A look at my doctor who target book and target book reprints collection. A history of the target doctor who books first edition by david j. April sees a whole new range of novelisations of doctor who television episodes in the style of the classic target book range. The target series of books has been running since 1973, each one adapting an episode of the scifi show. Contained within this colourful extravaganza was a lavishly illustrated episode. There are a few stories which havent been novelised.
From the early 1970s to the early 90s, its estimated that target sold over eight million novelisations and other doctor who books. When target was closed down by virgin books in 1991, three further novelisationstwo based on the 1960s dalek serials the power of. As some of you may have noticed, ive given many of them alternate titles. On target doctor who in print the doctor who forum. Between 1973 and 1991, target books published almost every doctor who television story that was originally broadcast from 1963 to 1989 as a novelisation, starting with new editions of the frederick muller books. This publication is of particular interest to those doctor who fans who grew up in the 70s and 80s like myself and read the target range. Target doctor who books were a feature of my youth.
New doctor who target style novelisations on the way. Nov 03, 2015 vintage doctor who target book covers season two time moves quickly on and here is the second season of doctor who all dolled up as 70s style target books. Doctor who target novelisations of stories released in the tv series. Nevertheless, they were targets final novelisations of televised stories. The doctor who target book history is an essential purchase for doctor who fans worldwide, and indeed anyone who is interested in book publishing in general. On a peaceful rural planet, where the colourful pageantry of old ruritania mingles with ultramodern android technology, the doctor becomes a kingmaker in spite.
Aug 03, 2016 2009 radio feature on target books presented by mark gatiss, its a delight, with contributions from many including terrance dicks, chris achilleos, anneke wills, caroline john, russell t. The five new releases see the debut doctor who novelisations from former doctor who showrunners russell t davies and steven moffat. Target books doctor who output in 1983 was almost exclusively fifth doctor related. Doctor who is a multiauthor series of science fiction novels based on a popular british franchise that originally debuted in 1963. New target novel collection in july 2020 doctor who. The doctor who library target book series by multiple authors includes books doctor who and the abominable snowmen, doctor who and the android invasion, doctor who and the androids of tara target doctor who library, and several more.
The imprint was established as a childrens imprint to complement the adult tandem imprint, and became well known for their highly successful range of novelisations and other assorted books based on the popular science fiction television series doctor who. Watch a video about the opportunities in the medical market. With contributions from show luminaries past and present including colin baker, matthew waterhouse, vinay patel, joy wilkinson and terrance dicks the target storybook is a onceinalifetime tour around the wonders of the whoniverse. See more ideas about doctor who books, doctor who and dr who. Jun 19, 2018 target doctor who books were a feature of my youth. Lungbarrow the dark path dying days big finish short trips etc. The books are also the first novelisations of the shows post2005 era. This list of novelisations published by target, or. Terrance novelised over sixty of the original doctor who stories for target books, including classics like doctor who and the abominable snowmen and doctor who and the auton invasion, inspiring a generation of children to become readers and writers. As with the previous year, the first three doctors were ignored by target s writers, except to the extent that they appeared in the five doctors. For three decades this series of books delighted whovians with exciting adventures and iconic cover artwork. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Target books was a british publishing imprint, established in 1973 by universaltandem publishing co ltd, a paperback publishing company.
Audiobooks produced by the rnib for use of blind and partially sighted people. There was a novel published for almost every doctor who serial between 1963 and 1989, and bbc books has been successfully reissuing a number of these classic paperbacks since 2012. Having said that, target finished a few books shy of having. I was a doctor who fan already well before i came across the first target novelisation on holiday in 1974 or 75 aged 8 or 9 at primary school, when five or six at least had already been published. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love. Can anyone find a definitive list of the rarest books for example. A large collection of various doctor whorelated books, texts, magazine articles and literature. Luckily, britishbased target books were rather more faithful to the good doctor. The history of the target books is a perfect book if you love the target books. New doctor who target books coming from steven moffat. The target novelisations of the classic bbcs term, not mine doctor who stories, as novelised by target, in the order they were broadcast. Contribute to new doctor who book about target legend. New doctor who target novels coming from mark gatiss, robert shearman and joy wilkinson. Oct 24, 2019 terrance novelised over sixty of the original doctor who stories for target books, including classics like doctor who and the abominable snowmen and doctor who and the auton invasion, inspiring a generation of children to become readers and writers.
As much as anything they were often my only way to connect with classic stories about the doctor from the shows early years. The idea was to take unusual images from the early years of doctor who and meld them with the original design that target book s used for their novelisations back in the midseventies. Bbc books will publish all seven target novels on 23rd july 2020. Their authors often included people connected with the show like david whittaker, terrance dicks and douglas adams. The lead character is known as the doctor, a timetravelling alien known as a time lord, who travels. Jan 18, 2020 candy jar books is looking for doctor who fans to share their thoughts and memories of chris achilleos doctor who artwork as well as the target books that featured his art for their upcoming tome, kklak. Doctor who is a british sciencefiction television programme produced by the bbc. The doctor explodes the tardis in that world however, revealing that it too was a dream. Thanks to target books novelizations of doctor who adventures, i was able to survive until i moved to a state that showed doctor who. Having said that, target finished a few books shy of having novelised. It basically covers the history of the range, facts, prototype covers, releases, different editions and so on.
