Doctor Who: The Penumbra Affair: Beyond the Doctor

Paul Magrs

May 2022 · BBC Digital Audio · Narrated by Susan Jameson

About this audiobook

Susan Jameson reads this Beyond the Doctor story featuring the Doctor's housekeeper, Mrs Wibbsey.

A letter arrives at Nest Cottage, warning of danger for all former companions of the Doctor. Intrigued, Mrs Wibbsey begins a correspondence with one Polly Wright - and soon finds herself with an unexpected guest for Christmas.

But shadows are gathering in the Hexford snow, and old scores are waiting to be settled. With Mike Yates and other friends around her, Mrs Wibbsey must navigate her way between facts and half-truths if she's to keep the Doctor's secrets safe, and live to tell the tale...

Susan Jameson, who plays Mrs Wibbsey in BBC Audio's Nest Cottage Adventures, reads this poignant and intriguing story by Paul Magrs.

Reading produced by Neil Gardner
Sound design by David Roocroft
Script Editor & Series Producer: Michael Stevens
(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Ratings and reviews

I've grown tired of Magrs's 'intresting' takes on the franchise. What an insult to the character and the legacy. BBC Audio, pick anyone else for a future run of stories.

About the author

Paul Magrs was born in 1969 in the North East of England. He has written numerous novels and short stories for adults, teens, children and Doctor Who fans. He teaches Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.