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{{Infobox Story|
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name= Doctor Who – Slipback|
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|novelisation of = Slipback (audio story)
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|doctor=Sixth Doctor
doctor=Sixth Doctor |
|companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
companions=[[Peri Brown]] |
|enemy= [[Computer (Slipback)|Vipod Mor computer]], Orlous Slarn, Seedle and Snatch
enemy= |
|setting= [[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]]
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|writer= Eric Saward
writer= [[Eric Saward]] |
|publisher= Target Books
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W. H. Allen]] and Co. Ltd. UK |
|publisher2= W.H. Allen
release date= August [[1986]] |
|cover= [[Paul Tams|Paul Mark Tams]]
format= Paperback Book, 144 Pages |
|release date= 14 August 1986
isbn= ISBN 0-426-20263-5|
|format= Paperback Book; 11 Chapters, 144 Pages
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|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20263-5
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|prev = The King's Demons (novelisation)
|next=The Savages (novelisation)
|series2 = [[BBC Radio]] order
|next2 = The Paradise of Death (novelisation)
|series3 = Audio order
|next3 = The Paradise of Death (novelisation)
|prev3 = The Pescatons (novelisation)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1985 radio drama ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]''. It was the first [[Target novelisation|novelisation]] of a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story that had not been produced for [[television]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on board the [[Vipod Mor (Slipback)|Vipod Mor]], a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive [[Slarn|Orlous Moston Slarn]].


== Novelisation ==
Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew.
* This novelisation is based on the original [[BBC Radio]] drama ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'' which was written by [[Eric Saward]] and aired in [[1985]]. It was the first [[Target Novelisations|novelisation]] of a [[Doctor Who|''Doctor Who'']] story that had not been produced for [[television]].
* The cover and information shown on the right are for the original Target novel. It features the artwork of [[Paul Mark Tams]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which have been published with different covers).


== Publisher's summary ==
Soon [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe...
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on board the ''[[Vipod Mor]]'', a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive [[Slarn|Orlous Moston Slarn]].<br />
Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew.<br />
Soon the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]] stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe...<br />
THE NOVELISATION OF THE [[BBC Radio 4|RADIO 4]] [[Doctor Who|DOCTOR WHO]] STORY


== Book Chapters ==
The novelisation of the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] [[Doctor Who]] story.
Part One: In the Beginning...<br />
1 The ''Vipod Mor''<br />
2 The Life and Times of Shellingborne Grant<br />
3 Somthing Nasty in the Ducting<br />
4 "This is the Captain of Your Ship..."<br /><br />
Part Two:...Goodnight and Amen<br />
5 The Dissolute Time Lord<br />
6 Bath Time<br />
7 The Voice Whthin<br />
8 "Mr" Seedle and "Mr" Snatch<br />
9 The Search Begins<br />
10 The Meeting of the Minds<br />
11 The Search Ends
== Illustrations ==
* None.


== Deviations from broadcast story ==
== Deviations from broadcast story ==
* The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later.
* The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later.
* In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is almost certainly a mistake and is corrected to 'eyes' in the novelisation.
* In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is changed to "eyes" in the novelisation even though "ears" was correct given that Peri was hearing, not reading, the poem.
* The steward, named as Vesper, kills [[Slarn]] before he can release his virus, then incinerates both of them to destroy the infection.
* The computer's external personality orders the crew to evacuate the ship before sending it back in time.


== Writing and publishing notes ==
== Writing and publishing notes ==
The first part of Slipback did not feature the Doctor or his companion at all and told a bizarre story of a starship captain whose hypochondria was so severe that his body could actually physically create diseases. It ends with the captain manifesting the most deadly communicable disease in the universe. His long-suffering first-mate realizes that if he doesn't stop him, the captain will infect (and therefore kill) everybody on the planet they're heading towards, as well as anyone leaving that planet for somewhere else — resulting in, potentially, a galaxy-wide pandemic. To stop this from happening, the first-mate kills the captain and sets his body on fire, then, realizing that he's probably already infected himself, leaps into the fire as well. In describing the final moments of the first-mate's life, the final sentence says, "He died the way he had lived, in confusion and pain, not really understanding anything."
''to be added''


== Additional cover images ==
== Additional cover images ==
''To be added''
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File:HardbackSlipback.jpg|1986 Hardback edition
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== British publication history ==
== British publication history ==
''To be added''
''to be added''


'''First Publication:'''
First Publication:
* Hardback  
* Hardback
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK  
: W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
* Paperback
* Paperback
: Target  
: Target
'''Re-issues:'''
Re-issues:
: None
: None


== Editions published outside Britain ==
''To be added''
== See also ==
Other radio plays adapted as novels:
* ''[[The Paradise of Death (novelisation)|The Paradise of Death]]''
* ''[[The Ghosts of N-Space (novelisation)|The Ghosts of N-Space]]''
* ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|The Pescatons]]''
== See also ==
* '''[[The Target Book]]''' by [[David J Howe]] ([[Telos Publishing]] 2007)
== External links ==
== 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]
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/slipback.htm The Cloister Library: '''Slipback''']
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]


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Slipback was a novelisation based on the 1985 radio drama Slipback. It was the first novelisation of a Doctor Who story that had not been produced for television.

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

The TARDIS materialises on board the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn.

Things are not going too well on board the spacecraft: a mysterious killer stalks the ship's infrastructure; a junior officer, whose body is four years older than his brain, commands its bridge; the craft's computer seems to be developing its own distinctive personality; and Slarn threatens to vent his vindictive anger on his crew.

Soon the Doctor and Peri stumble upon a shocking secret, a secret upon which depends the fate of the entire Universe...

The novelisation of the Radio 4 Doctor Who story.

Deviations from broadcast story[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The first 50 pages of the novel do not feature the Doctor or Peri and do not adapt the radio play; instead they provide backstory on the characters and circumstances encountered by the Doctor later.
  • In the radio play, when the Doctor tells Peri he's about to recite his favourite sonnet, "Ode to a Flashist Mud Scavenger", Peri replies that this inspiring title "brings tears to my ears"! This is changed to "eyes" in the novelisation even though "ears" was correct given that Peri was hearing, not reading, the poem.
  • The steward, named as Vesper, kills Slarn before he can release his virus, then incinerates both of them to destroy the infection.
  • The computer's external personality orders the crew to evacuate the ship before sending it back in time.

Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 1986 Hardback edition

    1986 Hardback edition

British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

First Publication:

  • Hardback
W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
  • Paperback
Target

Re-issues:

None

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

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