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novel name= The Bodysnatchers |
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|series         = [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]
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companions= [[Sam Jones]] |
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|number         = 3
writer= [[Mark Morris]] |
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|companions     = [[Sam Jones|Sam]]
release date= [[August]] [[1997]] |
|enemy         = [[Zygon]]s
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|setting        = [[London]], [[11 January|11]]–[[13 January]] [[1894]]
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|writer        = Mark Morris
|publisher     = BBC Books
|release date   = 18 August 1997
|cover          = [[Black Sheep]]
|format         = Paperback Book;<br/>11 Chapters, 280 Pages
|isbn          = ISBN 0-563-40568-6
|prev          = Vampire Science (novel)
|next          = Genocide (novel)
|featuring = [[Professor George Litefoot|Litefoot]]
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{{you may|The Body Snatcher (comic story)|n1=the comic story}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third novel in the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[Mark Morris]], released [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and featured the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]].


== Publisher's Summary ==
It was the first novel to feature the [[Zygon]]s, who had previously appeared in the 1975 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''. It also featured an appearance of [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]], whom the [[The Doctor|Doctor]] had first met in the 1977 TV story ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.


It is [[London]], [[1894]]. Amid the fog, cold and degredation, a gruesome business is being conducted. The bodies of the dead are being stolen from their graves - men, women and children alike - for the sinister purpose of a very mysterious gentleman.
== Publisher's summary ==
It is [[London]], [[1894]]. Amid the fog, cold and degradation, a gruesome business is being conducted. The bodies of the dead are being stolen from their graves men, women and children alike for the sinister purpose of a very mysterious gentleman.


When the [[Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] arrive, they are witness to a horrifying scene in the evil-smelling fog: something rises up from the filthy waters of the [[Thames]] and devours a man - a man terrified for his life and on the run from the devil himself...  
When the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] arrive, they are witness to a horrifying scene in the evil-smelling fog: something rises up from the filthy waters of the [[River Thames|Thames]] and devours a man a man terrified for his life and on the run from the devil himself...


Teaming up with an old friend, pathologist [[Professor George Litefoot]], the Doctor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together with Sam, they discover there is a far graver threat facing London then just earthly grave robbers. Deadly alien beings the Doctor has encountered before are at work, and they bring a whole new twist to the word bodysnatchers...
Teaming up with an old friend, pathologist [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]], the Doctor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together with Sam, they discover there is a far graver threat facing London then just earthly grave robbers. [[Zygon|Deadly alien beings]] the Doctor has encountered before are at work, and they bring a whole new twist to the word bodysnatchers...


