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Time Ram massacres 'The Keeper of Traken', previously a Tom Baker classic, but now taking its rightful home in the William Hartnell era! We re-purpose the Pleasence, Fabio and Mr Pastry and also explore a number of spin-off shows: Cameca - Time Stalker, The Adventures of Captain Maitland and Kassia's Special Sauce. Come on Big Finish, give us a call.
Back in N-Space, we find ourselves in the very odd (but apparently extremely harmonious) society of Traken, ruled over by an apparently all-powerful Keeper in The Keeper of Traken! All is not as it seems, as an old, kinda crispy enemy lurks in the background, ready to steal all of our bodies in his quest to keep living… Join us as we discuss the clear influences of Shakespeare, how the Trakenites were able to procure weapons so quickly, the rampant use of ring tropes, how Adric calls the Doctor out on his nonsense, the issues with Trakenite architecture not being load-bearing, and the interesting story parallels between The Keeper of Traken and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. If you would like to watch along with us, you can find this story available for streaming on Britbox in the USA (http://www.britbox.com) and BBC iPlayer in the UK (https://bbc.in/48GSaCB). If you're a little old fashioned and prefer physical media (like our very own Anthony), you can find the entirety of Season 18 on Blu Ray from Amazon US (https://amzn.to/4fvAcqb) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/4etoACE) Other media mentioned in this episode*: All Creatures Great and Small: The Complete Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DS2Uhx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3aNiAGr) Space: 1999: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3pbTv08 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3p7W43u) The Pallisers (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3AQEL96 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vkwF7K) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G6YCoH | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3m0qOSc) A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet version) (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4jugiOG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4aFcWo4) Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ptuM83 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3BSULsQ) Captain Planet: The Complete Franchise (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4aucJUx | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/40Lhnds) Avengers: Infinity War (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3aV91Fj | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2Z0eIz4) Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4hdc5xo | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3PO29hN) Return of the Living Dead (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3CrxSlJ | Amazon UK:) The Wizard of Oz (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ATvg9t | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3ARGSd3) The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Mbal7v | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3Mm1AHv) Marillion: The Best of Both Worlds (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3PQwufq | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3CBejau) The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/48vQjkz | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/45RC3AL) The Bible (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4awKvII | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4hwnYOE) The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkein (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4jsKgCD | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/42o8bwZ) The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkein (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4dXHbGC | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4dTcS3R) Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights (YouTube: https://youtu.be/-1pMMIe4hb4) Kelis – Milkshake (YouTube: https://youtu.be/pGL2rytTraA) Millenialism (Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/4jtFCEp) Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review. *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.
In the second part of our look at Tom Baker's final season, we wax (appropriately) lyrical about Warrior's Gate, muse on the poor observation skills of the people of Traken, and mourn Aunty Vanessa (because someone has to). Jacob has issues with Traken as a moral fable, Ciarán ponders whether the Keeper is more Arthur Scargill or Ian Paisley, and we come to a distressing realisation about the inhabitants of Logopolis. Warrior's Gate: 0:35 The Keeper of Traken: 28:29 Logopolis: 46:00 Conclusions and rankings: 1:17:58 Twitter: @LotsPlanetsPod Email: lotsofplanets@gmail.com Theme Music: "Special Spotlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
May the Source be with you! Tom Baker's regeneration eve story The Keeper of Traken starts strong with a Shakespearean wedding on a utopian world of niceness — but soon devolves into a slap fight between drama nerds and science nerds over a strangely buff statue. Even its surprise reveal is far from the most masterful. So can the Doctor and Adric's double act, plus manic pixie dream Nyssa and too-good-to-be-true Tremas, deliver this nostalgia fest from evil? Grab an eggplant and claim consular privilege with us while we investigate. Give your own rating for The Keeper of Traken on Spotify! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and become a True Companion of the podcast to get new episodes before everyone else! Subscribe to our newsletter at pulltoopen.net for extended notes on The Keeper of Traken. Support the podcast by becoming a patron of Pull To Open on Patreon. Please review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts. Timeline: Intro 00:00:00 Previously… 00:01:41 True Companions Unite! 00:04:44 Whomoji Challenge 00:06:49 POLL To Open 00:12:19 TL;DW 00:17:38 Commentary 00:22:23 Four Questions to Doomsday 00:53:44 What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 00:58:14 Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:01:12 Final Judgment 01:04:59 Randomizer! 01:11:34 Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 X: @pulltoopen63 Facebook: @pulltoopen63 Threads: @pulltoopen63 Bluesky: @pulltoopen Play Pull To Open Bingo (NEW upgraded card!) Story Essentials Season 18, Serial 6 Story number: 114, per the The Pull To Open Codex Writer: Johnny Byrne Director: John Black Script Editor: Christopher H. Bidmead Producer: John Nathan-Turner Aired 31 January–21 February 1981 Pull To Open: The Keeper of Traken Season 5 Episode 12 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish ©️AnyWho Media LLC 2024 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pull-to-open/support
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The peaceful world of Traken is famed for it's harmonius nature, so much so that any evil force that lands on it cannot sustain itself for long. However, something else has landed there and has taken root. This week Paddy and Tricia follow The Doctor and Adric as they return to N-Space, where they are immediately summoned to Traken by it's revered Keeper, who is close to death and needs there help to save his world. Can they uncover the mystery of the evil has has begun to seep into planet and prevent it from taking on the power of the Keeper of Traken?
In this week's podcast Rob and Liam discuss Black Mirror, ice-cream, drinks explode, spoons are dropped, and we also work in a discussion on Indiana Jones, Nazis and somehow find time for Tom Baker's penultimate adventure The Keeper of Traken.
Back in N-space our watch of season 18 brings us to The Keeper Of Traken. Nic from @AntNicPressPlay podcast joins us to discuss the many questions that this story brings, and there are lots...
This week; we say goodbye to Tom Baker as we enter his final season, with a trip to the Traken Union to bump into an old foe in 1981's Keeper of Traken
Join Joe & Mark as they head back to the Main Range! Egypt, Colditz, Traken and Biggins!
We're out of E-Space and headed to the peaceful planet of Traken this week. What could possibly go wrong? Well, there's a Melkur in the garden and trouble's a-brewing…
Welcome to THE TARDIS CREW: a Doctor Who podcast.In our next Big Finish review, Baz Greenland discusses Conflicts of Interest, the latest volume in the Fifth Doctor range, starring Peter Davison as the Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa of Traken.SYNOPSISIn the far future and the recent past, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan discover that humans can be monsters too.Friendly Fire by John Dorney (3 parts)When the TARDIS needs to reset itself, the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan find themselves having to fill time on a space-hub filled with numerous attractions. This pleases Tegan and Nyssa no end... but the Doctor is more interested in visiting an alien friend of his living on a nearby mining planet and is able to persuade his friends to join him.But on arrival, his friend is nowhere to be found and the locals are more than slightly unwelcoming. With limited options for departure and a hostile populace they may be in a lot of trouble.Sometimes true monsters are found in the strangest places.2. The Edge of the War by Jonathan Barnes (3 parts)France in the summer of 1936. The village of Villy is in a state of contentment, tinged only slightly with unease. A kilometre away, construction is underway on a large underground fortification, part of the Maginot Line project which has seen the building of a series of defences against future invasion.A young artist has arrived in the village to paint the landscape. Her name is Nyssa and she has taken a room in the local inn, run in its owner's absence by a young Australian woman called Tegan. But she's not the only newcomer. A detective called the Doctor has just got in from Paris. And he has quite a mystery to solve...Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Conflicts of Interest is available to purchase at the Big Finish site HERE.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandExecutive ProducerTony BlackWe Made This on Twitter: @wmt_networkwemadethisnetwork.comThe TARDIS Crew on Twitter: @CrewTARDISTitle music: Science or Fiction (c) Blackout Memories via epidemicsound.comArtwork: Quill Greenland
We continue on our Season 18 run with our third straight novelization from the season -- unusually, all so far in story order. "The Keeper of Traken" on TV is a delightful gem, and the book is not too far behind it. Joining me this week to celebrate Season 18 -- as well as the many other topics which inevitably come up -- is Lelon Stoldt (@LelonStoldt) from the InDOCtrination Podcast, a delightful show in which Lelon reads his way through the Target novelizations with his daughters -- in story order. You can catch their latest episode here. All our guests are up for a rousing game of "20 Questions"... but what happens when an AI program attempts the same? Find out... the results will shock you. "Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken" features cover art by Andrew Skilleter.] Doctor Who Literature is now a member of the Direction Point Doctor Who podcast network. Please e-mail the pod at DrWhoLiterature@gmail.com. You can catch all past episodes at https://anchor.fm/doctorwholit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorwholit/message
We return to Who with a tale of secret enemies, ostentatious acting and stentorian asides. Will the Keeper ever escape his shower cubicle? Will aubergines ever replace Rice Krispies? Will Tom Baker ever wipe his nose? And will The Keeper of Traken give Jim and Martin a new lease of life or leave them calcified? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 04:56 A walkthrough of the story 1:22:06 A review of the story 2:10:48 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!
