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|image = abominable title.jpg | |image = abominable title.jpg | ||
|novelisation = Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation) | |novelisation = Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation) | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Season 5 | |season number = Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 2 | |season serial number = 2 | ||
|story number = 38 | |story number = 38 | ||
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|enemy = The [[Great Intelligence]] | |enemy = The [[Great Intelligence]] | ||
|setting = [[Tibet]], [[1935]] | |setting = [[Tibet]], [[1935]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln | ||
|director = [[Gerald Blake]] | |director = [[Gerald Blake]] | ||
|producer = [[Innes Lloyd]] | |producer = [[Innes Lloyd]] | ||
|epcount = 6 | |epcount = 6 | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 30 September - 4 November 1967 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 6x25-minute episodes | |format = 6x25-minute episodes | ||
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|NN]] | |serial production code = [[List of production codes|NN]] | ||
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|prev = The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story) | |prev = The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story) | ||
|next = The Ice Warriors (TV story) | |next = The Ice Warriors (TV story) | ||
}} | }}{{you may|The Abominable Showmen (comic story)}} | ||
{{you may|The Abominable Showmen (comic story)}} | '''''The Abominable Snowmen''''' was the second serial of [[Season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced the [[Robot Yeti]] and the [[Great Intelligence]]. | ||
'''''The Abominable Snowmen''''' was the second serial of [[season 5]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced the [[Robot Yeti]] and the [[Great Intelligence]]. | |||
Currently, only episode two still exists in the [[BBC Archives]]. | Currently, only episode two still exists in the [[BBC Archives]]. | ||
All six episodes were released on [[DVD releases|DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and as exclusive [[Steelbook]] in animated form on [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] along with the surviving episode.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=missing-adventure-the-abominable-snowmen-animation</ref><ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-abominable-snowmen-cover-art-and-special-features-revealed</ref> It | All six episodes were released on [[DVD releases|DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and as exclusive [[Steelbook]] in animated form on [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] along with the surviving episode.<ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=missing-adventure-the-abominable-snowmen-animation</ref><ref>https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/the-abominable-snowmen-cover-art-and-special-features-revealed</ref> It was released alongside [[Troughton in Tibet (documentary)|a "making-of" documentary]] filmed on [[27 June (production)|27 June]] [[2021 (production)|2021]].<ref>https://cultbox.co.uk/news/missing-doctor-who-story-the-abominable-snowmen-to-be-animated-in-2022</ref> | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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=== Episode one === | === Episode one === | ||
[[File:Absnow1.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor is confronted by the Det-Sen monks and Professor Travers.]] | [[File:Absnow1.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor is confronted by the Det-Sen monks and Professor Travers.]] | ||
Professor Edward Travers, an anthropologist and explorer, is awoken from his sleep by the screams of | Professor Edward Travers, an anthropologist and explorer, is awoken from his sleep by the screams of a man and goes to investigate. He is horrified to see a lumbering, hairy creature standing over his companion John's lifeless body. It grabs Travers' gun and twists it into scrap metal as the terrified man scampers into the night. | ||
The TARDIS has materialised on a cold and windy hillside. The Doctor is delighted at their destination — the [[Himalayas]]. He tells Jamie and Victoria to start searching for what he calls a "Holy [[Ghanta]]". They begin searching through a trunk, wherein Jamie finds a pair of [[bagpipes]] and a [[sword]], and the Doctor finds a fur coat which he puts on to protect himself against the cold weather. He leaves Jamie and Victoria to look for the Ghanta, which he explains is a [[bell]]. | The TARDIS has materialised on a cold and windy hillside. The Doctor is delighted at their destination — the [[Himalayas]]. He tells Jamie and Victoria to start searching for what he calls a "Holy [[Ghanta]]". They begin searching through a trunk, wherein Jamie finds a pair of [[bagpipes]] and a [[sword]], and the Doctor finds a fur coat which he puts on to protect himself against the cold weather. He leaves Jamie and Victoria to look for the Ghanta, which he explains is a [[bell]]. | ||
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The Doctor arrives at the monastery, clutching the remains of Travers' rifle and rucksack. There is no response when he knocks on the huge wooden doors. He enters. The inner courtyard is deserted, much to his confusion, but when he turns back to the door, his route is blocked by a group of armed monks. Travers is also present, and before the Doctor can explain his presence, Travers spots his rucksack in the Doctor's hand. Travers is convinced the Doctor is responsible for the death of his friend, despite his earlier claims to the monks blaming it on a beast. The Doctor protests that he can't be the beast, but Travers states he must have got confused by the coat in the night. The Doctor loudly protests his innocence to the peaceful monks, but Travers insists he is lying. The leading warrior monk, a gruff man by the name of [[Khrisong]], sends the Doctor to a cell. | The Doctor arrives at the monastery, clutching the remains of Travers' rifle and rucksack. There is no response when he knocks on the huge wooden doors. He enters. The inner courtyard is deserted, much to his confusion, but when he turns back to the door, his route is blocked by a group of armed monks. Travers is also present, and before the Doctor can explain his presence, Travers spots his rucksack in the Doctor's hand. Travers is convinced the Doctor is responsible for the death of his friend, despite his earlier claims to the monks blaming it on a beast. The Doctor protests that he can't be the beast, but Travers states he must have got confused by the coat in the night. The Doctor loudly protests his innocence to the peaceful monks, but Travers insists he is lying. The leading warrior monk, a gruff man by the name of [[Khrisong]], sends the Doctor to a cell. | ||
Back on the hillside, Jamie and Victoria have followed the trails of footprints right to the mouth of a deep cave. At first, Jamie is unwilling to enter it for fear of some savage animal, but he changes his mind when he spots timbers holding up the roof and sees it must be a manmade system. | Back on the hillside, Jamie and Victoria have followed the trails of footprints right to the mouth of a deep cave. At first, Jamie is unwilling to enter it for fear of some savage animal, but he changes his mind when he spots timbers holding up the roof and sees it must be a manmade system. Victoria sees a huge creature at the cave mouth, and the pair watch in horror as massive claws push a boulder that traps them inside. | ||
The Doctor is increasingly irritated in the confines of his cell. He climbs up to a window to peer outside. Travers pops his head through a hatch and mockingly informs him of the hundred-foot drop beneath the window. He accuses the Doctor of being a sabotaging journalist. When the Doctor asks what Travers is talking about, Travers cries, "You know! The Yeti! The Abominable Snowmen!" | The Doctor is increasingly irritated in the confines of his cell. He climbs up to a window to peer outside. Travers pops his head through a hatch and mockingly informs him of the hundred-foot drop beneath the window. He accuses the Doctor of being a sabotaging journalist. When the Doctor asks what Travers is talking about, Travers cries, "You know! The Yeti! The Abominable Snowmen!" | ||
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In prison, Thonmi asks Victoria how the Doctor came by the bell. Victoria is unsure and asks for its history. Thonmi explains it was given to a stranger 300 years ago for safe keeping. Victoria explains that this was the Doctor himself. Thonmi isn't surprised by Victoria's brief explanation of time travel as he says that Padmasambhava has found a way of liberating himself from body and time. | In prison, Thonmi asks Victoria how the Doctor came by the bell. Victoria is unsure and asks for its history. Thonmi explains it was given to a stranger 300 years ago for safe keeping. Victoria explains that this was the Doctor himself. Thonmi isn't surprised by Victoria's brief explanation of time travel as he says that Padmasambhava has found a way of liberating himself from body and time. | ||
Songsten returns. He puts the guard in a trance to make him forget his arrival. The Abbot informs Padmasambhava their plan is working. The old master says the Great Intelligence is already taking on corporeal form. To prepare for the next phase, Padmasambhava orders all monks to leave the monastery. | Songsten returns. He puts the guard in a trance to make him forget his arrival. The Abbot informs Padmasambhava their plan is working. The old master says the Great Intelligence is already taking on corporeal form. To prepare for the next phase, Padmasambhava orders all monks to leave the monastery. | ||
On the mountainside, the Doctor and Jamie are surrounded by Yeti. The only way to save themselves is by bowling the sphere one way and running the other. | On the mountainside, the Doctor and Jamie are surrounded by Yeti. The only way to save themselves is by bowling the sphere one way and running the other. | ||
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=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[John Angus Mackay|John's]] Body - [[Reg Whitehead]] | |||
* Warrior Monks - [[Pat Gorman]], [[Crawford Lyle]], [[Richard King]], [[Michael Durham]], [[Antonio Dimaggio|Antonio de Maggio]], [[Barry Dupres]] | * Warrior Monks - [[Pat Gorman]], [[Crawford Lyle]], [[Richard King]], [[Michael Durham]], [[Antonio Dimaggio|Antonio de Maggio]], [[Barry Dupres]] | ||
