Doctor Who
Summary
The bestDoctor Whostories are n’t restricted to TV screens , as evidence by a wad of Hellenic untelevised adventures from novel , comic Koran and audio turn . When Russell T Davies bring backDoctor Whoin 2005 , he adjust several of these stories for the screen . For deterrent example , the Christopher Eccleston episode " Dalek " was adapted from Robert Shearman ’s excellent Sixth Doctor ( Colin Baker ) audio , " Jubilee " . More late , Russell T Davies adapted Pat Mills and John Wagner ’s classic mirthful strip " The Star Beast " forDoctor Who ’s sixtieth day of remembrance special .
Doctor Who ’s TV version of novels , comic flight strip , and audio drama barely scratch the surface when it comes to the show ’s expanded media.265 original novels have the first eightincarnations ofDoctor Whowere published between the show ’s cancelation in 1989 and its resurrection in 2005 . However , even that is a fall in the sea when it amount to the Doctor ’s off - cover dangerous undertaking from the preceding 60 year . Many of the best ofDoctor Who ’s non - TV adventures are great because they could never be adapted for the projection screen without losing their unique entreaty .
With Beep the Meep face the Fourteenth Doctor in 2023 , it launch the door for other comic character from Doctor Who history to appear on TV .
15Five Things the Doctor Does in Any Worrying Situation (Thirteenth Doctor)
Written by Chris Chibnall
Jodie Whittaker ’s COVID responsecame at a perfect moment in the pandemic for disquieted and anxiousDoctor Whofans of all old age . Filmed on Jodie Whittaker ’s earpiece , inside a closet , with a handwriting fromDoctor Whoshowrunner Chris Chibnall , it was a stark COVID - geological era minisode . loose on the BBC ’s officialDoctor Whosocial medium accounts , the Thirteenth Doctor provide Son of advice on how to survive the pandemic , while hiding from Sontarans in a closet . The homemade , rough - around - the - edges appeal of the picture , and the warmth of Jodie Whittaker ’s sentiment was perfectly on - brand forDoctor Who .
14Dark Eyes (Eighth Doctor)
Written by Nicholas Briggs, Alan Barnes, Matt Fitton, and John Dorney
Dark Eyeswas effectively a 16 - sequence season of Eighth Doctor ( Paul McGann ) adventures divide across four Big Finish boxed lot , released between 2012 and 2015 . open with a sorrow and disillusioned Eighth Doctor in search of hope and a reason to live watch the death of his fellow Lucie Miller ( Sheridan Smith ) . Instead , he ’s tax by the Time Lords to avert a plot to destruct the universe of discourse , which centers on a World War 1 nurse . Dark Eyesis an epic dangerous undertaking which introduces one of the Eighth Doctor ’s best companions , Liv Chenka ( Nicola Walker ) , and also chalk out out the early stage ofDoctor Who ’s Time War .
13Project: Twilight (Sixth Doctor)
Written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
Colin Baker ’s unfairly maligned Sixth Doctorwas revitalized at Big Finish , which allow him time to moderate the character ’s edge . One of the other standout stories from the Sixth Doctor ’s audio era is " Project : Twilight " , a dark and moody urban horror thriller . “Project : Twilight " is the showtime of the acclaimed Forge electric arc , which take billet across Big Finish ’s Sixth and Seventh Doctor ranges . A helpfulRedditorhas provided a comprehensive guide to the chronology of the Forge arc , from 2001 ’s " Project : Twilight " to 2010 ’s " A last in the Family " . It ’s one ofDoctor Who ’s most challenging and emotionally rewarding story arcs on or off - screen .
The first 50 Big Finish releases , including the Sixth Doctor ’s early risky venture with Evelyn Smythe , are useable to stream on Spotify .
12Father Time (Eighth Doctor)
Written by Lance Parkin
Lance Parkin’sFather Timegave the Doctor a girl long before 2008 ’s disappointing episode " The Doctor ’s Daughter” . Father Timesees an Earthbound Eighth Doctor dramatize Miranda , a momentary alien child , to protect her from the warring cabal that need her dead . Because " Father Time " is a novel and not a television sequence , it has the opportunity to decent dig into what it means for the Eighth Doctor to become a father to an adopted girl . The Doctor and Miranda ’s relationship is richly delineate by Parkin , and build to a genuinely worked up climax .
The Doctor ’s girl , Jenny , was the Doctor ’s only child and was a beloved character . Despite this , Jenny has never reappeared in Doctor Who .
11Master (Seventh Doctor)
Written by Joseph Lidster
Joseph Lidster ’s " Master " is one of the good stories about the human relationship between the Doctor and theMaster inDoctor Who . An atmospherical sleeping room part about grim departure - on at a dinner political party gives way to an exploration of the Doctor and the Master ’s childhood and how it shaped each of their characters for good and ill . Steven Moffat would later take element of Joseph Lidster ’s story for the Twelfth Doctor ( Peter Capaldi ) and Missy ( Michelle Gomez).Both " Master " and " The Doctor Falls " end with the Doctor pass up to give up on their wayward old champion .
10Children of the Revolution (Eighth Doctor)
Written by Scott Gray
Scott Gray ’s " Children of the Revolution " run inDoctor Who Magazinebetween 13th December 2001 and 2nd May 2002.The Eighth Doctor adventure was a sequel to the Patrick Troughton serial " The Evil of the Daleks " , reuniting the Time Lord with the humanoid Daleks that he had helped to make . Scott Gray ’s script does some fascinating thing with the Doctor ’s old enemies , by confronting the human ’s prejudice against these more benevolent Daleks . Artist Lee Sullivan and colorist Roger Langridge give the story a appropriately technicolor feel , making " Children of the Revolution " one of the more visually memorable Eighth Doctor amusing adventures .
9Sympathy for the Devil (Unbound Doctor)
Written by Jonathan Clements
braggart Finish celebratedDoctor Who ’s 40th day of remembrance with a miniseries of " What If ? " stories , the near of which introducedDavid Warner ’s Unbound Doctor . " Sympathy for the Devil " posed the enquiry of what would happen if the Doctor had been exiled to Earth in 1997 , rather than 1970 . David Warner proved to be the good Doctor that never appear on television , mate with an older Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart in Hong Kong on the eve of the handover . " Sympathy for the Devil " perfectly adapt the image of a Jon Pertwee era building block story for the 1990s , right down to an appearance by the Master ( Mark Gatiss ) .
David Warner continue to play the Unbound Doctor in multiple great polish releases between 2003 and his demise in 2022 . Warner ’s last appearance as the Unbound Doctor was alongside Christopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor in the 2023 anniversary release , " Time Lord Immemorial " .
8The Chimes of Midnight (Eighth Doctor)
Written by Robert Shearman
" The Chimes of Midnight " is thebestDoctor WhoChristmas specialthat never aired on TV . write by Robert Shearman , " The Chimes of Midnight " is an evocative Christmas ghost story that has a complex time paradox at the heart of it . Set in an Edwardian manor house house on the Nox before Christmas , the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard ( India Fisher ) have to figure out a series of macabre murders that take shoes on the hour , every hour . One of the early standouts in Big Finish ’s Eighth Doctor range , " The Chimes of Midnight " is perfect take heed for a cold , wintry night .
Paul McGann stirred great contestation as the Eighth Doctor , but 27 years after the fact , Doctor Who is still following the divisive precedent he set .
7Doctor Who and the Iron Legion (Fourth Doctor)
Written by Pat Mills and John Wagner
" The Iron Legion " was another classicDoctor Whocomic strip by Pat Mills and John Wagner , with artwork by comic legend Dave Gibbons . The account is wildly inventive , with the Fourth Doctor ( Tom Baker ) stumble upon an alternate Earth where the Roman Empire advanced into the extragalactic nebula . It was the first - ever story published in the varlet ofDoctor Who Weekly , and has a level of scale and aspiration that would be insufferable to realize on TV , even with the increased budgets from the Disney+ lot . mill and Wagner boom the characterization of the Fourth Doctor , making the whole adventure an utter joy .
6Lungbarrow (Seventh Doctor)
Written by Marc Platt
Marc Platt’sLungbarrowbegan life as a pitch for televisedDoctor Who , but producer John Nathan - Turner forbid the approximation because it revealed too much about the medico ’s origins . Platt eventually got to recognize his visual sense of the Doctor ’s familial home and Gallifreyan descent in the net Seventh Doctor novel of the VirginNew Adventuresrange . A rich gothic phantasy that draw comparison with Mervyn Peake’sGormenghast , it ’s a fascinating take on the medico ’s mystic lineage . The novel has become the poppycock of legend , and fetch a brawny cost tag on eBay , thanks to its stance inDoctor Whocanon .
The BBC release a gratuitous ebook translation ofLungbarrowon their internet site in 2003 .
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