Podcasts about hulke

Joe & Jason; We've got plenty of time for Trenchard this episode, a vastly undervalued character and the sort that Hulke gives real depth to. His ending is but pathetic and very moving.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Andrew (@St._Croix_Cards on Instagram). Andrew is an extremely passionate collector that has a ton of unique collecting lanes. One of those even involves being a super collector of one of his former students, Brooks Lennon, that is now a star in the MLS! Another lane is diving headfirst into the 2002 Topps Chrome NFL "Ring of Honor" refractor /100 set and trying to complete the entire run. This episode was a blast, enjoy!

It's October 1974, and Malcolm Hulke's third novelization of the year. He'll never have another year this prolific, but what a trilogy of books he's left us. Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils is the shortest of the bunch, but don't let the length fool you; there's some terrific material here in terms of character insights and observational humor. Even if there aren't too many actual Sea-Devils. In the first half of the episode, I break down Hulke's writing style in the book, and catalogue the many changes from screen to book. In the second half, I'm joined by one of my favorite podcast guests, Frazer Gregory, who shares his memories of this novelization, and does some of the best dramatic readings from the book that you'll find, outside of the Target novelization audiobook range. This may be the end of Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils, but the Sea Devils will return.

It's March 1974, and the third and fourth Target novelizations of Doctor Who episodes are released in the same month. Once again, the double release features one Malcolm Hulke book and one Terrance Dicks book. This week we're discussing the Hulke entry, the novelization of 1971's "Colony in Space". In the first half of the episode, we'll break down this long and remarkable book. In the second half, we're joined by Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) from the Trap One Podcast (@trapone_), for a wide-ranging discussion about the book, and a few related topics. Living on a hostile alien planet and being threatened by a capitalist world-state, has never been this entertaining or illuminating!

Hotelmageddon! Yes, even in this time of the Swarm, the love for Doctor Who and celebration of said televisual program continues unabated as we all hope to see each other at Gallifrey One in February 2021 at the LAX Marriott, the room block for which is now sold out. In the meantime, there’s a great panel with three Doctors Who and friend of the show Riley Silverman, plus the usual Big Finish, Doctor Who Magazine and whatnot, plus a new discussion about noted communist agitator Malcolm Hulke! And if that isn’t enough proletariat agitprop, we have the second half of our “The Leisure Hive” commentary! Tachyoneriffic! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! Gallifrey One 2021 hotel block sold out Whittaker, Smith and Tennant interviewed together for HBO Max promo Riley Silverman also interviewed Whittaker, Smith and Tennant for Nerdist Doctor Who Magazine contributions to Time Lord Victorious begin in issue 556 Doctor Who Magazine 553 released Worlds Collide remote Doctor Who escape room experience Big Finish brings Alex Kingston and David Tennant together again in The Tenth Doctor and River Song Big Finish Gallifrey Time War 4 wraps up the series, due February 2021 Big Finish Torchwood Soho spinoff debuts in August Doctor Who and the Communist article about Malcolm Hulke expanded Hulke author Michael Herbert gave a talk about Hulke, with guest Katy Manning Kyle Anderson to moderate Red Dwarf panel for Comic Con @ Home Commentary: The Leisure Hive, episodes 3-4

Episode 112 of the Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast, featuring Brett, Liam, Humphrey, & Legeon take a look at the contributions that two writers, Malcom Hulke and Terry Nation brought to Doctor Who.  Discuss the positives and the negatives of the show, and whose contribution is better than the other one.   *** We are looking to add a "Mail Section" or "Listener Response talk to our show, where you the listener pose questions about one of our thoughts, revisit previous takes, or perhaps you have an original take that you have, whatever it is, we'd love to hear it!  You may email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com. Send the show a message or a DM on Twitter to either Brett @Mavic_Chen or The Show @AlhambraPodcast.  You can also Tweet the other hosts: Liam @djNezumi and Humphrey:@HumphGPC Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com  

