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From: mom@sfmag.UUCP (M.Modig)
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Subject: Re: Dr Who movie
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 00:50:12 EDT
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> 
> There are two Dr. Who movies -
> Doctor Who and the Daleks (1965)
> 		and
> The Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
> The first movie is based on the series story "The
> Daleks" a.k.a. "The Dead Planet" (#2).
> [This is supposed to be available on videocassette now.]
> 
The last I heard, this was going to be available at the end of the summer
from Thorn-EMI.

> The second movie (*) is based on the series story "The
> Dalek Invasion of Earth" (#10).
> 
> (*) - [Does anyone in the NY/NJ area know if this will
> be aired (on WOR?) on TV soon?  If it is on WOR, it may
> appear on cable systems in other areas.]
> 

NJN (New Jersey Network) has just started showing the Hartnells--
"The Daleks" was last week; they are scheduled to show "The Dalek
Invasion of Earth"-- at this rate it will probably be late November
- early December.  I'm not sure if WOR still shows Dr. Who.

> Is there going to be a third movie?

There has been speculation about a movie several times, particularly
after Tom Baker became very popular.  Verity Lambert, the original
producer of the show, and who was at Thorn-EMI, has resigned to "go
independent."  Very speculative rumors have it that it could be to
make a Dr. Who movie.  Producer John Nathan-Turner has spoken
several times about making a movie-- it was pointed out that the current
hiatus would be a perfect time, but somehow nothing ever seems to get
past the "Yeah, it would be great to do a movie sometime" stage.

> Also, on the subject of early Dr. Who, the book
> "Doctor Who - A Celebration," lists in the back
> that there was a "Pilot" and then "An Unearthly Child."
> Is this a mistake?  I thought that "An Unearthly Child"
> was the first show (repeated the next week) with
> "The Tribe of Gum" episodes following it.
> 

"The Key to Time" notes that a pilot episode was filmed on September
27, 1963.  It was screened a week later, and changes were made in
the dialogue and several scenes, particularly to soften the Doctor's
character.  Two weeks after that, the pilot episode was reshot, and
this is what is shown as episode number 1, "An Unearthly Child", on
November 23.

> One more question - Is the "proper" name of the
> second show (prod. code B) "The Dead Planet" or
> "The Daleks"?   I think it is "The Daleks" and that
> "The Dead Planet" is only the name of the first episode.

Everything I have read says that the proper name of the story is "The
Daleks."  The tape I have is in movie format (all episodes edited
together), and there is no title like there is for later shows.  The
only graphics as the episode gets underway say "THE DEAD PLANET",
"Written by TERRY NATION".  This is the name of the first episode of
"The Daleks" in every source I have that breaks down stories into
episodes.

Mark Modig
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