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Doctor Who - The Beginning Collection
: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/04/2008 :The 'unearthly' strains of Ron Grainer's soon-to-be-famous title music announced the arrival of Doctor Who to British TV screens on Saturday, November 23, 1963. It must have been quite a baffling experience for first-time viewers: the swirling abstract graphics, the weird electronic sound effects courtesy of the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop, the very oddity of the show's title. This really was groundbreaking TV. 'I think you'll find there's a very simple explanation for all of this', says schoolteacher Ian Chesterton (William Russell) condescendingly, shortly before being ...
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Doctor Who: War Machines (Episode 27)
: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/04/2008 :The 'unearthly' strains of Ron Grainer's soon-to-be-famous title music announced the arrival of Doctor Who to British TV screens on Saturday, November 23, 1963. It must have been quite a baffling experience for first-time viewers: the swirling abstract graphics, the weird electronic sound effects courtesy of the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop, the very oddity of the show's title. This really was groundbreaking TV. 'I think you'll find there's a very simple explanation for all of this', says schoolteacher Ian Chesterton (William Russell) condescendingly, shortly before being ...
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The Mouse That Roared
: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/27/2008 Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Nr :The Mouse That Roared (1959) is mostly remembered as a tour-de-force by a peerless comic actor, Peter Sellers, playing all three of the principal roles. It's worth seeing for that reason alone, but the film is also one of the most memorable satires of nuclear geopolitics produced during the cold war and, along with another Sellers vehicle, Dr. Strangelove, provides an unbeatable illustration of the paranoia and helplessness engendered by that period. The Mouse That Roared tells the ...
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Doctor Who - The Time Meddler (Episode 17)
:Description:The TARDIS seems emptier without Barbara and Ian - at least until the Doctor and Vicki discover that the astronaut Steven stowed away before they left Mechanus. Steven's skepticism toward time travel pushes the Doctor to confront him with living proof. Shortly after landing on a beach in England, they discover a Viking helmet, but Steve remains unconvinced. Instructing Steve and Vicki to wait with the TARDIS, the Doctor seeks further proof. Heedless of the Doctor's warning, Steven persuades Vicki to explore the cliffs above the beach, where they find an abandoned wristwatch. ...
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Doctor Who - The Aztecs
:Description:`You can't rewrite history, not one line.' When the TARDIS materializes in an ancient Aztec temple, Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of the Aztecs' High Priest, Yetaxa. The time travelers soon find themselves caught up in a vicious power struggle that could cost them their lives, especially if Barbara continues to wield her influence in an effort to divert the course of history. DVD Features:Audio Commentary:Original Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert and actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford Featurette:Remembering the Aztecs, Designing the Aztecs, Restoring the Aztecs, The Story of Cotez ...
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Doctor Who - The Dalek Invasion of Earth
: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/06/2005 Run time: 147 minutes Rating: Nr :The second story of season 2, Dalek Invasion of Earth sees William Hartnell's Doctor in a six-part adventure pitted against his greatest nemesis, the Daleks. The Doctor, Susan (Carol Ann Ford), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) arrive in the London of 2164, where the Nazi-like Daleks have turned the remnants of the human race into salve workers or 'Robomen,' who unfortunately foreshadow Monty Python's hilarious 'Gumbies.' The Daleks' plan involves a vast mine in Bedfordshire and the ...
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Doctor Who - The Three Doctors
:Description:The Doctor and UNIT are called upon to investigate strange events surrounding Dr. Tyler's research into cosmic rays. UNIT HQ comes under attack by an alien force, and the Doctor has no other option but to call on the Time Lords for help. The Time Lords, too, are under attack - from a mysterious power emanating from a black hole in space. With power reserves falling, the only way they can help the Doctor is to break the First Law of Time and allow him to help himself. The First and Second Doctors ...
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Doctor Who - Lost in Time Collection of Rare Episodes - The William Hartnell Years and the Patrick Troughton Years
:Description:These episodes offer an enticing glimpse into 'lost' stories that have achieved legendary status. Fans can relish rare appearances of the Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti, and guest star turns by Julian Glover (Indiana Jones) and Michael Gough (Batman). New to video is the recently recovered Episode 2 of 'The Daleks' Master Plan,' which marked the series debut of Nicholas Courtney, who later returned as the Brigadier.DVD Features:Audio CommentaryBiographiesFeaturettePhoto gallery :The sad fact faced by all fans of the BBC's long-running science fiction series Doctor Who is that nearly half of the 200+ episodes ...
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Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (Episode 130)
:Description:THE FIVE DOCTORS - 'I am being diminished, whittled away piece by piece. A man is the sum of his memories you know, a Time Lord even more so.' Someone is taking the Doctor's past selves out of time and space, placing in a vast wilderness - a battle arena with a sinister tower at its center. As the various incarnations of the Doctor join forces, they learn they are in the Death Zone on their home world of Gallifrey, fighting Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti - and a devious Time Lord Traitor who is ...
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Doctor Who - The Web Planet (Episode 13)
:Description:'Somewhere, somehow we are being slowly dragged down!' When Doctor and his friends stray from their astral plane and the Tardis materializes in eerie alien surroundings, a mysterious force prevents them from leaving. Is it a natural phenomenon or some malevolent intelligence? Uncanny occurrences are followed by encounters with the deadly Zarbis and their unknown leader, to whom the travellers fall prey. With their allies, the Menoptra, the travellers must discover how to immobilize the Zarbis, save the Menoptra from massacre and rid the planet of this powerful and horrifying evil. As a ...
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