Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy (Mawdryn Undead / Terminus / Enlightenment) (Stories 126-28)

Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy (Mawdryn Undead / Terminus / Enlightenment) (Stories 126-28)
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Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy (Mawdryn Undead / Terminus / Enlightenment) (Stories 126-28)
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Actor: Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton
Director: Peter Moffatt
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2009-11-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
Product features:
  • MAWDRYN UNDEAD The Black Guardian recruits a young man named Turloughto assassinate the Doctor. Although outwardly an ordinary pupil at a boys' private boarding school, Turlough is in fact an alien who believesthat the Guardian will return him home if he succeeds. TERMINUS The TARDIS attaches itself to a space liner after Turlough, still under the Black Guardian's influence, damages its controls.

DVD Reviews of Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy (Mawdryn Undead / Terminus / Enlightenment) (Stories 126-28)

DVD Review: About those special features...
Summary: 5 Stars

So you want to know about the special features? Come hither...

(Taken from the Restoration Team website)

Disc 1 - Mawdryn Undead

* Commentary -with actors Peter Davison, Mark Strickson and Nicholas Courtney, script editor Eric Saward.

* Who Wants to Live Forever? (dur. 24' 30") - cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Peter Davison, Nicholas Courtney, Mark Strickson, David Collings and Lucy Benjamin, director Peter Moffatt, script editor Eric Saward and plastic surgeon Dr. Simon Withey. Narrated by Floella Benjamin.

* Liberty Hall (dur. 7' 19") - a new drama. Journalist Philip Clarke (Simon Ockenden) travels to Brendan School to interview Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart.

* Deleted and Extended Scenes (dur. 5' 14") - deleted and extended scenes from the location filming.

* Film Trims (dur. 3' 31") - film trims from the location filming, including clapperboards and cast and crew setting up and performing various takes.

* Out-takes (5' 33") - the producer's blooper reel.

* CGI Effects - this option allows the viewer to watch the story with a number of original effects shots replaced by new computer-generated images.

* Continuity (dur. 0' 55") - BBC1 continuity announcements from the story's original transmission.

* Set Photo Gallery (dur. 1' 35 ") - Set design photos from the story.

* Isolated Score - option to watch the story with the isolated music score.



Disc 2 - Terminus

* Commentary with actors Peter Davison, Mark Strickson and Sarah Sutton, writer Stephen Gallagher.

* Breaking Point (dur. 22' 32") - cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Sarah Sutton and Martin Potter, director Fiona Cumming, writer Stephen Gallagher, designer Dick Coles, camera supervisor Alec Wheal and sound supervisor Scott Talbott. Narrated by Floella Benjamin.

* Origins of the Universe (dur. 6' 28") - Sir Patrick Moore and, Dr. John Mason take a look at the science behind the Big Bang and the origins of the universe.

* Original Storyboards (dur. 1' 17") - production storyboards for the spaceship sequences, plus how the shots were realised on screen.

* Unused Model Shots (dur. 3' 29") - a selection of unused takes from the model effects shoot, taken from a timecoded production tape.

* CGI Effects - this option allows the viewer to watch the story with a number of original effects shots replaced by new computer-generated images.

* Continuity (dur. 1' 51") - BBC1 continuity announcements from the story's original transmission.

* Isolated Score - option to watch the story with the isolated music score.



Disc 3 - Enlightement

* Commentary with actors Peter Davison and Mark Strickson, writer Barbara Clegg and director Fiona Cumming.

* Winner Takes All (dur. 23' 47") - cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Janet Fielding, Keith Barron, Christopher Brown and Leee John, director Fiona Cumming, writer Barbara Clegg, costume designer Dinah Collin and camera supervisor Alec Wheal. Narrated by Floella Benjamin.

* Casting Off! (dur. 10' 33") - an actor's view of working on Doctor Who. With Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Keith Barron, Christopher Brown and Leee John, with director Fiona Cumming.

* Single Write Female (dur. 5' 12") - writer Barbara Clegg looks back on her career and the writing of 'Enlightenment'.

* The Story of the Guardians (dur. 11' 53") - the Guardians have appeared in Doctor Who as far back as Tom Baker's era... but who - or what - are they? With Robert Luckham (son of the late White Guardian, Cyril Luckham), Sarah Leppard (daughter of the late Black Guardian, Valentine Dyall), Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury and Doctor Who Adventures editor Moray Laing.

* Storyboards (dur. 5' 56") - a dual-angle feature, in which visual effects supervisor Mike Kelt uses the original storyboards to explain how he went about planning and shooting the model effects sequences for the show. The disc should default to the main angle, but the viewer should be allowed to flip angles on their remote to see the model sequences full-frame.

* Isolated Score - option to watch the story with the isolated music score.



Disc 4 - Enlightenment - Special Edition

* 75 min movie-format edit in 16:9 with 5.1 (default) and stereo audio. Menu option to play with an introduction (dur. 1' 28") by the director if required.

* Re-Enlightenment (dur. 14' 30") - the production team responsible for the new version of 'Enlightenment' discuss how they are going to approach the task in hand...

* Original Edit Comparison (dur. 2' 34") - a comparison of the original opening of episode three compared to that eventually seen on transmission.

* Film Trims (dur. 5' 32") - trims from the story's filmed sequences.

* Finding Mark Strickson (dur. 8' 28") - Mark Strickson looks back over his acting career.

* Finding Sarah Sutton (dur. 7' 45") - Sarah Sutton looks back over her acting career.

* Russell Harty Christmas Party (dur. 3' 31") - Peter Davison and his then-wife Sandra Dickinson perform a song and dance routine on Russell Harty's 1982 Christmas show.

* Continuity (dur. 2' 09") - BBC1 continuity announcements from the story's original transmission.



* Plus of course the usual Radio Times Listing PDFs, Coming Soon trailer, Programme Subtitles, Subtitle Production Notes and Photo Galleries.
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