Doctor Who: The Krotons
2nd Doctor Novelisation
- Compact Disc
1 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2020
Summary
Frazer Hines reads this classic novelisation of a TV adventure for the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe.Frazer Hines reads this classic novelisation of a TV adventure for the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe.Many thousands of years ago, strange crystalline creatures came down from the stars and settled on the planet of the Gonds.Over the years they educated the Gonds through teaching machines in the great Hall of Learning. In return, the Gonds periodically selected their two most brilliant scholars to become the ‘companions’ of these mysterious beings.But when the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on the planet, they soon discover the true evil purpose of the aliens and learn what it really means to be companions of the Krotons…Frazer Hines, who played Jamie in the TV series, reads Terrance Dicks’s novelisation of a 1968 TV serial by Robert Holmes.Running time- 2 hours 55 minutes(P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd2020 BBC Studios Distribution LtdCover illustration by Andrew SkilleterNovelisation copyright Terrance Dicks 1985Original script copyright Robert Holmes 1968 Reading produced by Neil GardnerRecorded at Ladbroke Audio LtdSound design by Simon Power for Meon Productions - ecutive producer- Michael Stevens
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787539433 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787539431 |
| Author: | Terrance Dicks, Frazer Hines |
| Publisher: | BBC Worldwide Ltd |
| Imprint: | BBC Physical Audio |
| Format: | Compact Disc |
| Number of Pages: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 126mm x 145mm |
| Series: | Doctor Who |
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Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks (Author)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.Frazer Hines (Reader)Frazer Hines is a British actor with numerous credits to his name. In Doctor Who he played the Second Doctor’s companion, Jamie McCrimmon, from 1966 to 1969, reprising the role in The Five Doctors (1983) and The Two Doctors (1985).
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