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|image = Island of Death Cover.jpg
name= Island of Death|
|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]  
image=Island of Death Cover.jpg|
|number= 69
series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|doctor = Third Doctor
number= 71 |
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
doctor=[[Third Doctor]] |
|featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}The Brigadier
companions= [[Sarah Jane Smith]], <br />[[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] |
|featuring2 = John Benton
enemy= [[Skang|The Skang]] |
|featuring3 = Jeremy Fitzoliver
year=  |
|enemy= The [[Skang]], [[Hilda Hutchens]]
writer= [[Barry Letts]] |
|setting= [[London]], [[India]] and [[Africa]], the [[1970s]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|writer= Barry Letts
release date= [[July]] [[2005]] |
|publisher= BBC Books
format= Paperback Book, 281 Pages |
|cover = [[Black Sheep]]
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48631-7 |
|release date= 7 July 2005
prev= Match of the Day (novel) |
|format= Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, 281 Pages  
next= Spiral Scratch (novel)}}
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48631-7  
:''You may be looking for the unrelated [[Island of Death]] on the [[planet]] [[Dulkis]], or [[Stella Island]], this novel's titular "island of death".''
|prev= Match of the Day (novel)  
|next= Spiral Scratch (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
{{dab page|Island of Death (disambiguation)}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-ninth novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Barry Letts]], released [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
 
This was also Letts' only solo novel (he had previously written ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'' with [[Terrance Dicks]]).
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''"He would learn nothing from the internal organs - and for a very good reason: there was nothing there. The dead girl's body was literally just skin and bone."''
"He would learn nothing from the internal organs — and for a very good reason: there was nothing there. The dead girl's body was literally just skin and bone."


A New Age cult worships a hideous god - or is it a demon? - called the [[Skang]]. What possible connection can it have with the mysterious corpse on [[Hampstead Heath]]?
A New Age cult worships a hideous god — or is it a demon? — called the [[Skang]]. What possible connection can it have with the mysterious corpse on [[Hampstead Heath]]?


Sarah Jane Smith enlists the help of the Third Doctor and [[the Brigadier]], and their investigations take them halfway across the world, to a remote island that has been turned into a paradise for the followers of the cult.
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] enlists the help of the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]], and their investigations take them halfway across the world, to a remote island that has been turned into a paradise for the followers of the cult.


But the island is not what it seems, and neither is the Skang itself; and the Doctor and his [[companion]]s are faced with the task of saving not only its devotees but the whole of mankind from a loathsome death.
But the island is not what it seems, and neither is the Skang itself; and the Doctor and his [[companion]]s are faced with the task of saving not only its devotees but the whole of mankind from a loathsome death.
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Third Doctor]]
:* Uses the phrase "two shakes of a [[sluggerlug]]'s tail".
 
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
:* Lives in an attic bedsit near Hampstead Heath.
:* Sarah's father is from Liverpool.
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
:* Is an only child.
* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]]
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]]
* [[Mama Fitzoliver]]
* [[Alex Whitbread]]
* [[Hilda Hutchens]]
* [[Clorinda]]
* [[Will Cabot]]
* Sister [[Helga]]
* Brother [[Dieter (Island of Death)|Dieter]]
* Brother [[Dafydd (Island of Death)|Dafydd]]
* Major [[Chatterjee]]
* Mr [[Gorridge]]
* Lieutenant-Commander [[Eugene Hogben]]
* First Lieutenant [[Peter Andrews (Island of Death)|Peter Andrews]]
* [[Emma (Island of Death)|Emma]]
* [[Bob Simkins]]
* [[Chris Watts]]
* [[Mortimer Willow]]
* [[Brian Prebble]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== [[:Category:Anatomy and physiology|Anatomy and physiology]] ===
=== Anatomy and physiology ===
* [[Regeneration]] causes unpredictable gaps in memory.
* [[Regeneration]] causes unpredictable gaps in memory.


=== [[:Category:Biology|Biology]] ===
=== The Doctor ===
* A [[sneg]] is a kind of hairy newt.  
* The Doctor uses the phrase "two shakes of a [[sluggerlug]]'s tail".
* A [[flubble]] is a Gallifreyan animal resembling a small-nosed, six-legged koala.  
* The Doctor claims he would have been a keen cricket player if he had regenerated into a [[Fifth Doctor|younger body]].
 
