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"...cleaned & enhanced by The Restoration Team... essential viewing..."

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 1 april 2013

DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE has been consummately cleaned & enhanced by The Restoration Team but I am continually bemused (nothing new there.) that the VidFIRE process is not applied to all "black & white" prints. Financial restraints?

Nevertheless, this three-disc set release (THE SPACE MUSEUM and THE CHASE) is essential viewing for NEW SERIES fans as it demonstrates the breadth of storytelling (presented within the production constraints of 1960s television), powerful acting (the final scenes with the Doctor fondly remembering Ian & Barbara is wonderfully heartwarming) and the legacy of the daleks.

The eyeofhorus.org.uk rating for this DVD release may seem remarkable (9/10) but, whilst the print could have garnered more attention, it is DVD EXTRA package (including a range of exciting short CGI clips created by Rob Semonoff for the featurette, DALEKS BEYOND THE SCREEN) that is so creatively and professionally produced that it necessitates such high praise.

The commentary team is, once again, superbly "moderated" by Peter Purves, guiding listeners through a myriad of disparate episodes collated under the umbrella title of THE CHASE. Purves is manages William Russell, Maureen O'Brien and director Richard Martin.

Peter Purves on DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE: A spectacular serial.

Richard Martin: I became the "Dalek Director" and I was desperate to get my hands on all this motorised dustbin rubbish.

William Russell on seeing the dalek design for the first time: I thought they were extraordinary. The first time I saw them I laughed what with this lavatory plunger.

Richard Martin details the limitation of "editing" & "filming" in the early days of DOCTOR WHO. Physically "editing" 2-inch tape was forbidden except for a maximum of five cuts, and that camera angles tilting were limited to no more than 30-degree as the camera lenses would drop out if too excessive.

William Russell on Ian Chesteron: What a heartthrob.

On the cliffhanger to episode one and the revealing of a dalek from the sand, Maureen O'Brien confesses: Oh, it's a model. I had no idea.

Peter Purves on the daleks: I cannot understand the fear of the daleks by children. I wanted to fear the Aridians.

Peter Purves on Hartnell: Bill was remarkably wonderful.
Maureen O'Brien: He had a kind of moral sense he brought to it. He was dangerous. The irascibility and a snarl he could bring at times.
Peter Purves: Bill was very generous.
William Russell: Polite but not friendly.

On co-star, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, William Russell recalls: Jackie was remarkable. A very delicate performer. Absolutely terrific.
Maureen O'Brien: She was a rock. Dependable. Very modern. So kind to me.
Peter Purves: A sad loss.

Peter Purves recounts the moment during DOCTOR WHO - THE MYTH MAKERS that Bill Hartnell fluffed a key line (The Doctor: I'm not a dog. God!)

William Russell on the poor catering facilities at Riverside Studios in 1964: I organised this thing with Verity Lambert and we'd bring in a hamper. Bill trumped us all with a Fortnum & Mason Hamper and Champagne.

Peter Purves revealed that he audition for the part of a Menoptra in DOCTOR WHO - THE WEB PLANET but didn't get the part.

For episode 4, Richard Martin discusses the change of location to a "horror" setting: We were pretty stumped about where THE CHASE should go. I suggested we go into the "inner-man". But it is rubbish. It looks as if it put together in a hurry.
Maureen O'Brien: DOCTOR WHO - THE HORROR MOVIE.

Richard Martin on his directing ambitions: "I want to do fantasy", I told the BBC. I want to extend the boundaries of reality both psychological and physically. They (the BBC) said, "My God! Stick him on DR WHO".

Maureen O'Brien on his time in DOCTOR WHO: I was very unnerved about being known in DOCTOR WHO. I was out of my element. I think was having a nervous breakdown.

Peter Purves scolds the NEW SERIES (BBC WALES) for having lost the premise that the TARDIS is un-steerable.
Maureen O'Brien: Oh, how sad!

On seeing the tawdry forest set for episode 5, Peter Purves: This one looks like a lack of money.
Richard Martin: You're right. We were skint.

Peter Purves reveals that both Maureen O'Brien and William Hartnell had put in a good word for him to return to DOCTOR WHO as Steven Taylor. Peter Purves: I was thrilled to be cast.
Maureen O'Brien: I wasn't sorry to be out.

William Russell on his career: It helped my career, I enjoyed DOCTOR WHO enormously. A combination of a Reparatory (Theatre) situation but on television.