The programme depicts the adventures of the doctor, a time lorda timetravelling humanoid alien. Target books were a childrens publishing imprint, significant for being the dominant publisher of doctor who prose fiction and nonfiction from the 1970s to the early 1990s. From then on they became something of an obsession, becoming a monthly purchase and a regular monthly event much anticipated. They were most famous for their line of novelisations of doctor who serials, in part because the novelisations were the principal route by which some fans could experience missing episodes. The group for anyone who grew up reading the target novelisations of doctor who tv stories, continues to enjoy. Whats the best doctor who reading target novelizations. When i was a child, before vhs and dvds and amazon and britbox, the only way for me to watch doctor who was on pbs. Target doctor who library novelizations of the original series, often written by the original authors. The idea was to take unusual images from the early years of doctor who and meld them with the original design that target books used for their novelisations back in the midseventies.
Target books was a british publishing imprint, established in 1973 by universaltandem publishing co ltd as a childrens imprint to complement the adult tandem range. In this exciting collection youll find allnew stories spinning off from some of your favourite doctor who moments across the history of the series. Each story expands in thrilling ways upon aspects of doctor whos enduring legend. It did get a bit out of hand with some of the designs becoming more complex and breaking the target style guide. Time moves quickly on and here is the second season of doctor who all dolled up as 70s style target books. Seven new doctor who target books coming from mark gatiss. All readings are unabridged unless otherwise stated. Of the eight new novelisations printed, only one belonged to another doctor.
The doctor who target range will be expanding with five new titles coming out in summer 2020. The target novelisations were a series of novels published by target books. The target series of books has been running since 1973, each one adapting an episode of. Target books doctor who output in 1993 completed the second doctors adventures with two dalek stories.
This group is for fans of the doctor who range of target books, covering. I still have all of the original doctor who target novels amongst my vast collection of books. I knew that this particular book would contain short stories supposedly. Based on the iconic target novelisations that retold classic doctor who episodes from the 1970s to the 1990s, this new target collection will be published by bbc books and penguin. From the first episode through to the tv movie the last episode to be novelised. In a sense, however, these novelisations arent very much like their predecessors, in that they have a more adult page count and reading level. During the classic era of doctor who, target novelisations of episodes were regularly released with almost every story being adapted. Considered a unique record of doctor whos history in the era before fanzines, official magazines and home video, target books are probably the most cherished items of merchandise inspired by the show. Readings of novelisations of television stories and spinoff productions, most originally published by target books. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
The volume will compile into one book the entirety of chris artwork for target novelisations. For doctor who fans, the range of novelisations published by target books in the 1970s and 1980s holds a special place in their hearts. After visiting an art gallery amy and the doctor help vincent van gogh defeat an invisible monster and show him his future in. Order of doctor who books doctor who is a multiauthor series of science fiction novels based on a popular british franchise that originally debuted in 1963. The day of the doctor, steven moffat adapts his story for the 50th anniversary special to the novel format in the style of classic target novelizations of doctor who episodes. When target was closed down by virgin books in 1991, three further novelisationstwo based on the 1960s dalek serials the power of the daleks and the evil of the daleks, and one based on the 1993 radio serial the paradise of deathwere added to the range. I watched it when i got home from school and on sunday mornings. The 156 classic novelizations published under the target imprint. My only complaint is that some of bad wolfe girl parts that were in the special were cut of the book. I know that the wheel in space is rare due to half the stocks being destroyed in a warehouse fire, but this book is hard to find and i just cant understand why. Classic doctor who target books public group facebook. Nov 02, 2015 vintage doctor who target book covers season one this is a little project i started a month or so back. Doctor who fans have brand new additions to the target line of novels to look forward to.
The series was created for television by sydney newman, c. Using the prose format, moffat writes a story that revels in the outofsequence series of events as the doctor experienced them. Buy a cheap copy of doctor who and the crusaders target. Between 1973 and 1991, target books published almost every doctor who television story that was originally. This is the inside story of a legendary imprint, from its rise and fall to its triumphant revival in 2018. Apr 08, 2017 a look at my doctor who target book and target book reprints collection. This is a little project i started a month or so back. Im so happy that target books are doing more doctor who novelizations. Their works not only expanded upon the plots of most serials they novelised, they also provided vital coverage of. Doctor who fans will finally be able to expand their target collections with beautiful paperback editions of five new novels, plus two novels previously only available in hardback. Back in 1973, the radio times published a special magazine to mark the shows tenth anniversary. Target books were a childrens publishing imprint, significant for being the dominant publisher of doctor who prose fiction and nonfiction from the 1970s to the. Contribute to new doctor who book about target legend, chris. Seven new doctor who target books coming from mark gatiss and.
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