List of Doctor Who audiobooks

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This is a list of Doctor Who audiobooks . The first Doctor Who audiobook, consisting of readings by Gabriel Woolf of the novelisations of The Three Doctors , Carnival of Monsters , and Terror of the Zygons , was produced by the RNIB in 1978 and was available only to the registered blind through the RNIB and libraries. The first audiobook available to the general public was a Tom Baker reading of a State of Decay novelisation, released in 1981.

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From 1995 to 1997, recordings of the novelisations of seven Doctor Who serials and three sets of original short stories were released by the BBC on cassette. Each of the novelisations was read by the actor who had portrayed the Doctor in the respective serial. The short stories were read by various actors associated with the series. All of these recordings were re-released in the Tales from the TARDIS MP3-CD collections in 2004.

In 2005 publishing began of two new sets of audiobooks. The first consisted of novelisations of serials from the "Classic" Doctor Who era, the second series consists of original novels from the New Series Adventures line. Starting in 2007, the RNIB produced unabridged versions of selected Ninth and Tenth Doctor audiobooks as well as selected Classic Series novelisations.

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Novelisations

Readings of novelisations of television stories and spinoff productions, most originally published by Target Books. All readings are unabridged unless otherwise stated.

First Doctor

No.TitleWritten byRead byCompanyRelease dateFormat
001 An Unearthly Child Nigel Robinson William Russell TBATBATBA
This audiobook was originally scheduled to be released November 2013 by AudioGo [1] but the release was cancelled due to AudioGo's bankruptcy. [2] Rights issues are currently preventing its release. [3]
002 Doctor Who and the Daleks David Whitaker William RussellBBC WorldwideMarch 2005 (2005-03)MP3-CD
003 The Edge of Destruction Nigel RobinsonWilliam RussellAudioGoJanuary 2011 (2011-01)4-CD
004 Marco Polo John Lucarotti Zienia Merton BBC AudioDecember 2018 (2018-12)4-CD
005 Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus [4] Philip Hinchcliffe Jamie Glover BBC AudioSeptember 2022 (2022-09)CD
006 The Aztecs John Lucarotti William RussellAudioGoAugust 2012 (2012-08)4-CD
007 The Sensorites Nigel RobinsonWilliam RussellAudioGoMay 2012 (2012-05)5-CD
008 The Reign of Terror [5] Ian Marter Jamie GloverBBC AudioJune 2022 (2022-06)CD
009 Planet of Giants Terrance Dicks Carole Ann Ford BBC AudioMay 2017 (2017-05)3-CD
010 Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth Terrance DicksWilliam RussellBBC AudiobooksNovember 2009 (2009-11)4-CD
Dalek voices performed by Nicholas Briggs.
011 The Rescue Ian Marter Maureen O'Brien AudioGoApril 2013 (2013-04)4-CD
012 The Romans [6] Donald Cotton Tim Treloar
Jamie Glover
Dan Starkey
Jon Culshaw
Maureen O'Brien
Louise Jameson
Clare Corbett 		BBC StudiosJanuary 2023 (2023-01)CD
013 Doctor Who and the Zarbi Bill Strutton William RussellBBC WorldwideNovember 2005 (2005-11)5-CD
014 Doctor Who and the Crusaders David WhitakerWilliam RussellBBC WorldwideNovember 2005 (2005-11)5-CD
015 The Space Museum Glyn Jones Maureen O'BrienBBC AudioFebruary 2016 (2016-02)5-CD
016 Daleks: The Chase John Peel Maureen O'BrienAudioGoAugust 2011 (2011-08)5-CD
Dalek voices by Nicholas Briggs.
017 The Time Meddler Nigel Robinson Peter Purves BBC AudioOctober 2016 (2016-10)4-CD
018 Galaxy Four William Emms Maureen O'BrienBBC AudioJuly 2017 (2017-07)4-CD
020 The Myth Makers Donald Cotton Stephen Thorne BBC AudiobooksApril 2008 (2008-04)4-CD
019
021		 Daleks: Mission to the Unknown John Peel Jean Marsh
Peter Purves		BBC AudiobooksMay 2010 (2010-05)5-CD
Novelisation of Mission to the Unknown and the first six episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan . Dalek voices performed by Nicholas Briggs.
021 Daleks: The Mutation of Time John PeelJean Marsh
Peter Purves		BBC AudiobooksJune 2010 (2010-06)5-CD
Novelisation of the last six episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan. Dalek voices performed by Nicholas Briggs.
022 The Massacre John LucarottiPeter PurvesBBC AudioJune 2015 (2015-06)4-CD
023 The Ark Paul Erickson Peter PurvesBBC AudioMarch 2018 (2018-03)5-CD
025 The Gunfighters Donald Cotton Shane Rimmer AudioGoFebruary 2013 (2013-02)4-CD
026 The Savages Ian Stuart Black Peter PurvesBBC AudioFebruary 2021 (2021-02)4-CD
027 The War Machines Ian Stuart Black Michael Cochrane BBC AudioMarch 2019 (2019-03)4-CD
028 The Smugglers Terrance Dicks Anneke Wills BBC AudioAugust 2020 (2020-08)3-CD
029 Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet Gerry Davis Anneke WillsBBC AudioDecember 2017 (2017-12)4-CD
Cyberman voices by Nicholas Briggs.

Second Doctor

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