'Dr. Who' Annual 1966 [3]

'The barge sped on across the sea and presently a flat plate of what looked like food was put before the doctor. Critically he examined it and turned up his nose. An hour later he touched it and found the mass was slimy and smelt like fish. Obvious enough on a world like this. But it was raw! Did they expect him to eat this?

 

'Another hour and after seeing many of the Voord eating what looked like the same kind of food, he conquered his abhorrence and, picking it up, tried to force some of the fishy, flesh-like food into his starving mouth. The reality was much worse than the anticipation. He gagged and almost vomited as the flesh, cold and slimy, uncooked and fishy, refused to stay in his mouth. He gave a loud angry yell and he was very surprised at the reaction.

 

'Those Voord who happened to be close to him cringed away from him as though in great pain. All the black beings on the barge deck looked at him and the one who had spoken to him came over.'

 

-- 'The Dr. Who Annual' [1966], courtesy of the BBC

 

Read the whole thing as a PDF on the BBC/2Entertain DVD of 'The Web Planet' [1965].

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