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  • Published: 3 December 2019
  • ISBN: 9781785944710
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

Doctor Who: Star Tales




To celebrate the return of Doctor Who in early 2020, a unique collection of name-dropping historical adventures inspired by Jodie Whitaker’s first series as The Doctor.


‘Even though they’re gone from the world, they’re never gone from me.’

The Doctor is many things – curious, funny, brave, protective of her friends...and a shameless namedropper. While she and her companions battled aliens and travelled across the universe, the Doctor hinted at a host of previous, untold adventures with the great and the good: we discovered she got her sunglasses from Pythagoras (or was it Audrey Hepburn?); lent a mobile phone to Elvis; had an encounter with Amelia Earhart where she discovered that a pencil-thick spider web can stop a plane; had a 'wet weekend' with Harry Houdini, learning how to escape from chains underwater; and more.

In this collection of new stories, Star Tales takes you on a rip-roaring ride through history, from 500BC to the swinging 60s, going deeper into the Doctor's notorious name-dropping and revealing the truth behind these anecdotes.

  • Published: 3 December 2019
  • ISBN: 9781785944710
  • Imprint: BBC Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

About the author

Paul Magrs

Paul Magrs was born in 1969 in the North East of England. He has written numerous novels and short stories for adults, teens, children and Doctor Who fans. He teaches Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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