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|novelisation of = Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story) | |novelisation of = Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story) | ||
|image = Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation).jpg | |image = <gallery>Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation).jpg|2019 edition | ||
Resurrection of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|2021 edition | |||
</gallery> | |||
|series = [[BBC Books novelisation]]s | |series = [[BBC Books novelisation]]s | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
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|enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] | |enemy = [[Dalek]]s, [[Davros]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1984]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1984]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Eric Saward | ||
|read by = [[Terry Molloy]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |read by = [[Terry Molloy]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 July 2019 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = | |format = | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = | ||
|prev = Scratchman (novelisation) | |prev = Scratchman (novelisation) | ||
|next =Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation) | |next = Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation) | ||
|series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |series2 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | ||
|prev2 = Frontios (novelisation) | |prev2 = Frontios (novelisation) | ||
|next2 = Planet of Fire (novelisation) | |next2 = Planet of Fire (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[Target novelisation]]s | |||
|prev3 = Dalek (novelisation) | |||
|next3 = The TV Movie (novelisation) | |||
}}{{prose stub}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the [[1984 (releases)|1984]] television serial ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''. It was written by the original writer [[Eric Saward]] and released by [[BBC Books]] on [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. The novelisation was published again by [[Target Books]] on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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35 years after its first TV transmission, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan-favourite ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' is novelised at last, by the author of the original script, [[Eric Saward]]. | 35 years after its first TV transmission, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan-favourite ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' is novelised at last, by the author of the original script, [[Eric Saward]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Davros]] | * [[Davros]] | ||
* [[Lytton]] | * [[Lytton]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Black Dalek Leader|Supreme Dalek]] | ||
* [[Alpha Dalek]] | * [[Alpha Dalek]] | ||
* [[Beta Dalek]] | * [[Beta Dalek]] | ||
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* [[Epsilon Dalek]] | * [[Epsilon Dalek]] | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Many characters are given expanded backstories, personalities, and first names. | * Many characters are given expanded backstories, personalities, and first names. | ||
* The [[Prison Station]] is a ship called the ''Vipod Mor''. It has a cat named [[Sir Runcible]] that escapes with the Fifth Doctor through the time corridor. | * The [[Prison Station]] is a ship called the ''Vipod Mor''. It has a cat named [[Sir Runcible]] that escapes with the Fifth Doctor through the time corridor. | ||
* [[Gustave Lytton]]'s first name is spelled "Gustav." | * [[Gustave Lytton]]'s first name is spelled "Gustav." No first name is given on screen. | ||
* The Dalek battlecruiser is said to be crewed by [[Tellurian | * The Dalek battlecruiser is said to be crewed by [[Tellurian]]s, implying the [[Dalek duplicate|duplicates]] and [[Dalek Trooper|Troopers]] are humans. Lytton being a [[Charnel]], as established in the ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]'' [[Attack of the Cybermen (novelisation)|novelisation]], is never mentioned. | ||
* "[[Howie Kellim | * "''[[Howie Kellim]]''" is the formal [[Star Fleet]] greeting, with "''Howie Kellim Bi" ''as the reply. | ||
* The computers controlling the time corridor attack the TARDIS using [[Ciskinady code|Ciskinady coding]], which alerts the Doctor and Turlough that the Daleks are involved. | * The computers controlling the time corridor attack the TARDIS using [[Ciskinady code|Ciskinady coding]], which alerts the Doctor and Turlough that the Daleks are involved. | ||
* The starfighters mentioned in the serial are depicted in a | * The starfighters mentioned in the serial are depicted in a brief space battle. | ||
* Styles is | * Styles is accompanied by an android nurse called [[Monda]], who is destroyed during the Dalek attack on the airlock. | ||
* The [[ | * The [[Baz Seaton|crewmember]] that accompanies Osborn is given the name Senior Ensign 'Baz' Seaton. He sabotaged Airlock Three so the Daleks could enter because they pay well. | ||
* Seaton kills Osborn only to be killed by Lytton moments later, a reversal of their fates in the televised version. | |||
