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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 23, 2018 18:38:41 GMT
Why are they crediting it to Tom Baker and James Goss? I thought Ian Marter wrote the bulk of it, and that James Hill (?) had had input as well? Marketing, I'd guess, plain as that. I assume they decided Tom Baker is a name more likely to sell a book I'm surprised that now Mr Goss has also been dropped from the cover.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Nov 23, 2018 19:18:03 GMT
On Twitter, James Goss says he was never writing the book. His name was just a cover for Tom Baker writing it himself. It's possible he's being misleading and the book's ghostwritten, but that's what he said.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 20:32:03 GMT
I don't see why James would need to mislead - I'd take what he says is the truth as just that. It's not as though Tom hasn't written before. The Boy Who Kicked Pigs and Who On Earth were solely written by him and very much Tom.
"Boy" in particular has that very macabre humour he's so fond of showing. Even his quote about this book, ""When I was approached about the book, I thought, 'Why not?' I'm always on the lookout for a novelty. I'm very enthusiastic as I get close to darkness." His interviews with Nick Briggs and Matthew Sweet are full of dark wee moments like that.
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Post by agentten on Nov 23, 2018 21:36:56 GMT
I see that Baker is also reading the audiobook, so that's a must buy for me right there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 21:57:11 GMT
I did a quick Google search of James Hill, the original director when the project was going to be a film and I've come across an interesting bit of trivia almost wholly by accident. One of his films from 1969, Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, a great bit of bombast from the looks of the trailer, is written by Pip and Jane Baker. Small world, isn't it?
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Post by stcoop on Nov 24, 2018 0:35:04 GMT
Call me cynical but I suspect this will be like one of those Tom Clancy or James Patterson books where they do the plot and someone else, James Goss or other, actually writes it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2018 3:07:16 GMT
Whatever the truth, Ghostwritten or not as a novel, it is in essence a work of collaboration between Baker and Marter, in script form at least. Read by Tom Baker will be a treat for me, chance to experience what might have been. Looking forward to the Audio version therefore.
I would hope that Ian Marter is given some tribute in the form of an introduction, though.
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Post by shutupbanks on Nov 24, 2018 8:45:38 GMT
I did a quick Google search of James Hill, the original director when the project was going to be a film and I've come across an interesting bit of trivia almost wholly by accident. One of his films from 1969, Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, a great bit of bombast from the looks of the trailer, is written by Pip and Jane Baker. Small world, isn't it? I never knew that: that is a fun movie.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Nov 24, 2018 9:37:25 GMT
Whatever the truth, Ghostwritten or not as a novel, it is in essence a work of collaboration between Baker and Marter, in script form at least. Read by Tom Baker will be a treat for me, chance to experience what might have been. Looking forward to the Audio version therefore. I would hope that Ian Marter is given some tribute in the form of an introduction, though. Or Harry is part of the story.
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 24, 2018 9:37:44 GMT
Tom Baker narrating the audiobook, here take my Lizzie Windsors it's pre-ordered.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2018 13:27:33 GMT
I did a quick Google search of James Hill, the original director when the project was going to be a film and I've come across an interesting bit of trivia almost wholly by accident. One of his films from 1969, Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, a great bit of bombast from the looks of the trailer, is written by Pip and Jane Baker. Small world, isn't it? I never knew that: that is a fun movie. Definitely looks it, I'm going to see if it's fallen into the public domain for free viewing on Archive. Wish me luck! *dives*
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 24, 2018 16:58:40 GMT
On Twitter, James Goss says he was never writing the book. His name was just a cover for Tom Baker writing it himself.
Can you link to the tweet, please?
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Post by shallacatop on Nov 24, 2018 19:01:32 GMT
Tom Baker writing a Doctor Who book? Featuring my favourite TARDIS team? Say no more, day one purchase!
Interestingly, BBC Books have teased a couple of lines of the novel on Twitter and it seems like it’s told in first person of the Doctor. That’s enough to get me to buy the audiobook too!
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Post by Bazoolium on Nov 24, 2018 19:51:41 GMT
Tom Baker narrating the audiobook, here take my Lizzie Windsors it's pre-ordered. Hearing him read dialogue for Harry and Sarah makes me want to get the audio version.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Nov 24, 2018 22:36:15 GMT
On Twitter, James Goss says he was never writing the book. His name was just a cover for Tom Baker writing it himself.
Can you link to the tweet, please?
Sorry, here’s the link.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 24, 2018 22:45:23 GMT
Can you link to the tweet, please?
Sorry, here’s the link. I'm miss-remembering then I thought the reason Kikerman was coming out first was because Scratchman was going to take longer as a collaborative effort between TB and JG.
Anyway its all good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2018 23:02:02 GMT
Whatever the truth, Ghostwritten or not as a novel, it is in essence a work of collaboration between Baker and Marter, in script form at least. Read by Tom Baker will be a treat for me, chance to experience what might have been. Looking forward to the Audio version therefore. I would hope that Ian Marter is given some tribute in the form of an introduction, though. Or Harry is part of the story. Or? We know he is. I refer to Ian Marter as co-writer of the original story treatment. Given his Target legacy, I would assume he bore a significant creative responsibility for what we get to read/hear when it is published. No disrespect to Tom Baker, but it was a collaboration between two actors, one of whom became a published writer of Doctor Who with The Ark in Space novelisation at that time.
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Post by eric009 on Nov 25, 2018 21:24:45 GMT
The question has been put to Big Finish and they have frequently stated that it was very visual story, not easily adapated for audio in comparsion to the rest of the Lost Stories. "Oh no Doctor, we're inside a giant pinball table!" Do not be silly barbara it a normal size one it just us that are small (lost pilot of planet of the giants)
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Post by shallacatop on Jan 13, 2019 18:54:33 GMT
For those interested, the audiobook of this is already out and £5.99 on iTunes. I’ve bought and downloaded it and cancelled my book order.
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Post by tuigirl on Jan 13, 2019 21:09:56 GMT
For those interested, the audiobook of this is already out and £5.99 on iTunes. I’ve bought and downloaded it and cancelled my book order. Any good? I am at least curious about this.
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