Welcome to April! Which means we’re now only about six months until Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the new Doctor Who! Until then, we’ve got #Whoagainstguns final tallies, some sneaky hints from Philip Morris about “The Web of Fear” Part 3, Hugo nominations for Verity! and Doctor Who “Twice Upon a Time”, and a deep dive into Malcolm Hulke’s left wing leanings with “Doctor Who and the Communist” author Michael Herbert in part three of our Malcolm Hulke Miniscope! Ypa, comrades! Links: – Gallifrey One 2019 tickets go on sale April 14, 12:00pm PDT – #WhoAgainstGuns campaign ends – #WhoAgainstGuns broke $20,000 with the help of Rachel Talalay – Phillip Morris says Web of Fear 3 may soon be found – Twice Upon A Time, Verity! nominated for Hugo Awards – Series 9 Soundtrack, including limited Stuart Manning art – Christopher Eccleston makes his first convention appearance at London Film & Comic-Con 2018 Miniscope: – Malcolm Hulke – Michael Herbert

A cranky Chris (Eccleston), a snippet of Steven (Moffat) and a serendipitous Series 11 opening sequence concept are all in the news this week, but let’s be honest, you’re here for the trenchant insights of one Kyle Anderson of Doctor Who: The Writer’s Room podcast and Nerdist fame (and, we suppose, the Three Who Rule’s meagre offerings) as we delve into the second of our three-part Malcolm Hulke Miniscope with a look at “Colony in Space”, “The Sea Devils”, “Frontier in Space”, and “Invasion of the Dinosaurs”! Links: – #WhoAgainstGuns – Eccleston speaks out about his time on Doctor Who – Snippet of Moffat’s first Day of the Doctor draft – eBook release of A Second Target for Tommy – Stuart Manning’s Series 11 opening sequence – Doctor Who Infinity game trailer – Doctor Who Infinity interview with Susan Cummings Miniscope: – Malcolm Hulke – Kyle Anderson

It’s another pre-October week of hints and dribbles of Doctor Who news, including loose-lipped thespian Alan Cumming revealing he has a role in Series 11, audio and Target news, Tom Baker Blu-Ray excitement, and more. All mere preamble to the first part of our Malcolm Hulke Miniscope, featuring Nerdist scribbler and noted cineaste Kyle Anderson to help us look at “The Faceless Ones”, “The War Games”, “Doctor Who and the Silurians” and “The Ambassadors…of Death”! Links: – #WhoAgainstGuns – Alan Cumming in Series 11 – Doctor Who audio recordings archived – Final covers for new Target books – Tom Baker Season 1 Blu-Ray – Series 3 Steelbook – Lady Christina returns in Big Finish – More WhoTalk Commentaries – Delia Derbyshire portrait at Coventry University – Ken Dodd died Miniscope: – Malcolm Hulke – Kyle Anderson

A December Dalek double as I’ll Explain Later heads back to 1973. A beleaguered leader inches towards a conflict with her trading allies she knows to be folly, egged on by forces internal and external and lacking the courage needed to face down the populist nonsense of her critics. Meanwhile, we review Frontier in Space. The Third Doctor asks for help from the Time Lords, who oblige by transporting him to a dangerous locale populated by conveniently invisible creatures and sexist militia. But we know it’s really the Planet of the Daleks. Along the way, Jim hits the student bar, John finds his third ear and Matt communes with his 10 year old self. Save the date! We've got listener drinks on Saturday 3rd February from 2pm onwards at The Blue Posts on Newman St. And check back on Christmas Eve for a little seasonal bonus...

"You have returned to us, Doctor. Your travels are over." But thankfully not forever. It was, indeed, a long way from being all over.  So Jim and Martin stagger to their century milestone with their biggest story yet, The War Games. It's an epic tale of trials, tribulations, heavily corrected (and impaired) vision, and a Very. Stupid. Voice. The Doctor plays with fridge magnets, Jamie plays the fool, Zoe plays Villa like a violin and the War Lord plays with his real live toy soldiers - and gets a Paddington stare for his trouble. Romans gawp and mince, wigs wander almost as far as the accents, and the scenery is chewed up, gargled and spat out - even when it's as wobbly as a Quark under enemy fire. So do Jim and Martin think this is a worthy end for a very worthy Doctor? Or was it ten parts of terrible tedium? Listen in to find out.

