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{{Infobox Novel|
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novel name=Doctor Who – The Five Doctors|
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image=[[Image: Five_Doctors_novel.jpg|250px]]|
{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]]-<br/>[[Target Novelisation]] |
|image        = <gallery>
number= 81 |
The Five Doctors hardcover.jpg|1983 edition
doctor=[[First Doctor]], [[Second Doctor]], [[Third Doctor]], [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor]] |
3FiveDoctors.jpg|1991 edition
companions= [[Tegan Jovanka]], [[Vislor Turlough]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Romana II]], [[K-9]] |
</gallery>
enemy= [[Borusa]], [[Daleks]], [[Mondasian Cybermen]], [[The Master]] |
|number       = 81
year= [[Eye of Orion ]], [[Gallifrey ]], Unknown |
|doctor       = Fifth Doctor  
writer= [[Terrance Dicks ]]|
|companions   = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]]
publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]|
|featuring    = First Doctor
release date= November [[1983]]|
|featuring2  = Second Doctor
format= Paperback Book, 128 Pages|
|featuring3  = Third Doctor
isbn= ISBN 0-426-19510-8|
|featuring4  = Fourth Doctor
previous story=[[The King's Demons (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The King's Demons]]|
|featuring5  = Susan Foreman
next story=[[Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Warriors of the Deep]] }}
|featuring6  = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
|featuring7  = Sarah Jane Smith
|featuring8  = Romana II
|enemy       = [[Borusa]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], {{Ainley}}
|setting      = {{il|[[Eye of Orion]]|[[Gallifrey]]}}
|writer       = Terrance Dicks
|read by      = [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|cover        = [[Andrew Skilleter]]
|publisher    = Target Books
|publisher2  = W.H. Allen
|novelisation of = The Five Doctors (TV story)
|release date = 24 November 1983
|format       = Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 128 Pages
|isbn         = ISBN 0-491-03052-5 (Hardcover edition); ISBN 0-426-19510-8 (Paperback edition)
|series      = [[Target novelisation]]s
|prev        = Arc of Infinity (novelisation)
|next        = Mawdryn Undead (novelisation)
|series2      = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]]
|prev2        = The King's Demons (novelisation)
|next2        = Warriors of the Deep (novelisation)
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1983 television serial ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.


This was the first [[Peter Davison]]-era novelisation cover to use artwork rather than a photograph, and was the only release of its kind during the Davison era to depict the [[Fifth Doctor]] in an illustration rather than a photo.


==Novelisation==
== Publisher's summary ==
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial ([[DW]]): '' [[The Five Doctors]] '' which was shown from 25th November 1983 and written by [[Terrance Dicks]]  
=== 1983 Target Books edition ===
* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Andrew Skilleter]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). 
A twentieth anniversary special featuring [[the Doctor]] in all five of his [[regeneration]]s.


==Publisher's Cover Blurb==
A twentieth anniversary special featuring the Doctor in all five of his regenerations.
Why are all five Doctors being removed from their separate time-streams? Who is the enemy they will have to unite against? What will become of the Doctors when the battle is over?
Why are all five Doctors being removed from their separate time-streams? Who is the enemy they will have to unite against? What will become of the Doctors when the battle is over?
We have travelled a long way with Doctor Who. The Five Doctors gives us a chance to turn the clock back and meet some old friends – and some old enemies. <br>


==Illustrations==
We have travelled a long way with [[Doctor Who]]. ''The Five Doctors'' gives us a chance to turn the clock back and meet some old friends — and some old enemies.
* None
 
=== 1991 Target Books edition ===
THE PLAYER PUT THE LITTLE FIGURE OF THE [[First Doctor|FIRST DOCTOR]] ON THE BOARD, PUSHING IT WOWARDS THE CENTRE WITH A LONG RAKE. THE FIRST PIECE WAS ON THE BOARD.
 
But this is not a game. One by one, the five Doctors are removed from their respective time-streams and dumped in the [[Death Zone]] on [[Gallifrey]].
 
But who is manipulating them in this way? And why has [[the Master]] been sent to help them?


== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
And what exactly is inside [[Rassilon|Rassilon's]] tomb?
* Dicks adds a segment accounting for [[Susan Foreman]]'s abduction by the timescoop, set in the era after ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.


==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
The Five Doctors was originally broadcast on [[25 November (releases)|25th November]] [[1983 (releases)|1983]] to mark the twentieth anniversary of the series. It was written by [[Terrance Dicks]] who was [[script editor]] of the series for five years and who has written more than sixty novelizations of Doctor Who television stories.
* Written by [[Terrance Dicks]] to tie-in with the Anniversary TV broadcast, this was the quickest novelisation for Terrance to write.
* After several unsuccessful attempts to simultaneously release titles at the time of broadcast, there was general disapproval that the book was available in some areas, up to two weeks before transmission. According to a featurette on the 25th anniversary DVD, it is believed that the release before broadcast was in fact an error.
* The usual cover price of £1.35 (UK) was significantly raised for this titles release, to a special price of £1.50 (UK), before being lowered again for subsequent releases.
*This as the first title to be seen through by [[Nigel Robinson]], the new range editor, who took over from [[Christine Donohoe]] who had already commisioned a number of titles that Nigel inherited.
* This was the 100th title in the Doctor Who Target Book range.
* Foil cover with a lower corner flash reading `A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL FIRST EDITION’.
* The inside front of the book included a single page advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offer! (Featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and a host of target novelisations)


==Associated Images==
== Chapter titles ==
<gallery>
# The Game Begins
Image:3FiveDoctors.jpg|Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]  
# Pawns in the Game
# Death Zone
# Unexpected Meeting
# Two Doctors
# Above, Between, Below!
# The Doctor Disappears
# Condemned
# The Dark Tower
# Deadly Companions
# Rassilon's Secret
# The Game of Rassilon
 
