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{{target years}}'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1983]]''' was almost exclusively [[Fifth Doctor]]- | {{real world}} | ||
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'''[[Target Books]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' output in [[1983 (releases)|1983]]''' was almost exclusively [[Fifth Doctor]]-related. Of the eight new novelisations printed, only one belonged to another Doctor. As with the previous year, the first three Doctors were ignored by Target's writers, except to the extent that they appeared in ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]''. That novelisation was peculiarly important to the Target line, in that it was the first novelisation to be available in the UK prior to the transmission of the [[serial]] it adapted. | |||
The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". [[Terminus (novelisation)| | The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". ''[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]]'' went out as #79, with each subsequent release adding on to that number. | ||
== Stories == | |||
== | |||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
!No. || Title || Author || Doctor || Featuring || Based on || Released | |||
|- | |- | ||
|074 | |||
| | |''[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]]'' | ||
| | |[[Peter Grimwade]] | ||
| | |[[Fifth Doctor|5th]] | ||
|[[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], {{Ainley}} | |||
|''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' | |||
|[[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |075 | ||
|''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]'' | |||
|[[Terrance Dicks]] | |||
|[[Fourth Doctor|4th]] | |||
|[[Romana II]], [[K9 Mark II]] | |||
|''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' | |||
|[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |076 | ||
|''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'' | |||
|[[Christopher H. Bidmead]] | |||
|rowspan=10|5th | |||
|Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, The Master | |||
|''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' | |||
|[[16 June (releases)|16 June]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |077 | ||
|''[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]]'' | |||
|Terrance Dicks | |||
|Adric, Nyssa, Tegan | |||
|''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' | |||
|[[21 July (releases)|21 July]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |078 | ||
|''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]'' | |||
|[[Ian Marter]] | |||
|Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, [[Cybermen]] | |||
|''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' | |||
|[[18 August (releases)|18 August]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |079 | ||
|''[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]]'' | |||
|[[John Lydecker]] | |||
|Nyssa, Tegan, [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Black Guardian]] | |||
|''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'' | |||
|[[15 September (releases)|15 September]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |080 | ||
|''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | |||
|rowspan=2|Terrance Dicks | |||
|Nyssa, Tegan, [[Borusa]], [[Omega]] | |||
|''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | |||
|[[20 October (releases)|20 October]] 1983 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |081 | ||
|''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]'' | |||
|Tegan, Turlough, [[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], Fourth Doctor, [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]], Borusa, [[Dalek]]s, Cybermen, The Master, [[Rassilon]] | |||
|''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' | |||
|[[24 November (releases)|24 November]] 1983 | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Publishing | == Novelisation covers == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
Time-Flight_novel.jpg|''[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]]'' | |||
Meglos_novel.jpg|''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]'' | |||
Castrovalva_novel.jpg|''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'' | |||
Four_to_Doomsday_novel.jpg|''[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]]'' | |||
Earthshock_novel.jpg|''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]'' | |||
Terminus_novel.jpg|''[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]]'' | |||
Arc_of_Infinity_novel.jpg|''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]'' | |||
Five_Doctors_novel.jpg|''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints and other title covers == | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
SkilleterAbominableSnowmen.jpg|''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]'' | |||
WebOfFearNovel03.jpg|[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Publishing notes == | |||
=== Target Library Numbering === | === Target Library Numbering === | ||
[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]] was the first title to be given a (working) reference number as part of the Doctor Who library | ''[[Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Visitation]]'' was the first title to be given a (working) reference number as part of the Doctor Who library (Number 74). The idea behind the numbering was to try to capitalise on collectors and regular readers of the range to complete their "set" or read all the books. | ||
However, for a range that didn't flow in a | |||