the doctor and adric return to n space and are quickly recruit by the keeper of traken to help wih an evil that has come to his planet in the form of Melkur a staue that lives planets grove once they arrives things take a turn when a the keeper dies and triggers a sugsession which forces the doctor to stop melkur from taking control of the source which is the keystone of the traken civilastion this is the keeper of traken welcome to regenerated why not take a look at our social media and give us a review on Apple Podcasts merchandise -https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/regenerated facebook - www.facebook.com/regenerateddoctorwhopodcast/ twitter - twitter.com/Regenerated1963
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What exactly is it with the effed up society that Nyssa of Traken comes from? Maybe that weird figure in the Grove is doing us all a favor by getting rid of them all – but only if he also gets rid of the novelization by Terrance Dicks. Come join the discussion by Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes to find out why this book should be kept…far away from us. We are now a proud part of the Direction Point Podcast Network, including such fine shows as THE DOCTOR WHO COLLECTORS PODCAST, THE POLICE BOX IN A JUNKYARD PODCAST, and TIMESTREAMS. You can check out these and other podcasts in the network at http://www.directionpoint.org! If you like what you hear, please come visit our Patreon page! It's at https://www.patreon.com/DWTargetBC. If you decide to support us in our ongoing effort to discuss all of the DOCTOR WHO novelizations, you'll be able to choose a gift! Contributing at any level gets you our extras! Visit the site for more details! We also have a book discussion group of our very own on Goodreads! It can be found at the link below. If you want to have your question, discussion, or review of a given book read aloud by us, simply join the group, post your response to the group by the given deadline, and we will see it! If you really like us or feel the exact opposite, feel free to comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter (we're @DWTARGETBC), or subscribe to us via the podcast provider of your choice (we can be found on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn, amongst many others)! You can also email us at the email address given at the end of the episode with the phrase “Target Book Club” in the subject line! Thanks as always to Ron Schiding for our podcast logo and artwork, to Dalton Hughes for the editing, and to Aaron S. on YouTube for our new theme! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTargetBookClubPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast/id1195364046?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/doctorwhotargetbc TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Doctor-Who-Target-Book-Club-Podcast-p957128/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DWTARGETBC Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/710804-doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast The DIRECTION POINT Doctor Who Podcast Network: http://www.directionpoint.org
Well, this time we finally can mark Season 18 off our checklist (because we reviewed Logopolis a while ago...go check it out) with The Keeper of Traken! If reviewing almost a whole season in one stretch has shown us anything, it's that this season was fraught with issues. But they still put out some good stories (and ultimately gave Tom a satisfying send off). The Keeper of Traken had to not only further the season, but also introduce what would become a new companion and also reintroduce The Master. There are some stumbles, but they mostly stick the landing.
Well, this time we finally can mark Season 18 off our checklist (because we reviewed Logopolis a while ago...go check it out) with The Keeper of Traken! If reviewing almost a whole season in one stretch has shown us anything, it's that this season was fraught with issues. But they still put out some good stories (and ultimately gave Tom a satisfying send off). The Keeper of Traken had to not only further the season, but also introduce what would become a new companion and also reintroduce The Master. There are some stumbles, but they mostly stick the landing.
Romana is gone, and Adric seems to making Tom Baker regret being an actor so let's go to the planet of the incorruptible! Wait what do you mean they're being corrupted. WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE MASTER IS BACK?!?!?! Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendWatchPod Patreon where you can find commentary tracks, notes, early access to next week's Doctor Who episode! https://www.patreon.com/gamblord
WE'RE BACK in the thick of the Time War in this week's episode, as we find the Fifth Doctor's companion Nyssa caught up in the conflict, on her ship, the Traken. Kenny and Matt discuss the story - as Becca recovers from COVID - and we're joined by writer Rob Nisbet and producer Ian Atkins to discuss A Heart on Both SIdes, a Big Finish Short Trip, released in 2017. And it's only £2.99 - go on, you know you want to buy it, if you've not already heard it!
This month our review stories as chosen by the big Finish Randomoid Selectortron are both Sixth Doctor and Peri adventures. They are: Doctor Who - ...Ish by Phil Pascoe - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-ish-201 Doctor Who The Lost Stories - The Guardians of Prophecy by Johnny Byrne adapted by Jonathan Morris - https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-guardians-of-prophecy-416 As a special treat we are also joined by writer Jonathan Morris to talk about how this sequel to The Keeper of Traken came to be part of The Lost Stories range. Philip recommends Principle of Charity (Podcast) - https://open.spotify.com/show/5SUoY4YgAJp5s7R4wdca7n?si=7e94a48e840b41ed Dwayne recommends The Silver Sky by Tannith Lee (BBC Radio Play from 1980) - https://archive.org/details/the-silver-sky._202105 Theme music by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio Twitter: http://twitter.com/audiosirens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrU3MLlOeJTLnAbLl35QgeQ Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio/message
Ben and Mark bring Series 11 to a close with two tales of spiritual saps being taken for a ride by old enemies of the Doctor. In The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos, Graham and Ryan get a satisfying ending even if no one else does. Whilst in The Keeper of Traken, Adric and Nyssa actually seem to like each other. What kind of evil energy is Peter Davison bringing in a few episodes' time?Also: Geoffrey Beevers climbing up the back of you, an invitation to the wedding of the year, Tom Baker's Ghost Detectives, and bum regenerations.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/onthetimelash)
This is the one where the Doctor meets an all powerful chair god. And the master! The post 191 – The Master Plan – The Keeper of Traken appeared first on Noobs & the Whovian.
This is the one where the Doctor meets an all powerful chair god. And the master! You can find us at noobsandthewhovian.com, facebook.com/noobsandthewhovian, and twitter.com/noobswhovian and email us at noobsandthewhovian@gmail.com. Please subscribe and leave a rating wherever you found us, and share us with a friend. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/noobsandthewhovian.
Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Steven Clare discuss the news of Russell T Davies returning as Doctor Who showrunner, review Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 00:55 — Welcome! 01:58 […]
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Joe & Mark; who thinks up the best Doctor Who themed party? Do we suffer the part three lag here? Is 3-3-7 an appropriately dramatic climax? Does the audience know who the Master is? We're pissed, and enjoying ourselves immensely.
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Joe & Mark; it's only beginning! Kassia is peak evil and sashays around Traken as if she owns the place and we're absolutely in love with her. Trigger happy Nyssa? Who has the worse old woman in peril story?
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Joe & Mark; and the invention of the new sex app on Traken, Melkr! Swipe left for ‘good' and right for ‘evil.' How will your hosts stay sober as the crudeness and Traken references abound! What the hell is the currency on Traken? Who are the space Famous Five?
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Joe & Mark; & Traken themed cock(tails). The Traken drinking game starts here! Take a sip every time Traken, Melkur or Keeper are mentioned…or every time Joe makes a rude joke! Try and stay sober
What if I told you... there was another Time Lord? And that he was... FABULOUS?! We welcome the Master back. So pull up a chair, pop up some popcorn, get into a comfortable posture, and prepare to be re-Mastered.
What if I told you... there was another Time Lord? And that he was... FABULOUS?! We welcome the Master back. So pull up a chair, pop up some popcorn, get into a comfortable posture, and prepare to be re-Mastered.
In the week of Mother's Day, WhoSoc's theme is fathers (who wrote this schedule? Oh yeah, me), examining The Keeper of Traken (1981) and Father's Day (2005).
With more affection for Anthony Ainley than we can reasonably 'master', we collectively praise a well-told and well-executed long-game villain payoff. The post Classic Rewatch: The Keeper of Traken first appeared on Gallifrey Public Radio.
This episode: we lay the ground rules, Rosie prematurely describes a serial recap as "so long" twenty minutes in, we debate the nature of the Master's skin, Aym's audio flakes out, Adric and Four get trapped in a castle made of bones, and Nyssa is declared mayor of Wife City. Follow us @PolarityPod on Twitter, or polaritypod.tumblr.com, make sure to subscribe, and take a second to rate us on iTunes!
