D O C T O R W H O I N D E T A I L
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Compiled by Matthew Newton
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APPENIX A - MORE DOCTOR WHO (CONTINUED)
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Section Two - More On Stage
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THE CURSE OF THE DALEKS
Wyndham's Theatre, London, December 21st 1965 for one month.
Writers: David Whitaker and Terry Nation
Director: Gillian Howell by arrangement with Donald Akbery
Designer: Hutchinson Scott
A John Gale and Ernest Hecht Presentation
CAPTAIN REDWAY Nicholas Hawtrey; ROCKET SMITH Edward Gardener; BOB SLATER
David Ashford; PROFESSOR VANDERLYN John Moore; MARION CLEMENTS Hilary Tindall;
JONATHON LADIVER John Line; HARRY SLINE Colin Miller; DEXION Nicholas Bennet;
IJAYNA Suzanne Mockler and THE DALEKS.
NOTES: This was the first stage play, written by David Whitaker (although Terry
Nation is credited he almost certainly contributed little to the writing).
The play does not feature the Doctor.
DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS IN SEVEN KEYS TO DOOMSDAY
Adelphi Theatre, London. December 16th 1974 for four weeks.
Writer: Terrance Dicks
Director: Mick Hughes
Designer: John Napier
Production Co-Ordinator for th BBC: Barry Letts
Fight Arranger: Mo Kiki
Monster Co-Ordination: James Acheson
THE DOCTOR Trevor Martin; JENNY Wendy Padbury; JIMMY James Matthews; JEDAK
Ian Ruskin; TARA Patsy Dermott; GARM Anthony Garner; MASTER OF KARN Simon
Jones; DALEK EMPEROR Jacquie Dubin; MARCO Robin Browne; CLAWRENTULARS Peter
Jolley, Mo Kiki, Peter Whitting; DALEK DIALOGUE Peter Joller.
NOTES: The play was originally planned for Jon Pertwee. Terrance Dicks
re-used certain elements of the play in The Brain of Morbius.
RECALL UNIT OR THE GREAT T-BAG MYSTERY
Moray House Theatre, Edinburgh. August 20th - 25th 1984.
Writer and Director: Richard Franklin
Script Advice by: George A Cairns
Designer: James Helps
CAPTAIN MIKE YATES Richard Franklin; SERGEANT BENTON John Levene; MAJOR
MOLESWORTH Richard Kettles; MISS BERGBO Lan Lindewall; ALISTAIR Graham Smith;
SILENT STEPHEN Paul Holness; HAMISH David Roylance; JIMMY Liam Rudden; TIM
Kevin Philpotts; STALLION Glynn Dack; VOICE OF BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART
Nicholas Courtney; VOICE OF THE SUPREME DALEK John Scott Martin (August 24th
performance only).
NOTES: This play ran as part of the Edinburgh Fest 1984 and saw Benton, Yates
and the Brigadier (until Nicholas Courtney was forced to pull out) teaming
up to defeat the Master, the Daleks and the Dragoids.
