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Martin Jarvis reads this thrilling novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure. The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching...The Doctor aimed his gun to fire...suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round - blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood...The Doctor and Sarah arrive back in the TARDIS to find London completely deserted - except for the dinosaurs. Has the return of these prehistoric creatures been deliberately planned and, if so, who can be behind it all? Martin Jarvis, who played Butler in the original TV serial Invasion of the Dinosaurs, reads Malcolm Hulke's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1976. 'They're well-written books - adventure stories of course, but with some thought...the creation of the character of the Doctor had a touch of genius about it' - Westminster Press.
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Format:Audio CD
An unabridged reading of Malcolm Hulke's 1976 novelisation of his own DR WHO script,INVASION OF THE DINOSAURS, broadcast two years earlier; this set of CD's is a Brontosaurus-sized treat. Much as I enjoy the televised story starring Jon Pertwee's Doctor(appalling special effects notwithstanding) this is unquestionably the superior version.
Malcolm Hulke's WHO novelisations from the mid to late 1970's are all worth a read in that they are not only entertaining and intelligent adventure yarns but also flesh out the thoughts and motivations of the characters. I remember being very disappointed on first seeing a VHS copy of 1971's COLONY IN SPACE a few years ago. The novelised version, THE DOOMSDAY WEAPON, which I'd read years before was full of 3-dimensional people with quite detailed back stories and fascinating motivations. The TV story however, is sadly populated by mostly rather dull ciphers.
THE DINOSAUR INVASION's own TV counterpart isn't quite such a contrast in terms of its characterisations, but the book has the advantage of not having visibly unconvincing dinosaur models fringed in a yellow outline of cheap-looking Colour Separation Overlay. One's imagination is the only restriction to how spectacular or frightening the monsters are. Moreover, there are scenes and characters which are entirely unique to the book. The opening sequence in Chapter One, chronicling the rather melancholic last few days in the life of Glaswegian drunkard Shughie McPherson and his horrific end is wonderfully understated. It sets the tone perfectly for this slightly bizarre and ecologically right-on tale of an evacuated London infested with Prehistoric creatures. By the way, PRIMEVAL eat your heart out, DR WHO did your schtick first and the novelisation does it better!
This audio version also scores over buying an ordinary copy of the text because Martin Jarvis's reading is nothing short of magnificent. Here is an actor who is a master at bringing prose to life. Jarvis's vocal interpretations of all the book's characters are the best reason I can think of for buying. His own take on the Doctor sounds even more patronising and pompous than Mr Pertwee ever managed to be, but this is always entertaining and absolutely in keeping with the emphasis of the writing. His Brigadier is spot-on and Jarvis's reading of the interestingly motivated villains,(Professor Whitaker, Sir Charles Grover, General Finch etc) whilst sounding nothing like the actors who played the parts on TV, all managed to convince this listener.
The recording is enhanced by the occasional sound effect, and a splendidly cinematic sounding musical score which punctuates breaks in the narrative and quietly but effectively underscores the mood of certain passages.
Let's hope this isn't the last time that Jarvis is asked to read a DR WHO book. On the strength of this reading alone he has at least one diehard fan.
Malcolm Hulke's WHO novelisations from the mid to late 1970's are all worth a read in that they are not only entertaining and intelligent adventure yarns but also flesh out the thoughts and motivations of the characters. I remember being very disappointed on first seeing a VHS copy of 1971's COLONY IN SPACE a few years ago. The novelised version, THE DOOMSDAY WEAPON, which I'd read years before was full of 3-dimensional people with quite detailed back stories and fascinating motivations. The TV story however, is sadly populated by mostly rather dull ciphers.
THE DINOSAUR INVASION's own TV counterpart isn't quite such a contrast in terms of its characterisations, but the book has the advantage of not having visibly unconvincing dinosaur models fringed in a yellow outline of cheap-looking Colour Separation Overlay. One's imagination is the only restriction to how spectacular or frightening the monsters are. Moreover, there are scenes and characters which are entirely unique to the book. The opening sequence in Chapter One, chronicling the rather melancholic last few days in the life of Glaswegian drunkard Shughie McPherson and his horrific end is wonderfully understated. It sets the tone perfectly for this slightly bizarre and ecologically right-on tale of an evacuated London infested with Prehistoric creatures. By the way, PRIMEVAL eat your heart out, DR WHO did your schtick first and the novelisation does it better!
