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Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time
James GossSylvester McCoy - 2019
Incidents of chaos and devastation are appearing throughout the lives of one Time Lord and his many friends – all fallout from one terrible disaster. From Earth’s past and present to timeless alien worlds, from the cloisters of Gallifrey into the Vortex itself... The Doctor must save universal history – and he needs all the help he can get.1. Lies in Ruins by James GossOn a strange ruined world, a renowned archaeologist opens an ancient tomb. Only to find another archaeologist got there first. Professors Summerfield and Song unite to solve a mystery. Then the Eighth Doctor arrives, and things really become dangerous. Because their best friend isn’t quite the man River and Benny remember…2. The Split Infinitive by John DorneyA criminal gang appears to have recruited a member with time-bending powers. It’s a case for the Counter-Measures team – in the 1960s and the 1970s! The Seventh Doctor and Ace have their work cut out to save the day twice over, and make sure Gilmore, Rachel and Allison don’t collide with their past, or their future.3. The Sacrifice of Jo Grant by Guy AdamsWhen pockets of temporal instability appear in a Dorset village, UNIT are called in. Soon, Kate Stewart and Jo Jones find themselves working alongside the Third Doctor, while Osgood battles to get them home. But this isn’t the first time UNIT has faced this threat. Only before, it seems that Jo Grant didn’t survive...4. Relative Time by Matt FittonDisaster strikes inside the Time Vortex, and the Fifth Doctor is thrown together with someone from his future… someone claiming to be his daughter! Kleptomaniac Time Lord, the Nine, believes it’s his chance to steal something huge. But Jenny just wants her dad to believe in her.5. The Avenues of Possibility by Jonathan MorrisDI Patricia Menzies is used to the strange, but even she is surprised when the eighteenth century itself falls onto her patch. Fortunately, she has the founders of modern policing to help with her enquiries. And when the Sixth Doctor and Charley arrive, they find armed and hostile forces trying to change Earth history forever.6. Collision Course by Guy AdamsFallout from the temporal distortions has now reached Gallifrey. To find the cause, Leela and Romana remember travels with the Fourth Doctor to the same world, at different times. The enemy is revealed, and it may take more than one Doctor to prevent the destruction of everything!
Doctor Who: Forever Fallen
Joshua Wanisko - 2016
This special release is a Seventh Doctor and Ace story, and is offered as a free download via the Paul Spragg Short Trips Memorial Opportunity in 2016.Until now, an offered chance from the Doctor has never stopped the villain's schemes.Until now, the android armies, the powerful space stations, the mind-control rays, have gone unchecked to disastrous effect.Until now......But then what happens?Producer Ian AtkinsScript Editor Ian AtkinsExecutive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas BriggsWritten By: Joshua WaniskoDirected By: Neil GardnerCastNicholas Briggs (Narrator)
Doctor Who: The Mahogany Murderers
Andy Lane - 2009
Henry Gordon Jago: the master of ceremonies at the Alhambra Theatre. These are two very different men from contrasting strata in society who became firm friends and collaborators after their adventure with the Doctor and Leela battling the evil Weng-Chiang.Some years later, Jago and Litefoot have defeated dangerous denizens of the daemonic darkness together. They have stood side by side against threats to the British Empire. But when a body is found on the banks of the River Thames and Litefoot's post mortum reveals that it is actually a highly detailed wooden mannequin, their most dangerous adventure begins.Dr Tulp has masterminded a deadly scheme, Jack Yeovil and his murderous gang plan to live forever, and only Jago and Litefoot can stop them...
Gallifrey: Spirit
Stephen Cole - 2005
Tired of the backbiting politics and intrigues in the sterile society of Time Lords. With the fate of her husband now known, she feels lonely and out of place on Gallifrey. Romana is tired. Tired of justifying herself and her policies to a hostile council. With the line between allies and enemies beginning to blur, she persuades Leela to go with her to the presidential retreat of Davidia, a protected paradise. Then an anomalous time ship arrives, carrying a single passenger. His hands are crushed, his tongue torn out, his mind destroyed. Is this broken man a victim of some terrible crime or part of a trap now primed and ready to spring? After this strange encounter, Romana and Leela may never be the same again.
Doctor Who: The Maltese Penguin
Robert Shearman - 2002
But then a dame walks into his office and into his life. A dame who is drop dead gorgeous and drop dead deadly, offering him a case he just can't refuse. Well, he could refuse it. If he really wanted to. But he has to pay the rent. When their paths cross, Frobisher finds himself involved in a web of mayhem and intrigue. A web of gangland killings, corrupt cops, sentient bloodstains, and very rude hotel receptionists. A web of murder and deceit, treachery and fisticuffs. That sort of web. You know. The sticky kind.
