Within the busy command hub of Space Corps cruiser V-41, top intergalactic policemen Major Ian Warne (Donald Gee) and General Hermack (Jack May) keep an eye on the space lanes and the ongoing threat of evil, cargo stealing pirates, during the long but underrated Troughton tale, The Space Pirates.
Stranded on the lost world of Dido, its once civilisation mysteriously deceased, the young Earth girl Vicki must survive within a crashed spaceship, looking after its injured pilot, Bennett, and dealing with the harsh, mysterious creature known as Koquillion that regularly visits and torments her. Maureen O'Brien would have an excellent introduction to the series as new companion Vicki within the effective David Whitaker written two-parter, The Rescue.
The original audio soundtrack for this story, with linking narration from O'Brien, is now available (18th April, 2026), from Demon Records.
A memorable change-over publicity image from the TV movie.
The day worldwide Whovians never thought would happen, but actually DID back in 1996! The one-night only return of Doctor Who as an all-new Universal-BBC co-production which saw the Seventh Doctor of Sylvester McCoy regenerate into the all-new Eighth incarnation (as played with charm and energy by Paul McGann). It's an adventure that was mildly controversial at the time, but has since become much more appreciated over time. Now, the adventure returns this month in an all-new superb 4K transfer, overseen and re-edited from the original film elements in the US!
Sylvester McCoy makes a notable appearance in the story.
Celebrating its Thirtieth Anniversary, Doctor Who - The Movie is available from May 31st- it's never looked or sounded better, alongside a ton of old and new accompanying extras.
He's been on trial before, exiled to the threatened Earth during his Third incarnation, a sentence of which he'd gotten off pretty lightly. Now the Sixth Doctor finds himself in a more deadly perilous and deadly court action scenario, his remaining lives forfeit, his actions past, present and future under the scrutinous eyes of a corrupted Time Lord jury subtly thirsting for revenge on the Gallifreyan interloper for his ongoing transgressions across the universe, amidst a once hearing headed by the mysterious and sniping prosecutor known as the 'Valeyard'.
Within a cathedral-like space station, the court is now in session, headed by the seemingly neutral overseer that is the 'Inquisitor', of which the Doctor must use all his skills to thwart personal destruction. But has the evidence deck been stacked against him?
The drama of The Trial of a Time Lord begins...
Lord President no longer!
Another posed publicity image of the Doctor on trial!
The intimidating presence of the Inquisitor (Lynda Bellingham).
The Inquisitor begins proceedings.
Posed publicity image for the new season.
Michael Jayston as the Valeyard.
The Doctor and the Valeyard come to blows in a posed publicity image.
The monochrome Daleks are back: more evil than ever!
The two newly found episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan have arrived on BBC iPlayer via the dedicated archival support team that is Film is Fabulous!. And what a great Easter present for fans old and new they are. Enjoy! And let's hope that more lost Who will be found in the not too distant future.
A story that perfectly captures the mid-way point charms of William Hartnell's impressive first season as the Doctor, alongside his three ever-likable companions (the curious Susan, adventurous Ian and the spirited Barbara), the newly released Star Flight, a tale of a stranded space passenger liner holding a dark secret linked to an emergent, deadly alien race, is a fun little adventure by Paul Hayes that never outstays its welcome. It's nicely read for BBC Audio by Christopher Naylor, who delivers a fun Hartnell voice interpretation. I bet he was clasping his lapels regularly in the recording booth!
They'd been prior accused of being spies and gunrunners for the deranged Sharaz Jek, now the bodies of the mysterious strangers known as the Doctor and Peri lay clothed in red after have been murdered by military execution firing squad. Or have they? A surprise is soon revealed to the gruff General Chellak and his Andrizani Minor soldiers in the second superb episode of The Caves of Androzani.
I hope fans are thoroughly enjoying the new effects sequences for this All-Time Classic, and other stories, within the recently released The Collection - Season 21 set, from BBC Studios.
