Stories Audio Book Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released May 2013 Written by Brian Hayles Publisher BBC Audio Narrated by David Troughton Pages 142 Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Alien Delegates, Authority Figure, By Royal Command, Caste Society, Controlling the Beast, Doctor Who?, Dodgy Parking, LGBTQA+, Mission from the Time Lords, Political commentary, Religion, Romance, The Doctor Falls Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Exile on Earth Location (Potential Spoilers!) Peladon Synopsis David Troughton reads this gripping novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure Again, the terrifying cry rang out. The Doctor quickened his pace along the gloomy tunnels of the castle. Suddenly, from the darkness lumbered the mighty Aggedor, Royal Beast and Protector of the Kingdom of Peladon! The Doctor fumbled in his pocket. Would the device work? As he trained the spinning mirror on the eyes of Aggedor, the terrible claws came closer and closer... What is the secret behind the killings on the Planet of Peladon? Is Aggedor seeking revenge because the King of Peladon wants his kingdom to become a member of the Galactic Federation? Will the Doctor escape the claws of Aggedor and discover the truth? David Troughton reads Brian Hayles’ complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1974. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Third Doctor Jo Grant Ice Warriors Aggedor Alpha Centauri Peladon of Peladon Arcturus Hepesh Show All Characters (8) How to listen to Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon: BBC Audio Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 23 February 2025 · 15 words Review by Rock_Angel This is just not the best book for a story that’s also kinda mediocre Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating311 members 3.62 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating311 votes 3.62 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 1 Favourited 0 Reviewed 1 Saved 0 Skipped 0 Owned 0 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Classic Who S9 • Serial 2 · (4 episodes) The Curse of Peladon Rating: 3.90 Story Skipped Television Reviews(6) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Season 9 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Third Doctor Set of Stories: Peladon Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other variations of this story We define a variation as another way of experiencing the exact same story - like an autiobook, a reconstruction or an omnibus edition. The Curse of Peladon Rating: ??? Story Skipped Audio Book Reviews(1) More Actions Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Target Collection Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon Rating: 3.62 Story Skipped Book Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote