The 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:
- The Pilot Episode (Unbroadcast)[1]
- The Crusade: "The Wheel of Fortune"[2]
- The Celestial Toymaker: "The Final Test"[3]
as well as featuring clips from An Unearthly Child and the Arabic dub of The Edge of Destruction.
Crew
- The Hartnell Years
- Presented by - Sylvester McCoy
- Doctor Who theme composed by - Ron Grainer
- Theme arranged and performed by - Keff McCulloch
- Cameraman - Alan Jessop
- Post Production - Ace Editing
- Sound - Brian Strugnell
- Lighting - Ian Dow
- Written and 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 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The episode was missing the "Next Episode" caption, which was later reconstructed for the DVD release Lost in Time.
