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|image= Visitation novel.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
| | Visitation novel.jpg|1982 edition | ||
|number= 69 (given to later editions) | PearsonVisitation.jpg|1992 edition | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | AchilleosVisitation.jpg|2016 edition | ||
|companions=[[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | </gallery> | ||
|enemy= [[Terileptil]]s | |number = 69 (given to later editions) | ||
|setting= [[London]], late [[August]] to [[2 September]] [[1666]] | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|writer= | |companions = [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] | ||
|read by=[[Matthew Waterhouse]] | |enemy = [[Terileptil]]s | ||
|publisher= Target Books | |setting = [[London]], late [[August]] to [[2 September]] [[1666]] | ||
|publisher2= W.H. Allen | |writer = Eric Saward | ||
|novelisation of= The Visitation | |read by = [[Matthew Waterhouse]] | ||
|release date= | |publisher = Target Books | ||
|format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 121 Pages | |publisher2 = W.H. Allen | ||
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20135-3 | |novelisation of = The Visitation (TV story) | ||
|prev= Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation) | |release date = 19 August 1982 | ||
|next= Full Circle (novelisation) | |format = Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 121 Pages | ||
|series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering | |isbn = ISBN 0-426-20135-3 | ||
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|next2= Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation) | |prev = Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation) | ||
|series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] | |next = Full Circle (novelisation) | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1982 television serial ''[[The Visitation]]''. This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] novelisation to be published. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1982 television serial ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] novelisation to be published. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
* The Doctor realises who the Terileptils are because they left their tag on their escape capsule; this was not explained in the televised story. | * The Doctor realises who the Terileptils are because they left their tag on their escape capsule; this was not explained in the televised story. | ||
* [[ | * [[John (The Visitation)|The Squire]] is named Sir John. | ||
* [[Elizabeth (The Visitation)|Elizabeth]] is in her room when she spots the Terileptil spacecraft crashing. | * [[Elizabeth (The Visitation)|Elizabeth]] is in her room when she spots the Terileptil spacecraft crashing, rather than playing chess with her father as in the televised version. | ||
* Tegan's references to the events of ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' while in her room are removed. | * Sir John and his family are described as being killed by the [[Terileptil android]], whereas in the televised version their deaths are only implied. | ||
* Tegan's references to the events of ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' while talking with [[Nyssa]] in her room are removed. | |||
* The Doctor telling off [[Adric]] for his recklessness with the [[Total Survival Suit|T.S.S. machine]] on [[Deva Loka]] has been excised. | |||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
* | * This was the first book in the range to feature the use of a photographic cover. A jacket painting was commissioned and created by David McAllister, but due to objections from Peter Davison's agent about artwork depictions of his client at the time, this was never used; Target switched to using a photograph of Davison for the cover. (The only first edition Fifth Doctor Target books to feature artwork rather than photos of Davison's Doctor were ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'' and ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]''.)<ref>Howe, D.J., Stammers, M. and Walker, S.J., Doctor Who- The Eighties, p160. ISBN 978-0-75-35012-83.</ref> | ||
* This was the first title to be referred to in the Target library as book number 74. The number appeared on the cover on a subsequent reprint. | * This was the first title to be referred to in the Target library as book number 74. The number appeared on the cover on a subsequent reprint. | ||
* Dedication: `For Paula, with fondest love' | * Dedication: `For Paula, with fondest love' | ||
* | * The book has a cover flash reading <small>A BBC TV PROGRAMME WITH PETER DAVISON AS THE DOCTOR</small>. | ||
* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''. | * This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''. | ||
== Additional cover images == | == Additional cover images == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | ||
Visitation_unused.JPG|Unused jacket painting by [[David McAllister]], [[1982]] | |||
PearsonVisitation.jpg|1992 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] | |||
AchilleosVisitation.jpg|2016 BBC Books Edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Re-issues: | Re-issues: | ||
== | == Audiobook == | ||
This Target Book was released on [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Matthew Waterhouse]]. | This Target Book was released as an audiobook on [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Matthew Waterhouse]]. | ||
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]]. | 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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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140716005123/http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140716005123/http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:1982 novels]] | [[Category:1982 novels]] | ||
