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Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection Two

Four more thrilling soundtrack adventures from the early days of Doctor Who, featuring serials lost from the TV archive. 
 
The pictures may be lost, but each of these stories survives as a soundtrack recording. Remastered, and with additional linking narration, they can be enjoyed once more. 
 
 In The Daleks' Master Plan, the Daleks have stolen the Time Destructor, and are threatening to destroy the fabric of Time itself. Pursued across Time and Space, the TARDIS crew are in grave danger. 
 
In The Massacre, the TARDIS materialises in Paris, 1572, a time of danger and religious strife. When Steven witnesses an execution, he believes the Doctor has been executed in front of his eyes. 
 
In The Celestial Toymaker, the travellers arrive in the domain of the Toymaker, where failure to win a series of games could result in them becoming playthings for eternity. 
 
In The Savages, the TARDIS arrives on a distant and seemingly idyllic world, but the Doctor, Steven and Dodo discovers that it hides a terrible secret. 
 
Special linking narration is provided by Peter Purves, who also recalls his time making the original episodes in a bonus interview. Also included is an edition of BBC Radio's Archive on 4 from 2009. 
 
In 'Doctor Who -- The Lost Episodes' Shaun Ley investigates what happened to the missing episodes of Doctor Who from the 1960s. 
 
The CD editions also feature PDF files featuring high quality scans of the original BBC TV camera scripts. Duration: 10 hours 20 mins approx 
 
(P) &amp; © 2019 BBC Studios Distribution For cast and credits see accompanying PDF booklet available on purchase.

Narrated full-cast TV soundtracks

Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes Collection One 1964-1965

Five soundtrack adventures of stories lost from the TV archive

John Lucarotti (Author) 
John Lucarotti was born in England and spent nine years in the Royal Navy during and after the Second World War. He then went to North America to work for Imperial Oil. It was here that he began writing. Later, he scripted an eighteen-part radio series about the life of Marco Polo for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, but at one point found himself earning more money as an encyclopedia salesman than as a writer. Consequently he decided to focus on the US market. By the late Fifties he had taken Canadian citizenship, and then returned to England, where he became involved in TV work. 
 
He had recently moved to Majorca when, at Syndey Newman's suggestion, David Whitaker approached him to write for Doctor Who. Remembering his CBC series, he chose Marco Polo as his subject. Throughout the Sixties and Seventies, Lucarotti continued a successful TV career, creating the shows Operation Patch and The Ravelled Thread, among others, and contributing scripts to The Avengers, Doctor Who, Ghost Squad, Joe 90, The Man in Room 17, Murder Bag, New Scotland Yard, The Protectors, Moonbase 3, The Onedin Line, Star Maidens and Into the Labyrinth, his last credited screen work in 1981. He novelised his 1976 serial Operation Patch (Target, 1976) and the 1979/1980 series The Ravelled Thread (Puffin Books, 1979). He contributed the first Brief Encounter short story for Doctor Who Magazine in 1990, in which the author met the First Doctor in a French bar. The story was reprinted in the 1992 Doctor Who Yearbook (Marvel, 1991). John Lucarotti died in Paris, France, on 20 November 1994 aged 68. 
 
Dennis Spooner (Author) 
Dennis Spooner was script editor of Doctor Who during the William Hartnell era, and wrote several stories for the show, including The Reign of Terror and The Romans. He also wrote for the Gerry Anderson series' Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds, and co-created five espionage series' including Man in a Suitcase, Department S and The Adventurer. Spooner also created the cult detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). He died in September 1986. 
 
David Whitaker (Author) 
David Whitaker was the first Story Editor for Doctor Who, and was responsible for finding and commissioning writers, and it was Whitaker as much as anyone who defined the narrative shape of Doctor Who. He wrote for the Doctor Who annuals, novelised the first Dalek story and worked with Terry Nation on various Dalek-related material including the hugely successful comic strip The Daleks. David Whitaker died in 1980. 
 
William Emms (Author) 
William Emms was a scriptwriter who wrote for a variety of television programmes including The Revenue Men (1967-68), Callan (1969-70), Ace of Wands (1970), Z Cars (1965-71) and Crossroads (1980). In 1965, he wrote Galaxy 4, the first serial in the third season of Doctor Who. It was broadcast in four weekly parts from 11 September to 2 October. Emms wrote several further scripts for Doctor Who, but they were not commissioned. However, in 1985 his novelisation of Galaxy 4 was published as a Target book, and the following year, he wrote a novel in the Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who range of children's gamebooks, entitled Mission to Venus. He died in 1993.