* The grenade takes out 15 Daleks, instead of the obvious two on screen. | * The grenade takes out 15 Daleks, instead of the obvious two on screen. | ||
* The crew also destroy several Daleks in their defence of the station. It is explained most of the crew didn't bring gas masks because they thought it was a drill. | |||
* The gas Lytton uses is called [[ZP gas]]. | * The gas Lytton uses is called [[ZP gas]]. | ||
* Lytton explaining the [[Movellan virus]] to Davros is omitted, meaning the virus is suddenly mentioned without introduction during Davros' experiments. | |||
* [[Mercer]] is left in command of the prison station's defence because the captain is drunk. | |||
* [[Calder (Resurrection of the Daleks)|Calder]] being attacked by a Dalek prior to duplication is omitted, with Tegan and [[Laird]] simply noting he has disappeared. | |||
* A scene of the Doctor and [[Stien]] entering the TARDIS, which was edited out of the broadcast version, is included. | |||
* The novelisation shows the army personnel being duplicated in a van outside the warehouse. | * The novelisation shows the army personnel being duplicated in a van outside the warehouse. | ||
* The Doctor previously met Lytton in [[Soho]], running a high-class | * The Doctor previously met Lytton in [[Soho]], running [[The Jazz Soiree Club|a high-class jazz club]] in [[Old Compton Street]] at a time of heightened [[murder]] rates. This is a forward reference to the ''[[Lytton (series)|Lytton]]'' comics. | ||
* Much detail is given about the interior of the Doctor's TARDIS, including that all the meals | * Much detail is given about the interior of the Doctor's TARDIS, including that all the meals are prepared by an unseen robot chef named [[Ooba-Doa]]. | ||
* Many Daleks from the serial are given specific titles, such as "Alpha Dalek," which the Doctor notes is one he's never heard of. | * Many Daleks from the serial are given specific titles, such as "Alpha Dalek," which the Doctor notes is one he's never heard of. | ||
* The Doctor and Turlough intend to pursue Lytton instead of warning Earth authorities about the [[Dalek duplicate|Dalek duplicates | * Tegan is guarded by a Trooper after her arrival on the Dalek space ship, with the Trooper being killed by Mercer. | ||
* It is Mercer, rather than Turlough, who deduces Davros is still on the station and comes up with the idea of killing him. | |||
* There is no mention of Lytton killing his last Trooper at the warehouse, making it appear the Trooper has survived. | |||
* More focus is placed on Tegan's growing discomfort, with her expressing disgust on finding the bodies of the bomb disposal squad and disagreeing with the Doctor's plan to execute Davros. | |||
* The Doctor and Turlough intend to pursue Lytton instead of warning Earth authorities about the [[Dalek duplicate|Dalek duplicates]]. | |||
* In the "Coda," Tegan is briefly pursued by [[Lytton's policemen]] after leaving the TARDIS, and jumps off a bridge onto a boat to escape. | * In the "Coda," Tegan is briefly pursued by [[Lytton's policemen]] after leaving the TARDIS, and jumps off a bridge onto a boat to escape. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The year for the prison station is established as [[4590]] (a date previously given in ''[[The Dalek Handbook (reference book)|The Dalek Handbook]]'') dating ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' to [[4500]]. | |||
* The year for the prison station is established as [[4590]] (a date previously given in [[The Dalek Handbook| | |||
* The prison station being named ''Vipod Mor'' is reminiscent of the other ''[[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]]'' ship from ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', also written by Eric Saward, who stated in an interview that he forgotten he'd already used it.<!-- File: Interview With Eric Saward Resurrection of the Daleks Doctor Who --> | * The prison station being named ''Vipod Mor'' is reminiscent of the other ''[[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]]'' ship from ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'', also written by Eric Saward, who stated in an interview that he forgotten he'd already used it.<!-- File: Interview With Eric Saward Resurrection of the Daleks Doctor Who --> | ||
== | == Additional cover images == | ||
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Resurrection of the Daleks Target cover.jpg|2021 Target Books edition.<br />Cover by [[Anthony Dry]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Audiobook == | |||
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[19 September (releases)|19 September]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Terry Molloy]], with Dalek voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | |||
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Resurrection of the Daleks audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:2019 novels]] | [[Category:2019 novels]] | ||
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[[Category:Dalek novels]] | [[Category:Dalek novels]] | ||
[[Category:Davros novels]] | [[Category:Davros novels]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1984]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1984]] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 4590]] | [[Category:Stories set in 4590]] | ||