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Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

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. The lists are organized by publisher and imprint.

''Doctor Who'' novelisations

The novelisations of TV episodes were published from 1973 onwards by various publishers, including: * Between 1964 and 1966, three books based on

First Doctor The First Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time L ...

serials were published in hardcover by Frederick Muller Ltd. * Between 1973 and 1991,

Target Books Target Books was a British publishing imprint, established in 1973 by Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd, a paperback publishing company. The imprint was established as a children's imprint to complement the adult Tandem imprint, and became well ...

published 156 books, covering almost every ''Doctor Who'' television story that was originally broadcast from 1963 to 1989. The Target Books imprint was also used for five books in 2018 and seven books published in 2021. * Between 1996 and 2019, BBC Books also published 12 other novelizations of TV episodes and other works.

Virgin Books novel series

Novel series published by

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Virgin New Adventures The ''Virgin New Adventures'' (NA series, or NAs) are a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. They continued the story of the Doctor from the point at which the televisio ...

: Published from 1991 to 1999, these continued the story of the Doctor from the point at which the television programme went into hiatus from television in 1989. They featured the Seventh Doctor from 1991 to 1997, plus one book with the Eighth Doctor. From 1997 to 1999, they focused on

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and the Doctor did not appear. 83 books were published in this series. *

Virgin Missing Adventures The ''Virgin Missing Adventures'' were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which had been cancelled in 1989, featuring stories set between televised episodes of the pro ...

: Published from 1994 to 1997, these featured the

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Sixth Doctor The Sixth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Colin Baker. Although his televisual time on the series was comparatively brief and turbulent, Ba ...

s with stories set between televised episodes of the programme. They complemented the ''Virgin New Adventures'' range. 33 books were published in this series. *

Virgin Decalog The ''Virgin Decalog'' books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series ''Doctor Who'': they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories (although the last collection ...

: Published from 1994 to 1997, these each contained ten short stories. Volumes 4 and 5 did not feature the Doctor or any other non-Virgin

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decided not to renew Virgin's licence to produce original fiction featuring the Doctor or any characters featured in the TV series. Five volumes were published in this series.

BBC Books novel series

Novel series published by

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Eighth Doctor Adventures The ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes abbreviated as EDA or referred to as the EDAs) are a series of Doctor Who spin-offs, spin off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and published unde ...

: Published from 1997 to 2005, these featured the

Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door pilo ...

(who had appeared in one TV episode only). 73 books were published in this series. *

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 imprin ...

: Published from 1997 to 2005, these featured

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Seventh Doctor The Seventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', and the final incarnation of the original Doctor Who series. He is portrayed by Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy. W ...

s, following the lead set by ''Virgin Missing Adventures'' series. 76 books were published in this series. *

BBC Short Trips The BBC ''Short Trips'' books are a collection of short story anthology, anthologies published by BBC Books based on the television series ''Doctor Who'', following a pattern established by Virgin Publishing's ''Virgin Decalog, Decalog'' collec ...

: Published from 1998 to 2000, these were short story anthologies, following a pattern established by the ''Virgin Decalog'' series. Three volumes were published in this series. *

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 ...

: Published from 2005 (and still active), these feature the

Ninth Doctor The Ninth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Christopher Eccleston during the first series of the show's revival in 2005. Within the seri ...

onwards. The featured Doctor aligns with the active TV series. As of April 2020, 64 standard-length novels and six larger "supersize" novels.

Other series

* Telos ''Doctor Who'' novellas: Published from 2001 to 2005 by

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. 15 books were published. *

Big Finish Short Trips The Big Finish ''Short Trips'' are a collection of short story anthologies published by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC Television series ''Doctor Who'', beginning with the collection ''Short Trips: Zodiac'' in December 2002 and ending ...

: Published from 2001 to 2009 by

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'', the ...

, these are short story anthologies. The name was inherited the ''BBC Short Trips'' series, which was discontinued by BBC Books for cost reasons. Big Finish Productions negotiated a licence to continue producing these collections, publishing them in hardback to allow for a higher cover price. 28 volumes were published in this series. * List of ''Doctor Who'' audiobooks (various publishers) {{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor Who