Five thrilling soundtrack adventures from the early days of Doctor Who, featuring serials lost from the TV archive. 
 
The pictures may be lost, but each of these stories survives as a soundtrack recording. Remastered, and with additional linking narration, they can be enjoyed once more. 
 
In Marco Polo, the famous Venetian explorer plans to give the TARDIS to Kublai Khan - unless the Doctor and his companions can stop him. 
 
In The Reign of Terror, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan are caught up in the bloody events of the French Revolution. 
 
In The Crusade, the TARDIS materialises in the middle of a 12th Century holy war between Richard the Lionheart and the Saracen Saladin. 
 
In Galaxy 4, the Doctor, Steven and Vicki meet the Drahvins and the Rills on a planet just one day away from destruction. 
 
In The Myth Makers, the Doctor is hailed as the Greek god Zeus and forced to help defeat the Trojans. He forms the idea of a wooden horse… 
 
Special linking narration is provided by William Russell, Carole Ann Ford and Peter Purves, who also recall their time making the original episodes in a series of bonus interviews. 
 
(P) &amp; © 2018 BBC Worldwide Ltd t/as BBC Studios 
 
For cast and credits see accompanying PDF booklet available on purchase.

Doctor Who: The Reign Of Terror

The TARDIS arrives in the midst of the French Revolution in the remastered soundtrack of a classic story starring William Hartnell, with linking narration by Carole Ann Ford.

'The events will happen, just as they are written...'   Materialising in a forest, the Doctor and his three companions discover themselves to be 12 kilometres from Paris. This is the 18th century, and France is the scene of an ongoing bloody battle between royalists and revolutionaries. Following a blaze at a rural farmhouse, Ian, Barbara and Susan are separated from the Doctor and arrested as traitors, their destination the city's gaol.   Ian receives information about James Stirling, an English spy with information vital to the revolution. No-one seems to know where Stirling is, and locating him becomes Ian's priority. The Doctor, meanwhile, arrives in Paris in the guise of a Regional Officer, and before long he has an audience with the leader of the Revolution himself: Robespierre!   With Robespierre's downfall imminent, and the revolution about to reach its climax, the Doctor and friends must extricate themselves from Paris, before events overtake them and they too become victims of Madame Guillotine...   Carole Ann Ford, who played Susan in these six BBC TV episodes from 1964, provides linking narration for the story.

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

William Hartnell is the original Doctor in the most epic Doctor Who story ever made, in which his arch-enemies, the Daleks, threaten to destroy the fabric of Time itself!