== Deviations from televised story ==
* A number of deleted scenes from the televised version of ''The Five Doctors'' are restored for the novelisation.
* Dicks adds a segment accounting for [[Susan Foreman]]'s abduction by the Timescoop, set in the era after ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. She's on her way to the markets in New London. A smaller city than the original, it's populated by gleaming new buildings, motorised walkways and far more greenery. David Campbell is noted to be part of the provisional Reconstruction Government and both now have a family of three children.
* The [[First Doctor]] is stated to be nearing his first [[regeneration]], having come to the rose garden in semi-retirement to prepare himself for the process ahead. There, he prunes his roses and tends to his bees. He senses the time scoop as "something evil" before actually spotting it.
* The Second Doctor and the Brigadier are captured by the Timescoop in an architectural dead end, rather than UNIT H.Q.'s open grounds.
* The Third Doctor is testing new modifications to Bessie on a privately-owned race track. The car is noted to have been modified by the Doctor to such an extent as to leave most racing vehicles in the dust.
* The Dalek in pursuit of the First Doctor and Susan is initially disorientated by the funhouse mirrors of the time-travellers' arrival point.
* Distinctively, the narrator refers to Romana as "Lady Romana".
* Unlike the televised version (but similar to the Special Edition), the Fourth Doctor and Romana are relocated to the canal. The Doctor briefly registers the temporal dislocation, but dismisses it, continuing his lecture to Romana.
* Susan's line of "Grandfather" is returned to its script version, "Doctor". During shooting of the original episode, [[Carole Ann Ford]] had refused to say the line, as in her era she would never have called him "Doctor". An explanation is given that Susan was thinking of how others called him "Doctor" except for her.
* The chessboard's defence mechanism, rather than some kind of oscillating green laser (as in the Televised Version), is a series of thunderbolts that targets intruders directly. The Cybermen end up killing each other in friendly fire as much as by the death-trap. The Master survives the encounter by diving for the fallen Cyber-Lieutenant's Cyber-gun and blasting away at the Cyber Leader. He keeps firing until he's driven the Cyberman onto the chessboard, row after row, blast after blast, until the Leader is cut down by the board's defence mechanisms.
* The [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier]]'s punch only stuns [[Tremas Master|the Master]] who is poised to use his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] on his assailant, whereas in the televised version he is subdued with a single blow simultaneously as the [[Third Doctor]] kicks the weapon from his grasp. In this novelisation, the Doctor is still able to do so, and the Master is ultimately subdued when the Doctors pile atop him.
* The ghosts that take the appearance of Liz and Mike are white and waxen with fanatically burning eyes. Their voices raise to an unearthly screech when the Third Doctor defies them.
* The chamber to access the Timescoop and the Game Table is identified as Game Control.
* The Third Doctor's comeback to the Second Doctor's insult (where he calls him a "scarecrow") is removed.
* The Fifth Doctor explicitly explains to Tegan and Turlough that he expects Flavia to fulfil the position of Deputy President in his absence as Lord President. He expects her to be the longest-serving in the role in Gallifreyan history.
* The First Doctor discusses with the Fifth Doctor the possibility of the Dark Tower as the ultimate death-trap for those who sought immortality. The dangerous madmen who would seek out Rassilon's gift to become tyrants. It was his way to detect, lure and ultimately imprison them in the Tower.
* The abrupt nature of Sarah Jane's departure from the TARDIS is said to have left her "more than a little resentful," and considers K9 as something of a consolation prize from the Doctor. Upon their reunion, the Third Doctor notes, fondly, that she never accepted the role of the damsel in distress in their travels together.
* At one point the [[Cyber-Lieutenant (The Five Doctors)|Cyber-Lieutenant]] is referred to as "Cyberleader" while in the presence of the [[Cyber-Leader (The Five Doctors)|Cyber-Leader]], although a separate party of Cybermen is also stated as having a "Cyberleader" and "Cyberlieutenant" implying assigned ranks.
 
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* Written by [[Terrance Dicks]] to tie in with the Anniversary TV broadcast, this was the quickest novelisation Dicks wrote.
* After several unsuccessful attempts to release titles simultaneous with broadcast, there was general disapproval that the book was available in some areas as much as two weeks before transmission. According to a featurette on the 25th anniversary DVD, it is believed that the release before broadcast was an error.
* The usual cover price of £1.35 (UK) was raised significantly for this title's release, to a special price of £1.50 (UK), before being lowered again for subsequent releases.
* This was the first title to be seen through by [[Nigel Robinson]], the new range editor, who took over from [[Christine Donohoe]] who had already commissioned a number of titles that Nigel inherited.
* The 1983 release features a Foil cover with a lower corner flash reading "A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL FIRST EDITION". A reprint changes this, for obvious reasons, to "A TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL SECOND EDITION".
* The inside front of the book included a single page advert for Fantastic Doctor Who Poster Offer! (Featuring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor in front of a background of a host of Target novelisation covers.)
 
== Additional cover images ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
HardbackFiveDoctors.jpg|1983 Hardback edition
3FiveDoctors.jpg|1991 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Publishing History (UK)==
== British publication history ==
''To be added''
First publication:
* Hardback
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
* Paperback
: Target


'''First Publication:'''
== Audiobook ==
* Hardback
This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[2 November (releases)|2 November]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Jon Culshaw]] with Dalek and Cyberman voices by [[Nicholas Briggs]].
: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
 
* Paperback
The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]].
: Target
'''Re-issues:'''


==International Editions==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
''To be added''
The Five Doctors Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


==External Sources==
{{DWN}}
''To be added''
{{Master stories}}
{{Cyberman stories}}
{{TitleSort}}


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