A legendary foe contests the ascension of a Keeper Elect in the first ever serial to feature an aubergine
A legendary foe contests the ascension of a Keeper Elect in the first ever serial to feature an aubergine
Reversing Polarity, a very queer Doctor Who fancast, launches on 14th January 2021 with a double feature of The Keeper of Traken and The Keys of Marinus. Follow us at @PolarityPod on Twitter and polaritypod.tumblr.com for updates, and follow us on your podcast feed of choice so you don't miss our first episodes!
Please join Craig, Suky, John and Marc for ep 2 of season 3 of PROGTOR WHO... We discuss all the latest WHO news, review THE KEEPER OF TRAKEN, play 4 great songs and have a bit of a laugh... :) If you enjoy our podcast please leave us a review on i-tunes... Thank you :)
The Time Lord is victorious, and we now have issue #1 of the Doctor Who Comic and trailer to prove it as David Tennant tosses high collars over the brown suit for the latest transmedia adventures of our favourite Galllifreyan. Mark your calendar for Titan’s Doctor Who Comics Day on Nov. 21, and keep your ears peeled for new BBC Audio on the horizon! But let’s stop shilly shallying, shall we? We have our Classic Series Commentary over the concluding episodes of “The Power of the Daleks”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! More Whoray releases in the works Time Lord Victorious trailer Doctor Who Comics Day November 21 Upcoming BBC Audio releases: Enlightenment, The Keeper of Traken, The Web Planet The Macra Terror wins RTS award The Doctor Who Cookbook Blu-Ray feature also wins RTS award Star Trek Day Commentary: The Power of the Daleks, episodes 5-6
Regular listeners will know that aside from our 'hot take' episodes whenever new Doctor Who emerges, our other episodes are hardly ever based on reviewing a single story. In that way, we're probably different to many, or even most, Doctor Who podcasts out there which make single story reviews their main focus. We 'broke' this rule in September 2019 by randomly selecting The Keeper of Traken for a deep dive and we loved the experience so much, we decided to do it again sometime in the following year. Conscious that we did a Classic Who episode last time, a few weeks back we ran a Twitter poll asking listeners what they'd like to hear us do a standalone podcast on: Amy's Choice, The Long Game, The Girl Who Waited, or The Idiot's Lantern. 136 votes were cast, with 35.3% asking for The Girl Who Waited. So... here we are! But some things never change and before we get to the episode itself we also rattle through some listener reviews, Doctor Who news, and short topics. And be sure to let us know what you thought of our opinion on the story, so we can read you out, next time. Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
This week my classic series re-watch reaches Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken, Nyssa’s debut story. You may wish to contribute to the show’s running costs, it’s Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/tdrury The show is also on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
Companions Adric – alien boy genius/math wiz from E-Space. Died trying to save the Doctor and Earth Nyssa – An aristocrat of the alien world Traken. She was originally going to be a one off character but they liked her so much they kept her on as a regular. She cam on with the Fourth […] The post 099.5 Fifth Doctor Primer appeared first on Noobs & the Whovian.
Joe and Toni are joined by Ben Paddon to discuss Spacespeare, Daylight Spending Time, and an Australian TV show in the Classic Doctor Who serial The Keeper of Traken. This episode is brought to you by Friend of Rassilon and actual sea pirate, Steve Conway. If you're interested in being a Friend of Rassilon, click here. Download • YouTube • RSS • Patreon • iTunes • Stitcher • Google Play • ESO Network
As regular listeners know, Rob and Dave differentiate the Doctor Who Show from most other Who podcasts by seldom talking about a single Doctor Who story as the main segment of their monthly shows. Their topics are usually broader, taking in multiple stories as they work their way through a topic. This month, however, the guys have decided to mix things up and do something a little different by taking a deep dive on the penultimate (and underrated?) Tom Baker story, The Keeper of Traken, as the main focus of the episode. Before they get there, however, they follow their usual format of cherry picking some of the more interesting Doctor Who news stories for the previous month, and also rattle through a few quick 'mini topics' of their own. Keeper of Traken listener comments from: FilmArk Reviews @mattbarberuk; Rob Kelly @robkellytweets; Darren Signal @dcsignal Doctor Who Show mailbag emails from: Sheldon Carnegie, Richard Nolan Hope you enjoy the episode! Contact us anytime, hello@theDWshow.net
Episode 16 sees us 'back on the Pondcast Bagwagon' as we plunge into the lush and velvety Gaudi-inspired world of Traken where people have suddenly stopped being terribly nice to each other. We explore the all-too temporary TARDIS team of the 4th Doctor and Adric, Kassia's somewhat confusing motivations, and the place that Roger Limb's music has in Alex's psyche. We also ask just how far should you put up your hands in a hostage situation, the weaponising of the fosters, and why cucumber-strewing seems to be a Traken national sport. And what has any of this got to do with Brexit? Elsewhere there's an interview with Alex's youngest daughter Cassia (with a 'C') on seeing her namesake on the telly box for the first time, a nostalgic New Adventures books quiz, a surprisingly simpatico Cailleach, and a few interview gems from Swap Shop and Mavis Nicholson. Also, Janet Fielding goes missing! The cat not Tegan. Keep up, she's not due to debut until Logopolis. WARNING: There is singing. "Ah, Neman! How nice." Please leave us a review us on Apple Podcasts and enjoy lovelies!
Welcome to Traken the happiest, most harmonious place in all of N-space. You've come at a bit of a bad time. Great Grandpappy Traken, King of Happiness, fell off his chair and died. Daddy Traken was supposed to take over as King but Mummy Traken hadn't had her wedding night so she murdered Clever Uncle Traken and blamed it on Daddy. Old Auntie Traken, told Mummy to be King but Mummy was Maaaaaaddddddd. Madder than an ostrich on a ski-lift. She started wearing a fetish collar and put a moss-covered, bird poo-encrusted statue called Mouldy on the throne before locking it in a glass box. Daddy Traken was in prison along with Weird Wedding Guest And His Son. But everyone forgot about his daughter, Naughty Princess Traken. She and Weird Wedding Guest And His Son's Son recently ‘experimented' using special equipment in Daddy's draw and she wanted more. She bribed, she shot, she jailbroke and then she went on the lam with her new boyfriend to wilfully sabotage civilisation as we know it. Daddy Traken and Weird Wedding Guest watched Mummy Traken vanish to death and they set fire to the mouldy old statue forcing Stupid Uncle Traken (who didn't know what was going on) to be King of Happiness. Weird Wedding Guest And His Son left. But not before Weird Wedding Guest And His Son's Son dumped Bad Pixie Princess Traken. She returned home only to find Daddy Traken had decided to get the master of all face-lifts and go on a joyride, leaving her to clean up…well…let's be honest, HER mess. So it's all been a bit of a hugger-mugger really. Still, hope you enjoy your stay and make sure you're gone before the two weeks are up. No seriously, two weeks is all you've got here.
For our 15th episode we travel into the far future and the jungle planet of Zeta Minor where the Doctor and Sarah have to square up to the fearsome Anti-Matter Beast. We theorise about the strange relationship between hair and anti-matter (matter equals time plus jumpsuits) and discuss, amongst many important issues, Sarah’s ideal hair length, compression knickers, and the art of strong leadership. Elsewhere we reminisce about a 1991 meeting with Prentis Hancock (we call him ‘Uncle Prent’) and encourage our wonderful listeners to come up with new verses for The Anti-Matter Song - sung to the tune of Nancy Sinatra’s 'These Boots Were Made For Walking'. Naturally, we also have all your favourite segments too: Dressed for Success, the Quiz, our Hall of Fame and a visit from the Cailleach. What more could you possibly want?! Please subscribe, or review the podcast and get in touch on Twitter @worlenoughpod. Possibly all three! We love you all x Next time: The Keeper of Traken
Episode 103 of the Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast conducts our most recent Audio Focus, The Keeper of Traken. We use not only information from various Doctor Who sources, but the audio commentary track from the DVD, which featured Anthony Ainley (Tremas) , Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), and Johnny Byrne (Keeper of Traken writer). Besides off topic tangents, we discuss Big Finish Main Range release #26 Primeval, which features Traken before Keeper, starring Peter Davison as The Doctor, and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa. Stay tuned for future podcasts that will continue the discussion of Toxicity within Fandom, with the main focus on Doctor Who (of course). Please give the show some feedback through tweets & email. Please email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com Tweet the show: @AlhambraPodcast Tweet the hosts: Liam @djNezumi, Brett @Mavic_Chen, and Humphrey:@HumphGPC Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com
The Melkur has arrived, and Christian Cawley and James McLean are literally caught by the honey on display in The Keeper of Traken. There's the cast, the set, the costumes, the return of the Master, the Shakespearean undercurrent. It's lovely, isn't it? This week's podKast with a K is a commentary of The Keeper of Traken. We'd like you to join in, watching along with us. Get your DVDs/streaming account at the ready and hit play!