THE PROGRAMME: ' "The year is 4000 A.D., the planet is Kembel and the Daleks have created the utlimate weapon of destruction." This is the basis of the longest and most exciting Dalek serial to date; twelve weeks of narrow escapes for humanity, with the evil machines at their most menacing and the Doctor and his companions at their most heroic and ingenious.' (BBC promotional document for The Daleks' Master Plan). Received wisdom has it that when Huw Wheldon was Managing Director of BBC television in the 1960s, he viewed his mother-in-law's tastes as a barometer for those of the general public at large. Her fondness for the Daleks, therefore, led him in 1965 to call for their increased presence in Doctor Who. Wheldon's relative was indeed not alone. As soon as they first glided onto the nation's television screens, the Daleks captured the imagination of children everywhere - and within two years the shops were filled with Dalek soap, slippers, toys, games and playsuits. Their fourth serial was already in commission, but Wheldon's influence ensured that its episode count doubled from six to twelve. With Terry Nation working as script supervisor on the ITV series The Baron, the writing duties for Master Plan would be split between himself and Dennis Spooner (who had recently stepped down as Doctor Who's regular editor.) The two collaborated on the overall storyline, with Nation then scripting episodes 1-5 and 7 and Spooner tackling episodes 6 and 8-12. The fact that episode 7 was scheduled to be transmitted on Christmas Day 1965 was noted at the early stage of planning, and for one week only the continuing plot was put on hold whilst the Doctor and friends visited present-day Earth. In a highly unusual move, the Doctor would turn to address the viewers at home at the episode's conclusion. Director Douglas Camfield was enthusiastic about the project, and in a letter dated 7 September 1965 producer John Wiles put some of Camfield's script suggestions to Terry Nation. These included variations on commonplace names to make them more futuristic - thus Ronald would become Roald and Walton became Vyon. The name Spar (space car) was story editor Donald Tosh's idea. Nation's response was positive, although he was keen to retain the names Sara Kingdom and Mavick Chen (sic), for which he said he had 'the greatest affection'. Taranium was originally to be called vitaranium, but Wiles' comment that 'Bill Hartnell will certainly have great difficulty in saying it' saw that it was shortened. A publicity document created for the serial gave a brief story synopsis, a list of episode titles, and biographies of the main actors and production staff. Of 'the beautiful Space Agent Sara Kingdom' it said, 'Sara is a new kind of character for Dr. Who, strong, dangerous, but capable of warmth and sincerity.' With Maureen O'Brien having departed as Vicki in the previous serial, and Katarina's stay in the TARDIS destined to be brief, the female companion's place was vacant. It is possible, therefore, that Kingdom was initially viewed as a long-running character. Filming for special effects sequences began at Ealing studios in September, and during the course of the next two months the serial would be recorded at BBC Television Centre. For Camfield the undertaking was colossal, and his frenetic schedule led to complaints from the design department that they weren't being briefed properly on each episode's requirements. Meanwhile tensions were running high between the producer and the show's star; William Hartnell's health was poor for many of the sessions, and Verity Lambert's recent departure had left him ill at ease. During the production period for The Daleks' Master Plan, both John Wiles and Donald Tosh resigned from the programme. Two years later Nicholas Courtney would return to become one of the series' most popular recurring characters, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Kevin Stoney and Jean Marsh would also make one-off return appearances. On 13 November 1965 Radio Times warned its readers to 'stand by, then, for twelve weeks of narrow squeaks for humanity...' If anything could test the Daleks' dominion over Saturday teatimes, this would be it.

'We at this table pledge our allegiance to the Dalek cause. Our armies will reduce the galaxies to ashes, their people to dust. And Earth we will conquer first!' In their quest to gain control of the Solar System, the Daleks have taken possession of the Time Destructor, a weapon which threatens the safety of all who stand in their way. As they head up an alliance of alien races bent on destroying the human race, in their midst is none other than the treacherous Guardian of the Solar System, Mavic Chen. A dangerous chase ensues across volcanoes, jungles, deserts and futuristic cities, as the Doctor and his companions struggle to prevent the Daleks' plans coming to fruition. The stakes are high, and for the first time in the programme's history the lives of two TARDIS travellers are lost... Peter Purves (who played Steven in the story) narrates these thirteen episodes, only two of which survive in the television archives. Included is the special 'teaser' Mission to the Unknown, which was transmitted some weeks before the master plan itself was unleashed. This story marks the first appearance, here playing space agent Bret Vyon, of Nicholas Courtney who would later create the recurring role of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Jean Marsh and Adrienne Hill also star as companions Sara Kingdom and Katarina.

Peter R. Newman

Dennis Spooner

Glyn Jones

Paul Erickson

Donald Tosh

Ian Stuart Black

William Hartnell

William Russell

Maureen O'Brien

Peter Purves

Anneke Wills

Six classic Doctor Who TV soundtrack adventures starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. 
 
 In 'The Sensorites' the Doctor and his friends visit an alien society with dark secrets. 
 
 In 'The Romans' Ian and Barbara are sold into slavery in First Century Rome, and the Doctor encounters Nero! 
 
 In 'The Space Museum' the travellers must work to avert a terrible potential future for themselves. 
 
 In 'The Ark' the Doctor, Steven and Dodo encounter the last humans to flee Earth with their alien servants, the Monoids. 
 
 In 'The Gunfighters' the TARDIS crewmembers try to avoid getting caught in crossfire at the OK Corral. 
 
 In 'The War Machines' the TARDIS lands in London, 1966, to find the brand new Post Office Tower being controlled by sinister supercomputer. 
 
 Each story has additional linking narration, and there are bonus interviews with William Russell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves and Anneke Wills.

Dennis Spooner

Books by Dennis Spooner

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