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Doctor Who and the Dæmons

Based on:

The Dæmons

Key crew

Publisher:

Target Books, W.H. Allen

Writer:

Barry Letts

Read by:

Barry Letts

Cover by:

Chris Achilleos

Release details

Release number:

15 (given to later editions)

Release date:

17 October 1974 (paperback)
January 1982 (hardcover)

Format:

Hardcover and paperback editions; 15 Chapters, 172 Pages

ISBN:

ISBN 0-426-11332-2

Publication order
← Previous	Next →
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks	Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils

Target novelisation numbering
← Previous	Next →
Doctor Who and the Cybermen	Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks

TV series order
← Previous	Next →
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon	Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks

Doctor Who and the Dæmons was a novelisation based on the 1971 television serial The Dæmons.

Publisher's summary

1974 Target Books edition

DOCTOR WHO is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful English village of Devil's End; equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead; determined that the Professor should is Mr. Magister, the new vicar (in truth the MASTER) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being from a far-off planet ... The Brigadier and Jo Grant assist DOCTOR WHO in this exciting confrontation with the forces of black magic!

`DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch.

1980 Target Books edition

Doctor Who is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End.

Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead.

The only person who wants the Professor to open to the barrow is the vicar (in truth the Master) whose secret ceremomies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being ...

1993 Target Books edition

'HARKEN TO MY VOICE, OH DARK ONE; ANCIENT AND AWFUL; SUPREME IN ARTIFICE; BEARER OF POWER; I CONJORE THEE!'

Working with UNIT on earth, the Doctor is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plans to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End. Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead. The only person who wants Horner to open to the barrow is the new vicar - in truth the Master - whose secret ceremomies are designed to conjure up from the barrow a horribly powerful being.

The author, Barry Letts, has been associated with Doctor Who in several capacities, mainly as a director and producer during the Pertwee years.

Chapter titles

Prologue

The White Witch
The New Vicar
The Opening of the Barrow
The Appearance of the Beast
The Heat Barrier
Meetings
Explanations
The Second Appearance
Into Danger
The Third Appearance
The Rescue
Into the Cavern
The Sacrifice

Epilogue

Deviations from televised story

As in the earlier novelisation PROSE: Doctor Who and the Zarbi, the Doctor is referred to in the text by the name "Doctor Who".
Some characters are renamed: Jim is renamed Josh Wilkins and Tom Girton is renamed Tom Wilkins.
Several characters are given first or last names: Bert is given the last name Walker, Thorpe is given the first name Ron and Winstanley's full name is given as Montmorency Vere de Vere Winstanley.
Benton's scenes with Miss Hawthorne are expanded upon.
Benton and Miss Hawthorne draw a pentagram to try to destroy Bok.
The Master is upset when he thinks he killed the Doctor.

Writing and publishing notes

Title page includes: THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO. The cover illustration of this book portrays the third DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was altered by the Time Lords when they banished him to planet Earth in the Twentieth Century.
This is the only novelisation of a televised story to be written by series producer Barry Letts. He would later novelise two Third Doctor radio plays and also write several original novels.
This novelisation was later released as part of The Master Collection.

Additional cover images

British publication history

First publication:

Hardback

W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK

Paperback

Target

Re-issues:

40p

1980 Target Books with a new cover by Andrew Skilleter priced 75p (UK)

1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK)

Editions published outside Britain

Published in the Netherlands by Unieboek/De Gooise in about 1975/76 as a paperback edition, translated by Wim Hohage and published as Doctor Who en de Demonen, it was one of eight Dutch novelisations; despite the broadcaster TROS showing Seasons 12 and 13 at this time the cover still depicts the Third Doctor, however Chris Achilleos' image of the Fourth Doctor from The Doctor Who Monster Book does appear on the back cover.^[1]
Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceicao Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as Doutor Who e a Arma Total, it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations.

Audiobook

This Target Book was released on 14 August 2008 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by the author, Barry Letts.

