.
.
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
T
|
18
|
11
Sep 65 - 02 Oct 65
|
4
|
 |
T/A
|
19
|
09
Oct 65
|
1
|
 |
U
|
20
|
16
Oct 65 - 06 Nov 65
|
4
|
 |
V
|
21
|
13
Nov 65 - 29 Jan 66
|
12
|
|
W
|
22
|
05
Feb 66 - 26 Feb 66
|
6
|
|
|
X
|
23
|
05
Mar 66 - 26 Mar 66
|
4
|
|
|
Y
|
24
|
02
Apr 66 - 23 Apr 66
|
4
|
|
|
Z
|
25
|
30
Apr 66 - 21 May 66
|
4
|
|
|
AA
|
26
|
28
May 66 - 18 Jun 66
|
4
|
|
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BB
|
27
|
25
Jun 66 - 16 Jul 66
|
4
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|
1.
Four Hundred Dawns.
|
11th
September 1965
|
5:41
p.m.
|
22.21
|
9.0
|
23
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2. Trap
of Steel.
|
18th
September 1965
|
5:50
p.m.
|
24.51
|
9.5
|
22
|
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3.
Airlock.
|
25th
September 1965
|
5:52
p.m.
|
24.19
|
11.3
|
13
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| 4. The Exploding Planet. |
2nd
October 1965
|
5:50
p.m.
|
24.47
|
9.9
|
20
|
.
The
Drahvins and the Rills crash landed on a deserted planet in Galaxy Four.
The planet is about to explode so the women-dominated Drahvins plan to
escape in spaceship belonging to the alien but peace loving Rills.
The true nature of the Drahvins eventually becomes apparent to the Doctor,
who helps the Rills escape in their spaceship, withthe aid of power from
the TARDIS. The Doctor manages to escape the vengeance of the Drahvins
thanks to the self-sacrifice of one of the Rills' friendly robots, the
Chumblies.
The Doctor: William Hartnell
Vicki: Maureen O'Brien
Steven Taylor: Peter
Purves
Guest Appearances:
Maaga: Stephanie Bidmead
Drahvins: Marina
Martin, Susanna Carroll, Lyn Ashley
Chumblies: Jimmy Kaye, Angelo
Muscat, William Shearer, Pepi Poupee, Tommy Renolds
Rill Voices: Robert Cartland, Anthony
Paul
Producer: Verity
Lambert.
Script Editor: Donald
Tosh.
Writer: William
Emms.
Director: Derek
Martinus, Mervyn Pinfield.
Designer: Richard
Hunt.
Costume: Daphne
Dare.
Make up: Sonia Markham.
Music: Stock. (by Les Structures Sonores).
Novelised
as "Doctor Who - The Galaxy Four" by William Emms (0
426 20202 3) first published by W.H. Allen (now Virgin Publishing Ltd.)
in 1985 with cover by Andrew Skilleter. Target library number 104.
"Galaxy Four" The Scripts, by William Emms, Edited by
John McElroy. First published in 1994 with cover by Alister Pearson.
a
Not
available on video due to loss of story.
.
Released
in 2000 as a 2-CD set by the BBC Radio Collection, with linking narration
by Peter Purves.
.
.
Former
series producer Mervyn Pinfield was originally planned to direct the story,
and he was indeed involved in casting and initial film work until he fell
ill and had to be replaced.
The Drahvins were to have been male, but were changed
to females at the last minute.
All four episodes have been lost. Only a limited number of photographic images exist.
Ealing
Filming. (21-24 June 1965)
Studio recording in TC3. (30
July 1965)
Studio
recording in TC4. (9,
16, 23 July 1965)
Episode 1 - In the only surviving clip from this story, Peter Purves messes up his line!