The novel was published in 1974, two years after the script was ed. Instead the ice warriors are given something that actually resembles development. For once the doctor encounters one of his regular enemies who are not. Audio commentary by katy manning jo grant, producer barry letts, script editor terrance dicks, and production assistant chris doylyjohn, moderated by toby hadoke the peladon. Doctor who and the monster of peladon audiobook by terrance. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles. I purchased the peladon tales dvd box set with jon pertwees doctor when it was released in january 2010. Doctor who target book 0 doctor who and the curse of peladon. Time has passed, but trouble still lurks in the tunnels of. The doctor quickened his pace along the gloomy tunnels of the castle. The tardis brings the doctor, along with his companion sarah jane, back to the planet peladon, scene of the earlier adventure the curse.
Fifty years after his first visit to peladon, the doctor returns to find that. Listen to doctor who and the monster of peladon 3rd doctor novelisation by terrance dicks available from rakuten kobo. Listen to doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian. When the doctor and jo land on the planet peladon, which is poised to join the. In a plot running entirely contrary to star treks prime. The phrase diplomatic nightmare was surely invented for brian hayless exciting, elegant fourparter, which rolls a monster gallery, a whodunnit and a. Time has passed, but trouble still lurks in the tunnels of the citadel, as do some very familiar enemies. The curse of peladon downloadable audiobook columbus. Thanks to bbc audio weve got five copies to give away. The curse of peladon is the second serial of the ninth season of the british science fiction. The bbc has released a pair of theme related doctor who adventures over here in region one land. The programme audio recordings with linking narration are definitely my favorites as it is like almost being there. Day of the daleks, it in four parts from january 29, 1972 to february 19, 1972.
The most surprising aspect of the curse of peladon is the way the ice warriors, one of the doctors recurring foes, are presented. Doctor who and the monster of peladon by terrance dicks. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. David troughton reads brian hayles complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by target books. The tardis brings the doctor, along with his companion sarah jane, back to the planet peladon, scene of the earlier adventure the curse of peladon.
Doctor who and the monster of peladon on the other hand was a bit disapointing. But then you really would be left with a reshoot of the curse of peladon. Circa 3885, peladon of peladon was king and was trying to get peladon accepted into the galactic federation, a move opposed by more conservative peladonians, such as high priest hepesh. It was released on audio cd with linking narration by elisabeth sladen, on 3 march 2008. Alan bennion izlyr apr 18 1930 to jul 27 2018 doctor. The tardis arrives on the stormlashed planet of pelado. We knew curse of peladon was a budgetdriven bottle show, so we werent.
Buy doctor who and the curse of peladon by hayles, brian, troughton, david from amazons fiction books store. The monster of peladon was released on dvd on 18 january 2010 in a boxset entitled peladon tales, along with the curse of peladon. Doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles goodreads. May 01, 20 listen to doctor who and the curse of peladon audiobook by brian hayles. Where the doctor uncovers a conspiracy, as he exposes the evil scheme of the highpriest hepesh who bids to prevent king peladon. Doctor who and the curse of peladon was a novelisation based on the. Jon culshaw reads this exciting novelisation of a classic tv adventure for the third doctor, featuring the ice warriors. Doctor who the bride of peladon, 2008 big finish audio book cd sealed, o. Mar 28, 20 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the longestrunning sciencefiction show in the world, ill be taking weekly looks at some of my own personal favourite stories and arcs, from the old and new series, with a view to encapsulating the sublime, the clever and the fiendishly odd of the bbcs doctor who. In 1995 the abridged novel was released by bbc audio as an audio book, read by jon pertwee. My love of doctor who started when i was very young in a time when finding anything related to the show was nearly impossible. Get you started to listen to the full audiobook doctor who.
Doctor who the curse of peladon audio good condition. The serial is set on the superstitious and mineralrich planet peladon. Taking a test flight in the tardis, the doctor and jo make an inelegant landing on the planet peladon. Listen to doctor who and the curse of peladon audiobook by brian hayles. In a plot running entirely contrary to star treks prime directive, alien delegates are visiting amounts to little more than an iron age society, assessing its suitability for membership to the galactic federation. The doctor and jo arrive on the medieval planet peladon, where the doctor is mistaken for the earth delegate of the galactic federation and jo is mistaken for a princess.
The curse of peladon by brian hayles overdrive rakuten. The doctor and jo must work fast to solve these and other questions, and at the same time stay alive. May 23, 20 hailing from the middle of jon pertwees tenure, the curse of peladon was the first of his doctors two visits to the feudal planet. Is aggedor seeking revenge because the king of peladon wants his kingdom to become a member of the galactic federation. The tardis brings the doctor, along with his companion sarah jane, back to the planet peladon, scene of the earlier adventure the curse of p. This serial was also released as part of the doctor. It introduced the planet of peladon and the galactic federation, both of which featured in additional stories on television and in other media, as did alpha centauri, one of its delegates. In both cases, the unusually diverse array of alien life forms including the hermaphrodite. Suddenly, from the darkness lumbered the mighty aggedor, royal beast and protector of the kingdom of peladon. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. When the tardis arrives on the stormlashed planet peladon, the doctor and jo are catapulted into the politics. The doctor tries to tell peladon about the beast, but hepesh again orders that he be taken away to face the royal champion, who is. Mistaken for earths representative, the doctor soon finds himself chairing the committee of alien delegates assessing peladon s petition to join the galactic federation.
