Amph Doctor Who Discussion (Russell T. Davies returns)

The Mirror is reporting that the BBC have commissioned a company to reproduce some classic Who that was lost.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/lost-episodes-doctor-who-shown-8731339

The episode is Planet of the Daleks where the first Doctor regenerated.
The BBC haven't confirmed it.


In other news, Class has a rough air date- October at least for us here in England according to Empire.


Also a major/minor spoiler may have been released/teased by Capaldi.
Tagged in case.

Spoiler

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/capaldi-has-filmed-something-new-concerning-clara-80689.htm

 

Remind me, knowledgeable fans didn't they do this for some other episodes?

Cybermen's invasion of London if I remember correctly?

 

Yep, The Invasion is the best known example of extra animated stuff, though IIRC they've done others like The Reign of Terror.

If Power of the Daleks will be the next one in the running, then that's an excellent decision. A Dalek story (A masterful one from what I've heard), and the 2nd Doctor's first story to boot.

 

Lest we forget...



...screenwriter Gerry Davis, co-creator of the Cybermen.

 

Interesting news on the Power front. I wonder if it will be released first on DVD, or as a special on TV.

They've never done a full story in full animation, and I wonder whether it's a new animation style to any of the previous ones. The reason for only doing 2 episodes at most at a time was largely down to budget I believe, so this already must have 3 times the normal budget.

Still, it's a good choice, as from what I've heard Power is a really good story.

Still want those last 2 Crusade episodes done though, so that my Season 2 collection is complete.

 

On this date in 1979:

 

It also featured my favorite costume from Romana II...

 

Lest we forget...



...Roy Castle, the cinematic Ian Chesterton, who died on this date in 1994.

And on this date in 1978...

 

Big noises on the Who boards about an announcement tonight (UK), Power related apparently. Fully animated, part animated/part recovered, fully recovered... no one is saying. Should be interesting as it is one of the landmark Who episodes.

I first listened to the surviving audio a few years ago and thought it was very good. An animated version would make me happy, but if they've managed to recover even just one episode of original footage I'll be ecstatic. More Troughton is always welcome, and season 4 Troughton is always especially prized.

 

Even if we do get some Power episodes, I doubt it will be all 6.

My dream of having at least 1 full story from Season 4 will never come to fruition.

 

I agree with Chorus about episode 1 being the most wanted episode currently missing.

I think my missing story top 5 wishlist would look like this:

Power of the Daleks
The Highlanders
The Abominable Snowmen
The Myth Makers
Evil of the Daleks

 

I'd love to see the Massacre or the Savages, 2 commonly overlooked stories, that I'd really like to see.

 

Oh well, it now sounds like its completely animated, no new recoveries. Cool, but for a brief moment I thought we might have something really special back.

 

On this date in 1986...

 

Well, this is it:


It's set to be aired on the 50th anniversary of it's original air date, so expect this on the 5th of November. Then each successive part will be shown daily. A DVD is set for the 21st November. BBC America air date is the 12th November.

Looks more like the Ice Warriors style of animation than any other.

Source: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/

This feels appropriate too, from 1:03:

 

I think I'll wait for the DVD. I'd rather watch it without pop-ups, commercials tossed in willy-nilly and voice-over promos during the credits.

 

Do they really do that on BBC America? That sounds horrible.

 

It's been known to happen. The worst example was during their first showing of "Last Christmas", where they kept the episode running during the commercial breaks. Plus, they cut the final WHOOOSH from the show (admittedly not a factor for "Power of the Daleks") in order to immediately go to promos for the next episode, followed by shrinking the credits to allow for more promos. I'd outlaw the latter, if I had the authority to do so.

 

I always wanted to be a Dalek .