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|producer= [[Innes Lloyd]] | |producer= [[Innes Lloyd]] | ||
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|broadcast date= [[8 October (releases)|8 October]] - [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[1966]] | |broadcast date= [[8 October (releases)|8 October]] - [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] [[1966 (releases)|1966]] | ||
|network=[[BBC One|BBC1]] | |network=[[BBC One|BBC1]] | ||
|format= 4x25-minute episodes | |format= 4x25-minute episodes | ||
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''The Tenth Planet'' was a major historical turning point for the ''Doctor Who'' series by employing a new concept that would come to be known as [[regeneration]]. This plot mechanic has contributed to its long run on television. Likewise, it introduced the idea the Doctor has multiple incarnations and can regenerate to coincide with the departure of an actor playing an incarnation to avoid cold transition from one actor to the next. | ''The Tenth Planet'' was a major historical turning point for the ''Doctor Who'' series by employing a new concept that would come to be known as [[regeneration]]. This plot mechanic has contributed to its long run on television. Likewise, it introduced the idea the Doctor has multiple incarnations and can regenerate to coincide with the departure of an actor playing an incarnation to avoid cold transition from one actor to the next. | ||
This would be actor William Hartnell's final story as a regular on the series and the last adventure of the [[First Doctor]], having decided to leave the role. He would return to reprise the role of the First Doctor one final time in | This would be actor William Hartnell's final story as a regular on the series and the last adventure of the [[First Doctor]], having decided to leave the role. He would return to reprise the role of the First Doctor one final time in 1972-73's ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' for the opening of the tenth anniversary season of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
Newcomer [[Patrick Troughton]] would take Hartnell's place at the end of this serial, which would ultimately mark the death of the First Doctor to allow for the Doctor's first on-screen regeneration and the debut of the [[Second Doctor]]. | Newcomer [[Patrick Troughton]] would take Hartnell's place at the end of this serial, which would ultimately mark the death of the First Doctor to allow for the Doctor's first on-screen regeneration and the debut of the [[Second Doctor]]. | ||
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* This is the first time the [[regeneration]] process is seen, from William Hartnell's Doctor into [[Patrick Troughton]]'s Doctor. The process is not given a name until 1974 in ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. | * This is the first time the [[regeneration]] process is seen, from William Hartnell's Doctor into [[Patrick Troughton]]'s Doctor. The process is not given a name until 1974 in ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]''. | ||
* Episode four is missing from the BBC archives. Only short clips of footage exist, among which are the regeneration sequence itself; the sequence exists thanks to it having been included in an early 1970s edition of ''[[Blue Peter]]'' that discussed the transition to the new Doctor. The regeneration is one of several sequences from lost episodes ([[Katarina]]'s death in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' being another) that were inadvertently preserved through their use on ''Blue Peter'' episodes that were not wiped. | * Episode four is missing from the BBC archives. Only short clips of footage exist, among which are the regeneration sequence itself; the sequence exists thanks to it having been included in an early 1970s edition of ''[[Blue Peter]]'' that discussed the transition to the new Doctor. The regeneration is one of several sequences from lost episodes ([[Katarina]]'s death in [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' being another) that were inadvertently preserved through their use on ''Blue Peter'' episodes that were not wiped. | ||
* William Hartnell left ''Doctor Who'' due to bad health, but upon leaving had said, "If there is one man in England who can replace me as the Doctor, it's Patrick Troughton!" Troughton took over the role of the Doctor when Hartnell regenerated into Troughton. Hartnell returned in ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' in | * William Hartnell left ''Doctor Who'' due to bad health, but upon leaving had said, "If there is one man in England who can replace me as the Doctor, it's Patrick Troughton!" Troughton took over the role of the Doctor when Hartnell regenerated into Troughton. Hartnell returned in ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' in 1972 to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary. He died three years later. | ||
* The Doctor does not appear in episode three, as William Hartnell was unwell during the week when it was recorded. | * The Doctor does not appear in episode three, as William Hartnell was unwell during the week when it was recorded. | ||
* Special "computer tape"-style opening and closing title graphics were created for this story by graphic designer [[Bernard Lodge]]. | * Special "computer tape"-style opening and closing title graphics were created for this story by graphic designer [[Bernard Lodge]]. | ||
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* This was released on VHS video, with a reconstruction of the missing episode four. | * This was released on VHS video, with a reconstruction of the missing episode four. | ||
* Editing and reconstruction for release was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | * Editing and reconstruction for release was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]]. | ||
* The soundtrack to this story, with linking narration by [[Anneke Wills]], was first released on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] | * The soundtrack to this story, with linking narration by [[Anneke Wills]], was first released on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] 2004, as part of a metal box set titled ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen (CD collection)|Doctor Who: Cybermen]]''. It was re-released as a single CD on [[9 January (releases)|9 January]] 2006, and again as part of the box set ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Three]]'' on [[4 August (releases)|4 August]] 2011. | ||
*It was released on DVD for the first time in the ''[[Regeneration (DVD box set)|Regeneration]]'' box set, a limited-edition set released in [[Region 2]] on [[24 June (releases)|24 June]] | *It was released on DVD for the first time in the ''[[Regeneration (DVD box set)|Regeneration]]'' box set, a limited-edition set released in [[Region 2]] on [[24 June (releases)|24 June]] 2013 and in [[Region 4]] on [[4 September (releases)|4 September]] 2013. The fourth episode was animated. | ||
* The Tenth Planet was released on DVD in October 2013. The fourth episode was re-animated.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-7-classic-dvd-releases-2013-44938.htm</ref>. The fourth episode will be animated. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-tenth-planet-lost-episode-animated-45481.htm</ref> | * The Tenth Planet was released on DVD in October 2013. The fourth episode was re-animated.<ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/series-7-classic-dvd-releases-2013-44938.htm</ref>. The fourth episode will be animated. <ref>http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-tenth-planet-lost-episode-animated-45481.htm</ref> | ||