DOCTOR WHO - THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE
Writer: Terrance Dicks
Director: Carole Todd
Designer: Paul Staples
Music Composed by: Steve Edis
Lyrics by: Carole Todd and Steve Edis
Creative Consultant: John Nathan-Turner
Fight Arranger: Terry Walsh
1989 TOUR:
23rd March - 1st April Wimbledon Theatre
3rd - 8th April His Majesty's, Aberdeen
10th - 15th April Empire Theatre, Liverpool
17th - 22nd April Mould
24th - 29th April Alexander Theatre, Birmingham
1st - 6th May Bristol Hippodrome
8th - 13th May Towngate Theatre, Basildon
15th - 20th May Theatre Royal Glasgow
22nd - 27th May Opera House Manchester
29th May - 3rd June Apollo Theatre, Oxford
5th - 10th June Newcastle Opera House, Newcastle Upon Tyne
12th - 17th June Theatre Royal, Nottingham
19th - 24th June Grand Theatre, Leeds
26th June - 1st July Theatre Royal, Brighton
3rd - 8th July Edinburgh Playhouse
10th - 15th July Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
17th - 22nd July Theatre Royal, Northampton
24th - 29th July Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
7th - 12th August King's Theatre, Southsea
14th - 19th August Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
THE DOCTOR Jon Pertwee (until 3rd June, except 29th April), Colin Baker (from
5th June), David Banks (29th April); JASON Graeme Smith (until 17th July,
except 21st to 23rd April), David Bingham (21st - 23rd April, from 17th July);
CRYSTAL Rebecca Thornhill; DELILAH/MRS T Judith Hibbert; KARL David Banks
(except 29th April), Chris Beaumont (29th April); CYBERLEADER Wolf Christian;
EMPEROR DALEK Troy Webb; DALEK VOICES Chris Beaumont, Troy Webb; US ENVOY Chris
Beaumont (except 29th April); MC David Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st
to 23rd April), Oliver Gray (from 17th July); ENVOY'S WIFE Claudia Kelly; BELL
BOY Stephanie Colburn; US BODYGUARDS Troy Webb, Deborah Hecht; MERCENARIES
Terry Walsh (until 24th June), Alison Reddihough, Gavin Warwick (from 15th
July), Oliver Gray (26th June to 15th July); CYBERMEN Paula Tappenden, Oliver
Gray (until 24th June), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CYBERMEN VOICES Oliver
Gray; INSECT MEN Claudia Kelly, Troy Webb, Alison Reddihough; ZOG Stephanie
Colburn; WAITRESS Deborah Hecht; ANT-PERSON Claudia Kelly; MARTIAL ARTS
MERCENARY Troy Webb; VERVOID David Bingham (until 15th July, except 22nd to
23rd April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CHICKEN HEADED ALIEN Paula
Tappenden; HAIRY ALIEN Chris Beaumont (except 29th April); DRACONIAN Wolf
Christian; DALEKS David Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st to 23rd April),
Oliver Gray, Troy Webb, Deborah Hecht, Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); CHIEF
DALEK Paula Tappenden; DALEK SCIENTIST Chris Beaumont; EXECUTIONER Alison
Reddihough; EXECUTION VICTIM David Bingham (until 15th July, except 21st to
23rd April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July); DUELLING GUARDS Terry Walsh (until
24th June), Wolf Christian, Oliver Gray (from 26th June); RAGAMUFFIN Claudia
Kelly; FRENCH WOMEN Paula Tappenden, Deborah Hecht, Judith Hibbert; FRENCH
MEN Chris Beaumont, Troy Webb, Oliver Gray (until 26th June), David Bingham
(until 15th July, except 21st to 23rd April), Gavin Warwick (from 17th July);
PA VOICE Oliver Gray; CUSTOMERS Wolf Christian, Claudia Kelly. Troy Webb,
Paula Tappenden, Oliver Gray (until 15th July), Alison Reddihough, Gavin
Warwick (from 17th July).
NOTES: This was the biggest play yet and the first to tour. For several
performances understudies were used, notably David Banks, who replaced Jon
Pertwee during the matinee in Birmingham and then took the part of the Doctor
for the whole of that evening's performance.
Section Three - More On Film
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DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS (1965)
Writer: Milton Subotsky
>From the BBC Serial by: Terry Nation
Director: Gordon Flemyng
Producers: Milton Subotsky and Max J Rosenburg
Executive Producer: Joe Vegonda
Incidental Music Composed and Conducted by: Malcolm Lokyer
Electronic Music: Barry Gray
A Regal Films and Lion International Film (83 mins)
DOCTOR WHO Peter Cushing; IAN Roy Castle; BARBARA Jennie Linden; SUSAN Roberta
Tovey; ALYDON Barrie Ingham; TEMMOSUS Geoffrey Toone; ELYON Mark Petersen;
ANTODUS John Brown; GANATUS Michael Coles; DYONI Yvonne Antrobus; DALEK
OPERATORS Bruno Castagnoli, Michael Dillon, Brian Hands, Robert Jewell, Kevin
Manser, Eric McKay, Len Saunders, Gerald Taylor; THALS Ken Garady, Martin
Grace, Nicholas Head, Michael Lennox, Jane Lumb, Virginia Tyler, Jack Walters,
Bruce Wells, Garry Wyler, Sharon Young.