The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by David J. Howe. Music and sound effects by Simon Power.

External links

to be added

Footnotes

↑ Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition.

[1] Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition.

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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1971 television serial ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''.
+== Publisher's summary ==
-==Novelisation==
+=== 1974 Target Books edition ===
-* This novelisation is based on the original television serial [[DW]]: '' [[The Daemons]] '' which was shown from 22nd May 1971 and written by [[Guy Leopold]]
+[[Third Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]] is strangely concerned about Professor [[Gilbert Horner|Horner]]'s plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful [[England|English]] village of [[Devil's End]]; equally worried is [[Olive Hawthorne|Miss Hawthorne]], the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead; determined that the Professor should is Mr. Magister, the new vicar (in truth [[The Master|the MASTER]]) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being from a far-off planet ... [[The Brigadier]] and [[Jo Grant]] assist DOCTOR WHO in this exciting confrontation with the forces of black magic!
-* The cover and information shown on the right is for the original Target novel and featured the artwork of [[Chris Archilleos]]. (See below for information on other UK and international editions which published with a different cover).
+`DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...'
-==Publishers Cover Blurb==
-DOCTOR WHO is strangely concerned about Professor Horner’s plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful English village of Devil’s End; equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead; determined that the Professor should is Mr. Magister, the new vicar (in truth the MASTER) whose secret ceremonies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being from a far-off planet … The Brigadier and Jo Grant assist DOCTOR WHO in this exciting confrontation with the forces of black magic!<br>
-`DOCTOR WHO, the children’s own programme which adults adore…’
 Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch.
+=== 1980 Target Books edition ===
-== Deviations from the Televised Story ==
+[[Third Doctor|Doctor Who]] is strangely concerned about Professor [[Gilbert Horner|Horner]]'s plan to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of [[Devil's End]].
-''To be added''
+Equally worried is [[Olive Hawthorne|Miss Hawthorne]], the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead.
-==Author, Writing and Publishing Notes==
+The only person who wants the Professor to open to the barrow is the vicar (in truth [[the Master]]) whose secret ceremomies are designed to conjure up from out of the barrow a horribly powerful being ...
+=== 1993 Target Books edition ===
+'HARKEN TO MY VOICE, OH DARK ONE; ANCIENT AND AWFUL; SUPREME IN ARTIFICE; BEARER OF POWER; I CONJORE THEE!'
+Working with [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] on [[Earth|earth]], the Doctor is strangely concerned about Professor Horner's plans to cut open an ancient barrow near the peaceful village of Devil's End. Equally worried is Miss Hawthorne, the local white witch, who foretells a terrible disaster if he goes ahead. The only person who wants Horner to open to the barrow is the new vicar - in truth the Master - whose secret ceremomies are designed to conjure up from the barrow a horribly powerful being.
+The author, [[Barry Letts]], has been associated with [[Doctor Who]] in several capacities, mainly as a [[Director|director]] and [[Producer|producer]] during the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] years.
+== Chapter titles ==
+* Prologue
+# The White Witch
+# The New Vicar
+# The Opening of the Barrow
+# The Appearance of the Beast
+# The Heat Barrier
+# Meetings
+# Explanations
+# The Second Appearance
+# Into Danger
+# The Third Appearance
+# The Rescue
+# Into the Cavern
+# The Sacrifice
+* Epilogue
+== Deviations from televised story ==
+* As in the earlier novelisation [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', the Doctor is referred to in the text by the name "Doctor Who".
+* Some characters are renamed: [[Jim (The Dæmons)|Jim]] is renamed Josh Wilkins and [[Tom Girton]] is renamed Tom Wilkins.
+* Several characters are given first or last names: [[Bert (The Dæmons)|Bert]] is given the last name Walker, [[Thorpe]] is given the first name Ron and [[Winstanley]]'s full name is given as Montmorency Vere de Vere Winstanley.
