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This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: ''[[The Highlanders]]'' which was written by [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Elwyn Jones]] and shown from [[17 December]] [[1966]]. | |||
The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and features the artwork of [[Nick Spender]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover). | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
History books don’t always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no record of an episode that occurred when the [[Scotland|Scots]], led by [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]], were defeated by the [[England|English]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in [[1746]] | History books don’t always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no record of an episode that occurred when the [[Scotland|Scots]], led by [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]], were defeated by the [[England|English]] at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in [[1746]]... | ||
And the presence at the time of a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] on the Scottish moors seems to have escaped the notice of most eye- | |||
And the presence at the time of a [[the Doctor's TARDIS|blue police box]] on the Scottish moors seems to have escaped the notice of most eye-witnesses.... | |||
THE HIGHLANDERS sets the record straight. And while the incidents described may not be of great interest to historians, for [[Jamie McCrimmon]] they mark the beginning of a series of extraordinary adventures. | THE HIGHLANDERS sets the record straight. And while the incidents described may not be of great interest to historians, for [[Jamie McCrimmon]] they mark the beginning of a series of extraordinary adventures. | ||
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== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
'' | *The inn; the [[Sea Eagle]] is not named within the surviving audio of ''[[The Highlanders]]'', though it is mentioned frequently in the novelisation. | ||
== Writing and publishing notes == | == Writing and publishing notes == | ||