The | However, for a range that didn't flow in a chronological order, it was met with various reactions, and was generally criticised by fans, who after collecting some seventy odd titles, were faced with a "new look" for their collection (a factor that the BBC DVD mechandising team seem to be acutely aware of). | ||
: Number 77 [[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]] numbered on the inside only | |||
: Number 78 [[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]] numbered on the inside only | The implementation of the numbering system was not always to plan. Examples of inconsistencies include: | ||
: Number 79 [[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]] numbered inside and on the cover | : Number 77 ''[[Four to Doomsday (novelisation)|Four to Doomsday]]'' numbered on the inside only | ||
: Number 80 [[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]] not numbered | : Number 78 ''[[Earthshock (novelisation)|Earthshock]]'' numbered on the inside only | ||
: Number 81 [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]] numbered | : Number 79 ''[[Terminus (novelisation)|Terminus]]'' numbered inside and on the cover | ||
: Number 106 [[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]] arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later) | : Number 80 ''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]'' not numbered | ||
: Number 153 was given to [[The Pescatons (novelisation)| | : Number 81 ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]'' numbered | ||
Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983 | : Number 106 ''[[Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later) | ||
: Number 153 was given to ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|The Pescatons]]'' which was based on a record release and so technically not a televised novelisation. | |||
Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983, the exceptions being ''[[Time-Flight (novelisation)|Time-Flight]]'', ''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]'' and ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]''. | |||
[[Category:Target Books by year | [[Category:Target Books by year]] |
Latest revision as of 16:04, 22 July 2022
Target Books' Doctor Who output in 1983 was almost exclusively Fifth Doctor-related. Of the eight new novelisations printed, only one belonged to another Doctor. As with the previous year, the first three Doctors were ignored by Target's writers, except to the extent that they appeared in The Five Doctors. That novelisation was peculiarly important to the Target line, in that it was the first novelisation to be available in the UK prior to the transmission of the serial it adapted.
The year was the first one in which the novelisations were released with a so-called "library number". Terminus went out as #79, with each subsequent release adding on to that number.
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
No. | Title | Author | Doctor | Featuring | Based on | Released |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
074 | Time-Flight | Peter Grimwade | 5th | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, the Tremas Master | Time-Flight | 15 April 1983 |
075 | Meglos | Terrance Dicks | 4th | Romana II, K9 Mark II | Meglos | 5 May 1983 |
076 | Castrovalva | Christopher H. Bidmead | 5th | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, The Master | Castrovalva | 16 June 1983 |
077 | Four to Doomsday | Terrance Dicks | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan | Four to Doomsday | 21 July 1983 | |
078 | Earthshock | Ian Marter | Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Cybermen | Earthshock | 18 August 1983 | |
079 | Terminus | John Lydecker | Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Black Guardian | Terminus | 15 September 1983 | |
080 | Arc of Infinity | Terrance Dicks | Nyssa, Tegan, Borusa, Omega | Arc of Infinity | 20 October 1983 | |
081 | The Five Doctors | Tegan, Turlough, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Susan, the Brigadier, Sarah, Borusa, Daleks, Cybermen, The Master, Rassilon | The Five Doctors | 24 November 1983 |
Novelisation covers[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reprints and other title covers[[edit] | [edit source]]
Publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Target Library Numbering[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who and the Visitation was the first title to be given a (working) reference number as part of the Doctor Who library (Number 74). The idea behind the numbering was to try to capitalise on collectors and regular readers of the range to complete their "set" or read all the books.
However, for a range that didn't flow in a chronological order, it was met with various reactions, and was generally criticised by fans, who after collecting some seventy odd titles, were faced with a "new look" for their collection (a factor that the BBC DVD mechandising team seem to be acutely aware of).
The implementation of the numbering system was not always to plan. Examples of inconsistencies include:
- Number 77 Four to Doomsday numbered on the inside only
- Number 78 Earthshock numbered on the inside only
- Number 79 Terminus numbered inside and on the cover
- Number 80 Arc of Infinity not numbered
- Number 81 The Five Doctors numbered
- Number 106 Vengeance on Varos arriving between Numbers 128 and 129 (some two years later)
- Number 153 was given to The Pescatons which was based on a record release and so technically not a televised novelisation.
Books 1 to 74 in the range were retrospectively numbered, in alphabetical order. These numbers appeared on the covers with the reprint schedule from 1983, the exceptions being Time-Flight, Meglos and Castrovalva.