Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Doctor Who)

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Author	Paul Magrs
Series	Doctor Who book: Eighth Doctor Adventures
Release number	52
Subject	Featuring: Eighth Doctor Fitz and Anji
Publisher	BBC Books
Publication date	January 2002
Pages	249
ISBN	0-563-53845-7
Preceded by	The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
Followed by	Hope

Mad Dogs and Englishmen 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 Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.

Plot

A race of alien poodles alters a 20th-century fantasy epic to aid their civil war.

The Doctor infiltrates a groups of writers known as the Smudgelings, Anji experiences some very, very special effects in 1970s America and Fitz meets an old friend.

The book also features a jolly hotel chef and dogs with opposable thumbs.

Tolkien

• The novel contains a spoof of J. R. R. Tolkien's experiences writing The Lord of the Rings. The character representing C. S. Lewis in this also appears in Magrs's non-Doctor Who novel To the Devil — a Diva! and the Smudgelings reappear in his novel Something Borrowed. Another character represents Ray Harryhausen.

Cameo

• Noël Coward plays a major role in the novel. The title of the book is based on the classic Noël Coward song Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
• John Major makes a short cameo in the climactic scene at the 'Champagne Supernova' club.

External links

• Mad Dogs and Englishmen at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Cloister Library - Mad Dogs and Englishmen
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen at The TARDIS Library
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Reviews

• Mad Dogs and Englishmen reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide