On TV tonight (23rd November), the BBC are airing the Doctor’s first encounter with a familiar foe – The Daleks is now in colour!
A real thrill for Whovians tonight – a vital piece of the show’s history will be broadcast with a bit of added spit and polish on BBC Four as part of the show’s ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations.
The episode in question is called The Daleks, first broadcast in 1963, and finds William Hartnell’s Doctor coming up against a brand-spanking-new, iconic villain. We’ll give you three guesses which one.
The new, 75-minute “blockbuster edit” has been fully colourised by a team led by fan Rich Tipple, who told the BBC it was a “huge honour” and a “personal dream come true”.
Credit: BBC
The edit also features a new original score by composer Mark Ayres.
“The original is a masterpiece of 1960s television drama and...
A real thrill for Whovians tonight – a vital piece of the show’s history will be broadcast with a bit of added spit and polish on BBC Four as part of the show’s ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations.
The episode in question is called The Daleks, first broadcast in 1963, and finds William Hartnell’s Doctor coming up against a brand-spanking-new, iconic villain. We’ll give you three guesses which one.
The new, 75-minute “blockbuster edit” has been fully colourised by a team led by fan Rich Tipple, who told the BBC it was a “huge honour” and a “personal dream come true”.
Credit: BBC
The edit also features a new original score by composer Mark Ayres.
“The original is a masterpiece of 1960s television drama and...
- 11/23/2023
- by James Harvey
- Film Stories
By Darren Allison
100 Greatest Science Fiction Themes
Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic and London Music Works, this comprehensive 6 CD collection features music from the latest Sci-Fi blockbusters; from Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Blade Runner 2049, all the way back to 1950s classics The Day The Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet.
This release brings together the best selection of science fiction music spanning almost a century, through a thorough overview of musical styles, themes and techniques. It spotlights music from Hollywood heavyweights and classically trained legends, electronic experimenters (Bebe & Louis Barron, Vangelis) and jazz-influenced composers to the new generation, who combine orchestral sounds with electronics
100 Greatest Science Fiction Themes is released in both physical and digital format on 31st August 2018.
The Invasion
Don Harper’s soundtrack to the 8-part Doctor Who story The Invasion was made and transmitted in 1968 starring Patrick Troughton as the second Doctor.
100 Greatest Science Fiction Themes
Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic and London Music Works, this comprehensive 6 CD collection features music from the latest Sci-Fi blockbusters; from Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Blade Runner 2049, all the way back to 1950s classics The Day The Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet.
This release brings together the best selection of science fiction music spanning almost a century, through a thorough overview of musical styles, themes and techniques. It spotlights music from Hollywood heavyweights and classically trained legends, electronic experimenters (Bebe & Louis Barron, Vangelis) and jazz-influenced composers to the new generation, who combine orchestral sounds with electronics
100 Greatest Science Fiction Themes is released in both physical and digital format on 31st August 2018.
The Invasion
Don Harper’s soundtrack to the 8-part Doctor Who story The Invasion was made and transmitted in 1968 starring Patrick Troughton as the second Doctor.
- 8/22/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Nov 7, 2016
A classic in every sense, The Power Of The Daleks is now available to buy in animated form. Here's our review...
Ever since The Web Of Fear and The Enemy Of The World were (mostly) recovered back in 2013, there’s been a renewed desire to see more from the Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who. But with no further sign of goodies from Morris and his team (though we are assured the search is ongoing), it’s fallen to BBC Worldwide and a team led by director Charles Norton to bring us the next best thing – an animated version of Troughton’s debut story The Power Of The Daleks.
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Much of the fun of the story is in discovering its twists and turns for yourself, so we’ll skimp on plot details here...
A classic in every sense, The Power Of The Daleks is now available to buy in animated form. Here's our review...
Ever since The Web Of Fear and The Enemy Of The World were (mostly) recovered back in 2013, there’s been a renewed desire to see more from the Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who. But with no further sign of goodies from Morris and his team (though we are assured the search is ongoing), it’s fallen to BBC Worldwide and a team led by director Charles Norton to bring us the next best thing – an animated version of Troughton’s debut story The Power Of The Daleks.
See related Marvel Studios: how long is left on everyone’s contracts?
Much of the fun of the story is in discovering its twists and turns for yourself, so we’ll skimp on plot details here...
