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FOURTH DOCTOR | CITY OF DEATH

"...A peaceful holiday in Paris turns into a race
theough time for the Doctor and Romana when they

uncover a plot by the evil Count to steal the Mona Lisa..... "

STORY PLOTLINE

The Doctor and Romana are enjoying a well-earned break in Paris, relaxing in the gentle delights of the art galleries, the waterfront cafes, the Eiffel Tower... and the unexpected jumps in time that no one else seems to notice...

Rare treasures and once-lost masterpieces are suddenly appearing in auction houses all over the world, the only link to them all being the mysterious Count Scarlioni. But what project is he secretly financing in the basement of his Paris chateau?

The time-travellers meet up with Duggan, a private detective investigating the activities of the Count and his accomplices. Can Scarlioni be planning the most audacious and daring of all art thefts? Or are his ambitions much grander? Big enough to theeaten the existence of the entire human race?

DVD EXTRAS - 2 DISCS

(The four-part story is manufactured on one disc with a dual-layer to increase the quality).

  • Studio commentary - actors Julian Glover and Tom Chadbon, with the Director, Michael Hayes.
  • PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME 45-minute featurette.
  • PARIS, W12  A rare 20-minute look inside the studio during the recording of the story.
  • PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPES A short montage of the model landscapes and spaceship effects used in the story.
  • CHICKEN WRANGLER  Reveals the pitfalls of trying to film live chickens for one of the effects sequences.
  • EYE ON... BLATCHFORD A regional-interest programmes (in the comic vein of OH MUMMY! ) that the BBC does so well. The programme follows a day in the life of Scaroth, the second-to-last of the Jagaroth. Hilarity ensues.
  • 1980 DOCTOR WHO ANNUAL in PDF format.
  • PHOTO GALLERY, PRODUCTION NOTES and EASTER EGGS.

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