The Daemons - BBC Four 21st/22nd October

[Perry Vale]

As part of some themed excavation/burial week (?), BBC Four are also showing a Silbury Hill documentary.

We can hope it'll be a better picture than the UK Gold repeats, and perhaps the VHS?

Steve Roberts had this to say on the RT forum.....

It's BBC4, not exactly a budget-rich channel!

When they told me about this a few weeks ago, I suggested that if they could find the money it might be worth giving it a quick DVNR and grade. I believe they might be doing something, but I'm not sure what scale.

We have supplied new front titles and end credits for their two-part version though.

Steve

First three episodes on the 21st, other two the following night, iirc.

[Wayne]

ooh! A better picture quality would certainly be most welcome to tide over until the dvd release.

[Ralph]

Yes the picture quality on the VHS is pretty poor so this sounds like a bonus - is you recorder ready and able Wayne?

[Dirk Gently]

Wayne's recorder never sleeps!

[Wayne]

Yes the picture quality on the VHS is pretty poor so this sounds like a bonus - is you recorder ready and able Wayne?

I think it's about time you bought one.

Mine has been playing up as you know. I recorded stuff on Friday night, & it behaved itself, but i can't guarantee anything, & i can't afford to buy a new one at this point. I'm hoping it'll hold out until after xmas.

[Ralph]

I think it's about time you bought one.

I should look into it - I just wasn't sure what to buy before plus I had hassle getting digital on my main set as it's on the portable I think I already had too many connections. I guess if I can transfer the last few VHS videos I have onto shiny disc I can get shot of the VHS recorder which is pretty much redundant now.

[Wayne]

If you rig your digibox through your dvd recorder, (if you get one) You can record a lovely digital picture staight to disc.
In the meantime, i'll obviously do my best to record 'The Daemons', & hopefully, i won't be the only one here to do so. Just in case.

[Captain Tancredi]

It's the wrong time of year. They should be showing it at Beltane, not ten days before Halloween!

[Perry Vale]

Apparently, BBC Four will be showing it in two edited omnibuses. A three part edit (for 1-3) & then eps 4 & 5 edited together.

Boo.

[Pip Madeley]

Doesn't bother me, it's not as if it'll never get a episodic DVD release...

[Captain Tancredi]

Apparently, BBC Four will be showing it in two edited omnibuses. A three part edit (for 1-3) & then eps 4 & 5 edited together.

Not the first time it's been repeated in omnibus format, I think- and doing it that way means there'll only be one drop in picture quality from Part 4 to Part 5.

[Dave Tudor]

Might be worth having a look at this.

[Tom Simpson]

Oh Yes, I cannot Wait.

[Pip Madeley]

The Radio Times website says episodes one, two and three will be broadcast on Sunday 21st October at 7.00-7.25pm, 7.25pm-7.50pm and 7.50pm-8.15pm. The concluding episodes are to be broadcast the day after, on Monday 22nd October at 7.40-8.05pm and 8.05-8.30pm.

I thought they were omnibus editions?

[Captain Tancredi]

Not editing them into two compilations probably saves time and money- easier to just order the five episodes up as they are.

[Perry Vale]

The Radio Times website says episodes one, two and three will be broadcast on Sunday 21st October at 7.00-7.25pm, 7.25pm-7.50pm and 7.50pm-8.15pm. The concluding episodes are to be broadcast the day after, on Monday 22nd October at 7.40-8.05pm and 8.05-8.30pm.

I thought they were omnibus editions?

I thought this, but apparently the Radio Times listed BBC Four's 'The Green Death' the same way, but showed that in omnibus format.

[Antony Cox]

I'll deffo be recording this as it's a story I don't even have on VHS!

[Jonno]

This should just about fit a 2hr recordable DVD at a tight squeeze?

[Pip Madeley]

Yep, the episodic version comes to 2 hours 2mins 21secs, so with the relevant titles/credits removed it will come in under 2 hours.

[Pip Madeley]

Part one:

Doctor Who and the Daemons
Part of Archeology Night. First 3 episodes of the series aired in 1971. The Doctor and Jo sense something is wrong with an archaeolgical dig at Devil's End. With Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning. [S]

Sun 21 Oct, 19:00-20:10 70mins Stereo

[Ralph]

I'm making arrangements for a digital recording

[Wayne]

Hurrah! Always best to have a back up plan in case my dvd recorder goes tits up again.

[Pip Madeley]

I take it PS will be dead at 7pm tonight?

[Andrew Curnow]

I know I'm a bit, sniff, dumb but, how can it be in stereo? Presumably it was only recorded in mono, back in 1971?

[SiHart]

If I liked the story I'd bother DVDing it!

Si xx