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BBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by
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through its
Ebury Publishing Ebury Publishing is a division of Penguin Random House, and is a publisher of general non-fiction books in the UK. Ebury was founded in 1961 as a division of Nat Mags and was originally located on Ebury Street in London. It was sold to Cent ...
division. The minority shareholder is
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, the commercial subsidiary of the
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. The imprint has been active since the 1980s. BBC Books publishes a range of books connected to BBC
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and
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programming, including cookery, natural history, lifestyle, and behind the scenes "making-of" books. There are also some non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities in its list. Amongst BBC Books' best known titles are cookery books by former TV cook Delia Smith,
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titles by Sir David Attenborough and gardening titles by
Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...
. In the BBC Publishing days, it turned down '' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', a book which has now sold over 14,000,000 copies worldwide.


''Doctor Who''

Since 1996, BBC Books has also produced a range of tie-in novels connected to the television science-fiction series '' Doctor Who'', the only full-length fiction to be printed by the company. Their first release related to the series was a
novelisation A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play, comic book or video game. Film novelizations were particularly popular before the adve ...
of the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' telemovie published in the spring of 1996. Then, in 1997, BBC Books launched two concurrent series of books, the Eighth Doctor Adventures (EDA) (featuring the then-current incarnation of the Doctor), and the
Past Doctor Adventures The ''Past Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes known by the abbreviation ''PDA'' or ''PDAs'') were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books imprint ...
(PDA), featuring the seven previous incarnations. Between 1997 and 2005 approximately 150 original novels were published for both lines, combined. BBC Books also launched a short-lived line of ''Doctor Who''-related short story collections called ''Short Trips'';
Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include '' Doctor Who'', th ...
later obtained the rights to publish the ''Short Trips'' books and that series continues as of 2010. In 2005, BBC Books began to phase out the EDA and PDA lines as it launched a new series of books (informally dubbed the
New Series Adventures The ''New Series Adventures'' are a series of novels relating to the long-running BBC science fiction television series, ''Doctor Who''. The 'NSAs', as they are often referred to, are published by BBC Books, and are regularly published twice a y ...
) based upon the newly revived television series. Featuring the Ninth Doctor, the new books were published in hardback (as opposed to the EDA, PDA and ''Short Trips'' lines that were exclusively paperback releases). The Eighth Doctor line was discontinued during the summer of 2005, followed by the final Past Doctor Adventure in November. Beginning in 2006, BBC Books continued the New Series Adventures, now featuring the Tenth Doctor, with no word (as of September 2009) whether any more Past Doctor Adventures are planned. The books continue to be published in hardback, with the exception of four novellas, '' I Am a Dalek'', '' Made of Steel'', '' Revenge of the Judoon'' and '' Code of the Krillitanes'', which are paperback releases under a series called Quick Reads. The 4th novella still featured the tenth doctor David Tennant, even though the eleventh has made his TV appearance. In January 2007, BBC Books launched a new line of original novels based upon the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series, '' Torchwood''. These books are also being published exclusively in hardcover and, like the TV series itself, are aimed at an older audience. In May 2008, BBC Books issued its first original made-for-audio ''Doctor Who'' adventure, ''Pest Control'', which was released as part of the Tenth Doctor Adventures line and read by David Tennant. The Audiobook of the Year 2010 was a Tenth Doctor adventure called Dead Air by James Goss and read by David Tennant.


''Being Human''

In 2010, a series of three ''Being Human'' novels were published by BBC Books. These novels describe the adventures of the three main characters
Annie Sawyer Anna Clare "Annie" Sawyer is a fictional character in the comedy-drama television series '' Being Human'', portrayed by Lenora Crichlow. The female lead for the duration of the show's first four series, Crichlow appears as Annie in thirty-one epis ...
, George Sands and John Mitchell of the BBC Three television series Being Human and are written by
Simon Guerrier Simon Guerrier (born June 1976) is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of ''Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, for the BBC Books range, ...
,
Mark Michalowski Mark Michalowski (born 1963 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield) is the editor of ''Shout!'', "Yorkshire's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender paper", as well as being an author best known for his work writing Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-o ...
and James Goss. All novels were also released as audiobooks. ''The Road'' was read by
Lenora Crichlow Lenora Isabella Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is a British actress. She became known for her starring roles as Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Sugar Rush'', Annie Sawyer in the BBC Three supernatural drama series '' ...
, ''Chasers'' by Russell Tovey and ''Bad Blood'' by
Lucy Gaskell Lucy Gaskell (born 10 July 1980) is a British actress. She studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1998. Career Gaskell made her professional stage debut in the Oxford Stage Company's production of ''The Cherry Orchard'' which ...
.


New ownership

In 2006, the
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division of
Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
acquired a majority shareholding in BBC Books.


Sherlock Holmes

In 2011, BBC Books launched a publishing programme around BAFTA-winning TV series, Sherlock, which was inspired by the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle's Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes. The titles will each feature the show's branding and introductions by key members of the Sherlock team, including co-founders Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. The first title,
Arthur Conan Doyle's Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
''Sherlock: A Study in Scarlet'', with an introduction by Steven Moffat was released on 15 September 2011.
Arthur Conan Doyle's Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
''Sherlock: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'', with an introduction by
Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series '' Doctor Who'', '' Sherlock'', and '' Dracula''. Together with ...
, followed on 27 October 2011. Three books ''Sherlock:
Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...
, Sherlock: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' and ''Sherlock:
The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set ...
'' with introductions by Martin Freeman, Steve Thompson and Benedict Cumberbatch were released on 29 March 2012. In autumn 2012, BBC Books has published ''Sherlock: The Casebook'' as a hardback gift guide, revisiting all the mysteries solved throughout the TV series.


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