This audio version also scores over buying an ordinary copy of the text because Martin Jarvis's reading is nothing short of magnificent. Here is an actor who is a master at bringing prose to life. Jarvis's vocal interpretations of all the book's characters are the best reason I can think of for buying. His own take on the Doctor sounds even more patronising and pompous than Mr Pertwee ever managed to be, but this is always entertaining and absolutely in keeping with the emphasis of the writing. His Brigadier is spot-on and Jarvis's reading of the interestingly motivated villains,(Professor Whitaker, Sir Charles Grover, General Finch etc) whilst sounding nothing like the actors who played the parts on TV, all managed to convince this listener.
The recording is enhanced by the occasional sound effect, and a splendidly cinematic sounding musical score which punctuates breaks in the narrative and quietly but effectively underscores the mood of certain passages.
Let's hope this isn't the last time that Jarvis is asked to read a DR WHO book. On the strength of this reading alone he has at least one diehard fan.
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This is one of the readings of the "classic" novelisations of a Doctor Who story - in this case, the Third Doctor story of the Invasion of the Dinosaurs. The Doctor is accompanied by Sarah Jane Smith, in her second story after The Time Warrior, from 1974. They arrive back in London - but it is a London which seems to be deserted. Why? And what's going on? That's for the Doctor and his intrepid journalist companion to find out.
This is a great story - it has the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane, UNIT (including the Brigadier, Benton and Yates), and a great assortment of misfits and mischief-makers. This version is brilliantly read (as always) by Martin Jarvis, who played the nasty Butler in the original 1974 tv story. His readings of all the various characters is brilliantly done. We even get to have the preliminary adventure of Shughie McPherson, the hapless Glaswegian who finds himself stuck in evacuated London, and finds out to his cost why that is.
The story races along at a great pace - with dinosaurs, villains, cunning plots, kidnappings and various red herrings along the way. The Doctor has all his gadgets and gets to ride around London on a motorbike, in a truck, army jeeps and the like - Jon Pertwee's Doctor was always keen on the gadgets and they seem to be incorporated in as many of his stories as humanly (or TimeLordly?) possible.
This is great stuff - a great story, great characters, and great reading of a great novelisation by Martin Jarvis. Totally recommended.
This is a great story - it has the Third Doctor, Sarah Jane, UNIT (including the Brigadier, Benton and Yates), and a great assortment of misfits and mischief-makers. This version is brilliantly read (as always) by Martin Jarvis, who played the nasty Butler in the original 1974 tv story. His readings of all the various characters is brilliantly done. We even get to have the preliminary adventure of Shughie McPherson, the hapless Glaswegian who finds himself stuck in evacuated London, and finds out to his cost why that is.
The story races along at a great pace - with dinosaurs, villains, cunning plots, kidnappings and various red herrings along the way. The Doctor has all his gadgets and gets to ride around London on a motorbike, in a truck, army jeeps and the like - Jon Pertwee's Doctor was always keen on the gadgets and they seem to be incorporated in as many of his stories as humanly (or TimeLordly?) possible.
This is great stuff - a great story, great characters, and great reading of a great novelisation by Martin Jarvis. Totally recommended.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Narrated by British stage and TV stalwart Martin Jarvis, who appeared as the sadistic `Butler' in the 1970 television story, this Doctor Who adventure featuring the Third incarnation of the Timelord and his travelling companion Jo Grant sees London evacuated as Tyrannosaurus', Diplodocus', pterodactyls and other long-extinct creatures begin appearing randomly on the streets of the capital. The Doctor soon discovers a sinister plot - Operation Golden age - has been initiated by missing scientist Whitaker and his nasty henchman Butler, in order to return the planet to its pre-civilised state and thereby avoid Earth becoming the polluted mess they now believe it to be. The Timelord teams up with his old friends from UNIT and together they attempt to thwart this nefarious plan and avoid the destruction of the entire human race...
Jarvis' silky tones are ideally suited to audio and the story comes to life even more than it did in the excellent Target novelisation. The detail that was cut from the novel is all returned here and fleshes-out what was already a great story.
Jarvis' silky tones are ideally suited to audio and the story comes to life even more than it did in the excellent Target novelisation. The detail that was cut from the novel is all returned here and fleshes-out what was already a great story.
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