== References ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Sam Jones]]
* Professor [[George Litefoot]]
* [[Albert Rudge]]
* [[Jack Howe]]
* [[Harry Fish]]
* [[Emmeline Seers]]
* [[Nathaniel Seers]]
* [[Florence Seers]]
* [[Tom Donahue]]
* [[Butler (The Bodysnatchers)|Butler]]
* [[Abigail Butler]]
* [[Tompkins (The Bodysnatchers)|Tompkins]]
* [[Mary Dobbs]]
* [[Lottie (The Bodysnatchers)|Lottie]]
* Mrs [[Hudson (The Talons of Weng-Chiang)|Hudson]]
* [[Whitney (The Bodysnatchers)|Whitney]]
* [[Beech (The Bodysnatchers)|Beech]]
* [[Stoker (The Bodysnatchers)|Stoker]]
* [[Hetherington]]
* [[Ned Cockles]]
* [[Tuval]]
* [[Balaak]]
* [[Veidra]]
* [[Zorva]]
* [[Schivaal]]
* [[Chumaak]]
* [[Mowgra]]
* [[Henry Peterson]]
* [[Harry Bowman]]
* [[Hollis (The Bodysnatchers)|Hollis]]
* [[Daisy (The Bodysnatchers)|Daisy]]
* [[Daisy's mother (The Bodysnatchers)|Daisy's mother]]
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor's items ===
* The Zygons destroy [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]].
=== Fashion and clothing ===
* Emmeline wears one of [[Leela]]'s outfits that Litefoot kept from her visit.
=== Foods and beverages ===
* The Doctor eats some [[gumblejack]] fish fritters.
* The Doctor and Litefoot eat [[kedgeree]], grilled [[sheep]]'s [[kidney]]s, [[toast]], [[marmalade]] and [[tea]] for breakfast.
=== Individuals ===
* [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]] is almost sixty years old. He's still good friends with [[Henry Gordon Jago]]. He still lives at [[4 Ranskill Gardens]].
* Sam thinks her room looks like a ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' set.
=== Objects ===
* The Doctor and Sam use [[Daxmoil suit]]s to protect themselves in the Thames as they escape from the Zygon ship.
=== Species ===
* The [[Xaranti]] are the enemies that wiped out the [[Zygon]]s.
* Zygons are from the planet [[Zygor]].
* [[Skarasen]]s provide [[milk]] for the Zygons; baby Skarasens are thirty or forty feet long.
=== TARDIS ===
* [[Susan Foreman's TARDIS bedroom|Sam's room]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] used to be [[Nyssa]]'s.
* The [[Hostile Action Displacement System|HADS]] is mentioned, and is used to prevent some Zygons from stealing the TARDIS.
== Notes ==
* To date, this is the only appearance of Litefoot without [[Henry Gordon Jago]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Litefoot first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* The Zygons first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]''.
* [[Zygor]], the Zygon homeworld, is said to have been destroyed in their war with the Xaranti. Later accounts cite the destruction as collateral of the "first days" of the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Xaranti appear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Deep Blue (novel)|Deep Blue]]''.
* The Doctor tells Litefoot that Leela is married with children. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'')
* At the beginning of the story, the Doctor morosely evades Sam's enquiry into [[Jack the Ripper]]'s [[The Valeyard|true identity]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]'')
* The Doctor remembers being romantically involved with [[Grace Holloway]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* The Doctor uses a [[Venusian lullaby]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'')
* The Doctor mentions his encounter with his fourth incarnation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'')
* The Doctor visits Litefoot several hours after the events of this story, noting that a great deal of time has passed and looking sombre when asked about Sam, most likely setting this during the period when the Doctor lost her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'', ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Dreamstone Moon (novel)|Dreamstone Moon]]'', ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'')
* Litefoot [[dream]]s about his [[George Litefoot's father|father]], a [[Brigadier]] [[General]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'')


== External Links ==
== External links ==
 
{{dwrefguide|whobbc03.htm|The Bodysnatchers}}
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/books.php?id=bbc8-3 Outpost Gallifrey '''The Bodysnatchers''' page]
* {{whoniverse|ed03|The Bodysnatchers}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbc03.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Bodysnatchers''']
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/body.htm The Cloister Library: '''The Bodysnatchers''']


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The Bodysnatchers was the third novel in the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Mark Morris, released 18 August 1997 and featured the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones.

It was the first novel to feature the Zygons, who had previously appeared in the 1975 Doctor Who television story Terror of the Zygons. It also featured an appearance of Professor George Litefoot, whom the Doctor had first met in the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

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

It is London, 1894. Amid the fog, cold and degradation, a gruesome business is being conducted. The bodies of the dead are being stolen from their graves — men, women and children alike — for the sinister purpose of a very mysterious gentleman.

When the Eighth Doctor and Sam arrive, they are witness to a horrifying scene in the evil-smelling fog: something rises up from the filthy waters of the Thames and devours a man — a man terrified for his life and on the run from the devil himself...

Teaming up with an old friend, pathologist Professor George Litefoot, the Doctor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Together with Sam, they discover there is a far graver threat facing London then just earthly grave robbers. Deadly alien beings the Doctor has encountered before are at work, and they bring a whole new twist to the word bodysnatchers...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor's items[[edit] | [edit source]]

Fashion and clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Emmeline wears one of Leela's outfits that Litefoot kept from her visit.

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

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Sam use Daxmoil suits to protect themselves in the Thames as they escape from the Zygon ship.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Xaranti are the enemies that wiped out the Zygons.
  • Zygons are from the planet Zygor.
  • Skarasens provide milk for the Zygons; baby Skarasens are thirty or forty feet long.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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