Prime Time (novel)

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Prime Time
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Author Mike Tucker
Series Doctor Who book:
Past Doctor Adventures
Release number
33
SubjectFeaturing:
Seventh Doctor
Ace
Set inPeriod between
Storm Harvest and Heritage
Publisher BBC Books
Publication date
July 2000
Pages234
ISBN 0-563-55597-1
Preceded by Heart of TARDIS  
Followed by Imperial Moon  

Prime Time is a BBC Books original novel written by Mike Tucker and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . (1963-1989 & 2005-) It features the Seventh Doctor, played in the BBC TV Show by Sylvester McCoy, [1] and his companion Ace. It was published in July 2000 and follows the story of the pair on the zombie planet 'Blinni Gaar'.

Synopsis

Detecting a mysterious sub-space signal in the Time Vortex, the Doctor and Ace land on the planet 'Blinni Gaar'. They soon discover that the native population are little more than zombies, addicted to the programmes of the dangerously powerful Channel 400. As the Doctor investigates, he finds that the television company has a sinister agenda that has nothing to do with entertainment.

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