Main menuRobin Bland, Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius
Release details
| Title | Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius | ||||||||
| Artist(s): | Robin Bland | ||||||||
| Category: | BBC - BBCDVD (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - BBCDVD DVD's.) | ||||||||
| Label and catalogue number: |  BBC DVD - BBCDVD 1816 | ||||||||
| Format: | Disc DVD's | ||||||||
| Country: | UK  | ||||||||
| Released: | 1976 | ||||||||
| Genre: | Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi. | ||||||||
| Run-off codes: | A0100951112-A911 17 IFPI L556 Sony DADC | ||||||||
| Item deleted? | No | ||||||||
| Distributed / printed by |  2 entertain | ||||||||
| Page views: | 1570 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 3294, rank in dvds is 213. | ||||||||
| 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 | - | ||||||||||
| Number have | 1 | ||||||||||
| What type of seller was used | Other online shop | ||||||||||
| Where can I buy this release? | You may be able to purchase this release from the following websites (others are available!) | ||||||||||
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Tracks
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| A1 | The brain of Morbius - Part 1 | 25.29 | |||||||||
| A2 | The brain of Morbius - Part 2 | 24.50 | |||||||||
| A3 | The brain of Morbius - Part 3 | 25.12 | |||||||||
| A4 | The brain of Morbius - Part 4 | 24.22 | |||||||||
| A5 | Getting a head - The making of The Brain of Morbius | 32.07 | |||||||||
| A6 | Designs of Karn - Designing The Brain of Morbius with Barry Newbury | 6.12 | |||||||||
| A7 | Set tour - A 3D reconstruction of the sets in TC1 | 2.13 | |||||||||
| A8 | Photo gallery | 4.37 | |||||||||
| A9 | Sketch gallery | 2.24 | |||||||||
| A10 | Radio Times billings [PDF] | ||||||||||
| Total length of media 2:27:26. | |||||||||||
All release pictures
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Reviews
| Below is my review for this release and the ratings. | ||
| In some ways this story had the makings of a good story, but I think it really has not aged with time well. Maybe it is the special effects, or making the acting - I am not sure. | ||
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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 Elisabeth Sladen Philip Madoc Cynthia Grenville Gilly Brown Sue Bishop Janie Kells Gabrielle Mowbray Veronica Ridge Colin Fay John Scott Martin Michael Spice Stewart Fell Written byRobin Bland Directed byChristopher Barry SynopsisThe Time Lords have taken control of the TARDIS, sending the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith into dangerous territory ... On the graveyard planet of Karn, the eternal Sisterhead fights to keep the sacred flame alive. High in the castle, the brilliant surgeon Mehendri Solon conducts gruesome experiments on living flesh. And as a storm approaches, evil from the depths of Time Lord history plots its return to the island of the living. But is even the Doctor's mind a match for the Brain of Morbius ? BackgroundThe Brain of Morbius marked the high point of Doctor Who's gothic period. It cheerfully borrowed horror film movie cliches including a mad scientist, a brain in a jar, torch-bearing villagers and lashings of dry ice. But Morbius had its roots in a more futuristic concept. Terrance Dicks' original story concerned the relationship between man and machine. In this version, a robot that understood function, but not beauty, made Morbius' horrific new body. Script editor Robert Holmes rewrote the tale in his trademark gothic style, and re-imagined the monster's creator as the Frankenstein-like Solon. Dicks was unhappy and wanted his name removed from the story, asking his colleague to think up "some bland pseudonym" to use for the writer's credit - a request Holmes interpreted literally. Besides his contribution to the script, Holmes made a cameo appearance during the "mind-bending" sequence in episode four, along with director Christopher Barry and producer Philip Hinchcliffe. Dicks' and Holmes' idea of a dying Time Lord trying to prolong life proved potent, and was resurrected when the Master returned to the series in The Deadly Assassin (1975). On the surface, The Brain of Morbius paid homage to vintage Universal Studios horror. Underneath, it explored the meaning - and the necessity - of morality. "Death is the price we pay for progress" ... | ||
Other versions | ||
| I have the title track on these releases: | ||
| BBCL 2012 | Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius | |
| TBOM??????? | Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius | |
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