the TARDIS to explore the decaying mansion...Who - or what - is Josiah Smith? What terrible secret does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frighteningly familiar?
The audio novelisation is released on 2 June 2011.
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19 April 2011 | MERCHANDISE | THE HOUNDS OF ARTEMIS
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
To coincide with DOCTOR WHO SERIES 6, Matt Smith returns to AUDIOGO with James Goss' DOCTOR WHO - THE HOUNDS OF ARTEMIS, co-starring Clare Corbett as Helen Stapleton.
The Doctor and Amy visit Smyrna, 1929, in order to investigate a mystery. The Doctor knows that something very bad happened there: something that caused a lot of people to die and an entire, magnificent Temple to be found and then immediately lost again. But he doesn't know what is picking off the archaeologists one by one, or how it is connected to the terrifying howling in the night. And as he and Amy get closer to the terrible truth behind an ancient evil, he begins to wish he'd never found out…
It is released on 5 May 2011 in two formats (CD £9.25 or download £6.79).
Review of DOCTOR WHO - THE HOUNDS OF ARTEMIS
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14 April 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO novel readers
WITH THANKS TO AUDIOGO
This summer, AUDIOGO continues with their commitment to DOCTOR WHO CLASSIC SERIES unabridged novelisations. The readers for three future releases has been released:
GHOST LIGHT (2 June 2011) read by IAN HOGG (Josiah in GHOST LIGHT)
DOCTOR WHO: DALEKS - THE CHASE (7 July 2011) read by MAUREEN O'BRIEN (Vicky) with Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Daleks
COLLECTION 3 will include the "lost TV episodes" from the William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton eras covering the years 1966 to 1967.
THE SMUGGLERS
THE TENTH PLANET
THE POWER OF THE DALEKS
THE HIGHLANDERS
THE UNDERWATER MENACE
THE MOONBASE
RRP £75.00.
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29 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE |THE STONES OF BLOOD audiobook cover
AUDIOGO has released the cover for DOCTOR WHO - THE STONES OF BLOOD (a new novelisation by David Fisher) and read by Susan Engel and John Leeson as K9).
This the first unabridged novelisation to be commissioned by AUDIOGO as a "new version" of the original novel published by TARGET, and has been penned by its original author, David Fisher.
Released on 5 May 2010.
Review of DOCTOR WHO - THE STONES OF BLOOD (AUDIOGO)
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27 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO encounters FURY FROM THE DEEP
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
On the 4 August 2011, AUDIOGO will publish an unabridged TARGET novelisation of Victor Pemberton's Second Doctor story, DOCTOR WHO - FURY FROM THE DEEP.
The reader has yet to be announced.
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25 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE | INFERNO audiobook cover
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
A preview copy of DOCTOR WHO - INFERNO has been received from AUDIOGO ahead of the 1 April 2011 publication (brought forward by a week), and a complete review will be online shortly.
AUDIOGO has released the cover for DOCTOR WHO - INFERNO (novelisation by Terrance Dicks) and read by Caroline John. Released on 7 April 2010.
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16 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE | WHO audio rebranded as CHIVERS
Following the takeover of BBC AUDIO last year, AUDIOGO is re-branding all DOCTOR WHO audiobooks without the iconic (and reassuring) BBC logo on the front cover - see right for examples.
This moves sees the CHIVERS AUDIOBOOK brand promoting the science fiction brand (which could include all TORCHWOOD and THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES product).
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9 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE | THE BBC RADIO EPISODES boxed set
AUDIOGO - the home of BBC AUDIO - is releasing an anthology of radio productions under the title DOCTOR WHO - THE BBC RADIO EPISODES on 7 April 2011.
The nine CD set includes:
THE PARADISE OF DEATH (1993) When a horrific death occurs at Space World theme park, the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) and UNIT are called in - accompanied by the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).
THE GHOSTS OF N-SPACE (1996) The Brigadier's great-uncle Mario seems unsurprised by the spectres that haunt his ancient Sicilian castle. But when the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith come to investigate, they finds themselves in great danger...
