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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Although screened in black and white, the Yeti have beady green eyes on the cover but red eyes throughout the novelisation. | * Although screened in black and white, the Yeti have beady green eyes on the cover but red eyes throughout the novelisation. | ||
*Dialogue is similar to the televised story, but changed somewhat. For example, the Doctor never says "discretion is the better part of valor." | * Dialogue is similar to the televised story, but changed somewhat. For example, the Doctor never says "discretion is the better part of valor." | ||
* When Terrance Dicks novelised the story in 1974, he made slight changes to the names of these characters - Padmasambhava became Padmasambvha, Songsten became Songtsen, Thonmi became Thomni and so on - apparently on the advice of Doctor Who's then-producer [[Barry Letts]] who, as a follower of [[Buddhism]], considered what [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] (the writers of the TV story) had done was unnecessary and risked offence (the names were real historical figures). | * When Terrance Dicks novelised the story in 1974, he made slight changes to the names of these characters - Padmasambhava became Padmasambvha, Songsten became Songtsen, Thonmi became Thomni and so on - apparently on the advice of Doctor Who's then-producer [[Barry Letts]] who, as a follower of [[Buddhism]], considered what [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] (the writers of the TV story) had done was unnecessary and risked offence (the names were real historical figures). | ||
* Edward Travers' unsuccessful life is expanded upon, and his old rival is named as Professor [[Walters (The Abominable Snowmen)|Walters]]. | * Edward Travers' unsuccessful life is expanded upon, and his old rival is named as Professor [[Walters (The Abominable Snowmen)|Walters]]. | ||