Doctor Who will be crossing over with The Wizard of Oz and Camelot in new books. While Doctor Who fans await the show’s thirteenth season, BBC Children’s Books announced two new crossover books from writer Jacqueline Ray.
The thirteenth and current iteration of the Time Lord is Broadchurch actress Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker previously worked with Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant on Broadchurch, where he played the detective investigating the death of her young son.
Despite leaving the show in 2010, Tennant’s Doctor is still a fan favorite amongst Whovians. Fans have followed his adventures outside of the show in books, comics, and audio adventures.
According to Comicbook, two new Doctor Who crossover books will be released in June.
The first is Doctor Who: Legends of Camelot, which sends David Tennant’s fan-favorite Tenth Doctor and companion Donna Noble to Camelot. They’ll interact with the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Upon entering this hidden pocket world, the inhabitants mistake the Doctor for the wizard Merlin, thrusting him into the center of a dangerous power struggle.
Here’s the BBC’s official synopsis for Doctor Who: Legends of Camelot:
“While investigating strange energy in Carbury, the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble are pulled into a different dimension, smashing a giant hole into another world in the process.
As the magic of the hidden dimension slowly seeps out, the Doctor and Donna find themselves in Camelot, where a young squire, Arthur, comes to their aid. When the Doctor is mistaken for Merlin, they are swept up in the glamorous and daring legends of the Knights of the Round Table.”
BBC’s Official Synopsis
The second story whisks the Thirteenth Doctor, played on television by current Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker, into the land of Oz via, of course, a tornado.
Here’s the BBC’s official synopsis for Doctor Who: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz:
“When a sudden tornado engulfs the TARDIS, the Thirteenth Doctor and her fam find themselves transported to the magical land of Oz. With a damaged TARDIS and an unexpected stowaway from the 1930s, their only hope of getting home is to follow the yellow brick road.
But when an army of scarecrows ambushes them, they quickly realize that everything is not as it should be, and they’re thrown into a fight for survival against a mysterious enemy. As each of her companions becomes a shadow of their former selves, only the Doctor is left standing.”
BBC’s Official Synopsis
Whovians will be happy for these novel adventures to tide them over while waiting for a new Who season. In the wilderness years (1989-1996) of the program’s cancellation, novels and Big Finish audio adventures kept Doctor Who alive.
About Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British sci-fi TV program produced by the BBC since 1963. The series aired from 1963-89 and was then again revived in 2005.
The program depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called “The Doctor,” an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-traveling spaceship called the TARDIS. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, saves civilizations, and helps people in need.
Over the years, many actors like Jodie Whittaker, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, and Peter Davidson have played the Doctor. Hartnell was the first actor to be cast as Doctor Who.
Source: Comic Book
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