BBC Worldwide welcomes the return of Doctor Who this Spring with a wealth of new publishing.

Project Who? CD: A fascinating insight into the world of Doctor Who with this journey behind the scenes of the brand new TV series 1. This CD version also contains an additional 30 minutes of material not included in the BBC Radio 2 broadcast.

"Monsters and Villains" by Justin Richards: This beautifully illustrated book chronicles the lives of the most fantastic, bizarre and downright strange aliens that have become the Doctor's enemies during his 40 years as a travelling Time Lord. Discover why the Daleks were so deadly; how the Yeti invaded London; the secret of the Loch Ness Monster; and how the Cybermen have survived. From the Autons to the Zygons, they are all here, including top secret monsters which will soon be unleashed for the first time against the Ninth Doctor and Rose in the new BBC1 series. Each chapter features a description, images, a natural history and facts and figures about the characters, followed by synopses of the episodes featuring them. We go behind the scenes to find out how the monsters are created, and how special effects are used to bring them alive. There are contributions from the new series' creator, Russell T Davies, and other members of the Doctor Who production team. A perfect companion to the series, which can be read on, or behind, the sofa.

Three exclusive hardback novels from BBC Books: These are the first three novels, numbered according to Gallifreyan numerology, of a new collectible series of stand-alone stories featuring the new ninth Doctor. A further three will be published later this year. They include "The Clockwise Man" by Justin Richards, "The Monsters Inside" by Stephen Cole and "Winner Takes All" by Jacqueline Rayner. (Editor's Note: the blurbs for these books are included in the press release; they have been on our release guide for some time.)

Three children's titles to be published by Penguin Books in July, with more to follow later this year:
a. There is a fantastic Funfax (ú5.99) which is a 96 page 2-ring binder packed with amazing photos and great facts from the TV series.
b. An exciting Stickerbook containing lots of fun facts about the Doctor; his feisty companion Rose, and the other characters, monsters and even the technology in the new series.
c. And finally an Activity Book (with pull-out board game) with word games, spot the difference, and much more. Then, pull out the board game and join the Doctor and Rose as they travel through time and space, in a race to save the world (ú3.99)

Island of Death - Barry Letts
Sarah Jane Smith and her friend Jamie [sic] Fitzoliver investigate a strange New Age cult; business as usual for investigative journalists. But what is less usual is the demon-like creature the cultists worship. When the Doctor and UNIT arrive to investigate they discover a plot involving government ministers, alien narcotics, and an official cover-up. As an evil scheme develops on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, the Doctor enlists the help of the Royal Navy to investigate. But can they uncover the truth in time to avert disaster?

Spiral Scratch - Gary Russell
(previously announced as "Future Nostalgia")
When the Doctor and Mel receive a message about the Lamprey, the Doctor is confused. He's never heard of such a thing. But Mel has, which is odd as the Lamprey is a demon from a distant planet, far, far in the future - somewhere she's never heard of, let alone visited. Meanwhile two strangers watch every move the Doctor makes, one minute stopping calamity, the next causing it. Are they the force for good that they claim? And just as Mel thinks she's got this time-travelling business sorted out once and for all, along comes the peculiar Pierrot family...

Fear Itself - Nick Wallace
The 22nd Century: a few short years of interstellar contact have taught humankind a hard lesson: there are forces abroad that are nightmare manifest. Powerful, unstoppable, alien forces. It's a body blow to man's belief in his own superiority, and leaves him with the only option he has ever had: to fight. When the Doctor and his friends are caught in the crossfire, they find suspicion and paranoia running rampant, with enemies to be seen in every shadow. For the Eighth Doctor, only just finding his way in the universe again, one misstep could be fatal.

World Game - Terrance Dicks
The Doctor has been captured and put on trial by his own people - accused of their greatest crime: interfering with the affairs of other peoples and planets. He is sentenced to exile on Earth. That much is history. But now the truth can be told - the Doctor did not go straight into exile. First the Time Lords have a task for him. From the trenches of the Great War to the terrors of the French Revolution, the Second Doctor finds himself on a mission he does not want with a companion he does not like, his life threatened at every turn.

The Time Travellers - Simon Guerrier
The TARDIS touches down in London, 2006, in the middle of a war that has left the city a ruin. Mistaken for vagrants, the First Doctor's granddaughter and compaions find themselves in the execution blocks. The Doctor must help the military refine its ultimate weapon. The British Army has discovered time travel. And the consequences are already terrible.

Atom Bomb Blues - Andrew Cartmel
Los Alamos, 1944. In the American desert the race is on to build an atomic bomb. The Seventh Doctor arrives, posing as a nuclear scientist. Someone, or something, is trying to alter the course of history. As the minutes tick away to the world's first atom bomb test, the Doctor and Ace find themselves up to their necks in spies, aliens (the flying saucer variety) and some very nasty saboteurs from another dimension.