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From: pjk@hou2a.UUCP (P.KEMP)
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Subject: Re: Dr Who movie
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 14:32:54 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)

Both are based on Terry Nation stories (he
owns the rights to the "Daleks").

Peter Cushing stars as "Dr. Who" [ick!], an
earth scientist who invented the "TARDIS."

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 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.]

Is there going to be a third movie?

By the way, in the movie versions, the right side
door of the TARDIS appears to have a "clover leaf"
type design on it, but I haven't noticed it in
the TV series TARDIS.  Is it the same prop?

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.

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.
--
			Paul Kemp
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"Are you sure this planet is supposed to be here?"

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