I actually like this format a bit better than the typical doctor who episode which just has a nice wellrounded ending with all the storylines wrapped up. A beaker rose in the air of its own accord, then dropped to the floor. The next in the target novelisation canon to be released by audiogo is the third doctor story, doctor who and the planet of the daleks. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. Jon pertwee reads planet of the daleks, novelized by terrance dicks. Doctor who is a british sciencefiction television programme produced by the bbc. Episodes include the ninth doctor christopher eccleston in dalek, tenth doctor david tennant in the stolen earth and journeys end, eleventh doctor peter capaldi in into the dalek, and fourth doctor tom baker in the sixpart series genesis of the daleks. Eluding the daleks on the barren planet aridius the d.
In 1979, the bbc released an abridged version of genesis of the daleks. Planet of the daleks audiobook february 2, 2018 january 29, 2018 fr. Only this time, the genuine excitement and danger of the original are replaced by tedious and anvilonthehead obvious lectures about the nature of courage and leadership. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide planet of the daleks. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks downloadable audiobook. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks by terrance dicks. Held captive in the deepest levels of the city, can the doctor and his new companions stop the daleks plan. Episode 3 only exists as black and white film print. Terrance dicks doctor who planet of giants 1st doctor novelisation. Also includes a documentary explaining the genesis of the daleks.
The planet of the daleks bonus disc has a ten minute look at the colorization process used for episode three which is very interesting if youre into the nutsandbolts of restoration. The tapes were packaged individually inside the tin box but were not sold separately. After pursuing the daleks through space, doctor who lands on the planet of spiri. Narrated by frazer hines, full cast, and patrick troughton. David bishop enemy of the daleks audiobook youtube. Just before location filming began, the title of the story allocated the production code serial sss reverted to planet of the daleks. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks the time scales. Listen to doctor who and the daleks by david whitaker at. A large collection of various doctor whorelated books, texts, magazine articles and literature. In june 1995, bbc audio released an abridged audiobook version of the novel, read by jon.
A video analysis of how humans and daleks are filmed in david maloneys planet of the daleks, and particularly of how jo grant breaks the rules established by the episode. Power of the daleks is an amazing moment in doctor who history. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks classic novel audio. No real surprises and on par with the quality id expect. Featuring the following six daleks, modelled accurately on some of the famous daleks from past episodes. It was also a direct sequel to the very first dalek serial, showing what had happened to the thals after the first doctor met them in the daleks and the heroic legacy the doctor left on their culture. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks audiobook by terrance. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Planet of the daleks is the fourth serial of the tenth season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on. Thals the planet skaros nicer inhabitants stroll across our tv screens for the first time since 1964. Reminiscent of the first dalek story from 196364, its a straightforward adventure yarn with several sequences lifted directly from that story. Doctor who and the daleks by david whitaker nook book. Through a spacetime visualiser the doctor and his companions are horrified to see an execution squad of daleks about to leave skaro on a mission to find the tardis and exterminate the time travelers.
The reason i can rewatch it is because the bbc has released a fully animated recreation of power of the daleks using recordings of the original audio from the episodes. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear war the daleks. As they travel through space and time, they try to shake off their pursuers by making a series of random landings but. Sep 08, 2011 a video analysis of how humans and daleks are filmed in david maloneys planet of the daleks, and particularly of how jo grant breaks the rules established by the episode. Eluding the daleks on the barren planet aridius the doctor and his friends escape in the tardis. Initially titled the mutants, its most obvious contribution to the doctor who mythos was the introduction of the daleks, along with the thals and the planet skaro. The doctor, with the help of the thals, explodes a bomb in the cavern wall and thereby causes one of the planets natural ice volcanoes to erupt, entombing the army in a torrent of liquid ice. With william hartnell, william russell, jacqueline hill, carole ann ford. Regeneration of the daleks episode 4 dr who audio story by floorten audio. The final episode of the last serial had the doctor near death and this serial picks up right after that. After pursuing the daleks through space, the doctor and jo land in the midst of a tropical jungle on the planet spiridon and finds more than daleks. We can only imagine seasoned director david maloneys anguish at the time, for as a production it is wretchedly and continually. For the dalek supreme, nation suggested using a refurbished casing from the feature film daleks. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks novelisation tardis wiki.
The tardiss arrival on the swamp planet of vulcan brings its own problems. In 1995 an abridged version of the novel was issued by bbc audio as an audio book, read by jon pertwee. It was the conclusion of a loose, dualserial storyline begun in frontier in space. Terrance dicks doctor who planet of giants 1st doctor. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks, 3rd, mark gatiss, terrance dicks, 3cd, audiogo, june 20 206. Vicious plants spitting deadly poison, invisible spiridons attacking from all sides and, in hiding, a vast army waits. On tv, planet of the daleks is simplistic, bombastic kids fun, bloated over 6 episodes. Only this time, the genuine excitement and danger of the original are replaced by tedious and anvilon the head obvious lectures about the nature of courage and leadership. The tardis lands on the jungle planet spiridon, where the doctor has fallen into a coma, where the doctor has requested the time lords to pilot the tardis, so he and jo can follow the daleks to their base. Buy doctor who and the planet of the daleks by dicks, terrance, gatiss, mark from amazons fiction books store.
