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Doctor Who: I Am A Dalek (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback))
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Book Description
Equipped with space suits, golf clubs and a flag, the Doctor and Rose are planning to live it up, Apollo mission-style, on the Moon. But the TARDIS has other plans, landing them instead in a village on the south coast of England; a picture-postcard sort of place where nothing much happens. Until now... An archaeological dig has turned up a Roman mosaic, circa 70 A.D., depicting mythical scenes, grapes - and a Dalek. A few days later a young woman, rushing for work, is knocked over and killed by a bus, then comes back to life. It's not long before all hell breaks loose, and the Doctor and Rose must use all their courage and cunning against an alien enemy - and a not-quite-alien accomplice - who are intent on destroying humanity.
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A *fun* read..........2007-09-05
What a fun little book! And a "quick reads" indeed. I read it in one sitting last night. VERY much like an episode of Doctor Who (yay Rose, I miss her so much!) Which I guess isn't surprising because I believe this author has written several Doctor Who books. I also very much enjoyed "seeing" a Dalek again, and I loved the references the story makes to events that happened in the TV series as well.
Roman Daleks?.......2006-07-27
The Tenth Doctor and Rose plan to play some golf on the Moon but end up on the south coast of England in a bland, boring town which has nothing going on. Or so they thought.
It seems arhaeologists have found a Roman mosaic from 70 AD. It shows scenes from ancient England, people, grapes and, yes, a Dalek. Then a dead girl comes back to life. Then the archaeologists find a...well, that would be telling.
The story is short, swift and, because it has Daleks in the plot, delightful. The book shows that Gareth Roberts knows general Dr. WHO? history (with the use of a Time Ring) and Dalek history (as he uses the idea of the Dalek Factor at one point).
Too bad it took so long to get to me - I ordered it in April! While having 104 pages it took me less than an hour to read. Frankly, I would have liked a little more story for my money.
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Everybody knows Doctor Who's terrifying arch enemies, the metallic, murderous Daleks! Here they come again in a collection of scary yarns—luckily, the good Doctor in his many incarnations is on hand to guide us through the terrible events before, after, and during the Daleks' ruthless onslaught.
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Do not fight in here...do not fight in here.......2006-04-23
Every time I listen to this it breaks my heart that I can't see the actual film of it. It's hard to believe that they actually destroyed this and still have "Tomb of the Cybermen", and the Dominators. When I first heard this I hated Patrick Troughton's Doctor he was so cold. I always heard how lovable and funny his incarnation of the doctor was, I couldn't believe how he helped the Daleks trick and use Jamie ,his companion, for their experiments. He hurt Jamie several times in this story. I later changed my feelings towards this doctor when I finally heard the rest of the story. The desperation in the Doctors voice after Jamie tells the him not to touch him and that when all of this over they're finished. Jamie accusing the Doctor of only caring for himself, and the Doctor telling Jamie does he really believe it was easy for him to put him through all this? The Doctor getting the Daleks to destroy each other with the human factor they used Jamie's emotions to get and the very first appearance of the Dalek emperor. This was good. Tom Baker is still my favorite but I'm in love with Troughton's doctor.
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A classic epic! You've got to listen to this!!!! Crazy to miss it!.......2005-11-21
I listened to this just yesterday. I spent 3 days listening to it. I listened to the Mission to the Unknown on Friday, The first half of the Daleks Master Plan on Saturday and then the other half on Sunday.
I've been skeptical for a long time of audio dramas and how they'd match-up compared with the original TV serials -- this one matches up pretty well! Peter Purves does a fine job of narrating this 12 episode epic and makes it really enjoyable.
We are taken from planet to planet and to different time zones on earth. When listening to this story, the companions get lifted to a more major role and are very critical in their fight against the daleks. In fact in the prequel, Mission to the Unknown, there is no Doctor or companion in it!
As the basic plot goes they travel through time and all over the galaxy to stop Mavic Chen (and the others on the supreme council from other planets) as well as the daleks from using the time destructor, as part of their plan, to take over the universe!
It's nice to experience the pre-Brigadier role of Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon.) William Hartnell at his best! He shouts so much his voice gets rather "croaky" after a while! I was terrified all the way through and in the midst of listening to it, you feel apart of the action and it seems like it's the end of everything Doctor Who! A lot of shouting in fear is heard from Steve, disagreeing with the doctor on many occasions on how to defeat the daleks and his role as a companion, who saves Tensions are stretched out you wonder if Steven is kicked out as a companion -- does he?
