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Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
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| Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster | ||
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| Doctor: | Fourth Doctor | |
| Companion(s): | Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart UNIT | |
| Main enemy: | The Zygons | |
| Main setting: | Tullock and Tullock Moor Scotland, the 1980s | |
| Key crew | ||
| Publisher: | Target Books, W.H. Allen & Co | |
| Writer: | Terrance Dicks | |
| Release details | ||
| Release number: | 40 (given to later editions) | |
| Release date: | January 1976 | |
| Format: | Hardcover and paperback editions, 127 Pages | |
| ISBN 0-426-11041-2 | ||
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Novelisation
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- This novelisation is based on the original television serial (DW): Terror of the Zygons written by Robert Banks Stewart and shown from 30 August 1975.
- The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of Chris Achilleos. (See below for information on other editions with different covers).
Publisher's summary
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1976 edition
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Why is DOCTOR WHO suddenly summoned to the shores of Loch Ness? Terror and panic spread as the third oil rig is smashed into the sea by a mysterious force … the monster?
The controlling power must be the ZYGONS – alien creatures who have lived hidden on Earth for thousands of years, and now feel strong enough to take over the planet … The Doctor, Sarah and UNIT have different ideas – but can they outwit the supreme cunning of the ruthless ZYGONS?
DOCTOR WHO scripts – awarded The Writers’ Guild Award for the best British children’s original drama script.
Illustrations
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- None
Deviations from televised story
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To be added
Writing and publishing notes
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- The inside page includes the comments: "THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCTOR WHO. The cover illustration of this book portrays the fourth DOCTOR WHO"
- At the end of the book, when the Brigadier refuses a trip in the TARDIS, saying "Never again", there is an asterix that leads to "You can read about that in Doctor Who - The Three Doctors".
Additional cover images
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1993 edition; Cover by Alister Pearson
British publication history
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To be added
First Publication:
- Hardback
- W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. UK
- Paperback
- Target
Re-issues:
Editions published outside Britain
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To be added
See also
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- The Target Book by David J Howe (Telos Publishing 2007)
External links
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