WORKING TITLE Invasion of the Daleks
NOTES: The Doctor's first venture into colour was this big screen adaptation
of the first Dalek story. However, there was a slight format change; the main
character was now an eccentric human scientist called Doctor Who who has
invented the TARDIS, and his companions bear little resemblance to their TV
counterparts other than their names. The premiere of the film was held on
24th June 1965 and the film was shown on television for the first time on
BBC1 on 1st July 1972.
DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150AD
Writer: Milton Subotsky
With Additional Material by: David Whitaker
>From the BBC Serial by: Terry Nation
Director: Gordon Flemyng
Producers: Milton Subotsky and Max J Rosenburg
Executive Producer: Joe Vegonda
Incidental Music Composed and Conducted by: Bill McGuffie
Electronic Music: Barry Gray
A Lion International Film (84 mins)
DOCTOR WHO Peter Cushing; PC TOM CAMPBELL Bernard Cribbins; LOUISE Jill Curzon;
SUSAN Roberta Tovey; DAVID Ray Brooks; WYLER Andrew Keir; WELLS Roger Avon;
CONWAY Keith Marsh; ROBOMAN Geoffrey Cheshire; LEADER ROBOMAN Steve Peters;
BROCKLEY Philip Madoc; THOMPSON Eddie Powell; DORTMUN Godfrey Quigley; WOMEN
IN THE WOOD Sheila Steafel, Eileen Way; MAN WITH CARRIER BAG Bernard Spear;
CRADDOCK Kenneth Watson; ROBBER John Wreford; LEADER DALEK Robert Jewell
With Tony Reynolds.
WORKING TITLES: Invasion Earth 2150AD, Daleks Invade Earth 2150AD
NOTES: This sequel to Doctor Who and the Daleks was based on The Dalek Invasion
of Earth and used the same format as the first film. The premiere was in June
1966 and it went on general release on 5th August of that year.
Section Four - More Audio
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EXPLORATION EARTH: THE TIME MACHINE (Radio Four)
Writer: Bernard Venables
Producer: Mike Howarth
Production: David Lyttle
The Time Machine 04.10.76 20 minutes duration
THE DOCTOR Tom Baker; SARAH JANE SMITH Elizabeth Sladen; MEGRON John Westbrook.
NOTES: This was a special episode of an educational geography programme
designed to give a dramatic version of the creation of the Earth.
DOCTOR WHO AND THE PESCATONS (Decca on Argo label 1975)
Writer: Victor Pemberton
Producer: Don Norman
Directors: Harvey Usill (voices) and Don Norman (effects and music)
Engineers: Kevin Daly (voices) and Robert Parker and Brian Hodgson (both
effects and music)
Incidental Music: Kennu Clayton
THE DOCTOR Tom Baker; SARAH JANE SMITH Elizabeth Sladen; ZOR Bill Mitchell
(side 2 only).
NOTES: This was an original play released on LP.
NOVELISATION: Victor Pemberton (1991/Number 153)
SLIPBACK (Radio Four)
Writer: Eric Saward
Producer and Director: Paul Spencer
Incidental Music: Jonathon Gibbs
Part One Thu 25.07.85 10.00am - 10.10am
Part Two 25.07.85 11.30am - 11.40am
Part Three 01.08.85 10.00am - 10.10am
Part Four 01.08.85 11.30am - 11.40am
Part Five 08.08.85 10.00am - 10.10am
The Final Episode 08.08.85 11.30am - 11.40am
THE DOCTOR Colin Baker; PERI BROWN Nicola Bryabt; COMPUTER VOICES Jane Carr;
LT SHELLINGBOURNE GRANT Jon Grover (1-5); STEWARD Alan Thompson (1,3,5,6);
BATES Alan Thompson (1); CAPTAIN SLARN Valentine Dyall (2-6); SEEDLE Ron
Pember (3-6); SNATCH Nick Revell (3-6); MAINTENANCE DRONE 934 (BARTON) Alan
Thompson (3-4); TIME LORD Alan Thompson (6).
WORKING TITLE: The Doomsday Project
NOTES: This story was made in six 10 minute episodes which were broadcast
twice a day as part of the magazine programme "Pirate radio Four". The
transmission times given above are approximate.