Things I miss from the TV Footage:
*The firey, volcanic planet the monk (from 1066) follows the doctor to; and see them shout from one side of the mountain to the other!
*It would have been brought about a good end of year, Christmas feeling to have the doctor tell his viewers at home "and incidentally a very merry Christmas to all of you at home."
*Going from scene-to-scene in the early days of cinema! This is hard to get a picture in your mind -- Maybe because it felt like I was caught up in the mayhem myself!
*The extremely dramatic ending of the epic! I won't go into details but you have a great sense of satisfaction that it's all over and of course by the fact that it's a great epic!
In retrospect, whatever film footage is lost, is kept in the magnificent cast and crew who kept the acting so real you think you were there yourself and you put aside the negatives of the missing TV episodes.
I was surprised of how difficult it is to listen to something rather than having the privilege of watching it. I took regular breaks inbetween the episodes and kept coming back for more epic style terror. I am glad there is a narrator, unlike episode 2 and 4 with the video release of The Crusade. You need a narrator to guide you through the story. Peter Purves does a wonderful part and because he was a major part of this story, it's like as if he is telling a story of his own experiences!
There are many destinations involved from planets (including a prison planet,) earth and many enemies and spaceships involved also! See Episode 10: Escape Switch in the Lost In Time DVD, which shows ancient Egypt! How remarkable is that! Now I am happy to learn that the first doctor (with his many historical stories) went to Egypt as well! Bravo!
As having the MP3 version released in 2003, I didn't get the accompanying scripts, but was happy receiving it on 1 CD; and discovering web sites which has the scripts.
Even if you are not keen on audio, to make your Doctor Who collection complete, do what I did and at least purchase 1 adventure on CD -- The Daleks' Master Plan!
Daleks` Master Plan.......2004-01-18
The Daleks` Master Plan is a true classic. The story is absorbing and is a great addition to any Doctor Who collection. The strong narration by Peter Purves helps to bridge the gap between audio and video. Viewing any of the (now) three episodes on video would also be worthwhile for anyone who did not see the original airing back in 1966.
Master Plan borrows some ideas from the previous Dalek story "The Chase", these being the Dalek time machine, the ensuing pursuit through time and the alternative episode ("Journey into Terror" and the comic relief "Feast of Steven" respectively, for the Chase and Master Plan stories). Master Plan also sees the return of the time travelling monk. All of these ingredients work well.
Master Plan has many varied and interesting situations. Clearly, a lot of effort was put into this story. I like the idea of the lead-in episode "Mission to the Unknown", although this idea loses something without having the "Myth Makers" story that followed it. It is a pity also that the identity of the main protagonists was revealed so early on. Keeping us guessing until the end of this first episode would have made it more exciting and still served its purpose.
The Master Plan story progresses through a series of separate situations, each with their respective characters. This works well and adds interest, but the demise of so many companions along the way is a negative. As with The Chase, there is also an improbable sequence of short stays on Earth.
The worst part of the story for me is the ending. Although the climax is exciting enough all we know at the end is that the patrol of four Daleks was destroyed. It may well have been that the main Dalek force deep in the mountains survived. The story ending would have definitely benefited from a final scene depicting the fate of the Daleks in their underground control center.
One of many great Doctor Who Epics.......2002-09-03
The Daleks, possibly one of the most evil, vile, and dangerous creatures to ever emerge in the world of science fiction. In their first appearance one might almost laugh at their appearance, until soon realizing just how deadly they truly are. In this incredible 13 part epic story (I include Mission to the Unknown as part of the whole story) the good Doctor (William Hartnell) once more does battle against his arch-enemies the Daleks, as he is chased once more through time and space, attempting to prevent the Daleks from completing activation of the Time Destructor, a terrible device which harnesses the very forces of time itself into a weapon. Although the visuals are currently missing, with the exception of two episodes, it is still very effective as an audio drama, with linking narration by Peter Purves. the performances are top notch, including William Hartnell as the Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Nicholas Courtney as Bret Vyon (the future Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) and Kevin Stoney as Mavic Chen. in addition the wonderfully joyful Christmas episode 'Feast of Steven' is definitely a nice break from the dark and impending doom of the main story plot. this is definitely a must have for any Doctor Who fan.
