Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown

Very enjoyable

Not my favorite.

I loved these stories. Page 44 is blank and page 45 starts off in mid-sentence. I have never seen this mistake in a book. This book was made to support a charity in the U.K. called Children in Need. I am very surprised this was missed. I wonder if I am the only person that this happened to? I don't know how to send a picture to you. Sorry.

When this book was first announced, I immediately hit pre-order. In a year that had been awful for so many people, this book was a lovely treat for Doctor Who fans. While we were all in the early days of lockdown, the Doctor Who community (something I've had an increasingly tenuous relationship with of late) really let out its creative side and kept themselves entertained with various stories and projects. To see it celebrated in a collection like this, and even raising a little bit of money for charity in the process is just heart-warming.From the cover alone, you can see the impressive names that make contributions to this book, including the three showrunners of the modern era, as well as the likes of Neil Gaiman and Vinay Patel. Each story is brief and accessible for all ages to read. You've got everything from the 13th Doctor's inner monologue from when she plummeted out of the TARDIS, Steven Moffat as his usual self being meta and smashing that fourth wall, Russell T Davies implying that Boris Johnson is an Auton, and the Doctor's granddaughter Susan popping up for multiple appearances. These stories are fun and light for the most part, and while they may not be essential reading, they are most certainly delightful.

Speravo così tanto che uscisse una raccolta di queste storie pubblicate durante il primo Lockdown. Sono storie bellissime e accompagnate da disegni molto carini. È stato un piacere rileggerle.

Bought for my 9 year old son who's doctor who obsessed and he's very happy with it. The stories are short, well written and appropriate for younger children as well as adults, we've been reading it together at bedtime. The illustrations are amazing, and he loves that there are lots of different styles.

Children in Need has frequently provided a good reason for some extra Doctor Who material (and despite the Corona pandemic, there are rumours that there might be something onscreen tonight). This book is a nice way to contribute whilst getting some extra stories from some of the major contributors to Doctor Who since its 2005 revival, including the three ‘showrunners’.For the most part, it is an anthology of the various bits and pieces that have become available across different media during the lockdown(s) and related restrictions. By nature, therefore, they tend to have an upbeat and positive tone to them. They also tend to be themed around being physically confined or feeling trapped in some way.They are not all necessarily short stories as such. Included are such things as the text of the Doctor’s message about self-isolating that was performed onscreen and the script and directions for the scene of Rory recording a message for his son.The collection also contains three entirely new short stories. The one from Mark Gatiss is a particular highlight. The ‘twist’ may be somewhat obvious, but it is still thoroughly enjoyable and a good link to the past.This book also works well alongside the collection of Lucy Wilson (the Brigadier’s granddaughter) lockdown stories that was published earlier this year and contributed to the NHS.