Sick Building is a BBC Books

BBC Books

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 original novel written by Paul Magrs

Paul Magrs

Paul Magrs is a writer and lecturer. He was born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England, and now lives in Manchester with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad.-Early life:...

 and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...

. It features the Tenth Doctor

Tenth Doctor

The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...

 and Martha Jones

Martha Jones

Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, replacing Rose Tyler...

. It was published on the 9th September 2007, alongside Wetworld

Wetworld

Wetworld is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Michalowski and based on the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on the 9 September 2007, alongside Forever Autumn and Sick Building.-Continuity:*References...

and Forever Autumn

Forever Autumn (Doctor Who)

Forever Autumn is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Morris and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...

.

Sick Building was shortlisted for the 2008–2009 Doncaster Book Award

Continuity

• The Doctor refers to events on Peladon, a planet visited twice by the TARDIS during the Jon Pertwee
  Jon Pertwee
  John Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
  
   era and associated with the Ice Warriors
  Ice Warriors
  Can refer to:*Ice Warriors , a TV gameshow aired on ITV*Ice Warrior, alien race in the BBC television series Doctor Who**The Ice Warriors, Doctor Who story in which the alien race makes its debut...
  
  .
• In an attempt to distract the horned bear-thing (which he likens to Aggedor), the Doctor randomly starts singing through the entirety of Queen
  Queen (band)
  Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
  
  's rock-operatic single, "Bohemian Rhapsody
  Bohemian Rhapsody
  "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...
  
  ".

Audiobook

An abridged Audiobook version was released in March 2008 by BBC Audiobooks

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 and read by Will Thorp

Will Thorp

Will Thorp is an English actor.-Early life:Living in Frome as a youngster, Thorp attended a Catholic college in near-by Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company at an early age. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth Theatre...

, who played Toby Zed in the TV series two-part story, "The Impossible Planet

The Impossible Planet

"The Impossible Planet" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first part of a two-part story, followed by "The Satan Pit". The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an allegedly impossible situation that stumps even the Doctor...

"/"The Satan Pit

The Satan Pit

"The Satan Pit" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second part of a two-part story, following "The Impossible Planet". With the TARDIS seemingly lost, Rose and the remaining humans are trapped on the base with the possessed Ood, while the planet...

".

See also

• New Series Adventures Canonicity
• Whoniverse
  Whoniverse
  Whoniverse, a portmanteau of the words "Who" and "universe", is a word used to describe the fictional setting of the television series Doctor Who, K-9 and Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and K-9, as well as other related stories...
  
  

External links

• The Cloister Library - Sick Building