- 11/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
There really isn’t an awful lot you can say about this. It’s the Radiophonic Workshop, performing the Doctor Who theme tune to close their Glastonbury set on Saturday, June 28th 2014. Featuring original members of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Dick Mills, Peter Howell, Roger Limb, Paddy Kingsland & Mark Ayres, the theme as featured here
The post Miss The Radiophonic Workshop at Glastonbury 2014? [Video] appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
There really isn’t an awful lot you can say about this. It’s the Radiophonic Workshop, performing the Doctor Who theme tune to close their Glastonbury set on Saturday, June 28th 2014. Featuring original members of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Dick Mills, Peter Howell, Roger Limb, Paddy Kingsland & Mark Ayres, the theme as featured here
The post Miss The Radiophonic Workshop at Glastonbury 2014? [Video] appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 7/21/2014
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Make Sunday night your Doctor Who movie night by hitting play above and enjoying the fondly-remembered fan-produced 1990s spin-off movie Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans! Conceived by Mark Ayres and Kevin Davies – and shot largely on location aboard Second World War-era ship Hms Belfast, permanently moored on the Thames at Symon’s Wharf since 1971 – the film features
The post Movie Time: Watch The Sontarans In Shakedown! [Video] appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
Make Sunday night your Doctor Who movie night by hitting play above and enjoying the fondly-remembered fan-produced 1990s spin-off movie Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans! Conceived by Mark Ayres and Kevin Davies – and shot largely on location aboard Second World War-era ship Hms Belfast, permanently moored on the Thames at Symon’s Wharf since 1971 – the film features
The post Movie Time: Watch The Sontarans In Shakedown! [Video] appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 2/16/2014
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
Music Composed by: Various Artists
Formats: Digital Download
Number of Discs: 2 (45 tracks, approx. 2 hour 37 minutes)
Label: Silva Screen Records
Overview:
Fifty years, 11 Doctors and 45 tracks, this is the release that Doctor Who fans have been waiting for.
Assembled after years of research and trawls through dusty archives and libraries it’s a compilation of the very special music that has accompanied the Doctor over his travels through time and space from William Hartnell in 1963 to present day Matt Smith.
From Ron Grainer’s iconic theme realized by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Delia Derbyshire to Murray Gold’s orchestral tapestries, this is a sci-fi musical saga.
The esteemed collection of composers featured include Tristram Cary, Brian Hodgson, Dudley Simpson, Geoffrey Burgon, Paddy Kingsland, Roger Limb, Malcolm Clarke, Keff McCulloch, Dominic Glynn, John Debney and more.
The set includes liner notes from Doctor Who composer Mark Ayres on the history of...
Formats: Digital Download
Number of Discs: 2 (45 tracks, approx. 2 hour 37 minutes)
Label: Silva Screen Records
Overview:
Fifty years, 11 Doctors and 45 tracks, this is the release that Doctor Who fans have been waiting for.
Assembled after years of research and trawls through dusty archives and libraries it’s a compilation of the very special music that has accompanied the Doctor over his travels through time and space from William Hartnell in 1963 to present day Matt Smith.
From Ron Grainer’s iconic theme realized by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s Delia Derbyshire to Murray Gold’s orchestral tapestries, this is a sci-fi musical saga.
The esteemed collection of composers featured include Tristram Cary, Brian Hodgson, Dudley Simpson, Geoffrey Burgon, Paddy Kingsland, Roger Limb, Malcolm Clarke, Keff McCulloch, Dominic Glynn, John Debney and more.
The set includes liner notes from Doctor Who composer Mark Ayres on the history of...
- 12/23/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Odd List Den Of Geek 18 Dec 2013 - 07:00
We take a look at what to put in the stockings of Doctor Who and Sherlock fans this Christmas...
Obviously we have the latest instalment of the Moffat Christmas Carol to look forward to later this month, as Matt Smith bows out in a flurry of elbows and hairpieces, but Doctor Who doesn't have to stop there. You can artificially extend the experience by virtue of Doctor Who-themed presents.
While you can, of course, give someone the gift of a Wirrrn/Zoe Heriot costume just by giving them a roll of bubble wrap, we all know it's the thought that counts*, and the above thought is weird. If, like us, your brain is currently an addled mass of future tears, you might appreciate some help in assembling your thoughts into something constructive. God knows I would, but he's all busy with his son's birthday.
We take a look at what to put in the stockings of Doctor Who and Sherlock fans this Christmas...
Obviously we have the latest instalment of the Moffat Christmas Carol to look forward to later this month, as Matt Smith bows out in a flurry of elbows and hairpieces, but Doctor Who doesn't have to stop there. You can artificially extend the experience by virtue of Doctor Who-themed presents.
While you can, of course, give someone the gift of a Wirrrn/Zoe Heriot costume just by giving them a roll of bubble wrap, we all know it's the thought that counts*, and the above thought is weird. If, like us, your brain is currently an addled mass of future tears, you might appreciate some help in assembling your thoughts into something constructive. God knows I would, but he's all busy with his son's birthday.
- 12/17/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
News Louisa Mellor 8 Nov 2013 - 10:11
Two shiny new box sets of retrospective Doctor Who music are coming your way to mark the 50th anniversary...
