Doctor Who. The invasion /
Investigating the disappearance of an eminent scientist, the Doctor and his companions follow his trail to the London headquarters of International Electromatics, a global supplier of electronic equipment run by the formidable Tobias Vaughn. Teaming up with the newly formed United Nations Intelligen...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
BBC Video :
[2007]
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| Series: | Patrick Troughton years, 1966-1969 ;
story no. 46. |
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| Summary: | Investigating the disappearance of an eminent scientist, the Doctor and his companions follow his trail to the London headquarters of International Electromatics, a global supplier of electronic equipment run by the formidable Tobias Vaughn. Teaming up with the newly formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) under the command of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the Doctor soon suspects that Vaughn is working to his own sinister agenda. As Cybermen invade in cities all over the world, can the Doctor convince Vaughn to help him defeat their plan for global domination? |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally broadcast on BBC television from Nov. 2-Dec. 21, 1968. Contains 8 episodes from the television series. The missing episodes 1 & 4 now recreated with brand-new animation and the original TV soundtracks. Special features: Audio commentary by animation director Steve Maher, BBC producer James Goss and audio restoration expert Mark Ayres (ep 1), actors Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Nicholas Courtney and production assistant Chris D'Oyly-John (eps 2-8); "Flash frames": 11-min. featurette on the creation of the animated episodes 1 and 4 with Cosgrove Hall's animation team; "Love off-air": an affectionate 15-min. tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the 1960s, enabling the recreated episodes on this DVD; animation trailers; "Character design": short showcase of Steve Maher's character design for animated episodes; "Evolution of 'The invasion'": 49-min. "Making of" featurette; VHS links: Nicholas Courtney's links from the 1993 video release of 'The invasion'; production notes; photo gallery. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., DVD9; NTSC; digitally remastered. |
| Production Credits: | Incidental music, Don Harper. |
| ISBN: | 1419847457 9781419847455 |