... in which our fearless podcasters continue their deep dive into the out-of-continuity adventures of the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa of Traken. JB and St. Xtofer review the Big Finish audios “The Mutant Phase” by Nicholas Briggs, “Primeval” by Gary Russell, “Circular Time - Autumn” by Paul Cornell & Mike Maddox, “Castle of Fear” by Alan Barnes, “The Eternal Summer” by Jonathan Morris, and “Plague of the Daleks” by Mark Morris.
On this episode the crew covers The Keeper of Traken with a planet that is so good evil doesn’t thrive, a really sinister statue, the keepers hygiene, and an old enemy comes back with some flair! To find previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/gtw To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher: … Continue reading Going Through Who 7.12: The Keeper of Traken →
Kevin and JG this week return to the adventures of the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa, as we explore Primeval and the deep past of Traken. Can Primeval invoke the same baroque feel as The Keeper Of Traken? And will this prove to be a more successful outing that the pair's last (covered) story in Winter For The Adept? Plus there's a dip into the mailbag, as Kevin and JG are asked whether environment has ever affected the appreciation of a story.
Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "The Keeper of Traken", the sixth serial from Doctor Who Season 18 in 1981, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Geoffrey Beevers as the Second Master, and the introduction of Sarah Sutton as Nyssa! Find us here: Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @JesseJacksonDFW Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast/ Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com
Keeper of Traken is a lot of things. There is a theater type quality to it with the costume and sets. This is the last serial for a while where there are no Earthling companions. Of course, this episode had no Romana. The return of the Master is the most notable highlight in my opinion. Out the Ashes of the Deadly Assassins, and I do mean Ashes, the Master returns at his most desperate, grasping on to any chance of an extended lifespan. We also have the introduction of a new companion, Nyssa. She's as delightful as ever, which makes the conclusion of this serial rather sad, for the Doctor's foe wears the body of Nyssa's father. Up until this point, this maybe the worst thing the Master has every done on Camera. Contact Straight Outta Gallifrey at prydonian.post@gmail.com www.wrightonnetwork.com Ruth and Darrin helped me with this episode. The two of them are also Podcasters. Here is a link to where you can find their programming. http://radadventures.podbean.com/
This week I chat to Australian blogger Johnny Spandrell, about the racism in The Talons of Weng Chiang, and why he thinks Doctor Who's days on broadcast TV are numbered. We end up chatting Class, Sherlock, and Traken (again!) Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:00 - Series 10 Discussion 00:17:59 - The Talons of Weng Chiang 00:38:16 - Quick Traken Chat 00:40:40 - Doctor Who and the Future of TV Johnny Spandrell's blog - http://randomwhoness.com Theme music by Aleks Podraza
This week I chat to Luke Spillane, who works on BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who: The Fan Show, about his love for The Keeper of Traken and why he sometimes finds the TARDIS difficult to believe. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:00 The Doctor Falls discussion 00:13:45 The Keeper of Traken 00:41:42 The TARDIS
Dan and Eric spend some time with everyone's favorite elderly chair ridden space hippie THE KEEPER OF TRAKEN! In our latest episode we're reviewing the first part of a Doctor Who trilogy that has us saying goodbye to Tom Baker. So sit back, put on your headphones, and join us for one last dance with the glowing eyed lady in the cardboard choker. ### Outro Music: Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers performed by Elvis Presley
In this episode of The Web of Queer, we review the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken, and have a discussion on coming out. For our review, we talk about the 4th Doctor story Keeper of Traken. What do we think of Nyssa’s introduction, does anyone see the twists coming before the companions, and how did knowing too much make one of us more confused? In our discussion, we talk about how “coming out” is not a single event. With a focus on sexual and romantic orientations, we talk about the many ways to come out, how the circumstances and reasons that effect the conversation at hand, and how some of these ideas have been parralled through sci-fi. Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:20 Keeper of Traken Review 27:01 Coming Out dicussion We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/
Iain Martin returns with a new instalment of the irreverent Doctor Who A-Z. This time it's "K" and Iain covers: K-9 Kamelion Kandyman, The Keeper of Traken, The Keeper of Tranmere, The Kill the Moon Krotons, The NB: The Doctor Who A-Z episodes from A-H aren't standalone episodes like this one and can be found in the Doctor Who Show, episodes 1.1 to 1.9.
Petter and Breki have emerged from Other-Space, leaving some good people behind and bringing some ... less good people ... along with them for the ride. What better way to spend their first adventure than to visit an old friend, be accused of wrongdoing and then run into another old friend - well, not friend, really ... - whom you thought was dead? Show notes and links: The Keeper of Traken - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who
This week we cover story #114, The Keeper of Traken! When the Keeper of Traken asks the Doctor to come to Traken during the time of his passing and the succession of a new keeper, a dangerous foe lies in wait for him! A spoiler-free discussion of the first two episodes of Class Discussion of "The Keeper of Traken" (Charlie 9, David 8.9, Leann 7, Trevor 8.25) Big Finish Audio Adventure: 4th Doctor Adventures 2.07. The Final Phase (Charlie 8.5, David 8, Trevor 7.75) Hosts: Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian Leann Join us next week for our review of Tom Baker’s swan song, Doctor Who story #115, Logopolis! You can buy a digital copy on iTunes, rent the DVD from Netflix, or buy the DVD either separately or as part of the New Beginnings boxed set from Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, or many other fine retailers.
Wanderers in the 4th Dimension: A Journey Through Doctor Who
This week we cover story #113, Warriors' Gate! Seeking a way out of E-Space, the Doctor and Romana meet a race of time-sensitive cat people called Tharils who can travel between dimensions with the aid of a mysterious mirrors. But before they can escape, they must unravel the secrets of the Tharils' past! QotW: Warriors' Gate is K-9’s last serial as a series regular. What was your favorite K-9 moment? Charlie's Variety Segment/Listener Mailbag/Class Announcement Discussion of "Warriors' Gate" (Trevor 7.5, Charlie 6.5, David 8) Big Finish Audio Adventure: Fourth Doctor Adventures 2.06. The Dalek Contract (No ratings -- this was part 1, tune in next week when we'll rate the story overall!) Hosts: Trevor @WhovianTrev Trevsplace Charlie @insanityinchaos The Infinite Longbox The Comic Conspiracy David http://www.davidsafar.com/ @gwythinn MaroonedWhovian Join us next week for our review of Doctor Who story #114, The Keeper of Traken! The DVD is out of print and expensive on its own, but you can still get it as part of the New Beginnings boxed set, which can still be found on Amazon.com for a reasonable price. BarnesAndNoble.com has it in their marketplace, as well, and you may be able to find copies at some other fine retailers.
This week, Brendan, Nathan and Todd perform the entire podcast in iambic pentameters and wearing stick-on BBC beards. The script is great, the sets are great, the actors are great, and the Master is here too. It’s The Keeper of Traken.
In this weeks Who's He? Podcast, Phil and Paul take a look at Primeval from Big Finish. This story sees the Doctor and Nyssa return to Traken but are they pawns in a game being played by a vengeful god? Well, if you listen to this, you'll find out because as usual, this review is full of spoilers (it was released in 2001 after all), so listen at your peril! And in the news, a writers room is being considered for series 11, Big Finish sees its Doctor Who and Torchwood license renewed and there's awards news!
