DOCTOR WHO AND THE DINOSAUR - Softcover

Hulke, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785940376 ISBN 13: 9781785940378

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP (UK), 2016

Synopsis

The Doctor and Sarah arrive in London to find it deserted. The city has been evacuated as prehistoric monsters appear in the streets. With forces within the army, the government and even within UNIT working against him, the Doctor manages to trace the source of the dinosaurs. But will he and the Brigadier be in time to unmask the villains before Operation Golden Age changes the history of planet Earth and wipes out the whole of human civilization? This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 12 January-16 February 1974. This title features the third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee with his companion Sarah Jane Smith.

About this title

About the Author:

Malcolm Hulke was a prolific and respected television writer from the 1950s until the 1970s. His writing credits included the early science fiction Pathfinders series, as well as The Avengers. Hulke was first approached to write for Doctor Who when the series first started, but his idea for The Hidden Planet was not pursued. In 1967 he wrote The Faceless Ones (with David Ellis) for the Second Doctor.

By 1969, Hulke's friend and occasional writing partner Terrance Dicks was Script Editor for Doctor Who and needed a ten part story to replace other scripts and write out Patrick Troughton's Doctor. Together, they wrote The War Games, which for the first time explained the Doctor's origins and introduced his people, the Time Lords. Hulke continued to write for Doctor Who, providing a story for each of the Third Doctor's series. Malcolm Hulke died in 1979, soon after completing his novelisation of The War Games.

About this edition

• Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP (UK)
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785940376
• ISBN 13: 9781785940378
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192