Rob Shearman is turning 'Jubilee' into a novel

[Rich Watson]

"A brand new, radical reinterpretation" to boot. I'm guessing it'll drop Sixie and Evelyn in favour of a New Series Doctor and Companion. Out in October.

Doctor Who: Jubilee

"The Doctor and the Daleks. Have you never thought they are really both the exact same thing?" It is time to celebrate! Let all the citizens of the glorious English Empire come together and give thanks to that mysterious soldier in time and space known only as the Doctor. For 100 years ago he...

www.penguin.co.uk

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Didn't he do what you suggest already with Dalek?

 

[Rich Watson]

Didn't he do what you suggest already with Dalek?

Beyond featuring a Dalek being kept prisoner and tortured there's no story similarity between the two.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Beyond featuring a Dalek being kept prisoner and tortured there's no story similarity between the two.

The site in the link says it was the basis for Dalek, FWIW.

 

[Rich Watson]

The site in the link says it was the basis for Dalek, FWIW.

Only about as much as 'Spare Parts' was for ROTC.

'Jubilee' is a very dark satire on fascism with the UK basically becoming Nazis after getting hold of Dalek technology. And is sadly actually more relevant now in 2025 than it was in 2003.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Its always been prescient, I feel. The difference I guess is that the pretences and the masks have all been taken out.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I’m not a massive fan of Six but as the story is on BF’s Spotify list, the premise is intriguing enough for me to give it a listen.

 

[matthunter]

Beyond featuring a Dalek being kept prisoner and tortured there's no story similarity between the two.

There's a bit more - Dalek manipulates companion via sympathy, the first "Doctor would make a good Dalek" argument and the Dalek being lost without orders. You can also argue the "humans are as bad as Daleks" angle with Van Statten and his Dalek torturer.

But no, the broader themes aren't present.

 

[Rich Watson]

Oh, there goes the other shoe; he's doing 'Chimes of Midnight' too.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1785949594/

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Love we're getting Big Finish book adaptations!

 

[Vulcanoid]

Now to await 'The One Doctor' adaption if this trend continues and everything will be alright.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I’ve started the audio novel and rewatched Dalek today (felt old at the realisation that the Eccleston era will be 20 years old in 2 months!) and would have to agree, there’s not a lot beyond the central concept of a prisoner Dalek which is being tortured.

 

[The Wormhole]

felt old at the realisation that the Eccleston era will be 20 years old in 2 months!

Damn, I had just turned twenty when Eccleston's season premiered.

Time truly is the fire in which we burn.

 

[Rich Watson]

Big Finish are selling limited edition versions of these two books.

Special edition Robert Shearman novelisations - News - Big Finish

Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adamant Lives, Space 1999, Timeslip, Terrahawks...

www.bigfinish.com

Despite using the original cover art* for 'Jubilee' I'm still convinced it won't be the 6th Doctor in the book. The blurb for 'Chimes of Midnight' explicitly says it's 8 & Charlie but for the other it doesn't specify the Doctor or companion.


*Edit: Just spotted it actually says Not Final Artwork for the cover.

Edit 2: And... sold out within a couple of hours.