"Oh, how very embarrassing!" That's what the unsuspecting viewer probably said in 1973 when the so-called "large and savage reptile" hoved into view at the top of the Ogron quarry. If only there'd been enough budget to show more than its dangly bits... But close your eyes for those couple of seconds and Frontier in Space will reward you with many riches. For where else can you find the third Doctor in hoisty judo slacks, Jo in platform baseball boots and Delgado's Master in a Dracula-collared PVC number with Dalek logo? And where else could you observe, in one story, twitchy Earth folk, noble Draconians, monumentally thick Ogrons and a stir crazy TARDIS team, who are in and out of prison more often than Mr Mackay? But does Frontier in Space go where no Drashig has gone before? Or does it outstay its welcome like a Draconian at a UKIP rally? Listen here to find out what Jim and Martin made of it all.

The fifth episode in an exciting second season of irreverent and subversive viewpoints on Doctor Who (1963-1996). Timelash: So left you're right? 70s Politics in Doctor Who. Josiah's Library: The Doomsday Weapon Mind Probe: Michael Herbert - Doctor Who and the Communist The Index File! Who's Line is it Anyway? ...and much, much more. TX: 12th March 2016. Features strong language and adult humour. Listener discretion is advised.

We've finally made it through the lengthy (though highly enjoyable if you ask us) jaunt with Hulke and Nation and we're celebrating by heading with Doctor Who into the future! All the way to the 1980s, that is. This month, we're talking about the three stories written by Peter Grimwade, the production assitant turned director turned writer. While we certainly do talk about his stint directing stories, we obviously focus on his authorial work, which consists of "Time-Flight," "Mawdryn Undead," and "Planet of Fire," all of which during the Peter Davison years. Well, at least we START with "Time-Flight," but there's also much talk about timelines and overcrowded storylines and TARDISes used for everything under the sun. 

After a whopping 8 months(!) of talking about the Doctor Who stories of Malcolm Hulke and the Dalek stories written by Terry Nation, Erik and Kyle are wrapping up both writers in one episode, talking about both of their final stories, and both of them seem to be good encapsulations of what their whole career on the show was like. For Hulke, we have "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" and for Nation we have "Destiny of the Daleks." Is it necessarily fair to pair these two stories up in one episode? NOPE! But we did it anyway. Next month, we'll be back to business as usual with a writer who can be entirely covered in one episode.

After a pretty lackluster Terry Nation month, we return with a pretty impressive Malcolm Hulke month, discussing the "... in Space" Duology of Season 8's "Colony in Space" and Season 10's "Frontier in Space." One depicts the struggle of settlers against a mining corporation, the other depicts the Cold War between two great empires, and they both have the Master showing up a few episodes into it and proving what an opportunist he is. One of these stories ranks as one of Hulke's best; can you guess which?!

This week's podKast is a two-part affair. First, we've got Michael Herbert offering you a summary of #DoctorWho writer Mac Hulke's early career, a great introduction to Michaels pamphlet, "Doctor Who and the Communist" from Five Leaves Bookshop. Watch out over the weekend for part 2, in which Terrance Dicks recalls Mac Hulke, his one time landlord and friend.

This month we return to looking at the work of Malcolm Hulke with his two Homo reptilia stories, "Doctor Who and the Silurians" from Season 7 and "The Sea Devils" from Season 9. Both involve a hyper-advanced reptile race that ruled the globe long before humanity, but as Kyle and Erik determine, were Hulke coming at the concept from completely different angles. They discuss military might, government bureaucracy, the Doctor's disdain for all authority even at the cost of hindering progress, and why neither Liz nor Jo had anything to do. Thanks for listening to our Bracket Special at the beginning of the month. Winners announced herein. 