Peter Purves on a classic William Hartnell fluff from the final episode: It would not be DOCTOR WHO without Bill's fluff - "Lost in..Spain!"

The additional EXTRAS on Disc One are, as you'd expect on with an included second disc, scant but are heart-warming.

CUSICK IN CARDIFF is a joyously momentous as the original dalek designer, Raymond Cusick visiting the BBC WALES studios under the guiding hand of NEW SERIES designers Edward Thomas and Peter McKinstry. Cusick's verbal thesis on the visualisation of Terry Nation's creations is absorbing and truly entertaining. This re-worked "Now and Then" featurette should be revisited for future CLASSIC SERIES DVD releases focussing on Directing, Set Design, Special Visual Effects, Special Sound Effects, Costume Design, etc.

Probably for the first time in many a DVD release, DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE Disc Two's EXTRAS are thoughtful, professionally produced and entertaining, with a rightful focus on DOCTOR WHO's most iconic of aliens - daleks.

SHAWCRAFT - THE ORIGINAL MONSTERS MAKERS feature details the dedicated professionalism of a team of former engineers based in a "lock-up" in Uxbridge (London) creating extraterrestrial designs with little money and little time. Remarkable for its time. FOLLOW THAT DALEK could be regarded as "part two" as it continues to go behind-the-scenes at SHAWCRAFT with recently restored colour 8mm cine (Cine? Like a camcorder but without any digital hard-drive) film from 1967.

DALEKS BEYOND THE SCREEN examines the merchandise opportunities that the BBC exploited from the sixties to the present day. And who must have the best DOCTOR WHO job? BBC Worldwide's Dave Turbitt.

Its been a long time in coming (and the wait has been worthwhile) but DALEKS CONQUER AND DESTROY is the ultimate dalek documentary, detailing the rise and rise of the alien's influence not only within the drama series but within the psyche of the nation. A fascinating and honest dissertation.

William Russell reads from the novelisation of DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE as an introduction of LAST STOP WHITE CITY with glowing contributions from a very dapper director Richard Martin, CLASSIC SERIES vision mixer Clive Doig and a youthful writer Simon Guerrier. This featurette is sleight in content but nonetheless reverential.

I have to admit I do have a life outside DOCTOR WHO so I have not been able to find time to sit through the DOCTOR WHO "GIVE-A-SHOW" SLIDES. When I acquire influenza in the winter I will endeavour to view them.

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BADWOLFANGEL1

Ian and Barbara's Last Adventures in Time and Space!

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 21 juni 2018

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2 wonderful stories that features the last adventures of Ian and Barbara with the Doctor and the 1st one The Space Museum sees the Tardis land on the Xeros, whilst they explore they come across a museum much like Van Stattens in New Who which houses relics from so called galactic conquests from the race of aliens from The Morok Empire.

While they wander around they come across themselves as exhibits and have to find a way to stop that future event from happening.

We get commentary from the writer himself along with William Russell, Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves.

There is a lovely documentary with William Hartnells real life granddaughter talking about how his life and what it was like being at school when kids were watching doctor who and how she had to not bragg that her grandfather was this iconic character that everybody became interested in.

There is a little documentary called Defending The Museum where Rob Shearman who wrote Dalek for new who defends this story as it came in for a lot of stick and having watched it you can see how he was influenced by it for his story.

The Chase is the last story featuring the original companions from Unearthly Child Ian and Barbara, the doctor discovers that somehow Daleks have discovered how to time travel and want to exterminate him and his companions.

This is a lovely story as The Tardis flies around the Universe and lands on various planets and places on Earth, The Daleks are not far behind them, we see them after first capture by the Daleks on the Planet Aridius go to the top of the Empire State Buliding where they encounter a whacky american played by Peter Purves who comes back looking completely different as a character that would become the next male companion Steven Taylor.

The Tardis lands on the Mary Celeste where the Daleks have followed and end up sending all the crew of the ship jumping overboard when they start asking where the Timelord has gone!

We then go to a haunted house which is like your waxwork museum but with characters like Dracula, Frankenstein etc that come to life and then we finally end up on the Planet Mechanus where we the Daleks are defeated.

It is here we say goodbye when Ian and Barbara realise that with the Daleks time machine that they can get back home to a normal life they left behind when they followed Susan and barged their way into the Tardis that started their adventure, The Doctor is reluctant to let them go but is persuaded by Vicki that it is their choice and they want to experience sleeping in their own beds at home and having a cup of tea.

