THE PHYSICIAN has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save lots of Peri’s lifestyle. But things aren’t going well… At this juncture the process of regeneration is definitely by no means simple, for the even-tempered, good-humoured Fifth Doctor offers given method to a fairly disturbed and unsettled successor. In a particularly irascible moment the new Doctor comes dangerously close to committing a surprising crime. Overwhelmed with guilt for his violent behaviour, the repentant Period Lord decides to become hermit… Colin Baker reads Eric Saward’s comprehensive and unabridged novelisation, initial published by Focus on Books in 1986.