Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Story SMW

|image       = Mad Dogs and Englishmen.jpg

|series       =[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]  

|number       = 52  

|doctor       = Eighth Doctor  

|companions   = [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]]  

|enemy       = [[Margaret (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Princess Margaret]]

|setting     ={{il|The dogworld|Hotel on an asteroid|[[England]], [[1942]]|[[Las Vegas]], [[1960s]]|[[Los Angeles]], [[1978]]|The [[Very Fabric of Space and Time]]}}

|writer       = Paul Magrs

|publisher   = BBC Books  

|release date = 7 January 2002

|format       = Paperback Book;<br/>34 Chapters, 256 Pages  

|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-53845-7

|prev         = The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)

|next         = Hope (novel)

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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]].

[[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 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]], [[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.

* {{Bassey}} (alias Brenda Soobie)

== Worldbuilding ==

* The Doctor tells Enid Tyler that he is from [[Gallifrey|somewhere]] in the south of [[Ireland]] beginning with the letter [[G]].

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

* Fritter and Char are [[Poodle (species)|poodle]] [[archivist]]s from the [[dogworld]].

* Mida Slike is an agent of [[MIAOW|Ministry for Incursions and Ontological Wonders]].

* [[Whitby]] is a town in [[North Yorkshire]].

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

* 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' 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''.

* 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 [[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]]'')

** 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]]'')

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