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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · 23d

Forgot the good bit; we each got £3,000 for our chosen charities. Mine is the National Autistic society.

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · 23d

Just done this terrifying thing! It should be aired around Christmas.

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wow, thanks so much!

Win White @wsquared3d.bsky.social · Sep 3

The narrator @sophiealdred.bsky.social is a Dr. Who cast veteran. She has narrated more than 100 #audiobooks, including several more by Adrian. Her considerable talent improves the listening experience of every one of them.

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Aug 30

We so loved making these! Great writing. And Simon Callow’s snoring acting made me cry with laughter.

Paul Simpson (SFB) @scifibulletin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Tilting at windmills...
@bigfinish.bsky.social @aliwinter.bsky.social @ksarmitage.bsky.social
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Callow and the 7th Doctor tilt at windmills

Twenty years after his first appearance on Doctor Who, Simon Callow is joining forces with the Time Lord once again – this time played by Sylvester McCoy. The next volume of brand-new audio a…

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Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · Aug 5

Friends! This is a big week! My first official BBC Doctor Who story is out Thursday!

DOCTOR WHO: WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, read by Ace herself, @sophiealdred.bsky.social!

Available for pre-order on CD or digital audio. www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...

Doctor Who: What Still Remains cover. Coming August 7th, 2025

Sophie Aldred reads this gripping new adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace.

The TARDIS materialises on a research station, locked in a state of temporal displacement on the surface of Volkoff Epsilon.
The station’s human crew are engaged in the study of a mysterious artefact they call ‘the remnant’. Apparently a source of unlimited power, it could be the solution to Earth’s energy problem.
Yet the station’s time barrier has become disrupted, leaving the crew confined with no way out. The Doctor realises that both he and Ace - and the TARDIS - are now also trapped by the time displacement.
What is the secret of the tiny, spinning artefact? Why have half the base’s personnel already disappeared? And what lurks in the shadows, threatening to overwhelm first Ace and then the whole of Earth?

Sophie Aldred, who played Ace in the BBC TV series, reads this tense and atmospheric thriller by bestselling author Adam Christopher.

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jul 22

Very happy to have been a part of this. Happy listening!
❤️

Tony Slattery's Rambling Club @ramblingclub.bsky.social · Jul 18

Rambling Club doors are open once again and our guest President this week is none other than voice of Dennis the Menace and #DoctorWho companion extraordinaire, @sophiealdred.bsky.social!
Join them as they explore photographs, ancient sculpture and the education of women!
Links in the first reply!

Sophie Aldred-

Podcast Episode · Tony Slattery's Rambling Club · 18/07/2025 · 56m

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jul 16

Another exciting thing; more news to come!

www.paulcornell.com/2025/07/so-i...

So I Started a Comics Company! – Paul Cornell

www.paulcornell.com

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jul 10

This Saturday. Fun songs. Cake. Wine. Come along 🥰🎵🍰

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jul 1

I’m so happy for you!! Well done for the litter picking. We need more you g environmentalists sleike you in the world 🌍 🥰🎉

Little Who Girl @littlewhogirl.bsky.social · Jun 27

So proud & elated to have received her second Blue Peter badge- the Green Blue Peter badge!
She loves nature & the environment so wrote in to tell them how she’d been helping with neighbourhood litter picks!
Excited to tell @sophiealdred.bsky.social as she’ll put it on her Ace Jacket!
#bluepeter

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks Manu! Try this;

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Didymus Holmes (They/Them) @luparicommand.center · Jun 24

Extremely proud to be able to confirm that I made a very small contribution to ACE JACKET: THE INSIDE STORY by the wonderful @sophiealdred.bsky.social

The book is available now via Chinbeard Books!

More thoughts in the second pic.

My childhood hero who inspired me from an early age to fight for what is right and stand up against bilge bags and toerags. A woman who continues to be an inspiration now I'm older and know just how right on and savvy she is in real life too.

I first met Sophie in the flesh by accident, walking down the street in Edinburgh. I broke my longstanding rule for the first and only time, as I couldn't NOT quietly say hello and tell.her she's awesome. To my delight she stopped for a quick natter.

We met again a few years later just before the world stopped for Covid, and then again earlier this year, when she told me about her new book. I mentioned my Ace inspired jacket in Happiness Patrol pink and her eyes lit up - suddenly she was as excited as I was meeting her!