Family, friends, and Secret Santas will not lack for things to fill the stockings of Doctor Who fans this Christmas; the tricky thing will be choosing which commemorative box set or pack of collectible Tardis hankies to purchase.
Stuff the hankies, we say, and go for this neat-looking Silva Screen retrospective collection of Doctor Who music. It's an eleven CD set featuring music from each Doctor's era on the show, in presentation packaging that's shaped like a Tardis. We love it when they shape things like a Tardis.
In addition to that tidy package comes a four-cd set comprising music from across all Eleven Doctors' reigns, including previously unreleased material from the likes of Ron Grainier, Delia Derbyshire, Dudley Simpson, Paddy Kingsland, Mark Ayres and Murray Gold.
Two shiny new box sets of retrospective Doctor Who music are coming your way to mark the 50th anniversary...
Family, friends, and Secret Santas will not lack for things to fill the stockings of Doctor Who fans this Christmas; the tricky thing will be choosing which commemorative box set or pack of collectible Tardis hankies to purchase.
Stuff the hankies, we say, and go for this neat-looking Silva Screen retrospective collection of Doctor Who music. It's an eleven CD set featuring music from each Doctor's era on the show, in presentation packaging that's shaped like a Tardis. We love it when they shape things like a Tardis.
In addition to that tidy package comes a four-cd set comprising music from across all Eleven Doctors' reigns, including previously unreleased material from the likes of Ron Grainier, Delia Derbyshire, Dudley Simpson, Paddy Kingsland, Mark Ayres and Murray Gold.
- 11/8/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 30 Sep 2013 - 08:15
Andrew checks out the DVD release of Tom Baker story Terror Of The Zygons...
This review contains spoilers.
It's aptly named, is Terror of the Zygons. Its opening episode is a slow-build towards one gloriously unexpected shock moment. Even now, when you know it's coming, it's a brilliant moment of jarring editing. A sudden reveal, a scream, a zoom into a shadowy monstrous face, cue credits. You don't quite have time to process it before its over.
That's after some enjoyably ripe Hammer horror scene-setting in the north-east of Scotland. Tales of ancient horror are spun to incredulous newcomers, and we occasionally cut away to ineffable alien eyes. Most formidable of all, of course, is Tom Baker. Here he's in prime unnerving form amidst a lot of competition. Perhaps there was a competition between him, Lillias Walker and Robert Russell. That would certainly explain a lot.
Andrew checks out the DVD release of Tom Baker story Terror Of The Zygons...
This review contains spoilers.
It's aptly named, is Terror of the Zygons. Its opening episode is a slow-build towards one gloriously unexpected shock moment. Even now, when you know it's coming, it's a brilliant moment of jarring editing. A sudden reveal, a scream, a zoom into a shadowy monstrous face, cue credits. You don't quite have time to process it before its over.
That's after some enjoyably ripe Hammer horror scene-setting in the north-east of Scotland. Tales of ancient horror are spun to incredulous newcomers, and we occasionally cut away to ineffable alien eyes. Most formidable of all, of course, is Tom Baker. Here he's in prime unnerving form amidst a lot of competition. Perhaps there was a competition between him, Lillias Walker and Robert Russell. That would certainly explain a lot.
- 9/30/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
In what is fast becoming a regular fixture in the BBC’s schedule of events (well, every couple of years at least), the Royal Albert Hall was filled with fezes, Sonic Screwdrivers, and more aliens than you could shake a stick at for the third Doctor Who Prom, which was recorded in early July and broadcast yesterday on BBC1.
Like the two previous Doctor Who Proms, this is a very Murray Gold-centric concert given that he has been Doctor Who’s composer since 2005 with a specific focus on the Eleventh Doctor and music from Series 7 episodes including I Am The Doctor, The Impossible Girl, and a beautiful rendition of the climactic song from recent episode The Rings Of Akhaten performed by child actress Kerry Ingram and tenor Allan Clayton. But, as this year’s Prom is also celebrating Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary, it...
In what is fast becoming a regular fixture in the BBC’s schedule of events (well, every couple of years at least), the Royal Albert Hall was filled with fezes, Sonic Screwdrivers, and more aliens than you could shake a stick at for the third Doctor Who Prom, which was recorded in early July and broadcast yesterday on BBC1.
Like the two previous Doctor Who Proms, this is a very Murray Gold-centric concert given that he has been Doctor Who’s composer since 2005 with a specific focus on the Eleventh Doctor and music from Series 7 episodes including I Am The Doctor, The Impossible Girl, and a beautiful rendition of the climactic song from recent episode The Rings Of Akhaten performed by child actress Kerry Ingram and tenor Allan Clayton. But, as this year’s Prom is also celebrating Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary, it...
