New Doctor Who Releases from BBC Books

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Books! The best weapons in the world! So gear yourself up for the upcoming barren months with a shed load of new books from BBC Books.

Arriving first is The Legends of River Song: a collection of short stories from River Song’s diary, and the first full-length book featuring River to be published by BBC Books with contributions from Jacqueline Rayner, Guy Adams, Jenny T Colgan, Steve Lyons and Andy Lane.

It will be released in e-format in February, followed by a hardback edition in June for those who like their books less pixel-based.

Then in March, mark every day of the year with a host of Doctor Who figures, facts, dates and stats to be uncovered in Doctor Who: 365 Days of Memorable Moments and Impossible Things.

The book is described as “a beautifully finished, day-by-day assortment of drama, humour, fright and fun from over 50 years of the shows history” and is compiled by Justin Richards.

Celebrating the return of David Tennant to the role of the Tenth Doctor, the BBC are hoping fans will ‘enjoy Tennant’s comeback’ in as many formats as possible with the releases of Jenny T Colgan’s In the Blood; which arrives in just in time for his Big Finish audio adventure in May.

Indulge your sweet tooth and get baking with August’s Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook (not to be confused with 1985’s The Doctor Who Cookbook), written by Joanna Farrow.

Subtitled ’40 Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Recipes’ the “fun, family-oriented cookbook” is packed full of simple, achievable recipes that are both savoury and sweet – ranging from “Gingerbread Doctors” to a “Pandorica to a Dalek Cake”.

September sees the release of Whographica which features visualisations and infographics that explore the universe of the show “for new and long-term fans”. The book offers a unique introduction to the extraordinary worlds of the show – from the Doctor’s family tree to the strangest weapons in the universe; from a star chart showing the exact co-ordinates of Gallifrey to a flow diagram of allegiances between Daleks and Cybermen throughout history.

The book is written by Steve O’Brien, Simon Guerrier and Ben Morris.

And finally, The Whoniverse: The Untold History of the Worlds of Doctor Who – a never-before-seen history of the human race – will be published in October. Including ‘untold histories of other planets and lifeforms’ the book will be packed with full-colour illustrations, maps, charts and photography.

 

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