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Dr. Who Annual 1966

1965

Contains the following stories: \* The Lair of Zarbi Supremo \* The Sons of the Crab \* The Lost Ones \* The Monsters from Earth \* Peril in Mechanistria \* The Fishmen of Kandalinga
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The Doctor Who Annual 1967

1966

Text Stories: The Cloud Exiles, The Sons of Grekk, Terror on Tiro, The Devil-Birds of Corbo, The Playthings of Fo, Justice of the Glacians, Ten Fathom Pirates Comic Strip: Mission For Duh Notes: The year 1967 is not displayed anywhere on the book. Walter Howarth produced some of the artwork, including the comic strip and the cover. Howarth recalls that the portrait of the Doctor alongside the title was based on a newspaper photograph. The Doctor travelled alone, but picked up a group of companions including Harroll Strong, his red-headed twin children Dot and Jack and three other men in The Devil-Birds of Corbo and they departed at the end of the following story. Unlike the previous annual, there were no returning television monsters, though the Zarbi and Vortis were mentioned in Terror on Tiro, and Ten Fathom Pirates referred to the Kandalingas from the previous annual. There were no additional features other than a simple board game. Less than two months after publication, the book was outdated by the debut of the Second Doctor on British television. Due to a lower print run and poor circulation this book is considerably rarer than its predecessor.
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#3

The Dr Who Annual 1968

1967

Text stories The Sour Note The Dream Masters The Word of Asiries Only a Matter of Time Planet of Bones When Starlight Grows Cold H.M.S. TARDIS The King of Golden Death Comic strip stories The Tests of Trefus World Without Night Puzzles Travels of the Tardis Test from Tardis Lost...Dr. Who Back to the Tardis All set for Take Off? Features Aiming of the Moon The Phoenix in the TARDIS Space Dictionary Men who made History Peephole at Space-Target One A Skyful of Saucers The Sky at Night The Solar System The Lost Continent of Atlantis Time and Time again Star Facts
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#5

The Doctor Who Annual 1970

1969

Text Stories The Dragons of Kekokro The Singing Crystals The Mystery of the Marie Celeste Grip of Ice Man Friday Slave of Shran Run the Gauntlet A Thousand & One Doors Comic strip stories The Vampire Plants Robot King
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#6

The Doctor Who Annual 1971

1970

Text Stories The Mind Extractors Soldiers from Zolta The Ghouls of Grestonspey Caught in the Web Invaders Invisible The Dark Planet Caverns of Horror A Universe Called Fred
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#7

The Doctor Who Annual 1973

1972

Commemorating the television show Doctor Who, which began in 1963. The book, 77 pages, colorfully illustrated. It contains stories, and numerous features. Contents: Dark Intruders War in the Abyss Hunt to the Death Doorway into Nowhere The Claw Saucer of Fate The Phaser Aliens
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#8

The Doctor Who Annual 1974

1973

Text Stories: Listen - The Stars, Out of the Green Mist, The Fathom Trap, Talons of Terror, Old Father Saturn, Galactic Gangster Comic Strips: The Time Thief, Menace of the Molags Notes: A third of the pages were again taken up with features and puzzles. Edgar Hodges and Steve Livesey provided the majority of the artwork, and Paul Crompton illustrated a couple of features. The comic strips were reinstated, featuring particularly outstanding illustrations by Livesey who left World Distributors shortly after completing work on these strips. The unnamed aliens in the strip Menace of the Molags appear to be the Daemons from the television series. The stories were again Earth-based with the TARDIS still out of action. Jo Grant was the Doctor's companion, and the Brigadier appeared in all but one story. The Master cropped up in three. The annual was printed in Italy.
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#9

The Doctor Who Annual 1975

1974

Text Stories: The House that Jack Built, Revenge of the Phantoms, The Time Thief, Fugitives From Chance, The Battle Within, Before the Legend, Scorched Earth Comic Strips: Dead on Arrival, After the Revolution
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#10

