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FIRST DOCTOR | THE TIME MEDDLER

 
"...I've seen some spaceships in my time,
admittedly nothing like this, but... what does this do..."
 

STORY PLOTLINE

The TARDIS arrives on an English coastline in the year 1066. Exploring, the Doctor discovers that one of his own people, the Monk, is conspiring to wipe out the Viking fleet and thus allow King Harold to face the forces of William of Normandy with a fresh army at the Battle of Hastings.

DVD EXTRAS

  • Commentary with actor Peter Purves, producer Verity Lambert, script editor Donald Tosh and designer Barry Newbery. Moderated by Clayton Hickman.
  • Stripped for Action - The First Doctor - a look at the First Doctor's comic strip adventures. Featuring interviews with artist Bill Mevin, comics historians Jeremy Bentham and John Ainsworth, former Doctor Who Magazine editors Gary Russell and Alan Barnes. 
  • The Lost Twelve Seconds - twelve seconds of episode four are still missing, excised by overseas censors prior to recovery of the print. This short item uses off-air audio recording and the original script to place the cut in context within the story.
  • Restoration - a short featurette showing 'before and after' examples of techniques used during the restoration of this story.
  • Photo Gallery - production and publicity photos from the story.
  • Coming Soon - a trail for the forthcoming DVD release of 'The Five Doctors - 25th Anniversary Edition'.
  • Radio Times Billings PDF - Radio Times articles and billings for the story as Adobe pdf documents for PC and Mac.
  • Programme Subtitles . Subtitle Production Notes

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