DOCTOR WHO AND THE PESCATONS (1976) The TARDIS's arrival on a lonely beach at night marks the beginning of a terrifying adventure on present-day Earth for the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah Jane.
EXPLORATION EARTH (1976) The Fourth Doctor takes Sarah Jane back in time to witness the Earth's development: only to find that the existence of Mankind itself is in danger!
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO... SUSAN? (1994) A tongue-in-cheek look at how Susan's life might have turned out after her adventures with the Doctor. Featuring Jane Asher as Susan.
SLIPBACK (1985) The TARDIS materialises in the service ducting of the Vipod Mor, a huge craft floating in deep space. The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) and Peri (Nicola Bryant) find something nasty lurking there, and the past and future history of the entire Universe is at risk...
RRP £60.00.
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8 March 2011 | MERCHANDISE | THE CHASE comes AUDIOBOOK
AUDIOGO - the home of BBC AUDIO - is releasing the CLASSIC SERIES adventure, DOCTOR WHO: DALEKS - THE CHASE, as an unabridged reading on 7 July 2011.
Whilst no reader has been officially announced, it can be assumed that not only will Peter Purves be returning to the recording studio but he will be joined by Nicholas Briggs to provide the dalek voices.
Confirmation in due course.
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1 March 2011 | eyeofhorus.org.uk | COMPETITIONS
Courtesy of AUDIOGO - the new home of BBC AUDIO - we have five copies of the (four-disc) unabridged novelisation of Ian Marter's DOCTOR WHO AND THE RIBOS OPERATION read by John Leeson.
Released on 3 March 2011 with a RRP £13.25.
DOCTOR WHO AND THE RIBOS OPERATION - signed by John Leeson (subject to contractual obligations)
Win one of five copies of REVISITATIONS VOLUME 2
There will one more competition this month; 10 DVD copies of DOCTOR WHO - PLANET OF THE SPIDERS.
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24 February 2011 | PERSONALITY | SIMON POWER (Audio Sound Designer)
eyeofhorus.org.uk has an interview with Sound Designer for the DOCTOR WHO unabridged novelisation audiobook range (published by AUDIOGO - the new home of BBC AUDIO), Simon Power of Meon Sound.
In producing original music and sound effects (along with utilising the most iconic sounds from the TV series such as the TARDIS), Power has, alongside commissioning editor, Michael Stevens, aided the evolution of DOCTOR WHO audio to a level of creative excellence (read our review of DOCTOR WHO AND THE WAR GAMES read by David Troughton). But how it done?
SIMON POWER interview
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15 February 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO - THE GEMINI CONTAGION
AUDIOGO (the home of BBC AUDIO product) has published the cover for a SERIES 5 tie-in exclusive audiobook.
It begins on the ice-planet Vinsk, in the year 2112. The all-new anti-viral handwash, Gemini, has been laced with Meme-Spawn: a sentient micro-organism which makes the user fluent in every language in the universe. However, manufacturer Zalnex made one crucial mistake. They didn't test Gemini on humans, who are seized by the violent urge to communicate but speak every language all at once with a manic, garbled shriek and pass on the virus by touch.
The Doctor and Amy arrive on an Earth-bound cargo-ship loaded with Gemini, where a human crew are succumbing to the virus which has nasty second and third phases in store. When the Doctor and Amy are separated, they both know that it's only a matter of time before Amy is infected.
With the ship locked on course, and no way of curing the sufferers, the Doctor is faced with a terrible decision: does he save Amy, or Earth?
Justin Arnopp's DOCTOR WHO - THE GEMINI CONTAGION read by Meera Syal and will be released on 3 March 2011.