The Doctor shows them how to work the Dalek craft and when they land back home it explodes, Ian and Barbara have landed in 1965 just 2 years out from when they left but find things have changed even the bus fare.

Great companions but the show is about change and this is where we start to think yes the Doctor may stay the same for a couple of years but we can get new people to come in and get the wow factor going around time and space.

The usual commentaries again from William Russell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves and the Director Richard Martin.

Great Documentaries such as Cusick in Cardiff where the original designer for the Daleks Raymond Cusick visits the Doctor Who studio in Cardiff and is given the tour by Ed Thomas.

Richard Martin looks back at making this story, whilst we have a look back at the characters of Ian and Barbara in Last Stop White City.

Daleks Conquer and Destroy is an insight to the never ending appeal of these iconic characters and New Who writer Rob Sherman with Nicholas Briggs and various others discuss their fascination, very interesting to watch.

This is a must have to have in your collection if your a fan of the original tardis crew or want to watch a Dalek story that has a lot of humour and it is fun to watch.

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JA Fairhurst

Pleasing Hokum

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 6 mars 2010

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AS others have said, neither of these stories are traditional classics.

The Space Museum starts off excellently with the Travellers finding themselves on a strange planet where they don't leave footprints and glasses of water refuse to stay broken. When they found a strange building, they go in and find its a museum but the strangeness doesn't stop as those around them appear not to notice them. But its not until they find themselves facing themselves face to face with themselves... This basically sums up episode 1. After this, the story rather degenerate into a more traditional chase around seemingly similar corridors. There are some nice bits - Vicki getting to lead a revolution (though I'm still not convinced by her solution to the problem of the armoury's computer). The Xeros partisans are all teens - their parents having been shipped off or killed when the Morocks had invaded. The Morocks themselves were incredibly inept even for a race apparently in decline.

In The Chase, our Time Travellers are exploring the capabilities of the Time Visualiser that the Doctor had,uh, liberated from the Space Museum - again Vicki get a brief moment in the spotlight as she tries to help the Doctor install it. The scenes chosen for the Companions to look at were rather good - Abe Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Ian), Shakespeare being given the ideas for The Merry Wives of Windsor and Hamlet (Barbara) and a Beatles performance (Vicki) but then they pick up the signs of the Daleks launching their own time machine, and as the Doctor said the Time Visualiser could only see what had already happened. The Chase is on! Despite the dire Mire Beasts, Aridius was mostly a well realised desert planet, with the remnants of its dried out seas. There were occasional shadows of the cast on the surrounding scenery which rather destroyed any sense of belief in the far distance they were meant to be representing. Peter Purves's first outing as the Alabaman tourist on the Empire States Building was pure hokum and the encounter with the crew of the Marie Celeste was basically done for comedic effect. The jungle on Mechanus wasn't brilliant (see The Planet of Evil for how jungles ought to be done) and the travellers had to ignore the fact they passed the daleks' time machine a couple of times as they explored it. There was also what appeared to be a camera making it into shot. However, the model of the city was brilliant and the mechanoids were worthy opponents. Peter Purves's incarnation as Stephen Taylor was far more convincing than as his American impersonation. The final fight sequences between the daleks and the mechanoids was truly inspired, multiplying up the numbers to a believable extent.

Although there were problems with both stories, the overall effect was rather good, helped by an excellent sound track and the stories were enjoyable.

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Mr. S. Mclean

Lighten up, Who and Dalek fans alike, and enjoy...

