Knowing this, I decided to track down the straight French to English translation if one was even available. Reading that recently has been an interesting experience though not the one I was quite expecting. There are some similarities with Doctor Who it has to be said. The title character, an eccentric older man with white hair, definitely has shades of the First Doctor to him just from that description alone though the novel makes it quite clear he is a Frenchman and not a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous.
That's something even more striking given the illustrations included from which shows an even more remarkable resemblance to actor William Hartnell. Doctor Omega's dialogue also has a ring of Hartnell First Doctor to it much of the time, making it even more striking. There are additional moments of familiarity as well. The large portion of the novel set on Mars also has some of the travelogue feel found in many of the longer stories from the era such as Marco Polo or The Keys Of Marinus.
The fact that the story is told in the first person by one of the Doctor's companions, a middle-aged French violinist named Dennis Borel, brings up memories of Doctor Who and the Daleks , the first ever Doctor Who book which was likewise told the first Dalek story that was told from the point of view of Ian Chesterton.
With all that in mind, it isn't hard to see why the Lofficier's and so many others have drawn connections to the BBC series. Yet in reading the original work without it being "adapted and retold" what struck me wasn't the connections to Doctor Who at all. Instead, Doctor Omega as a novel seems far closer to than That would be HG Wells' SF classic The First Men in the Moon which author Arnould Galopin is almost certainly doing a pastiche if not outright rip-off of Wells' tale with his depiction of the journey to Mars and the encounter with the Martian monarch late in the story.
What is also clear is that Galopin's novel is very much a product of its time.
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While his Mars owes much to Wells and it has the prerequisite touches of genre fiction, it might as well be the Africa of countless adventure novels of the same period much of the time. Indeed for all of his similarities to the First Doctor, our lead character has no problem making the occasional reference to primitive peoples while carrying a gun and threatening to massacre the short grey Martians at one point.
Elsewhere, the narrator has no problem making similarly vaguely racist comments that, while not out of place in polite society in , very much date the novel more than a century later. All works of "art" are of course the product of the era in which they are created so if one can look past that, there's an interesting read. For my money, the answer is "no".
While there are points of similarity, there aren't enough for me to draw a direct line between the two and the fact that the work didn't appear in English until after the turn of the twenty-first century further undermines the case. So for those who are interested in early SF or stories that inspired the steampunk genre, I wholeheartedly recommend the novel. Jun 12, Paul McNamee rated it liked it. Doctor Omega is a bit of a novelty, especially for Doctor Who fans. A lost French scifi novel from , it has some vague similarities to the later television show.
Mostly due to some editions' illustrations that look a lot like the First Doctor William Hartnell. The story is a fun, light, quick read.
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Typical turn-of-the-last-century style with a first-person narrative of Mars exploration - various weird flora and fauna along the way, and a few perils and escapes. This novel was "adapted and Doctor Omega is a bit of a novelty, especially for Doctor Who fans. This novel was "adapted and retold" which means the translators who are also Doctor Who fans took liberties to add additional ties to Doctor Who - making it seem that perhaps Doctor Omega is an alternate or perhaps the Doctor himself in some form of exile. While that is enjoyable, I would still like to read a straight translation I can't read French so I could see the original similarities for myself.
I did enjoy it, and look forward to Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen - a modern anthology of Doctor Omega tales from the same publisher Black Coat Press. Jun 28, Craig rated it liked it Shelves: I'd be curious to read the original story to see what had remained the same and wh An adapted and retold story of French author Arnould Galopin's novel, "Le Docteur Omega". I'd be curious to read the original story to see what had remained the same and what was added to this version of the story. It was an exciting journey along the lines of a Jules Verne tale and had much more of a feel to a classic "Doctor Who" story than the two books I recently read "Frayed" and "Time and Relative".
Sulla falsa riga di Verne e di Wells, anche Galopin racconta un viaggio immaginifico verso una destinazione ancora oggi irragiungibile dall'uomo: Niente omini verdi o creature dalla salute fatiscente e facili al raffreddore Si lascia leggere, ma non entusiasma. Mar 12, Eivilys rated it liked it Shelves: Apr 19, Lucas Garrett rated it it was amazing. Definite worth reading for any Doctor Who or adventure enthusiast. You won't be disappointed. Jan 04, Lawrence rated it liked it. Jeremy Cartner rated it liked it May 26, Eugene booker rated it it was amazing Oct 03, Very inventive, but rather problematic - the attitudes of the main characters are rather unpleasant at times.