The Doctor Who Annual 1976

1975

Text Stories: A New Life, The Hospitality on Hankus, The Sinister Sponge, Avast There!, The Mission Comic Strips: The Psychic Jungle, Neuronic Nightmare Notes: The arrival of Tom Baker's Doctor in the annuals also saw a further reduction in length by 16 pages and a change of artist. Paul Crompton took over the artwork on both the text stories and comic strips. Paul Green also contributed some of the illustrations. A third of the annual was taken up with stock features on such subjects as space travel and astronomy. Sarah and Harry were the companions in every story, but were unrecognisable from the artwork - Harry was even sometimes depicted with a moustache. The Brigadier and Benton each made a cameo appearance in one story. Only the Doctor and the Brigadier had good likenesses. Some of the drawings of the Doctor seem to have been based on photos of Tom Baker out of costume. The inaccuracies also extended to the text, with one story, The Hospitality on Hankus, featuring seats and seatbelts in the TARDIS console room! A Dutch language edition of this annual was produced in Holland, published in September 1975 by Mulder & Zoon B.V., with a slightly different cover design, featuring a plain blue background with the title 'Dr Who' in a yellow circle, but featuring the same photo.
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#13

The Doctor Who Annual 1979

1978

Text Stories: Famine on Planet X, The Planet of Dust, Terror on Tantalogus, Flashback, The Crocodiles from the Mist Comic Strips: The Power, Emsone's Castle Notes: Paul Crompton was credited as the illustrator. The book saw a dramatic change in the style of Crompton's artwork for the better, which he jokingly puts down to being 'probably on the wagon at the time', after blaming his earlier illustrative excesses on the influence of alcohol. The Doctor's companion was Leela, but whilst the Doctor was well-drawn, Leela was unrecognisable. A number of images from other television shows and films cropped up in this annual; page 29 featured a character from Village of the Damned, the story Flashback had characters and sets from Space 1999, and the character Emsone in the story Emsone's Castle was dressed in a costume from the film Things to Come. Paul Crompton took over some of the writing on this annual. He penned both comic strip stories, and by doing so was able to create his images then write a story around them, the reverse of the normal process of comic strip creation. The games and features content were considerably lower this year, with only 11 pages occupied by this material.
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#14

Doctor Who Annual 1980

1979

Text Stories: X-Rani and the Ugly Mutants, Light Fantastic, Reluctant Warriors, Return of the Electrids, The Sleeping Guardians Comic Strips: Terror on Xaboi, The Weapon Notes: Two variations on this annual were produced. One version displayed the year 1980 on the spine, front and back cover and title page; the other did not. The reason for this anomaly is unknown but it is possible that the undated version was produced for an overseas market, since the only other difference is that it did not have the price (in British money) printed on page 3. This was the first of only two annuals to use the late seventies series logo, and the series name underwent a slight change from The Dr Who Annual to Doctor Who Annual. The companions were the First Romana and K9. The first story featured a female villain called X-Rani, years before Kate O'Mara's character appeared in the TV series. A quarter of the book was taken up with puzzles and stock features. Paul Crompton left World towards the end of 1979, after completing work on this annual, which featured his best work. Romana actually looked like Mary Tamm in most instances. Although Crompton did not get credited on this annual, some of his artwork was signed. The Weapon was a particularly graphically violent comic strip, featuring blood gushing from an arm wound. The story was Crompton's personal favourite and was inspired by the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Crompton got a lot of references for faces for this strip from the Sunday Times Magazine, and added the armour on afterwards. The other comic strip, Terror on Xaboi, was created by Mel Powell. The annual was published under the new World & Whitman logo and was printed in Italy; the first Doctor Who annual to be printed outside the UK since the 1974 annual.
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#16

Doctor Who Annual 1982

1981

Text Stories: Inter-Galactic Cat, Conundrum, Planet of Paradise, Just a Small Problem..., The Key of Vaga, Planet of Fear Comic Strip: Plague World Notes: The year 1982 is not displayed anywhere on the book. The annual is unusual in that it features both the Fourth and Fifth Doctors. Davison's Doctor appears in the stories The Key of Vaga and Planet of Fear, though as the Fifth Doctor's television debut occurred after this annual was published, artist Glenn Rix had to illustrate these stories based on reference stills of Peter Davison from All Creatures Great and Small, avoiding depicting any more than just his head, since the new Doctor's costume had not yet been revealed. The companion for both the Fourth and Fifth Doctors was Adric, and K9 appeared in all of the Fourth Doctor's stories. Only in his last story, Just a Small Problem... was the Fourth Doctor depicted wearing his Season 18 costume. Rix lacked photographic reference material of Adric, and had to work from a video recording of one of his episodes. The comic strip story Plague World was illustrated by Mel Powell. This was the first annual to use the neon logo. The logo was used on all subsequent annuals with the same colours: red lettering on a yellow background. A quarter of the book was once again taken up with puzzles and features, but one of those features, Secrets of the TARDIS, was about Doctor Who, which had previously been published in The Amazing World of Doctor Who (1976). The annual was edited by Brenda Apsley. Around 44,500 copies were sold.
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#18