Just to clarify, we don’t condone murder. This week our greatest villain returns: difficult to pronounce names! Just kidding, it’s the Master. The serial at hand is The Keeper of Traken, written by Johnny Bryne and aired in January and February of 1981. Doctor Who © The BBC Any other references belong to their respectiveContinue reading →
In Episode 22: Doctor Who, You Utter Bastard!, the boys are joined by Get Off My World sound engineer Tony Karna for five rollicking rounds of Doctor Who banter! The guys ruminate on the podcast's one-year anniversary, Tony bypasses the Randomizer to discuss the 1980 Tom Baker adventure The Keeper of Traken, Pat unveils a brand new […]
In this episode, Shana and Daniel take a look at Tom Baker's penultimate story: The Keeper of Traken. First they discuss a bit of the real-world politics surrounding the Paris terrorist attacks from the weekend, in particular the not-particularly-surprising revelation that Gareth Roberts is a right-wing douchebag. After moving on to the titular episode, they discuss Nyssa, Adric, the burnt-up Master, and the limits of political authority. Main Topic: Keeper of Traken. Irish racist. Terrorist violence. Only white people eating baguettes and wearing berets. Gareth Roberts and Twitter. Killing tens of thousands of people with drones. Representation. Us and them. Daniel is too effeminate. Nyssa and the Return of the Master. Costuming and sets. Ainley. Kassia. Traditional femininity. Nyssa's costume. Other costumes. New blood. Adric as companion. "Math things." "What a haughty stuck up bitch!" The Master and the Melkur. The Keeper. The Paparazzi? Whither evil? Yin and Yang. Systemic corruption. Shana Godwins the podcast. Daniel's biases. Keeper vs. Guardian. No jokes about sixty-nine. Immigration. Next week: Series 9 Episode 9-10. Daniel's Twitter conversation with Gareth Roberts. Find Our Stuff! Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. You can also find a text blog associated with this podcast at oispacemanblog.wordpress,com. Our theme song is "Doctor Who Theme on Minimoog" by James Bragg. Find his Youtube channel at youtube.com/hyperdust7 and his band page at phoenix-flare.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter
Oh, hello, the 1980s. How are you this month? Erik and Kyle have remained in the decade of JNT and are looking at the three stories written by prolific TV writer Johnny Byrne, whose contributions to Doctor Who are "The Keeper of Traken," "Arc of Infinity," and "Warriors of the Deep." These three stories don't normally have the highest approval rating, but that's not specifically fair in some of the cases. Can Byrne's writing save stories with a polystyrene statue that can walk, a chicken monster with a ray gun, and a giant pantomime lizard? We'll find out today!
2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast! In this week’s episode, Phantom talks to Mike Gordon and Mike Faber of the Earth Station One Podcasting Network! A few years ago Mike and Mike invited Phantom onto the ESO Podcast to talk about the Doctor Who story “The Keeper of Traken”. You can listen to that here: Earth Station One Episode 98: Classic British Sci-Fi The next day the guys offered Phantom the co-host spot on a new Doctor Who podcast they were launching – Earth Station Who. While Needless Things had already been an entity for several years prior to this, being on ESW inspired Phantom to start his own show, the Needless Things Podcast. In addition to that, the relationship with ESO opened the door for Phantom to become a part of Dragon Con – whether it was sitting on or hosting panels, creating game shows, or providing media coverage. Listen now as Phantom, Mike Gordon, and Mike Faber talk about their history with Dragon Con and what 2015 has in store for the ESO Network and Needless Things! Be sure to join the new Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know what you think! Today’s musical selection comes from Dragon Con 2015 Guest Performers, Frenchy and the Punk! Imagine Siouxsie Sioux and Dee Dee Ramone had a duo that was inspired by Django Reinhardt, Edith Piaf, Toulouse Lautrec and Deepak Chopra, this is what it might sound like. Check out their newest album, Bonjour Batfrog, available now from CDBaby.com! “Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com Today's episode is sponsored by Underoos, The Underwear That's Still Fun to Wear! Listen in to find out how you can win a pair in the size and style of your choice!
Twenty-five years ago, with Richter's Syndrome running rampant throughout the galaxy, the brilliant biochemist Nyssa, formerly of Traken, bade a painful farewell to her young family... and set off into the space, in search of a cure for this deadly disease. She never returned. Now, her grown-up son continues her work on the penal colony of Valderon, still desperate to make the breakthrough that eluded his presumed-dead mother. So when the TARDIS lands on Valderon, bringing the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa to its fortress prison, the scene is set for a painful reunion... but not only for Nyssa. The Doctor's past is about to catch up with him too... Written By: Jonathan MorrisDirected By: Ken Bentley Cast Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough),Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Sarah Dougles (Sibor), Alistair Mackenzie (Galen), Anjella Mackintosh (Mahandra), Jez Fielder (Kartis) SUBSCRIBERS GET MORE AT BIGFINISH.COM... A twelve or six month subscription to the main range means you pay less. If your subscription includes a December release, you get a free subscriber special release (December 2012's subscriber special was , starring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson). If the subscriber special release has been announced, details of this will appear during the subscriber order process. You'll be able to download, for free, at least four subscriber special audiobook Doctor Who releases a year. You'll be able to download a free PDF of the production's script. These will appear in your account when they are made available, typically after the release date. You'll be able to download extra behind-the-scenes audio material. This will appear in your account when it is made available. You will be entitled to choose a free CD from any of our ranges.
Mit nur noch Platz für knapp 40 Minuten Whocast bei unserem Filehoster bis zum 19.07. haben wir uns gedacht, wir ziehen eine Klassikbesprechung aus unserem Lager vor, die dort schon seit fast zwei Jahren liegt und genau in diese Lücke passt. Der anstehende Geburtstagscast wäre dafür nämlich vermutlich ein wenig zu lang für geworden. Darum habt ihr noch einmal ein paar Tage Zeit Gewinnspielantworten & Grüße zu schicken. Solange wünsche wir Euch viel Spaß mit dem Review zu "The Keeper of Traken".
Mit nur noch Platz für knapp 40 Minuten Whocast bei unserem Filehoster bis zum 19.07. haben wir uns gedacht, wir ziehen eine Klassikbesprechung aus unserem Lager vor, die dort schon seit fast zwei Jahren liegt und genau in diese Lücke passt. Der anstehende Geburtstagscast wäre dafür nämlich vermutlich ein wenig zu lang für geworden. Darum habt ihr noch einmal ein paar Tage Zeit Gewinnspielantworten & Grüße zu schicken. Solange wünsche wir Euch viel Spaß mit dem Review zu "The Keeper of Traken".
In this week’s episode, we flashback to the Fifth Doctor’s era with two stories. First, he’s joined by Tegan and Turlough for an adventure to 13th century England for The King’s Demons. Then we travel even further back, this time with Nyssa as we land on Traken for the Big Finish audio story, Primeval. Also, a look at the second installment in The Doctor’s Revisited series airing this year on BBC America, this time with...Read more The post Episode 115 – Karma Kamelion appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.
The Master returns while Scott and Matt are quite enjoying the Tom Baker 4-part serial “The Keeper of Traken”. The Keeper of Traken is nearing the end of his reign and seeks the Doctor’s help in preventing the Master from … Continue reading →
CJ and Corey Charette do a special episode of the podcast as they geek out on the classic Doctor Who episode “The Keeper of Traken” and share their thoughts on this story.
979. A legendary giant white worm is sought after by the Doctor, Leela and the Master.Cast The Doctor - Tom Baker Leela - Louise Jameson The Master - Geoffrey Beevers Colonel Spindleton - Michael Cochrane Demesne Furze - Rachael StirlingContinuity Geoffrey Beevers played the Master, alongside Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, in the 1981 television story The Keeper of Traken. The Fourth Doctor also encountered the Master in The Deadly Assassin and Tom Baker's last television story, Logopolis. The version of the Master that Beevers plays has an emaciated, corpse-like appearance. This was first seen in The Deadly Assassin, although in that story, the Master was played by Peter Pratt. For the Doctor and the Master, Trail of the White Worm takes place between The Deadly Assassin and The Keeper of Traken. The Doctor notices that the Master looks different, less emaciated, reflecting the differences in appearance in The Deadly Assassin and The Keeper of Traken. This may have been a result of the aborted rejuvenation at the end of The Deadly Assassin. Beevers previously reprised the role of the Master in two Big Finish audios, Dust Breeding and Master, both with the Seventh Doctor. In those dramas, the Master had reverted to his former deteriorated state, after losing the form he gained at the end of The Keeper of Traken.The Kraal attempt to invade the Earth, while the Doctor is trapped on their irradiated home world, Oseidon.Cast The Doctor - Tom Baker Leela - Louise Jameson The Master - Geoffrey Beevers Colonel Spindleton - Michael Cochrane Marshal Grimnal / Captain Clarke - Dan Starkey Tyngworg / Warner / UNIT R/T Operator - John BanksContinuity The Kraals were in the 1975 Fourth Doctor television story, The Android Invasion. That story also featured UNIT. This is the first use of Kraals by Big Finish Productions. The Doctor and Leela encounter the Master again in the third season of Fourth Doctor adventures, due to be released in 2014.[2]External links
A bumper length episode of Radio Free Skaro awaits you this week! The lengthy news list contains a discussion on the new trailer for Series 7 that came out this past week, as well as speculation on what big name actor will be announced as a guest star! (Of course, by the time you all hear this, this information will be already out there, and we'll look like right idiots. Again.) After we cover some DVD news, we move on to our commentary for Tom Baker's penultimate story The Keeper of Traken, possibly Doctor Who's most valid stab at stagey Shakespeare productions that happen to take place on different planets. But on the bright side - less than a month until new Doctor Who! Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com
Will and Laurie natter about the Kamelion Tales boxed set while ginned up. River Song has asked us to mention that their will be SPOILERS for The King's Demons, Planet of Fire, The Keeper of Traken, Logopolis and Castrovalva. So if you don't want to know who Shardovan is, look away now.
On the final leg of their journey through E-Space, The Doctor and his friends set a race of time-sensitive slaves free ("Warriors' Gate"). Then The Doctor must prevent an old foe from claiming a near-limitless power as his own ("The Keeper of Traken")! We also say goodbye to Romana and K-9, and herald the return of The Master!
On the final leg of their journey through E-Space, The Doctor and his friends set a race of time-sensitive slaves free ("Warriors' Gate"). Then The Doctor must prevent an old foe from claiming a near-limitless power as his own ("The Keeper of Traken")! We also say goodbye to Romana and K-9, and herald the return of The Master!
On the final leg of their journey through E-Space, The Doctor and his friends set a race of time-sensitive slaves free ("Warriors' Gate"). Then The Doctor must prevent an old foe from claiming a near-limitless power as his own ("The Keeper of Traken")! We also say goodbye to Romana and K-9, and herald the return of The Master!
Doctor * Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)Companions * Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) * Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) * Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka)Others * Richard Todd — Sanders * Nerys Hughes — Todd * Simon Rouse — Hindle * Mary Morris — Panna * Sarah Prince — Karuna * Adrian Mills — Aris * Lee Cornes — Trickster * Jeff Stewart — Dukkha * Anna Wing — Anatta * Roger Milner — AnnicaProductionWriter Christopher BaileyDirector Peter GrimwadeScript editor Eric SawardProducer John Nathan-TurnerExecutive producer(s) NoneProduction code 5YSeries Season 19Length 4 episodes, 25 minutes eachOriginally broadcast February 1–February 9, 1982Chronology← Preceded by Followed by →Four to Doomsday The VisitationKinda is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from February 1 to February 9, 1982.Contents[hide] * 1 Synopsis * 2 Plot * 3 Continuity * 4 Production * 5 Outside references * 6 In print * 7 Broadcast and VHS release * 8 References * 9 External links o 9.1 Reviews o 9.2 Target novelisation[edit] SynopsisAn idyllic paradise-like planet, Deva Loka, is not as it seems. Its inhabitants, the Kinda, are a gentle and seemingly primitive people. On the surface, a perfect place to colonise. But if it is so perfect, why are the colonisation team disappearing one by one? When Tegan sleeps near the Windchimes she is confronted by the true evil that threatens Deva Loka.[edit] PlotAn Earth colonisation survey expedition to the beautiful jungle planet Deva Loka is being depleted as members of the survey disappear one by one. Four have now gone, leaving the remainder in state of deep stress. The leader, Sanders, relies on bombast and rules; while his deputy, Hindle, is evidently close to breaking point. Only the scientific officer, Todd, seems to deal with the situation with equanimity. She does not see the native people, the Kinda, as a threat, but rather respects their culture and is intrigued by their power of telepathy. The social structure is also curious in that women seem dominant and are the only ones with the power of voice. The humans are holding two silent males hostage for "observation". Todd believes they are more advanced than they first appear, as they possess necklaces representative of the double helix of DNA, indicating a more advanced civilisation.Elsewhere in the jungle the TARDIS crew are also under stress, especially Nyssa of Traken, who has collapsed from exhaustion. The Fifth Doctor constructs a delta wave augmenter to enable her to rest in the TARDIS while he and Adric venture deeper into the jungle. They soon find an automated total survival suit (TSS) system which activates and marches them to the Dome, the colonists' base. Sanders is a welcoming but gruff presence, further undermining Hindle at regular intervals. At this point Sanders decides to venture out into the jungle in the TSS, leaving the highly strung Hindle in charge. His will is enforced by means of the two Kinda hostages, who have forged a telepathic link with him believing their souls to have been captured in his mirror. The Doctor, Todd and Adric are immediately placed under arrest as Hindle now evinces megalomania.Tegan faces a more metaphysical crisis. She has fallen asleep near the euphonious and soporific Windchimes, unaware of the danger of the dreaming of an unshared mind (one not engaged in telepathic activity with another humanoid). Her mind opens in a black void where she undergoes provocation and terror from a series of nightmarish characters, one of which taunts her: “You will agree to being me, sooner or later, this side of madness or the other". The spectres are a manifestation of the Mara, an evil being of the subconscious that longs for corporeal reality. Mentally tortured, she eventually agrees to become the Mara and a snake symbol passes to her own arm. When her mind returns to her body she is possessed by the Mara. In a scene reminiscent of the Book of Genesis she passes the snake symbol to the first Kinda she finds, a young man named Aris, who is the brother of one of the Kinda in the Dome. He too is transformed by evil and now finds the power of voice.Back at the Dome, Hindle has conceived a bizarre and immolatory plan to destroy the jungle, which he views as a threat. Adric plays along with this delusion. Hindle's world soon starts to fall apart when first Adric 'betrays' him and then Sanders defies expectation and returns from the jungle. However Sanders is radically different from the martinet in earlier episodes. Panna, an aged female mystic of the tribe, presented him with a strange wooden box (the 'Box of Jhana') which when opened has regressed his mind back to childhood. Sanders still has the box and shows it to Hindle, who makes the Doctor open it.The Doctor and Todd see beyond the toy inside and instead share a vision from Panna and her young ward, Karuna, who invites them to cave. The shock of the situation (accompanied by strange phenomena) allows the Doctor and Todd to slip away into the jungle where they encounter Aris dominating a group of Kinda and seemingly fulfilling a tribal prophecy that “When the Not-We come, one will arise from among We, a male with Voice who must be obeyed.” Karuna soon finds the Doctor and Todd and takes them to meet Panna in the cave from the vision, with the wise woman realising the danger of the situation now Aris has voice. She places them in a trance like state and reveals that the Mara has gained dominion on Deva Loka. The Great Wheel which turns as civilisations rise and fall has turned again and the hour is near when chaos will reign, instigated by the Mara. The vision she shares is Panna's last act: when it is finished, she is dead.In the Kinda world, multiple fathers are shared by children, just as multiple memories are held, and at Panna's death her life experience transfers to Karuna. She urges Todd and the Doctor to return to the Dome to prevent Aris leading an attack on it which will increase the chaos and hasten the collapse of the Kinda civilisation.Back at the Dome Hindle, Sanders and Adric remain in a state of unreality, with the former becoming ever more demented and unbalanced, and infantile. Adric eventually escapes, and attempts to pilot the TSS but is soon confronted by Aris and the Kinda. He panics, and Aris is wounded by the machine (which responds to the mental impulses of the operator) and the Kinda scatter.The Doctor and Todd find an emotionally wrecked Tegan near the Windchimes and conclude that she was the path of the Mara back into this world. They then find Adric and the party heads back to the Dome where Hindle has now completed the laying of explosives which will incinerate the jungle and the Dome itself: the ultimate self-defence. Todd persuades Hindle now to open the Box of Jhana, and the visions therein restore the mental balance of the two. The two enslaved Kinda are freed when the mirror entrapping them is shattered. The Doctor then realizes the only method of combating the Mara- he realises the one thing evil cannot face is itself and so organizes the construction of a large circle of mirrors (actually reflective solar panels) in a jungle clearing. Aris is trapped within it and the snake on his arm breaks free. The Mara swells to giant proportions but then is banished back from the corporeal world to the Dark Places of the Inside.With the threat of the Mara dissipated, and the personnel of the Dome back to more balanced selves, the Doctor, Adric and an exhausted Tegan decide to leave (as does Todd, who decides 'its all a bit green'). When they reach the TARDIS, Nyssa greets them, fully recovered.[edit] Continuity * The Mara features again in the next season's serial Snakedance. * Delta waves reappeared in the 2005 episode "The Parting of the Ways". Far from the brain wave-enhancing recuperation devices from Kinda, however, delta waves were described by Jack Harkness as being "waves of Van Cassadyne energy...your brain gets barbecued." * A fairy like creature which is compared to a Mara features in the 2006 Torchwood episode Small Worlds, however there may be no connection between the two. * In Time Crash (2007), the Tenth Doctor asks the temporally misplaced Fifth where (i.e. when) he is now – and speculatively references Tegan, Nyssa and the Mara from his own memories. * In Turn Left (2008), the time beetle on Donna Noble's back is also revealed when faced with a circle of mirrors.