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15 February 2011 | MERCHANDISE | 2011 DOCTOR WHO AUDIOBOOKS
As a reminder of 2011 BBC AUDIO (via AUDIOGO) DOCTOR WHO releases, here's the current planned schedule:
DOCTOR WHO - THE GEMINI CONTAGION (11TH DOCTOR) - 03/03/2011
DOCTOR WHO AND THE RIBOS OPERATION - 03/03/2011
DOCTOR WHO - THE HOUNDS OF ARTEMIS (11TH DOCTOR) - 07/04/2011
DOCTOR WHO AND THE STONES OF BLOOD
DOCTOR WHO - INFERNO
DOCTOR WHO - GHOSTLIGHT
There will be two audiobooks relating to TORCHWOOD (these will be set before CHILDREN OF EARTH):
TORCHWOOD - DEPARTMENT X - 03/03/2011
TORCHWOOD - GHOST TRAIN - 03/03/2011
TORCHWOOD - GHOST TRAIN - Ghost Train sees Rhys investigating his very own mystery, for once. OK, it starts off being about missing fridges. But it leads to a midnight train pulling into an abandoned platform at Cardiff Station. What is the mysterious cargo that Rhys is unloading? Where's it going? And what can be behind it?
TORCHWOOD - DEPARTMENT X - Department X finds the Torchwood team going undercover in Cardiff department store G. R. Owen, the last of Cardiff's old department stores. Times are hard and the ancient firm has gone into administration. But who are the Administrators? What goes on behind the shutters at night? And why are customers disappearing? Jack is determined to find out, before the store closes forever.
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10 February 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOBOOK WITHDRAWN
With thanks to AUDIOGO.
AUDIOGO has informed eyeofhorus.org.uk that the recently released audiobook set, DOCTOR WHO THE LOST TV EPISODES COLLECTION 2 has been withdrawn due to a manufacturing issue. Refund details follow:
AudioGO regrets that there is a fault with the initial pressing of its box set title DOCTOR WHO – THE LOST TV EPISODES COLLECTION 2 (1965-1966), published on 3r February. Disc 1 of The Daleks’ Master Plan should contain the camera scripts for all 24 episodes in the set, but due to a mastering error these have been omitted. Stock has been withdrawn from retail and will be reissued in an estimated two weeks’ time. Customers who have already purchased the set can obtain a replacement corrected CD by sending their single faulty CD back to the FREEPOST address below, including a covering note with their name and address details:
The Audiobook Collection
FREEPOST (BA1686/1)
Bath
BA1 3QZ
Customers OUTSIDE of the UK will not be able to take advantage of the FREEPOST address, and should post the CD to AudioGO, St James House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3BH, UK
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19 January 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO - GHOST LIGHT
AUDIOGO (the home of BBC AUDIO product) will be releasing DOCTOR WHO - GHOST LIGHT as an unabridged novel on 2 June 2011.
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19 January 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO - THE RIBOS OPERATION
AUDIOGO (the home of BBC AUDIO product) has released the cover of John Leeson's unabridged reading of DOCTOR WHO AND THE RIBOS OPERATION.
Released on 3 March 2011. RRP £13.25.
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7 January 2011 | MERCHANDISE | THE WAR GAMES and GENESIS
Covers for the first releases from AUDIOGO have been published.
03.02.2011 - DOCTOR WHO AND THE WAR GAMES (Unabridged reading) - David Troughton
03.02.2011 - Vintage release - DOCTOR WHO - GENESIS OF THE DALEKS
03.02.2011 - THE LOST TV EPISODES COLLECTION 2 (1965-1966) - a boxset of 12 discs featuring THE DALEKS MASTERPLAN, THE MASSACRE, and THE SAVAGES.
Reviews will be online following release.
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7 January 2011 | MERCHANDISE | AUDIOGO 2011 releases
The Press Review copies first 2011 DOCTOR WHO audiobooks from AUDIOGO have arrived.
These are Martin Day's DOCTOR WHO - THE JADE PYRAMID (06.01.2011) read by Matt Smith, and Nigel Robinson's CLASSIC SERIES unabridged novelisation of DOCTOR WHO - THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION (01.01.2011)read by William Russell.
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