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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
 
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/vengeancevaros/ BBC '''Vengeance On Varos''' homepage]
*[http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sps/serials/6v.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) - Vengeance on Varos]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=6v '''Vengeance on Varos''' entry at Outpost Gallifrey]
 
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_6v.htm '''Vengeance on Varos''' detailed sypnosis at the Doctor Who Reference Guide]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_6v.htm Vengeance on Varos at the Doctor Who Reference Guide]
*[http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sps/serials/6v.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) - '''Vengeance on Varos''']
 
*[http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/varos.htm The Doctor Who Restoration Team's '''Vengeance on Varos''' page]
*[http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/varos.htm The Doctor Who Restoration Team's Vengeance on Varos page]
 


{{Television Stories Box | before = [[Attack of the Cybermen]] | after = [[The Mark of the Rani]]}}
{{Television Stories Box | before = [[Attack of the Cybermen]] | after = [[The Mark of the Rani]]}}

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Seeking the rare mineral Zeiton-7 to repair his TARDIS, the Doctor arrives on Varos, a world where political prisoners and their guards are both subjected to sadistic tortures and executions which the colony's inhabitants view and vote on through interactive television. Accused of being alien infiltrators helping the colony's rebel factions, the Doctor and Peri find themselves the latest unwilling subjects in this most extreme form of reality TV.


Summary

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References

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Cast & Characters

Crew

Notes

  • A controversy persists regarding the scene where the two guards fall into the acid pit, as it looks as if the Doctor has pushed them in. A still on the Doctor Who Image Archive website seems to confirm that they do in fact fall in accidentally.
  • This was one of the stories cited by critics who complained the series had become too dark and violent.

Influences

Public torture and execution as entertainment go back as far the Romans. The idea of television and manipulation of the media to control the masses has been used in many works of dystopian science fiction. The Sixth Doctor novel "Time of Your Life," the Seventh Doctor story "The Happiness Patrol," and the Ninth Doctor story, "Bad Wolf" all have themes and motifs very similar to those used in this story.

Ratings

  • Episode 1 - 7.2m viewers
  • Episode 2 - 7.0m viewers

Statistics on Repeat and non UK Broadcasts

Myths

  • The original title of this story was "Song Of The Space Whale." ("Song" was in fact a completely different story by Pat Mills which was rejected in favor of this one.)

Location Filming

This entire epsiode was filmed in-studio.

Continuity

Quotes

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Story Arcs

Discontinuity

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More Info

Public Releases

  • DVD Release - Released on DVD as "Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos" in 2001.
UK Release: October 2001 / US Release: March 2003
PAL Region 2 - BBCDVD1044
NTSC Region 1 - Warner DVD E1718
DVD Features:
Commentary by Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Nabil Shaban
Original BBC Trailers
10 minutes of deleted and extended scenes
Out-takes
Behind-the-scenes footage
Continuity Announcements
Production Information Subtitles
Who's Who (Region 1 only)
  • Video Release - Released on video as "Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos".
UK Release: February 1995 / US Release: June 1995
PAL - BBC Video BBCV4962
NTSC - CBS/FOX Video 8252
NTSC - Warner Video E1274

External Links

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