[edit] ProductionSerial details by episode Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership(in millions)"Part One" 1 February 1982 (1982-02-01) 24:50 8.4"Part Two" 2 February 1982 (1982-02-02) 24:58 9.4"Part Three" 8 February 1982 (1982-02-08) 24:17 8.5"Part Four" 9 February 1982 (1982-02-09) 24:28 8.9[2][3][4] * The working title for this story was The Kinda. * This was the first story to feature Eric Saward as script editor. * In the ancient language Sanskrit, "Deva Loka" means "Celestial Region". * Nyssa makes only brief appearances at the start of episode 1, and at the end of 4, because the script had largely been developed at a time when only two companions for the Doctor were envisioned. When it was known a third companion would also be present, rather than write Nyssa into the entire storyline it was decided she would remain in the TARDIS throughout and be absent through most of the narrative. To account for this absence Nyssa was scripted to collapse at the end of the previous story, Four to Doomsday. In this story she remains in the Tardis, resting. Sarah Sutton's contract was amended to account for this two-episode absence.[4] * For the scene in episode 2 in which the two Tegans talk to each other about which of them is real, John Nathan-Turner allowed Janet Fielding to write her own dialogue.[edit] Outside references * Writer Christopher Bailey based this story heavily on Buddhist philosophy. He used many Buddhist words and ideas in writing Kinda; most of the Kinda and dream-sequence characters have names with Buddhist meanings, including Mara (temptation — also personified as a demon), Dukkha (pain), Panna (wisdom), Karuna (compassion), Anicca (impermanence) and Anatta (egolessness). Additionally, Jhana (also spelt Jana in the scripts) refers to meditation. * This serial was examined closely in the 1983 media studies volume Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alvarado. This was the first major scholarly work dedicated to Doctor Who. Tulloch and Alvarado compare Kinda with Ursula K. Le Guin's 1976 novel The Word for World is Forest, which shares several themes with Kinda and may have been a template for its story. The Unfolding Text also examines the way "Kinda" incorporates Buddhist and Christian symbols and themes, as well as elements from the writings of Carl Jung.[5][edit] In printDoctor Who bookBook coverKindaSeries Target novelisationsRelease number 84Writer Terrance DicksPublisher Target BooksISBN 0-426-19529-9Release date 15 March 1984Preceded by Mawdryn UndeadFollowed by SnakedanceA novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in December 1983.In 1997 the novel was also issued by BBC Audio as an audio book, read by Peter Davison.[edit] Broadcast and VHS release * The serial was repeated on BBC One over 22-25 August 1983, (Monday-Thursday) at 6.25pm. This story was released on VHS in October 1994 with a cover illustration by Colin Howard. * This story is set to be released on DVD in 2011 along with Snakedance in a special edition boxset entitled Mara Tales. It will feature an audio commentary by Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Janet Fielding and Nerys Hughes.[6][edit] References 1. ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 119. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system. 2. ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "Kinda". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731011611/http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=5y. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 3. ^ "Kinda". Doctor Who Reference Guide. http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_5y.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 4. ^ a b Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "Kinda". A Brief History of Time Travel. http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/5y.html. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 5. ^ Tulloch, John; and Alvarado, Manuel (1983). Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-21480-4. 6. ^ Matthew Waterhouses' autobiography Blue Box Boy[edit] External links * Kinda at BBC Online * Kinda at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) * Kinda at the Doctor Who Reference Guide * KI'n'DA - Cardiff Doctor Who group[edit] Reviews * Kinda reviews at Outpost Gallifrey * Kinda reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide[edit] Target novelisation * On Target — Kinda
Black Orchid (Doctor Who) 121 – Black Orchid Doctor Who serial Ann Talbot, who bears a remarkable similarity to Nyssa Cast Doctor Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Companions Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) Production Writer Terence Dudley Director Ron Jones Script editor Eric Saward Producer John Nathan-Turner Executive producer(s) None Production code 6A Series Season 19 Length 2 episodes, 25 mins each Originally broadcast March 1–March 2, 1982 Chronology ? Preceded by Followed by → The Visitation Earthshock Black Orchid is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two parts on March 1 and March 2, 1982. This story was the first purely historical adventure for the Doctor — featuring no science fiction elements save for the TARDIS — since The Highlanders. Synopsis The Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric arrive in England of 1925. At a masked ball at Cranleigh Hall a series of murders begins, and Ann Talbot, who is the spitting image of Nyssa, is abducted. The Doctor must uncover the secret the Cranleigh family is hiding from the world. [edit] Plot In an English country house two figures are seen struggling before one of them, a servant, falls dead. A young woman is seen sleeping as a figure enters her room. The figure is then seen tied to the bed guarded by an Indian with a large ring distending his lower lip. It is June 11, 1925, and as a train departs Cranleigh Halt railway station, the TARDIS materialises. The crew disembark before receiving an explanation of the basics of the steam train from the Doctor. He says that he has always wanted to drive one. Leaving the station, they encounter the chauffeur of Charles, Lord Cranleigh, who has apparently been expecting the arrival of "the Doctor". He stares at Nyssa as if he recognises her. They are driven to a cricket match where Lord Cranleigh's team is batting but not faring very well. Lord Cranleigh greets them and seeing Nyssa exclaims the she is exactly like his fiancée in appearance. They discuss cricket, the Doctor says that he is a fast bowler. The Doctor goes into bat and scores a plethora of runs. When Nyssa is introduced to his mother Lady Cranleigh, she also exclaims how extraordinary a resemblance between her and Ann, but is surprised that she is not a "Worcestershire Talbot" Nyssa proudly declares that she is from the Empire of Traken. The Doctor takes a turn at bowling and proves equally prodigious managing to get several players out. Lord Cranleigh congratulates him on a ripping performance and invites him home to meet his mother. When introduced, Lady Cranleigh asks "Doctor who?" but Lord Cranleigh says he deserves to remain incognito after his fine cricketing performance. Sir Robert Muir, the chief constable of the county, also congratulates the Doctor, saying that his performance was "worthy of the Master". The Doctor looks momentarily alarmed until he explains that he is referring to "the other Doctor", W. G. Grace. Lord Cranleigh asks if they would mind staying to the annual ball - a fancy dress party - on behalf of sick children. Tegan says that they have no costumes, to which Sir Robert comments that he was thinking how charming their outfits were. Lord Cranleigh has a selection costumes that they can use. They are introduced to Ann Talbot, Lord Cranleigh's fiancée, and she looks identical to Nyssa. Ann also enquires if Nyssa is from Worcester, and when Nyssa says that she is from Traken, Sir Robert says that he believes it is somewhere near Esher. Ann wonders if there could be Talbots from Esher. Lady Cranleigh thinks not as the "hunt is not good enough". When Lord Craneligh offers them a drink, the Doctor asks for lemonade. Tegan asks for a screwdriver, but when Nyssa asks for "the same" the Doctor coughs in disapproval, so instead Lord Cranleigh offers her orange juice. Nyssa tells Ann that she doesn't know where Esher is, to which Lady Cranleigh comments this demonstrates great taste, and that she should stop probing into Nyssa's background. When Tegan admires a curious black flower in the study, Lady Cranleigh explains that it is a Black Orchid and that it was found on the Orinoco by her eldest son George. Tegan recognises the name immediately as George Cranleigh, a famous botanist and explorer. Lady Cranleigh goes on to say that George never returned from his last expedition into the Brazilian forests. Ann had been engaged to George before his disappearance. Meanwhile, the bound figure struggles against his bonds. The Indian goes to the secret room to inspect the figure, but he sees the untied ropes before he is hit on the head from behind. The Doctor picks a Harlequin outfit to wear to the ball. When he tells Lord Cranleigh that Adric is from Alzarius, Lord Cranleigh says that he could never remember all those Baltic bits. Tegan and Nyssa discuss the Charleston, with Tegan giving a demonstration. Nyssa says that dancing on Traken is much more formalised and that she learnt how to dance as part of her training. Ann comes to their room, and presents Nyssa with a dress identical to her own, so that the ball attendees will not be able to tell them apart. Ann reveals the only difference between them is that she has a mole on her left shoulder. As the Doctor gets himself ready for the ball, a figure enters his room from a secret passage. On hearing a noise, the Doctor returns to the room but sees no one, only the newly revealed opening. He enters the opening and finds the secret passage, but the panel slams closed behind him, trapping him. The figure reenters the Doctor's room and with his deformed hands takes away the Harlequin mask and costume. In