Name: Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus
Brand: BBC DVD
SKU: BBCDVD2616
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.00 (2 reviews)

Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus (Terry Nation)

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Picture of BBCDVD 2616 Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus by artist Terry Nation from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Picture of BBCDVD 2616 Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus by artist Terry Nation from the BBC records and Tapes library

BBC records label code
Label
BBC DVD label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 2616
Title			Doctor Who - The Keys of Marinus
Artist(s)			Terry Nation
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			-
Item deleted?			No
Released			1964
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			A0101330018-A911 27 IFPI L337
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
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Front cover
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Back cover

Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	The sea of death	23.16
A2	The velvet web	25.17
A3	The screaming jungle	23.49
A4	The snows of terror	24.57
A5	Sentence of death	25.02
A6	The Keys of Marinus	25.10
A7	The sets of Marinus	9.24
Cadet sweets
A8	'Doctor Who and the Daleks' scans the entire set of Cadet Sweets cards, which feature a mini Doctor Who story (PDF)
A9	Radio Times billings articles and listings from this story's original 1964 transmission (PDF)
A10	Photo gallery	7.25
A11	Coming soon trailer	1.20
Total length of media 2:45:40.

Ratings
Reviews
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My rating	3
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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Extra Notes Shown On Cover (If Any.) Starring William Hartnell William Russell Jacqueline Hill Carole Ann Ford George Coulouris Robin Phillips Katherine Schofield Martin Cort Heron Carvic Francis De Wolff Henley Thomas Raf De La Torre Fiona Walker Donald Pickering Stephen Darknell Peter Stenson Gordon Wales Edmund Warwick Michael Allaby Alan James Anthony Verner Written by Terry Nation Produced by Verity Lambert Directed by John Gorrie Synopsis On a remote island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid, there is a machine that can remove evil from the minds of an entire population - the Conscience of Marinus. Fearful of its immense power falling into the wrong hands, its sole guardian has scattered the machine's operating keys across the planet. The TARDIS crew arrive to find the island under attack by the evil Voord. Marinus' last line of defense - and its only hope - is the Conscience machine. The Doctor and his companions must undertake a deadly quest to recover the Keys of Marinus. Background The Keys of Marinus marked the point at which Doctor Who production team turning their attention from launching the series to keeping it running week-in week-out. Stpry editor David Whitaker had spent the latter half of 1963 putting together a selection of adventures sufficient for the series' initial set of fifty-two episodes. However, a last-minute reshuffle of stories meant that Terry Nartion's first Dalek tale was produced earlier in the run than originally planned. The Daleks introduced elements of action and adventure, as well as evil alien monsters - a combination which proved popular with the programme's viewers. Suddenly, more of the same was required - and quickly! Who better to provide it than the creator of the Daleks? Nation was skilled in producing scripts rapidly, and fired off The Keys of Marinus in just four weeks. The story, consisting of several mini-adventures in vastly different settings, tested the technical skills of the production team to the full. Nation's scripts also had to take into account of William Hartnell's two-week holiday during the recording of the serial. The keys of Marinus thus gives prominence to the Doctor's companions, and demonstrates that, in its early days, Doctor Who was very much an ensemble piece.
Further information
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