* Lamas - [[Richard Atherton]], [[Bobby Beaumont]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Charles Finch]], [[Jack Rowlands|Jack Rowland]], [[Roger Bowdler]] (all [[DWM 224]]) | * Lamas - [[Richard Atherton]], [[Bobby Beaumont]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Charles Finch]], [[Jack Rowlands|Jack Rowland]], [[Roger Bowdler]] (all [[DWM 224]]) | ||
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* Writer - [[Mervyn Haisman]], [[Henry Lincoln]] | * Writer - [[Mervyn Haisman]], [[Henry Lincoln]] | ||
* Story Editor - [[Peter Bryant]] | * Story Editor - [[Peter Bryant]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Gerald Blake]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Gerald Blake]] | ||
* [[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]] | * [[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]] | ||
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** [[Rebecca Richmond]] | ** [[Rebecca Richmond]] | ||
* Associate Producer - [[Damian Shanahan]] | * Associate Producer - [[Damian Shanahan]] | ||
* Produced and Directed by | * Produced and Directed by | ||
** [[Chloe Grech]] | ** [[Chloe Grech]] | ||
** [[Gary Russell]] | ** [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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* Executive Producer for [[BBC Studios]] - [[Russell Minton]] | * Executive Producer for [[BBC Studios]] - [[Russell Minton]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor plays "[[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]]" on his recorder. | * The Doctor plays "[[Twinkle Twinkle Little Star]]" on his recorder. | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The working title for this story was ''The Abominable Snowman''. | * The working title for this story was ''The Abominable Snowman''. | ||
* This story saw the first appearance of the Great Intelligence. It would return later that season in | * This story saw the first appearance of the Great Intelligence. It would return later that season in {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)}} but it would not make its next appearance until forty-four years later in {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}. This marked the longest interval between consecutive television appearances by an antagonist in the franchise's history until the return of [[the Toymaker]] in {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}. | ||
* Only episode two of this six-part story exists in the [[BBC Archives]] as a [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecording]]. It was returned in 1982, having been recovered from the collection of a retired BBC projectionist. | * Only episode two of this six-part story exists in the [[BBC Archives]] as a [[telerecording|16mm black & white film telerecording]]. It was returned in 1982, having been recovered from the collection of a retired BBC projectionist. | ||
* Episode two was shown alongside episode one of the ''The Web of Fear ''(then the only surviving episode of the serial) as part of [[BSB's Doctor Who Weekend]] in September 1990, under the banner of ''[[The Yeti Rarities]]''. | * Episode two was shown alongside episode one of the ''The Web of Fear ''(then the only surviving episode of the serial) as part of [[BSB's Doctor Who Weekend]] in September 1990, under the banner of ''[[The Yeti Rarities]]''. | ||
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* [[Deborah Watling]] claimed to have suggested her father [[Jack Watling]] for Professor Travers. She told ''the [[Radio Times]] ''in [[1973]] that the first sight of him in his beard caused both of them to corpse. | * [[Deborah Watling]] claimed to have suggested her father [[Jack Watling]] for Professor Travers. She told ''the [[Radio Times]] ''in [[1973]] that the first sight of him in his beard caused both of them to corpse. | ||
* This was the first story to not have any created background music, with chanting being used to create atmosphere. | * This was the first story to not have any created background music, with chanting being used to create atmosphere. | ||
*This was the first story to have the new theme arrangement for the end credits instead of the original theme for any Second Doctor story. The next time the theme would be used would be in | * This was the first story to have the new theme arrangement for the end credits instead of the original theme for any Second Doctor story. The next time the theme would be used would be in {{cs|[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)]]}}. | ||
*It | * It was initially reported that the animated reconstruction of this story would be the last ''Doctor Who'' animation due to [[BBC America]] withdrawing their funding.<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-animated-episodes-cancelled-newsupdate/</ref> Neither BBC America or [[BBC Studios]] confirmed nor denied these claims though it eventually proved to not be the case with the news in [[August (releases)|August]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] that {{cs|[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)]]}} was being animated<ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-underwater-menace-animation-newsupdate/</ref>. | ||
*[[David Spenser]] was [[Victor Pemberton]]'s partner. | * [[David Spenser]] was [[Victor Pemberton]]'s partner. | ||
