Adventures in Lockdown was a Doctor Who short story anthology written in response to COVID-19. In addition to those previously released online for free, three new stories were written, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to Children in Need.[1]
Publisher's summary[]
Darkness Never Prevails.
While staying home was a vital safety measure in 2020, the freedom of the TARDIS remained a dream that drew many - allowing them to roam the cosmos in search of distraction, reassurance and adventure. Now some of the finest TV Doctor Who writers come together with gifted illustrators in this very special short story collection in support of BBC Children in Need.
Current and former showrunners - Chris Chibnall, Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat - present exciting adventures for the Doctor conceived in confinement, alongside brand new fiction from Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss and Vinay Patel. Also featuring work from Chris Riddell, Joy Wilkinson, Paul Cornell, Sonia Leong, Sophie Cowdrey, Mike Collins and many more, Adventures in Lockdown is a book for any Doctor Who fan in your life, stories that will send your heart spinning wildly through time and space...
Stories[]
| # | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Message from the Doctor[2] | Chris Chibnall | 13th | |
| 2 | Things She Thought While Falling | |||
| 3 | The Terror of the Umpty Ums | Steven Moffat | David Karpagnon | |
| 4 | Doctor Who and the Time War | Russell T Davies | 8th, 9th | The Moment |
| 5 | Revenge of the Nestene | None | Nestene Consciousness | |
| 6 | Rory's Story[2] | Neil Gaiman | Rory Williams | |
| 7 | One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes | 1st | Seventh Corsair | |
| 8 | The Simple Things | Joy Wilkinson | 13th | Yaz, Ryan, Graham |
| 9 | The Tourist | Vinay Patel | Unknown | George |
| 10 | Press Play | Pete McTighe | 13th | Susan |
| 11 | The Shadow Passes | Paul Cornell | Yaz, Ryan, Graham | |
| 12 | Shadow of a Doubt[3] | None | Benny, Daughter of Mine | |
| 13 | The Shadow in the Mirror[2] | 13th | Daughter of Mine | |
| 14 | Fellow Traveller | Mark Gatiss | Susan | |
| 15 | Listen[2] | Steven Moffat | 12th | |
| 16 | The Secret of Novice Hame[2] | Russell T Davies | 10th | Novice Hame |
Notes[]
- While the publisher's summary remains accurate as of December 2023[update] to list Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall as "[c]urrent and former showrunners", the departure of Chibnall after the BBC Centenerary Special The Power of the Doctor and the return of Russell T Davies in the 2023 specials caused Davies and Chibnall to swap their positions as current and former showrunner.
External links[]
- Official Adventures in Lockdown page at Penguin Books
