Classic Doctor Who DVD Commentary Teams

The DVD company 2|Entertain have revealed via their Twitter feed that two commentaries for classic Doctor Who DVD releases are due to be recorded in London on Sunday. However, commentaries are often recorded months in advance of the DVD release.

William Russell (Ian Chesterton) and Carole Ann Ford (Susan) will record the commentary for the First Doctor story ‘The Sensorites’, and Katy Manning (Jo Grant) and Graeme Harper (Assistant Floor Manager) will record the commentary for the Third Doctor story ‘Colony in Space’.

A Matter of Time: Bartlett Mullins

(13/08/1904 – 15/05/1992)

DESCRIPTION: Bartlett Mullins played the alien character of the Second Elder in the popular William Hartnell story ‘The Sensorites’.

FACT: He appeared in many other popular productions during his lifetime, including police show ‘Z-Cars’ and the film ‘The Quatermass Xperiment'.

A Matter of Time: A Desperate Venture (The Sensorites)

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 01/08/1964
DOCTOR: William Hartnell
COMPANIONS: Jacqueline Hill, William Russell and Carole Ann Ford

STORY: The First Doctor and his companions land on a moving spaceship, where they find the majority of the crew dead. When two of the members regain consciousness, the TARDIS travellers discover that they are orbiting the Sense-Sphere, where the Sensorites refuse to let them leave the orbit…

FACTS:
• This episode is known for Susan’s use of telepathy, continuing the theme of her being an unusual girl with strange abilities.
• Designer Raymond Cusick used almost all curves in his sets for the Sense Sphere, feeling that this would give it a more alien look.
• The transmission of the third episode was postponed by one week, following the overrun of sports programme ‘Grandstand’.

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A Matter of Time: The Sensorites

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 27/06/1964
DOCTOR: William Hartnell
COMPANIONS: Jacqueline Hill, William Russell and Carole Ann Ford

STORY: The First Doctor and his companions land on a moving spaceship, where they find the majority of the crew dead. When two of the members regain consciousness, the TARDIS travellers discover that they are orbiting the Sense-Sphere, where the Sensorites refuse to let them leave the orbit…

FACTS:
• This episode is known for Susan’s use of telepathy, continuing the theme of her being an unusual girl with strange abilities.
• Designer Raymond Cusick used almost all curves in his sets for the Sense Sphere, feeling that this would give it a more alien look.
• The transmission of the third episode was postponed by one week, following the overrun of sports programme ‘Grandstand’.

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A Matter of Time: The Sensorites

ORIGINAL BROADCAST: 20/06/1964
DOCTOR: William Hartnell
COMPANIONS: Jacqueline Hill, William Russell and Carole Ann Ford

STORY: The First Doctor and his companions land on a moving spaceship, where they find the majority of the crew dead. When two of the members regain consciousness, the TARDIS travellers discover that they are orbiting the Sense-Sphere, where the Sensorites refuse to let them leave the orbit…

FACTS:
• This episode is known for Susan’s use of telepathy, continuing the theme of her being an unusual girl with strange abilities.
• Designer Raymond Cusick used almost all curves in his sets for the Sense Sphere, feeling that this would give it a more alien look.
• The transmission of the third episode was postponed by one week, following the overrun of sports programme ‘Grandstand’.

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