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|image=The Five Doctors hardcover.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | The Five Doctors hardcover.jpg|1983 edition | ||
|number= 81 | 3FiveDoctors.jpg|1991 edition | ||
|doctor= Fifth Doctor | </gallery> | ||
|companions=[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | |number = 81 | ||
|featuring= First Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|featuring2= Second Doctor | |companions = [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] | ||
|featuring3= Third Doctor | |featuring = First Doctor | ||
|featuring4= Fourth Doctor | |featuring2 = Second Doctor | ||
|featuring5= Susan Foreman | |featuring3 = Third Doctor | ||
|featuring6= Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | |featuring4 = Fourth Doctor | ||
|featuring7= Sarah Jane Smith | |featuring5 = Susan Foreman | ||
|enemy=[[Borusa]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman | |featuring6 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart | ||
|setting= {{il|[[Eye of Orion]]|[[Gallifrey]]}} | |featuring7 = Sarah Jane Smith | ||
|writer= | |featuring8 = Romana II | ||
|read by= [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |enemy = [[Borusa]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], {{Ainley}} | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |setting = {{il|[[Eye of Orion]]|[[Gallifrey]]}} | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |writer = Terrance Dicks | ||
|novelisation of= The Five Doctors (TV story) | |read by = [[Jon Culshaw]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|cover = [[Andrew Skilleter]] | |||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 12 Chapters, 128 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-491-03052-5 (Hardcover edition) | |novelisation of = The Five Doctors (TV story) | ||
|prev= | |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) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1983 television serial ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1983 television serial ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== 1983 edition === | === 1983 Target Books edition === | ||
A twentieth anniversary special featuring [[the Doctor]] in all five of his [[regeneration]]s. | A twentieth anniversary special featuring [[the Doctor]] in all five of his [[regeneration]]s. | ||
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]]. | 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. | ||
=== 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? | |||
And what exactly is inside [[Rassilon|Rassilon's]] tomb? | |||
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. | |||
== Chapter titles == | == Chapter titles == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* Dicks adds a segment accounting for [[Susan Foreman]]'s abduction by the | * A number of deleted scenes from the televised version of ''The Five Doctors'' are restored for the novelisation. | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] is stated to be nearing his first [[regeneration]]. | * 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. | ||
* 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 | * 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 Third Doctor's comeback to the Second Doctor's insult (where he calls him a "scarecrow") is removed. | ||
* Sarah Jane is | * 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 == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* Written by [[Terrance Dicks]] to tie in with the Anniversary TV broadcast, this was the quickest novelisation | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
* Foil cover with a lower corner flash reading | * 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 | * 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 == | == Additional cover images == | ||
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HardbackFiveDoctors.jpg|1983 Hardback edition | |||
3FiveDoctors.jpg|1991 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* Paperback | * Paperback | ||
: Target | : Target | ||
== Audiobook == | |||
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]]. | |||
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]]. | |||
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The Five Doctors Audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover | |||
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