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+{{Infobox Story SMW
-{{Infobox Novel|
+|image        = <gallery>
-novel name=Doctor Who and the Visitation|
+Visitation novel.jpg|1982 edition
-image=[[File: Visitation_novel.jpg|250px]]|
+PearsonVisitation.jpg|1992 edition
-series=[[Target novelisation]]s |
+AchilleosVisitation.jpg|2016 edition
-number= 69 (given to later editions) |
+</gallery>
-doctor=[[Fifth Doctor]] |
+|number       = 69 (given to later editions)
-companions= [[Adric]] <br />[[Nyssa]] <br />[[Tegan Jovanka]] |
+|doctor       = Fifth Doctor
-enemy= The [[Terileptil]]s |
+|companions   = [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
-year= [[London]], [[Earth]], late [[August]] to [[2 September]] [[1666]] |
+|enemy        = [[Terileptil]]s
-writer= [[Eric Saward]]|
+|setting      = [[London]], late [[August]] to [[2 September]] [[1666]]
-publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]|
+|writer       = Eric Saward
-release date= August  [[1982]]|
+|read by      = [[Matthew Waterhouse]]
-format= Hardcover and paperback editions, 121 Pages|
+|publisher    = Target Books
-isbn= ISBN 0-426-20135-3|
+|publisher2   = W.H. Allen
-previous story=[[Kinda (novelisation)|Doctor Who  - Kinda]] |
+|novelisation of = The Visitation (TV story)
-next story=[[Black Orchid (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Black Orchid]] }}
+|release date = 19 August 1982
+|format       = Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 121 Pages
+|isbn         = ISBN 0-426-20135-3
+|series       = [[Target novelisation]]s
+|prev         = Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation)
+|next         = Full Circle (novelisation)
+|series2      = [[Target novelisation]] numbering
+|prev2        = Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)
+|next2        = Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)
+|series3      = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
+|prev3        = Kinda (novelisation)
+|next3        = Black Orchid (novelisation)
+}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1982 television serial ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] novelisation to be published.
+== Publisher's summary ==
+=== 1982 Target Books edition ===
+[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], the young air hostess who quite unintentionally became a member of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s crew, wants to return to her own time, but when the [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]] tries to take her back to [[Heathrow Airport]] in the [[20th century|twentieth century]] the TARDIS lands instead on the outskirts of [[17th century|seventeenth-century]] [[London]].
+The Doctor and his companions receive a decidedly unfriendly welcome - but it soon becomes clear that the sinister activities of other visitors from time and space have made the villagers extremely suspicious of outsiders.
-== Novelisation ==
+As a result of the aliens' evil schemes, the Doctor finds himself on the point of playing a key role in a [[Great Fire of London|gruesome historical event]]...
-* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): ''[[The Visitation]]'' which was and written by [[Eric Saward]] and shown from [[15 February]] [[1982]].
-* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel. It featured a photographic cover. (See below for information on other editions published with different covers).
-* This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] novelisation to be published.
-== Publisher's summary ==
+=== 1992 Target Books edition ===
-=== 1982 edition ===
+"CALL YOURSELF A [[Time Lord|TIME LORD]]?" TEGAN SHOUTED. "A BROKEN CLOCK KEEPS BETTER TIME THAN YOU!"
-[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], the young air hostess who quite unintentionally became a member of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]’s crew, wants to return to her own time, but when the [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]] tries to take her back to [[Heathrow Airport]] in the [[20th century|twentieth century]] the TARDIS lands instead on the outskirts of [[17th century|seventeenth-century]] [[London]]. <br />
+The Doctor tries to return Tegan to the Heathrow she left in [[1981]], but instead the TARDIS lands just outside London in [[1666]] - the year of the Great Plague.
-=== 1992 edition ===
-"Call yourself a [[Time Lord]]?" [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] shouted. "A broken clock keeps better time than you!"
-[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] tries to return Tegan to the [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] she left in [[1981]], but instead [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands just outside [[London]] in [[1666]] - the year of the Great Plague.
 The Doctor and his companions receive a decidedly cool welcome - and it soon becomes clear that the sinister activities of other visitors from space and time have made the villagers extremely sensitive of outsiders.
 And as a result of the aliens' evil schemes, the Doctor finds himself on the point of playing a key role in a gruesome historical event.
-This is a novelization by [[Eric Saward]] of his own television story, first broadcast in [[1982]].
-== Illustrations ==
+This is a novelization by [[Eric Saward]] of his own television story, first broadcast in [[1982 (releases)|1982]].
