{"id":34874,"date":"2023-07-14T13:43:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1859126"},"modified":"2023-07-14T21:53:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T19:53:24","slug":"doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-novelisations-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-novelisations-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who 60th anniversary special novelisations confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle are coming to our bookshelves. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Three new <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> books are on their way and they\u2019re pretty important ones \u2013 it\u2019s been confirmed that the the trio of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-runtime-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">60th anniversary specials<\/a> will be turned into novelisations.<\/p>\n<p>The Star Beast by Gary Russell, Wild Blue Yonder by Mark Morris and The Giggle by James Goss will join the Target range of books in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Each book will also have specially commissioned artwork by Anthony Dry.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the plots for each special are still being kept under wraps but we do know that they\u2019re airing in November this year and that they\u2019ll see the return of Doctor Who legends <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-teases-60th-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant<\/a>, who will be playing the Fourteenth Doctor, and Catherine Tate, who will reprise her role as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-terrible-things-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Donna Noble<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Novelisations of the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> 60th anniversary specials are coming! \ud83d\udd37\ud83d\udcda<br\/><br\/>&#8216;THE STAR BEAST&#8217;, &#8216;WILD BLUE YONDER&#8217; and &#8216;THE GIGGLE&#8217; will join the Target range of books in January 2024 \u2728 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/cCl7nx9d0P&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/cCl7nx9d0P<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1679807971126132736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>Acclaimed actor\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-celestial-toymaker-newsupate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Neil Patrick Harris<\/a>, who previously worked with Davies on It\u2019s a Sin, will feature in the specials alongside\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/heartstopper-season-2-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Heartstopper<\/a>\u2018s Yasmin Finney as a character named Rose.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a number of other former stars are set to appear in the specials, including Jacqueline King, Karl Collins, and the late Bernard Cribbins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-terrible-things-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who boss says \u201cterrible things\u201d are in store for Donna Noble<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-teases-60th-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant teases Doctor Who 60th: \u201cPeople don\u2019t know what\u2019s coming\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Returning showrunner Russell T Davies has teased tidbits from the specials, including an ominous warning about the terrors set to face fan-favourite Donna.<\/p>\n<p>Davies made a comment in reply to a post on the official Doctor Who <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrVgIkpqgCb\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram account<\/a>\u00a0which shared some of the character\u2019s highlights from her previous stint on the sci-fi show.<\/p> <p>The caption on the post read: \u201cDonna Noble\u2019s TARDIS adventures took her all over time and space \u2013 what does the future hold?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh. Terrible things,\u201d the showrunner teased, alongside a sad face emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Safe to say Donna\u2019s already been through the wringer but just what terrors her future holds remain to be seen\u2026<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/doctor-who-target\/s?k=doctor+who+target&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Browse the range of Doctor Who Target novelisations here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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