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Doctor Who: The History Collection
- Five Classic Novelisations of TV Adventures Set in Earth’s History
- Narrated by: William Russell, Stephen Thorne, Tim Pigott-Smith, Matthew Waterhouse, full cast
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Release date: 08-02-18
- Language: English
- Publisher: BBC Digital Audio
Regular price: $34.90
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Only one voice
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- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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5 out of 5 stars
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Some of the best classic Doctor Who stories!
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- By: Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis, Malcolm Hulke, and others
- Narrated by: Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and others
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- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 68
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent "read"
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- By: Douglas Adams, James Goss
- Narrated by: Dan Starkey
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- Unabridged
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4 out of 5 stars
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- Unabridged
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4 out of 5 stars
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Halloween Who
- By Ian on 11-29-17
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- By: Una McCormack
- Narrated by: Dan Starkey
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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5 out of 5 stars
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Doctor Who:Molton Heart
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Editorial Reviews
Publisher's Summary
Five classic novelisations of TV adventures set in Earth’s history.
In Doctor Who: The Aztecs, the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan materialise in Mexico during the bloodthirsty Aztec civilisation.
In Doctor Who and the Crusaders the First Doctor and his friends are embroiled in the 12th-century conflict between Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin.
In Doctor Who: The Myth Makers, the First Doctor, Steven and Vicki arrive on the plains of Ursa Minor, in the middle of the Greek and Trojan battlefields.
In Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah fight swords, sorcery and an alien influence in 15th-century Italy.
In Doctor Who and the Visitation, the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Tegan and Nyssa materialise in 17th-century London and find themselves playing a key role in gruesome historical events....
Read by William Russell, Stephen Thorne, Tim Pigott-Smith and Matthew Waterhouse. Each purchase is accompanied by a PDF booklet featuring full cast and credits, chapter-by-chapter navigation, and sleeve notes for each book by David J. Howe.
Sound design by Simon Power
TARDIS sound effect by Brian Hodgson
Executive producer: Michael Stevens
Cover illustration by Andrew Skilleter
BBC logo © BBC 1996
Doctor Who logo © BBC 2014
A stereo recording
MCPS
Digital Edition Chapter Listing
Doctor Who: The Aztecs
Files 1-15
Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Files 16-25
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Files 26-53
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
Files 54-65
Doctor Who and the Visitation
Files 66-76
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- 08-06-18
Doctor Who: The History Collection Review
I loved this audio book very much and I want more like these in the future soon.
By Orkneyislands
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Odo
- 11-08-18
Not the best...
I can understand the overall theme of Dr Who through history and it should work however, it was spoilt for me by some poor characterisations and some very annoying sound effect especially in The Aztecs.