- 8/27/2013
- by James T. Cornish
- Obsessed with Film
Review Andrew Blair 17 Jul 2013 - 07:08
Andrew checks out the creepy lullabies and ominous chords of Mark Ayres' score for Seventh Doctor story, Ghost Light...
The music of Doctor Who is worthy of a documentary in itself. While Matthew Sweet's interval interviews during the recent Doctor Who at the Prom broadcast on Radio 3 hit the spot, you get the feeling that there's several hours of indulgent geekery in there for a show to chew over. Inevitably contributing would be Ghost Light's composer, Mark Ayres.
You may have seen him in the Prom Clips, conspiring with Peter Howell from behind banks of synths to perform the score from The Sea Devils to a disbelieving yet delighted audience. Ayres and Howell are of the Eighties, the decade where the composer was largely left to their own devices with only some synthesisers and a long-sleeved-shirt for company. No Library Music or four-piece woodwind scores for them.
Andrew checks out the creepy lullabies and ominous chords of Mark Ayres' score for Seventh Doctor story, Ghost Light...
The music of Doctor Who is worthy of a documentary in itself. While Matthew Sweet's interval interviews during the recent Doctor Who at the Prom broadcast on Radio 3 hit the spot, you get the feeling that there's several hours of indulgent geekery in there for a show to chew over. Inevitably contributing would be Ghost Light's composer, Mark Ayres.
You may have seen him in the Prom Clips, conspiring with Peter Howell from behind banks of synths to perform the score from The Sea Devils to a disbelieving yet delighted audience. Ayres and Howell are of the Eighties, the decade where the composer was largely left to their own devices with only some synthesisers and a long-sleeved-shirt for company. No Library Music or four-piece woodwind scores for them.
- 7/17/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Review Andrew Blair 12 Apr 2013 - 06:16
Some fine Doctor Who work from Brian Hodgson gets a CD release in May. Here's Andrew's review of the soundtrack to The Krotons...
Brian Hodgson: inventor of the Tardis dematerialisation noise (included on this disc), techbod for the original Dalek voices, and ambient soundscape purveyor to the stars. His legacy lives on in the current iteration of the Radiophonic Workshop, and restoration work by Mark Ayres. YouTube footage of a 'reunion gig' from 2009 can and should be searched for.
For those who aren't curious about the legacy of an old BBC department, old Doctor Who soundtracks are more useful than you might think. Trust me, you haven't Laserquested until you've laserquested to the soundtrack of Caves Of Androzani, and also acknowledged that 'Laserquested' is definitely a word.
What you could do to the soundtrack of The Krotons (the debut Doctor Who story for pipe-smoking extraordinaire,...
Some fine Doctor Who work from Brian Hodgson gets a CD release in May. Here's Andrew's review of the soundtrack to The Krotons...
Brian Hodgson: inventor of the Tardis dematerialisation noise (included on this disc), techbod for the original Dalek voices, and ambient soundscape purveyor to the stars. His legacy lives on in the current iteration of the Radiophonic Workshop, and restoration work by Mark Ayres. YouTube footage of a 'reunion gig' from 2009 can and should be searched for.
For those who aren't curious about the legacy of an old BBC department, old Doctor Who soundtracks are more useful than you might think. Trust me, you haven't Laserquested until you've laserquested to the soundtrack of Caves Of Androzani, and also acknowledged that 'Laserquested' is definitely a word.
What you could do to the soundtrack of The Krotons (the debut Doctor Who story for pipe-smoking extraordinaire,...
- 4/11/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
You're just asking for trouble if you call a programme The Greatest Show In The Galaxy. Those who don't get the joke will just end up sneering and pointing at the telly wondering how on Earth a horde of evil clowns and obvious stereotypes can constitute the stuff of legends.
Interestingly, The Greatest Show In The Galaxy isn't that highly regarded by the fans either. It's not languishing in the company of Time And The Rani just yet, but it doesn't figure among the fans when they're asked to choose the greatest Doctor Who story of all time. Even the DVD release hasn't surfaced yet.
For my money though, Greatest Show is not only one of the best of the McCoy years, it's also one of the best Who stories period.
The Greatest Show In The Galaxy originally closed Doctor Who's anniversary season in late 1988/early 1989, and just for one brief moment,...
Interestingly, The Greatest Show In The Galaxy isn't that highly regarded by the fans either. It's not languishing in the company of Time And The Rani just yet, but it doesn't figure among the fans when they're asked to choose the greatest Doctor Who story of all time. Even the DVD release hasn't surfaced yet.
For my money though, Greatest Show is not only one of the best of the McCoy years, it's also one of the best Who stories period.
The Greatest Show In The Galaxy originally closed Doctor Who's anniversary season in late 1988/early 1989, and just for one brief moment,...
- 4/1/2011
- Shadowlocked
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