Name: Doctor Who - Underworld
Brand: BBC3
SKU: BBCDVD2851B
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

Doctor Who - Underworld (Bob Baker / Dave Martin)

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Picture of BBCDVD 2851B Doctor Who - Underworld by artist Bob Baker / Dave Martin from the BBC records and Tapes library

BBC records label code
Label
BBC3 label

Release details

Detail			Value
Catalogue number			BBCDVD 2851B
Title			Doctor Who - Underworld
Artist(s)			Bob Baker / Dave Martin
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			-
Item deleted?			No
Released			1978
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			A0101528461-A911 27 IFPI L556 Sony DADC
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	Part 1	22.36
A2	Part 2	21.27
A3	Part 3	22.21
A4	Part 4	22.53
A5	Into the unknown - The making of "Underworld"	30.43
A6	Underworld - In studio	17.30
A7	Photo gallery	5.55
A8	Radio Times billings [PDF]
A9	Coming soon - The creature from the pit	0.42
Total length of media 2:24:07.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Starring Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor) Louise Jameson (Leela) John Leeson (Voice of K-9 Mk. I) James Maxwell - Jackson Alan Lake - Herrick Jonathan Newth - Orfe Imogen Bickford-Smith - Tala James Marcus - Rask Godfrey James - Tarn Jimmy Gardner - Idmon Norman Tipton - Idas Jay Neill - Klimt Frank Jarvis - Ankh Richard Shaw - Lakh Stacey Tendeter - Naia Christine Pollon - Voice of the Oracle Written by Bob Baker Dave Martin Produced by Graham Williams Directed by Norman Stewart Synopsis At the very edge of the known universe, the TARDIS materialises on an ageing spacecraft, the R1C. On board, the Doctor and Leela meet Jackson and his crew, who are doggedly pursing their mission to recover the Minyan race banks from a ship which left their home planet centuries earlier. Closing in at last on the P7E, Jackson risks everything to follow the trail into the heart of a newly-formed planet. Can the Doctor help Jackson face his greatest challenge yet, and secure the future of the Minyans? Background In 1977, Star Wars was setting new standards for science fiction special effects work. Graham Williams, joining Doctor Who for his first season as producer, was keen the series should strive to be as visually impressive as finances would allow. However, faced with a budgetary crisis, Williams had little choice but to make drastic cuts on Underworld, and the decision was made to use the electronic Colour Separation Overlay (CSO) technique to reduce expansive set and location work. Today, the idea of working against blue - or greenscape and creating digital composite shots is quite normal, but in the 1970s the technology was still in its infancy. It was a bold and extremely challenging decision for the production, often leaving director Norman Stewart restricted to static camera shots, and creating a stressful working environment for the actors. With its epic narrative, Underworld makes no coy secret of its origins in Greek legend, although the Oracle plotline owes more to The Face of Evil (1971) than any ancient myth. The storey also reveals some ancient Gallifreyan history, and toys with the notion of the Doctor as a God, but tantalisingly this idea is not explored further. Although some of its visual effecxts appear crude by today's standards, Underworld features some fascinating ideas and impressive model work. A brave but not entirely successful experiment, it is peppered with plenty to pique the interest, and is sure to have Doctor Who fans everywhere reaching for their history books to learn more about Jason and the Argonauts.

Other versions
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[dvds]	BBCDVD 2851	Doctor Who - Myths and Legends
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