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Doctor Who: Complete New Series Audio
Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Tales: 10th Doctor Novels
Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, Adjoah Andoh and Will Thorp are the readers of these eight original novels featuring the 10th Doctor and Martha, as played on TV by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman
Join the Doctor and Martha on these journeys in Time and Space as they encounter a giant beast in the Lake District, a hoard of extinct animals, a vast woodland in space, nightmarish Halloween creatures, dangerous swamp life, a vanished spaceship and a mysterious medicine man.
Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole Read by Reggie Yates
The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner Read by Freema Agyeman
Wooden Heart by Martin Day Read by Adjoa Andoh
Forever Autumn by Mark Morris Read by Will Thorp
Wetworld by Mark Michalowski Read by Freema Agyeman
Sick Building by Paul Magrs Read by Will Thorp
The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier Read by Freema Agyeman
Peacemaker by James Swallow Read by Will Thorp
Join the Doctor and Martha on these journeys in Time and Space as they encounter a giant beast in the Lake District, a hoard of extinct animals, a vast woodland in space, nightmarish Halloween creatures, dangerous swamp life, a vanished spaceship and a mysterious medicine man.
Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole Read by Reggie Yates
The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner Read by Freema Agyeman
Wooden Heart by Martin Day Read by Adjoa Andoh
Forever Autumn by Mark Morris Read by Will Thorp
Wetworld by Mark Michalowski Read by Freema Agyeman
Sick Building by Paul Magrs Read by Will Thorp
The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier Read by Freema Agyeman
Peacemaker by James Swallow Read by Will Thorp
1 pages, Audio CD
Published August 4, 2016
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About the author
Jacqueline Rayner
89 books168 followersJacqueline Rayner is a best selling British author, best known for her work with the licensed fiction based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Her first professional writing credit came when she adapted Paul Cornell's Virgin New Adventure novel Oh No It Isn't! for the audio format, the first release by Big Finish. (The novel featured the character of Bernice Summerfield and was part of a spin-off series from Doctor Who.) She went on to do five of the six Bernice Summerfield audio adaptations and further work for Big Finish before going to work for BBC Books on their Doctor Who lines.
Her first novels came in 2001, with the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel EarthWorld for BBC Books and the Bernice Summerfield novel The Squire's Crystal for Big Finish. Rayner has written several other Doctor Who spin-offs and was also for a period the executive producer for the BBC on the Big Finish range of Doctor Who audio dramas. She has also contributed to the audio range as a writer. In all, her Doctor Who and related work (Bernice Summerfield stories), consists of five novels, a number of short stories and four original audio plays.
Rayner has edited several anthologies of Doctor Who short stories, mainly for Big Finish, and done work for Doctor Who Magazine. Beyond Doctor Who, her work includes the children's television tie-in book Horses Like Blaze.
With the start of the new television series of Doctor Who in 2005 and a shift in the BBC's Doctor Who related book output, Rayner has become, along with Justin Richards and Stephen Cole, one of the regular authors of the BBC's New Series Adventures. She has also abridged several of the books to be made into audiobooks.
She was also a member of Doctor Who Magazine's original Time Team.
Her first professional writing credit came when she adapted Paul Cornell's Virgin New Adventure novel Oh No It Isn't! for the audio format, the first release by Big Finish. (The novel featured the character of Bernice Summerfield and was part of a spin-off series from Doctor Who.) She went on to do five of the six Bernice Summerfield audio adaptations and further work for Big Finish before going to work for BBC Books on their Doctor Who lines.
Her first novels came in 2001, with the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel EarthWorld for BBC Books and the Bernice Summerfield novel The Squire's Crystal for Big Finish. Rayner has written several other Doctor Who spin-offs and was also for a period the executive producer for the BBC on the Big Finish range of Doctor Who audio dramas. She has also contributed to the audio range as a writer. In all, her Doctor Who and related work (Bernice Summerfield stories), consists of five novels, a number of short stories and four original audio plays.
Rayner has edited several anthologies of Doctor Who short stories, mainly for Big Finish, and done work for Doctor Who Magazine. Beyond Doctor Who, her work includes the children's television tie-in book Horses Like Blaze.
With the start of the new television series of Doctor Who in 2005 and a shift in the BBC's Doctor Who related book output, Rayner has become, along with Justin Richards and Stephen Cole, one of the regular authors of the BBC's New Series Adventures. She has also abridged several of the books to be made into audiobooks.
She was also a member of Doctor Who Magazine's original Time Team.
