History books don t always tell the whole story. Certainly there is no
record of an episode that occurred when the Scots, led by Bonnie Prince
Charlie, were defeated by the English at the Battle of Culloden in 1746
and the presence at the time of a blue police box on the Scottish moors
seems to have escaped the notice of most eye-witnesses
"The Highlanders" sets the record straight. And while the incidents
described may not be of great interest to historians, for Jamie
McCrimmon they mark the beginning of a series of extraordinary
adventures. Anneke Wills, who played the Doctor s companion Polly in the
original BBC TV serial, narrates Gerry Davis complete and unabridged
novelization. "