Name: Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona
Brand: BBC3
SKU: BBCDVD2805
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Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona (Terry Nation)

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Picture of BBCDVD 2805 Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona by artist Terry Nation from the BBC records and Tapes library

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Picture of BBCDVD 2805 Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona by artist Terry Nation from the BBC records and Tapes library

BBC records label code
Label
BBC3 label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 2805
Title			Doctor Who - The masque of Mandragona
Artist(s)			Terry Nation
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			A0101465833-A911 52 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
My rating			*****
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Number have			1
What type of seller was used?			Physical shop
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Label

Side & track	Track and Artist	Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	Part 1	24.31
A2	Part 2	24.44
A3	Part 3	24.34
A4	Part 4	24.45
A5	The secret of the Labyrinth	26.24
A6	Bigger on the inside	19.02
A7	Now and then	8.42
A8	Beneath the Masque	9.41
A9	Trails and continuity	2.43
A10	Photo gallery	7.36
A11	Radio Times billings [PDF]
A12	Coming soon - The Space Museum and The Chase	1.53
Total length of media 2:54:35.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) Jon Laurimore - Count Federico Gareth Armstrong - Giuliano Tim Pigott-Smith - Marco Norman Jones - Hieronymous Robert James - High Priest Brian Ellis - Brother Antony Carrick - Rossini Pat Gorman - Soldier Jay Neill, Peter Walshe - Pikemen James Appleby, John Clamp - Guards Peter Tuddenham - Voice Peggy Dixon, Jack Edwards, Alistair Fullarton, Michael Reid, Kathy Wolff - Dancers Stuart Fell - Entertainer Written by Terry Nation Produced by Philip Hinchcliffe Directed by David Maloney Synopsis After an encounter with the deadly Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah Jane land in 15th Century San Martino. In the midst of danger, secrecy and intrigue, they witness the flowering of the Italian Renaissance. As the masque to celebrate the accession of the new Duke approaches, the Doctor realises that a third visitor has arrived with him in the TARDIS. It is a force with the power to wipe out human civilisation forever. The Doctor has brought it to Earth - and only the Doctor can stop it ... Background It's surprising that the Doctor didn't visit the Italian Renaissance until his fourth incarnation. The triumph of scientific reason over superstition and ignorance made fifteenth-century Italy a natural setting for a Doctor Who story. The Masque of Mandragora opened the 1976 series of Doctor Who. \|Writer Louis Marks had contributed scripts to the series since William Hartnell's time as the Doctor. His richly-textured script for Mandragora expertly blended historical fact with plot elements from sources including William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. The attention to detail that characterised the script was reflected on screen. The Welsh village of Portmeirion, famous for its use in The Prisoner, provided a rich backdrop for location filming. Production design was also striking in this story. Designer Barry Newbury undertook the first re-working of the TARDIS control room since Doctor Who began. Perhaps its introduction reflected a general mood of confidence in the production team at the time. With strong scripts, exceptional visuals and a phenomenally popular star, the opening story of the 1976-1977 series saw Doctor Who at the height of its own renaissance. September 1976 was an auspicious month indeed.
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