A little bit of a different thing this month, Erik and Kyle focus on one specific story, 1969's truly epic Troughton and black & white finale, "The War Games," written by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke. We only scratch the surface on this really phenomenal story, looking at the political and social implications of war, the accordian-nature of the storytelling, the quiter moments that show the implications of the events, and the Time Lords ex machina nature of the finale. Let us know what you think! Follow us on Twitter @DWTWR and email us at erikandkyle@gmail.com 

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After a longer than usual break between episodes, Phil & Paul return with their long overdue review of the Target novelisation Doctor Who and The Cave Monsters.  During the course of dissecting this book, they discuss the problem of poorly realised femaie characters, rushed endings and the dietary habits of 1970's Britain. And in the news this week, the announcement of an official convention to celebrate the 50th Anniversary and also a recap on the news they missed out on during the last couple of weeks including the Ice Warriors makeover for series 7, and the perils of press releases giving away major plotlines.

From Wikipedia with thanks Colony in Space is a in the series , which was first broadcast in 6 weekly parts from April 10 to May 15, 1971. Contents [] [] Synopsis Three meet at an observatory and discuss the theft of confidential files relating to "the Doomsday Weapon." They begrudgingly realise that only one man can help them — and the Doctor, accompanied by , is temporarily released from his exile and sent in the to the desert planet of Uxarieus in the year 2472. There he finds an outpost of human colonists living as farmers. The colony is not a success — the land seems unusually poor and recently they are being besieged by representatives of rapacious mining corporations, and more recently, ferocious reptiles. The colony's governor, Robert Ashe, makes them welcome, and explains the colonists fled a year ago to the planet to escape the overcrowding and pollution on Earth. Two colonists die in a reptile attack that night, and the next morning a man named Norton arrives at the settlement, claiming that he is from another colony that was wiped out by the reptiles. While the Doctor is investigating the dome of the dead colonists he is surprised by a controlled by Caldwell, a mineralogist for the IMC. Caldwell invites the Doctor to talk to his bosses and hear their side of the story. His superior, Dent, is a ruthless mining engineer, who has been using the mining robot to scare and now kill the colonists - something which Caldwell finds repellent. Dent knows the planet is rich in rare minerals and wants it for IMC and his greedy troops agree that this should be done at any cost. The original inhabitants of the planet, known to the colonists as primitives, have a truce with the colonists - but this is tested when Norton kills the colony's scientist and blames it on a primitive, whom he insists are hostile. Later, Norton is seen communicating with Captain Dent, implying that he is in fact a spy sent from IMC to further disrupt the colonists and not the sole survivor of a similar colony as he claimed. The Doctor meanwhile returns to the central dome of the colonists, having evaded an IMC attempt to kill him, and explains to Ashe that the miners are behind the deaths. An Adjudicator from Earth is sent for to deal with the complex claims over the planet - and when he arrives it turns out to be . In this alias he determines that the mining company's claim to the planet is stronger. The Doctor and Jo have meanwhile ventured to the primitive city. From images on cave walls they interpret it was once home to an advanced civilisation that degraded over time. In the heart of the city, in a room filled with massive machines and a glowing hatch, they encounter a diminutive alien known as the Guardian. It warns them that intruding into the city is punishable by death, and lets them go, but warns them not to return. The Master's adjudication is heard by a returning Doctor and Jo. Still in the Adjudicator's guise he tells Ashe that an appeal will fail unless there are special circumstances, such as historical interest and is intrigued when Ashe tells him about the primitive city. By this ploy he finds out more about the planet and the primitive city while Ashe is drawn away from the Doctor, who begins to lose his credibility with the colonists. The Master then manipulates the Doctor into accompanying him to the primitive city. The situation between colonists and miners has meanwhile reached flashpoint with a pitched battle between them. Dent and his forces triumph and he stages a false trial of Ashe and Winton, the most rebellious of the colonists, sentencing them to death but commuting the sentence if all the colonists agree to leave the planet in their damaged old colony ship which first brought them to Uxarieus. Inside the city, the Master tells the Doctor that the primitives were once an advanced civilisation. Before their civilisation fell apart, they built a super-weapon that was never used - and he wants to claim this weapon for himself. The room with the machinery in the city is the heart of a weapon; so powerful that the was created during a test firing. The Doctor rejects the Master's overture to help him rule the galaxy using the