Doctor Who

Adventures in Time and Space

1981

Boards have some wear with creasing to laminate. Content is clean and bright. No DJ
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#19

Doctor Who Annual

1982

Text Stories: The Oxaqua Incident, Winter on Mesique, The Creation of Camelot, Class 4 Renegade, The Volcanis Deal, The Nemertines, Fungus Behind the Scenes: The Designers by Brenda Apsley (costume designers Amy Roberts and Dee Robson profiled, featuring designs from The Keeper of Traken, Arc of Infinity, Mawdryn Undead and Terminus). Notes: The year '1984' is not displayed anywhere on the book. Glenn Rix illustrated some of this annual, but a picture of the Fifth Doctor's face he'd painted for page 3 was replaced by a photograph. The Doctor's companions were Tegan and Turlough, although he was companionless in Fungus, and each companion was absent from one additional story. The Brigadier and UNIT appeared in The Nemertines. The Master appeared in The Creation of Camelot in which he was revealed to be Merlin, years before the Doctor himself assumed this identity in Battlefield. For this annual and those that followed, the features unrelated to Doctor Who were dropped, though The Nemertines included a diagram explaining osmosis in relation to the story. In acknowledgment of the twentieth anniversary of the show, a three page, well-illustrated article profiling the five Doctors and a Doctor Who quiz were included. The annual was printed in Italy.
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#21

Doctor Who Annual 1986

1985

Text Stories: The Fellowship of Quan, Time Wake, Interface, Beauty and the Beast, Retribution, Darvarrk's Experiment, The Radio Waves Behind the Scenes: Make up by Brenda Apsley (interview with Dorka Nieradzik) Notes: The Doctor's companion was again Peri, and the Master appeared in two stories, The Fellowship of Quan and The Radio Waves. The Doctor Who annuals were discontinued following this volume. World had encountered problems in dealing with the BBC and the Doctor Who production office, and due to unsuccessful sales of the 1985 annual and the postponement of Season 23, they decided to end the range. Ron Smethurst left World shortly after completing work on this book.
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#24

Doctor Who Yearbook 1994

1993

This was the third of five Yearbooks published by Marvel Comics, UK publishers of Doctor Who Magazine which continued the Doctor Who Annual tradition first established by World Distributors. Aimed at the Christmas market the year stated on the cover (or else used to identify an Annual or Yearbook), announces the next year (i.e. the 1993 Annual was published in 1992).
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#25

Doctor Who Yearbook 1995

1994

The Naked Flame (comic strip) Urrozdinee by Mark Gatiss (short story) Retrospective: 30 Years in the TARDIS (feature) Briefly Noted by Justin Richards (short story) The Hungry Bomb by Gareth Roberts (short story) Retrospective: The Paradise of Death (feature) Rescue by David Rodan (short story) The Beast Inside by Daniel Blythe (short story) One Last Try by Steve Lyons (short story) Retrospective: Dimension in Time (feature) Work is Hell by Simon Messingham (short story) Blood Invocation (comic strip) It's Only a Game by Andy Lane (short story)
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#26

Doctor Who Yearbook 1996

1995

Unlike previous yearbooks containing articles and stories, the majority of this yearbook consists of a detailed episode guide covering all 26 seasons of the classic series, making this particular yearbook highly sought-after by fans.
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#28

Doctor Who

The Official Annual 2007

2006

\* Meet the Doctor \* Friends Old and New \* Who Would You Be? \* Know Your Enemy: Cassandra \* Monster Hunt \* Mirror Image \* Know Your Enemy: Krillitanes \* Is Your Teacher an Alien? \* K-9's Cafe Confustion \* Doctor Ho Ho! \* Solar System \* Spacial Awarness \* Know Your Enemy: Ood \* The Torchwood Institute \* Police Box Party! \* Werewolf Attack! \* Which Alien Are You Most Like? \* Going Round In Circles \* Know Your Enemy: Slitheen \* Escape from Raxacoricofallapatorious \* Not Exactly Rocket Science \* Down the Rabbit Hole \* Make Your Own Time Capsule \* Know Your Enemy: Daleks \* Message Madness \* Doomsday! \* TARDIS Tracker \* Know Your Enemy: Cybermen \* Act Like a Time Lord \* Doctor Who Adventures
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#29

