Match of the Day (novel)

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Match of the Day
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Author Chris Boucher
Series Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
70
SubjectFeaturing:
Fourth Doctor
Leela
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
January 2005
Pages277
ISBN 0-563-48618-X
Preceded by The Indestructible Man  
Followed by Island of Death  

Match of the Day is a BBC Books original novel written by Chris Boucher, based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and about the Fourth Doctor and Leela uncovering a conspiracy behind a gladiator-style game on an advanced unnamed planet.

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