Wartime: From the Worlds of Doctor Who

by Stephen James Walker

While on a delivery run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily …

Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?

An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.

Wartime is based on, and expands upon, the 1988 Reeltime Pictures drama production Wartime. Available from www.timetraveltv.com. All characters are used with permission of the relevant rights owners. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.

Wartime is written by Stephen James Walker, noted Doctor Who writer and historian.

Genres: Doctor Who

90 pages, ebook

First published January 14, 2023

About the author

Stephen James Walker was a Consultant for Doctor Who Classic Comics and the co-editor for the Doctor Who anthologies Decalog and Decalog 2: Lost Property.

Reviews

[Kieran McAndrew]

Sergeant Benton, while on an errand for Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, passes his childhood home and is haunted by his past.

A short adaptation of the BBV episode of the same name, well written and atmospheric.

[Kristi]

This novelization, though short, was great! I loved it! While I liked the film, this book gives it a cohesive story. While I haven't read Who Killed Kennedy or The Scales of Injustice yet, I love the references to the Vault, C19, and the Glasshouse. I also love the appearance of Douglas Cavendish from Downtime and the narrative decision to link the man trying to hijack the "radioactive materials" in Wartime to Henry van Statten in the "Dalek" episode of NuWho. It makes so much sense for Benton to continue working for UNIT, especially doing undercover work. I love that the mention of Benton being a used car salesman by 1979 in "Mawydryn Undead" is referenced in this story as being an undercover mission. I loved that the author set a timeline of events for this story. The only thing I didn't like about this is that the author forgot that Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's adventure in "Battlefield" is set in 1997, after the events of this story and Downtime (1995, according to both film and book).

[Chris Griffin]

A pleasant read, the decision to make the video a middle section was a good one, helping make more sense of why things happened.
I’m glad Telos are publishing these.

[Adam Stone]

A fun read and a rather clever expansion on the original short story from many years ago. Probably only of interest to Doctor Who fans however.