Doctor Who and the Face of Evil
by Terrance Dicks
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Louise Jameson reads a gripping novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker. The TARDIS lands in a primeval forest, and the Doctor meets Leela, a warrior banished from her tribe. He learns that an ongoing war between the Sevateem and the Tesh was instigated by Xoanon, the god they both worship. In reality an all-powerful computer, Xoanon is possessed by a desperate madness directly related to the Doctor - one which only the Time Lord can rectify! In show more order to do battle with Xoanon the Doctor must escape, not only from the savage practices of the Sevateem, but also from the mind-controlling impulses of the Tesh. Louise Jameson, who played Leela in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's unabridged novelisation of the 1977 TV serial by Chris Boucher. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd show lessTags
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Doctor Who and the Face of Evil has a couple of interesting differences with the TV version: Leela is actually portrayed as young, vulnerable and, well, girly in a way that is inconsistent both with the TV story as shown and with the other books. Also, of course, we have the explanation of how the Doctor's face became the Face of Evil, as the result of a solo adventure shortly after his regeneration.
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil has a couple of interesting differences with the TV version: Leela is actually portrayed as young, vulnerable and, well, girly in a way that is inconsistent both with the TV story as shown and with the other books. Also, of course, we have the explanation of how the Doctor's face became the Face of Evil, as the result of a solo adventure shortly after his regeneration.
Featuring Leela of the Sevateem, one of my favorite Companions.
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- 1978-01-19
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- The Doctor (4th); Leela [in Doctor Who]
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- The Sevateem were holding a trial.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The Doctor was off on a new adventure - with a new companion!
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