Doctor Who

The Official Annual 2008

2007

Doctor The Official Annual 2008
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#30

Doctor Who

The Official Annual 2009

2008

Sonic screwdrivers at the ready! This year’s official annual is a stellar 96 pages, packed with comic strips, stories, activities, fun features, posters and even a section on The Sarah Jane Adventures. Filled with monsters and adventures from the series, this will keep any budding Doctor busy!
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#31

Doctor Who

2009

This official "Doctor Who" annual is the perfect gift for any budding timelord. Packed with exclusive comics, stories, features and activities, the "Doctor Who Annual" is the one book no fan should be without!
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#32

Doctor Who

The Official Annual 2011

2010

Features the full first series of Matt Smith starring as the Eleventh Doctor, in BBC One's hit television show, Doctor Who!. This title includes original comic strips and a fresh story, as well as puzzles and features on all your favourite episodes, characters and aliens.
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#33

Doctor Who

Official Annual 2012

2011

Based on the exciting BBC television series "Doctor Who", starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, this official 2012 annual is packed with comic strips, original stories, activities and features on all your favourite characters, monsters and adventures, plus a giant double-sided poster for your wall! A must-have for all Doctor Who fans, this is a fantastically collectable present for Christmas 2011.
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#34

Doctor Who 2013 Official Annual

2012

Based on the exciting BBC television series Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams and Alex Kingston as River Song. This awesome Official Annual is packed with comic strips, stories, activities and features and is the perfect Christmas gift for any Doctor Who fan!
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#37

Doctor Who

Official Annual 2016

2015

If you love Doctor Who, then don't miss the Official Doctor Who Annual 2016 - the perfect gift for all Doctor Who fans! Join the Twelfth Doctor for brand-new adventures with Clara on board the TARDIS, read secrets from the series starting this autumn, find fact files on all the scariest monsters, plus comic strips, stories, puzzles and games and more.
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#38

Doctor Who

The Official Annual 2017

2016

Join the Doctor for brand-new adventures on board the TARDIS in the Doctor Who Annual 2017. Inside you'll find fantastic features on the latest series, including an appearance from the Doctor's new companion, Bill! With facts about the latest terrifying monsters, exciting comic strips, stories, puzzles and activities and more, it's the perfect read for any fan of the brilliant BBC show, Doctor Who.
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#39

Doctor Who

1967

Join the Doctor and his companions Bill and Nardole for brand-new adventures on board the TARDIS in this year's Doctor Who Annual. With secrets from the latest series, fact files on the latest terrifying monsters, exciting comic strips, stories, puzzles and activities, it's the perfect read for any fan of the brilliant BBC show Doctor Who.
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#41

Doctor Who

Official Annual 2020

2019

The universe is calling . . . Join the Doctor for another adventure in the TARDIS alongside her friends Yasmin, Ryan and Graham! This amazing annual is packed with: Stories Puzzles Games And amazing facts about the Doctor's travels, triumphs and enemies!
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#42

Doctor Who Official Annual 2021

2020

The must-have gift for Doctor Who fans of all ages! Join the Doctor for a brand new adventure in the TARDIS! Jam packed with activities, puzzles, stories and so much more, this beautifully illustrated annual will entertain fans for hours.
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#43

Doctor Who The Official Annual 2022

2021

The official annual, and the must-have gift for Doctor Who fans of all ages! Hello! I'm the Doctor, and this is my book. Only it isn't like other books, because I'm going to tell you what happens at the end first - I escape! From space prison! Amazing eh? But while I was locked up I kept a diary, and you can read some of it in the pages that follow - along with loads of top-secret intelligence reports from my friends (and even some enemies). Enjoy! The ultimate guide to all things Doctor Who - from the Doctor herself whilst she's locked up in space prison! Jam packed with activities, puzzles, stories and all your favourite characters from series new and old, your journey through time and space starts right here.
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#44

