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Doctor Who: Snakedance
- Author
- Terrance Dicks
- Narrator
- Geoffrey Beevers
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 6 February 2025
- Run Time
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Geoffrey Beevers reads this novelisation of a terrifying adventure for the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa.
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Manussa, about to commemorate its ancient banishment of the evil entity known as the Mara.
Unbeknownst to the Manussans, the Doctor's companion, Tegan, has become an unsuspecting medium for the Mara. Now she has helped it to return home.
The Doctor realises that this could mark the spectacular revival of the Mara's reign of terror - but it seems that no-one will heed his warning.
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by James Murray. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens
(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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Details
- Author
- Terrance Dicks
- Narrator
- Geoffrey Beevers
- Duration
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529933147
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Science fiction: time travel, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Film, television, radio genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Synopsis
Geoffrey Beevers reads this novelisation of a terrifying adventure for the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa.The TARDIS arrives on the planet Manussa, about to commemorate its ancient banishment of the evil entity known as the Mara. Unbeknownst to the Manussans, the Doctor's companion, Tegan, has become an unsuspecting medium for the Mara. Now she has helped it to return home.The Doctor realises that this could mark the spectacular revival of the Mara's reign of terror - but it seems that no-one will heed his warning.Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by James Murray. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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