# | Year | 1st Read | Title | Author(s) | My Rating | |
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1 | 1974 | 1982 | (1) Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| Mysterious humans from 22nd-century Earth 'time-jump' back into the 20th century so as to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. DOCTOR WHO, Jo Grant and the Brigadier are soon called in to investigate. Jo is accidentally transported forward to the 22nd century; the Doctor follows, eventually to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemy - the DALEKS! Having submitted the Doctor to the fearful Mind Analysis Machine, the DALEKS plan a 'time-jump' attack on Earth in the 20th century!... | |
2 | 1974 | 1982 | (2) Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| The evil MASTER has stolen the Time Lords' file on the horrifying DOOMSDAY WEAPON with which, when he finds it, he can blast whole planets out of existence and make himself ruler of the Galaxy! The Time Lords direct DOCTOR WHO and Jo Grant in their TARDIS to a bleak planet in the year 2471 where they find colonists from Earth under threat from mysterious, savage, monster lizards with frightful claws! And hidden upon this planet is the DOOMSDAY WEAPON for which the MASTER is intently searching…
'DOCTOR WHO, the children's own programme which adults adore...' Gerard Garrett, The Daily Sketch
A TARGET ADVENTURE | |
3 | 1976 | 1982 | (3) Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion Cover Blurb | Malcolm Hulke | | |
| 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? | |
4 | 1976 | 1982 | (4) Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| DALEKS
Doctor Who is given the chance of his lifetime, the incredible chance to eliminate his most deadly enemy, the Daleks. Sent to Skaro, the home of their creation, at a point in time just before their existence, Doctor Who's sole mission is to prevent the Daleks' birth - or at the very least, alter their genetic development.
DALEKS
But the time Lords and Doctor Who has not anticipated the single-minded obsession of the brilliant scientist Davros - a man determined to give his invention, the Daleks, destructive powers and a ruthless intelligence, a man determined to destroy. And least of all did they expect the baby Daleks to turn on their inventor... on the entire city... and prematurely on Doctor Who.
DALEKS | |
5 | 1976 | 1982 | (5) Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| A mysterious plague strikes Space Beacon Nerva, killing its victims within minutes. When DOCTOR WHO lands, only four humans remain alive. One of these seems to be in league with the nearby planet of gold, Voga... Or is he in fact working for the dreaded CYBERMEN, who are now determined to finally destroy their old enemies, the VOGANS?
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry find themselves caught in the midst of a terrifying struggle to death - between the ruthless, power-hungry Cybermen and the determined, desperate Vogans. | |
6 | 1976 | 1982 | (6) Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| 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 string 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. | |
7 | 1977 | 1982 | (7) Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| TERROR IN THE FOG
It's the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes. Shrouded in the swirling mists, Doctor Who confronts diabolical horrors as he unravels the mystery surrounding the disappearance of several young women.
Doctor Who learns a Chinese magician, the crafty Chang, and his weird midget manikin, Mr. Sin, are mere puppets in the hands of the hideously deformed Greel, posing as the Chinese god, Weng-Chiang. It is Greel who steals the young women; it is Greel who grooms sewer rats to do his bidding - but there is even more, much more....
Will Doctor Who solve the Chinese puzzle in time to escape the terrifying talons of Weng-Chiang? | |
8 | 1977 | 1982 | (8) Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora Cover Blurb | Philip Hinchcliffe | | |
| Forced off course by the Mandragora Helix, the Tardis lands in the province of San Martino in fifteenth-century Italy. Here, the court astrologer, Hieronymous, has been taken over by the Mandragora energy-form - Hieronymous and the other members of his star-worshipping black magic cult will be used as a bridgehead, enabling the Mandragora Helix to conquer the Earth and rule it through their chosen servants.
The Doctor has to defeat not only the Mandragora energy, but the evil schemes of the murderous Count Frederico who plans to usurp the place of his nephew, the rightful ruler of the province. | |
9 | 1978 | 1982 | (9) Doctor Who and the Android Invasion Cover Blurb | Terrance Dicks | | |
| The Doctor and Sarah arrive safely back on Earth - or do they?
Why does the mysterious soldier march straight over a cliff - and then reappear unharmed?
Why are they attacked by the sinister mechanics with built-in guns for hands?
Why is a picturesque country village at first deserted - then filled with mindless zombies?
And why are their best friends suddenly trying to kill them?
The Doctor has stumbled on a cunning alien plan to take over the Earth. Will he be in time to defeat the deadly Kraals and their terrifying android invasion? | |
10 | 1977 | 1982 | (10) Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom Cover Blurb | Philip Hinchcliffe | | |
| PLANTS ATTACK MAN
In the frozen reaches of the Antarctic, deep in the permafrost, the World Ecology Bureau uncovers two of the strangest pods ever known to man - two pods that have been buried in ice for thirty thousand years.
Then, one of the pods is destroyed, and the second is stolen...
The pod is an alien Krynoid - hostile to all animal life - including man. Only Doctor Who is able to stop its spreading tentacles of destruction. But will he be in time to save mankind? | |