weapon, stating that absolute power is evil and corrupting. The Guardian appears, demanding an explanation for the intrusion. The Master explains that he's come to restore their civilisation to its former glory. The Doctor argues against him, and the Guardian recalls that the weapon led his race to decay, and its radiation is ruining the planet. It instructs the Doctor to activate the self-destruct, which he does. The city begins to crumble, and the Guardian tells them they must leave before it is too late. While the Doctor and the Master flee the decaying city, they find Caldwell and Jo, and the four get out before the city explodes. The colonists' ship has meanwhile exploded on take-off as Ashe predicted it would. However, the colony leader was the only one to die. He piloted the ship alone to save his people. Winton and the colonists now emerge from hiding and kill or overpower the IMC men, with Caldwell having switched sides to support the colonists. Amid the confusion, the Master manages to make his escape. With the battle over, the Doctor explains that the radiation from the weapon was what was killing their crops but this limiting factor has now been removed. Earth has agreed to send a real Adjudicator to Uxarieus, and Caldwell has decided to join the colonists. He tells them that he can help them with their power supply. The Doctor and Jo return to the TARDIS, which returns to Headquarters mere seconds after it left. Having accomplished what the Time Lords intended, the Doctor is once again trapped on Earth. [] Continuity This is the first time since season six that the Doctor travels to another planet in the TARDIS. Excepting a brief shot of one wall in , this is also the first time that the inside of the Master's TARDIS (a redress of the Doctor's TARDIS set) is shown. [] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions)Archive "Episode One" 10 April 1971 24:19 7.6 PAL colour conversion "Episode Two" 17 April 1971 22:43 8.5 PAL colour conversion "Episode Three" 24 April 1971 23:47 9.5 PAL colour conversion "Episode Four" 1 May 1971 24:20 8.1 PAL colour conversion "Episode Five" 8 May 1971 25:22 8.8 PAL colour conversion "Episode Six" 15 May 1971 25:22 8.7 PAL colour conversion Working titles for this story included Colony. Script editor has frequently stated that he disliked the original premise of the Doctor being trapped on Earth, and had meant to subvert this plan as soon as he felt he could get away with it. He recalls in a DVD documentary interview (on the release) having had it pointed out to him by Malcolm Hulke that the format limited the stories to merely two types: alien invasion and mad scientist, and says he'd immediately responded, "Fuck Me! You're right!" (on the release). The story is one of the first to use the show for social commentary - in this instance, the dangers of colonialism. [] Cast notes See also . Bernard Kay appears as Caldwell. This is his fourth and final appearance on the series. Director Michael Briant spoke the commentary accompanying a propaganda film watched by the Doctor on the IMC spaceship in Episode Two. This was a late cast change, and was originally intended for Pat Gorman – who was subsequently still credited on Episodes One and Two as 'Primitive and Voice'. [] Broadcast and reception 16mm colour film trims of location sequences for the story still exist and short clips from this material was used in the BBC TV special "30 years in the Tardis" (1993). [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in April 1974 as Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon. This was the first serial of the 1971 series to be so adapted; as a result, Hulke breaks continuity by having Jo Grant introduced to the Doctor for the first time, even though on television her introduction was in (and this would be reflected in the later novelisation of that serial). There is another extensive Malcolm Hulke prologue as an elderly Time Lord describes the Doctor-Master rivalry to his assistant and learns of the theft of the Doomsday Weapon files. There have been , , and editions. An unabridged reading of the novelisation by actor was released on CD in September 2007 by BBC Audiobooks. book Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon Series Release number 23 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date April 1974 [] VHS and DVD releases Although the mastertapes had been wiped copies were returned to the BBC in 1983 from TV Ontario in Canada. In November 2001, this story was released together with , in a tin box set, entitled The Master. A new transfer was made from the converted NTSC to PAL videotapes but no restoration work was carried out for this release. The story has been scheduled for release on DVD in the UK on 3 October 2011. The single disc release will contain four seconds which were missing from VHS & US masters of the story and which restores two lines of dialogue. [] References Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2008-08-31. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-31. Sullivan, Shannon (2007-07-05). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-31. Butler, David (2007). Time and Relative Dissertations in Space: Critical Perspectives on Doctor Who. Manchester University Press.  . Marcus (21 July 2011). . The Doctor Who News Page. Retrieved 22 July 2011. [] External links at at at the [] Reviews reviews at reviews at [] Target novelisation reviews at

