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'''''Wild Blue Yonder''''' | '''''Wild Blue Yonder''''' is the second of three [[Target novelisation]]s based upon the [[60th Anniversary Specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'',<ref name="doctorwho.tv">[https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-to-be-novelised-for-the-target-range ''Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to be novelised for the Target range'' on doctorwho.tv]</ref> published as ebooks on [[7 December (releases)|7 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref name="DWM 597">[[DWM 597]] - ''[[Gallifrey Guardian]]'', Page 4</ref> and as paperbacks on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] by [[Target Books]] and written by [[Mark Morris]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/><ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/457029/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-target-collection-by-morris-mark/9781785948466 ''Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder (Target Collection)'' on penguin.co.uk]</ref> | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'' | ''A ship at the edge of space.'' A robot with a secret. A sinister presence. | ||
[[The Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the [[universe]] if what's on board gets out: terminal. | |||
Based on a script by [[Russell T Davies]], the spectacular second adventure for ''Doctor Who's'' 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. | |||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
* Prologue: Apple | * Prologue: Apple | ||
* Fenslaw | * Fenslaw | ||
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* One | * One | ||
* Tacsladia | * Tacsladia | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
(In order of appearance) | |||
* [[Isaac Newton]] | |||
* [[Mrs Merridew]] | |||
* [[Fourteenth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Donna Noble]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Shaun Temple|Shaun]] once advised Donna to do [[yoga]] when [[Rose Noble|Rose]] was facing difficulty transitioning. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The trilogy of novelisations was announced on [[14 July (releases)|14 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/> | * The trilogy of novelisations was announced on [[14 July (releases)|14 July]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]].<ref name="doctorwho.tv"/> | ||
* A BBC Books spokesperson told ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' about the excitement of being able to publish ebooks so close to a television event such as the [[ | * A BBC Books spokesperson told ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' about the excitement of being able to publish ebooks so close to a television event such as the [[60th Anniversary Specials]].<ref name="DWM 597"/> | ||
* The cover implicitly reveals one of the twists of the story, that there are duplicates of the Doctor and Donna. | * The cover implicitly reveals one of the twists of the story, that there are duplicates of the Doctor and Donna. | ||
* The chapter titles also allude to the mystery of the unknown language. Each chapter is revealed to have been counting down from ten to zero, with the penultimate title translated into "one" because the Doctor and Donna finally figure out the captain's plan to self-destruct the ship to defeat the [[not-thing]]s. | |||
=== Deviations from televised story === | |||
* Dialogue is switched around or slightly altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen. | |||
* The prologue elaborates that Isaac Newton had been up all night completing ''[[De analysi per aequationes numero terminorum infinitas]]'', as well as the location of the scene being his family home, [[Woolsthorpe Manor]] in the [[Lincolnshire]] [[hamlet]] of [[Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth]]. | |||
* The Doctor mentions that, by contrast, [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|dropping a cup of ''tea'']] into the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] controls does no harm. | |||
* Donna uses part of the buggy frame to attack the Not-Donna's hand when the [[Not-thing]]s chase them. | |||
* There is an additional moment where Donna is startled by her reflection in a door, thinking it's her Not-thing self. | |||
* When the TARDIS rematerialises, the Doctor opens the doors by clicking his fingers. | |||
* There is an additional moment where the Doctor turns off the HADS physically on the TARDIS console and takes longer to realise he had chosen the wrong Donna. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:19, 7 April 2024
Wild Blue Yonder is the second of three Target novelisations based upon the 60th Anniversary Specials of Doctor Who,[1] published as ebooks on 7 December 2023[2] and as paperbacks on 11 January 2024 by Target Books and written by Mark Morris.[1][3]
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A ship at the edge of space. A robot with a secret. A sinister presence.
The Doctor and Donna are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the universe if what's on board gets out: terminal.
Based on a script by Russell T Davies, the spectacular second adventure for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Prologue: Apple
- Fenslaw
- Coliss
- Brate
- Gilvane
- Stond
- Ratico
- Vandeen
- Blinss
- Sensill
- One
- Tacsladia
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
(In order of appearance)
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The trilogy of novelisations was announced on 14 July 2023.[1]
- A BBC Books spokesperson told Doctor Who Magazine about the excitement of being able to publish ebooks so close to a television event such as the 60th Anniversary Specials.[2]
- The cover implicitly reveals one of the twists of the story, that there are duplicates of the Doctor and Donna.
- The chapter titles also allude to the mystery of the unknown language. Each chapter is revealed to have been counting down from ten to zero, with the penultimate title translated into "one" because the Doctor and Donna finally figure out the captain's plan to self-destruct the ship to defeat the not-things.
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dialogue is switched around or slightly altered in some places compared to how it was spoken on screen.
- The prologue elaborates that Isaac Newton had been up all night completing De analysi per aequationes numero terminorum infinitas, as well as the location of the scene being his family home, Woolsthorpe Manor in the Lincolnshire hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth.
- The Doctor mentions that, by contrast, dropping a cup of tea into the TARDIS controls does no harm.
- Donna uses part of the buggy frame to attack the Not-Donna's hand when the Not-things chase them.
- There is an additional moment where Donna is startled by her reflection in a door, thinking it's her Not-thing self.
- When the TARDIS rematerialises, the Doctor opens the doors by clicking his fingers.
- There is an additional moment where the Doctor turns off the HADS physically on the TARDIS console and takes longer to realise he had chosen the wrong Donna.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
The pre-artwork cover
The finalised cover
A promo picture of the unfinished The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle
A promo picture of the final The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle
Wild Blue Yonder audiobook
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Wild Blue Yonder page at Penguin Books
