Penguin Random House Children’s UK acquires world rights to series 11.
BBC Books and Penguin Random House Children’s UK have inked a major new Doctor Who publishing deal.
PRHC has acquired world publishing rights in all languages for series 11 of Doctor Who from BBC Worldwide.
The exclusive deal covers all formats including non-fiction, fiction, activity, novelty, audio and the annual.
Books will be a combination of titles that introduce the show and the Doctor to a new audience, as well as more in-depth books for die-hard fans.
Penguin Random House UK has long been the home of Doctor Who, with BBC Books publishing the series since the 1990’s and Penguin Random House Children’s UK publishing Doctor Who titles for over a decade.
News of the deal follows the BBC’s announcement on July 16 that Jodie Whittaker (pictured) will be the new Doctor. She will be the 13th Time Lord and takes over from Peter Capaldi who leaves the global hit show at Christmas.
Rebecca Smart, md of Ebury Publishing, said: “We are really delighted to have completed a two series publishing deal with BBC Worldwide. At BBC Books we have a long history of publishing alongside Doctor Who and are so pleased to be able to continue, particularly as the series enters this exciting new phase.”
Francesca Dow, md of Penguin Random House Children’s UK, added: “Doctor Who stands for transformational magical storytelling and we can’t wait to take the new Doctor on new adventures in our books as we continue to expand the Doctor Who universe.
“We’ll be publishing for brand new fans meeting the Doctor for the very first time, as well as the existing fans who already know and love the show as much as we do.”
Jan Paterson, head of book and audio publishing at BBC Worldwide, concluded: “The Penguin Random House publishing agreement is one of the most important and successful partnerships for the Doctor Who brand, and so we are really pleased that we have renewed terms with them for Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor.”
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