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|novelisation of=Survival (TV story)
|name=Doctor Who – Survival
 
|image=Survival_novel.jpg
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|image=Survival novel.jpg
|series=[[Target novelisation]]s
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|series=Publication Order
 
|number= 150
 
|number= 150
 
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
 
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
 
|companions= [[Ace]]
 
|companions= [[Ace]]
|enemy= {{Ainley|c}}<br />The [[Cheetah Person|Cheetah People]]
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|enemy= {{Ainley|c}}, [[Cheetah Person|Cheetah People]]
|setting= [[Perivale]], [[London]], [[1989]]
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|setting= [[Perivale]], [[1989]]
 
|writer= [[Rona Munro]]
 
|writer= [[Rona Munro]]
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|read by= [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|publisher= [[Target Books]], [[W.H. Allen & Co]]
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|publisher= Target Books
|release date= [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] [[1990]]
 
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|publisher2= W.H. Allen
|format= Paperback Book, 136 Pages
 
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|novelisation of= Survival (TV story)
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-
 
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|cover= [[Alister Pearson]]
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|format= Paperback Book; 8 Chapters, 136 Pages
 
|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20352-6
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novelisation based on the 1989 television serial ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.
== Novelisation ==
 
* This novelisation is based on the final original television serial [[TV]]: ''[[Survival]]'', written by [[Rona Munro]] and shown from [[22 November (releases)|22 November]] [[1989]].
 
* The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of [[Alister Pearson]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers).
 
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
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=== 1990 Target Books edition ===
`So what’s so terrible about [[Perivale]]?’ [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] asked as he caught up with her.
 
[[Ace]] sighed again. `Nothing ever happens here.’ <br />
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"So what's so terrible about [[Perivale]]?" [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] asked as he caught up with her. [[Ace]] sighed again. "Nothing ever happens here."
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Ace had wanted her homecoming to be spectacular. She had imagined the amazed greetings of her old friends, the gasps of surprise as she recounted her time-travelling adventures.
 
Ace had wanted her homecoming to be spectacular. She had imagined the amazed greetings of her old friends, the gasps of surprise as she recounted her time-travelling adventures.
But Perivale on a summer Sunday seems the least lively place in the universe. The members of Ace’s old gang have gone away disappeared. <br />
 
The Doctor has other things on his mind. What is killing the domestic pets of Perivale? Who are the horsemen whose hoofprints scar the recreation ground? Where have the missing persons been taken? Is the Doctor stepping into a well-prepared trap? And if so, can it be the work of the Doctor’s old adversary [[the Master]]? <br />
 
As [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] the grocer said to his partner [[Len]]: `I’m telling you, you put a catflap in and you get just anything coming into your house.’ <br />
 
[[Survival|SURVIVAL]] was the last of the four adventures broadcast in the [[1989]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' season on [[BBC]] television.
 
   
 
But Perivale on a summer Sunday seems the least lively place in the universe. The members of Ace's old gang have gone away disappeared.
== Chapter Titles ==
 
''To be added''
 
   
 
The Doctor has other things on his mind. What is killing the domestic pets of Perivale? Who are the horsemen whose hoofprints scar the recreation ground? Where have the missing persons been taken? Is the Doctor stepping into a well-prepared trap? And if so, can it be the work of the Doctor's old adversary [[the Master]]?
   
 
As [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] the grocer said to his partner [[Len (Survival)|Len]]: "I'm telling you, you put a catflap in and you get just ''anything'' coming into your house."
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[[Survival (TV story)|SURVIVAL]] was the last of the four adventures broadcast in the 1989 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' season on [[BBC television]].
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=== 2017 BBC Audio edition ===
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The Doctor brings Ace home - but on a summer Sunday it seems the least lively place in the universe. All the members of Ace's old gang have gone away — all disappeared. What is killing the domestic pets of Perivale?
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Who are the horsemen whose hoofprints scar the recreation ground? Where have the missing persons been taken? Is the Doctor stepping into a well-prepared trap? And if so, can it be the work of the Doctor's old adversary, the Master?
   
 
== Deviations from televised story ==
 
== Deviations from televised story ==
 
* The Doctor's concluding monologue from the final episode is not included.
 
* The Doctor's concluding monologue from the final episode is not included.
* [[Paterson]] is a police sergeant as opposed to being a Territorial Army sergeant.
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* [[Paterson (Survival)|Paterson]] is a police sergeant as opposed to being a Territorial Army sergeant.
* [[Derek (Survival)|Derek]] is killed by [[Midge]] under [[Cheetah Person]] control after he gets off the [[Cheetah World]].
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* [[Derek (Survival)|Derek]] is killed by [[Midge (Survival)|Midge]] under [[Cheetah Person]] control after he gets off the [[Cheetah World]].
* [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] and [[Len]] are taken to the Cheetah World by {{Ainley}}.
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* [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] and [[Len (Survival)|Len]] are taken to the Cheetah World by {{Ainley}}.
   
