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The Pescatons

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Starring:  Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen By: Victor Pemberton Rating:   6.4  (16 votes)  Vote here Review:   The very first audio and it shows  Read more (6 in total) Editions:   LP (UK) | 1st cassette (UK) | LP (Australia) | 2nd cassette (UK) | cassette (US) | 1st CD | 3rd cassette (UK) | 4th cassette (UK) | 2nd CD Note: As many fans will know, The Pescatons was the first Doctor Who adventure written specially for the audio medium (and the only one until Slipback nearly a decade later). Also available as a novelisation and was later re-released on CD as part of The BBC Radio Episodes box set.

Edition:  LP (UK) When:   August 1976 Publisher:   Argo ISBN: None Format:  1 x LP Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: (Not currently available) (Not currently available) (Not currently available) Note:  Catalogue number: ZSW 564 Cover blurb: A lonely stretch of beach at night, a slithering sound approaching from the sand-dunes nearby, and a roar to chill the hearts of even the most hardened followers of B.B.C. T.V.'s timeless space hero DOCTOR WHO, begins a Science Fiction adventure to thrill young and old alike. The Doctor and his companion SARAH JANE battle against some of the most heinous foes to emerge from the outer Universe: The PESCATONS. The Doctor finds himself in the capital city of London, where the population is bewildered and trembling beneath the violent onslaught of a merciless invader. Who or what is the mighty ZOR, whose green slanting luminous eyes glare out from the dark of night like giant emeralds? What is the powerful alien force that is bringing Earth's civilization to a standstill, threatening to annihilate everything in its path? This is the story of a dying Planet, of a Deadly Weed, and of the merciless Creatures themselves. It is a Challenge to the Doctor — a frightening race against time......

Edition:  1st cassette (UK) When:   August 1976 Publisher:   Argo ISBN: Unknown Format:  1 x cassette Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Catalogue number: KZSWC 564 Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  LP (Australia) When:   January 1979 Publisher:   World Records Club ISBN: Unknown Format:  1 x LP Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Re-release by Australian mail-order outfit World Records Club. Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  2nd cassette (UK) When:   April 1985 Publisher:   London Records ISBN: Unknown Format:  1 x cassette Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Catalogue number: 414 459-4 Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  cassette (US) When:   January 1986 Publisher:   Newman ISBN: 0-88690-249-5 Format:  1 x cassette Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: (Not currently available) Used:   $2.49 Used:   CDN$ 24.01 Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  1st CD When:   December 1991 Publisher:   Silva Screen ISBN: None Format:  1 x CD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  £96.98 Used:   £3.99 New:   $367.00 Used:   $70.00 New:  CDN$ 167.98 Used:   CDN$ 70.00 Cover blurb: A lonely stretch of beach at night, a slithering sound approaching from the sand-dunes nearby, and a roar to chill the hearts of even the most hardened followers of BBC TV's timeless space hero, DOCTOR WHO, begins a Science Fiction adventure to thrill young and old alike. The Doctor and his companion SARAH JANE battle against some of the most heinous foes to emerge from the outer Universe: The PESCATONS. The Doctor finds himself in the capital city of London, where the population is bewildered and trembling beneath the violent onslaught of a merciless invader. Who or what is the mighty ZOR, whose green slanting luminous eyes glare out from the dark of night like giant emeralds? What is the powerful alien force that is bringing Earth's civilisation to a standstill, threatening to annihilate everything in its path? This is the story of a dying Planet, of a Deadly Weed, and of the merciless Creatures themselves. It is a challenge to the Doctor — a frightening race against time...

Edition:  3rd cassette (UK) When:   December 1991 Publisher:   Silva Screen ISBN: Unknown Format:  1 x cassette Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Note:  Catalogue number: FILMC 707. Was withdrawn from sale soon after release, seemingly due to rights issues — Silva Screen originally believed they had the rights to release this story on both CD and cassette, but apparently it transpired that they had rights for a CD release only. Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!

Edition:  4th cassette (UK) When:   October 1993 Publisher:   Polygram ISBN: 1-85489-630-6 Format:  1 x cassette Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: (Not currently available) (Not currently available) (Not currently available) Note:  Catalogue number: 844 364-4 Cover blurb: Same as 1st CD edition.

Edition:  2nd CD When:   January 2005 Publisher:   BBC ISBN: 0-563-52764-1 Format:  2 x CD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:   £8.19 Used:   £3.56 New:   $77.64 Used:   $19.99 New:   CDN$ 146.59 Used:   CDN$ 56.18 Note:  Also includes a newly-recorded interview with Elisabeth Sladen. Cover blurb: The TARDIS's arrival, on a lonely stretch of beach at night, is closely followed by a slithering sound and a chilling roar — this is the beginning of a terrifying adventure on present day Earth for the Doctor and his assistant Sarah Jane Smith. The deadly Pescatons have arrived! Led by the mighty Zor, whom the Doctor has encountered before, these towering amphibian monsters are refugees from their own dying planet. Soon the creatures have invaded London, wreaking death and destruction upon the city and all who stand in their way. In their efforts to help save the planet's population from this violent onslaught, the Doctor and Sarah must draw upon all their reserves of courage and ingenuity.