=== Biology ===
* A [[sneg]] is a kind of hairy newt.
* A [[flubble]] is a Gallifreyan animal resembling a small-nosed, six-legged koala.
* A [[Schlenk Blossom]] is a type of [[Gallifreyan]] flower.
* A [[Schlenk Blossom]] is a type of [[Gallifreyan]] flower.


=== [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Foods and beverages]] ===
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor and Sarah drink [[Alcohol#Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|hot rum toddies]] after being rescued at sea.
* The Doctor and Sarah drink [[Cocktail|hot rum toddies]] after being rescued at sea.
* The Doctor also drinks [[Alcohol#Spirit|port]].
* The Doctor also drinks [[Spirit#Port|port]].
* The Brigadier drinks [[Alcohol#Spirit|Scotch]] while he's on the plane to Bombay.
* The Brigadier drinks [[Alcohol#Spirit|Scotch]] while he's on the plane to [[Bombay]].


=== [[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]] ===
=== Individuals ===
* The Doctor has met [[Charles Darwin]].
* The Doctor has met [[Charles Darwin]].
* Sarah lives in an attic [[bedsit]] near [[Hampstead Heath]].
* Sarah's [[Eddie Smith|father]] is from [[Liverpool]].


=== [[:Category:United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] ===
=== United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ===
* Most of the men under the Brigadier's command at [[UNIT]] are ex-SAS professionals.
* Most of the men under the Brigadier's command at [[UNIT]] are ex-[[SAS]] professionals.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
=== Food and beverages ===
* The Doctor and Sarah drink hot [[rum]] toddy after being rescued from the sea. He later drinks [[port]].
* Sarah's [[breakfast]] consists of wholemeal [[toast]] and [[banana]].
* The Brigadier drinks [[scotch]] on board the plane to Bombay and later downs half a bottle on the ''Hallaton'' whilst under the influence of the Skang.
* Sarah eats mangoes for the first time.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Sarah wrote an article on [[Spaceworld]], which appeared in [[BBCR]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]''.
* Sarah wrote an article on [[Space World]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'')


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
* ''Island of Death'' occurs after [[PDA]]: ''[[Amorality Tale]]''
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* ''Island of Death'' occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[The Lampblack Wars]]''
* {{whoniverse|pd70|Island of Death}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/island.htm The Cloister Library: '''Island of Death''']


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* {{dwrefguide|whobbk71.htm|Island of Death}}
* {{whoniverse|PD70.php|Island of Death}}
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You may wish to consult Island of Death (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Island of Death was the sixty-ninth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Barry Letts, released 7 July 2005 and featured the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

This was also Letts' only solo novel (he had previously written Deadly Reunion with Terrance Dicks).

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

"He would learn nothing from the internal organs — and for a very good reason: there was nothing there. The dead girl's body was literally just skin and bone."

A New Age cult worships a hideous god — or is it a demon? — called the Skang. What possible connection can it have with the mysterious corpse on Hampstead Heath?

Sarah Jane Smith enlists the help of the Third Doctor and the Brigadier, and their investigations take them halfway across the world, to a remote island that has been turned into a paradise for the followers of the cult.

But the island is not what it seems, and neither is the Skang itself; and the Doctor and his companions are faced with the task of saving not only its devotees but the whole of mankind from a loathsome death.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Anatomy and physiology[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

  • The Doctor uses the phrase "two shakes of a sluggerlug's tail".
  • The Doctor claims he would have been a keen cricket player if he had regenerated into a younger body.

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Sarah drink hot rum toddies after being rescued at sea.
  • The Doctor also drinks port.
  • The Brigadier drinks Scotch while he's on the plane to Bombay.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

United Nations Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Most of the men under the Brigadier's command at UNIT are ex-SAS professionals.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Sarah drink hot rum toddy after being rescued from the sea. He later drinks port.
  • Sarah's breakfast consists of wholemeal toast and banana.
  • The Brigadier drinks scotch on board the plane to Bombay and later downs half a bottle on the Hallaton whilst under the influence of the Skang.
  • Sarah eats mangoes for the first time.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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