 
== Writing and publishing notes ==
 
== Writing and publishing notes ==
* [[Alister Pearson]]’s original cover design featured the face of the Master in the Kitling design. It was simplified in the final cover.
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* [[Alister Pearson]]'s original cover design featured the face of the Master in the Kitling design. It was simplified in the final cover.
 
* The claw-marks on the cover design are not painted elements: Alister Pearson actually slashed the canvas to achieve the effect.
 
* The claw-marks on the cover design are not painted elements: Alister Pearson actually slashed the canvas to achieve the effect.
 
* Included at the back is a full page advert for subscription to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
 
* Included at the back is a full page advert for subscription to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* A postscript by [[Peter Darvill-Evans]], Editor of W H Allen’s ''Doctor Who'' books, states that for the first time the BBC have not announced the production plans for further seasons of ''Doctor Who''. From the second half of 1991, however, new, completely original ''Doctor Who'' novels will be published with the adventures continuing from the end of ''Survival''. He also writes that, at that time, three additional Target novelisations were in preparation (presumably referring to the remaining Season 26 stories that had yet to be adapted).
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* A postscript by [[Peter Darvill-Evans]], Editor of W H Allen's ''Doctor Who'' books, states that for the first time the BBC have not announced the production plans for further seasons of ''Doctor Who''. From the second half of 1991, however, new, completely original ''Doctor Who'' novels will be published with the adventures continuing from the end of ''Survival''. He also writes that, at that time, three additional Target novelisations were in preparation (presumably referring to the remaining Season 26 stories that had yet to be adapted).
 
* This is only the second (and last) ''Doctor Who'' novelisation to be written by a solo female writer, after [[Barbara Clegg]]'s ''[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]'' (other women, particularly [[Pip and Jane Baker|Jane Baker]], had been involved in other books, but always in a co-writing capacity).
 
* This is only the second (and last) ''Doctor Who'' novelisation to be written by a solo female writer, after [[Barbara Clegg]]'s ''[[Enlightenment (novelisation)|Enlightenment]]'' (other women, particularly [[Pip and Jane Baker|Jane Baker]], had been involved in other books, but always in a co-writing capacity).
 
== Additional cover images ==
 
None
 
   
 
== British publication history ==
 
== British publication history ==
 
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 25,000 copies.
 
One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 25,000 copies.
   
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== Audiobook ==
== Editions published outside Britain ==
 
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This Target Book was released on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Lisa Bowerman]].
None
 
   
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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]].
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
''to be added''
* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/general/main.htm ''On Target'' a comprehensive guide to the Target novelisations by Tim Neal]
 
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Revision as of 18:01, 14 October 2019

RealWorld

Survival was a novelisation based on the 1989 television serial Survival.

Publisher's summary

1990 Target Books edition

"So what's so terrible about Perivale?" the Doctor asked as he caught up with her. Ace sighed again. "Nothing ever happens here."

Ace had wanted her homecoming to be spectacular. She had imagined the amazed greetings of her old friends, the gasps of surprise as she recounted her time-travelling adventures.

But Perivale on a summer Sunday seems the least lively place in the universe. The members of Ace's old gang have gone away — disappeared.

The Doctor has other things on his mind. What is killing the domestic pets of Perivale? Who are the horsemen whose hoofprints scar the recreation ground? Where have the missing persons been taken? Is the Doctor stepping into a well-prepared trap? And if so, can it be the work of the Doctor's old adversary the Master?

As Harvey the grocer said to his partner Len: "I'm telling you, you put a catflap in and you get just anything coming into your house."

SURVIVAL was the last of the four adventures broadcast in the 1989 Doctor Who season on BBC television.

2017 BBC Audio edition

The Doctor brings Ace home - but on a summer Sunday it seems the least lively place in the universe. All the members of Ace's old gang have gone away — all disappeared. What is killing the domestic pets of Perivale?

Who are the horsemen whose hoofprints scar the recreation ground? Where have the missing persons been taken? Is the Doctor stepping into a well-prepared trap? And if so, can it be the work of the Doctor's old adversary, the Master?

Deviations from televised story

Writing and publishing notes

  • Alister Pearson's original cover design featured the face of the Master in the Kitling design. It was simplified in the final cover.
  • The claw-marks on the cover design are not painted elements: Alister Pearson actually slashed the canvas to achieve the effect.
  • Included at the back is a full page advert for subscription to Doctor Who Magazine.
  • A postscript by Peter Darvill-Evans, Editor of W H Allen's Doctor Who books, states that for the first time the BBC have not announced the production plans for further seasons of Doctor Who. From the second half of 1991, however, new, completely original Doctor Who novels will be published with the adventures continuing from the end of Survival. He also writes that, at that time, three additional Target novelisations were in preparation (presumably referring to the remaining Season 26 stories that had yet to be adapted).
  • This is only the second (and last) Doctor Who novelisation to be written by a solo female writer, after Barbara Clegg's Enlightenment (other women, particularly Jane Baker, had been involved in other books, but always in a co-writing capacity).

British publication history

One single paperback edition, priced £2.50 (UK), estimated print run: 25,000 copies.

Audiobook

This Target Book was released on 7 September 2017 complete and unabridged by BBC Audio and read by Lisa Bowerman.

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