Tom Baker
Author
Language
English
Description
Richard Hannay certainly didn't go looking for the mystery, all the same, the mystery found him. First in the form of a young American telling fantastic tales of international intrigue and murderous conspiracy. There was a cabal at work -- on a plot cleverly crafted to set the entire world at war with itself. The American meant to put a stop to it, but needed to be hidden for a week or two. Reluctantly, Hannay agreed to hide him. The next morning...
2) Hard times
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Thomas Gradgrind is the guiding luminary of the Coketown school, stern proponent of the Philosophy of Fact, whose ill-conceived idealism blinds him to the essential humanity of those around, with calamitous results. His daughter Louisa becomes trapped in a loveless marriage and falls prey to an idle seducer, and her brother Tom is ruined thanks to their father's pet theories. Meanwhile Sleary's circus offers a vision of escape and entertainment,...
3) Scratchman
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane Smith arrive at a remote Scottish island, when their holiday is cut short by the appearance of strange creatures - hideous scarecrows, who are preying on the local population. The islanders are living in fear, and the Doctor vows to save them all. But it doesn't go to plan - the time travellers have fallen into a trap, and Scratchmanis is coming for them. With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the Doctor...
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 105
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 78
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Time Lords send the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry on a daunting mission to the Dalek's home planet.
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 4
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Eustace is summoned back to the magical land of Narnia with his new friend Jill. Many years have passed since Eustace's last visit. King Caspian is old and frail. The mysterious disappearance years ago of his son, Prince Rilian, has remained unsolved. Aslan the lion charges the children to embark on a perilous journey through enchanted lands of giants and witches to find Rilian and bring him home.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1: Two brothers and two sisters find that an old wardrobe magically transports them into the world of Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures. They discover that Narnia is under the evil power of the White Witch, who has kept the land in eternal winter and has turned all her enemies to stone. Disc 2: Narnia is later ruled by corrupt King Miraz, and his nephew calls upon the children to help defeat his uncle and restore the land...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry return to Earth. UNIT is investigating a series of attacks on North Sea oil rigs and has set up a temporary HQ in Scotland. The attacks are the work of a huge cyborg, the Skarasen, controlled by a group of aliens called Zygons whose spaceship lies at the bottom of Loch Ness. They plan to take over the Earth as a substitute for their own planet. They are using their shape-shifting abilities to take on the identities of locals...
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 104
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When the Doctor and the recently regenerated Romana arrive on a radioactive planet, the Time Lord has the strangest feeling that he has been there before. Exploring the ruins of an old city, it is not long before they discover the disturbing truth. The TARDIS has materialized on Skaro-- original home to the evil Daleks. But who are the mysterious Movellans and what terrible treasure are the Daleks seeking? The answer lies deep beneath the city.
12) Underworld
Series
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"At the very edge of the known universe, the TARDIS materializes on an aging spacecraft, the R1C. On board, the Doctor and Leela meet Jackson and his crew, who are doggedly pursuing their mission to recover the Minyan race banks from a shipthat left their home planet centuries earlier"--Container.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c1975
Language
English
Description
Doctor Who, Harry and Susan accidentally land on an artificial satellite where they discover people from Earth suspended in a frozen state. The bad news is that they also find a dead insect, the queen of the Wirrn, sworn enemies of Earth. The Wirrn's egg sac is full, so the good Doctor must destroy the larvae before they absorb the last of the human race.
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 97
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Doctor is behaving very oddly. After signing a treaty with enemy aliens, he returns to his home planet, Gallifrey, and demands the Presidency of the High Council of Time Lords. His first act of rule is to banish Leela to the wastelands on pain of death. His second is to sabotage the planet's defense barriers, enabling full scale invasion. Why has the Doctor joined forces with the militaristic Vardans? Is he out for revenge against the Time Lords?...
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Eustace is summoned back to the magical land of Narnia with his new friend Jill. Many years have passed since Eustace's last visit. King Caspian is old and frail. The mysterious disappearance years ago of his son, Prince Rilian, has remained unsolved. Aslan the lion charges the children to embark on a perilous journey through enchanted lands of giants and witches to find Rilian and bring him home.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
The Doctor, Romana and K9 continue their search for the six disguised segments that make up the powerful Key to Time. Their search for the fifth segment takes them to the third moon of the planet Delta Magna, where the Swampies capture Romana and intend to sacrifice her to their god, the mighty Kroll.
Series
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The Doctor and Romana arrive on the planet Chloris where plants grow freely and metal is scarce and are taken prisoner by its ruler Lady Adrasta, leading the Doctor to enter a pit in which he finds another planet's leader and must find a way to rescue him and restore order to the chaos on Chloris; in four parts.
20) Seeds of doom
Series
Tom Baker years 1974-1981 volume story no. 85
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Ltd
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When scientists unearth two seed pods deep in the arctic permafrost, the Doctor and Sarah Jane rush to investigate. Soon the Doctor's worst fears are confirmed: the pods house Krynoids, one of the most parasitic and dangerous life forms in the universe. One of the creatures has already infected a scientist, and now a hideous monster is rampaging through the base, intent on total destruction.
