Name: Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD1816
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius (Robin Bland)

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Picture of BBCDVD 1816 Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius by artist Robin Bland from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Picture of BBCDVD 1816 Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius by artist Robin Bland from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Label
BBC DVD label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 1816
Title			Doctor Who - The brain of Morbius
Artist(s)			Robin Bland
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			-
Item deleted?			No
Released			1976
Distributed / printed by			2 entertain
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Dramas - Sci-fi View all other tracks listed as Dramas - Sci-fi.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			A0100951112-A911 17 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
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Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
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.

Ratings
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.
My rating	3
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Tom 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 by Robin Bland Directed by Christopher Barry Synopsis The 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 ? Background The 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'' ...
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