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"Doctor Who" and the Auton Invasion [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Terrance Dicks (Author)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (12 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405687665
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405687669
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 348,708 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In this, the first adventure of his third incarnation, "Doctor Who", Liz Shaw and the Brigadier grapple with the nightmarish invasion of the Autons. Living, giant-sized, plastic-modelled 'humans' with no hair and sightless eyes, they are waxwork replicas and tailors' dummies whose murderous behaviour is directed by the Nestene Consciousness - a malignant, squid-like monster of cosmic proportions and indescribably hideous appearance. Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw in the original "Doctor Who" TV serial "Spearhead from Space", reads Terrance Dicks' complete and unabridged novelisation,first published by Target Books in 1974. 'BBC Audiobooks has chosen well with its books and has taken the right approach with its readers...they benefit from new music and sound effects' - "Doctor Who Magazine".

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent audiobook of one of the best Target books, 21 Aug 2008
By David - See all my reviews
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The Auton Invasion was one of the first Doctor Who Target books I read when I was younger. It is based on the Doctor Who adventure Spearhead From Space the first to feature Jon Pertwee as the Doctor.

Caroline John does an excellent job of reading this book. The characters really seem to come to life. Plus you have a lively music score and some lazer effects of the Auton guns which all add to the enjoyment.

Releasing the old Target books as audio cds is one of the best moves by the BBC and I am looking forward to future releases. It would be nice to see some of the novalisations of lost stories released such as The Web Of Fear or Fury From The Deep.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Introducing the Autons..., 8 Mar 2009
By Barney McGrew "Charlie" (UK) - See all my reviews
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With narration by former Doctor Who companion Caroline John (Cambridge graduate Liz Shaw), and that iconic artwork from regular Target contributor Chris Achilleos, this is another gorgeously packaged and lovingly produced audio CD version of the Doctor Who novelizations released from the mid-70s to the early 90s.

In case you were unaware, this story comes from the Jon Pertwee/Third Doctor era of the TV show, and centres on the Nestene Consciousness - seen more recently in 2005's `Rose' - an octopus-like alien entity that uses Autons (think shop window dummies with guns!) as an advance force to clear the way for it to invade the Earth. The other notable thing about this story is that it is the first adventure to feature The Timelord's Third incarnation, and the opening sees Jon Pertwee's Doctor recovering from his regeneration and adjusting to his new persona.

Caroline John is a more than competent narrator, with her crisp Home Counties accent and no-nonsense persona creating an extremely listenable set; as with previous releases it is four discs long, and I think it's a real collectors' item. As a boy I avidly collected the paperbacks (and occasional hardbacks) that this series reproduces, and although the cost has gone up considerably in the intervening years I fully intend to do the same with the CD versions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Crackingly entertaining, 3 April 2009
This is another enjoyable release in the range of audiobook versions of the Target range of DOCTOR WHO novelisations first released in the 1970s. DOCTOR WHO AND THE AUTON INVASION is an adaptation of SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE the first story to feature Jon Pertwee in the title role back in 1970. The Nestenes and the Autons are very sinister creations that were quite rightly considered strong enough for a rematch both with Jon Pertwee the very next season (in "Terror of the Autons" - still to be released on DVD or audiobook but it did get a - sadly long ago deleted - VHS release) and in Christopher Eccleston's first adventure in the revived series ("Rose" in the series one box set) back in 2005. If you should want to experience the original version of THIS story, the television version is now available on DVD (as "Spearhead from Space").

Terrance Dicks has created a crackingly entertaining and engaging little tale. He has pretty much followed (with a few delightful additions) the original story as written by Robert Holmes, but as this is the first story he ever adapted for the range, he really gives it his best. Actually, those early Target novelisations (especially those first published with the black block text "DOCTOR WHO" logo) were amongst the strongest in the entire range and really have managed to stand the test of time as entertaining, diverting and well told stories in their own right. I found himself to be really wallowing in nostalgia when I heard once more those familiar words from that much read copy I had in my youth.

I hadn't expected much of the narration as I never took to the character of Liz Shaw on television and always thought of her as being rather too "posh", but Caroline John is a revelation, and narrates in a cheerful and crisp manner - her voice is surprisingly easy on the ear - and the various characterisations and accents that she employs throughout are great fun. Caroline John did, of course, play Liz Shaw opposite Jon Pertwee's Doctor in this and three other stories broadcast in 1970, and also narrates DOCTOR WHO AND THE CAVE MONSTERS from this range.

The packaging includes a booklet which, unfortunately, doesn't include the original illustrations that were inside the book, as later releases in the range have done, but the CD cover does have some reprints of the various cover art illustrations that graced the front of the book over the years printed inside it.

All-in-all the whole release is very thoughtfully put together and I was easily carried back to my youthful enjoyment of these books, but didn't feel that it came across as particularly childish. This is intelligent storytelling that doesn't talk down to its audience and as such is highly recommended.
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