The first was a great pertwee era story that was firing on all cylinders. An abridged version of the novel, read by jon pertwee, was released on cassette zbbc 1768. Mistaken for federation delegates from earth, the doctor. Doctor who and the curse of peladon audiobook brian. Jon pertwee stars as the doctor in this remastered soundtrack of a 1974 tv adventure, with linking narration by elisabeth sladen sarah jane smith. When the tardis arrives on the stormlashed planet peladon, the doctor and jo are catapulted into the politics of the planet, which is about to join the galactic federation. Doctor who and the curse of peladon is a novel written by brian hayles, based on a script that he wrote. And could one of the delegates actually be working to doublecross the others. The curse of peladon and the follow up story made a couple of years later the monster of peladon. The curse of peladon is the second serial of the ninth season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on bbc1 from 29 january to 19 february 1972. Contentsshow disc 1 commentary commentary by nina thomas, donald gee, ralph watson, stuart fell, barry letts producer, terrance dicks script editor and, for episode four only, fans rob shearman.
I think part of the problem with this book was that it was a longer serial, 6 parts, and yet the novel was the same length as the shorter ones, so instead of adding anything to the story it felt like it was rushing through as quickly as possible. The tardis arrives on the stormlashed planet of peladon, just as it is being assessed for its suitability to join the galactic federation. Doctor who and the curse of peladon audiobook by brian. The curse of peladon aired during the ninth season of the long running bbc series. Arcturus a lifesupportassisted schemer with a voice like the for mash get. Their portrayal reminded me of that of the third doctor tv adventure the curse of peladon, but even less. Hailing from the middle of jon pertwees tenure, the curse of peladon was the first of his doctor s two visits to the feudal planet. The curse of peladon was the second serial of season 9 of doctor who. Continuing their releases of restored doctor who stories, the bbc put out a couple of adventures staring jon pertwee, the third person to play the longlived timetraveler that are linked. This is a great story from jon pertwees third season of doctor who.
When one of the kings advisors is killed, the high priest fears the ancient curse of aggedor is at work, but the doctor is sure that his old enemies the ice warriors are to blame. Is the curse of peladon about to strike those who form a union with the federation. Doctor who s9 e2 the curse of peladon recap tv tropes. The time lords sent the third doctor and jo grant to peladon to help the process. The curse of peladon play all episode selection episode one episode two episode three episode four scene selection episode 1 episode 2 episode 3 episode 4 special features the peladon saga part one warriors of mars jon and katy storyboard comparison audio options feature audio commentary info text on off photo gallery. I purchased the peladon tales dvd box set with jon pertwees doctor. The most surprising aspect of the curse of peladon is the way the ice warriors, one of the doctor s recurring foes, are presented. The doctor thinks hes managed to fix the tardis at. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Tenth doctor audiobook box set and second doctor classic. The doctor and jo have a rare adventure away from contemporary earth as the doctor manages to take the tardis on a test flight and they end up on the planet peladon. The curse of peladon his manifestation, as you call it, is solid hairy fat.
Jon pertwee stars as the doctor in this remastered soundtrack of a 1974 tv adventure. I think part of the problem with this book was that it was a longer serial, 6 parts, and yet the novel was the same length. Listen to doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles. When they are mistaken for representatives from earth, the doctor soon finds himself chairing the committee of alien delegates assessing peladon s petition to join the galactic federation. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Bbc audio released an abridged audiobook version of the novel. For once the doctor encounters one of his regular enemies who are not out to destroy him or conquer the earth. Doctor who and the curse of peladon was a novelisation based on the 1972 television serial the curse of peladon. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Buy doctor who, the curse of peladon dr who by doctor who from amazons fiction books store.
Doctor who and the curse of peladon audiobook by brian hayles. Where the doctor uncovers a conspiracy, as he exposes the evil scheme of the highpriest hepesh who bids to prevent king peladon from joining the galactic federation. Doctor who and the curse of peladon audio cd audiobook. High priest hepesh, who opposes the union with the federation, attributes torbiss death to the curse of aggedor, the sacred beast of peladon. The curse of peladon tv soundtrack by brian hayles available from rakuten kobo. Third doctor, jotaking a test flight, the tardis makes an inelegant landing on the planet peladon. The curse of peladon is one of my favourite jon pertwee stories, and brian hayless novelisation of his own script for that serial is one of my favourite third doctor books. Voice of arcturus in the curse of peladon 1972 career highlights further credits include the seven faces of jim 1961, king of the river 1966, the revenue men 1967, doomwatch 1971, warship 1973, the sweeney 1975, 1990 1977 and grange hill 1980. All about classic doctor who story the curse of peladon can peladon escape the curse of its cruel. Doctor who and the curse of peladon novelisation tardis fandom. The doctor and jo make a test flight in the tardis and arrive on the planet peladon. Doctor who and the monster of peladon audiobook terrance dicks. Written by brian hayles, audiobook narrated by david troughton. Doctor who and the monster of peladon penguin books.
Doctor who and the curse of peladon david troughton reads this gripping novelization of a classic doctor who adventure. Doctor who classic episode guide the curse of peladon. The monster of peladon doctor who dvd special features. Mistaken for federation delegates from earth, the doctor and jo become involved in a series of dramatic events at the conference. Has the royal beast aggedor risen to defend the planets independence. The doctor is mistaken to be the earth delegate of a committee from the galactic federation and is made chairman of the committee. Doctor who and the curse of peladon novelisation tardis. Doctor who the curse of peladon british board of film. The curse of peladon play all episode selection episode one episode two episode three episode four scene selection episode 1 episode 2 episode 3 episode 4 special features the peladon saga part one warriors of mars jon and katy storyboard comparison audio options feature audio. Will the doctor escape the claws of aggedor and discover the truth. Doctor who and the curse of peladon hayles, brian, troughton, david on. Mistaken for federation delegates from earth, the doctor and jo become involved in a series of dramatic events. Doctor who and the curse of peladon audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged.
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