Monday, December 26, 2022

Doctor Who (1963) 11.02.X

People, Power and Puppetry: Remembering 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' (2011)

32 minutes

People in this documentary include

- Matthew Sweet, presenter
- Terrance Dicks, script editor (1969-74)
- Barry Letts, producer (1969-74)
- Peter Miles, Professor Whitaker
- Terence Wilton, Mark
- Paddy Russell, director
- Jon Pertwee, Doctor Who (1970-74)
- Richard Morris, designer

The footage of Jon Pertwee is from an interview he did in the early 1990s

Things discussed in this documentary include
- the plot and how it evolved as the story was developed
- the real world things that influenced the plot
- shooting scenes of deserted London streets
- the Whomobile
- the special effects 

This documentary was a lot of fun. I was expecting to see more about the special effects than there was but I'm very happy with what this feature turned out to be.


Now and Then: The Locations of Invasion of the Dinosaurs

13 minutes

A narrated look back at many of the location where scenes from Invasion of the Dinosaurs were filmed. 


Doctor Who Stories: Elisabeth Sladen Part 1

14 minutes

Liz Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) talks about her first season on the show, how she was hired, working with Jon Pertwee, and other memories she had of Season 11.

The clips of interviews were shot in 2003 for a series called The Story of Doctor Who. Other parts of this series are included with the DVDs for
  • Planet of the Giants
  • The Legacy Collection
  • The Tenth Planet
  • The Krotons
  • The Ice Warriors
  • Death to the Daleks
  • Terror of the Zygons
  • Face of Evil

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