This edition also suffers from a large number of typographic errors and sections of missing words. The afterword about the history of space travel in SF is very illuminating, though. Nathalie Poirier rated it really liked it Jan 11, Michael Ivy rated it liked it Feb 07, Ben rated it liked it Jul 10, But now Toshiko Sato has solved it. She's uncovered a message which leads her to Russia, and into an uneasy alliance with the KVI - the Russian equivalent of Torchwood. Toshiko needs to get into Zone 10 - a frozen wasteland which officially doesn't exist.
An intergalactic war was once fought in Zone And it turns out there's a survivor. Torchwood contains adult material and may not be suitable for younger listeners. David Llewellyn Directed By: James Goss Script Editor: Steve Tribe Executive Producers: Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs.
Gwen Cooper has triumphed against impossible odds before, but now she's finally met her match: Mr Pugh doesn't believe the world needs Torchwood. Gwen sets out to prove him wrong. For Mr Pugh, it's a day that'll change his life. If he can survive it. Guy Adams Directed By: Yvonne Hartman is visiting the city to retrieve an invaluable alien device. She's in charge of Torchwood One, she's saving the British Empire and she doesn't care about local politics. But she is going to find herself caught up in that fight.
Joseph Lidster Directed By: It has been four years since the Miracle, and Gwen and Rhys's lives have gone back to normal, very normal. They're raising their daughter they've got pictures they'd be only too happy to show you , they're living in a nice house, and they're almost on top of the laundry. Captain Jack Harkness has been missing from the world and their lives for a long time. But late one night the phone rings, and they're summoned to an isolated part of North Wales. The Bryn Offa Nursing Home contains a dark secret, an alien threat, and someone who really shouldn't be there.
Gwen and Rhys are about to discover that Torchwood stays with you for the rest of your life. Emma Reeves Directed By: My Account Log In. Home Search results for: Show 5 10 15 All per page. Who Is Michael E. Something is stirring, an old foe to those in UNIT with a long memory.
And fortunately, to face an old foe There are old friends. An evening of fond reminiscences of old glories and friends awaits. But a long-buried past is about to catch up with them. Meanwhile, on the rain-lashed moors, what begins as a routine mission for modern-day UNIT quickly becomes a fight for survival. But out at sea, a treacherous plan is set in motion to awake an ancient race. Beneath the seabed an army is sleeping - an army of Sea Devils!
Kate Stewart and Osgood venture into a Mediterranean stronghold to retrieve a means to fight back. But a Silurian warrior is on their trail.
Grand Marshal Jastrok rules the seas and the skies with reptile forces. On the ground, Commander Kalana crushes all ape resistance. There is no evidence that such an opponent, if real, is regrouping and beginning a new plan of infiltration and manipulation.
Kate Stewart and her team are in no mortal danger. Or so she believes. Soon he and Osgood are on the trail of an elusive enemy. Silent Majority Kenneth LeBlanc looks set to lead his party to national victory, overturning political opinion and taking the polls by storm. UNIT can only stand and watch as a silent revolution takes place. And what use to them is the triumph of a leader who seems to be nothing more than a liability?
The Silents are about to make the headlines. In Memory Alone When Sam Bishop and Osgood visit an orbiting space station for a routine mission, they have no idea that they are part of an alien scheme, years in the planning. As the global situation spins out of control, Kate seeks help from an unlikely source. The Silents are not done with humanity yet — and they will have their revenge. Other parts played by members of the cast.
Previously unreleased on vinyl, the story is two hours long spread across 2LP heavyweight silver vinyl, and featuring newly commissioned gatefold artwork, sleeve notes and on set photos. This is limited to units worldwide. They must call on the help of new friends and old to fight their way back to the front lines. From the outer reaches of the galaxy, to the heart of Gallifrey itself, the Doctor finds casualties in every place the Time War has touched. Among them, a fighter, a travelling companion of the distant past, who remembers him quite differently.
