Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (Target Doctor Who Library) [Paperback]

Terrance Dicks (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Carol Pub Group; Mti Rep edition (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0426110846
• ISBN-13: 978-0426110842
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,292,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Average adaptation of classic story, October 21, 2000

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This review is from: Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (Target Doctor Who Library) (Paperback)

The first appearance of the yeti on Doctor Who was so popular, that after two stories they were back. This is the adaptation of their second story.

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive in the London Underground, which is strangely deserted - other than some soldiers. Sending Jamie and Victoria to follow the soldiers, the Doctor heads off by himself and encounters a yeti...

Professor Travers, who the travellers had encountered in Tibet, had brought back some items from the Great Intelligence's previous attempt to conquer the world, and his tinkering with them has allowed the Intelligence to again gain access to our world. Travers is working with a group of soldiers, trying to defeat the Intelligence, but little do they realise that one of them is an agent of the Intelligence.

This story is very important to the history of Doctor Who. It introduces Colonel (later Brigadier) Lethbridge-Stewart, and is an early model of the later UNIT stories.

Terrance Dicks' novelisation is perhaps a little less detailed than it might be, which is a pity as this story deserved better. The original broadcast version of this story is all but destroyed (one episode remains). But the BBC have recently released the soundtrack on CD - its available at Amazon's United Kingdom site.