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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|novelisation of=An Unearthly Child (TV story) | |novelisation of = An Unearthly Child (TV story) | ||
|image= Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child.jpg | |image = Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child.jpg | ||
|series=Publication order | |series = Publication order | ||
|number= 68 (given to later editions) | |number = 68 (given to later editions) | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | |companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] | ||
|enemy= [[Kal]] | |enemy = [[Kal]] | ||
|setting= [[Shoreditch]], [[1963]]<br />[[Earth]], [[BC#Prehistory|circa 100,000 BC]] | |setting = [[Shoreditch]], [[1963]]<br />[[Earth]], [[BC#Prehistory|circa 100,000 BC]] | ||
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] | |writer = [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|release date= [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]] | |release date = [[15 October (releases)|15 October]] [[1981 (releases)|1981]] | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 128 Pages | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 128 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20144-2 | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20144-2 | ||
|prev= Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation) | ||
|next=Doctor Who and the State of Decay (novelisation) | |next = Doctor Who and the State of Decay (novelisation) | ||
|prev2 = Doctor Who and the Underworld (novelisation) | |prev2 = Doctor Who and the Underworld (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | ||
|next2 = Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation) | |next2 = Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
|next3 = Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation) | |next3 = Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the television serial ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. This novelisation was written some eighteen years after the publication of the novelisation of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', published as ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''. The two books, if read chronologically, do not maintain continuity. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the television serial ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. This novelisation was written some eighteen years after the publication of the novelisation of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', published as ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''. The two books, if read chronologically, do not maintain continuity. | ||
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* The Doctor specifically states that his name is not "Doctor Foreman" rather than just implying it. | * The Doctor specifically states that his name is not "Doctor Foreman" rather than just implying it. | ||
* The [[Old Mother]] is said to be the mother of [[Za]]. The father of Za is named Gor. | * The [[Old Mother]] is said to be the mother of [[Za]]. The father of Za is named Gor. | ||
* The novel ends by mentioning a war between the [[Kaled]]s and the [[Thals]]. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in Shoreditch]] | [[Category:Stories set in Shoreditch]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | [[Category:Stories set in the distant past]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set on Skaro]] | |||