Serial: 5V Episode Nos. 556, 557, 558, and 559. Title: Logopolis
Still bothered by the events on Traken, the Doctor decides to make his
TARDIS work like the Master's did and repair it's
chameleon circuit, the device that should allow it to change it's outer
shape. What the Doctor fails to realize, however, is that
his plans have been anticipated by a newly regenerated Master, who secrets his
TARDIS within the Doctor's so that he will be taken along to the alien city of
well...
This story sees the departure of Tom Baker as Doctor Who, and the debut of
Janet Fielding as Tegan and Anthony Ainley
as the Master.
starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan, and Anthony Ainley as the Master. Written by Christopher H. Bidmead, Executive Produced by Barry Letts, Produced by John Nathan-Turner, and Directed by Peter Grimwade.
Originally transmitted from
DVD Features:
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Digitially restored and remastered pictures and sound.
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Graphical menus, episode selection, and scene selection features.
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Commentary track by actors Tom Baker (Doctor Who) and Janet Fielding (Tegan),
and writer/script editor Christopher H. Bidmead.
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Information Text: pop-up production
information subtitles that play throughout the story.
- “A New Body at Last”. A new 50 minute documentary about the
departure of Tom Baker from the title role and the introduction of
Peter Davison in it.
Features interviews with Tom Baker and Peter Davison (the Doctors),
actors Matthew Waterhouse (Adric),
Sarah
Sutton (Nyssa), and Adrian Gibbs (the Watcher), writer/script editor
Christopher H. Bidmead, and directors John Black
and Peter Moffatt. It
also has a few archival clips the producer, the late John Nathan-Turner.
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“Nationwide – Tom Baker”
Tom Baker’s 4-1/2 minute appearance on the BBC news magazine
series “Nationwide” made when it
was announced that he was leaving the series.
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“Nationwide – Peter Davison” Peter Davison’s 4-minute
appearance on the same show not long after when it was announced he’d be
taking over.
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“Pebble Mill at One – Peter Davison” Peter Davison’s 12-minute
appearance on this BBC magazine show where he’s asked about
what his costume will be like, and where some children get
to ask him questions about how he’ll play the part.
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News Items. A 2-minute compilation of
news clips that announced the Tom Baker departure, the Peter Davison arrival,
and also
Tom Baker’s marriage to former companion Lalla Ward.
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Continuities. Plays 2 minutes worth of
the trailers and other BBC announcements that preceded or followed each episode
as it was originally broadcast in 1981.
- Photo Gallery. A 5-minute presentation of photographic stills of the production.
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Doctor Who Annual 1982 and Radio Times billings. If you place this DVD in the DVD-ROM drive
of a computer, you can access
these .pdf files which contain the full text of the 1982
Doctor Who Annual and the Radio Times program guide listings for this story.
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Isolated Music Option. Select this and
the episodes will play with only the incidental music score playing.
- This DVD starts with an advertisement for
the BBC’s new Robin Hood box set that lasts 1 minute, but you can skip
through it with your
remote
if you wish.