-* None
+=== 2016 BBC Books edition ===
+Trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow in 1981, the Doctor brings the TARDIS to the right place, but over 300 years early - to 1666. They are not the only visitors as [[Terileptil android|Death]] stalks the local woods, complete with cloak, scythe and a skull like face.
+In fact, 'Death' is and android bought by a group of alien [[Terileptil]]s whose spaceship has crashed. Criminals and fugitives from their own race, they now plan to take over [[Earth]]. With [[Adric]] and Tegan captured, the Doctor and [[Nyssa]] try to deal with the deadly android, and a group of local villagers under the control of the Terileptils.
+But even if they succeed, can they prevent the Terileptils from unleashing an even more deadly form of the [[Bubonic plague|Black Death]]?
+== Chapter titles ==
+Chapter One<br />
+Chapter Two<br />
+Chapter Three<br />
+Chapter Four<br />
+Chapter Five<br />
+Chapter Six<br />
+Chapter Seven<br />
+Chapter Eight<br />
+Chapter Nine<br />
+Chapter Ten<br />
+Chapter Eleven
 == Deviations from televised story ==
-* ''To be added''
+* The Doctor realises who the Terileptils are because they left their tag on their escape capsule; this was not explained in the televised story.
+* [[John (The Visitation)|The Squire]] is named Sir John.
+* [[Elizabeth (The Visitation)|Elizabeth]] is in her room when she spots the Terileptil spacecraft crashing, rather than playing chess with her father as in the televised version.
+* Sir John and his family are described as being killed by the [[Terileptil android]], whereas in the televised version their deaths are only implied.
+* Tegan's references to the events of ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' while talking with [[Nyssa]] in her room are removed.
+* The Doctor telling off [[Adric]] for his recklessness with the [[Total Survival Suit|T.S.S. machine]] on [[Deva Loka]] has been excised.
 == Writing and publishing notes ==
-* The first book in the range to feature the use of a photographic cover.
+* This was the first book in the range to feature the use of a photographic cover. A jacket painting was commissioned and created by David McAllister, but due to objections from Peter Davison's agent about artwork depictions of his client at the time, this was never used; Target switched to using a photograph of Davison for the cover. (The only first edition Fifth Doctor Target books to feature artwork rather than photos of Davison's Doctor were ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'' and ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]''.)<ref>Howe, D.J., Stammers, M. and Walker, S.J., Doctor Who- The Eighties, p160. ISBN 978-0-75-35012-83.</ref>
-* There are two rumours around the reason for this; Firstly that [[Peter Davison]]’s agent rejected the proposed artwork by ([[David McAllister]]) on the grounds of it showing a poor likeness to his client, and secondly, that in an attempt to tie the range of novelisations more closely with a new season and a new Doctor on television, photographs were a way of revamping the range. The latter seems more likely, as a deliberate change of policy, bearing in mind that the decision to use photographs was extended to subsequent releases for a short time.
 * This was the first title to be referred to in the Target library as book number 74. The number appeared on the cover on a subsequent reprint.
-* Dedication: `For Paula, with fondest love’
+* Dedication: `For Paula, with fondest love'
-* Cover Flash reads`A BBC TV PROGRAMME WITH PETER DAVISON AS THE DOCTOR’
+* The book has a cover flash reading <small>A BBC TV PROGRAMME WITH PETER DAVISON AS THE DOCTOR</small>.
+* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''.
 == Additional cover images ==
-<gallery hideaddbutton="true" >
+<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
-file:2Visitation.jpg|1992 edition; Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]
+Visitation_unused.JPG|Unused jacket painting by [[David McAllister]], [[1982]]
+PearsonVisitation.jpg|1992 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]
+AchilleosVisitation.jpg|2016 BBC Books Edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]]
 </gallery>
 == British publication history ==
-''To be added''
+First publication:
+* Hardback
+: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
+* Paperback
+: Target
+Re-issues:
-'''First Publication:'''
+== Audiobook ==
-* Hardback
+This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Matthew Waterhouse]].
-: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd.  UK
-* Paperback
+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]].
-: Target
-'''Re-issues:'''
-== Editions published outside Britain ==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-''To be added''
+The Visitation Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
+</gallery>
-== See also ==
-* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
 == External links ==
-*  [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140716005123/http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]
+== Footnotes ==
+{{reflist}}
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 [[Category:Target novelisations]]
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+[[Category:Fifth Doctor novelisations]]
+[[Category:The History Collection novels]]
+[[Category:Terileptil novels]]
+[[Category:Stories set in London]]
+[[Category:Stories set in 1666]]