Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet: The BBC Full-Cast Television Soundtrack Starring Tom Baker

by Douglas Adams, Tom Baker (Narrated by), John Leeson (Narrated by)

Overview

The TARDIS materializes on a planet where the age of prosperity comes often, and precious jewels line the streets like litter. Overseeing the citizens is the bombastic Captain, half human and half machine. Lurking in shadows are the Mentiads, mysterious cowled figures who set their sights on certain individuals and claim them for their own. As the Doctor, Romana, and K9 become entangled in local events they are caught between the apparently insane Captain and apparently sinister Mentiads. But then the Doctor makes a terrible discovery beneath the surface of the planet, and realizes the true nature of the Captain's operations. Soon yet another planet comes under threat from the Captain, one which the Doctor knows well: Earth. Can he manage to save it from a terrible fate? John Leeson narrates this classic full-cast TV adventure, written by Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), and in a special bonus interview he recalls his time as the Voice of K9 in the BBC TV series. Also included are color PDF files of the original TV camera scripts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781471301445
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	11/27/2012
Series:	Doctor Who
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 4.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Douglas Adams (1952—2001) was an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams also wrote Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, and co-wrote The Meaning of Liff, The Deeper Meaning of Liff, Last Chance to See, and three stories for the television series Doctor Who.