+* Benton's scenes with Miss Hawthorne are expanded upon.
+* Benton and Miss Hawthorne draw a pentagram to try to destroy Bok.
+* The Master is upset when he thinks he killed the Doctor.
+== Writing and publishing notes ==
 * Title page includes: THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO. The cover illustration of this book portrays the third DOCTOR WHO whose physical appearance was altered by the Time Lords when they banished him to planet Earth in the Twentieth Century.
+* This is the only novelisation of a televised story to be written by series producer Barry Letts. He would later novelise two Third Doctor radio plays and also write several original novels.
-''To be added''
+* This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The Master Collection]]''.
+== Additional cover images ==
-==Associated Images==
+<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
-<gallery>
-Image:3Daemons.jpg|Cover by [[Alistair Pearson]]
+File:SkilleterDaemons.jpg|1980 edition.<br />Cover by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
+File:HardbackDaemons.jpg|1982 Hardback edition
+File:StarBooksDaemons&TimeMonster.jpg|1989 Star Books edition.<br />Front and Back Covers by [[Andrew Skilleter]]
+File:PearsonDaemons.jpg|1993 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]]
 </gallery>
+== British publication history ==
-==Illustrations==
+First publication:
-* This title contain 6 illustrated pages by [[Alan Willow]]
+* Hardback
-<gallery>
+: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
-Image:Daemonsp40.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 40)]]
-Image:Daemonsp55.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 55)]]
-Image:Daemonsp68.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 68)]]
-Image:Daemonsp111.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 111)]]
-Image:Daemonsp124.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 124)]]
-Image:Daemonsp155.jpg|[[Alan Willow|Alan Willow<br>(The Daemons Page 155)]]
-</gallery>
-==Publishing History (UK)==
-''To be added''
-'''First Publication:'''
-* Hardback
-: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd.  UK
 * Paperback
 : Target
-'''Re-issues:'''
+Re-issues:
 : 40p
 : 1980 Target Books with a new cover by Andrew Skilleter priced 75p (UK)
 : 1993 Virgin Publishing with a new cover by Alistair Pearson priced £3.50 (UK)
-==International Editions==
+== Editions published outside Britain ==
+* Published in the Netherlands by Unieboek/De Gooise in about 1975/76 as a paperback edition, translated by Wim Hohage and published as ''Doctor Who en de Demonen'', it was one of eight Dutch novelisations; despite the broadcaster TROS showing [[Season 12|Seasons 12]] and [[Season 13|13]] at this time the cover still depicts the [[Third Doctor]], however [[Chris Achilleos]]' image of the [[Fourth Doctor]] from [[The Doctor Who Monster Book]] does appear on the back cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderfulbook.co.uk/basedon/|title=Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial 3rd Edition}}</ref>
-''To be added''
+* Published in Portugal by Editorial Presença in 1983 as a paperback edition, translated by Conceicao Fardim and Eduardo Nogueria and published as ''Doutor Who e a Arma Total'', it was one of ten Portuguese novelisations.
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+File:The Daemons Dutch cover.jpg|Dutch edition
+File:The Daemons Portuguese cover.jpg|Portuguese edition.<br />Cover by Rui Ligerio
+</gallery>
+== Audiobook ==
+This Target Book was released on [[14 August (releases)|14 August]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by the author, [[Barry Letts]].
+The cover blurb and thumbnail illustrations were retained in the accompanying booklet with sleevenotes by [[David J. Howe]]. Music and sound effects by [[Simon Power]].
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+File:The Daemons Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover
+</gallery>
+== External links ==
+''to be added''
-==External Sources==
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
-''To be added''
+{{DWN}}
-[[Category:Target Novelisations]]
+{{TitleSort}}
+[[Category:1974 novels]]
+[[Category:Third Doctor novels]]
+[[Category:Dæmon novels]]
+[[Category:The Master Collection novels]]
+[[Category:UNIT novels]]
+[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart novels]]
+[[Category:Stories set in the 20th century]]
+[[Category:Stories set in Devil's End]]

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