Main menuPaul Erickson / Lesley Scott, Doctor Who - The ark
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The ark | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Paul Erickson / Lesley Scott | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC3 - BBCDVD 2957 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1966 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A01010705428-B911 02 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 2289 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2408, rank in dvds is 106. | ||||||||
| My rating: | ***** | ||||||||
| Guest rating: | ***** | ||||||||
My copies information
| This section shows the information I have recorded for this release. | |||||||||||
| Detail | Value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| Record condition | Near mint | ||||||||||
| BBC records label code | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Amazon online shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
| Amazon | |||||||||||
| Discogs | |||||||||||
| Ebay | |||||||||||
| EIL | |||||||||||
| MusicStack | |||||||||||
| Recordsale | |||||||||||
Tracks
| Below is a list of tracks for this release. | |||||||||||
| Side & track no | Track and Artist | Length | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | The steel sky | 24.00 | |||||||||
| A2 | The plague | 25.00 | |||||||||
| A3 | The return | 24.19 | |||||||||
| A4 | The bomb | 24.37 | |||||||||
| A5 | All's Wells that ends Wells | 13.16 | |||||||||
| A6 | One hit wonder | 4.36 | |||||||||
| A7 | Riverside story | 20.20 | |||||||||
| A8 | Photo gallery | 3.31 | |||||||||
| A9 | Radio Times listings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| A10 | Coming soon - Kinda | 1.15 | |||||||||
| Total length of media 2:20:54. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
| Below is all the cover (front, back, middle and inserts if applicable) and label pictures I have for this release. | |||||||||||
| Front cover | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||
| Back cover | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Inserts | |||||||||||
  | |||||||||||
| Label | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
| A good entry, I will include a full review asap! | ||
| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
StarringWilliam Hartnell (First Doctor) Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Jackie Lane (Dodo Chaplet) Eric Elliott - Commander Inigo Jackson - Zentos Roy Spencer - Manyak Michael Sheard - Rhos Kate Newman - Mellium Ian Frost - Baccu Stephanie Heesom, Paul Greenhalgh - Guardians Edmund Coulter, Frank George, Ralph Carrigan, John Caesar - Monoids Roy Skelton, John Halstead - Monoid Voices Terence Woodfield - Maharis Brian Wright - Dassuk Eileen Helsby - Venussa Terence Bayler - Yendom Richard Beale - Refusian Voice Written byPaul Erickson Lesley Scott Produced byJohn Wiles Directed byMichael Imison SynopsisIn the final days of Earth, the TARDIS lands on a massive spaceship carrying the last members of the human race to a new home beyond the solar system. The humans are not out of danger, however, as a deadly plague emerges from the most unlikely of sources: the common cold carried by the Doctor's companion, Dodo. Put on trial for their lives, the TARDIS crew must find a way to repair the damage they have unwittingly caused - and face up to the davastating consequences ... BackgroundDoes humanity have a future? This question, familiar to modern audiences concerned by environmental issues, was also one asked by previous generations of viewers. In the 1960s, the very real threat of nuclear war made the long-term prospects for human civilisation uncertain. Even if humanity avoided wiping itself out, it was also apparent that it would not be able to rely on the Earth's resources or the Sun's power forever. The Ark (1966) was the first attempt by Doctor Who to imagine how humankind would survive the death of its home planet. In this story, we find the humans of the far future are surprisingly flawed and fragile; in its second half, we are shown a scenario in which their former servants, the Monoids, have taken control. It is a powerful and disturbing twist, reminiscent of H. G. Wells's The Time Machine (1965) and Pierre Boulle's Planet of the Apes (1963), Doctor Who would return to this theme. Doctor Who would return to this theme many times - most notably in The Ark in Space (1975), The End of the World (2005), and Utopia (2007). The question raised by The Ark are still relevant today; their answers remain as elusive as the cure for the common cold. | ||
External links | ||
| Also have a look at this external site, see link button below. Note, I am not responsible for content on external sites: | ||
Further information | ||
| BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected. | ||
Statistics
| Here are some statistics about this page. |
| Page views: 2289 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 2408, rank in dvds 106. |
| This page was last updated on 19-03-2024 at 22:16:47 UK local time. |
Other releases you might be interested in
| Below are some other releases which are related to 'BBCDVD 2957 Doctor Who - The ark' based on its genre. | ||||
Copyright
© 2002-2025 Mike Everitt.This page was last updated on: 19-03-2024 at 22:16:47 UK local time.