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This was the 6th in a series of [[Doctor Who Script Books|script books]] released by [[Titan Books]].
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|image        = Titan The Daemons.jpg
|writer      = [[Robert Sloman]], [[Barry Letts]]
|editor      = [[John McElroy]]
|publisher    = Titan Books
|release date = [[22 October (releases)|22 October]] [[1992 (releases)|1992]]
|format      = Paperback book, 160 pages
|isbn        = ISBN 1-85286-324-2
|series      = ''[[Doctor Who: The Scripts]]''
|prev        = The Masters of Luxor (script)
|next        = The Power of the Daleks (script)
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'''''The Daemons''''' was the sixth in [[Titan Books]]' [[Doctor Who: The Scripts|releases of serial scripts]]. {{as of|2017|8}}, it remains the only [[Third Doctor]] script to be made available commercially.
 
Unlike the cases of [[The Dæmons (TV story)|the television story]] and [[Doctor Who and the Dæmons|the novelisation]], there was no attempt to use the letter ''æ'' in the title of this publication.
 
== Publisher's summary ==
DEVIL'S END...


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An ancient archaeological barrow. A White Witch warning of impending doom. A trio of formidable foes — Azal, Boc and... the Master! The Doctor and Jo Grant, his assistant, are soon to come face-to-face with an evil almost as old as time itself.
|book name=Doctor Who The Scripts: The Daemons
|image=[[Image:Titan The Daemons.jpg|250px]] Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]
|writer= [[Robert Sloman]] and [[Barry Letts]] <br>[[John McElroy]] (Editor)
|publisher= [[Titan Books]]
|release date= October [[1992]]
|format= Paperback book, 160 pages
|isbn=ISBN 1-85286-324-2
|previous release=[[Doctor Who The Scripts: The Masters of Luxor]]
|next release=[[ Doctor Who The Scripts: The Power of the Daleks]]
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==Publisher's Summary==
Read the complete, classic script of a story voted by fans the best ever ''Doctor Who'', together with fascinating background and technical information.
DEVIL’S END…<br>
An ancient archaeological barrow. A White Witch warning of impending doom. A trio of formidable foes – Azal, Boc and … The Master! The Doctor and Jo Grant, his assistant, are soon to come face-to-face with an evil almost as old as time itself. <br>
<br>
Read the complete, classic script of a story voted by fans the best ever Doctor Who, together with fascinating background and technical information. <br>


==Main Focus==
== Subject matter ==
Full unedited scripts of the televised Doctor Who adventure [[DW]]: '' [[The Dæmons]] ''
Verbatim transcripts of the televised ''Doctor Who'' adventure '' [[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]].''


==Contents==
== Contents ==
* Introduction
* Introduction
* Background
* Background
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* Episode Five
* Episode Five


==Notable Features==
== Notable features ==
''to be added''
* In the back cover text (see ''Publisher's summary'' above), Bok's name is misspelled as "Boc". However, the name is spelled correctly inside.
 
* On page 15, mention is made of the recording of "episodes five and six in TC3 on Wednesday May 26th". This is obviously a misprint, but may well be the source of the popular myth that there was originally a sixth episode.
==Notes==
* Published in paperback priced £4.99 (UK)
 
==See also==
''to be added''


==External Links==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* Published in paperback
* Priced £4.99 (UK)


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The Daemons was the sixth in Titan Books' releases of serial scripts. As of August 2017, it remains the only Third Doctor script to be made available commercially.

Unlike the cases of the television story and the novelisation, there was no attempt to use the letter æ in the title of this publication.

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

DEVIL'S END...

An ancient archaeological barrow. A White Witch warning of impending doom. A trio of formidable foes — Azal, Boc and... the Master! The Doctor and Jo Grant, his assistant, are soon to come face-to-face with an evil almost as old as time itself.

Read the complete, classic script of a story voted by fans the best ever Doctor Who, together with fascinating background and technical information.

Subject matter[[edit] | [edit source]]

Verbatim transcripts of the televised Doctor Who adventure The Dæmons.

Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Cast
  • Technical Details
  • Production Credits
  • Episode One
  • Episode Two
  • Episode Three
  • Episode Four
  • Episode Five

Notable features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In the back cover text (see Publisher's summary above), Bok's name is misspelled as "Boc". However, the name is spelled correctly inside.
  • On page 15, mention is made of the recording of "episodes five and six in TC3 on Wednesday May 26th". This is obviously a misprint, but may well be the source of the popular myth that there was originally a sixth episode.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Published in paperback
  • Priced £4.99 (UK)