A warrior woman named Leela… 4. A war reporter named Schandel may provide the key to their escape, but it is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth. As its forces gather for a huge assault on the enemy, ahead of the fleet something hovers above the planet of the Time Lords. And on Gallifrey itself, shadows move among the Cloisters. The Time Lords face a threat alien to their entire universe. To save their world, the War Doctor and his allies must enter the Enigma Dimension Infernal devices Three new battles for the War Doctor. But when he discovers the truth, the horrors of the Neverwhen will shock even the War Doctor… Written By: The Time War Vol.
But when a disturbance catches their attention, they realise sinister events are taking place on board. Passengers are vanishing on every trip. Can the Doctor and Emma solve the mystery? Or is there something else they should be worrying about? Echoes of War by Matt Fitton Colliding with the full force of the Time War, the Doctor crash-lands on a jungle world with a ragtag band of refugees. To stay alive, they must cross a landscape where time itself is corrupted.
A forest which cycles through growth and decay, where sounds of battle are never far away, and where strange creatures lurk all around. Luckily, the Doctor has friends: With his friends locked away, he has been conscripted alongside fellow Gallifreyans to train for the front lines of battle. He believes the Time Lords must adapt to win this war, but the Doctor is not easily intimidated. Can there be any place for dissent when the Time War looms so close? One Life by John Dorney As the full force of the Time War crashes down around the Doctor and his friends, a desperate battle for survival ensues.
But not everyone is playing the same game. Surrounded by Daleks, and on a tortured planet, only one man can save the day. A special run of prequels to Doctor Who: The whole of the Universe is in danger. Once a Time Lord, now exiled to a black hole in space, Omega is seeking a bitter and deadly revenge against the whole Universe The Third Doctor Adventures Vol 4 4. Breaking into some restricted wards, the Doctor notes the presence of alien and futuristic technology. Except not perhaps the one he might have imagined. The Monk is back. And this time his meddling may have gone too far. A huge armoured crate has recently arrived in the almost derelict Spacehub.
No-one knows what it contains. Strange creatures lurk around the outskirts, and a rag-tag population of misfits inhabit what is left of the town: Because the Cybermen want the contents of the crate. And they will stop at nothing to get hold of it. As soon as the planets are suitably aligned, the attack will go ahead. The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Far. But they land in the wrong time period, long after the Gateway has been in service, and the Daleks have conquered Far!
When everyone has an agenda, betrayal can happen at any time, from any side. The endgame is approaching and maybe this time no one will survive. The damaged craft is leaking particles and contaminating the Nemesis with time disruption. For Arianda is being followed by the warships of the Horofax, who have picked precisely this moment to invade.
But when the team discover a mysterious ancient structure buried deep underwater, all that changes. When chief archaeologist Freda Mattingly ventures inside, she soon realises that her skills do not begin to equip her to deal with what she finds. As an ancient menace begins to stir the Doctor, Jo Grant and Mike Yates must dive down to the lake bed and discover the secrets hidden there.
Secrets that could mean the end of all life on Earth… The Havoc of Empires by Andy Lane The Doctor and Jo take Mike Yates on his first trip in the TARDIS, but instead of the historical cricket match they were aiming for they end up on a futuristic space station in the middle of a diplomatic crisis that might escalate into galactic war. The alien leader of the Chalnoth Hegemony is marrying the human Director of the Teklarn Incorporation, but there are forces that will stop at nothing to disrupt the ceremony.
The Doctor is accused of murder while explosions occur across the station, and only Jo Grant, pretending to be a security consultant, can save the day. In 18th Century coastal Italy, the local fishermen haul in an extraordinary catch: The Doctor identifies it as an alien, but to the ailing locals this fabled sea creature has the capacity to heal them - if only Count Otto will share it with them.
When Mrs Wibbsey comes under the influence of the Count, the Doctor finds himself snared by the wicked power of a seemingly immortal magician, the infamous Cagliostro! Except the Doctor, visiting with university student June, knows they're not gods at all. For the aliens, it's the perfect holiday — they get to tour the sights of a primitive planet and even take part in local customs.
Like gladiatorial games, or hunting down and killing humans who won't be missed. With June's enthusiastic help, the Doctor soon meets the travel agents behind this deadly package holiday company — his old enemies the Slitheen. But can he bring the Slitheen excursion to an end without endangering more lives? And how are events in ancient Greece linked to a modern-day alien plot to destroy what's left of the Parthenon?
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The Sea Devils Target Audio Whilst visiting the Master, who has been exiled to a luxurious castle prison on a small island, Doctor Who and Jo Grant learn that a number of ships have vanished in the area. Whilst investigating these mysterious disappearances, Jo and the Doctor are attacked by a Sea-Devil, one of a submarine colony distantly related to the Silurians. Soon they discover that the Sea-Devils plan to conquer the Earth and enslave humanity, aided and abetted by the Master.
What can Doctor Who do to stop them? But ask him what happened to the Starship Brilliant and he hasn't the first idea. Did it fall into a sun or black hole? Was it shot down in the first moments of a galactic war? And what's this about a secret experimental drive? Then they can see for themselves Soon the Doctor learns the awful truth. And Martha learns that you need to be careful what you wish for. She certainly wasn't hoping for mayhem, death and Badger-faced Space Pirates. Van Gogh painted this incredible design as a warning to his good friend: Fortunately, the Doctor managed to escape with a little help from Amy Pond, Rory Williams, and River Song , and reboot the universe, so we could make this bright, bold, and detailed scarf for fans new and old!
Now you can discover just how much you know about it. Straightforward or fiendish, easy or horrendously difficult, all questions in this book have one thing in common - a certain traveller through time and space. From Ace to Zoe and Axons to Zygons, it covers every single one of the almost Doctor Who stories that have been broadcast since So put on your brainy specs, pour yourself a nice glass of carrot juice and prepare to discover if you have the knowledge to graduate from Time Lord Academy The perfect addition to every Doctor Who fan s shelf, Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook features a cornucopia of delicious, easy-to-make recipes from the simple, to the showstoppers with an exciting Whovian twist.
Enjoy the Doctor s own favorite, fish fingers and custard, share some Cyberman Pie with friends, treat the family to Cassandra Pizza, or indulge your sweet tooth with a Supreme Dalek Cake. Throwing a viewing party of your favorite episodes? Illustrated with stills from the television show and seasoned with fun food ephemera and quotes from the Doctor s universe, Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook has something weird, wacky, and tasty for every fan.
The Monsters on Earth - Tin Set. Limited Edition Learn More. There in the Earth section, they discover every extinct creature up to the present day, all still alive and in Suspended animation. Preservation is the museum's only job - collecting the last of every endangered species from all over the universe.
But exhibits are going missing Can the Doctor solve the mystery before the museum's curator adds the last of the Time Lords to her collection? Brian Hodgson was a member of the Workshop working closely with the seminal figure of Delia Derbyshire. As the original sound effects creator for Doctor Who he was responsible for the chilling Dalek voices and the powerhouse sound of the Tardis lifting off created by running a back door key for his mother's house along the bass string of a gutted piano and treating it electronically.
He soon discovers its population are living in a state of terror, afraid to leave their homes after dark, for fear of meeting their doom at the hands of the legendary Devil's Huntsman. For months, people have been disappearing, and the Sheriff has imposed a strict curfew across the city, his militia maintaining control over the superstitious populace with a firm hand, closing the city to outsiders.
Is it fear of attack from beyond the city walls that drives him or the threat closer to home? Or does the Sheriff have something to hide? After a terrifying encounter with a deadly Krillitane, the Doctor realises the city has good reason to be scared. And if any killjoys insist on being miserable, the fun guns of the Happiness Patrol will remove them; or they will vanish into the Kandy Kitchen, where the Kandy Man will deal with them.
When the Doctor and Ace spend a night on the dark streets of Terra Alpha they have to keep a smile on their faces - or else! Each one has been removed from his time-stream and - with one unfortunate exception - brought to the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There they, along with an array of their loyal former companions, encounter numerous deadly obstacles including Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti, the Master and a fiendish set of puzzles.
Who is the ultimate enemy they must all unite to defeat? Based on Terrance Dicks's epic TV adventure, first broadcast in , The Five Doctors offered readers a chance to turn the clock back and meet some old friends — and some old enemies. The Eyeless At the heart of the ruined city of Arcopolis is the Fortress.
It's a brutal structure placed here by one of the sides in a devastating intergalactic war that's long ended. Fifteen years ago, the entire population of the planet was killed in an instant by the weapon housed deep in the heart of the Fortress. Now only the ghosts remain. The Doctor arrives, and determines to fight his way past the Fortress's automatic defences and put the weapon beyond use.
