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{{Section cleanup|Style needs to be modernised and formalised}} | {{Section cleanup|Style needs to be modernised and formalised.}}There is little doubt that [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]] intended for their creation to be known as [[K9]]. This is readily apparent from PDFs of contemporary [[1970s]] documents available on the "classic" section of the official ''[[Doctor Who]]'' website. It is also evident in the fact that he is consistently styled "K9" in [[Target Books]] novelisations, such as, to pick a random example, {{cs|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)}}. Stories in the [[K-9 Annual 1983|1983 ''K9 Annual'']] also avoided hyphens, as did contemporary children's fiction like {{cs|K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)}}. The hyphen was also absent from ''some'' later, original novels — like {{cs|The Well-Mannered War (novel)}}. The style "K-9" was ''never'' used in any credit sequence of the 1970s or 1980s, and has generally (but not entirely) been avoided in [[BBC Wales]] productions. During the [[1963]] version of the show, K9 was only credited once in any way other than "K9", and that was in {{cs|Full Circle (TV story)}}, where [[John Leeson]] was credited as the "Voice of [[K.9]]". | ||
There is little doubt that [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]] intended for their creation to be known as [[K9]]. This is readily apparent from PDFs of contemporary [[1970s]] documents available on the "classic" section of the official ''[[Doctor Who]]'' website. It is also evident in the fact that he is consistently styled "K9" in [[Target Books]] novelisations, such as, to pick a random example, {{cs|Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (novelisation)}}. Stories in the [[K-9 Annual 1983|1983 ''K9 Annual'']] also avoided hyphens, as did contemporary children's fiction like {{cs|K9 and the Beasts of Vega (novel)}}. The hyphen was also absent from ''some'' later, original novels — like {{cs|The Well-Mannered War (novel)}}. The style "K-9" was ''never'' used in any credit sequence of the 1970s or 1980s, and has generally (but not entirely) been avoided in [[BBC Wales]] productions. During the [[1963]] version of the show, K9 was only credited once in any way other than "K9", and that was in {{cs|Full Circle (TV story)}}, where [[John Leeson]] was credited as the "Voice of [[K.9]]". | |||
This authorial intent has been carried through to the 21st century [[K9 (TV series)|''K9'' TV series]], of which Baker was a co-creator. It, like virtually everything written by Baker, featured an exclusively hyphen-less approach to the name. Neither the show's official website, nor [[Network Ten]] advertisements, use anything ''other'' than ''K9'' as a way to style the name. | This authorial intent has been carried through to the 21st century [[K9 (TV series)|''K9'' TV series]], of which Baker was a co-creator. It, like virtually everything written by Baker, featured an exclusively hyphen-less approach to the name. Neither the show's official website, nor [[Network Ten]] advertisements, use anything ''other'' than ''K9'' as a way to style the name. | ||
