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Beware Skagra. Beware the Sphere. Beware Shada. | Beware Skagra. Beware the Sphere. Beware Shada. | ||
== Chapter Titles == | |||
* Part One: Off the Shelf | |||
** Chapters 1-13 | |||
* Part Two: An Uncharitable Deduction | |||
** Chapters 14-24 | |||
* Part Three: Out of Sight, Out of Mind | |||
** Chapters 25-36 | |||
* Part Four: Carbon Copies | |||
** Chapters 37-51 | |||
* Part Five: Gallifrey's Most Wanted | |||
** Chapters 52-61 | |||
* Part Six: Brought to Book | |||
** Chapters 62-75 | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Time Lords === | |||
* The High Council grant Time Lords in their final incarnation an opportunity to retire to a planet of their choosing. However, very few accept this offer. | * The High Council grant Time Lords in their final incarnation an opportunity to retire to a planet of their choosing. However, very few accept this offer. | ||
* Romana estimates Chronotis is between 12,000 and 13,000 years old. | * Romana estimates Chronotis is between 12,000 and 13,000 years old. | ||
* | * The Doctor is 760 years old. | ||
* [[Romana II]] recalls [[Zetar]], another evil [[renegade Time Lord]] who, like Morbius, was executed by [[vaporisation]]. | * [[Romana II]] recalls [[Zetar]], another evil [[renegade Time Lord]] who, like Morbius, was executed by [[vaporisation]]. | ||
* Romana is part of the [[Prydonian Chapter]]. | * Romana is part of the [[Prydonian Chapter]]. | ||
* The Doctor prepares to send a [[hypercube|message cube]] to the [[Time Lord]]s. This cube looks and behaves like the cube the [[Second Doctor]] used. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | * The Doctor prepares to send a [[hypercube|message cube]] to the [[Time Lord]]s. This cube looks and behaves like the cube the [[Second Doctor]] used. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
=== The TARDIS === | |||
* The TARDIS contains a [[cricket]] pavillion, a [[cinema]], a room of shelves with a [[scarf]], [[jelly babies]] and [[yo-yo]]s, a guest suite and an [[Olympics|Olympic]]-sized [[swimming pool]]. | * The TARDIS contains a [[cricket]] pavillion, a [[cinema]], a room of shelves with a [[scarf]], [[jelly babies]] and [[yo-yo]]s, a guest suite and an [[Olympics|Olympic]]-sized [[swimming pool]]. | ||
* Chris eats steak and candy floss from the TARDIS [[food machine]]. | * Chris eats steak and candy floss from the TARDIS [[food machine]]. | ||
=== Music === | |||
* One of the undergraduate students is wearing a [[Jethro Tull]] shirt. | |||
* [[David Taylor]]'s car radio plays a [[Cilla Black]] song, ''Love of the Loved.'' | |||
* [[Clare Keightley|Clare]] jokingly calls the skeleton in Chronotis' study '[[Boney M]]'. | |||
* Professor Chronotis owns a [[Bonnie Tyler]] cassette tape. | |||
* The Doctor hums the opening notes to the ''Doctor Who ''theme tune. | |||
=== Literature === | |||
* Amongst the books Chronotis owns are ''[[The Very Hungry Caterpillar]], [[The Time Machine]], [[Wuthering Heights]], [[Chariots of the Gods]], [[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]], [[The Secret Garden]], [[The Phoenix and the Carpet]], [[The Box of Delights]], [[Alice in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]], ''and a travel guide, ''Alternative Betelgeuse''. [[Betelgeuse]] was a planet in Douglas Adams' ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]].'' | |||
* The Doctor traded the place of Shada within the Gallifreyan archives with ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* While in control of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], Skagra wonders if [[Romana II]] is trying to reach the [[TARDIS control room#Second control room|secondary console room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | * While in control of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], Skagra wonders if [[Romana II]] is trying to reach the [[TARDIS control room#Second control room|secondary console room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
* When [[Skagra]] is captured by his ship, he is forced to watch all of the Doctor's adventures. The first video-file shows a [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child)|policeman]] in the fog. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') | * When [[Skagra]] is captured by his ship, he is forced to watch all of the Doctor's adventures. The first video-file shows a [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child)|policeman]] in the fog. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
* Clare believes Gallifrey is in [[Greece]]. Others have assumed it is is in [[Ireland]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') | |||
== Deviations from the Televised Story == | == Deviations from the Televised Story == | ||
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* There is a homosexual subtext to Skagra recruiting [[David Taylor]]. The character is given a greater presence than in the original story, although his character was also elaborated on in the webcast. | * There is a homosexual subtext to Skagra recruiting [[David Taylor]]. The character is given a greater presence than in the original story, although his character was also elaborated on in the webcast. | ||
* The scene with the Doctor being chased by the sphere on the bicycle is relocated to nighttime. This was the original intention in the script, but could not be filmed as such due to strike action. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Taken Out of Time]]'') | * The scene with the Doctor being chased by the sphere on the bicycle is relocated to nighttime. This was the original intention in the script, but could not be filmed as such due to strike action. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Taken Out of Time]]'') | ||
* There are added scenes featuring Chris walking around the TARDIS and finding his bedroom. | |||
* The closing of the novel adds a scene of Chris, Clare and Chronotis being escorted to the police station, and a scene of the Doctor and Romana using the Randomiser in the TARDIS. | |||
== Audiobook == | == Audiobook == | ||
This novel was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]]. | This novel was released complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lalla Ward]] and [[John Leeson]]. Unusually, this release uses the series' theme music at the opening and closing, a convention usually not followed in these audiobook releases. | ||
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