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January 7, 2019
As there is an error in this book listing I'm writing here about two of the 10th doctor books:
1. Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels - eight adventures. This features the Doctor and Martha Jones, not Donna Noble. It's narrated by a number of people, including Freema Agyeman (plays Martha) but not David Tennant or Catherine Tate. This is the first volume of four collections of novels, each featuring the Doctor and Martha. The latest (vol 4) released January 2019. Volume 1 is a great collection and I'm about to get volume 2. I personally think Martha is/was an excellent companion and am thoroughly enjoying these stories!
2. Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Tales, which is what the other reviews are referring to it seems - although it also appears to have a book cover where it's entitled Tenth Doctor Adventures and this is the same book... There are seven stories in this book and they are narrated by David Tennant (4) and Catherine Tate (3). I've reviewed this elsewhere, as it's also listed under this title! This book is simply wonderful, I couldn't imagine a better audiobook than Tenth Doctor and Donna, narrated by Tennant and Tate. My idea of bliss.
The latter is the second book featuring the Doctor with Donna where Tennant and Tate narrate, the other being called the Tenth Doctor Adventures volume 1. In this there are three stories.
It really is very, very confusing and I'm almost not surprised see this confusion reflected in Goodreads. Although this means I'm not able to properly review a book I've spent 18 hours listening to (Tenth Doctor Novels, Eight adventures - the Doctor and Martha)!
It would be helpful if the BBC planned out their book titles with a bit more thought 😂
1. Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels - eight adventures. This features the Doctor and Martha Jones, not Donna Noble. It's narrated by a number of people, including Freema Agyeman (plays Martha) but not David Tennant or Catherine Tate. This is the first volume of four collections of novels, each featuring the Doctor and Martha. The latest (vol 4) released January 2019. Volume 1 is a great collection and I'm about to get volume 2. I personally think Martha is/was an excellent companion and am thoroughly enjoying these stories!
2. Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Tales, which is what the other reviews are referring to it seems - although it also appears to have a book cover where it's entitled Tenth Doctor Adventures and this is the same book... There are seven stories in this book and they are narrated by David Tennant (4) and Catherine Tate (3). I've reviewed this elsewhere, as it's also listed under this title! This book is simply wonderful, I couldn't imagine a better audiobook than Tenth Doctor and Donna, narrated by Tennant and Tate. My idea of bliss.
The latter is the second book featuring the Doctor with Donna where Tennant and Tate narrate, the other being called the Tenth Doctor Adventures volume 1. In this there are three stories.
It really is very, very confusing and I'm almost not surprised see this confusion reflected in Goodreads. Although this means I'm not able to properly review a book I've spent 18 hours listening to (Tenth Doctor Novels, Eight adventures - the Doctor and Martha)!
It would be helpful if the BBC planned out their book titles with a bit more thought 😂
June 4, 2017
Delightful collection of tales of the Tenth Doctor (and my boyfriend --- shhh don't tell the husband). I enjoyed them all, especially Dead Air, which was haunting and creepy and The Last Voyage. Those two were my favourite but they were all quite fantastic. I was actually quite impressed with the stories eventhough I downloaded just to hear David Tennant and Catherine Tate channeling their characters. Highly recommended from this little nerd.
June 15, 2022
I'm right in the middle of rewatching Tennant's Doctor episodes, so obviously I have to listen to these stories again too.
I have varied opinions on these Doctor Who novels - none of them are my favorites, but somehow all of them remain memorable in my forgetful brain.
The narrators for this collection tend toward overly dramatic in their reading, but mostly they do a good job. Freema Agyeman is fantastic! though I can't help but miss David Tennant's voice for these recordings.
I have varied opinions on these Doctor Who novels - none of them are my favorites, but somehow all of them remain memorable in my forgetful brain.
The narrators for this collection tend toward overly dramatic in their reading, but mostly they do a good job. Freema Agyeman is fantastic! though I can't help but miss David Tennant's voice for these recordings.
June 12, 2017
A couple of the stories were pretty great and I wished I could see them onscreen! The others were OK, but I could take or leave them. It was nice to hear David Tennant and Catherine Tate's voices again.
September 5, 2019
This was basically a handful of episodes of the show in book form. All were fun Doctor Who adventures. No overarching plot or theme to the book, though. So, if you're a fan of the show, this is a fun bonus.
May 24, 2021
The last story was horrific on every level but other than that, great for my purposes.
January 3, 2017
Ultimately disappointing really.
July 18, 2025
2.5 stars
My least favourite Doctor Who collection so far. I found all of the stories rather boring and forgettable. I also wasn't a fan of most of the narrators.
My least favourite Doctor Who collection so far. I found all of the stories rather boring and forgettable. I also wasn't a fan of most of the narrators.
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