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(aka I've now finished the box-set of the first three serials)
There are some great extras on the Edge of Destruction DVD – on that one because the serial's only two episodes long.
There's a 45 minute documentary about 'The Origins of Doctor Who', which was a fascinating look into how it was thought up and started production and almost got cancelled after shooting the first episode etc. etc. Some interesting shots of 'Studio D' where it was filmed and some of the sets.
There's also a half-hour look at the rather complicated plot etc. of the Edge of Destruction, which works better than a commentary on this one because it gives you a chance to focus visually on some of the things you might have missed first time round.
Then there are other short documentaries about the TARDIS set, the creation of the Doctor Who theme tune (which was fascinating – the whole thing was created by splicing bits of tape together!), and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which created all the sound-effects and some of the music.
Throughout most of the documentaries there are interviews with several of the behind the scenes people, and also with William Russell (Ian Chesterton), who looks great and is a real sweetie, and Carole Ann Ford (Susan), who looks pretty awful, I have to say! They were on most of the commentaries too.
Finally, there's a very condensed (7 episodes condensed to 30 minutes!) version of the Marco Polo serial which followed Edge of Destruction. Its recording has been lost, but the audio track remains and they've cleverly used parts of this along with a lot of still photographs to make it work perfectly well as a story. I really enjoyed it!
And I'm going to miss the First Doctor, and Ian and Barbara and Susan. I haven't got any more with them on. :-(
My Second Doctor story (Tomb of the Cybermen) hasn't arrived yet so I'm not sure what I'll watch next. I have a feeling I might be tempted to skip to something with the Master in... *g*
There are some great extras on the Edge of Destruction DVD – on that one because the serial's only two episodes long.
There's a 45 minute documentary about 'The Origins of Doctor Who', which was a fascinating look into how it was thought up and started production and almost got cancelled after shooting the first episode etc. etc. Some interesting shots of 'Studio D' where it was filmed and some of the sets.
There's also a half-hour look at the rather complicated plot etc. of the Edge of Destruction, which works better than a commentary on this one because it gives you a chance to focus visually on some of the things you might have missed first time round.
Then there are other short documentaries about the TARDIS set, the creation of the Doctor Who theme tune (which was fascinating – the whole thing was created by splicing bits of tape together!), and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which created all the sound-effects and some of the music.
Throughout most of the documentaries there are interviews with several of the behind the scenes people, and also with William Russell (Ian Chesterton), who looks great and is a real sweetie, and Carole Ann Ford (Susan), who looks pretty awful, I have to say! They were on most of the commentaries too.
Finally, there's a very condensed (7 episodes condensed to 30 minutes!) version of the Marco Polo serial which followed Edge of Destruction. Its recording has been lost, but the audio track remains and they've cleverly used parts of this along with a lot of still photographs to make it work perfectly well as a story. I really enjoyed it!
And I'm going to miss the First Doctor, and Ian and Barbara and Susan. I haven't got any more with them on. :-(
My Second Doctor story (Tomb of the Cybermen) hasn't arrived yet so I'm not sure what I'll watch next. I have a feeling I might be tempted to skip to something with the Master in... *g*