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Fifty years after his first visit to peladon, the doctor returns to find that queen thalira has inherited a troubled kingdom from her father. Jon culshaw reads this exciting novelisation of a classic tv adventure for the third doctor, featuring the ice warriors. Doctor who and the monster of peladon on the other hand was a bit disapointing. Doctor who and the monster of peladon novelisation tardis. The curse of peladon is the second serial of the ninth season of the british science fiction. Ortron is hepesh all over again, the queen has, if possible, even less personality than her father, and the bad guy is so transparent were not sure if it was. Fifty years after his first visit to peladon, the doctor returns to find that queen thalira has. Tonight, i am going to tell you the story of the prisoner of peladon, and of the time when a friend and protector returned to our planet. Audio commentary by katy manning jo grant, producer barry letts, script editor terrance dicks and production assistant chris doylyjohn, moderated by toby hadoke. Fortunately alpha centauri, now a federation ambassador to peladon, intercedes on their behalf. The doctor recalls his visit to peladon fifty years earlier when the planet joined the galactic federation, and is pleased to.

Doctor who the monster of peladon the monster of peladon is an adventure of the eleventh season of doctor who classic series which aired in 1974. For deep beneath the citadel of peladon, something infinitely ancient and immeasurably powerful is stirring. Peladon is at the center of a war and the galactic federation desperately needs a. This one focuses on terrance dicks who penned many of the books, and i. A novelisation of this serial, written by terrance dicks, was published by target books in december 1980. The planet has now become of great tactical importance because of its focal position between warring factions. The peladon saga part one gives a behind the scenes look at the two peledon stories the other one is the monster of peledon, which was released on dvd at the same time as this story and it focuses on the first adventure though the second one is mentioned a few times. Click to read more about doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles. Doctor who an adventures in space and tme 088 the monster. Warriors of mars brief history of the ice warriors in doctor.

The monster of peladon finishes with a bit of an anticlimax. The serial is set on the mineralrich planet peladon 50 years after the 1972 serial the curse of peladon. Doctor who s11 e4 the monster of peladon trivia tv. Warriors of mars is a short history of the ice warriors. The doctor and sarah are arrested by ortron for trespassing on sacred ground but their names are cleared by alpha centauri, now galactic federation. Much time is wasted on sarah blubbering over the man of sleep honey, save it for planet of the spiders episode six, while the sequence with the queens kidnapping is not very interesting. In the serial, the engineer eckersley donald gee and the. Doctor who an adventures in space and tme 088 the monster of peladon. I like the political intrigue, but im a sucker for a good monster episode of doctor whoyou do have at least the monster of aggedor. Peladon is at the center of a war and the galactic federation desperately needs. For once the doctor encounters one of his regular enemies who are not out to destroy him or conquer the earth. The monster of peladon is broken into six episodes instead of the usual four, giving the story more time to develop and allowing the plot to continue to twist toward its resolution. All about classic doctor who story the monster of peladon the mines of peladon become crucial to the struggle with galaxy 5. The tardis returns to peladon some fifty years after the doctors last visit.

However, the monster of peladon is a rare example of a direct sequel in televised doctor who. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Doctor who and the monster of peladon was a novelisation based on the 1974 television serial the monster of peladon. Doctor who and the monster of peladon terrance dicks on. Doctor who and the monster of peladon by terrance dicks. The monster of peladon is the fourth serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction. The planet is now ruled by queen thalira daughter of the late king peladon with advice from chancellor ortron. Peladon, jo and the delegates gather at the viewing area as grun and the doctor climb down ropes into the pit. With jon pertwee, katy manning, david troughton, geoffrey toone. In the serial, the alien time traveller the third doctor jon pertwee and his travelling. Doctor who s9 e2 the curse of peladon ymmv tv tropes. Doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles. The doctor uncovers a treacherous plot to steal the mineral wealth of peladon, and is again confronted by his old enemies the ice warriors. Two years after his first trip to peladon, the doctor jon pertwee.

Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. According to the dvd notes for the peladon tales, this industrial action partly inspired the sequel the monster of peladon. The monster of peladon was the fourth and penultimate serial of season 11 of doctor who. A new adventure for the third doctor, as told by his friend king peladon. Although it was the last televised story to take place on. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about doctor who and the curse of peladon by brian hayles. Doctor who and the monster of peladon audiobook youtube. The third doctor s penultimate story, it is a sequel to the curse of peladon and establishes the doctor s fondness for the planet of peladon. The peladon saga part one making of documentary focusing on how the socieconomic climate influenced the stories 23 mins. 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. 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 the serial is set on the superstitious and mineralrich planet peladon. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide the monster of.

