The pivotal, now revolutionary opening sequence to The Power of the Daleks. His mind at first a cacophony of musical sounds and pain, the 'renewed' Doctor gets to his feet slowly and stabilizes himself, watched by his stunned companions Ben and Polly, the former of whom being at first unable to accept that the Doctor has changed his appearance, considering him an imposter in the TARDIS, whilst the latter is more open-minded to the physical abilities of the alien space traveller. The Doctor, at times referring to himself in the past tense, makes the situation more tense, though playfully forages around for trinkets and other pieces from around the console room, including opening up a large trunk full of items. Meanwhile, the TARDIS is in flight to its next undetermined destination.
The regeneration of the previous story is restaged from a new angle opening Power - note a different kind of onscreen effect on Troughton's face as the 'rejuvenation' stabilises.
The end of the opening moment to The Power of the Daleks. Interestingly, and sadly unseen in the telesnaps, the TARDIS console controls are operating on their own as the new Doctor is revealed, before landing on Vulcan.
From Doctor Who - The Scripts: The Power of the Daleks, by David Whitaker. Edited by John McElroy. Published by TITAN BOOKS.
Interior The Tardis. (THE DOCTOR lays unconscious on the floor, his face partially obscured by a strange glow. As POLLY and BEN look on, helpless, the glow begins to fade, and they look at each other in horror as they realise that the figure before them is no longer that of THE DOCTOR.)
Hit by disturbia waves of sound and noise.
Recovering...
Upright and examining his surroundings, then setting the TARDIS controls.
Soon adjusting his wardrobe whilst discovering a nearby trunk of collected items, The Doctor gestures his companions to come closer.
POLLY: Ben, do you remember what he said in the tracking room? Something about... "this old body of mine is wearing a bit thin." BEN: So he gets himself a new one?
Ben and Polly are confused and wary of the new face.
Opening up a nearby trunk, The Doctor picks out a recorder then examines his 500 Year Diary.
Specially posed images of the scene taken during camera rehearsals.
Acquiring his stove pipe hat, recorder and diary.
THE DOCTOR: Life depends on change... and renewal. BEN: Oh so that's it, you've been renewed have you? (THE DOCTOR ignores BEN's obvious sarcasm and turns away, talking to himself, suddenly very serious.) THE DOCTOR: I've been renewed, have I? That's it, I've been renewed. It's part of the TARDIS. Without it, I couldn't survive.
Specially posed images taken during episode recording at Riverside Studios by Don Smith for the BBC and Radio Times on 22nd October, 1966..
Episode telesnap of the new Doctor enjoying his recorder.
The Doctor performs a little jig shanty.
Troughton with trusted director Christopher Barry, both friends from previous TV work.
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