Doctor Who Annual 2023

2022

\The brand-new, and very special, Doctor Who Annual to celebrate the 60th anniversary of everyone's favourite Time Lord.\ This year's journey through time and space will take you through the Doctor Who universe like never before - to the past, present, future. And beyond. Are you ready for the Biggest Adventure of Your Life? Well then . . . Meet The Doctor. And Yaz and Dan. And her mortal enemies - Sontarans, Weeping Angels, Daleks (the list is endless, really). Then travel back through time and discover a history full of regenerations, monster-defeating and universe-saving. With a complete history of the Doctor, games and activities featuring friends and foes new and old and an exclusive short story from a favourite companion, this annual has it all. An incredible celebration of 60 years of Doctor Who, from the Timeless Child to the Next Doctor - your journey through time and space starts right here.

Authors

Colin Brake
Colin Brake
Author · 16 books

Colin Brake is an English television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC on programs such as Bugs and EastEnders. He has also written spin-offs from the BBC series Doctor Who. He currently lives and works in Leicester. Brake began working on EastEnders in 1985 as a writer and script editor, being partly responsible for the introduction of the soap's first Asian characters Saeed and Naima Jeffery. From there, he went on to work as "script executive" on the popular Saturday night action adventure program Bugs, before moving to Channel 5 in 1997 to be "script associate" on their evening soap Family Affairs. In the early 2000s, Brake wrote episodes of the daytime soaps Doctors and the revival of Crossroads. Away from television, Brake had his first Doctor Who related writing published as part of Virgin Publishing's Decalog short story collection in 1996. He then had his first novel Escape Velocity published by BBC Books in February 2001 as part of their Eighth Doctor Adventures range based on the television series Doctor Who. At the time, Brake was quoted as saying how appropriate it was that he was now writing for Doctor Who, as he was briefly considered as Eric Saward's replacement as script editor on the show - a job that eventually went to Andrew Cartmel instead. Brake followed Escape Velocity with the Past Doctor Adventure The Colony of Lies in July 2003, and then with the audio adventure Three's a Crowd from Big Finish Productions in 2005. His Tenth Doctor Adventure The Price of Paradise was released in September 2006. He has also written an audio for their Bernice Summerfield range, and a short story for their Short Trips range.

Jasbinder Bilan
Author · 5 books

According to family stories, Jasbinder was born in a stable in the foothills of the Himalayas. Until she was a year and a half, she lived on a farm inhabited by a grumpy camel and a monkey called Oma. Jasbinder graduated from Bath Spa University where the seeds of her story were nurtured, but it was the incredible bond with her grandmother which was the inspiration for Asha & the Spirit Bird. She lives with her husband, two teenage boys and dog Enzo in a man pad and splits her time between teaching and writing.

Marc Platt
Marc Platt
Author · 38 books

Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC. He wrote the Doctor Who serial Ghost Light based on two proposals, one of which later became the novel Lungbarrow. That novel was greatly anticipated by fans as it was the culmination of the so-called "Cartmel Masterplan", revealing details of the Doctor's background and family. After the original series' cancellation Platt wrote the script for the audio Doctor Who drama Spare Parts. The script was the inspiration for the 2006 Doctor Who television story "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel", for which Platt received a screen credit and a fee. He lives in London.

Brenda Apsley
Author · 3 books

Brenda Apsley is an experienced writer and editor involved in all aspects of the publishing process, from the creation and development of original ideas and concepts through to writing and project management. Her range of children’s books is varied, including first books for babies, educational series for young learners, bath, novelty, sticker and storybooks, plus licensed annuals and teen novels; what all have in common is the effective communication of innovative and inspirational ideas.

Moray Laing
Author · 4 books
Editor of Doctor Who Adventures magazine.
David Whitaker
David Whitaker
Author · 8 books
David Whitaker was an English screenwriter and novelist best known for his work in the early days of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He served as the series' first story editor working on the programme's first fifty one episodes in this capacity.
Gary Russell
Author · 44 books
Gary Russell is one of the script editing team for Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, and the author of many novels and reference books in the Doctor Who range. A former editor of Doctor Who Magazine, he also was the producer of Doctor Who audio dramas for Big Finish Productions for eight years. He was also an actor and is best known for his role as Dick in the 1978 television series of 'The Famous Five'. He lives in Cardiff.
Jacqueline Rayner
Jacqueline Rayner
Author · 51 books

Jacqueline 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.

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