NOVELISATION: Eric Saward (1986)
THE PARADISE OF DEATH (Radio Five)
Writer: Barry Letts
Producer and Director: Phil Clarke
Incidental Music: Peter Howell
Part One Fri 27.08.93 6.30pm - 7.00pm
Part Two 03.09.93 6.30pm - 7.00pm
Part Three 10.09.93 6.30pm - 7.00pm
Part Four 17.09.93 6.30pm - 7.00pm
Part Five 24.09.93 6.30pm - 7.00pm
REPEAT DETAILS (Radio Two)
Part One Thu 12.04.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm
Part Two 19.04.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm
Part Three 26.04.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm
Part Four 03.05.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm
Part Four 10.05.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm (accidental)
Part Five 24.05.94 7.00pm - 7.30pm
THE DOCTOR Jon Pertwee; BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney; SARAH
JANE SMITH Elizabeth Sladen; CHAIRMAN FREETH Harold Innocent; VICE-CHAIRMAN
TRAGAN Peter Miles; JEREMY FITZOLIVER Richard Pearce; CLORINDA Jillie Meers
(1-2); CRESTIN Andrew Wincott (1); BILL Andrew Wincott (1); NOBBY Dominic
Letts (1); RADIO VOICE Andrew Wincott (1); KITSON Dominic Letts 91); GREBBER
Brian Hall (1); AMBULANCE MAN Andrew Wincott (2); GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE UN
Jillie Meers (2); MAN Andrew Wincott (2); WILKINS Dominic Letts (2); SOLDIER
Dominic Letts (2); REPORTER Brian Hall (2); GENERAL COMMANDING UNIT John
Harwood (2); ONYA Jane Slavin (3-5); CAPTAIN WALDO RUDLEY Jonathan Tafler
(3-4); THE PRESIDENT Maurice Denham (3,5); ODUN John Fleming (3); GRECKLE
Emma Myant (3); MEDAN David Holt (3); RASCO HELDAL Michael Onslow (4-5); PATROL
LEADER John Fleming (4); HUNTER David Holt (4); KAIDO Trevor Martin (4); GUARD
Julian Rhind Tutt (4); SECOND GUARD Trevor Martin (4); RANCE Julian Rhind Tutt
(4); UNGAR Trevor Martin (4); YALLETT Philip Anthony (4); BOARD MEMBER Julian
Rhind Tutt (4); CUSTODIAN OF DATA STORE Trevor Martin (5); OFFICER OF THE
DAY Philip Anthony (5); ECHOLOCATION OPERATOR Julian Rhind Tutt (5);
JENHEGGER Trevor Martin (5); LEXHAN Julian Rhind Tutt (5).
NOVELISATION: Barry Letts (1994)
DOCTOR WHO - 30 YEARS (Radio Four)
Presenter: Nicholas Courtney
Producer: Phil Clarke
Written and Researched by: Richard Hollis
Additional Research by Iam Sheward
Doctor Who - 30 Year Sat 20.11.94 4.03pm - 5.00pm
INTERVIEWS: Verity Lambert, Jessica Carney (William Harnell's granddaughter),
Brian Hodgson, Peter Purves, William Russell, Terry Nation, John Scott Martin,
Barry Letts, Frazer Hines, Terrance Dicks, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Louise
Jameson, John Nathan-Turner, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy.
CLIPS: An Unearthly Child 1 (2 clips), The Curse of Peladon 4, The Mutants 6,
An Unearthly Child 2, Dragonfire 3, The Three Doctors 1, The Robots of Death
1, Spearhead from Space 2, The Rescue 2, The Reign of Terror 6, Trailer for
The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Daleks 2, Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD, Blue
Peter item introducing the War Machines, Earthshock 2, The Ice Warriors 4, The
War Games 10, Spearhead from Space 2, Terror of the Autons 3, The Time Warrior
1, Robot 1, Genesis of the Daleks 4, An Unearthly Child 2, Remembrance of the
Daleks 3, The Reign of Terror 6.
NOTES: This was the first radio documentary and was produced by Phil Clarke
who also worked on The Paradise of Death. It aimed to give a general overview
of the series to the uninformed visitor and had more emphasis on the early
years of the show.
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