The Keys of Marinus (short story)
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The Keys of Marinus was a prose adaptation of the Doctor Who serial of the same name and the fifth instalment in a series of such adaptations by Doctor Who Magazine. It was published in the seventh issue.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First Doctor
- Susan Foreman
- Ian Chesterton
- Barbara Wright
- Arbitan
- Sabetha
- Altos
- Darrius
- Vasor
- Yartek
- Judge
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Conscience of Marinus was built by scientists to stop war from occurring again. Its keys were hidden to prevent sabotage.
- Peace reigned on Marinus for centuries until "quite suddenly" the Voord "evolved".
- Before they are forced to help, the Doctor is sympathetic to Arbitan's problems but made it a rule to never meddle with the politics of other planets.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This adaptation predated the full-length novelisation of The Keys of Marinus from Target Books by less than a year.
- This story begins by introducing the concept of the Conscience of Marinus and its keys, as well as the Voord, Arbitan, Sabetha and Altos. Unlike the TV version, there are only four keys instead of five.
- According to this version of the story, it is the judge in Ian's trial who is responsible for the plot to steal the key. In the original version, three people conspire together to steal it. This includes Eyesen who is instead the prosecutor in the trial.
- This version of the story is the sole one of the three to directly name the character of Darrius. He is named only in the credits of the TV version and not named at all in the novelisation.
- This story incorrectly credits Waris Hussein as the director of the original serial when in fact it was John Gorrie.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- At the end of the story, the Doctor intends to seek out Earth and return Ian and Barbara to their own time. This had also been his aim in PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (short story)"].
