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Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - Castrovalva | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Christopher H Bidmead | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1331C | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1982 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100770648-A911 17 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1630 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3168, rank in dvds is 195. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Other online shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 24.14 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.13 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 23.35 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 24.12 | |||||||||
| A5 | Swap Shop - Peter Davison | 20.42 | |||||||||
| A6 | Blue Peter - Peter Davison | 9.17 | |||||||||
| A7 | Directing Castrovalva | 11.20 | |||||||||
| A8 | Being Doctor Who | 13.32 | |||||||||
| A9 | The crowed TARDIS | 11.27 | |||||||||
| A10 | Deleted scenes | 1.37 | |||||||||
| A11 | Continuities and trailers | 5.30 | |||||||||
| A12 | Theme music library | 3.35 | |||||||||
| A13 | Photo gallery | 5.20 | |||||||||
| A14 | Radio Times listings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| A15 | Doctor Who annual 1982 [PDF] | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 2:58:34. | |||||||||||
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Reviews
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| My rating | 3 | |
| Guest rating | Current average value is 3. To vote, please select one of these buttons: | |
Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts | ||
StarringPeter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) Anthony Ainley - The Master/The Portreeve Dallas Cavell - Head of Security Frank Wylie - Ruther Michael Sheard - Mergrave Derek Waring - Shardovan Souska John - Child Written byChristopher H Bidmead Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byFiona Cumming SynopsisThe Doctor defeats the Master's plans to hold the Universe to ransom, but at a high cost to himself - plummeting from the Pharos Project radio telescope, the Doctor regenerates. The time travellers escape the Master's clutches, but the Doctor's regeneration is failing, and Adric goes missing in the depths of the TARDIS. Only Nyssa and Tegan can save the day, steering the timeship towards the city of Castrovalva, renowned for its healing powers. But evil lurks at the heart of this rural paradise ... BackgroundDoctor Who was a Saturday teatime institution for the BBC, and had been since the show's inception in 1963. But in 1981, all that was to change as it was decided to move Doctor Who into uncharted territory. Starting in January 1982 with Peter Davison's debut story Castrovalva, Doctor Who would be broadcast twice weekly, in a mid-week, early evening slot. It was a brave and successful gamble. Although on screen for only three months a year [instead of the usual six], ratings picked up dramatically. In addition, Davison was a very bankable name after the success of All Creatures Great and Small, and as he debuted in Doctor Who, he could also be seen headlining two other TV comedy series - Holding the Fort for ITV, and Sink or Swim for the BBC. Never before had the actor playing the Doctor been so visible on the television audience. In a new timeslot and introducing a new Doctor, Castrovalva saw a national institution rejuvenated for an exciting new era in the show's history. | ||
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