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|image= Savages novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | Savages novel.jpg|1986 edition | ||
|number= 109 | PearsonSavages.jpg|1992 edition | ||
|novelisation of=The Savages (TV story) | </gallery> | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |number = 109 | ||
|companions= [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] | |novelisation of = The Savages (TV story) | ||
|enemy= [[Jano]], [[Elder]]s | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|setting= An [[Planet (The Savages)|unnamed planet]], the future | |companions = [[Steven Taylor|Steven]], [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] | ||
|writer= | |enemy = [[Jano]], [[Elder]]s | ||
|read by = [[Peter Purves]] | |setting = An [[Planet (The Savages)|unnamed planet]], the future | ||
|cover = [[David McAllister]] | |writer = Ian Stuart Black | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |read by = [[Peter Purves]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |cover = [[David McAllister]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 127 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20230-9 | |release date = 11 September 1986 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]''. | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* On page 37, following the treatment of Wylda, Senta says "They really put the pressure on this place. ''Always'' on my shift. ''Always'' Tuesday mornings." This | * On page 37, following the treatment of Wylda, Senta says "They really put the pressure on this place. ''Always'' on my shift. ''Always'' Tuesday mornings." This reference to "Tuesday mornings", bearing in mind that the story is set not on Earth but an unnamed planet, is not present on the existing audio recordings of episode one. | ||
* Senta's professional title is Dr. Senta. | * Senta's professional title is Dr. Senta. | ||
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== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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HardbackSavages.jpg|1986 Hardback edition | |||
PearsonSavages.jpg|1992 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 6 February 2024
The Savages was a novelisation based on the 1966 television serial The Savages.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
1986 Target Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]
Landing on a distant planet, the Doctor confidently announces to his companions that the TARDIS has brought them to an age of great advancement, peace and prosperity.
The Doctor's calculations seem to be confirmed when the travellers are greeted by Jano and the Elders who take them on a tour of their city - a haven of beauty, harmony and friendship, set in a wilderness inhabited by tribes of savages.
But the security of the city is founded on one deadly and appalling secret. Soon the Doctor and his friends discover that it is not only outside the city walls that savages dwell...
1992 Target Books edition[[edit] | [edit source]]
THE DOCTOR NODDED THOUGHTFULLY. 'YOU MAY HAVE FOUND THE SECRET OF ETERNAL LIFE.'
Landing on a distant planet, the Doctor confidently announces to his companions that the TARDIS has brought them to an age of great advancement, peace and prosperity.
The Doctor's calculations seem to be confirmed when the travellers are greeted by Jano and the Elders who take them on a tour of their city - a haven of beauty, harmony and friendship, set in a wilderness inhabited by tribes of savages.
But the security of the city is founded on one deadly and appalling secret. Soon the Doctor and his friends discover that it is not only outside the city walls that savages dwell...
Deviations from televised story[[edit] | [edit source]]
- On page 37, following the treatment of Wylda, Senta says "They really put the pressure on this place. Always on my shift. Always Tuesday mornings." This reference to "Tuesday mornings", bearing in mind that the story is set not on Earth but an unnamed planet, is not present on the existing audio recordings of episode one.
- Senta's professional title is Dr. Senta.
Chapter titles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 'Are You Sure You Know Where We Are?'
- 'You Have Made Me Look Very Grand'
- 'A Remarkable Advance, Gentlemen. I'd Like To Know How'
- 'I Don't Know What's Going On, But I Don't Like It'
- 'The Old Man Did Not Obey'
- 'Not Exactly A Witness'
- 'Come On, Soldier Boy. What Are You Frightened Of?'
- 'The Trouble With You People On This Planet...'
- 'I Don't Trust Strangers'
- 'All We Need Is One Good Friend'
- 'Do You Think We Will Ever See Him Again?'
Writing and publishing notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who Poster Offer features at back without the colour pictures!
- The cover for the original Target Books edition features the artwork of David McAllister.
- The First Doctor appears on the cover of the original edition. This was unusual as at the time Target was generally no longer including the image of the Doctor on its novelisation covers; the last time was with Enlightenment in 1984. It wouldn't happen again until a year later with The Ambassadors of Death.
Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]
1986 Hardback edition
1992 edition.
Cover by Alister Pearson
British publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]
First publication:
- Hardback
- W.H.Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
- Paperback: Target / Virgin Publishing Ltd. UK November 1992 Cover by Alister Pearson (£2.50 UK)
Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on 4 February 2021 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Peter Purves.
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.
Audiobook cover
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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