the gardens, the ball has now started and the guests have arrived. Nyssa asks Adric to dance with her, to his consternation, while Tegan dances with Sir Robert, who is amused by some of her colloquialisms. Lord Cranleigh is dancing with Ann. Nyssa and Ann run inside the building and emerge — now nobody knows which of them is which. They resume dancing with their partners, but Adric stops dancing saying he would rather eat. Lady Cranleigh spots the Indian and goes aside to talk to him. He informs her that his "friend" has escaped. Tegan gets to show her Charleston. When one of Ann and Nyssa starts dancing, Adric turns to the other believing it must be Nyssa as Nyssa would not know how to do that dance. She confounds him by joining in. The figure wearing the Harlequin costume arrives at the party and begins to dance with the girl that it thinks is Ann. The Doctor finally finds his way out of the passage and finds a room full of botany textbooks. Trying to ascertain his whereabouts, he finds a staircase and ascending them he finds the secret room where the figure had been bound. Searching it, he finds a book written in Portuguese. When he leaves the room, he wanders down the corridor, examining the cupboards, and in one of them he discovers a corpse. Meanwhile the Harlequin figure enters the building with Ann. Ann tells it that they should return to the party, but when it rasps at her and she queries who it is, it grabs her by the wrist and will not let her go. Ann screams for help and a butler rushes to her assistance. The Harlequin grabs him by the throat and starts to throttle and kill him, causing Ann to faint as the Harlequin lurches over her prostrate body… The Doctor returns to the secret room and finds, to his surprise, Lady Cranleigh and the Indian, who she introduces as Latoni — an old friend from Brazil. The Doctor informs them that he has found a dead body and when he shows it to her, she identifies it as one of the servants. She requests that he does not alarm the other guests by informing them. The figure is seen returning the Harlequin costume to the Doctor's room. It goes to a room where Ann is lying, and a hideously deformed face is revealed. Ann awakes and seeing the figure flees outside the room where Lady Cranleigh and Latoni are waiting. Latoni enters the room and gathering some rope advances on the deformed figure. At the party Adric is berated by Nyssa for eating so much food. The servants inform Lord Cranleigh of events inside the house. He finds the body of the dead butler, and Ann's discarded mask. The Doctor arrives now wearing the Harlequin costume, but when Ann also arrives, she points him out as the man who attacked her. Ann implores Sir Robert to arrest the Doctor, and Sir Robert assumes control of events. He asks Lord Cranleigh to tell the remaining guests to go home. The Doctor insists on his innocence, and suggests that someone else has an identical costume. However, as Ann was in charge of the costumes, she knows that there was only one Harlequin. He looks to Lady Cranleigh to provide an alibi but she stays silent. Sir Robert questions the Doctor as to his true identity, which he replies would be rather difficult to explain. He says he is a Time Lord and that he travels in time and space, in a time machine, like that from the works of H. G. Wells. Again looking to Lady Cranleigh he mentions the other body, but she denies seeing it. Showing Sir Robert the cupboard, the body has vanished and has been replaced by a doll. Lord Cranleigh receives a telephone call from his friend "Smutty" Thomas who he thinks sent the Doctor to the cricket game, and he realises it is not the right man. Lord Cranleigh informs Sir Robert that the Doctor is an impostor, and that the real doctor missed his train. The Doctor is arrested on suspicion of murder, and his companions are accused of being accessories. They are driven off to the police station. The Doctor asks the police sergeant to divert to the railway station to show Sir Robert the TARDIS, but to his dismay it is no longer on the platform. However, when they arrive at the police station, they find that the TARDIS has been brought there. Back at the house Lady Cranleigh tells Lord Cranleigh about the other body, that of Digby the servant. Realising that the Doctor must be innocent, he argues with her. When Ann approaches them he informs her that there is something she must know. In the secret room, the bound figure once again slips his ropes, and attacks and kills Latoni, but not before he hides the room key between the floor boards. Not able to find the key, the figure starts stuffing newspapers under the door, and then sets them on fire. The Doctor unlocks the TARDIS and allows Sir Robert and the police sergeant to enter. Sir Robert is astounded by what he sees and offers the Doctor an apology, but he is still concerned about the murder. Lord Cranleigh telephones the police station and informs them of the second body. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to get them all back to Cranleigh Hall as quickly as possible. After furiously denouncing her parents, Ann runs out of the house and throws her arms around Sir Robert. The secret room is now ablaze with the fire started by the deformed figure, who breaks out, and goes to the main hall where Lord and Lady Cranleigh are talking. He backs away from them, but the Doctor's group arrive from behind. The figure grabs hold of Nyssa and throttling her, drags her upstairs. The Doctor cannot follow him due to the fire which has now spread to the corridors. Sir Robert demands to know what the deformed figure is, and Lady Cranleigh reveals that it is her eldest son George, which the Doctor had already worked out from seeing the Black Orchid and Latoni. She insists that George would not harm Ann, but the Doctor points out that he has the wrong girl. Running outside, they see George carrying Nyssa out onto the roof. The Doctor asks Lord Cranleigh to hold George's attention, whilst he tries to find a way through the house to their position. Lady Cranleigh confesses the truth to Sir Robert: George's hideous injuries were caused by the Kojabe Indians, who also cut out his tongue because they held the Black Orchid sacred. Losing his mind, he was rescued by another tribe of Indians, of which Latoni was a member. She admits that George killed Digby. Lord Cranleigh climbs onto the roof to confront George, and the Doctor has also reached the roof. The Doctor implores him to release Nyssa, telling him to look down and see Ann on the ground. Seeing it to be true, he releases Nyssa. Charles approaches his brother to thank him. George recoils, but he is too close to the edge. He trips and falls, and is killed. After the funeral, the Doctor departs. Ann has given Tegan and Nyssa their costumes as a present, and Lady Cranleigh presents the Doctor with a copy of George's book: Black Orchid. Cast * The Doctor — Peter Davison * Adric — Matthew Waterhouse * Nyssa / Ann Talbot — Sarah Sutton * Tegan — Janet Fielding * Lord Cranleigh — Michael Cochrane * Lady Cranleigh — Barbara Murray * The Unknown / George Cranleigh — Gareth Milne * Sir Robert Muir — Moray Watson * Sergeant Markham — Ivor Salter * Constable Cummings — Andrew Tourell * Latoni — Ahmed Khalil * Brewster — Brian Hawksley * Tanner — Timothy Block Cast notes * Michael Cochrane, who plays Lord Cranleigh, also appears in the 1989 Seventh Doctor serial Ghost Light. * To avoid giving away the plot surprise, Gareth Milne was credited as "The Unknown" for Part One and in Radio Times, and as "George Cranleigh" for Part Two. Continuity * The character of Ann Talbot reappears in the spin-off novel The Sands of Time by Justin Richards as Lady Ann Cranleigh. * This story was the first two-part serial since The Sontaran Experiment (1975); each Peter Davison season would include at least one two-parter. * This was the first purely historical serial (with no science fiction elements beyond the Doctor and his TARDIS) since The Highlanders in 1966-67; unlike previous ones, it does not revolve around a well-known historical event. To date, it is also the last purely historical story. The next televised story taking place within the Doctor Who universe to contain no science fiction or supernatural elements at all is Countrycide, an episode of the spin-off series, Torchwood, broadcast in 2006 and taking place in the present day. Production * The working title for this story was The Beast. * Producer John Nathan-Turner had originally considered directing this story himself, thus become the first producer to do so since Barry Letts during the early 1970s. However, due to time constraints, Nathan-Turner abandoned the idea and hired Ron Jones to direct. In print Doctor Who book Book cover Black Orchid Series Target novelisations Release number 113 Writer Terence Dudley Publisher Target Books Cover artist Tony Masero ISBN Release date September 1986 (Hardback) 19th February 1987 (Paperback) Preceded by The Seeds of Death Followed by The Ark A novelisation of this serial, written by Terence Dudley, was published by Target Books in September 1986. It was the final Fifth Doctor story to be novelised, but did not complete the Fifth Doctor's era - Resurrection of the Daleks has to date not been novelised due to disputes with the estate of Terry Nation. Broadcast, VHS and DVD release * This story was released in a twin VHS set with The Visitation in July of 1994. * Black Orchid will be released on DVD on April 14th 2008 with; Now & Then special feature of filming locations • 4 Deleted scenes • an Easter Egg • a Blue Peter item • Stripped for Action a feature on comics of the Fifth Doctor • Poinst of View • a Coming Soon Trailer for the The Invasion of Time DVD.
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