Verdigris (novel)

Verdigris

Author	Paul Magrs
Series	Doctor Who book: Past Doctor Adventures
Release number	30
Subject	Featuring: Third Doctor Jo, Iris Wildthyme, cameos from UNIT and the Master
Set in	Period between The Time Monster and The Three Doctors[1][2]
Publisher	BBC Books
Publication date	April 2000
Pages	244
ISBN	0-563-55592-0
Preceded by	Tomb of Valdemar
Followed by	Grave Matter

Verdigris is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Third Doctor, Jo Grant and Iris Wildthyme.

Plot[]

Orbiting above London is a mysterious ship, a duplicate of the St Pancras railway station. The Doctor, with the aid of the adventurer, Iris Wildthyme, bargains to stop creatures determined to infiltrate in the guise of characters from nineteenth century novels.^[3] The Doctor is cut off from many of his friends and allies.

Continuity[]

Iris and her companion Tom reappear in the audio adventures Wildthyme at Large and The Devil in Ms Wildthyme, and the anthology Wildthyme on Top.

Iris Wildthyme would later be played in Big Finish audio dramas by Katy Manning, who played Jo Grant in Doctor Who.

References[]

External links[]

• The Cloister Library - Verdigris