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novel name= Match of the Day| | |||
image=[[Image:match_of_the_day_cover.jpg|250px]]| | |||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] | | |||
number= 70 | | |||
doctor=[[Fourth Doctor]] | | |||
companions= [[Leela]] | | |||
enemy= [[Lady Hakai]] | | |||
writer= [[Chris Boucher]] | | |||
publisher= [[BBC Books]] | | |||
release date= [[November]] [[2004]] | | |||
format= Paperback Book, 277 Pages | | |||
isbn= ISBN 0-563-48618-X}} | |||
Written by [[Chris Boucher]], "'''Match of the Day'''" is the seventieth installment in the series of [[BBC]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' paperback novels. A [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Past Doctor Adventure]], it features the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]]. | |||
==Publisher's Summary== | |||
There were the contracts, the agents, the local sponsors, the broadcasts, the the laws which made murder legal... | |||
It had taken a long time to establish, and an even longer to develop the league of superstar duellists. And just when it was all working so well, someone or something started interfering.Famous fighters died in private duels. Up-and-coming professional fighters fell to casual, one-time challengers. | |||
by | When Leela is challenged to a duel to the death, the Doctor realizes that there is more to the situation than simple murder and mayhem. But before he can sort it out, he needs to save his client - Leela. How long can she survive on a planet where not to kill is an offence punishable by death? | ||
==References== | |||
===Character References=== | |||
[[Starvil]], [[Maidenly]], [[Cordell]], [[Coodar]] | |||
==Characters== | |||
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Leela]], [[Keefer]], [[Jerro Fanson]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://gallifreyone.com/books.php?id=bbcp-70 Outpost Gallifrey '''Match of the Day''' page] | |||
* [http://drwhoguide.com/whobbk72.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Match of the Day'''] | |||
{{BBC Past Doctor Adventures Series Box | before = [[The Indestructible Man]] | after = [[Island of Death]]}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who stories|Match of the Day]] | |||
[[Category:Prose stories|Match of the Day]] | |||
[[Category:BBC Past Doctor Adventures|Match of the Day]] | |||
Revision as of 02:04, 28 March 2006
Written by Chris Boucher, "Match of the Day" is the seventieth installment in the series of BBC Doctor Who paperback novels. A Past Doctor Adventure, it features the Fourth Doctor and Leela.
Publisher's Summary
There were the contracts, the agents, the local sponsors, the broadcasts, the the laws which made murder legal...
It had taken a long time to establish, and an even longer to develop the league of superstar duellists. And just when it was all working so well, someone or something started interfering.Famous fighters died in private duels. Up-and-coming professional fighters fell to casual, one-time challengers.
When Leela is challenged to a duel to the death, the Doctor realizes that there is more to the situation than simple murder and mayhem. But before he can sort it out, he needs to save his client - Leela. How long can she survive on a planet where not to kill is an offence punishable by death?
References
Character References
Starvil, Maidenly, Cordell, Coodar
Characters
The Doctor, Leela, Keefer, Jerro Fanson
