Dr Who Audio and Books

Sufyaan_Kazi · 15/12/13 - 05:06

So, I should probably stop listening to Led Zep every day on the tube, I was thinking of getting into the audio books, I've never heard a single one. also, the only books I ever read were when I was young, they were written by Terrance Dicks mainly, I can't even remember which ones I read.

So anyway, my question is , where do I start? There seem to be quite a few versions/publishers etc, is their a nice website out there I can use to references the collateral and start planning a way of going through some of the catalogue?

stud u like · 15/12/13 - 05:10

I like the lengthy ones. "Shada" and "Wheel Of Ice".

"Cobwebs", "The Whispering Forest" and "Kiss Of Death" are also enjoyable.

Sufyaan_Kazi · 15/12/13 - 05:17

stud u like wrote: »

I like the lengthy ones. "Shada" and "Wheel Of Ice".

"Cobwebs", "The Whispering Forest" and "Kiss Of Death" are also enjoyable.

Thanks, but should the audio books be listened to in any specific order, or should I just dive in?

stud u like · 15/12/13 - 05:19

The_Judge_ wrote: »

Thanks, but should the audio books be listened to in any specific order, or should I just dive in?

I don't bother. Most are stand alone stories. Some have an arc but not all.

AdelaideGirl · 15/12/13 - 05:25

I haven't, haven't even stuck to one particular doctor.

Shada is certainly very good. Otherwise I enjoyed Demons Quest & Serpents Quest.

comedyfish · 15/12/13 - 05:49

I know this is my thread so sorry for linking to it but there's a few in here
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1918866

November_Rain · 15/12/13 - 06:11

I've just been getting into the audios myself. Started off with the 50th anniversary special The Light at the End a few weeks back, now working my way through the 40th anniversary story Zagreus from 2003 and Blood of the Daleks.

I don't think it really matters what order you listen in.

[Deleted User] · 15/12/13 - 12:42

Check out the Big Finish website, I would suggest they are the best place to start and can catalogue all the stories by Doctor etc for you. They really do have some unbelievably good stories! If you are starting with Big Finish and intend collecting them on CD, be aware that stories 1-50 will not be getting re-pressed on CD from now on, and will only be available as download. I believe several of the stories are already unavailable on CD.

IWasBored · 15/12/13 - 21:56

The Seeing I is brilliant. Imho the books are better than the actual TV series because they stick to plot

Shane54 · 16/12/13 - 04:34

I love the Virgin New Adventures books. I was about 20 when they launched and so was pretentious enough for them to fit into the 'adult' version of Dr Who that they tried to capture when the TV series got cancelled.
If you can get hold of them I'd skip the first few and start with Love and War. Benny is a great character and carries some of the weaker books..
The best - The Highest Science, Human Nature, Damaged Goods - there was a lot of great stuff in that range and plenty of variety.
Definitely worth reading up on if you don't know them.

JCR · 16/12/13 - 09:49

Not really an audio but I was listening to The Myth Makers and as mentioned by others here, it works really amazingly well as just audio. I'd recommend that.

Recommending Big Finish is hard as most of the first 49 main range are at worst solid stories and at best really awesome. I think The Kingmaker remains my all time fave though.

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