One of Hartnell's Best!.......2002-04-30
The Daleks' MasterPlan is an exciting yet long 12 part adventure. Similar to the Keys of Marinus and the Chase, Terry Nation, who wrote most of the story, was able to create another great story where the Doctor and his companions must leave one dangerous place for another in each unfolding episode of the Daleks' MasterPlan.
A Covetted Epic Comes to CD.......2002-03-07
As you probably are already aware, this is one of the most sought after stories in Doctor Who's long history. The fact that both the teaser episode "Mission to the Unknown" and the further 12 episodes for the most part are now missing (with the exception of some wonderful clips from Eps 1-4 and Eps 5 & 10 in their entirety). Further appeal may be the added bonus that the Doctor's greatest enemies, the Daleks are on hand to again chase our hero through time and space.
I won't bore you with story details, as I'm sure you know it well. And if not, you can certainly hear all about it in other reviews. I will however instead, tell you that the real appeal of the story is not in its length, nor in it's covetted return of the Daleks yet again. But, is in the regular cast, and the guest cast. William Hartnell is superb as always as the First Doctor. And with him at the beginning of the story is Steven and Katarina.
The latter dies early on in Ep 4 to basically move the plot. I think the producers and writers really did not know what to do with the simple minded Katarina, thus her quick departure from the series here. In comes Sara Kingdom, played to perfection by the lovely Jean Marsh. This story also boasts the first appearance of Nicholas Courtney (of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart fame) as Sara's brother Bret Vyon.
Most of the performances are good, if not spot on. But, the story is greatly weighed down by being so very long. And thus, much padding can be found within, slowing the plot way, way down at times. The best bits are early on, and then later it all picks back up when the wonderful Meddling Monk reappears to dog the Doctor's path. The Monk is again as superb as he was in "The Time Meddler" the previous year, played here again by the great, late Peter Butterworth, who, for me, absolutely steals the show!
I won't spoil any endings for anyone who hasn't yet seen, read or heard this adventure. But, unlike most Doctor Who stories, things don't necessarily turn out all rosey in the end. All and all this is a terrific story, if perhaps about 4 episodes too long. Enjoy!
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Doctor Who Genesis of the Daleks & Slipback (BBC Audio Collection 2 Cassettes)
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The First Regeneration.......2007-04-09
This is the first story of the second Doctor(Patrick Troughton) and the true telling of the first regeneration. John Peel promised a friend that unlike DOCTOR WHO AND THE TENTH PLANET. he would get the regeneration right. Peel us gives an idea of how the British audience must have felt in describing how the Doctor's companions Ben and Polly reacted to this new (and improved?) Doctor. Peel also took the opportunity to use material from the original scripts that wasn't in the episodes. A must for any Doctor Who fan!
Novelization of Pat Troughton's 1st Who story.......2004-04-07
One of two Dr. Who stories that initially never got novelized due to rights involving Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks, Power Of The Daleks was finally novelized by John Peel in 1993. The difference between this and the slim by the numbers novelizations of other stories is that this is a full twenty-six chapters, putting more depth into the characters of the Doctor, Ben, and Polly. As Power Of The Daleks is one of the Who stories no longer extant in the BBC archives, a novelization is actually invaluable.
The story begins with a reprise of the last moments of The Tenth Planet, where the First Doctor defeated the Cybermen in Antarctica. He collapses in his time machine, the TARDIS, and once there, regenerates, physically changing himself into a short man with twinkling eyes and a shock of black hair who later gets into the habit of tootling on a recorder.
Of his two travelling companions, Ben, the Cockney seaman, is skeptical he is the Doctor, but blonde Polly is convinced. Ben's suspicions continue when they land on the planet Vulcan (no relation to Spock's planet) with its bubbling mercury pools. The Doctor witnesses the murder of an Earth investigator and poses as that person, though he never sees the assassin, who knocks him out but leaves behind a clue. His arrival causes tension. The governor, Hensell, assumes the Doctor's there to report on his lack of progress against rebellious workers. The scientist Lesterson, believes the Doctor is there because of a capsule that landed 200 years before. Lesterson has been working on trying to get it open. The Doctor succeeds and finds to his horror, two dormant Daleks, the xenophobic, salt-shaker shaped aliens he's fought many times before.
The Doctor tries to convince Lesterson and Hensell to have the Daleks destroyed, but is unable to prevent the Daleks from being reawakened, where they instantly offer themselves as servants of the Earth colonists. Lesterson believes he can control them by shutting off their power, and more, by disengaging the arm that fires their laser weapons. Plus, the Daleks win the governor over by offering to help build an anti-meteorite shield for colony. But as the Doctor says, "it will end the colony's problems because it will end the colony!" After all, "one Dalek poses more threat... than a string of armed atomic missiles."
