Corpse Marker
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Corpse Marker is a BBC Books
original novel written by Chris Boucher
and based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. It features the Fourth Doctor
and Leela
. The concepts and characters are derived from the 1977 television serial The Robots of Death
and reused in the spinoff audio series Kaldor City
. It is notable for acting as a crossover story, albeit a slight one, to Blake's 7
, which Boucher script-edited, as the Psychostrategist Carnell (who appeared in Weapon in 1979) plays a prominent role.
BBC Books
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original novel written by Chris Boucher
Chris Boucher
Chris Boucher is a British television writer, best known for his frequent contributions to two genres, science fiction and crime dramas.-Biography:...
and based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
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science fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
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 Fourth Doctor
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor is the fourth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC British television science-fiction series Doctor Who....
and Leela
Leela (Doctor Who)
Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Leela was a companion of the Fourth Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1977 to 1978...
. The concepts and characters are derived from the 1977 television serial The Robots of Death
The Robots of Death
The Robots of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 29 January to 19 February 1977.-Synopsis:...
and reused in the spinoff audio series Kaldor City
Kaldor City
Kaldor City is a human city of the future on an unspecified alien world, created by Chris Boucher for the Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death broadcast in 1977, and reused in his Past Doctor Adventure Corpse Marker in 1999...
. It is notable for acting as a crossover story, albeit a slight one, to Blake's 7
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC for its BBC1 channel. The series was created by Terry Nation, a prolific television writer and creator of the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. Four series of Blake's 7 were produced and broadcast between 1978...
, which Boucher script-edited, as the Psychostrategist Carnell (who appeared in Weapon in 1979) plays a prominent role.