Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (Compact Disc)

Ian Stuart Black

ISBN 10: 1785293877 / ISBN 13: 9781785293870

Published by BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House, London, 2016

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Compact Disc. Anneke Wills reads this exciting classic novelisation of a Second Doctor TV adventure. In the far future a group of humans is living an idyllic existence on a distant planet. Their colony is run like a gigantic holiday camp, and nothing seems to trouble their carefree existence. When one of them claims that the colony is being invaded by hideous monsters, no-one takes him seriously. But the Doctor's suspicions are immediately aroused. What is the terrible menace that lurks at the heart of this apparent paradise? Why are the colonists unaware of the danger that lies before their very eyes? And what is the Macra Terror? Anneke Wills, who played the Doctors companion Polly in the BBC TV series, reads Ian Stuart Blacks complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1987. Duration: 3 hours 5 mins Anneke Wills reads this exciting classic novelisation of a Second Doctor TV adventure. Anneke Wills, who played the Doctors companion Polly in the BBC TV series, reads Ian Stuart Blacks complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1987. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (Compact Disc)
• Publisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785293877
• ISBN 13: 9781785293870
• Binding: Compact Disc
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An unabridged reading of this novelization of a classic 1967 TV adventure featuring the Second Doctor, as played by Patrick Troughton. In the far future a group of humans is living an idyllic existence on a distant planet. Their colony is run like a gigantic holiday camp, and nothing seems to trouble their carefree existence. When one of them claims that the colony is being invaded by hideous monsters, no one takes him seriously. But the Doctor's suspicions are immediately aroused. What is the terrible menace that lurks at the heart of this apparent paradise? Why are the colonists unaware of the danger that lies before their very eyes? And what is the Macra Terror? Duration: 4 hours approx

About the Author

Ian Stuart Black (1915 – 1997) was a British novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He wrote scripts for several British television programs from the 1950s to the 1970s, including The Invisible Man and Sir Francis Drake, as well as Danger Man and Star Maidens. In addition, he wrote three stories for Doctor Who in 1966 and 1967: The Savages, The War Machines (with Kit Pedler and Pat Dunlop) and The Macra Terror.