This category contains Doctor Who audio readings and audiobooks — which, as the name suggests, are usually readings of previously-published books. That used to be exclusively the case, but not any more — in recent years there have been increasing numbers of “non-book” readings, which outwardly have all the trappings of an audiobook (a single performer “reading” the story), but weren’t actually adapted from books. (Note: full-cast audio dramas are not listed here — you’ll find them in the audio drama category instead) The very first Doctor Who audiobook was a cassette-only reading of the State of Decay novelisation in 1981, which remained a one-off for several years. Sporadic releases in the 1990s followed, but the real boost came after the launch of the revived Doctor Who series in 2005. Readings of the tie-in new series novels began to be released in 2006 — then, the following year BBC Audio began regularly releasing classic series Target novelisation readings on CD. | |
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|  | Colouring books, diaries, sticker books, cookbooks, role-playing games, and any other type of book designed for an activity other than reading. |
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|  | These slim hardback books containing a mixture of fact and fiction have been a staple of British childrens’ Christmas stockings for decades. |
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|  | Biographies, autobiographies and memoirs of well-known Doctor Who cast and crew. |
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|  | Non-fiction books about Doctor Who, ranging from behind-the-scenes production information, histories of the programme, media studies books, etc. etc. |
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|  | A selection of original graphic novels and collections of Doctor Who Magazine comic strips republished in book form. |
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|  | A wide selection of books giving a humorous slant on Doctor Who, and also a selection of unofficial comedic parodies. |
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|  | Original Doctor Who fiction novels and novellas, i.e. not based on TV episodes. |
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|  | Adaptations of Doctor Who TV episodes in book form. |
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|  | A selection of books containing the original scripts from Doctor Who TV stories and audio dramas. |
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|  | Anthologies of short stories and short fiction related (directly or indirectly) to Doctor Who. |
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