Doctor Who: The Smugglers
1st Doctor Novelisation
Published on 6. August 2020
Audio
CD-Audio
978-1-5291-2627-3 (ISBN)
Description
Anneke Wills reads this exciting novelisation of a classic First Doctor TV adventure set in Cornwall.
On the 17th Century Cornish coast, villainous pirates roam the seas searching for treasure, while the townspeople have turned to smuggling, wheeling and dealing in contraband.
The TARDIS materialises in this wild and remote place, and the Doctor and his new companions, Ben and Polly, find themselves caught up in the dubious activities of the locals.
When the Doctor is unwittingly given a clue to the whereabouts of the treasure, the pirates are determined to extract the information - whatever the cost...
Anneke Wills, who played Polly in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's complete and unabridged novelisation of a 1966 TV serial by Brian Hayles, first published by Target Books in 1988.
"This range of classic Target audiobooks continues to go from strength to strength..." Doctor Who Magazine
(P) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(c) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Text
(c) Terrance Dicks 1988
Cover illustration (1987/2019) by Alister Pearson
Composite image by David Lavelle
Reading produced by Lizzie Davies
Recorded at Chatterbox Audio
On the 17th Century Cornish coast, villainous pirates roam the seas searching for treasure, while the townspeople have turned to smuggling, wheeling and dealing in contraband.
The TARDIS materialises in this wild and remote place, and the Doctor and his new companions, Ben and Polly, find themselves caught up in the dubious activities of the locals.
When the Doctor is unwittingly given a clue to the whereabouts of the treasure, the pirates are determined to extract the information - whatever the cost...
Anneke Wills, who played Polly in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's complete and unabridged novelisation of a 1966 TV serial by Brian Hayles, first published by Target Books in 1988.
"This range of classic Target audiobooks continues to go from strength to strength..." Doctor Who Magazine
(P) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(c) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Text
(c) Terrance Dicks 1988
Cover illustration (1987/2019) by Alister Pearson
Composite image by David Lavelle
Reading produced by Lizzie Davies
Recorded at Chatterbox Audio
Reviews / Votes
Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them. * Doctor Who Magazine *More details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Dimensions
Height: 125 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Duration
Dauer: 240 min
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-2627-3 (9781529126273)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Terrance Dicks became Script Editor of Doctor Who in 1968, co-writing Patrick Troughton's classic final serial, The War Games, and editing the show throughout the entire Jon Pertwee era to 1974. He wrote many iconic episodes and serials for the show after, including Tom Baker's first episode as the Fourth Doctor, Robot; Horror at Fang Rock in 1977; State of Decay in 1980; and the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors in 1983. Terrance novelised over sixty of the original Doctor Who stories for Target books, including classics like Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen and Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion, inspiring a generation of children to become readers and writers. He died in August 2019, only weeks before the publication of his final Doctor Who short story, 'Save Yourself', in The Target Storybook.