Editing Doctor Who and the Visitation (novelisation) 0 You are not logged in. {{title dab away}} {{real world}} {{Infobox Story |image= Visitation novel.jpg |series=Publication Order |number= 69 (given to later editions) |doctor=Fifth Doctor |companions=[[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] |enemy= [[Terileptil]]s |setting= [[London]], late [[August]] to [[2 September]] [[1666]] |writer= [[Eric Saward]] |read by=[[Matthew Waterhouse]] |publisher= Target Books |publisher2= W.H. Allen |novelisation of= The Visitation |release date= [[19 August (releases)|19 August]] [[1982 (releases)|1982]] |format= Hardcover and paperback editions; 11 Chapters, 121 Pages |isbn= ISBN 0-426-20135-3 |prev= Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation) |next= Full Circle (novelisation) |series2 = [[Target novelisation]] numbering |prev2= Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation) |next2= Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation) |series3 = [[List of Doctor Who television stories|TV series order]] |prev3=Kinda (novelisation) |next3=Black Orchid (novelisation) |clip = Doctor Who And The Visitation (Classic Novel), Eric Saward Audiobook Sample }} '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1982 television serial ''[[The Visitation]]''. This was the first [[Fifth Doctor]] novelisation to be published. == Publisher's summary == === 1982 Target Books edition === [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], the young air hostess who quite unintentionally became a member of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s crew, wants to return to her own time, but when the [[Fifth Doctor|Doctor]] tries to take her back to [[Heathrow Airport]] in the [[20th century|twentieth century]] the TARDIS lands instead on the outskirts of [[17th century|seventeenth-century]] [[London]]. The Doctor and his companions receive a decidedly unfriendly welcome - but it soon becomes clear that the sinister activities of other visitors from time and space have made the villagers extremely suspicious of outsiders. As a result of the aliens' evil schemes, the Doctor finds himself on the point of playing a key role in a [[Great Fire of London|gruesome historical event]]... === 1992 Target Books edition === "CALL YOURSELF A [[Time Lord|TIME LORD]]?" TEGAN SHOUTED. "A BROKEN CLOCK KEEPS BETTER TIME THAN YOU!" The Doctor tries to return Tegan to the Heathrow she left in [[1981]], but instead the TARDIS lands just outside London in [[1666]] - the year of the Great Plague. The Doctor and his companions receive a decidedly cool welcome - and it soon becomes clear that the sinister activities of other visitors from space and time have made the villagers extremely sensitive of outsiders. And as a result of the aliens' evil schemes, the Doctor finds himself on the point of playing a key role in a gruesome historical event. This is a novelization by [[Eric Saward]] of his own television story, first broadcast in [[1982 (releases)|1982]]. === 2016 BBC Books edition === Trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow in 1981, the Doctor brings the TARDIS to the right place, but over 300 years early - to 1666. They are not the only visitors as [[Terileptil android|Death]] stalks the local woods, complete with cloak, scythe and a skull like face. In fact, 'Death' is and android bought by a group of alien [[Terileptil]]s whose spaceship has crashed. Criminals and fugitives from their own race, they now plan to take over [[Earth]]. With [[Adric]] and Tegan captured, the Doctor and [[Nyssa]] try to deal with the deadly android, and a group of local villagers under the control of the Terileptils. But even if they succeed, can they prevent the Terileptils from unleashing an even more deadly form of the [[Bubonic plague|Black Death]]? == Chapter titles == Chapter One<br /> Chapter Two<br /> Chapter Three<br /> Chapter Four<br /> Chapter Five<br /> Chapter Six<br /> Chapter Seven<br /> Chapter Eight<br /> Chapter Nine<br /> Chapter Ten<br /> Chapter Eleven == Deviations from televised story == * The Doctor realises who the Terileptils are because they left their tag on their escape capsule; this was not explained in the televised story. * [[The Squire (The Visitation)|The Squire]] is named Sir John. * [[Elizabeth (The Visitation)|Elizabeth]] is in her room when she spots the Terileptil spacecraft crashing. * Tegan's references to the events of ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' while in her room are removed. == Writing and publishing notes == * The first book in the range to feature the use of a photographic cover. * This was the first title to be referred to in the Target library as book number 74. The number appeared on the cover on a subsequent reprint. * Dedication: `For Paula, with fondest love' * Cover Flash reads `A BBC TV PROGRAMME WITH PETER DAVISON AS THE DOCTOR' * This novelisation was later released as part of ''[[The History Collection (audio anthology)|The History Collection]]''. == Additional cover images == <gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > File:Visitation_unused.JPG|Unused jacket painting by [[David McAllister]], [[1982]] File:PearsonVisitation.jpg|1992 edition.<br />Cover by [[Alister Pearson]] File:AchilleosVisitation.jpg|2016 BBC Books Edition.<br />Cover by [[Chris Achilleos]] </gallery> == British publication history == First publication: * Hardback : W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK * Paperback : Target Re-issues: == Audiobook == This Target Book was released on [[4 October (releases)|4 October]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Matthew Waterhouse]]. 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"> The Visitation Audio.jpg|Audiobook cover </gallery> == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140716005123/http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal] {{DWN}} {{TitleSort}} Establishing interface with the TARDIS Fifth Doctor novels The History Collection novels 1982 novels Terileptil novels Stories set in London Stories set in 1666 Insert: – — … ° ≈ ≠ ± − × ÷ ← → · § Sign your username: ~~~~ Wiki markup: {{}} | [] [[]] [[Category:]] #REDIRECT [[]] <s></s> <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <code></code> <blockquote></blockquote> <ref></ref> <references/> <includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude> <nowiki></nowiki> Symbols: ~ | ¡ ¿ † ‡ ↔ ↑ ↓ • ¶ # ¹ ² ³ ½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ¾ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞ Characters: Á á Ć ć É é Í í Ĺ ĺ Ń ń Ó ó Ŕ ŕ Ś ś Ú ú Ý ý Ź ź À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù  â Ĉ ĉ Ê ê Ĝ ĝ Ĥ ĥ Î î Ĵ ĵ Ô ô Ŝ ŝ Û û Ŵ ŵ Ŷ ŷ Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü Ÿ ÿ ß Ã ã Ẽ ẽ Ĩ ĩ Ñ ñ Õ õ Ũ ũ Ỹ ỹ Ç ç Ģ ģ Ķ ķ Ļ ļ Ņ ņ Ŗ ŗ Ş ş Ţ ţ Đ đ Ů ů Ǎ ǎ Č č Ď ď Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ľ ľ Ň ň Ǒ ǒ Ř ř Š š Ť ť Ǔ ǔ Ž ž Ā ā Ē ē Ī ī Ō ō Ū ū Ȳ ȳ Ǣ ǣ ǖ ǘ ǚ ǜ Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ğ ğ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ Ċ ċ Ė ė Ġ ġ İ ı Ż ż Ą ą Ę ę Į į Ǫ ǫ Ų ų Ḍ ḍ Ḥ ḥ Ḷ ḷ Ḹ ḹ Ṃ ṃ Ṇ ṇ Ṛ ṛ Ṝ ṝ Ṣ ṣ Ṭ ṭ Ł ł Ő ő Ű ű Ŀ ŀ Ħ ħ Ð ð Þ þ Œ œ Æ æ Ø ø Å å Ə ə Greek: Ά ά Έ έ Ή ή Ί ί Ό ό Ύ ύ Ώ ώ Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ Σ σ ς Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω Please note: No personal information from you is required to edit on the Tardis Data Core. 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