Gav
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Post by Gav on Mar 27, 2008 10:10:22 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2008 15:30:57 GMT
This month's DWM has a free Target book with it. There are apparently 27 available, quite a few of which I would not mind picking up. Unfortunately, each newsagent I tried only had one of the books, ie every copy in Borders had just Time-Flight, for example. I grew more demented and obsessed as I bounced from shop to shop only to find that all I came across was the sodding K9 book. Now I know how the Doctor felt when he kept seeing BAD WOLF everywhere.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 26, 2008 15:41:11 GMT
I got Castrovalva. I want the K9 and Dalek books.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2008 16:55:53 GMT
There are approximately 6 million K9 books in Glasgow. Most newsagents with DWM's have nowt else but endless copies of the K9 book.
BAD WOLF. BAD WOLF.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2008 11:13:20 GMT
There are approximately 6 million K9 books in Glasgow. Most newsagents with DWM's have nowt else but endless copies of the K9 book. BAD WOLF. BAD WOLF. -Ralph Could one arrange itself to be on it's way to my house ? I also need the Dalek special. If anyone can help  ? Swindon is Cybermen (moonbase) central. Also some time flight and Making of DW. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 27, 2008 12:09:23 GMT
There were no DWM's to be found in Dunfermline.
BUGGER!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 27, 2008 15:24:47 GMT
Phil, I could have a look for a copy with the K9 book, but I doubt I'll be near the shops until next week. I was unable to find a copy with came with any of the books I wanted, ie Marco Polo, 10th Planet, DW and the Cybermen, Logopolis, Castrovalva or Mission to Magnus so I had to settle for the Terry Nation Dalek Special.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2008 15:54:34 GMT
I've got a spare Castrovalva - came with my subscription copy. And Swindon is awash with Cybermen - I'll get you one next week. Also seen Time flight
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 27, 2008 16:13:29 GMT
I would not say no to that spare Castrovalva! Like Logopolis, I remember it being much better than the telly version. And watch out for the Cybermen! They are fiendish.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 27, 2008 17:03:17 GMT
Tis yours. I've put the list in my phone for when we go walkabout.
Cybermen is one of the bst books of the lot - nice article praising it in DWM this month
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 27, 2008 17:16:07 GMT
The Piper! The Phantom Piper! Ye musn't take me!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 27, 2008 21:40:59 GMT
I must have a donder into Falkirk at the weekend and see what I can pick up. I have fond memories of the Target books and could stand to add one or two to my library.
(Ralph - Castrovalva is indeed much better than the actual televised story , in much the same way as Logopolis works much better on the page).
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2008 17:03:45 GMT
Ralph's copy of The Cybermen is secured. Remember peeps it's the Dalek Special and K9 & Other Mechanical Creatures I'm looking for.
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Post by legios on Jun 28, 2008 20:51:30 GMT
K9 & Other Mechanical Creatures I'm looking for. I have seen this in the wild. In fact, it is the only one that Falkirk has. I shall try and get back into town tomorrow morning and pick it up for you Phil. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2008 14:59:29 GMT
Phil, do you still need that K-9 book? WH Smith in Queen St Station still has loads.
Every DWM has sold in Borders. Obviously the demand for copies of the Time-Flight novelisation was bigger than I had anticipated!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 30, 2008 15:17:47 GMT
Still no DWM in Dunfermline.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 30, 2008 17:51:15 GMT
No, Karl's helped me out.
Do the Scots contingent have an Edinburgh agent ?
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2008 18:25:38 GMT
M is our man in Edinburger.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 30, 2008 18:26:27 GMT
If he's reading can he raid the Waverly station WHS for me and bring us back a Dalek Special.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2008 18:27:59 GMT
I think he may be down south on holiday at the moment though, now I come to think of it.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jun 30, 2008 20:10:55 GMT
If he's reading can he raid the Waverly station WHS for me and bring us back a Dalek Special. If M isn't around I can have a look and see what I can do - but it'll be nearer the end of the week before I am down in that part of town. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 7, 2008 19:18:36 GMT
Several years ago, Jim Mortimore had a Doctor Who book called Campaign rejected from BBC Books as it...wasn't exactly what they had in mind when they commissioned it. There was a limited charity run later. It was very strange. My copy was long ago fed to ebay, which was a shame but I had to eat that month. It's now online as a PDF. Worth a spin. nzdwfc.tetrap.com/archive/campaign/-Ralph |
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Post by legios on Sept 7, 2008 19:52:38 GMT
It is indeed somewhat different from the pitch that he had originally given them. But it is an intriquing read. I was priced out of the bidding on your copy when it went on Ebay, so it is nice to see it available again in some form. (And now with an "Authors commentary" up the back of the book it seems for added value). Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 18, 2008 10:09:44 GMT
I shall have a download of campaign the now and give it a go. I liked Mortimore's NA - Blood Heat.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2009 10:01:10 GMT
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Post by Dave on Jun 21, 2009 10:25:15 GMT
Awesome. May have to delay listening to the iPlayer the following week but I'll be sure to give it a listen at some point.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 31, 2009 21:55:43 GMT
Been ploughing through some old New Adventures and BBC books recently
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 14, 2009 10:56:27 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2009 13:29:31 GMT
NOTE: This post *WAS* the start of the old DW Books thread
I've recently been rereading (and buying) some original Doctor Who fiction published by Virgin and the BBC. Mainly 7th & 8th Doctor stuff but with some past doctor stories too.
And some of it's rather good.
Anyone else read any ?
I maintained four when I got rid of mine years ago - Iceberg for the Cybermen, Blood Heat for the Silurians, Left Handed Hummingbird cos it was good and No Future for the Monk. All four of these are decent stories, LHH being the best.
The first I went back and bought was Timewyrn: Exodus. Solid book, Uncle Tewwance knows what he's doing and writes what a DW book that you could easily see brought to the TV.
The two books I found most improved over my first readings on publication were Transit and Time's Crucible. Some of the concepts behind both escaped me when younger and both made much more sense this time round.
I never bothered with many of the BBC books first time out but I bought the run of novels with the Doctor trapped on Earth with no memory and a Tardis slowly rebuilding itself (Burning, Casualties of War, Turing Test, Engame, Father Time & Escape Velocity) All are worth reading - especially Father Time - to get the feel of the prolonged story and how the Doctor travels the long way round from Victorian England to a pre arranged rendezvous in 2001.
After that I still had on my shelf Mad Dogs & Englishmen (barking mad stuff written round doing one joke towards the end of the book), Timeless and the series concluding Gallifrey Chronicles. I'd meant to get Time Zero when it cam out and didn't. I finally bagged a copy a few weeks back (as well as eBay Amazon sellers are useful) and it's a stonking read with the reversed chapter numbers counting down to 0 an the inevitable climatic moment .....
More later ...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 14:57:19 GMT
I read a few Dr Who books when I was kid (odd considering that I've never watched an episode of the TV series) and I quite enjoyed them. I think a few of the ones I read were from the Tom Baker era because I can recall at least one of the books had an illustration of him on the front cover.
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