Doctor Who: The Sensorites (TV Soundtrack)

William Hartnell stars as the original Doctor in this remastered classic TV soundtrack with linking narration by William Russell.   The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and the two schoolteachers Ian and Barbara, materialises on board a drifting spaceship in the 28th century, in orbit around a planet called the Sense-Sphere.   As the crewmembers wake from a catatonic trance, the TARDIS’s door lock is stolen by two shadowy aliens also on board. Before long the travellers encounter the Sensorites - humanoid creatures who are sensitive to bright light and loud noise. Establishing a telepathic link with Susan, they request a meeting with the Doctor and friends down on the Sense-Sphere. The Doctor discovers deep mistrust between the humans and the Sensorites, whose people are afflicted with a strange disease. When Ian also falls ill, the Doctor must discover the cause of the disease whilst also trying to make peace between the two races.   William Russell, who played Ian in the story, provides linking narration for these six episodes, first broadcast in 1964. In a bonus interview he also recalls the making of the serial, and remembers his time on ‘Doctor Who’ in general.

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

1st Doctor TV Soundtracks

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.

Peter R. Newman

Books by Peter R. Newman

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