The tardis lands in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. From the thals to the tromping back and forth through the city of the daleks to the daleks plan to wipe out all life on the planet except for them, its a rerun. As they travel through space and time, they try to shake off their pursuers by making a series of random landings but the daleks dont give up easily. This twelve part serial is the longest with a single director and production code. But in the hands of terrance dicks, this becomes a perfect doctor who novelization. Doctor who 3d daleks from the new series planet of the daleks. Listen to doctor who and the planet of the daleks by terrance dicks available from rakuten kobo.
She could hear hoarse breathing and stealthy padding footsteps. The doctor, with the help of the thals, explodes a bomb in the cavern wall and thereby causes one of the planet s natural ice volcanoes to erupt, entombing the army in a torrent of liquid ice. It transpires that the daleks army is frozen in suspended animation in a cavern below their base. Doctor who star david bradley will reprise his role as the first doctor for allnew big finish audio adventures, where he battles the daleks.
Ad far as the story itself goes, it was a typical doctor who style story. In a vast metal city they discover the survivors of a terrible nuclear war. He is the author of a series of audio dramas based on tvs blakes 7, as well as the acclaimed rivers of london series. Planet of the daleks was not the script on which to make them. Theres a stripped for action featurette on the daleks, and excerpts from a pair of blue peter shows that include an appeal for the return of a pair of stolen.
This is a reading of the novelisation by terrance dicks of the third doctor story, planet of the daleks. In 1966, an abridged recording of episode 6 of the chase was released with narration on a 7 record. At the end of the previous story, frontier in space, the doctor and jo grant have foiled another of the masters plans, but the doctor is wounded, and calls on his timelord peers to help him and jo in the tardis to follow the daleks. Planet of the daleks starts with a rare cliffhanger. The evil of the daleks tv soundtrack audiobook written by david whitaker. The story was originally commissioned as planet of the daleks, but during production it briefly changed to destination.
Bronze dalek 2005, dalek invasion of earth 1964, power of the daleks 1966, revelation of the daleks 1985, planet of the daleks 1973 and death to the daleks 1974. Nov 01, 2012 the mysterious doctor and his granddaughter susan are joined by unwilling adventurers ian chesterton and barbara wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet. Held captive in the deepest levels of the city, can the doctor and his new companions stop the daleks plan to totally exterminate. Only one site was visited, with beachfields quarry in redhill. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks listening books. The mysterious doctor and his grandaughter susan are joined by unwilling adventurers ian chesterton and barbara wright in an epic struggle for survival on an alien planet.
Feb 02, 2018 planet of the daleks audiobook february 2, 2018 january 29, 2018 fr. Brench at christmas i received an interesting doctor who product id only recently heard of. An exciting novelization of a classic 1973 doctor who serial, featuring the third doctor jon pertwee and his companion jo grant. The daleks master plan is the mostly missing third serial of the third season in the british science fiction television series doctor who, which originally aired in twelve weekly parts from november 1965 to 29 january 1966. Aug 29, 2011 planet of the daleks is one of those scripts. The daleks was the second serial of season 1 of doctor who. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks classic novel. In 1992 a brief series began releasing audio versions of missing stories from the archives, with link narration provided by one of the actors who played the doctor.
Tales from the tardis, a collection of classic doctor who stories that were novelized and then abridged for audiobook format, read by the actor of the relevant doctor. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks classic novel audible. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks downloadable. In the summer of 2012 i provided the cover for doctor who magazine issue 447 which utilised virtually every dalek variant from the classic tv show. The aim was to provide as much variety and colour as possible, and avoid repetition, so a dalek invasion of earth prop was used to represent the first two serials and desitiny of the daleks was not represented. Vicious plants spitting deadly poison, invisible spiridons attacking from all sides and, in hiding, a vast army of daleks waiting for the moment to mobilize and conquer. Planet of the daleks is the fourth serial of the tenth season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on bbc1 from 7 april to 12 may 1973 continuing from the events of the serial frontier in space, the story involves a small team of daleks plotting to revive an army of daleks which are being kept in suspended animation on the. Vicious plants spitting deadly poison, invisible spiridons attacking from all sides and, in hiding, a vast.
I was pleasantly surprised by the production quality, as id always thought these were just someone reading the book out loud like other audio books id tried. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks listening books overdrive. The power of the daleks tv soundtrack audiobook by. It cuts out the fat, bulks up the plot logic, and keeps all the best bits intact. Third doctor novelisation, bbc audio audiobook extract by penguin books uk from desktop or your mobile device. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks was a novelisation based on the 1973 television serial planet of the daleks. Doctor who and the planet of the daleks terrance dicks, mark gatiss on.
Doctor who and the planet of the daleks novelisation. I dont usually listen to audiobooks that arent audio exclusive or radio dramas because i have never really. Its a throwback to the early 60s, where the tardis is still supplied with amenities like oxygen cylinders and a recording log. This abridged reading by jon pertwee was later rereleased in mp3cd format as. In 1973 doctor who celebrated its 10th anniversary, and the terry nation scripted planet of the daleks was a nostalgic trip into the past. The first doctor who audiobook, consisting of readings. One second after book 1 audiobook part 1 william r. Planet of the daleks was the fourth and penultimate serial of season 10 of doctor who. November 2000 pal bbc video bbcv6928 ntsc warner video e1495 released as part of daleks box set in the u. After pursuing the daleks through space, doctor who lands on the planet of spiridon, in the midst of a tropical jungle.
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