BBC Books announce novelisation of Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who debut

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The Church On Ruby Road will be released in hardback on 25th January 2024. More below…


Spoiler warning! Large spoilers for Doctor Who’s latest episode, The Giggle, ahead!

Ncuti Gatwa’s highly anticipated debut in the little blue box that could might still be a couple of weeks away (along with another little event called ‘Christmas’, which we’ve just been told about) but BBC Books have already announced an imminent novelisation.

The Church On Ruby Road, which finds Gatwa’s Doctor in his first solo adventure after his shock bigeneration in last weekend’s The Giggle, will see the time traveler meet up with a new companion – Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday. The episode has already made a surprise bid for Christmas number one with the aptly titled The Goblin Song, raising money for BBC Children In Need.

It’s unclear as yet whether The Goblin Song will make an appearance in the novelisation – I’m hoping for some novelty birthday card technology personally.

Check out the official synopsis for the novel below:

“Little is known about Ruby Sunday as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mum, Carla and grandmother, Cherry her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the two set off on their first adventure together…”

Penned by sci-fi author Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson, the novel is on its way in hardback on 25th January. You can pre-order your copy here.

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