Dead Air is an exclusive-to-audio Doctor Who story, produced as part of BBC Books' New Series Adventures line, and the seventh entry in the series to be produced. Written by author James Goss and read by David Tennant, it features the Tenth Doctor travelling alone. It is the Tenth Doctor's final story and was released on 4 March 2010.

Dead Air
AuthorJames Goss
Audio read byDavid Tennant
SeriesDoctor Who
(Tenth Doctor)
Release number
7
PublisherBBC Audio
Publication date
4 March 2010
Media typeAudiobook
Audio CD
ISBN1-4084-0940-2 (Audio CD)
Preceded byThe Last Voyage 
Followed byThe Hounds of Artemis 

Synopsis

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A pirate radio station in the 1960s is threatened by an alien called the Hush, who kills everything that makes noise. The Doctor and the radio DJs try to trap the Hush before it devours the whole planet.

Release

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Dead Air was first released in 2010. In May 2022, as part of Record Store Day UK 2022, the story was re-released on vinyl.[1]

Reception

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Dead Air was voted the "Best Audiobook of the Year 2010" by The Audiobook Store.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jameson, Greg (2 May 2022). "'Doctor Who – Dead Air' vinyl review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "The Audiobook Store - Comedy and Humour Audio Books on CDS and Tape". Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.