November 16, 2009
The DW Sci-Fi Series And Doctor Who Audiobooks Collection: Some History
If you have lived in 1 of the mayor English speaking countries it would have been most likely very difficult for you to of not, at the very least, heard of the Science fiction legend Doctor Who! With the resurrection of the series in 2005 after a 15 year pause, Doctor Who is as popular as ever with shows being broadcasted on the international sci-fi channel and even on American television channels as well as the BBC’s transmissions.
Thanks to the new series DW is now officially the longest running Sci-Fi serial ever with the first episode broadcasted by the BBC on November the twenty third 1963, an episode in which the Doctor and his friends voyaged back one hundred thousand years into Earth’s past to give a hand to some somewhat dim cavemen so that they could make the discovery of fire. Star Trek happens to be the 2nd longest running Science fiction serial of all time having started in nineteen sixty thee with stories being produced up in to only a few years ago.
With the huge popularity of Doctor Who, the BBC began producing Doctor Who Audio back in the 70s for cassette and LP. When it all started the BBC solely made soundtracks from the original television series & then had the Drs of the time add some binding narration for completion. It wasn’t long before the BBC decided to take the audio releases to the next level by releasing audio book stories solely for Audio release.
To add to this the BBC started making radio stories, again with past Drs who had played in the series, these stories were also made available in Audiobook format. Another great use the BBC have found for audio with Doctor Who is the re-creation of old stories that had been lost. Now the BBC’s DW Audio collection has over 50 titles all available in quality Digital format at a reduced download price! There exist Audios from the very 1st show all the way up to the most recent serial with David Tennent and even Sarah Jane and Torchwood Audio.
On our planet today audio is even more popular than ever thanks to MP3 players. With multitasking becoming everyday more an important part of our lives it’s not surprising that Audio Book sales for both DW and in general have increased. Another reason why individuals like DW audio is because in many cases the audio stories are now read by the actors of the series. They are also a good choice for long car rides, especially with children as there’s nothing like a good DW episode to keep them occupied.
The way things stand right now it looks like Dr. Who and its spin-off show torchwood and the Sarah Jane adventures are doing really well so things look good for us to be able to enjoy them for a number of years to come.
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