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 14 augusti 2010

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5 stars you may be asking? Well I just got this boxset for my birthday, uncertain what to expect as I haven't seen much Hartnell material and was pleasantly surprised and entertained throughout. I therefore feel these stories seem oddly much-maligned, as even the bonus features on the Space Museum itself suggests. So let's start with that.
As most Hartnell stories seem either historical or Dalek-laden fares, this was a nice little bit of sci-fi relief. All good stuff and like a lot of those early ones the flimsy production standards (including some acting) which may be dated now can be overlooked due to a story with thought provoking themes. In this case the real enemy is time itself, as the heroes arrive to see themselves preserved as exhibits - therefore the real challenge is to escape that certain future and indeed if such a task is possible. The sorta thing a time-travel story should be about and really shows up the superficial effect-laden storytelling of today's series. As for the acting most principals were fine and Bill himself is one I find very watchable, able to vary from crotchety to bumbling to dark to humerous to authoritarian to mysterious to even quite an active fellow and always a wise old soul. This is despite his infamous line fluffing but other cast are guilty of it - t'was the days of tv being filmed live after all. It also featured another Bill trait: he disappears for a whole episode! I used to think this was due to ill health but have since learned that, again due to the live nature, it's to allow for holidays an actor had to fit into filming schedules. And low & behold one of the bonus documentaries even focuses on that and it proves to be rather amusing.
The Chase is itself a rarity - a pre-Davros Dalek story which I actually enjoy AND a 6-parter which I don't find exhausting. It's a slightly different plot for the Daleks which is good as I often find theirs to be, like their dialogue & character, rather monotonous and 1-dimensionally repetitive. Again it's a story that makes good use of the ability to travel throughout time & space being a varied little odyssey for heroes & daleks alike. The Daleks even have some humorous moments themselves and there's the wonderful scene atop the Empire State Building where an Alabama tourist faces a Dalek and rather than cower in fear, bursts out laughing. Something I think we all would do, really, as even their design is mocked here.
So well worth getting if you don't like you're Who too solemn and self-righteous and actually appreciate it for the light-hearted TV entertainment it is and should be. Well worth it for Hartnell alone as I now consider him one of the superior incarnations and a very much overlooked one

Extras are entertaining and the makings-of prove quite insightful. The Chase obviously has plenty on Daleks but overall I was quite impressed. The bonus material is often the big sell of Who DVDs but I was uncertain with the early stuff particularly due to the first three Doctors being permanently unable to contribute to their stories. However it is made up for with some fascinating stuff

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T. Tanner

I Shall Miss Them Too!

Recenserad i USA 🇺🇸 den 20 december 2019

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Barbara and Ian will always be two of my favorite Doctor Who companions, so I try to savor this last chance to spend time with them. And there are absolutely aspects of these episodes that can be savored. And then there’s the other stuff . . .

Cons:
1. Ooh, the budget and time constraints! How they sting!
2. How many times can otherwise intelligent people who know they are surrounded by enemies allow themselves to be taken by surprise from behind?
3. See # 1 re the props and special effects.
4. Hard to know if this is a pro or a con. I enjoyed Journey Into Terror for its comedic aspects, but the writers needed to iron out some inconsistencies. They presented a mystery with 2 possible answers—one surreal and one hilarious. I would have been happy with either one. And they did commit to one of those answers at the end . . . but some of the things that had happened before didn’t fit that answer at all.
5. See # 1 re the cinematography and writing.

Pros:
1. Barbara and Ian’s farewell is nearly perfect. This is the conclusion their arc has been leading to all this time, and the reactions of all the characters ring true. It left me simultaneously sad to lose them and deeply happy for them. And also simultaneously wanting to smack the doctor and wanting to hug him.
2. The premise of “The Space Museum” is really interesting. In fact, the first episode is really good. The rest of the episodes are up and down, but I will say that the emotional response of the TARDIS crew is spot on.
3. Occasional shining moments of humor. I already mentioned Journey into Terror. Barbara’s cardigans are also noteworthy. And Vicki’s another bright spark.
4. This is petty, but ever since the 13th doctor claimed to have been outthinking bullets all her life, I’ve taken great satisfaction in any story where someone uses a gun to save the doctor from certain death. For the record, there are quite a few of them.
5. In my opinion, the character of Steven Taylor is at his most interesting here in the introductory episode. He’s so likeable and yet so unsettling. He is, for perfectly understandable reasons, not quite right in the head. You’re never quite sure what he’s going to do. I wish they’d kept him that little bit crazy for the rest of his run.

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The Real M.B.E. Of Tooting

Pure Dalek Value "But That's About It"

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 20 december 2011

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The Space Museum: set at a museum on the planet xeros, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki are caught up in a time track that enables them to see in to the near future, they can see but not be seen, heard or touched. The later 3 epsiodes are a little disapointing to say the least as the main plot is a teenage rebellion. Can't say its handled all that well either. Still I hold it in higher esteem than other "Future" Hartnell serials. Its not the best there is but its entertaining and at times dare I say quite funny. The DVD extras are again a little light, but the main documentary "Defending the Museum" is insightful and well represented by Rob Shearman. Also, the feature about William Hartnell was very endearing and quite sweet.

