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'''''Nineteen Eighty-four''''' was a [[book]] by [[George Orwell]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') In [[1969]], [[Justin (Blue Moon)|Justin]], having read the novel, knew what the [[Tenth Doctor]] was talking about when the Doctor insinuated what might happen afterwards, if a country using the alien [[Species (Blue Moon)|species]]' gifts could rule the world and be able to destroy cities, when "there are no more people to conquer". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]]'') Upon arriving at [[InterCom]]'s [[Studio City]], resembling a giant [[theme park]] with towering skyscrapers and a ninety-foot-high representation of the company logo, [[Mark Barrington]] could not help but think of ''Nineteen Eighty-four''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror]]'') | '''''Nineteen Eighty-four''''' was a [[book]] by [[George Orwell]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') | ||
In [[1969]], [[Justin (Blue Moon)|Justin]], having read the novel, knew what the [[Tenth Doctor]] was talking about when the Doctor insinuated what might happen afterwards, if a country using the alien [[Species (Blue Moon)|species]]' gifts could rule the world and be able to destroy cities, when "there are no more people to conquer". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blue Moon (short story)|Blue Moon]]'') Upon arriving at [[InterCom]]'s [[Studio City]], resembling a giant [[theme park]] with towering skyscrapers and a ninety-foot-high representation of the company logo, [[Mark Barrington]] could not help but think of ''Nineteen Eighty-four''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror]]'') | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]], upon arriving in the year, claimed that [[1984]] was "never as good as the book." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') He had acquired a first edition of the book from a classified ad. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]], upon arriving in the year, claimed that [[1984]] was "never as good as the book." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') He had acquired a first edition of the book from a classified ad. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Business Unusual (novel)|Business Unusual]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The novel ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'' | The novel [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'' was a crossover between ''Doctor Who'' and the real-life novel, depicting the universe of ''Nineteen Eighty-four'' as an alternate timeline in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | ||
[[John Hurt]], later cast as the [[War Doctor|"War" incarnation]] of [[the Doctor]], played the part of Winston Smith in a [[wikipedia:Nineteen_Eighty-Four_(1984_film)|notorious 1984 film adaptation]] of the novel. [[Jonathan Morris]] revealed [https://twitter.com/jonnymorris1973/status/1301863867149152257 on Twitter] in [[2020 (releases)|2020]] that back when [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lords of Terror (audio story)|The Lords of Terror]]'' was supposed to be a War Doctor rather than [[Eighth Doctor]] story, the premise was intended to be a play on this earlier role of Hurt's, with the actor "finding himself back in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''" — or, rather, in circumstances reminiscent of Orwell's dystopia. | |||
[[Category:Books from the real world]] | [[Category:Books from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 4 September 2020
Nineteen Eighty-four was a book by George Orwell. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)
In 1969, Justin, having read the novel, knew what the Tenth Doctor was talking about when the Doctor insinuated what might happen afterwards, if a country using the alien species' gifts could rule the world and be able to destroy cities, when "there are no more people to conquer". (PROSE: Blue Moon) Upon arriving at InterCom's Studio City, resembling a giant theme park with towering skyscrapers and a ninety-foot-high representation of the company logo, Mark Barrington could not help but think of Nineteen Eighty-four. (PROSE: The King of Terror)
The Sixth Doctor, upon arriving in the year, claimed that 1984 was "never as good as the book." (AUDIO: The Reaping) He had acquired a first edition of the book from a classified ad. (PROSE: Business Unusual)
Behind the scenes
The novel PROSE: The Winning Side was a crossover between Doctor Who and the real-life novel, depicting the universe of Nineteen Eighty-four as an alternate timeline in the Doctor Who universe.
John Hurt, later cast as the "War" incarnation of the Doctor, played the part of Winston Smith in a notorious 1984 film adaptation of the novel. Jonathan Morris revealed on Twitter in 2020 that back when AUDIO: The Lords of Terror was supposed to be a War Doctor rather than Eighth Doctor story, the premise was intended to be a play on this earlier role of Hurt's, with the actor "finding himself back in Nineteen Eighty-Four" — or, rather, in circumstances reminiscent of Orwell's dystopia.
