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Doctor Who: Firefall
- Author
- Beth Axford
- Narrator
- Michelle Asante
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 2 October 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Michelle Asante reads an exciting new adventure for the Doctor and Belinda.
Floating high above 19th Century Earth, the Doctor and Belinda enjoy the legendary Leonids meteor shower of 1833, when the skies teemed with shooting stars.
One meteor is bigger and brighter than the others and shows no sign of breaking up in the planetary atmosphere. The travellers follow it to the village of Drummondville and begin the hunt for a fallen star.
There’s a strained atmosphere in the sleepy town, where two buildings mysteriously caught fire overnight. Belinda meets young Mary Moss, who’s harbouring something extraordinary – something that must be kept safe from the other villagers.
What strange entity has landed, and how might it affect all life on Earth? The Doctor and Belinda try to broker peace between Leo and its human hosts, before things get out of control…
Michelle Asante reads Beth Axford’s sensitive tale of outsiders in search of a place to call home.
Text © Beth Axford 2025
Cover design by Lee Johnson Cover portraits © BBC
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design: James Murray. Project editor: John Ainsworth Executive producer: Michael Stevens
(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Beth Axford
- Narrator
- Michelle Asante
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529964219
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Science fiction: time travel / time slip, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Science fiction: space exploration, Performing arts genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Synopsis
Michelle Asante reads an exciting new adventure for the Doctor and Belinda.Floating high above 19th Century Earth, the Doctor and Belinda enjoy the legendary Leonids meteor shower of 1833, when the skies teemed with shooting stars.One meteor is bigger and brighter than the others and shows no sign of breaking up in the planetary atmosphere. The travellers follow it to the village of Drummondville and begin the hunt for a fallen star.There’s a strained atmosphere in the sleepy town, where two buildings mysteriously caught fire overnight. Belinda meets young Mary Moss, who’s harbouring something extraordinary – something that must be kept safe from the other villagers.What strange entity has landed, and how might it affect all life on Earth? The Doctor and Belinda try to broker peace between Leo and its human hosts, before things get out of control…Michelle Asante reads Beth Axford’s sensitive tale of outsiders in search of a place to call home.Text © Beth Axford 2025Cover design by Lee Johnson Cover portraits © BBCReading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design: James Murray. Project editor: John Ainsworth Executive producer: Michael Stevens(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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