Pretty much everyone in countries like the UK, US, Canada, New Zeeland & Australia etcetera should have heard of the world famous Sci-Fi show Dr. Who by the BBC! Now that Dr. Who is back on TV since 05 after it’s fifteen year pause the show has gotten to be pretty popular once more, so mush so in fact that even the Science fiction channel has taken an interest in the TV show.

Thanks to the new show Dr. Who is currently officially the longest running Sci-Fi serial ever with the 1st episode broadcasted by the BBC on November the twenty third 1963, an episode in which the Doctor & his comrades voyaged back one hundred thousand years into Earth’s past to give a hand to some somewhat stupid cavemen so that they could make the discovery of fire. Star Trek is the 2nd longest running Sci-Fi serial of all time having started in 1966 with episodes being produced up in to only a few years ago.

With the huge popularity of Doctor Who, the BBC started making Dr Who Audio back in the mid seventies for cassette and LP. Initially the BBC solely created soundtracks from the original television series & then had the Doctors of the time add some linking narration for completion. However due to their popularity soon after stories were written for Audiobook release only, often narrated by past Doctors of the TV series.

Also the Doctor Who Audio family was expanded with the release of Audios from episodes that had solely appeared on the radio. Another great use the BBC have found for audio with Doctor Who is the re-creation of old stories that had been lost. While I write this the BBC’s Audio collection currently consists of over 50 . There exist Audiobooks from the very first series all the way up to the most recent show with David Tennent and even Sarah Jane and Torchwood Audios.

In today’s world 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 Dr. Who and in general have increased. Another great factor about audio titles is that they are very often narrated by their original actors, which really adds to the whole experience. They are also a good choice for long car rides, especially with kids as there’s nothing like a good Dr. Who episode to keep them occupied.

With the Doctor Who New series going from strength to strength and everyday additional Audio Books being made available both from the old and new show & now from Torchwood & The Sarah Jane Adventures as well, it looks like Doctor Who & DW Audio Books are here to stay for some time to come!