BBCDVD 1331C Doctor Who - Castrovalva by Christopher H Bidmead


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Catalogue numberBBCDVD 1331C
TitleDoctor Who - Castrovalva
Artist(s)Christopher H Bidmead
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label code-
Item deleted?No
Released1982
Distributed / printed by2 entertain
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreDramas - Sci-fi
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesA0100770648-A911 17 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
My rating*****
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Tracks

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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
A1Part 124.14
A2Part 224.13
A3Part 323.35
A4Part 424.12
A5Swap Shop - Peter Davison20.42
A6Blue Peter - Peter Davison9.17
A7Directing Castrovalva11.20
A8Being Doctor Who13.32
A9The crowed TARDIS11.27
A10Deleted scenes1.37
A11Continuities and trailers5.30
A12Theme music library3.35
A13Photo gallery5.20
A14Radio Times listings [PDF]
A15Doctor Who annual 1982 [PDF]
Total length of media 2:58:34.

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Starring


Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor)
Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)
Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka)
Anthony Ainley - The Master/The Portreeve
Dallas Cavell - Head of Security
Frank Wylie - Ruther
Michael Sheard - Mergrave
Derek Waring - Shardovan
Souska John - Child

Written by


Christopher H Bidmead

Produced by


John Nathan-Turner

Directed by


Fiona Cumming

Synopsis


The Doctor defeats the Master's plans to hold the Universe to ransom, but at a high cost to himself - plummeting from the Pharos Project radio telescope, the Doctor regenerates. The time travellers escape the Master's clutches, but the Doctor's regeneration is failing, and Afric goes missing in the depths of the TARDIS. Only Nyssa and Tegan can save the day, steering the timeship towards the city of Castrovalva, renowned for its healing powers. But evil lurks at the heart of this rural paradise ...

Background


Doctor Who was a Saturday teatime institution for the BBC, and had been since the show's inception in 1963. But in 1981, all that was to change as it was decided to move Doctor Who into uncharted territory.

Starting in January 1982 with Peter Davison's debut story Castrovalva, Doctor Who would be broadcast twice weekly, in a mid-week, early evening slot.

It was a brave and successful gamble. Although on screen for only three months a year [instead of the usual six], ratings picked up dramatically. In addition, Davison was a very bankable name after the success of All Creatures Great and Small, and as he debuted in Doctor Who, he could also be seen headlining two other TV comedy series - Holding the Fort for ITV, and Sink or Swim for the BBC. Never before had the actor playing the Doctor been so visible on the television audience.

In a new timeslot and introducing a new Doctor, Castrovalva saw a national institution rejuvenated for an exciting new era in the show's history.

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