The Chase: possibly the worst Dalek serial to come out of the 60's, I was never a fan of this story and my opinion has not increased greatly over time {and picture quality}. Basically, the Daleks are pursuing the "Enemy Time Travellers" across space and time, you just get the feeling with this story that Terry Nation has run aground on fresh ideas, the ideas he does come up with are silly, the story feels as if it was written by a 12 year old fan. Perhaps it would have made a better 4 parter than a 6 parter, it does drag a little near the middle, but, fare dues it does pick up at the end with the climactic battle between the Daleks and the Mechanoids. The special features on this particular 2-disc edition are rewarding. Very good and well presented doc's here. Also, lots of little tit-bits that I'm sure will entertain fans of this particular serial.

Overall then the combination of these two 1960's serials in one box set is a good idea, The Chase would have no problem selling by itself, but the Space Museum would be a negative to most casual viewers. The Restoration Team have done a top job once again bringing these 2 stories back from the dead and I must commend them on the restoration work performed here.

The Space Museum - 7/10
The Chase - 6/10
Overall Value - 10/10

Many thanks for your time,

M.B.

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M. Pye

Average stories, great extras.

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 3 mars 2010

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This is an interesting release, with 2 of the 1st Doctor's less well-known stories combined with some great extra's.
'The Space Museum' is rather interesting, as it see's time itself becoming a central part of the plot, with the Tardis arriving at the space museum before it's meant to, and our hero's get a rather disturbing glimps of their own future. The rest of the story follows their attempts to change their future, and escape a terrible fate that awaits them. It's a good idea, with tension combined with humor (the doctor hiding in the dalek case for example). Unfortunatly, it suffer's from the usual dr who problem of lack of budget, and the fact the dictator vs rebels storyline having been already overused.
The lack of budget is even more apparent in the second story, 'The Chase'. The basic plot, the daleks chasing the Doctor through time and space in order to exterminate him, is a very good one, but there are 2 major problems. First, as I have already said, lack of budget (the ceatures on the alien planets they visit look quite frankly rubbish). Secondly, rather that keep up with the Nazi personality the Daleks started with, the BBC decided in this episode to turn them into comic characters (one of them doesn't even know how to count!)
Fortunatly, the boxset is saved by some great extra's with the chase. The documenteries on the daleks are very interesting to watch, and there arte some added bonuses (for example, some scenes from 'Day of the Daleks@ have been included, with the rubbish 1970's voice has been replaced with a far better one, provided by Nick Briggs).
Howver, I think this boxset is more for dedicated fans who either like these serials, or want the extras, or like me, both.

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Paul

Classic Who at its best!

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 9 december 2013

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I will begin with 'The Space Museum' - I can understand the criticism that it gets from fans, however, despite its flaws, it's a solid piece of science fiction which has its moments. Yes, the Moroks and the Xerons aren't going to be at the top of any fan's list of favourite races which the Doctor has encountered; but the philosophy behind their conflict is wonderful. Immoral leaders facing off against a younger generation of revolutionary Xerons is, in principle a solid storyline. Episode 1, as often highlighted, is the highlight of the story; but moments such as Hartnell appearing from a Dalek and his interrogation are brilliant! All in all, this is a good story which, despite its flaws, is watchable and enjoyable. 4/5 for this story.

'The Chase' is my favourite Dalek story - it's really just a bit of fun; which was certainly missing in many early stories which dealt with issues such as tragedy (e.g. The Reign of Terror) or oppression (e.g.The Space Museum). This is not to say that these stories didn't have elements of fun in them; I am merely saying that the theme of them wasn't revolved around fun. 'The Chase' is just that. Daleks bitching to one another, a haunted house and the comical jungle mushroom-like plants on Mechanus are just a few of these fun elements. Away from the theme of fun, however, and you get a genuinely thrilling story with the premise that the Daleks have discovered the secret of time-travel; it can only be a good story! Yes the sets can be tatty sometimes, yes the costumes can look silly; but this is a damn good story and the ending (no spoilers for those yet to watch) is epic, saddening and joyful; a truly awesome conclusion to a brilliant story. 5/5 for this story!

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PK

Ok

Recenserad i Storbritannien den 4 april 2021

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The Space Museum is a good story, particularly the first episode.
The Chase isn't the best Dalek story but as a Dr Who fan and Dalek fan, this boxed set was a must for my collection. Peter Purves, who I grew up with as a respected Blue Peter presenter, has a cameo roll as an American tourist which is rather cringeworthy!
Nevertheless I enjoyed watching both stories.

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Hanson

Great movie

Recenserad i USA 🇺🇸 den 21 februari 2022

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