Hopefully our paths will cross again in the future. I'd love to sit down for a proper chat one day. What a legend, and I am so so honoured to now be a tiny part of her legacy. 💙💙

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Chris Chibnall @chrischibnall.bsky.social · Jun 17

I’ve written a short story, and an afterword, for this collection organised by @sophiealdred.bsky.social Loads of fabulous people have contributed. My story’s called “I Hate 1987”.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Doctor Who stars join forces for Ace book about iconic jacket - BBC News

David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker are among the people involved in an Ace new book.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jun 21

Try this!
auk.direct/product/ace-...

Ace Jacket: The Inside Story - AUK Direct

ACE JACKET: The Inside Story – A Doctor Who Celebration from Sophie Aldred and Doctor Who actors, writers, showrunners, and creatives! A charitable book, supporting the National Autism and Autism All ...

auk.direct

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you Robert for such an amazing job. It’s a thing of beauty thanks to you!

Robert Hammond @roberthammond.bsky.social · Jun 8

Book launched. A magnificent day in Hammersmith at Boom! for Ace Jacket 🥳

A grand day in the company of @sophiealdred.bsky.social @eatonjones.bsky.social @cygnusalphaevents.bsky.social and so many other lovely people.

Two and a half hours signing books ❤️ Thanks to everyone who came!

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks for the photos. As you can see, I enjoyed myself somewhat!

Leigh Wood @leighwood.bsky.social · Jun 9

@sophiealdred.bsky.social at the @cygnusalphaevents.bsky.social Boom! event

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Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · Jun 5

My first Doctor Who BBC Audio Original is out August 27! Read by the amazing @sophiealdred.bsky.social, WHAT STILL REMAINS is a sci-fi thriller set at the very edge of human experience about a very dark secret indeed. Intensely cool cover art by Lee Johnson!

www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Jun 6

It’s a fantastic contribution! Thank you so much ❤️

Matthew Waterhouse @matthewwaterhouse.bsky.social · Jun 6

Saturday June 7th is the launch day for @sophiealdred.bsky.social 's new book. 'Ace Jacket,' for which I and over 60 others have written pieces in response to one of the badges on Ace's jacket. All profits go to Autism charities. Do pick up a copy! The badge I chose is the magnifying glass.

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Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · Jun 4

Saturday! Very excited to be a part of launching Sophie's book, and creating some of Ace's backstory. I do hope those spaceship scorch marks are still on the playground... 🚀❓️🪠

🎶 5, 6, 7, 8, it's a Doctor at the gate... 🎶

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 7

Hope to see you at Boom! on Saturday 7 June where we're launching Sophie's book ACE JACKET. I'll be lurking and signing 🤗 #Boom 💥 #DoctorWho
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Doctor Who Production News @doctorwhopn.bsky.social · May 15

Juno Dawson defends Doctor Who

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · May 11

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · May 8

Very much looking forward to the party!!
You all all invited!

Ali Winter @aliwinter.bsky.social · May 7

Hope to see you at Boom! on Saturday 7 June where we're launching Sophie's book ACE JACKET. I'll be lurking and signing 🤗 #Boom 💥 #DoctorWho
Cygnusalpha.org

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The Sirens of Audio @audiosirens.bsky.social · Apr 21

New Episode - We remember Jean Marsh with help from @4sylvestermccoy.bsky.social , @sophiealdred.bsky.social and Simon Guerrier.

Focus stories are the Big Finish Companion Chronicles Trilogy featuring Sara Kingdom.

#DoctorWho

www.sirensofaudio.com/2025/04/jean...

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Apr 21

Come and join me and some of my friends as I launch my new book ACE JACKET on Saturday 7th June at BOOM!. This is taking place at The Macbeth Centre in Hammersmith (The School used in Remembrance of the Daleks)

Get your ticket now!
www.cygnusalpha.org

Home

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Apr 19

ACE JACKET is split in TWO!
The Inside Story:A Doctor Who alumni anthology, and a fan-submitted Galactic Gallery.
The Outside Story:costume history, including new facts and cosplay-accurate details.
To read the full FAQ, and to pre-order: shorturl.at/n1gye

Chinbeard Books

❗️ ACE JACKET is now TWO volumes ❗️ Introducing... Ace Jacket: The Inside Story AND Ace Jacket: The Outside Story. 📘 The Inside Story – Features short stories by Doctor Who cast & crew based on...

shorturl.at

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Sophie Aldred @sophiealdred.bsky.social · Apr 12

Still got the action! ❤️

TheGingerDrWho @thegingerdrwho.bsky.social · Apr 9

And, of course, Ace’s defining moment of beating up a Dalek with a baseball bat. As @sophiealdred.bsky.social reveals this might be in the top three moments of her life!

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