Pest Control (Doctor Who)

{{Short description|2008 BBC Books Doctor Who audiobook}}

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{{Infobox book

| name = Pest Control

| image = Pest Control.jpg

| caption =

| author = Peter Anghelides

| audio_read_by = David Tennant

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| series = Doctor Who
New Series Adventures

| release_number = 1

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| publisher = BBC Audio

| pub_date = 8 May 2008

| media_type = Audiobook
Audio CD & Digital Download (150 minutes)

| isbn = 978-1-4056-7819-3 |isbn_note= (Audio CD)
9781405608695 (Digital Download)

| preceded_by =

| followed_by = The Forever Trap

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Pest Control is an exclusive to audio{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2008/02_february/doctor_who_pest_control.shtml|title=David Tennant to read Doctor Who: Pest Control|date=2008-02-25|publisher=BBC Press Office|access-date=2008-11-09}} Doctor Who story, produced as part of BBC Books' New Series Adventures line, and the first entry in the series to be produced. Written by author Peter Anghelides{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2008/04_april/pest_control.shtml|title=David Tennant reads Pest Control|date=2008-04-29|publisher=BBC Press Office|access-date=2008-11-09}} and read by series star David Tennant, it is also the first non-televised Doctor Who adventure to feature the companion Donna Noble{{cite book|last1=Frankham-Allen|first1=Andy|title=Companions: Fifty Years of Doctor Who Assistants|date=2013|publisher=Candy Jar Books|isbn=978-0957154889|quote=Making her first Extended Universe audio appearance in 2008's Pest Control...}} (the first standard printed books featuring her were released in autumn 2008). Pest Control was released on CD on 8 May 2008 and is also available for download.

The story is accompanied by an original soundtrack and sound effects created by Simon Hunt.