The Keys of Marinus DVD - and it's got blood on it!

[Antony Cox]

There's an article here on the RT Website.

[Dirk Gently]

Ooh, interesting.

How many B&W stories would be left to release after this?

[Si Hunt]

A bit of a surprise!

And a welcome one! We all know it's a pile of old poo, but there are less entertaining stories and Hartnells are always welcome on our DVD shelf!

Si.

[Si Hunt]

Shock! It's incomplete!

Originally thought to be intact in the BBC archives, research for this DVD release brought some surprising news...

This translates to seven seconds of cuts to episode two and ten seconds of cuts to episode four.

And nobody ever realised! Shows how loved it is!

Si.

[Antony Cox]

I'm feeling very spoilt for this year as this is yet another story I don't have in any form (I don't have Attack, E-Space Trilogy, Romans/Rescue, Fendhal or Planet of the Daleks either!)

[Antony Cox]

How many B&W stories would be left to release after this?

8 complete stories, as far as I can see:

The Sensorites
Planet of Giants
The Space Museum
The Chase
The Ark
The Gunfighters
The Dominators
The Krotons

[Si Hunt]

Classics, all.

Si.

[Larry]

well I certainly wasn't expecting a 3rd Hartnell release let aloan it being keys of Marinus but i'm pretty happy with that.

[SiHart]

Well, well, well! If i had this DVD, I could lend you yours.

Si xx

[Rob McCow]

The Sensorites
Planet of Giants
The Space Museum
The Chase
The Ark
The Gunfighters
The Dominators
The Krotons

Mmm, my what a classic box set they would make!

Well, I love all those stories anyway. The Tenth Planet will probably get released before some of those... and The Ice Warriors (maybe?)

Oh and Keys of Marinus is another one to look forward to LOOK AT THAT FABULOUS BUILDING!!!!

A key release, not one to a-voord. Don't miss it, you wouldn't want that on your conscience.

[SiHart]

Well, I love all those stories anyway. The Tenth Planet will probably get released before some of those... and The Ice Warriors (maybe?)

Not forgetting The Reign of Terror.

Si xx

[Antony Cox]

....and possibly The Moonbase, though we already have the two existing epsiodes on DVD so it'd have to be a a special re-con for that to happen - same goes for The Crusade, too.

[Logo Polish]

Ooh, interesting.

How many B&W stories would be left to release after this?

Eight complete stories and three incomplete ones.

[Logo Polish]

....and possibly The Moonbase, though we already have the two existing epsiodes on DVD so it'd have to be a a special re-con for that to happen - same goes for The Crusade, too.

They included the soundtracks for the missing episodes of those on the DVD, so I don't think there'd be much point.

[Si Hunt]

not one to a-voord.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear!

Si.

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Do you think these few missing seconds of footage contain full-frontal nudity, drug abuse, or gratuitous violence?

[Larry]

and 4 black n white stories in one year - we are being spoilt..

[Si Hunt]

Do you think these few missing seconds of footage contain full-frontal nudity, drug abuse, or gratuitous violence?

As long as the former doesn't involve Hartnell and the latter does involve Carole Ann-Ford, I'm all for a reconstruction.

Si.

[Antony Cox]

Do you think these few missing seconds of footage contain full-frontal nudity, drug abuse, or gratuitous violence?

Nah - that's The Sensorites you're thinking of...

[Simon R]

I always like to think of "Marinus" as the first real crap "Doctor Who" story. "Edge of Destruction" showed hints but this is the first in the long line of badly made, badly written, lumbering great crap uns. It's enjoyable but it's pretty dire really.

At last we can chuck the double pack video out.

[SiHart]

Well you've got a point Simon. It's a terrible production of a rather inconsistent script.

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

It's also the first diabolical Hartnell performance. Gone is the slightly dangerous, mysterious Doctor of the earlier stories.

"Frozen? Not at this temperature. Besides, it's too warm!"

Si.

[Larry]

I always like to think of "Marinus" as the first real crap "Doctor Who" story. "Edge of Destruction" showed hints but this is the first in the long line of badly made, badly written, lumbering great crap uns. It's enjoyable but it's pretty dire really.

At last we can chuck the double pack video out.

well I have to say I think it is a reasonably ok story yes it's not one of Hartnell's best but it certainly is not any where near one of his worst.

But I'm pleased it's coming out on DVD, as I think it was one of only a few stories I never got on video as my copy was a rather grimey recording from uk gold.

[Pip Madeley]

Yay! I love Keys, it's a great Sunday afternoon story.

The cuts in episode two were 70, 55, 24, 35 and 20 frames respectively and in episode four were 37, 79 and 133 frames respectively. This translates to seven seconds of cuts to episode two and ten seconds of cuts to episode four.

Cut lines! Which means NEW footage unseen since 1964! Squee!

[Jonno]

Episode four has to involve Barbara and Vasor, surely?