Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Doctor Who. The Krotons / BBC TV ; [written] by Robert Holmes ; producer, Peter Bryant ; directed by David Maloney.

Publisher, Date:

[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide, Ltd., 2019

Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, Inc., 2019

Description:

1 videodisc (91 min) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical

laser optical NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

text file PDF

Summary:

"When the TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again. The Doctor and his friends decide to put a stop to their rule -- but in doing so, inadvertently unleash the true power and terror of the Krotons instead..." -- Container.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Series:

Patrick Troughton years, 1966-1969 ; story no. 47

Patrick Troughton years, 1966-1969 ; story no. 47.

Subjects:

Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Time travel -- Drama.

Archaeologists -- Drama.

Human-alien encounters -- Drama.

Interplanetary voyages -- Drama.

Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama.

Genre:

Science fiction television programs.

Fantasy television programs.

Fiction television programs.

Television series.

Action and adventure television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Holmes, Robert, 1926-1986, screenwriter.

Maloney, David, 1933-2006, director.

Bryant, Peter, 1923-2006, producer.

Troughton, Patrick, actor.

Hines, Frazer, 1944- actor.

Padbury, Wendy, actor.

Madoc, Philip, actor.

Copeland, James, 1918-2002 actor.

Wynne, Gilbert, actor.

British Broadcasting Corporation. production company, copyright holder.

BBC Worldwide Ltd., copyright holder.

Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

Krotons

Doctor Who (Television program : 1963-1989)

Notes:

Originally broadcast on television from December 28, 1968 to January 18, 1969.

Title music, Ron Grainer; script editor, Terrance Dicks; film cameraman, Alan Jonas; film editor, Martyn Day.

Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Philip Madoc, James Copeland, Terence Brown, Gilbert Wynne, Madeleine Mills, Richard Ireson.

DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital, mono.; 4:3 aspect ratio ; access to DVD-ROM special features requires computer with DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software.

Optional English SDH captions for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Contents:

Special features: Optional audio feature commentary -- Second time around: The Troughton years (52 min.) [documentary on Patrick Troughton's tenure as the Doctor] -- Doctor Who stories: Frazer Hines (part 1) (17 min.) [from an interview originally recorded in 2003 for the BBC's Story of Doctor Who] -- The Doctor's strange love: the Krotons (7 min.) -- photo gallery (5 min.) -- Optional on-screen info text -- Radio Times listings (pdf file) [DVD-ROM feature].

ISBN:

9786317921054 : DVD

6317921059 : DVD

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

802064

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Doctor W