Doctor Who - Lost in Time Collection of Rare Episodes - The William Hartnell Years and the Patrick Troughton Years
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Actor: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davison, Tom Baker, William HartnellBrand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Producer: Peter Bryant
Writer: Sydney Newman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 434 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
DVD Reviews of Doctor Who - Lost in Time Collection of Rare Episodes - The William Hartnell Years and the Patrick Troughton Years
DVD Review: Dr Who Lost in Time
Summary: 5 Stars
This is somthing that I have been after for a long time as it shows the audios I would like.
The small vidio clips will add to my imagination whilst I am listening.
Thanks for the memories.
P.L.
DVD Review: 1st & 2nd Dr Who review
Summary: 5 Stars
The 1st & 2nd Dr. Who DVDs are for the true lover of Dr Who. To me, they are wonderful. I am so sorry the originals were destroyed by the BBC. At least, we can see parts of the shows and hear some of them. It was worth the price.DVD Review: For the fans
Summary: 5 Stars
It should be known that this set is really only for fans of doctor who. There are many lost episodes from the early years, during the tenure of the first two doctors. This set includes all the surviving episodes, along with surviving clips, but there are not any complete stories here. There are some that have a beginning with no ending, others with a middle and but no beginning or ending, some with a middle and a ending but no beginning. There is nothing here that is complete.
But if you are a big fan of doctor who (like I am) then you will probably like this set anyhow because it does allow you to see at least a small part of these classic stories. Besides, if you're very worried about not being able to enjoy the entire story thanks to the missing episodes, there are things you can do.
1. Go to the Loose Cannon website. They create reconstructions of the lost episodes using the surviving audio (which exists for all the stories) and mixes it with still shots that survive from the episodes. What you get is basically a slid show with the original audio playing over it. Recently they have even started to include CGI animation to make the reconstructions more enjoyable. They distribute the recons for free, but only on VHS due to copyright issues. You need the Lost in Time set to go along with some of the reconstructions as they don't include the surviving episodes on the tapes.
2. Another solution is to purchase the CDs created by the BBC that use the surviving audio, along with linking narration to let the listener know what is happening during sections that aren't apparent in the audio track.
3. The last option you have is to go to the BBC website and check out the photonovels they have there, which are basically just surviving still shots with a short synopsis of what occurs in each of the episodes.
So there are ways the serious Doctor Who fan can enjoy these classic stories. Personally, I don't see how any fan can not get the Lost in Time set.
DVD Review: A treasure trove for Wholligans
Summary: 5 Stars
This collection of lost & found episodes is a real interactive, multimedia scrapbook. It allows you to take a glimpse to the early era of the series and the clips and 8mm shorts let you form an idea of the adventures that we'll never ever watch. DVD Review: Little Orphan Episodes
Summary: 5 Stars
Sadly, as any "Doctor Who" fan knows, the BBC trashed a lot of the 1st and 2nd Doctor episodes back in the 1970's. Their reasons were sound, but still lead to a painful result for those of us who like the show.
They have since realized the error of their ways, and are trying to make it up to us. Part of their pennance includes the reconstructed version of Doctor Who - The Invasion, and another part includes this set.
There is, sadly, no complete episode in this package. There's a couple complete STORIES, but they either have bridging materiel or they have the soundtrack but not the images (this is possible due to the fact that fans back in the day would record the audio to listen to later. As a result we have the soundtrack for every single episode, which is why "The Invasion" was possible).
But with the fragments here, there are some real gems, like "The Crusade" and "The Enemy of the World" (Salamander rocks!). With luck, the BBC will go through and do animated versions of some of these episodes, like they did with "The Invasion". Until that happy day, at least we have these to keep us busy.
Description of Doctor Who - Lost in Time Collection of Rare Episodes - The William Hartnell Years and the Patrick Troughton Years
These episodes offer an enticing glimpse into 'lost' stories that have achieved legendary status. Fans can relish rare appearances of the Daleks, Cybermen and Yeti, and guest star turns by Julian Glover (Indiana Jones) and Michael Gough (Batman). New to video is the recently recovered Episode 2 of "The Daleks' Master Plan," which marked the series debut of Nicholas Courtney, who later returned as the Brigadier.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Biographies
Featurette
Photo gallery
The sad fact faced by all fans of the BBC's long-running science fiction series Doctor Who is that nearly half of the 200+ episodes are considered lost or incomplete due to improper storage. However, episodes and tantalizing glimpses of "orphaned" stories from the reign of the first Doctor, William Hartnell (1963-66) have been culled together from 16 and 35mm prints and restored for this set. The most noteworthy treasure is "Day of Armageddon," the second episode in the epic 12-part story from season 3, "The Daleks' Master Plan," which has been unseen by the public since its initial airing in 1965. Also among the recently recovered is "The Lion," the first episode of season's 2's "The Crusade." The only other surviving episodes from these stories--episodes 5 and 10 from "The Daleks' Master Plan," and episode 3 from "The Crusade" (audio tracks and narrative links for the second and fourth episodes of this story are also included), as well as the sole remaining episode (#4, "The Final Test") from "The Celestial Toymaker" (featuring veteran actor Michael Gough) round out the disc. The DVD extras include fragments from the lost episodes of "The Daleks' Master Plan" and season 4's "The Smugglers" and "The Tenth Planet," all rescued from a variety of far-flung places; also included is commentary by actor Julian Glover for episode 3 of "The Crusade" and actors Peter Purves and Kevin Stoney, along with designer Raymond Cusick for "Day of Armaggedon," and some 8mm off-screen footage from the Hartnell era. Viewers can also access introductions to and an afterword for "The Crusade" (taken from the original VHS release) by accessing the "Play All" option on the main menu.
As with the First Doctor, a number of episodes and stories from Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor tenure (1966-69) are also incomplete or missing altogether, so The Patrick Troughton Years attempts to reconstruct the "orphaned" stories through episodes and clips culled from a variety of sources. For Who historians, the most important footage here is from Troughton's first appearance as the Doctor in season 5's "The Power of the Daleks," which is missing in its entirety; a rough glimpse of the transition from actor William Hartnell to Troughton is included, along with other surviving fragments. The complete episodes offered here are the sole remaining episode from season 4's "The Underwater Menace" (fragments from this story are included in the extras), episodes 2 and 4 from "The Moonbase," which features the return of the Cybermen (audio from episodes 1 and 3 is featured in the extras), episodes 1 and 3 from "The Faceless Ones," and episode 2 from "The Evil of the Daleks" (which includes commentary by actress Deborah Watling, who played the Doctor's companion, Victoria). Disc 2 marks the only episode from the Yetis' debut in "The Abominable Snowmen" (Watling again provides commentary), two episodes from "The Wheel in Space" (with commentary by director Tristan de Vere Cole and story editor Derrick Sherwin) and just one apiece for "The Web of Fear," "The Space Pirates," and "The Enemy of the World." Chief among the extras is the 1998 documentary The Missing Years, which interviews several of the film collectors responsible for rescuing these lost episodes and fragments (the doc has been updated to reflect the 2004 discovery of two William Hartnell episodes); the supplemental features offer fragments and behind-the-scenes footage from "The Macra Terror" (with a rare clip of the monsters), "Fury from the Deep" (which includes a scene reconstruction), "The Highlanders," and the aforementioned stories.
The William Hartnell Years and the Patrick Troughton Years are also available individually. Either scenario is sure to please the die-hard Doctor Who fan. --Paul Gaita
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