By: onlydrwho

onlydrwho — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:01:08 +0000

Hi dailypop.
Many thanks for your comments, i agree that it is down to William Hartnell did set the precedent as far as the Doctors went and you can see how much he enjoyed playing the part when you see his series. unfortunately (as with Patrick Troughton) much of the episodes were wiped in one of the many mass bbc clearouts. The audio tracks are available on CD (details Below) and also the remaining episodes of ‘The Dalek Master Plan’ can be found on the ‘Lost in Time’ DVD The details of which i have also included below. If you don’t already have them i have also included links to the cheapest deals i could find for them (both on the BBC Website by the way, which is unusual, they are usually more expensive than most, but they are having a sale at the moment!).
Doctor Who: Daleks’ Master Plan
BBC Audio CD
RRP £29.99
Current Price £17.99
5 CD set
link is here:p>

William Hartnell is the original Doctor in the most epic Doctor Who story ever made, in which his arch-enemies the Daleks threaten to destroy the fabric of Time itself!
In their quest to gain control of the Solar System, the Daleks have taken posession of the Time Destructor, a weapon which threatens the safety of all who stand in their way. As they head up an alliance of alien races bent on destroying the human race, in their midst is none other than the treacherous Guardian of the Solar System, Mavic Chen.
A dangerous chase ensues across volcanos, jungles, deserts and futuristic cities, as the Doctor and his companions struggle to prevent the Daleks’ plans coming to fruition. The stakes are high, and for the first time in the programme’s history the lives of two TARDIS travellers are lost…
Peter Purves (who played Steven in the story) narrates these thirteen episodes, only two of which survive in the television archives. Included is the special ‘teaser’ Mission To The Unknown, which was transmitted some weeks before the master plan itself was unleashed…
This story marks the first appearance, here playing space agent Bret Vyon, of Nicholas Courtney who would later create the recurring role of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Jean Marsh and Adrienne Hill also star as companions Sara Kingdom and Katarina’

Doctor Who: Lost In Time (DVD)

RRP £29.99
Current Price £21.99 at BBC SHOP
DVD is HERE
This collection of lost episodes gives an enticing glimpse into lost Doctor Who stories that have achieved legendary status among its fans.
Disc 1 (Episodes)
The Crusade:1
The Crusade:3 (commentary by Julian Glover, Gary Russell)
The Daleks’ Master Plan:2 (commentary by Peter Purves, Kevin Stoney, Ray Cusick)
The Daleks’ Master Plan:5
The Daleks’ Master Plan:10
The Celestial Toymaker:4 (Audio Only)
The Crusade:2
The Crusade:4
(Special Features)
The Daleks’ Master Plan – Surviving Clips
The Smugglers – Surviving Clips
The Smugglers – Location Film
The Tenth Planet – Surviving Clips
The Crusade – introductions to episodes 1, 3 and afterword.
8mm off-screen footage from the Hartnell Era – various clips.
Easter Egg
Disc 2
(Episodes)
The Underwater Menace:3
The Moonbase:2
The Moonbase:4
The Faceless Ones:1
The Faceless Ones:3
The Evil of the Daleks:2 (commentary by Deborah Watling, Gary Russell)
(Audio Only)
The Moonbase:1
The Moonbase:3
(Special Features)
The Power of the Daleks – BBC1 trail
The Power of the Daleks – Surviving Clips
The Highlanders – Surviving Clips
The Underwater Menace – Surviving Clips
The Macra Terror – Surviving Clips
The Last Dalek – 8mm film of ‘The Evil of the Daleks’ in studio, with commentary
8mm off-screen footage from the Troughton era – various clips.
Easter Egg
Disc 3
(Episodes)
The Abominable Snowmen: 2 (commentary by Deborah Watling, Gary Russell)
The Enemy of the World:3
The Web of Fear:1 (commentary by Deborah Watling, Derrick Sherwin, Gary Russell)
The Wheel in Space:3
The Wheel in Space:6 (commentary by Derrick Sherwin, Tristan deVere Cole)
The Space Pirates:2
(Special Features)
The Abominable Snowmen – Surviving Clips
The Abominable Snowmen – location film.
The Web of Fear – Surviving Clips
Fury from the Deep – Surviving Clips
Fury from the Deep – 8mm colour film shot in the studio
Fury from the Deep – raw film trims from the battle in episode 6.
The Wheel in Space – Surviving Clips
The Space Pirates – film inserts and trims
The Missing Years – updated version of the 1998 BBC Video documentary.

By: dailypop

dailypop — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:57:05 +0000

Truly the best Doctor, I got hip to the old Bill late in the game.

But he is definitely the ‘real deal’ as far as Doctor Who is concerned. I’ve always been touched by how much he embraced the program and its popularity, appearing to children as a kindly grandfather, always winning against the bad guys.

Maybe one day we’ll get to see Dalek Master Plan, hmm?

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