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''He heard his brother's voice: 'Johnnie! I can see you, Johnnie!' Then had come the fall, and that terrible scream.''
''He heard his brother's voice: 'Johnnie! I can see you, Johnnie!' Then had come the fall, and that terrible scream.''


WHILE ON A DELIVERY run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily…
WHILE ON A DELIVERY run for the [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]] finds himself close to his childhood home, where [[ghost]]s from his past have never rested easily…


Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?
Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?
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An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.
An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.


== Plot  ==
''Wartime'' is based on, and expands upon, the 1988 [[Reeltime Pictures]] drama production ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]''. Available from www.timetraveltv.com. All characters are used with permission of the relevant rights owners. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.
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== Characters  ==
== Chapter titles ==
* [[John Benton]]
# The Mission
# The Dig Site
# Phantoms
# End Game
# Aftermath
 
== Deviations from the home video ==
''To be added''


== References  ==
== References  ==
''to be added''
''To be added''


== Notes  ==
== Notes  ==
* The title page includes the text "THE CHANGING FACE OF JOHN BENTON. The cover illustration depicts John Benton. He has not changed."
* The title page includes the text "THE CHANGING FACE OF JOHN BENTON. The cover illustration depicts John Benton. He has not changed."
* The novelisation includes a photo-section called ''Behind the scenes of Wartime'' featuring a collection of eleven photographs (nine in colour, and two in black-and-white) taken during the making of the home video.
* The novelisation includes a photo-section called ''Behind the scenes of Wartime'' featuring a collection of eleven photographs (nine in colour, and two in black-and-white) taken during the making of the home video.
* The novelisation features a foreword by [[Keith Barnfather]], an 'author's note' by [[Stephen James Walker]] and an 'About the author' page.


== Continuity  ==
== Continuity  ==

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Wartime (printed as War Time) by Stephen James Walker, was a novelisation of Wartime published by Telos Publishing.

Publisher's summary

He heard his brother's voice: 'Johnnie! I can see you, Johnnie!' Then had come the fall, and that terrible scream.

WHILE ON A DELIVERY run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily…

Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?

An exciting adventure from the Worlds of Doctor Who.

Wartime is based on, and expands upon, the 1988 Reeltime Pictures drama production Wartime. Available from www.timetraveltv.com. All characters are used with permission of the relevant rights owners. This book has not been licensed or approved by the BBC or any of its affiliates.

Chapter titles

  1. The Mission
  2. The Dig Site
  3. Phantoms
  4. End Game
  5. Aftermath

Deviations from the home video

To be added

References

To be added

Notes

  • The title page includes the text "THE CHANGING FACE OF JOHN BENTON. The cover illustration depicts John Benton. He has not changed."
  • The novelisation includes a photo-section called Behind the scenes of Wartime featuring a collection of eleven photographs (nine in colour, and two in black-and-white) taken during the making of the home video.
  • The novelisation features a foreword by Keith Barnfather, an 'author's note' by Stephen James Walker and an 'About the author' page.

Continuity

to be added

Deviations from the televised story

to be added

External links

Footnotes