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'''''The Hartnell Years''''' was a video containing rare episodes from [[William Hartnell]]'s time as [[the Doctor]]. Presented by [[Sylvester McCoy]], it was released on home video by [[BBC Video]] in 1991 and contained the following full episodes:


* [[The Pilot Episode]] (Unbroadcast)<ref>The episode (using a different take) was broadcast later that year on [[BBC Two]]. Another version of the Pilot Episode was released alongside ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' in [[2000]].</ref>
* ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'': "[[The Wheel of Fortune]]"<ref>This was the only episode of ''The Crusade'' known to exist at the time of release. It was later re-released alongside ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' when "[[The Lion]]" was recovered in [[1999]].</ref>
* ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'': "[[The Final Test]]"<ref>The episode was missing the "Next Episode" caption, which was later reconstructed for the DVD release ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]''.</ref>


as well as featuring clips from ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' and the Arabic dub of ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''.


== Crew ==
* The Hartnell Years
* Presented by - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Theme music|Doctor Who theme composed by]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
* [[Theme music|Theme arranged and performed by]] - [[Keff McCulloch]]
* [[Camera operator|Cameraman]] - [[Alan Jessop]]
* [[Post-production|Post Production]] - [[Ace Editing]]
* [[Sound recordist|Sound]] - [[Brian Strugnell]]
* [[Studio lighting|Lighting]] - [[Ian Dow]]
* [[Writer|Written]] and [[Producer|Produced by]] - [[John Nathan-Turner]]
* BBC Video
* © British Broadcasting Corporation and BBC Enterprises Ltd. MCMXCI


== Notes ==
* This was the first of a series of videos produced by [[John Nathan-Turner]] intended to release rare episodes and incomplete serials, as well as interviews and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
* The arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme|''Doctor Who'' theme]] used for this and succeeding "Years" releases was originally arranged by [[Keff McCulloch]] for the 1989 album ''[[Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme]]''.
* The video was classified "G" in Australia. It was released in 1991 in America ([[CBS/FOX Video]]) and on 06/05/1992 in Australia ([[Polygram]]).
* The introduction to "[[The Wheel of Fortune]]" was included on [[The Collection|The Collection:]] [[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]] Blu-Ray, and the introduction to "[[The Final Test]]" was included on [[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]] DVD and Blu-Ray.
* Although Sylvester McCoy hosted the programme, he was one of two Doctors (the other being [[Peter Davison]]) who would not be featured in his own ''Years'' release.
*The warehouse McCoy visited in the programme contained many props and monster costumes from various stories, most of which were exhibited at the ''[[Behind the Sofa (exhibition)|Behind the Sofa]]'' exhibition at the MOMI in London that opened a month after this video was released.


== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:VHS box sets]]
 
[[Category:Doctor Who video documentaries]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''The Hartnell Years''' was a video containing rare episodes from [[William Hartnell]]'s time as the doctor, it was presented by [[Sylvester McCoy]] and contained the following full episodes:<br />[[File:The Hartnell Years.jpg|frame|The VHS cover]]
 
[[The Pilot Episode]] (Unbroadcast, edited). This is the only commercial release of this version of the pilot, which includes several line fluffs and errors; the later DVD release of this episode used a different edit.
 
[[The Crusade]] 3: The Wheel of Fortune (Later re-released when part 1:the lion was discovered)
 
[[The Celestial Toymaker]] 4: The Final Test (Missing "next episode" caption, this was reconstructed for the DVD released)
 
as well as clips from [[An Unearthly Child|An Unearthly Child]] and the arabic dub of [[The Edge of Destruction|The Edge of Destruction]].
 
== Behind the scenes ==
 
 
 
*This was the first of a series of videos produced by [[John Nathan-Turner|John Nathan-Turner]] intended to release rare episodes and incomplete seriels, as well as interveiws and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
*All British releases were handled by BBC Worldwide, Australasian releases by Polygram and American releases by CBS/Fox
*The video was classified U (in the UK) and G (in Australia).It was released on 3/06/1991 in the UK, later in the year in the America and on 6/05/1992 in Australia.
*The arrangement of the [[Doctor Who theme]] used for this and succeeding ''Years'' releases was originally arranged by [[Keff McCulloch]] for the 1989 album  ''[[Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]''.
 
==See also==
Six similar videos were later released up to 1994, they were
*[[The Troughton Years]]
*[[The Pertwee Years]]
*[[Daleks: The Early Years]]
*[[Cybermen: The Early Years]]
*[[The Tom Baker Years]]
*[[The Colin Baker Years]]
 
 
In 1993 the BBC refused to fund production of ''The Davison Years'' and ''The McCoy Years''.
 
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[[Video:The Hartnell Years 1|thumb|right|300px|Part one of the specally recorded fotage.]]
[[Video:The Hartnell Years 2|thumb|right|300px|Part two of the specally recorded fotage. ]]{{Gone to Pot}}
[[Category:VHS releases|Hartnell Years]]

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The Hartnell Years was a video containing rare episodes from William Hartnell's time as the Doctor. Presented by Sylvester McCoy, it was released on home video by BBC Video in 1991 and contained the following full episodes:

as well as featuring clips from An Unearthly Child and the Arabic dub of The Edge of Destruction.

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This was the first of a series of videos produced by John Nathan-Turner intended to release rare episodes and incomplete serials, as well as interviews and other extras that wouldn't have seen a video release at the time.
  • The arrangement of the Doctor Who theme used for this and succeeding "Years" releases was originally arranged by Keff McCulloch for the 1989 album Doctor Who - Variations on a Theme.
  • The video was classified "G" in Australia. It was released in 1991 in America (CBS/FOX Video) and on 06/05/1992 in Australia (Polygram).
  • The introduction to "The Wheel of Fortune" was included on The Collection: Season 2 Blu-Ray, and the introduction to "The Final Test" was included on The Celestial Toymaker DVD and Blu-Ray.
  • Although Sylvester McCoy hosted the programme, he was one of two Doctors (the other being Peter Davison) who would not be featured in his own Years release.
  • The warehouse McCoy visited in the programme contained many props and monster costumes from various stories, most of which were exhibited at the Behind the Sofa exhibition at the MOMI in London that opened a month after this video was released.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The episode (using a different take) was broadcast later that year on BBC Two. Another version of the Pilot Episode was released alongside The Edge of Destruction in 2000.
  2. ↑ This was the only episode of The Crusade known to exist at the time of release. It was later re-released alongside The Space Museum when "The Lion" was recovered in 1999.
  3. ↑ The episode was missing the "Next Episode" caption, which was later reconstructed for the DVD release Lost in Time.
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