Gallifrey: Fractures
Stephen ColeJohn Dorney - 2006
It evolves. It wants. It hungers. And now Romana has delivered herself to its very door.' Gallifrey is a world at war with itself. The Pandora entity, clothed in the body of President Romana's first incarnation, seeks to control the populace through mind control and manipulation. The real Romana has resorted to destroying key parts of the Capitol, hoping to weaken Pandora's power base. But when one such attack goes horribly wrong, Leela is left injured and Romana's base of operations is exposed. Hunted by their enemies, Leela must make for a medical outpost on the fringes of the fighting while Romana seeks a desperate solution in the planet's Anomaly Vaults. But what each discovers will alter their lives, and Gallifrey's future, forever.
Gallifrey: Imperiatrix
Stewart Sheargold - 2005
When the bombs start going off, the President of Gallifrey decides enough is enough. While Leela and K9 race to track down the terrorist to avoid more bloodshed, Romana enters into a risky bargain for control with a dangerous, influential figure from her past. But she soon discovers that the answer to her problems lies in the future. A future she has already witnessed. And one she has been trying to avoid. But someone desperately wants this future and will stop at nothing to make it occur. Even if it means leading Romana and Gallifrey to war.
Gallifrey: Lies
Gary Russell - 2005
Well, apart from Romana's latest scheme, the opening up of Gallifrey's famed Academy to the students of alien races with the ability, or the potential, to harness temporal powers. Unfortunately, deep below the Capitol, Leela, confused and morose over the truth about her husband Andred, disturbs a malevolent power. Something from the Dark Days of Ancient Gallifrey. Something that wants to be reborn and will use any and every means that is at hand. Including the past of Gallifrey's incumbant President…
Doctor Who: The Book of Kells
Barnaby Edwards - 2010
Strange things have been happening at the isolated Abbey of Kells: disembodied voices, unexplained disappearances, sudden death. The monks whisper of imps and demons. Could the Lord of the Dead himself be stalking these hallowed cloisters?The Doctor and his companion find themselves in the midst of a medieval mystery. At its heart is a book: perhaps the most important book in the world. The Great Gospel of Columkille. The Liber Columbae.
Doctor Who: Immortal Beloved
Jonathan Clements - 2007
Your heavenly powers are a little too mechanical for my liking. And, if I may be so bold, Lord Zeus, your demeanor is not very godlike.'
I, Davros - Innocence
Gary Hopkins - 2006
Knowing that it would die..."The Kaled and Thal races are at war. No one really remembers why, or when it started, but generations of people on both sides have lost so very much.Born into an influential family is Davros. Now aged sixteen, he is being pulled in various directions -- his father wants him to follow tradition and go into the military. His sister has joined the Military Youth. And his scheming, devoted mother wants him to pursue a life of science.But no one seems terribly interested in what Davros himself wants. So he must begin to assert himself, begin to take control over his own life, begin to work towards his destiny...
Torchwood: The Conspiracy
David Llewellyn - 2015
And now Wilson is also talking about the Committee. Apparently the world really is under the control of alien lizards. That’s what Wilson says. People have died, disasters have been staged, the suspicious have disappeared.It’s outrageous. Only Jack knows that Wilson is right. The Commitee has arrived.
Doctor Who: Dead London
Pat Mills - 2008
Manipulating time and space for their own ends.The TARDIS lands in London. But which one? The Doctor and Lucie find themselves trapped in a maze of interlocking London's from Roman times to the present day.But they are not alone in this labyrinth: a killer is on their trail.
Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 1
Matt FittonRobert Bathurst - 2015
But some secrets are so deadly they should remain locked away. Forever.EPISODE 3: THE GALILEO TRAP written by Marc PlattWith a mysterious plague sweeping through Florence, a rampaging alien behemoth comes between the Doctor and the answers he seeks.EPISODE 4: THE SATANIC MILL written by Edward CollierLong buried animosities come boiling to the surface on an ancient and powerful satellite, in a final confrontation that could have unimaginable consequences.
Stargate Atlantis: A Necessary Evil
Sharon Gosling - 2008
Eager to make a trade for the technology, Dr Weir embarks on a diplomatic mission to negoitate with the people of Lannavulin, but once there, it becomes apparent that not everyone is happy with the planet's status quo.