Peacemaker (Doctor Who)
Encyclopedia
Peacemaker is a BBC Books
original novel written by James Swallow
and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who
. It features the Tenth Doctor
and Martha Jones
. It was published on December 26, 2007, alongside The Pirate Loop
and Wishing Well
.
, who played Toby Zed in the two-part story "The Impossible Planet
"/"The Satan Pit
".
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
original novel written by James Swallow
James Swallow
James Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames....
and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It features the Tenth Doctor
Tenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...
and Martha Jones
Martha Jones
Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, replacing Rose Tyler...
. It was published on December 26, 2007, alongside The Pirate Loop
The Pirate Loop
The Pirate Loop is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on December 26, 2007, alongside Peacemaker and Wishing Well...
and Wishing Well
Wishing Well (Doctor Who)
Wishing Well is a BBC Books original novel written by Trevor Baxendale and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on December 26, 2007, alongside Peacemaker and The Pirate Loop.-Audiobook:An abridged...
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Continuity
- Martha says she had faced Judoon, Carrionites, Daleks and Scarecrows, which means that this story takes place after "The Family of BloodThe Family of Blood"The Family of Blood" is the ninth episode of Series 3 of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Preceded by "Human Nature", it is the second episode of a two-part story written by Paul Cornell adapted from his 1995 Doctor Who novel Human Nature...
". - Amongst the movies referred to there is 'The Starship Brilliant Story'. Starship Brilliant is the setting of the New Series Adventures novel The Pirate LoopThe Pirate LoopThe Pirate Loop is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on December 26, 2007, alongside Peacemaker and Wishing Well...
. - When Martha says the stars, which bear the name of the planet 'Hollywood' look like the word 'Ood', the Doctor says that it is another planet altogetherPlanet of the Ood"Planet of the Ood" is the third episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 19 April 2008. It features the return of the Ood, who appeared in the second series episodes "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit".The episode...
. - The Doctor mentions the Silurians when referring to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The SeaTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax...
, possibly saying that he helped Jules Verne in writing it. - The enemies, the Clades, were attacked by an army, debated to be Racnoss, Null or Movellans.
- The Doctor refers to 'Dalek pods in Utah', the events of the 2005 episode "DalekDalek (Doctor Who episode)"Dalek" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 30 April 2005. It should not be confused with the first Dalek serial, The Daleks...
" - Walking Crow calls the Doctor "The Brother of Coyote, the man who defeated the Bad Wolf".
- Martha mentions going to the Gunfight at the OK Coral to which the Doctor replies that he's been there and done that, this happened in the First Doctor serial The GunfightersThe GunfightersThe Gunfighters is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, set in 19th Century America on the days leading up to the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral...
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Audiobook
An abridged double CD audiobook was released in July 2008 by BBC Audio. It is read by Will ThorpWill Thorp
Will Thorp is an English actor.-Early life:Living in Frome as a youngster, Thorp attended a Catholic college in near-by Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He studied at Bath College and joined Musical Youth Theatre Company at an early age. Thorp was also a member of the National Youth Theatre...
, who played Toby Zed in the two-part story "The Impossible Planet
The Impossible Planet
"The Impossible Planet" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first part of a two-part story, followed by "The Satan Pit". The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole, an allegedly impossible situation that stumps even the Doctor...
"/"The Satan Pit
The Satan Pit
"The Satan Pit" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the second part of a two-part story, following "The Impossible Planet". With the TARDIS seemingly lost, Rose and the remaining humans are trapped on the base with the possessed Ood, while the planet...
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See also
- New Series Adventures Canonicity
- WhoniverseWhoniverseWhoniverse, a portmanteau of the words "Who" and "universe", is a word used to describe the fictional setting of the television series Doctor Who, K-9 and Company, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and K-9, as well as other related stories...