Mike Tucker is a distinguished special effects expert with a significant tenure at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, now leading his own company, The Model Unit, as an Effects Supervisor. Beyond his technical achievements, he is a published author, known for original Doctor Who tie-in novels and books based on the Merlin television series. Tucker has also co-authored significant factual works detailing the history of television effects and production. His contributions span both the technical creation of visual wonders and the narrative exploration of popular television.
To become the dominant species in the universe. The Dalek Combat Training Manual collates intelligence gathered by Time Lords over centuries of raging wars through time and space, and is invaluable to anyone engaging the Daleks in battle.
In Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, the traditional fairy tale is retold in irreverent, playful rhyme that's perfect for reading aloud, and brilliantly accompanied by Nick Sharratt's bright and vibrant illustrations. There are flaps to lift and pop-up surprises on every page: make the beanstalk grow up into the clouds, be brave and open the doors to the giant's castle, and watch his feet pop up out of the compost heap as he comes tumbling down from the sky! Includes a free audio CD read by Anna Chancellor, with two tracks: listen to the story alone, or follow along with the book by turning the pages when you hear the chime. Look out for Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: The Three Little Pigs!
Offering a unique boots-on-the-ground perspective, this oral history captures the experiences of a Marine scout-sniper platoon during their 2005-06 combat tour in Iraq. Author Mike Tucker provides firsthand accounts, delving into the challenges and realities faced by the unit, while exploring the implications of American military policy in the region. Through personal narratives and insights, the book presents a vivid portrayal of the complexities of warfare and the soldiers' experiences in a critical period of history.
A lift-the-flap, pop-up fairy tale, featuring a QR code to scan for a free audio reading.
"Well, I doubt you'll ever see a bigger insect." Gabby Nichols is putting her son to bed when she hears her daughter cry out. 'Mummy there's a daddy longlegs in my room!' Then the screaming starts... Alan Travers is heading home from the pub when something rushes his face — a spider's web. Then something huge and deadly lumbers from the shadows... Kevin Alperton is on his way to school when he is attacked by a mosquito. A big one. Then things get dangerous. But it isn't the dead man cocooned inside a huge mass of web that worries the Doctor. It isn't the swarming, mutated insects that make him nervous. It isn't an old man's garbled memories of past dangers that intrigue him. With the village cut off from the outside world, and the insects becoming more and more dangerous, the Doctor knows that no one is safe. Not unless he can decode the strange symbols engraved on an ancient stone circle, and unravel a mystery dating back to the Second World War.
The narrative reveals the hidden history of the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT), detailing its crucial role in protecting Earth from alien threats over the past fifty years. It chronicles the organization's evolution from its early days under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart to its current leadership by his daughter, Kate. The account includes declassified files, technical schematics, and firsthand testimonies from UNIT personnel, alongside insights from the Fifteenth Doctor, making it a comprehensive guide to humanity's battles against extraterrestrial invasions.
A lift-the-flap, pop-up fairy tale, featuring a QR code to scan for a free audio reading.
A mysterious new knight arrives in Camelot for the sword tournament. His fighting skills are impressive but Merlin suspects that dark magic is involved. With Prince Arthur next in line to fight, time is running out for Merlin to prove that evil is afoot.
Here on Saturn, it literally rains diamonds. For over fifteen years the crew of Kollo-Zarnista Mining Facility 27 has been extracting diamonds from deep within the atmosphere of Saturn, diamonds that help to fund the ever-expanding Human Empire.
Twelve festive adventures, starring twelve incarnations of the ever-enduring Doctor. Bright and brilliant, these tales are filled with monsters, mayhem, merriment and plenty of Christmas magic.
