Main menuTerry Nation, Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Terry Nation | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 2805 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1976 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0101465833-A911 52 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1466 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3275, rank in dvds is 210. | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 24.31 | |||||||||
| A2 | Part 2 | 24.44 | |||||||||
| A3 | Part 3 | 24.34 | |||||||||
| A4 | Part 4 | 24.45 | |||||||||
| A5 | The secret of the Labyrinth | 26.24 | |||||||||
| A6 | Bigger on the inside | 19.02 | |||||||||
| A7 | Now and then | 8.42 | |||||||||
| A8 | Beneath the Masque | 9.41 | |||||||||
| A9 | Trails and continuity | 2.43 | |||||||||
| A10 | Photo gallery | 7.36 | |||||||||
| A11 | Radio Times billings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| A12 | Coming soon - The Space Museum and The Chase | 1.53 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:54:35. | |||||||||||
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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) Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Jon Laurimore - Count Federico Gareth Armstrong - Giuliano Tim Pigott-Smith - Marco Norman Jones - Hieronymous Robert James - High Priest Brian Ellis - Brother Antony Carrick - Rossini Pat Gorman - Soldier Jay Neill, Peter Walshe - Pikemen James Appleby, John Clamp - Guards Peter Tuddenham - Voice Peggy Dixon, Jack Edwards, Alistair Fullarton, Michael Reid, Kathy Wolff - Dancers Stuart Fell - Entertainer Written byTerry Nation Produced byPhilip Hinchcliffe Directed byDavid Maloney SynopsisAfter an encounter with the deadly Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah Jane land in 15th Century San Martino. In the midst of danger, secrecy and intrigue, they witness the flowering of the Italian Renaissance. As the masque to celebrate the accession of the new Duke approaches, the Doctor realises that a third visitor has arrived with him in the TARDIS. It is a force with the power to wipe out human civilisation forever. The Doctor has brought it to Earth - and only the Doctor can stop it ... BackgroundIt's surprising that the Doctor didn't visit the Italian Renaissance until his fourth incarnation. The triumph of scientific reason over superstition and ignorance made fifteenth-century Italy a natural setting for a Doctor Who story. The Masque of Mandragora opened the 1976 series of Doctor Who. |Writer Louis Marks had contributed scripts to the series since William Hartnell's time as the Doctor. His richly-textured script for Mandragora expertly blended historical fact with plot elements from sources including William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. The attention to detail that characterised the script was reflected on screen. The Welsh village of Portmeirion, famous for its use in The Prisoner, provided a rich backdrop for location filming. Production design was also striking in this story. Designer Barry Newbury undertook the first re-working of the TARDIS control room since Doctor Who began. Perhaps its introduction reflected a general mood of confidence in the production team at the time. With strong scripts, exceptional visuals and a phenomenally popular star, the opening story of the 1976-1977 series saw Doctor Who at the height of its own renaissance. September 1976 was an auspicious month indeed. | ||
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