The Magical History Tour
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| 07: The Magical History Tour | |
Doctor Who serial Preceeded by Time To Go Home Followed by Deep Undercurrents | |
| Featured cast | |
| The Doctor | Matthew Kopelke |
| Guy Anwar | Kane Major |
| Production notes | |
| Recorded | December 2000 |
| Released | Part 1: July 2001 Part 2: September 2001 Part 3: November 2001 |
Arriving on Earth in the mid 21st Century, the Doctor encounters a strange young man standing outside the TARDIS immediately upon its materialisation. This young man, Guy Anwar, has been sent to the Doctor for a very special reason - to accompany him to an alien world where time travel is being used to create a theme park for the planets inhabitants. However, the Doctor soon realises that there is more at stake than an alien operative missing in the past, for the events of the planet are being overshadowed by a malevolent figure - who requires the Doctor as a pawn in a much larger game. The Doctor is being watched - but by whom, and why?
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Crew
Recording, post-production & CD mastering: Matthew Kopelke. Music: Trey Lane & Chris Thompson. Series theme: Ron Grainer. Realisation: The London Theatre Orchestra. Cover illustration and packaging design: Mark Brill. Press & PR: David Hutchison. Recording: BTR's Lacaroo Street Studios. Script Editor: Witold Tietze. Producer: Matthew Kopelke. Director: William Billingsley.
Episode download links
Part One: http://www.btrproductions.org/downloads/btrdwcd/btrdwcd05_part1.mp3
Part Two: http://www.btrproductions.org/downloads/btrdwcd/btrdwcd05_part2.mp3
Part Three: http://www.btrproductions.org/downloads/btrdwcd/btrdwcd05_part3.mp3
Plot
Episode endings
- As the Doctor and Guy set off for their destination, a strange object begins to breach the TARDIS sheilding and materialise.
- With a Apotheisk menacing Tober, the Doctor states that unless Tober answers his question, he will let the animal eat him.
- The Doctor and Guy head off towards new adventures in the TARDIS, not before it offers a lesson in poetic irony to the Doctor.
Additional credited cast
Frank (Fiona Billingsley), Agant (Wendy Musgrove), Jenning (David Hutchison), Fullsbrake (Michael Burge), Elmsfeast (Jana Kildey), Rowko (William Billingsley), Tober (Witold Tietze), Guards (William Billingsley).
Popular myths
Things to listen out for...
- This is the first episode in what became a five-part story arc focussed on a mysterious figure shadowing the Doctor's every move. This creature, the Watcher, would only take centre-stage in the final release, The Ouroborous Heart, but already in this early serial his effect can be felt in various ways.
- The Temporal Society makes it first appearance here, as does the Doctor's new companion, Guy Anwar.
