About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Gary Russell about his novel The Island of Fear and its transformation into The Scales of Injustice.

We've featured a lot of Doctor Who books that have been released by the BBC and Virgin books over the past three years. But today, we're doing something a little different - we're looking at the book pitch that became something else entirely. We're delighted to share a conversation with Gary Russell about The Island of Fear, his novel that later morphed into The Scales of Injustice!

People in this episode

Host: Kenny Smith

Guest: Gary Russell

Topics covered

• Doctor Who
• book adaptation
• novel discussion
• interview
• literary analysis

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• The Island of Fear
• Gary Russell
• novel
• book pitch
• The Scales of Injustice
• BBC
• Virgin books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Virgin books

Books & works: The Island of Fear, The Scales of Injustice, Doctor Who

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