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{{Infobox Story | |image = Island of Death Cover.jpg | ||
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|series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | |series=[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | ||
|number= | |number= 69 | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}The Brigadier | ||
|enemy= [[ | |featuring2 = John Benton | ||
|setting= [[1970s]] | |featuring3 = Jeremy Fitzoliver | ||
|writer= | |enemy= The [[Skang]], [[Hilda Hutchens]] | ||
|publisher= BBC Books | |setting= [[London]], [[India]] and [[Africa]], the [[1970s]] | ||
|cover=[[Black Sheep]] | |writer= Barry Letts | ||
|release date= | |publisher= BBC Books | ||
|cover = [[Black Sheep]] | |||
|release date= 7 July 2005 | |||
|format= Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, 281 Pages | |format= Paperback Book; 32 Chapters, 281 Pages | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-48631-7 | |isbn= ISBN 0-563-48631-7 | ||
|prev= Match of the Day (novel) | |prev= Match of the Day (novel) | ||
|next= Spiral Scratch (novel)}} | |next= Spiral Scratch (novel) | ||
}}{{prose stub}} | |||
{{dab page|Island of Death (disambiguation)}} | {{dab page|Island of Death (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the | '''''{{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 == | ||
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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. | ||
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* [[Third Doctor]] | * [[Third Doctor]] | ||
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* | * [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] | ||
* [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]] | * [[Jeremy Fitzoliver]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mama Fitzoliver]] | ||
* [[Alex Whitbread]] | * [[Alex Whitbread]] | ||
* [[Hilda Hutchens]] | * [[Hilda Hutchens]] | ||
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* Sister [[Helga]] | * Sister [[Helga]] | ||
* Brother [[Dieter (Island of Death)|Dieter]] | * Brother [[Dieter (Island of Death)|Dieter]] | ||
* Brother [[Dafydd (Island of Death)|Dafydd]] | |||
* Major [[Chatterjee]] | * Major [[Chatterjee]] | ||
* [[ | * Mr [[Gorridge]] | ||
* [[Peter Andrews]] | * Lieutenant-Commander [[Eugene Hogben]] | ||
* | * First Lieutenant [[Peter Andrews (Island of Death)|Peter Andrews]] | ||
* [[Emma (Island of Death)|Emma]] | |||
* [[Bob Simkins]] | * [[Bob Simkins]] | ||
* [[Chris Watts]] | * [[Chris Watts]] | ||
* [[Mortimer Willow]] | |||
* [[Brian Prebble]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Anatomy and physiology === | === Anatomy and physiology === | ||
* [[Regeneration]] causes unpredictable gaps in memory. | * [[Regeneration]] causes unpredictable gaps in memory. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
*The Doctor uses the phrase "two shakes of a [[sluggerlug]]'s tail". | * 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 [[Fifth Doctor|younger body]]. | |||
=== Biology === | === Biology === | ||
* A [[sneg]] is a kind of hairy newt. | * A [[sneg]] is a kind of hairy newt. | ||
* A [[flubble]] is a Gallifreyan animal resembling a small-nosed, six-legged koala. | * 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. | ||
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* The Doctor and Sarah drink [[Cocktail|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 [[Spirit#Port|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]]. | ||
=== 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]]. | * Sarah's [[Eddie Smith|father]] is from [[Liverpool]]. | ||
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== 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 [[Space World]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death]]'') | * Sarah wrote an article on [[Space World]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Paradise of Death (audio story)|The Paradise of Death]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|whobbk71.htm|Island of Death}} | |||
* {{whoniverse|pd70|Island of Death}} | * {{whoniverse|pd70|Island of Death}} | ||
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/island.htm The Cloister Library: '''Island of Death'''] | * [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/island.htm The Cloister Library: '''Island of Death'''] | ||
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[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | [[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart novels]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels set in India]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Novels set in Africa]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1972]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1972]] | ||
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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]]
- Third Doctor
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Sergeant Benton
- Jeremy Fitzoliver
- Mama Fitzoliver
- Alex Whitbread
- Hilda Hutchens
- Clorinda
- Will Cabot
- Sister Helga
- Brother Dieter
- Brother Dafydd
- Major Chatterjee
- Mr Gorridge
- Lieutenant-Commander Eugene Hogben
- First Lieutenant Peter Andrews
- Emma
- Bob Simkins
- Chris Watts
- Mortimer Willow
- Brian Prebble
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Anatomy and physiology[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Regeneration causes unpredictable gaps in memory.
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]]
- 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.
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]]
- The Doctor has met Charles Darwin.
- Sarah lives in an attic bedsit near Hampstead Heath.
- Sarah's father is from Liverpool.
United Nations Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | [edit source]]
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]]
- Sarah wrote an article on Space World. (AUDIO: The Paradise of Death)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Island of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: Island of Death at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: Island of Death
