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Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The leisure hive | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | David Fisher | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1351 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1980 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100525685-A911 16 A 1 | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | Yes | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by | BBC Worldwide Ltd | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1886 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2915, rank in dvds is 153. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
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| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
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| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | A | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Physical shop | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
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| A1 | Part 1 | 23.33 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 20.45 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 21.21 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 21.19 | |||||||||
| A5 | A new beginning | 30.20 | |||||||||
| A6 | From Avalon to Argolis | 14.21 | |||||||||
| A7 | Synthesizing starfields - Redesigning the titles | 9.16 | |||||||||
| A8 | Leisure wear | 6.51 | |||||||||
| A9 | Blue Peter | 3.59 | |||||||||
| A10 | Picture gallery | 6.02 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:37:47. | |||||||||||
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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 | ||
StarringTom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Lalla Ward (Romana) John Leeson (Voice of K-9 Mk. II) Laurence Payne - Morix Adrienne Corri - Mena David Haig - Pangol Martin Fisk - Vargos Roy Montague - Guide Nigel Lambert - Hardin David Allister - Stimson John Collin - Brock Ian Talbot - Klout Andrew Lane - Foamasi Harriet Reynolds - Tannoy Voice Clifford Norgate - Generator Voice Written byDavid Fisher Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner Directed byLovett Bickford SynopsisThe Doctor and Romana decide to forego Brighton breach and take a much-needed holiday on pleasure planet of Argolis. Ravaged decades ago by an interstellar war between the Argolin and the Foamasi, Argolis now hosts the Leisure Hive - an ideal retreat for tourists from all over the cosmos. But a series of 'accidents' leads the Doctor and Romana to discover that the Hive holds dark secrets ... BackgroundIt is perhaps something of a cliche to describe The Leisure Hive in terms of a new era for Doctor Who, a new look for a new decade, a fresh start for a series that was perhaps getting a little tired ... But never had Doctor Who been altered so radically in one fell swoop. Incoming producer John Nathan-Turner's 'new broom' philosophy saw the series usher in a new title sequence and, more radically, a new theme tune arrangement, ringing the changes from the very first moment of the first episode of The Leisure Hive. The distinctive direction of Lovett Bickford, the move to radiophonic music courtesy of Peter Howell, and the branding of the Doctor's new costume all come together to give this story a style all on its own, Tom Baker, now in his seventh year as the Doctor, adopts a more moody and melancholy style, while the character takes more of a background role in the story than usual. Yet despite all these bold innovations, Doctor Who at the time found itself up against stiff competition, in the form of ITV's American import science fiction series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and viewing figures were several million down on the preceding season. But slowly the viewers returned, and Doctor Who soon had a solid foothold with which to begin the new decade. | ||
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