There are hundreds of books and comics, alongside a dizzying number of hours of audio dramas, so where should you begin?
Here is a top 10 list of some of the best spin-off material to welcome you into the wider Whoniverse.
10) Touched by an Angel (novel)
But a standout and fantastic first step into the Doctor Who novels features the familiar trio of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory in Touched by an Angel, written by veteran Big Finish writer Jonathan Morris.
The plot follows a widower named Mark, who is desperate to change history and save his wife from the car accident that killed her in 2003. He is caught by a Weeping Angel and sent back to 1994, giving him years to change her future. However, the Doctor must stop him to prevent a paradox and the total domination of the Weeping Angels as they feed off the energy of his distorted timeline.
9) Beyond War Games/ World Game (audio adventure)
The idea was initially fuelled by a continuing comic strip in TV Comic back in the early '70s. The theory (known to fans as Season 6B) proposed that the Second Doctor was recruited into the Celestial Intervention Agency to save him from immediate regeneration, and was given covert missions by undercover Time Lords to keep him in check.
Big Finish offered its own spin on the idea more recently, with Patrick Troughton’s son, Michael Troughton, taking on his father’s iconic role. The box set Beyond War Games kicked off an audio saga which is yet to reach its conclusion, but things are far from over for the Second Doctor and his mysterious companion, the Time Lady Raven (Emma Noakes).
Look out for The Green Man as you work your way through the box sets – a great little story in which the Doctor and Jamie must stop the nefarious Overseer Fuller, played by Nigel Havers.
8) The Eighth Doctor and Lucie "Bleedin" Miller’s Adventures – Blood of the Daleks through to To the Death (audio adventure)
Whether they were sharing banter or involved in high-stakes drama, this duo was a TARDIS team for the ages. Their story featured an emotional reconciliation between the Doctor and his granddaughter Susan (with Carole Ann Ford reprising her role) and her son Alex, played by Paul McGann’s real-life son, Sonny McGann.
This all built towards an intense finale which saw Graeme Garden’s surprisingly serious turn as the Meddling Monk. If you’d like to experience it for yourself, your best bet is to start with Blood of the Daleks and look out for the spectacular Christmas special Death in Blackpool along the way.
7) The New Adventures – Human Nature and Lungbarrow (novels)
One of the most famous instalments of this 60+ book run was Human Nature, which posed the question: what would happen if the Doctor became human and fell in love?
There are significant changes between the two versions of the tale. For instance, there are no killer scarecrows in the novel, and the Seventh Doctor’s companion is an icon of Doctor Who expanded media, Bernice Summerfield.
It is an incredibly rare book, often fetching the best part of £200 in online auctions. It was only ever released as a paperback. Owing to a branding shift by Virgin Books near the end of the range, the title Doctor Who was even omitted from the front cover, but that hasn't diminished its lasting legacy.
In this epic tale, it is revealed that Time Lords are not born in the traditional sense, but rather "loomed" into existence. Originally, the concept was vetoed because it revealed too much about the Doctor’s past.
The crooked house glimpsed in the TV story Flux is often considered to have been a nod to the legacy of Lungbarrow. If you can find a way to read it (as fan audiobooks and ebooks do exist), it is well worth your time, as it successfully puts a neat bow on the Seventh Doctor era.
6) The Scratchman (novel)
The idea started in 1975 when he was bored on set and began brainstorming a big-screen outing for his Doctor with co-star Ian Marter (who played Harry Sullivan). They ended up drafting a treatment for Doctor Who Meets Scratchman, a surreal and fascinating pitch for a film featuring a final showdown with the Scratchman inside a giant pinball machine full of Daleks. Unfortunately, the concepts were a little too ambitious for a 1970s budget, so the plans went no further.
It stands as the very first Doctor Who novel written by an actor that has played the titular Time Lord, making this a unique slice of history worth adding to your collection. Tom Baker also narrates the audiobook version; as the novel is written in the first person, this is the ideal way to experience it.
And if you love deep-cut Fourth Doctor novels by James Goss adapted from forgotten film scripts, then you’ll love Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen. This was originally Douglas Adams’s own bid for a Doctor Who movie that later became the core inspiration for his third Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book, Life, the Universe and Everything.
5) The Sixth Doctor’s Last Adventure (audio adventure)
In Big Finish’s audio box set The Last Adventure, we finally get the answer to that question, discovering exactly what a final series building up to his regeneration might have been like.
It is brilliantly performed by Colin Baker and slots seamlessly into the continuity of Time and the Rani, making it a must-listen for any Doctor Who completionist.
4) Hooklight (audio adventure)
Tim Foley’s script is full of 1980s Doctor Who nostalgia that serves as a perfect starting place for new listeners and gives every member of the cast their moment to shine. Told across two box sets, Hooklight pulls on the inspiration of The Lord of the Rings in its scale and ambition, and despite its length, the story passes by in a whirlwind.
There’s a fantastic turn from Celia Imrie as Doctor Kessica Myles, alongside a great storyline for Adric when he decides to pretend that he is, in fact, the Doctor. Most surprisingly of all, there’s even a backstory for Tegan’s fluffy coat as she contemplates a life away from the TARDIS. Paul McGann’s Doctor even turns up as the Oracle, using some of his powers of foresight featured in the TV Movie (he is also wearing an eyepatch). What more could any Doctor Who fan ask for?
3) The Klein Saga (audio adventure)
But the confusing and sometimes bleak reality of overwriting the past is often skated over. It was touched on more deeply in the superb Eleventh Doctor story, The Girl Who Waited.
Pairing the Doctor with such an antagonistic companion may sound absolutely bizarre on paper; yet this run of stories offers some of Big Finish’s most outstanding storytelling.
It’s no surprise that BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast the core trilogy, spanning from A Thousand Tiny Wings through to the outstanding The Architects of History – which remains one of the most thought-provoking musings on the implications of time travel that you will ever hear.
2) The Chimes of Midnight (audio adventure)
There’s just something magical about Doctor Who at Christmastime, and most fans agree that Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without an annual revisit to this early Eighth Doctor audio adventure starring Paul McGann as the Doctor alongside his plucky Edwardian companion, Charley Pollard (played by India Fisher).
It is rightly considered the quintessential story for all Eighth Doctor fans.
1) A Death in the Family (audio adventure)
The story features Ace alongside Big Finish’s own Hex (Philip Olivier) and Evelyn Smythe (Maggie Stables), two of the greatest audio-only companions. This heartbreaking drama marks the end of the line for one of them, as they attempt to come to terms with the Doctor’s seemingly permanent death.
"Nobody asks me what I want," Hex laments at the start of the story. And so, Nobody No-One duly asks him: "And what do you want, Hex?"
The only downside is that this masterpiece requires a significant amount of buildup, so you had best start searching for those listening guides.
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