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Post by Rob Moss on Mar 21, 2014 1:46:41 GMT
A lot of people like the Web of Fear novelisation. What are the other favourites? I still think Reign of Terror was a ripper. Much prefer the ones which add background,motivation,humour,etc.,rather than giving just a by-numbers account of the basic plot. Soft spot for some of the earliest,by David Whitaker. Malcolm Hulke and Ian Marter titles were excellent value. |
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Post by craigmcewan on Mar 21, 2014 2:22:04 GMT
I used to love the novelisations with illustrations within. However, the first Target novel I ever read was The Invisible Enemy - had my Dr in it, so when I then read The Keys of Marinus (Hinchcliffe did an alright job) I didn't know who Ian, Barbara and Susan were. Until The 5 Faces in that same year. Still remember reading The Web of Fear and Planet of the Daleks in single sittings and thinking "I'll probably never see these episodes". Thankfully I have now seen all but one.
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Post by Laura Ross on Mar 21, 2014 3:41:30 GMT
Straying into the off topic-off topic comment. I liked the Technical Manual simply because it had several blank pages at the front which I thought would be neat to get people to autograph. I know I have Anthony Ainley, Valentine Dyall, JNT's and Richard Franklin's in there. Alan Ainley was a real gent. Wrote to him in 1989. He wrote back on the reverse side of the last page of his script for Survival ep2. One of my treasured possessions. Anthony Ainley was a lovely guy, I met him once when we gatecrashed a Dr Who Convention in Durham in the early 90's. We were walking past a hotel late at night and sitting in the bar was Frazer Hines and Anthony Ainley so we banged on the windows and they let us in and we chatted for a while, got drinks bought for us and I bummed a cigarette off Anthony, this is the days before Smartphones so we didn't get photographs sadly. Both were so nice and Anthony couldnt have been any less like The Master. On topic, I avidly read the Target Novels in the 70's and loved the way even the naffest of stories became a space epic. I'd still rather read Brain Of Morbius than actually watch it. |
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Post by Paul Edwards on Mar 21, 2014 4:00:07 GMT
Ainley was a real gent. Wrote to him in 1989. He wrote back on the reverse side of the last page of his script for Survival ep2. One of my treasured possessions. Anthony Ainley was a lovely guy, I met him once when we gatecrashed a Dr Who Convention in Durham in the early 90's. We were walking past a hotel late at night and sitting in the bar was Frazer Hines and Anthony Ainley so we banged on the windows and they let us in and we chatted for a while, got drinks bought for us and I bummed a cigarette off Anthony, this is the days before Smartphones so we didn't get photographs sadly. Both were so nice and Anthony couldnt have been any less like The Master. On topic, I avidly read the Target Novels in the 70's and loved the way even the naffest of stories became a space epic. I'd still rather read Brain Of Morbius than actually watch it. Creature from the Pit is like this too -- far better as a book IMHO. Thanks for sharing the Anthony Ainley story! |
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Post by Marty Schultz on Mar 21, 2014 5:18:17 GMT
The Target illustrations were awesome. I remember being dissapointed as a kid when they dissapeared...
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Post by Alan Jeffries on Mar 21, 2014 12:07:54 GMT
I remember queueing 4 1/2 hours at Longleat for autographs. Didn't know who I'd end up with - and I'd never wait that long again for sure. But I did hit the spot with the Anthony Ainley, Valentine Dyal autographs and Tom signing my Dr Who Weekly number 1.
'Longleat '83. Ton Baker 1st Edition' is what he put If I remember correctly.
Those were tha days.....
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Post by stephenwit1 on Mar 21, 2014 15:28:48 GMT
I just found INFERNO, DOCTOR WHO AND THE LOCH NESS MONSTER, GREEN DEATH AND THE DAEMONS. I got more somewhere in the house including the episode guide.
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Post by Richard Marple on Mar 21, 2014 17:52:43 GMT
The Target illustrations were awesome. I remember being dissapointed as a kid when they dissapeared... I remember DWM reprinted some as Off Target, amusingly recaptioned by "Quequaequod". |
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Post by Will Weller on Mar 24, 2014 20:09:10 GMT
Would anyone know if the novel of Time and the Rani is any good???
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Post by Marty Schultz on Mar 24, 2014 20:58:59 GMT
Time and the Rani was rubbish IIRC.
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Post by Rob Moss on Mar 24, 2014 22:50:00 GMT
Pap and Groan wrote the book as well didn't they..? Not hopeful..!
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Post by mattplace on Mar 24, 2014 22:56:49 GMT
and it had that awful photo cover of the tetraps
was dreadful... so perfect novelisation of that story!!
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Post by Marty Schultz on Mar 24, 2014 23:55:34 GMT
I think (according to the Target Book) it was nearly printed with the cover photo upside down - i.e. the Tetrap hanging up into the air! The Blue spined re-issue has a far better cover.
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Post by Will Weller on Mar 25, 2014 6:50:21 GMT
I've just managed to get a copy of The Rescue! I had to pay £11 for it, but I think it was worth it!!!  Now, just need to find a copy of The Wheel Space.... |
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Post by Will Weller on Mar 25, 2014 8:00:36 GMT
Talking about Ian Marter books, I got a copy of Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation yesterday.
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