Originally broadcast on television, 1963-1964. Title from container. The first three stories from the longest running science fiction series. Special features: Audio commentary by producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein, Christopher Barry and Richard Martin, actors Carole Ann Ford and William Russell, moderator Gary Russell; pilot episode--40-minute unedited studio recording (including outtakes); "Creation of the Daleks"; "Doctor Who, origins"; "Over the edge"; "Inside the spaceship"; "Marco Polo"--30 minute condensed version of lost 7-part story; "Edge of destruction" ep 2 Arabic soundtrack; production note option; photo galleries; digitally remastered picture and sound quality. William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford.
Contents:
(1964) (47 min.) Story 1. The edge of destruction / writer, David Whitaker ; directors, Richard Martin and Frank Cox (1963) (95 min.) -- [Disc 2] Story 2. The Daleks / writer, Terry Nation ; directors, Christopher Barry and Richard Martin (1964) (169 min.) -- [Disc 3] Story 3. The edge of destruction / writer, David Whitaker ; directors, Richard Martin and Frank Cox (1964) (47 min.)
Summary:
An unearthly child: Teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are in for the adventure of a lifetime when they follow student Susan Foreman home to an odd police box in a junkyard and meet the Doctor, a strange old man who claims to be Susan's grandfather, who takes them on a short excursion back to 200,000 B.C. ; The Daleks: When the TARDIS lands on the seemingly dead planet Skaro, the Doctor and company have their first meeting with the Daleks. ; The edge of destruction: The time travelers have a mystery on board to unravel when the TARDIS console explodes in mid-flight, causing it to behave oddly, as well as causing odd headaches and memory loss in the quartet.
Series:
William Hartnell years 1963-1966 ; story no. 1, 2, 3
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