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Doctor Who: Tales from Beyond the Doctor: Audio Original
What happened to the Doctor’s companions after they left the TARDIS?
In Harry Sullivan’s War, by Ian Marter, the Doctor’s former companion has severe misgivings when he is transferred to work in the Hebrides. Is someone out to kill him?
In The Kairos Ring, by Stephen Gallagher, Romana and Laszlo, the Tharil, unite with an American Civil War soldier in the fight against the desperate Sluagh.
In Bessie Come Home, by Paul Magrs, the Doctor’s Edwardian roadster has been restored by Mr Foreman. But a shadowy figure wants to acquire her – at any price.
In London, 1965, by Paul Magrs, Ian and Barbara are newly returned to their own time when they find themselves being drawn into an invisible and dangerous web.
In Sleeper Agents, by Paul Magrs, Ben & Polly find mystery at home having said goodbye to the Doctor. What do the mysterious Harmer & Leamann want with them?
In The Penumbra Affair, by Paul Magrs, a letter arrives at Nest Cottage warning of danger for all former companions of the Doctor. Mrs Wibbsey is compelled to investigate!
Christopher Naylor, Steven Pacey, Stephanie Cole, Jamie Glover, Anneke Wills and Susan Jameson read these delightful postscripts to the on-screen adventures of the Doctor’s best friends.
(P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
In Harry Sullivan’s War, by Ian Marter, the Doctor’s former companion has severe misgivings when he is transferred to work in the Hebrides. Is someone out to kill him?
In The Kairos Ring, by Stephen Gallagher, Romana and Laszlo, the Tharil, unite with an American Civil War soldier in the fight against the desperate Sluagh.
In Bessie Come Home, by Paul Magrs, the Doctor’s Edwardian roadster has been restored by Mr Foreman. But a shadowy figure wants to acquire her – at any price.
In London, 1965, by Paul Magrs, Ian and Barbara are newly returned to their own time when they find themselves being drawn into an invisible and dangerous web.
In Sleeper Agents, by Paul Magrs, Ben & Polly find mystery at home having said goodbye to the Doctor. What do the mysterious Harmer & Leamann want with them?
In The Penumbra Affair, by Paul Magrs, a letter arrives at Nest Cottage warning of danger for all former companions of the Doctor. Mrs Wibbsey is compelled to investigate!
Christopher Naylor, Steven Pacey, Stephanie Cole, Jamie Glover, Anneke Wills and Susan Jameson read these delightful postscripts to the on-screen adventures of the Doctor’s best friends.
(P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Published April 2, 2026
About the author
Ian Marter
28 books23 followersIan Don Marter was born at Alcock Hospital in Keresley, near Coventry, on the 28th of October 1944. His father, Donald Herbert, was an RAF sergeant and electrician by trade, and his mother was Helen, nee Donaldson.
He was, among other things, a teacher and a milkman.
He became an actor after graduating from Oxford University, and appeared in Repertory and West End productions and on television. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic. He was best known for playing Harry Sullivan in the BBC Television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1975, alongside Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. He had already appeared in the show as Lieutenant John Andrews in the Jon Pertwee serial Carnival of Monsters. He had numerous TV roles including appearances in Crown Court and Bergerac (Return of the Ice Maiden, 1985, opposite Louise Jameson).
Marter got into writing the novelisations following a dinner conversation. He went on to adapt 9 scripts over ten years. He started with The Ark in Space, the TV version of which he'd actually appeared in as companion Harry Sullivan. In the end he adapted more serials than he appeared in (7 appearances, 9 novelisations), and wrote one of the Companions series, telling of the post-Doctor adventures of Harry in Harry Sullivan's War. Shortly before his death he was discussing, with series editor Nigel Robinson, the possibility of adapting his unused movie script Doctor Who Meets Scratchman (co-written with Tom Baker) into a novel.
He was, among other things, a teacher and a milkman.
He became an actor after graduating from Oxford University, and appeared in Repertory and West End productions and on television. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic. He was best known for playing Harry Sullivan in the BBC Television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1975, alongside Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. He had already appeared in the show as Lieutenant John Andrews in the Jon Pertwee serial Carnival of Monsters. He had numerous TV roles including appearances in Crown Court and Bergerac (Return of the Ice Maiden, 1985, opposite Louise Jameson).
Marter got into writing the novelisations following a dinner conversation. He went on to adapt 9 scripts over ten years. He started with The Ark in Space, the TV version of which he'd actually appeared in as companion Harry Sullivan. In the end he adapted more serials than he appeared in (7 appearances, 9 novelisations), and wrote one of the Companions series, telling of the post-Doctor adventures of Harry in Harry Sullivan's War. Shortly before his death he was discussing, with series editor Nigel Robinson, the possibility of adapting his unused movie script Doctor Who Meets Scratchman (co-written with Tom Baker) into a novel.
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April 9, 2026
On credit-based audiobook platforms, like Audible, this is a great value bundle. The stories themselves are a mixed bag, but to get six audiobooks (the first of which is a full novel) for the price of one is an absolute bargain.
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