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21st Apr 2007, 2:06 AM #1Pip Madeley Guest
Target BBC audiobooks continue...
with...
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
and...
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
... scheduled for September 2007. Pertwee fans rejoice!
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21st Apr 2007, 8:00 AM #2Captain Tancredi Guest
For eighteen quid I'd expect Nicholas Courtney to come round in person to read it to me and make the cocoa to boot!
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21st Apr 2007, 10:12 AM #3Wayne Guest
I can think of much better things to spend 18 on!
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21st Apr 2007, 10:33 AM #4
How bizarre! Other than for nostalgia value, I'm amazed there's a market for these. And considering you could pick up the book version for a fraction of that price and read it yourself... Odd.
Odd, but at the same time, it does make me smile. And, to be fair, those are both very good novelisations of their stories, especially "The Doomsday Weapon" (even though it confused me for years with its aggressive Jo introduction) which has some excellent diversions into the grim dystopic world that the Earth has become.
Worth picking up when they get remaindered to 2.99 in 12 months time!
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15th Jun 2007, 4:39 PM #5
Would readings of 'The Giant Robot' or 'The Dinosaur Invasion' in November tempt anyone?
“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none.” - Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
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15th Jun 2007, 5:47 PM #6
They just might tempt someone this Christmas... I hope they get Tom to read one, I'd love that!
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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15th Jun 2007, 7:45 PM #7
I'm sure they might tempt Ralph...
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9th Jul 2007, 1:12 PM #8
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9th Jul 2007, 2:10 PM #9
Oooh! I think they might just be essential purchases then!
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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9th Jul 2007, 9:06 PM #10Pip Madeley Guest
Si Hart speaks the truth!
I like the fact they've stayed faithful to the Target covers.
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9th Jul 2007, 9:26 PM #11
How many times are we expected to endure Robot! Why is it 4hrs in duration? Are there some interesting Dicks scripted sex scenes in it or something?
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9th Jul 2007, 9:29 PM #12
Reason for the length is that it's Tom narrating the novelisation - which obviously takes longer than watching it! I trust that Ralph will be buying this!
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9th Jul 2007, 9:53 PM #13
4 HOURS OF ROBOT!
I just don't know what to say!
Si.
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9th Jul 2007, 9:56 PM #14
"I'm sorry I left the show now, and forced four hours of Wobot on you!"
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9th Jul 2007, 11:11 PM #15
Although I won't be rushing to buy them, part of me is very pleased that there's enough interest in narrations of the old Target novels to justify them bringing more out. Hopefully they might spread their wings a bit, and do some of the later stories, at least the well-written ones - Curse of Fenric, for example (read by Nicholas Parsons, perhaps) or Battlefield read by Nicholas Courtney, would be excellent.
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9th Jul 2007, 11:24 PM #16
"The Nightmare Fair", "Magnus Magnusson" and "Waly K Daly" read by Colin Baker.
... or adapted by Big Finish.
I want them.
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11th Jul 2007, 6:14 PM #17
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11th Jul 2007, 9:29 PM #18
It's all going to be worth it to hear Tom saying "The Robot began to grow... and grow... swelling to the size of a GIANT!"
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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11th Jul 2007, 9:37 PM #19Pip Madeley Guest
Let's hope he doesn't do it in his Little Britain persona...
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11th Jul 2007, 9:44 PM #20
Let's hope not, eh?
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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2nd Nov 2007, 3:40 PM #21
I know these sets are not to everyone's tastes, but they are beautifully packaged. We've had the extra big library editions in at owrk and they look gorgeous, with the original book covers blown up nice and large.
I haven't actually listened to them yet, aside from the start of The Cave Monsters which began with a surprising little announcement that made me smile with nostalgia.
I'm looking forward to the next two. I'll pop them on my Christmas list- they'll be good to listen to on the plane to NZ in Feb!
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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2nd Nov 2007, 4:12 PM #22Pip Madeley Guest
I got through the whole of Cave Monsters on my travels to Reading & back last month, and really enjoyed it, though I noticed changes made from the TV version, with a whole new Silurian prologue, Baker's name change to Barker, the reworking of Masters' demise and the absence of the Brig & Doctor's final journey into the caves. Enjoyable stuff, despite Caroline John's Brigadier impression making Courtney sound like he was 80.
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2nd Nov 2007, 8:08 PM #23though I noticed changes made from the TV version
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2nd Nov 2007, 8:27 PM #24Pip Madeley Guest
Nope! I'm a novice when it comes to Target novels, I always had the classic series on UKGold/videos when I was first getting into Who, so they've never been an essential purchase for me. I enjoy listening to these narrated versions though, I'll get hold of The Giant Robot sometime.
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2nd Nov 2007, 8:39 PM #25
Oh I see! Well in that case you're in for a treat, especially with the earlier ones. As well as The Cave-Monsters, the adaptations of Dinosaur Invasion and, especially, The Doomsday Weapon are different in various ways to the original TV shows. I hope they do Day of the Daleks at some point, too, as that is a far superior book to the TV version; ditto The Auton Invasion.
Sigh, I'm getting all nostalgic now...
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