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|image = Last of the Gaderene.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
Last of the Gaderene.jpg|2000 edition | |||
Doctor Who The Last of the Grenade 50th.jpg|2013 edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
|series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |series = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number = | |number = 27 | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|enemy = {{Delgado|c}}, Bliss, the [[Gaderene]] | |||
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|enemy = {{Delgado|c}}, [[Gaderene]] | |||
|setting = [[Culverton]], [[East Anglia]], [[Xanthos]] | |setting = [[Culverton]], [[East Anglia]], [[Xanthos]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Mark Gatiss | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |read by = [[Richard Franklin]] | ||
|release date = | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|format = Paperback Book; 36 Chapters, 288 Pages (Original Release) | |release date = 4 January 2000 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-55587-4 | |format = Paperback Book;<br/>36 Chapters, 288 Pages (Original Release) | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-563-55587-4 | |||
|prev = Corpse Marker (novel) | |prev = Corpse Marker (novel) | ||
|next = Tomb of Valdemar (novel) | |next = Tomb of Valdemar (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty- | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-seventh novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], released [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]]. | ||
It also featured the UNIT team of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates]] and [[John Benton]]. This was Gatiss' final novel-based contribution to ''Doctor Who''. | It also featured the UNIT team of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Mike Yates]] and [[John Benton]]. This was Gatiss' final novel-based contribution to ''Doctor Who''. | ||
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=== 2013 BBC Books edition === | === 2013 BBC Books edition === | ||
The aerodrome in [[Culverton]] has new owners, and they promise an era of prosperity for the idyllic village. But former [[Spitfire]] pilot [[Alec Whistler|Alex Whistler]] is suspicious – when black-shirted troops appear on the streets, he contacts his | The aerodrome in [[Culverton]] has new owners, and they promise an era of prosperity for the idyllic village. But former [[Spitfire]] pilot [[Alec Whistler|Alex Whistler]] is suspicious – when black-shirted troops appear on the streets, he contacts his old friend [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] at [[UNIT]]. The [[Third Doctor]] is sent to investigate – and soon uncovers a sinister plot to colonise the [[Earth]]. The [[Gaderene]] are on their way... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Jo Grant]] | * [[Jo Grant]] | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]] | |||
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] | |||
* [[Charles Cochrane]] | * [[Charles Cochrane]] | ||
* [[Bliss (Last of the Gaderene)|Bliss]] | * [[Bliss (Last of the Gaderene)|Bliss]] | ||
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* [[Toovey]] | * [[Toovey]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Johannesburg]] is located in the [[Transvaal]]. | * [[Johannesburg]] is located in the [[Transvaal]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The novel was reprinted with a brand new cover on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] to celebrate the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 50th anniversary. | * The novel was reprinted with a brand new cover on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] to celebrate the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' 50th anniversary. | ||
* The audio set of eight CDs was released [[21 May (releases)|21 May]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] priced £25 (UK). | * The audio set of eight CDs was released [[21 May (releases)|21 May]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] priced £25 (UK). | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor's [[exile on Earth]] has been recently lifted and he now has control over the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | * The Doctor's [[exile on Earth]] has been recently lifted and he now has control over the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
== Additional cover images == | |||
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Doctor Who The Last of the Grenade 50th.jpg|2013 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Editions published outside Britain == | |||
* Published in Germany by Bastei Lübbe in 2018 as a paperback edition. | |||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | |||
GermanLastOfTheGaderene.jpg|German edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook, in the UK, on [[21 May (releases)|21 May]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Richard Franklin]]. | |||
* This novel was also released, in Germany, on [[27 July (releases)|27 July]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]] by [[Lübbe Audio]] and read by [[Michael Schwarzmaier]]. | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | |||
Last of the Gaderene audiobook.jpg|UK Audiobook | |||
GermanLastOfTheGadereneAudiobook.jpg|German Audiobook | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Penguin|1093758/doctor-who-last-of-the-gaderene/}} | * {{Penguin|1093758/doctor-who--last-of-the-gaderene/}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk28.htm|Last of the Gaderene}} | {{dwrefguide|whobbk28.htm|Last of the Gaderene}} | ||
* {{whoniverse|pd28|Last of the Gaderene}} | * {{whoniverse|pd28|Last of the Gaderene}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/lastg.htm The Cloister Library: '''Last of the Gaderene'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/lastg.htm The Cloister Library: '''Last of the Gaderene'''] | ||
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