The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection

The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection
AuthorStephen Cole
Justin Richards
Gary Russell
Cavan Scott
Mark Wright
Peter Anghelides
Jason Arnopp
Martin Day
Scott Gray
Audio read byElisabeth Sladen
Daniel Anthony
Anjli Mohindra
SeriesThe Sarah Jane Adventures
PublisherBBC Audio
Publication date
24 November 2011
Media typeAudiobook
ISBN978-1445871103

The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection is a boxset of ten audiobooks based on the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures, itself a spin-off of Doctor Who.[1]

The first eight stories are read by Elisabeth Sladen, with the last two read by Daniel Anthony and Anjli Mohindra due to Sladen's death. Prior to the release of the set, each audiobook received individual releases between 2007 and 2011.

Audiobooks

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No.TitleRead byWritten by
1"The Glittering Storm"Elisabeth SladenStephen Cole5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
Sarah Jane Smith investigates a number of burglaries by pensioners in her local area, Maria Jackson and Sarah Jane go undercover to try find out what is making otherwise innocent people to commit burglaries and what happens to the items after they are taken, this led to an alien plot to take over the Earth.[2][3]
2"The Thirteenth Stone"Elisabeth SladenJustin Richards5 November 2007 (2007-11-05)
Sarah Jane is out on a school trip with her adoptive son Luke Smith, Maria and Clyde Langer's class, they then are invited by a professor to witness a digital scan of the thirteen mysterious stones which well tell the professor what the stones are made of as there is a legend about the thirteenth stone really being a prison for someone who wanted to take over the world and the remaining twelve stones containing guards to watch over him. Luke become more curious about the stones and ends up becoming possessed by the spirit of the thirteenth stone.[4][better source needed]
3"The Time Capsule"Elisabeth SladenPeter Anghelides13 November 2008 (2008-11-13)
Sarah Jane visits a supermarket called "Betterworth's" and she bumps into Clyde who is doing work experience, while Luke is on his work experience in the Natural History Museum and Rani Chandra placement is at her school working with her father. Soon, Sarah Jane notices something strange about her neighbour Mr. Plowman who end up controlling Clyde, Luke and Rani.[2]
4"The Ghost House"Elisabeth SladenStephen Cole13 November 2008 (2008-11-13)
One early morning, Sarah Jane hears a crash outside on Bannerman Road, she does outside to discover that a house on her road has transformed from a Modern house into a Victorian house. She soon discovers that an alien has escaped from a facility in Russia and may be the key to finding out what has happened.
5"The White Wolf"Elisabeth SladenGary Russell3 September 2009 (2009-09-03)
Sarah Jane receives a letter from a man called Edison Cluff, who was an old friend of her aunt but neither Sarah Jane or Edison can remember meeting. Sarah Jane and Luke go undercover to explore the village of Wolfenden were Edison lives but soon find out that the white wolf carved on the hillside has more to do with alien than she originally thought.
6"The Shadow People"Elisabeth SladenScott Handcock8 October 2009 (2009-10-08)
Luke and Clyde miss the school coach that is taking their class to Snowdonia (Wales) for a Geography school trip. Sarah Jane takes them instead by when they catch up with the bus they discover that on that road the bus and Sarah Jane's car stops working. They find themselves standard and see two Rani's in two different places at once.
7"Deadly Download"Elisabeth SladenJason Arnopp15 February 2010 (2010-02-15)
Sarah Jane is using Mr Smith to listening to Christmas carols, when suddenly Mr Smith abnormal internet activity in the surrounding area of Bannerman Road. An alien computer virus is downloading from the internet onto two residents computers that live on Bannerman Road, the virus is 50 times more destructive than any computer virus on earth. Sarah Jane, Luke, Rani and Clyde must stop this virus from spreading.[5]
8"Wraith World"Elisabeth SladenCavan Scott and Mark Wright15 February 2010 (2010-02-15)
Rani is staying with Sarah Jane whilst her parents are in Danemouth, Sarah Jane and Rani visit a local bookshop as Rani's favourite author, Gregory P. Wilkinson is attending a booking signing and Rani is engor to meet him. Gregory sets up an interview for her at his house for the school newspaper. Later, Gregory gives Rani his journal with all his notes and sketches for the ‘Wraith World’ book series Rani is so fond of. Soon Sarah Jane, Luke and Clyde realise that the journal is not from this world, that its controlling Rani and it can change reality.[6]
9"Children of Steel"Daniel AnthonyMartin Day10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)

Sarah Jane, Rani, Clyde and Sky Smith visit Town Hall to attend an auction to browse the items on offer, Sarah Jane then gets into a bidding war for a Victorian brass head with a mysterious woman. Sarah Jane wins the Victorian brass head and then brings it home with Sky, Rani and Clyde in tow. In Sarah Jane's attic, Mr Smith scans the Victorian brass head and announces that it's from the future and contained inside is a research probe.[7]

Sarah Jane, Sky, Rani and Clyde then visit the person who sold the item to the auction house and find the rest of the body of the robot, they attach it with the head and it begins to speak. It leads them to an abandoned factory that has been used since the Victorian times and Sarah Jane discovers that the robot intentions could be dangerous.[7]
10"Judgement Day"Anjli MohindraScott Gray10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)

Sarah Jane is having a quiet saturday and whilst across the street Rani's mother Gita is have engine problem. Sarah Jane soon fixes it with her sonic lipstick when Gita and her husband Haresh are not looking. In the attic, Rani is studying American history, while Sky and Clyde are dancing which is annoying Rani. Sarah Jane tells Mr Smith to turn off the music. Later, Mr Smith detects an alien spaceship over the white cross mall.[8]

Sarah Jane decides to go to the shopping mall with Sky, Rani and Clyde. Once inside the mall everyone inside becomes trapped when a green forcefield appears stopping them from leaving. An alien voice states they are look a deceiver, by this time Rani has run to find her mother Gita who is selling flowers in the mall on a stall. Suddenly green balls begin to take people, Sarah Jane uses her lipstick and it lets the people go but the green balls come for her instead.[8]

Sarah Jane then find herself in another room and in front of three alien who identify themselves as Veritas, they put her on trial for keeping the truth about aliens from the people of Earth. Sarah Jane is shown her past that shows her covering up stories, Rani then appears is then taken by the green balls and ends up in the same place as Sarah Jane.[8]

Meanwhile, Sky and Clyde think the deceiver might be the magician they saw a while ago and whilst trying to prove this everyone in the mall suspect that Sky is the deceiver they are looking for and Sarah Jane has to defend her actions to the Veritas.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures Collection Audiobook Audio CD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "BBC Worldwide Press Releases Two audio exclusive Sarah Jane Adventures stories on BBC Audiobook". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Glittering Storm". bbcshop.com. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ "The Thirteenth Stone (Sarah Jane Adventures) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly Download". AudioGO. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Wraith World". AudioGO. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. ^ a b "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Children of Steel". AudioGO. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Judgement Day". AudioGO. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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