But he soon discovers he's not the only person in Arcopolis. What is the true nature of the weapon? Is the planet really haunted? Who are the Eyeless? And what will happen if they get to the weapon before the Doctor? The Doctor has a fight on his hands. And this time he's all on his own. Whether facing down an evil corruption of sentient music on a gas giant, catching up on unseen trips with Gabby's best friend Cindy Wu, or journeying back to the dawn of humankind to witness the clash between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons, there are no limits to the adventure - or the danger!
The Diary of River Song Series 1 1. Deciding the universe — and her husband — can look after themselves, she has immersed herself in early 20th century academia, absorbed in writing archaeological theses. But when a mysterious tomb is found in a dry, distant land, excitement comes looking for River. Can Professor Song stop any more members of the expedition from dying?
What deadly secrets lie buried within the crypt? And will British Consul Bertie Potts prove to be a help, or a hindrance? The sort of trouble that involves manipulating other civilisations, exploitation, and of course murder. River is confident she can find the killer. But can she identify them before anyone else — or quite possibly everyone else — gets killed? Nobody knows where they come from. Nobody knows why they are here.
All they do know is that wherever the SporeShips appear, whole civilisations are reduced to mulch.
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But River has help. Her companion is a handsome time-travelling stranger, someone with specialist knowledge of the oddities and dangers the universe has to offer. The Eighth Doctor has been caught in the middle, and she must make sure her future husband can arrive at his own destiny with all his memories — not to mention his lives - intact… Written By: The Dangerous Book Of Monsters: The Doctor's Official Guide In his travels across time and space, the Doctor has met hundreds of monsters - now, he's created this handy spotter's guide to the biggest, smallest, tallest, hungriest, smelliest, and most dangerous creatures in the Whoniverse!
In this fantastic companion guide to How To Be A Time Lord, the Twelfth Doctor reveals, in tips and doodles, everything you need to know about each dangerous monster, advice for battling them, and how and when to make a speedy escape.
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Compiled, mastered and produced by Mark Ayres. The cover is newly commissioned from Clay Hickman. A pioneer in the field of electronic music, Tristram Cary served as a wartime naval officer specialising in radar and electronics. He combined a career at the cutting edge of experimental music with works for cinema The Ladykillers , television and radio.
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The Daleks made their debut in Doctor Who just before Christmas and Cary's music was composed to script as a number of atmospheric pieces for specific scenes and situations. These were then played live into the studio recording, alongside effects tracks. This release of the soundtrack expands on a previous issue and includes music from all seven episodes plus unreleased material and extended cues. Image shown is a mock up. A novelisation of the original drama. Also available as a special edition. Yet the travellers learn that he has mysteriously disappeared, and the planned re-enactment of the battle has taken on a menacing tone.
Local schoolteacher Jane Hampden knows how the county squire plans to celebrate May Day: Can Jane make the villagers see sense, or are they all under the influence of some unseen force? The village church holds the clues to what is happening in Little Hodcombe, and soon the Doctor is facing an ancient alien foe. Can he and his friends triumph against it? Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions, but the Doctor and Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by.
When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volcanic tunnels, the Doctor realises an ancient trap has been sprung. But who was it meant for? And what is the secret of the eerie statues that stand at the heart of the volcano? Dragged into a centuries-old conflict, Rose and the Doctor are soon elevating survival to an art form as ancient, alien hands practice arts of destruction all around them.
A major creator of production music, his work can also be heard in hundreds of film and TV productions worldwide as diverse as The Simpsons, Red Dwarf and Dead Like Me. Transmitted in late , Survival marked the end of an era for Doctor Who, the final series from a continuous 26 year run.
A few tracks from 'Survival' appeared on the Doctor Who 50 compilation released on Silva Screen in but the rest are all previously unreleased. A few tracks from the series appeared on the Doctor Who 50 compilation but the rest are all previously unreleased. Signed- The Thirteen Hallows. But, even two and a half million light years from Earth, some things never change. A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organisation. From the desert world of Karris to the interplanetary scrapyard of Junk, the Doctor and Donna discover that appearances can be deceptive, that enemies are lurking around every corner - and that the centuries-long peace between humans and machines may be about to come to an end.