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| | |image= Planet of Giants novel.jpg | ||
|series = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|number= 145 | |number= 145 | ||
|novelisation of= Planet of Giants (TV story) | |novelisation of= Planet of Giants (TV story) | ||
|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= [[Forester (Planet of Giants)|Forester]] | |enemy= [[Forester (Planet of Giants)|Forester]] | ||
|setting= [[England]], [[1963]] | |setting= [[England]], [[1963]] | ||
|writer= [[ | |writer= Terrance Dicks | ||
|read by= [[Carole Ann Ford]] | |||
|cover = [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
|publisher= Target Books | |publisher= Target Books | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |publisher2= W.H. Allen | ||
|release date= | |release date= 18 January 1990 | ||
|format= Paperback Book; 14 Chapters, 112 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 14 Chapters, 112 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20345-3 | |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20345-3 | ||
|prev= The Reign of Terror (novelisation) | |prev= The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (novelisation) | ||
| | |next= The Happiness Patrol (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |||
|prev2= The Reign of Terror (novelisation) | |||
|next2= Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1964 television serial ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[First Doctor|The Doctor]] is feeling confident: this time [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] has landed on [[Earth]]; in [[England]]; in [[1963]]. But when he and his companions venture outside, they are soon lost in a maze of ravines and menaced by gigantic insects. And the insects are dying-every living thing is dying... | [[First Doctor|The Doctor]] is feeling confident: this time [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] has landed on [[Earth]]; in [[England]]; in [[1963]]. But when he and his companions venture outside, they are soon lost in a maze of ravines and menaced by gigantic insects. And the insects are dying - every living thing is dying... | ||
Meanwhile, in a cottage garden on a perfect summer's day, the man from the Ministry arrives to put a stop to the production of [[DN6]], a pesticide with the power to destroy all life-forms. But the men who invented DN6 will stop at nothing-not even murder-in their desire to see DN6 succeed. | Meanwhile, in a cottage garden on a perfect summer's day, [[Arnold Farrow|the man from the Ministry]] arrives to put a stop to the production of [[DN6]], a pesticide with the power to destroy all life-forms. But the men who invented DN6 will stop at nothing - not even murder - in their desire to see DN6 succeed. | ||
Can the one-inch-tall Doctor foil their plans? | Can the one-inch-tall Doctor foil their plans? | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The novelisation reinstates numerous scenes from the television script excised from the broadcast version. | * The novelisation reinstates numerous scenes from the television script excised from the broadcast version. | ||
* The Doctor tells Barbara that he has never visited [[Africa]] or [[Australasia]]. | |||
* Forester's first name is Mark. | * Forester's first name is Mark. | ||
* The cat is described as "ginger" rather than tortoiseshell. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== British publication history == | == British publication history == | ||
One single paperback edition, priced £1.99 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies. | One single paperback edition, priced £1.99 (UK), estimated print run: 22,000 copies. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
This Target Novel was released as an audiobook on [[4 May (releases)|4 May]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Carole Ann Ford]]. | |||
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]]. | |||
The audiobook was reissued on [[1 September (releases)|1 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] as part of the audio anthology ''[[The Second Earth Adventures Collection]]''. | |||
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Planet of Giants Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
The Second Earth Adventures Collection.jpg|''[[The Second Earth Adventures Collection]]'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1990 novels]] | [[Category:1990 novels]] | ||
[[Category:First Doctor | [[Category:First Doctor novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 1963]] | |||
[[Category:Target novelisations with audiobook readings]] | |||