His only ally seems to be Quinn, the deputy-governor whom Polly takes a shine to, much to Ben's jealousy, but he seems anxious to speak to the Doctor. Of the other people he meets, there's Janley, a pretty but hard-working no-nonsense woman who's Lesterson's assistant and who uses her wiles to persuade people. Bragen, the Head of Security, seems to be sticking to his duties, but there are internal politics brewing between him, Hensell, and Quinn.
The novel places the Cybermen defeat as the 1990's, yet it is already firmly established in the TV series that it took place in 1986, so a strange continuity error there. Another thing that's been added in the novel is that the colony's one sponsored by International Mining Corporation, the exploitative company first faced by the Third Doctor in Colony In Space. And unless the video version of this story is found, the novel's all we got to go on, which in itself is a good thing. John Peel has written other Who novelizations involving the Daleks (The Chase, Mission To The unknown, The Dalek Master Plan) so he was well-placed to write this novelization and the other missing Dalek novelization Evil Of The Daleks.
The first story of the second Doctor well adapted.......2000-10-19
For a long time, a number of Doctor Who stories had not been adapted to book form. Possibly the most important of these was the first story of the second Doctor (as portrayed by Patrick Troughton). Whereas 'The Tenth Planet' introduced the concept of regeneration, 'The Power of the Daleks' had to make it work.
In this adaptation, John Peel is fortunate to have a decent page count in which to portray the story. Unlike the vast majority of Doctor Who novelisations, this one has the time to examine the motives of the characters rather than just describing their actions.
The Doctor and his companions, Ben and Polly, arrive on the Earth colony of Vulcan. While Polly accepts that the man claiming to be the Doctor is indeed him, but Ben is more sceptical. Following some arguments, the Doctor exits the TARDIS and straight into the assassination of an Earth official, for whom the Doctor will be taken to be.
Explorations by the colony have uncovered a buried spaceship, and with the Doctor's assistance it is opened and inside is a Dalek...
This story is also important in the history of depiction of the Daleks. In all previous stories, they have been in control. In this story, they are vastly outnumbered by the humans and lack resources to aid them. But these are Daleks, so they find a way to bring themselves to a position to fight the humans.
The Doctor's endeavours are greatly impeded by internal politics of the colony.
If only all the Target novelisations had been given this amount of space and thought in their adaptation!
Simply the best Doctor Who novelization I've ever read........1999-10-09
John Peel has taken a televised story and fashioned a great Doctor Who novel. The pacing and characterizations are excellent. His Troughton Doctor IS Troughton's Doctor. His Daleks are more than just screeching robots. He captures the fear and dread that the Daleks envoke perfectly. It's the best they have been handled in years. Peel opens up the story as well including references to UNIT and Sarah Jane Smith that are much appreciated. If only THE TENTH PLANET that this book is a sequel to could have been half as well done. Fine writing. Fine book.
"I am The Doctor," He announced........1998-06-27
POTD is missing but we have the novel. John Peel has done well for the fans for previding us with this wonderful novel about the classic Dalek story and Patrick Troughtons' first story. The daleks are aways the bad guys and lose in the end. The Doctor is clown in this story and ben and polly are the best in this story then in others. John Peel has put in scenes that were in the script but not in the televised story. Well done , Mr. Peel.
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- Great book for Doctor Who enthusiasts.
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Doctor Who Technical Manual
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Great Book for all Doctor Who Fans.......2002-07-06
Have owned for years. Book is full of great information about the show and most of the important characters in the series. Has information on everything from the Tardis, K9 the Doctors Car and the Cybermen. Includes several colour photos from the show.
A must have for any Doctor Who fan.
Great book for Doctor Who enthusiasts........2002-07-05
Great technical drawings of most of the technology found in Doctor Who series. Included diagrams, workings etc of Tardis and K9. A must have reference book for Doctor Who enthusiasts :)
Great For Whovians.......2000-06-14
A great set of details of the props used on the show, including several of the weapons, the TARDIS, and so on. Espcially amusing for children.
Important for the die hard collectors or handy-men.......1998-10-16
This book is a must have for the do-it-yourselfers that need to have specs for props from the show Doctor Who. The book has specs. for Daleks, K-9, guns and the Tardis. The only resource for constructing the program's props.
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