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|setting = [[San Francisco]], [[31 December]] [[1999]] to [[1 January]] [[2000]] | |setting = [[San Francisco]], [[31 December]] [[1999]] to [[1 January]] [[2000]] | ||
|writer = [[Gary Russell]] | |writer = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|read by = [[Paul McGann]] | |read by = [[Paul McGann]], [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |publisher = BBC Books | ||
|release date = [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | |release date = [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]] | ||
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{{you may|Doctor Who: The Novelisation of the Hit TV Movie|n1=the book that exists within N-Space}} | {{you may|Doctor Who: The Novelisation of the Hit TV Movie|n1=the book that exists within N-Space}} | ||
'''''The Novel of the Film''''' was a | '''''The Novel of the Film''''' was a novelisation of the [[1996 (releases)|1996]] TV movie, ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Gary Russell]] published by [[BBC Books]] in conjunction with the film's broadcast in the United States, Canada and Great Britain on [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. Though for copyright purposes known as simply '''''Doctor Who''''', the book has a cover which sends ambiguous signals about its title. On the front cover it is entitled ''Doctor Who'', but on the spine, it is ''Doctor Who - The Novel of the Film''. The novelisation was published again by [[Target Books]] on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] having had it's title changed to ''The TV Movie''. | ||
The book was significant for a number of reasons. It was the premiere release of a ''Doctor Who'' novel by [[BBC Books]], which would completely take over the ''Doctor Who'' publishing license from [[Virgin Publishing|Virgin]] by late [[1997]]. It was also the first novelisation not appearing under the [[Target Books|Target]] or Virgin labels and the first novelisation to be completed ''before'' the filmed version was. Its tight publication schedule meant that Russell wrote it with, as he put it in his foreword, "precious little visual reference". For this reason, the novel contains, as Russell predicted, things which "differ from what we all see on screen". This is especially true of some of the descriptions of the minor characters. | The book was significant for a number of reasons. It was the premiere release of a ''Doctor Who'' novel by [[BBC Books]], which would completely take over the ''Doctor Who'' publishing license from [[Virgin Publishing|Virgin]] by late [[1997]]. It was also the first novelisation not appearing under the [[Target Books|Target]] or Virgin labels and the first novelisation to be completed ''before'' the filmed version was. Its tight publication schedule meant that Russell wrote it with, as he put it in his foreword, "precious little visual reference". For this reason, the novel contains, as Russell predicted, things which "differ from what we all see on screen". This is especially true of some of the descriptions of the minor characters. | ||
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* [[Selby (The Novel of the Film)|Selby]] and [[Buffini]] are police officers who are surprised by [[Miranda Gerhardt|Miranda's]] murder. | * [[Selby (The Novel of the Film)|Selby]] and [[Buffini]] are police officers who are surprised by [[Miranda Gerhardt|Miranda's]] murder. | ||
== | == Additional cover images == | ||
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The TV Movie Target cover.jpg|2021 Target Books edition.<br />Cover by [[Anthony Dry]] | |||
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== Publishing history (UK) == | == Publishing history (UK) == | ||
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* There were not print releases of this novelisation outside Britain. In 1996, BBC Books did not have a distribution agreement for North America (unlike Virgin) so it was not made available overseas except by specialist importers, despite the film's strong ties to both the US and Canada. The novel was released prior to the show's UK airing. | * There were not print releases of this novelisation outside Britain. In 1996, BBC Books did not have a distribution agreement for North America (unlike Virgin) so it was not made available overseas except by specialist importers, despite the film's strong ties to both the US and Canada. The novel was released prior to the show's UK airing. | ||
* The international reach of [[BBC Audiobooks]] in 2005 made the ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (audio anthology)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'' re-release of the audiobook the first time the novel had been readily available to international audiences, albeit in an abridged adaptation. | * The international reach of [[BBC Audiobooks]] in 2005 made the ''[[Tales from the TARDIS (audio anthology)|Tales from the TARDIS]]'' re-release of the audiobook the first time the novel had been readily available to international audiences, albeit in an abridged adaptation. | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
* The BBC Books edition was released an abridged audiobook on audio cassette in 1997, read by [[Paul McGann]]. This release is notable for being McGann's first appearance on a ''Doctor Who'' audio, predating his work with [[Big Finish Productions]] by several years. | |||
* Gary Russell did the abridging for the audio version, taking out 25,000 words of his 50,000 word novel in one weekend. Some dialogue was reworded to gain more consistency with the filmed version. | |||
* In 2005 the audiobook was re-released as MP3 files on CD-ROM, as part of ''[[Tales from the TARDIS: Volume Two]]'' audio anthology. | |||
* The Target Books edition was released as an audiobook on [[11 March (releases)|11 March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Dan Starkey]]. | |||
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Novel of the film audiobook.jpg|1997 Audiobook cover | |||
The TV Movie audiobook.jpg|2021 Audiobook cover | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021109212940/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeTVM.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''1996 TV Movie Novelisation''', author notes on novelisation] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20021109212940/www.gary.dircon.co.uk/StrangeTVM.html Gary Russell's Strange Matter: '''1996 TV Movie Novelisation''', author notes on novelisation] via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive: Wayback Machine] | ||
* {{penguin|1073116/doctor-who--the-tv-movie--target-collection-}} | |||
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