The War Games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: , This article is about the Doctor Who serial. For the 1965 television film on nuclear war, see . For the war games in the anime/manga MÄR, see . For the 1983 US movie, see . 050 – The War Games serial The Doctor and his friends are caught in the middle of World War I... or are they? Cast () () () Guest stars — Lt Carstairs — Lady Jennifer Buckingham — — Commandant Gorton — Major Barrington — Captain Ransom — Lieutenant Crane — Sgt Major Burns — Sergeant Willis — Military Policeman — Military Chauffeur — — Lieutenant Lucke, — German Soldiers — — — — — Alien Guard — Alien Technician — Sgt Thompson — Corporal Riley — Leroy — Harper — Spencer — Russell — Moor — Du Pont — Arturo Villar — Petrov — Redcoat — First Time Lord — Second Time Lord — Third Time Lord — Tanya Lernov Production Writer Director Script editor Terrance Dicks (uncredited) Producer Executive producer(s) None Production code ZZ Series Length 10 episodes, 25 minutes each Originally broadcast –, Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → The War Games is a in the series , which originally aired in ten weekly parts from to , . It was the last regular appearance of as the , and of and as and . It is the 50th story of the series, and the last Doctor Who serial to be recorded in black and white. Contents [] // if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } // [] Plot [] Synopsis On an alien planet the Doctor uncovers a diabolic plot to conquer the universe, with brainwashed soldiers abducted from Earth forced to fight in simulated environments, reflecting the periods in history from whence they were taken. The alien's aim is to produce a super army from the survivors, to this end they have been aided by a renegade from the Doctor's own race the 'Time Lords'. Joining forces with rebel soldiers, who have broken their conditioning, the Doctor and his companions foil the plan and stop the fighting. But the Doctor admits he needs the help of the Time Lords to return the soldiers to their own times, but in asking risks capture for his own past crimes including the theft of the TARDIS. After sending the message he and his companions attempt to evade capture, but are caught. Having returned the soldiers to Earth, the Time Lords erase Zoe and Jamie's memories of travelling with the Doctor, and return them to the point in time just before they entered the TARDIS. They then place the Doctor on trial for stealing the TARDIS and breaking the rule of non-interference. The Doctor presents a spirited defence citing his many battles against the evils of the universe. Accepting this defence the Time Lords announce his punishment is exile to Earth. In addition the operation of the TARDIS is wiped from his memory and his next is imposed. [] Continuity Patrick Troughton later reprised the role of the Second Doctor in , and . In the second of these, he expresses knowledge of events of the final episode of this serial, on the face of it a chronological impossibility, and in the last he is on an assignment for the Time Lords, which is incompatible with the events seen here. These facts gave rise to the theory, enabled by the aforementioned lack of on-screen depiction of the regeneration.The again faces trial in , the beginning of which refers to this previous trial.The time machines designed by the War Chief and used by the War Lords are called SIDRATs, an inversion of the name TARDIS. Though this name is used only once, and then merely in passing, on-screen during the serial (and pronounced "side-rat"), the expanded acronym is revealed to stand for "Space and Inter-Dimensional Robot All-purpose Transporter" in the 1979 novelisation by . It is repeated in the novel by Terrance Dicks, which forms a sequel to The War Games.The Second Doctor's appearance in Terrance Dicks' BBC Books novel, , occurs during this story. [] Firsts For the first time, this serial names the Doctor's race as the "Time Lords". Although his home planet () is seen, it would not be referenced by name until (1973). His reasons for leaving Gallifrey, and the fact that he stole the