Doctor Who

Slipback: 6th Doctor Novelisation

Eric Saward, Jon Glover

$55

Audio

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

BBC Physical Audio
02 April 2026

Science fiction

Jon Glover reads this humorous novelisation of an outlandish adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri.

The TARDIS materialises aboard the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn.

Things are not going well on board the spacecraft. A mysterious killer stalks the infrastructure, and a junior officer - whose body is four years older than his brain - commands its bridge. The craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality, and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew.

Soon the Doctor and Peri stumble upon a shocking secret, on which depends the fate of the entire Universe...

Reader Jon Glover played Shelligbourne Grant in the original BBC Radio 4 drama on which Eric Saward's 1986 novelisation is based.

Reading produced by Morrison Ellis Sound design by Oliver Denman Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

By: Eric Saward
Read by: Jon Glover
Imprint: BBC Physical Audio
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 130mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781529975178
ISBN 10: 1529975174
Publication Date: 02 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Eric Saward has written for both radio and television, script edited Doctor Who for five years and also written four original stories for the show. During this time he also novelised four scripts and wrote the first ever Doctor Who radio serial. Recently he has completed a graphic novel based around the adventures of Lytton.