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Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
- Author
- Philip Martin
- Narrator
- Martin Jarvis
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 7 November 2019
- Run Time
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Science fiction
What to expect
Martin Jarvis reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Sixth Doctor, introducing the slug-like Sil. The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through Time and Space. Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos.
The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment...
Martin Jarvis, who played the Governor in the original TV episodes, reads Philip Martin's novelisation of his 1985 serial which starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.
Reading produced by Neil Gardner
Sound design by Simon Power
Executive Producer: Michael Stevens
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Details
- Author
- Philip Martin
- Narrator
- Martin Jarvis
- Duration
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 November 2019
- ISBN
- 9781787537781
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Science fiction
Synopsis
Martin Jarvis reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Sixth Doctor, introducing the slug-like Sil. The TARDIS has stalled in mid-flight, and it is only on the planet Varos that the Doctor can find the precious Zeiton-7 ore he needs to continue his travels through Time and Space. Arriving on the planet, he saves the rebel Jondar from execution, and incurs the wrath of Sil, the sadistic representative of the Galatron Mining Corporation on Varos. The hunt is on for the Doctor and his rebel friends. And as they are pursued through the corridors of the deadly Punishment Dome, the Doctor discovers that the people of Varos have some very disturbing ideas of entertainment... Martin Jarvis, who played the Governor in the original TV episodes, reads Philip Martin's novelisation of his 1985 serial which starred Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.Reading produced by Neil GardnerSound design by Simon PowerExecutive Producer: Michael Stevens
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