TARDIS, are also revealed.Aside from the Doctor and , the War Chief is the second person of the Doctor's race (after the ) to appear in the television series.Again the concept of is presented but not named in this serial, following /. The process was eventually named in , then retrospectively attributed to the earlier two changes of actors — first by series fans, then later by the early-'80s production team in . Until that point, there was some fan controversy over whether the Second Doctor had actually regenerated or merely had his appearance changed.While Troughton's Doctor is sentenced to a forced regeneration at the end of this serial, we do not actually see him regenerate into the (who first appears — briefly wearing the Troughton costume — in the next serial, ). The only other Doctor not to receive an on-screen regeneration is the , who has already regenerated into the at the start of the 2005 series.In the first Episode, the Second Doctor kisses Zoe. This display of platonic affection is the first time that the Doctor kisses one of his companions, though as the series went on it would be far from the last. [] Lasts In the final episode, the Time Lords wipe Zoe's mind and return her to the Wheel, where she encounters Tanya Lernov, a character from . A set from The Wheel in Space was rebuilt and actress (Tanya) rehired for this one scene. The audio drama shows an older Zoe having detailed dreams of her adventures with the Doctor, suspecting that something is blocking her memory, and seeing a psychiatric counsellor in an effort to understand the "dreams".This marks the last appearance of the TARDIS Control Room until in 1971, though the removed TARDIS console would be seen in the Doctor's headquarters laboratory in , and in a hut on the grounds of the titular project in .Episode 10 is the last episode of the original series to be produced in black and white. [] Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) Archive "Episode 1" 19 April 1969 25:00 5.5 16mm t/r "Episode 2" 26 April 1969 25:00 6.3 16mm t/r "Episode 3" 3 May 1969 24:30 5.1 16mm t/r "Episode 4" 10 May 1969 23:40 5.7 16mm t/r "Episode 5" 17 May 1969 24:30 5.1 16mm t/r "Episode 6" 24 May 1969 22:53 4.2 16mm t/r "Episode 7" 31 May 1969 22:28 4.9 16mm t/r "Episode 8" 7 June 1969 24:37 3.5 16mm t/r "Episode 9" 14 June 1969 24:34 4.1 16mm t/r "Episode 10" 21 June 1969 24:23 5.0 16mm t/r book Doctor Who and the War Games Series Release number 70 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 25 September 1979 Preceded by Followed by [] Commercial releases This serial was released in the UK February 1990 in a two-tape set in episodic form. It was re-released in remastered format in September 2002. Since this VHS re-release, better quality film prints of the story have been located at the BFI, and were used for the DVD release. The DVD will be released on July 6th 2009 and is a 3 disc set, with a commentry provided by Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Philip Madoc, Graham Weston, Jane Sherwin, Terrance Dicks and Derrick Sherwin. [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Malcolm Hulke, was published by in September 1979, entitled Doctor Who and The War Games. Despite the length of the serial, Hulke was allotted only 143 pages in which to adapt the 10-episode script, the third longest Doctor Who serial. By comparison, the later novelisation of the second longest serial, the 12-episode , was published in two volumes, each of which were much longer than Hulke's book, while four books were used to novelise the longest serial, the 14-episode . [] References , , & , , , 1995, p. 104 ; and (2006). About Time 2: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who: 1966–1969, Seasons 4 to 6. : Mad Norwegian Press. .  Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. . Retrieved on 2008-08-31.  . Doctor Who Reference Guide. . Retrieved on 2008-08-31.  Sullivan, Shannon (2005-05-12). . A Brief History of Time Travel. . Retrieved on 2008-08-31.  [] External links at at at the - The War Games - The War Games [] Reviews reviews at reviews at [] Target novelisation reviews at