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|enemy= Poodles
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|companions   = [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]  
|writer= [[Paul Magrs]]
|enemy       = [[Margaret (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Princess Margaret]]
|publisher= BBC Books  
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|release date= [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]]
|writer       = Paul Magrs
|format= Paperback Book; 34 Chapters, 256 Pages  
|publisher   = BBC Books  
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-53845-7
|release date = 7 January 2002
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|format       = Paperback Book;<br/>34 Chapters, 256 Pages  
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|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-53845-7
'''''Mad Dogs and Englishmen''''' was the fifty-second novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].
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'''''Mad Dogs and Englishmen''''' was the fifty-second novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]], released [[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fitz Kreiner]] and [[Anji Kapoor]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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The greatest [[book]] ever written.
The greatest [[book]] ever written.


[[Professor]] [[Reginald Tyler]]'s ''[[The True History of Planets]]'' was a [[20th century|twentieth-century]] classic; an epic of [[Dwarf|dwarves]] and [[sword]]s and [[wizard]]ry. And definitely no poodles. Or at least there weren't when the Doctor read it.
[[Professor]] [[Reginald Tyler]]'s ''[[The True History of Planets]]'' was a [[20th century|twentieth-century]] classic; an epic of [[Dwarf|dwarves]] and [[sword]]s and [[wizard]]ry. And definitely no [[Poodle (species)|poodles]]. Or at least there weren't when [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] read it.


Now it tells the true tale of how the Queen of the [[Poodle (race)|poodles]] was overthrown; it's been made into a hit movie, and it's going to cause a bloodbath on the [[Dog World]] — unless the Doctor, Fitz and Anji (and assorted friends) can sort it all out.
Now it tells the true tale of how the Queen of the poodles was overthrown; it's been made into a hit movie, and it's going to cause a bloodbath on the [[dogworld]] — unless the Doctor, [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] and [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] (and assorted friends) can sort it all out.


The Doctor infiltrates the [[Smudgelings]], Tyler's elite [[Cambridge]] writing set of the early twentieth century; Fitz falls for flamboyant torch singer [[Brenda Soobie]] in sixties [[Las Vegas]], and Anji experiences some very special effects in seventies Hollywood. Their intention is to prevent the movie from ever being made. But there is [[Noël Coward|a shadowy figure]] present in all three time zones who is just as determined to see it completed... so the poodle revolution can begin.
The Doctor infiltrates the [[Smudgelings]], [[Reginald Tyler|Tyler]]'s elite [[Cambridge]] writing set of the early [[20th century|twentieth century]]; Fitz falls for flamboyant torch singer [[Brenda Soobie]] in [[1960s|sixties]] [[Las Vegas]], and Anji experiences some very special effects in [[1970s|seventies]] [[Hollywood]]. Their intention is to prevent the [[movie]] from ever being made. But there is [[Noël Coward|a shadowy figure]] present in all three [[time zone]]s who is just as determined to see it completed... so the poodle revolution can begin.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Fitz Kreiner]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* [[Anji Kapoor]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]] (alias Brenda Soobie)
* {{Bassey}} (alias Brenda Soobie)
* [[Reginald Tyler]]
* [[Reginald Tyler]]
* [[John Cleavis]]
* [[John Cleavis]]
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* [[Mida Slike]]
* [[Mida Slike]]
* [[Brewster (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Brewster]]
* [[Brewster (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Brewster]]
* [[Emily (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Emily]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Books ===
* ''[[The True History of Planets]]'' was a book about [[elf|elves]] and [[magic]], until it was rewritten as a text to support a revolution on [[Dog World]].
 
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor tells Enid Tyler that he is from somewhere in the south of [[Ireland]] beginning with the letter [[Gallifrey|G]].
* The Doctor tells Enid Tyler that he is from [[Gallifrey|somewhere]] in the south of [[Ireland]] beginning with the letter [[G]].


=== Earth mammals ===
=== Earth mammals ===
* The Doctor was responsible for the repopulation of [[Britain]] by the [[wild boar]] in [[1987]].
* The Doctor was responsible for the repopulation of [[Britain]] by the wild [[boar]] in [[1987]].


=== Foods and beverages from the real world ===
=== Foods and beverages from the real world ===
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=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* Fritter and Char are [[poodle]] [[archivists]] from the [[Dog World]].
* Fritter and Char are [[Poodle (species)|poodle]] [[archivist]]s from the [[dogworld]].
* Everyone is a little bit disgusted when it is revealed that novelist [[William Freer]] and Princess Margaret had been lovers since [[1932]].


=== Organisations ===
=== Organisations ===
* Mida Slike is an agent of [[MIAOW|Ministry for Incursions and Ontological Wonders]].
* Mida Slike is an agent of [[MIAOW|Ministry for Incursions and Ontological Wonders]].
* Professor Alid Jag is of an [[aphid]]-like species and also an agent of MIAOW.  
* Professor Alid Jag is of an [[aphid]]-like species and also an agent of MIAOW.
* Mida Slike mentions the [[Circle Hermeneutic]] and the [[New Dehistoricists]].


=== Planets ===
=== Planets ===
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=== Towns and cities ===
=== Towns and cities ===
* [[Whitby]] is a town in North [[Yorkshire]].
* [[Whitby]] is a town in [[North Yorkshire]].


=== Time travel ===
=== Time travel ===
* Noel Coward has a set of [[pinking shears]] that allow him to time travel.
* Noel Coward has a set of [[Blithe Pinking Shears|pinking shears]] that allow him to time travel.


=== Colleges and universities ===
=== Colleges and universities ===
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the hundredth BBC Books Novel (EDA & PDA combined). The cover's [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]] was printed in reflective gold foil in celebration.
* This is the hundredth BBC Books Novel (EDA and PDA combined). The cover's [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]] was printed in reflective gold foil in celebration.
* The novel contains a spoof of J. R. R. Tolkien's experiences writing ''The Lord of the Rings''. The character representing C. S. Lewis in this also appears in Magrs's non-Doctor Who novel ''To the Devil'' — a Diva! and the Smudgelings reappear in his novel ''Something Borrowed''.
* The novel contains a spoof of J. R. R. Tolkien's experiences writing ''The Lord of the Rings''. The character representing C. S. Lewis in this also appears in Magrs' novel ''[[To the Devil — a Diva! (novel)|To the Devil - a Diva!]]'' and the Smudgelings reappear in his ''[[The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)|Brenda and Effie Mysteries]]'' novel, ''Something Borrowed''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor still has a beard. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
* MIAOW were previously mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]''.
* The Doctor still has a beard. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
* The Doctor is interested in the works of [[Fox Soames]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Devil — a Diva! (novel)|To the Devil — a Diva!]]'', ''[[Kept Safe and Sound (short story)|Kept Safe and Sound]]'')
* The Doctor's earliest memory is of waking up on a train. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'')
* The Doctor's earliest memory is of waking up on a train. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'')
* Iris mentions coming to visit the Doctor in the nineteen-eighties, but the Doctor couldn't remember it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
* Iris mentions coming to visit the Doctor in the nineteen-eighties, but the Doctor couldn't remember it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
* Fitz somewhat remembers his previous encounter with Iris Wildthyme. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]'')
* Many of the Smudgelings' stories resemble elements of the Doctor's past adventures.
** William Freer's latest novel is titled ''[[The Slaves of Sutekh]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')
** The [[Diamond]] [[Mines of Marion]] are a location in Reginald Tyler's ''The True History of Planets''; their name is one letter off from the [[Marlion|Diamond Mines of Marlion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'')
** Cleavis is writing a novel involving a "[[Iris Wildthyme|dear old aunt]] [who] happens to own a [[Celestial Omnibus|double-decker bus that can travel to [another] world]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Old Flames (short story)|Old Flames]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'', ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'')
** After joining the Smudgelings, the Doctor pretends that he is writing a novel about "[[Zygon|terrible shape-shifting aliens]] who have lived beneath [[Loch Ness]] for millions of years". ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') Later, when giving details on the novel, the Doctor says, "There is a world where [[Kraal (species)|the creatures who live there]] are building perfect replicas of English villages from plastic... ([[TV]]: ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'') And they are sending [[Auton|automata]] in coffins to crash land on the earth ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and, um, well one of these goes wrong and he's [[Morbius|a creature of shreds and patches with a brain in a glass case instead of a head]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') and... um, he's possessed by [[Eight Legs|a gigantic spider that attaches itself to his back]]..." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'')
** [[Johnson (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Johnson]] is writing an epic poem about "[[Cyberman|silver Vikings]] who are frozen in [[Cyber-tomb|a tomb]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen was the fifty-second novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Paul Magrs, released 7 January 2002 and featured the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Grrrrr."

The greatest book ever written.

Professor Reginald Tyler's The True History of Planets was a twentieth-century classic; an epic of dwarves and swords and wizardry. And definitely no poodles. Or at least there weren't when the Doctor read it.

Now it tells the true tale of how the Queen of the poodles was overthrown; it's been made into a hit movie, and it's going to cause a bloodbath on the dogworld — unless the Doctor, Fitz and Anji (and assorted friends) can sort it all out.

The Doctor infiltrates the Smudgelings, Tyler's elite Cambridge writing set of the early twentieth century; Fitz falls for flamboyant torch singer Brenda Soobie in sixties Las Vegas, and Anji experiences some very special effects in seventies Hollywood. Their intention is to prevent the movie from ever being made. But there is a shadowy figure present in all three time zones who is just as determined to see it completed... so the poodle revolution can begin.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor tells Enid Tyler that he is from somewhere in the south of Ireland beginning with the letter G.

Earth mammals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor was responsible for the repopulation of Britain by the wild boar in 1987.

Foods and beverages from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Organisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Karim is a planet inhabited by lobster-people.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor accidentally created the Tusken race.

Towns and cities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Noel Coward has a set of pinking shears that allow him to time travel.

Colleges and universities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the hundredth BBC Books Novel (EDA and PDA combined). The cover's Doctor Who logo was printed in reflective gold foil in celebration.
  • The novel contains a spoof of J. R. R. Tolkien's experiences writing The Lord of the Rings. The character representing C. S. Lewis in this also appears in Magrs' novel To the Devil - a Diva! and the Smudgelings reappear in his Brenda and Effie Mysteries novel, Something Borrowed.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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