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 doctor, peri and erimem must find their way through a treacherous labyrinth of lies if they are to distinguish friend from foe before it is too late. Game retail limited acts as a broker and not a lender. The curse of peladon is a really fun story, highly enjoyable. With jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, donald gee, nina thomas. 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. Peladon is a much different place, for one the planet is ruled by a queen. The first was a great pertwee era story that was firing on all cylinders.

Of course the third doctor has no idea of his fate and there is no clear reason provided why out of all the planets he has been to, he should choose to check how things are progressing on peladon. Doctor who and the monster of peladon by terrance dicks, 9781787538054, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In an attempt to recapture the feel of the previous peladon story, the same director and designer were assigned to this story and many of the props that still existed including the alpha centauri and aggedor costumes were reused. Doctor who and the curse of peladon is a novel written by brian hayles, based on a script that he wrote. While it is initially set up as a monster episode with aggedor becomes really an episode of political intrigue. Doctor who and the monster of peladon penguin books. In both cases, the unusually diverse array of alien life forms including the hermaphrodite hexapod alpha centauri, the halfautomaton arcturus, two ice warriors and. Later in the monster of peladon its shown a lot of the miners on peladon feel they are being exploited, and planet of the ood would give another good reason to dislike the empire. The planet peladon has joined the galactic federation, and has undergone a painful period of change.

The production was largely much better than the original version of day of the daleks the previous story, but the events themselves are not quite as powerfully crafted. Returning to the medieval planet peladon 50 years after the curse of peladon the doctor and sarah find king peladon s daughter queen thalira has inherited the throne and the galactic federation is at war with galaxy five and the federation requires the mineral trisilicate that will end the war. Only sarahs grief when the doctor apparently gets killed during the course of the action seems real, foreshadowing what is to come in the very. The novel was published in 1974, two years after the script was ed. This is the overview of the four part adventure the curse of peladon starring jon pertwee as the third doctor and katy manning as jo. Look, its fifty years now since peladon joined the galactic federation, and what have the miners got to show for it.

The monster of peladon is the fourth serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on bbc1 from 23 march to 27 april 1974 the serial is set on the mineralrich planet peladon 50 years after the 1972 serial the curse of peladon. Doctor who and the monster of peladon 3rd doctor novelisation audiobook 3rd doctor novelisation. Instead the ice warriors are given something that actually resembles development. The monster of peladon is the fourth serial of the 11th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on bbc1 from 23 march to 27 april 1974. Old order threatened by revolution, interference from. The doctor and jo make a test flight in the tardis and arrive on the planet peladon. Monster of peladon is a stupendously dull rehash that adds nothing and takes away a lot. But the doctor wonders why the spirit of aggedor is killing men. The most surprising aspect of the curse of peladon is the way the ice warriors, one of the doctors recurring foes, are presented. The ice warrior costumes were all originally made for the 1960s episodes.

Where the doctor uncovers a conspiracy, as he exposes the evil scheme of the highpriest. The combatants pick up pikes and bow to the king, who acknowledges them and sits. Jon pertwee, elisabeth sladen, lennie mayne, barry letts, brian hayles. Doctor who classic tv series the monster of peladon. 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. Monster of peladon, the dvd when the tardis lands 50 years after its first visit to peladon, the doctor and sarah jane discover a troubled planet ruled by the late kings daughter. Join sue perryman as she encounters the classic series for the first time. And we have got to step up the production of trisilicate. Returning to the medieval planet peladon 50 years after the curse of peladon the doctor and sarah find king peladons daughter queen thalira has inherited the throne and the galactic federation is at war with galaxy five and the federation requires the mineral. Doctor who and the monster of peladon novelisation. Doctor who target book 043 doctor who and the monster of. Seeking shelter, they enter the citadel of the soontobecrowned king peladon, where the doctor is mistaken for a human dignitary summoned to act as chairman of a committee assessing an application by the planet to join the galactic federation. The bbc has released a pair of theme related doctor who adventures over here in region one land.

The storys crammed with recycled elements, from repeated characters to duplicated monsters. Because on the face of it, the monster of peladon and its 1972 forebear, the curse of peladon, are the same adventure. The doctor tries to tell peladon about the beast, but hepesh again orders that. It follows death to the daleks, its a sequel to the curse of peladon and its a six parts adventure written by brian hayles and directed by lennie mayne. In the sixparter the monster of peladon 1974, the tardis arrives on the planet of peladon half a century after the doctors first visit. The monster of peladon when the tardis lands 50 years after its first visit to peladon, the doctor and sarah jane discover a troubled planet ruled by the late kings daughter. Admire her eye for bespoke carpentry, laugh at her inability to grasp how the time war works, and marvel at her talent for spotting actors who have appeared in eastenders, as she offers a fresh and occassionally bizarre perspective on the greatest tv show ever made. That said the federation does come across as far better than the earth empires.