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	Whoblique Strategies by Elton Townend Jones (Editor), Simon A. Brett (Illustrator), Kara Dennison (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brigadier: Declassified by Philip Bates (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Frankham-Allen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter Grehan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Objects of Dr Who 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UNIT: The Benton Files III by Andrew Allen (Goodreads Author), Philip Bates (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Companions: More than Sixty Years of Doctor Who Assistants by Philip Bates (Goodreads Author), Andy Frankham-Allen (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lethbridge-Stewart - The Brigadier: Declassified: From the Classic Era of Doctor Who by Philip Bates (Goodreads Author), Terry Molloy (Contributor), Andy Frankham-Allen (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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