Animal Magic (TV story): Difference between revisions

|broadcast date  = [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]]

|production code = 5G (with ''[[The Creature from the Pit]]'')

}}The [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[1979 (releases)|1979]] episode of the educational BBC series ''[[Animal Magic (series)|Animal Magic]]'', later released on the [[Season 17]] Bluray of ''[[The Colletion]]'' as simply '''''Animal Magic''''', was a [[crossover]] with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', featuring the [[Fourth Doctor]] played by [[Tom Baker]].  

 

== Publisher's summary ==

[[Tom Baker]] appears [[Fourth Doctor|in character]] during the 01/05/79 episode of the BBC children's wildlife programme, filmed on the [[planet]] [[Chloris]].

The [[Fourth Doctor]] is walking through a jungle, locked in wooden stocks. Turning to the camera, he briefly explains his current predicament (having been captured by bandits on the planet [[Chloris]]) but digresses as he finds himself reminded of a conversation he had on [[Earth]] recently with "a friend of his", during which the Earthling got oddly competitive about the idea of proving that Earth is home to the most ferocious examples of animal life, from the large [[elephant]] to the dangerous [[puff adder]]. Naturally, the Doctor countered with a list of "some of the things ''I''<nowiki>'</nowiki>d bumped into during my travels", such as the voracious [[Shrivenzale]], the tree-sized [[Krynoid]], or the deadly [[Wirrn]] or [[Fendahl]]. He sees that the audience isn't taking his claims seriously, but ends his spiel by telling them to watch out "next time [[Doctor Who (in-universe)|I'm on]]" before walking off.

* The Doctor describes the [[Krynoid]] as "tall as a [[Douglas fir]] and three times its circumference"

* This story was evidently filmed during production of ''[[The Creature from the Pit (TV story)|The Creature from the Pit]]'', using the [[Chloris]] set. As a result, it was released on [[DVD]] with ''The Creature from the Pit'', and later on the [[Season 17]] ''[[The Collection]]'' Bluray box set.

* The Doctor mentions his encounter with the [[Shrivenzale]] during "the [[Ribos Operation]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') the evil plans of the [[Krynoid]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') his encounter with the [[Wirrn]] in [[Nerva Beacon|the Ark in Space]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'') and the [[Fendahl]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'')