Earthstory: Malus Come, Mr Wearp! - The Gunfighters / The Awakening 20th June 2011

[SiHart]

In quite possibly the most bizarre pairing of stories ever- The Gunfighters and The Awakening are on their way to DVD this year.

Can anyone find any link, however tenuous between these two?

Si xx

[Zbigniev Hamson]

Horses?

[Si Hunt]

Are we sure this is true? It was only posted on Rhubarbs.

Si.

[SiHart]

It came from an early received copy of DWM.

Si xx

[Logo Polish]

David Brunt mentioned that each had a Blue Peter presenter appearing in them. Peter Purves and Christopher Wenner.

Now if Kinda wasn't tied up with Snakedance, they could easily have put it together with The Awakening in a Liver Birds box set.

[Andrew Curnow]

They're both stories with two words in their titles, one of which is "The". And they're both linked to Earth history. And, perhaps most convincingly of all, I have the hardback rather than paperback versions of their respective Target Adaptations.

So there you go, it's "The 'The' Curnow's Hard Ones Collection".

Erm...

[SiHart]

"The 'The' Curnow's Hard Ones Collection".

Oh My!

Si xx

[Rob McCow]

The presence of David Graham in The Gunfighters and Dennis Lill in The Awakening* make this the 'Stories Featuring Supporting Actors Who Also Played Scientists In Fourth Doctor Adventures Who Were Conducting Time-Related Experiments' boxset.

*I nearly mistyped the Awakening with an unfortunately placed extra 'n' that would have made it a much lewder story.

[Jonno]

The obvious answer is ... they have both characters who fight using guns!

[Si Hunt]

Now if Kinda wasn't tied up with Snakedance

They haven't ACTUALLY been released yet. On this form, I'd say there's still time for them to bundle "Kinda" with "Planet of Giants" and "Snakedance" with "Death to the Daleks".

Si.

[Larry]

In quite possibly the most bizarre pairing of stories ever- The Gunfighters and The Awakening are on their way to DVD this year.

Can anyone find any link, however tenuous between these two?

Si xx

verry odd indead I know 2/entertain want to get everything released ASAP but this pairing dose leave you scratching your head.

[Andrew Curnow]

They haven't ACTUALLY been released yet. On this form, I'd say there's still time for them to bundle "Kinda" with "Planet of Giants" and "Snakedance" with "Death to the Daleks".

I imagine Dan Hall & co picking box set stories in the manner of the 'balls from a bag' way that the football fixtures are drawn. "Death to the Daleks will be packaged with... Dragonfire."

[SiHart]

Extras:

The Awakening:

* 'Horse destroys gate' outtake
* On The Cutting Room Floor
* Kamelion deleted scene
* Barry Newbery: Designer documentary
* Back to Little Hodcombe documentary
* Commentary
* Location footage compilation
* Now and Then locations documentary

The Gunfighters:

* End of the Line? documentary (on the late Hartnell era)
* Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor
* Commentary

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

* 'Horse destroys gate' outtake

I've always wanted to see that!

Si.

[SiHart]

I bet its really, really funny!

Si xx

[Lissa]

What happens in it?

[SiHart]

Well you won't believe this (start llaughter) the horse (giggles) keeps on going (guffaws) and crashes (laughs) right through (hahahahaha!) the gate! (stony silence)

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

They should have put that on Noel Edmonds or something back in the day. It would have been hilarious.

Si.

[Lissa]

The horse or the gate? Actually, either would've been funny.

[Simon R]

Surely there'll be a worthy but never to be watched documentary on The Ok Corral and stuff?

[stuartdg]

Why no karaoke version of The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon?

[SiHart]

They should have done that, with a bouncing ball over the words!

Si xx

[Stephen Morgan]

They should have put that on Noel Edmonds or something back in the day. It would have been hilarious.

Si.

It was! Either that or Wogan. I remember Peter Davison talking about it around the time of The Five Doctors or very soon after it. The horse had seen its mare the other side of the gate and just kept on, causing the gate to come crashing down. They didn't have time to remount the scene so they cleverly edited it. Of course, featuring it on an outakes show would make it appear funnier than it actually was.

[SiHart]

If anyone fancies a pre-order bargain, you can order it for £11.99 at Sainsburys https://www.sainsburysentertainment....duct=E10900619

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

I've done this, after much struggling with the ordering system. Is it really neccessary to have to register with Sainsburys AND Sainsburys Entertainment?

Si.