*The production was beset with rainfalls which delayed filming for two days and caused the crew to work on what was supposed to be their rest day. The rain also ensured that there would be no snow on the ground, which [[Gerald Blake]] had hoped would help sell Snowdonia as a stand-in for the Himalayas. The ground was instead muddy and slippery, causing trouble for the actors, particularly those in the Yeti costumes, who found themselves falling frequently. For episode six, a regular Yeti costume was used with its bamboo frame and extra stuffing removed. | * The production was beset with rainfalls which delayed filming for two days and caused the crew to work on what was supposed to be their rest day. The rain also ensured that there would be no snow on the ground, which [[Gerald Blake]] had hoped would help sell Snowdonia as a stand-in for the Himalayas. The ground was instead muddy and slippery, causing trouble for the actors, particularly those in the Yeti costumes, who found themselves falling frequently. For episode six, a regular Yeti costume was used with its bamboo frame and extra stuffing removed. | ||
*As well as being the only surviving episode, the original 35mm film inserts for episode two still exist in the BBC Archives, but the film inserts for all the other episodes is sadly thought to have been destroyed. | * As well as being the only surviving episode, the original 35mm film inserts for episode two still exist in the BBC Archives, but the film inserts for all the other episodes is sadly thought to have been destroyed. | ||
**For the latest DVD and Blu-ray release of the serial in animated form, the surviving episode has been remastered using these original inserts, making it not only one of few stories produced in the black and white era to have original surviving film elements, but one of few to use said elements to create a perfectly high picture quality for its home media release. | ** For the latest DVD and Blu-ray release of the serial in animated form, the surviving episode has been remastered using these original inserts, making it not only one of few stories produced in the black and white era to have original surviving film elements, but one of few to use said elements to create a perfectly high picture quality for its home media release. | ||
* Very similar to {{cs|[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)]]}}, the only known copy of ''The Abominable Snowmen'' to not have been confirmed as destroyed is the prints sent to Nigeria. Given {{cs|[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)]]}} and {{cs|[[The Web of Fear (TV story)]]}} (except for Episode 3, which is disappeared before its shipment to the BBC) are both recovered from the country and ''The Abominable Snowmen'' wasn't, its fate is mysterious. It was possibly sent to another country off-record or the episodes were obtained by private collectors. | |||
* [[Henry Lincoln]] knew [[Patrick Troughton]] as they previously acted together in several plays. After Troughton had started on ''Doctor Who,'' Lincoln encountered him on the streets of Kew and learned that the actor was frustrated by the lack of stories set on Earth. Having read the completed scripts for this serial while on holiday in [[France]], Troughton sent Lincoln a postcard which read "Sooper Script Specially No 6. Very Happy. Thank you. Do some more please. Pat T". | |||
* Before chosing the Yeti as a monster, [[Henry Lincoln]] considered writing a script about [[Loch Ness Monster]]. | |||
* [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]] were keen to capture Tibetan culture accurately and so used authentic names and details - Padmasambhava was an eighth-century Buddhist master who was invited to Tibet by its king, Trisong Detsen; “Khrisong” was an alternative transliteration of “Trisong”; Songsten and Ralpachan were named for other Tibetan monarchs; Yeshe Rinchen was a Tibetan imperial preceptor; Sapan was another name for the Buddhist scholar Sakya Pandita, both hailed from the thirteenth century; and Thonmi Sambhota was a seventh-century figure, traditionally held to be the creator of the Tibetan script. | |||
* Songsten originally had the more authentic name “Songtsen”. | |||
* The production team spent six days filming in Snowdonia. This was the longest location filming the series had experienced at the time. | |||
=== Changes in the animated version === | |||
* There is snow on the ground when the time travellers step out of the TARDIS. | |||
* At the beginning of the story, Jamie and Victoria are wearing the same clothes they will later wear in {{cs|[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)]]}}. | |||
* The monastery sits atop a small mound. | |||
* The monks are more Asian in appearance and wear shoes rather than sandals. | |||
* The Yeti are stockier around the waist. | |||
* Ralpachan has a scar across his left eye. | |||
* Sapan has a white beard. | |||
* The door to the Doctor's cell leads outside. | |||
* When Jamie and Victoria get sealed in the cave in Episode One, it is not made clear that the boulder is pushed across the entrance by a Yeti. | |||
* Jamie puts the control sphere he finds in the cave in his pocket rather than his bag. | |||
* Padmasambhava is faintly visible behind a curtain when speaking in the sanctum. | |||
* The control sphere rolls faster. | |||
* There are fewer Yeti models. | |||
* Before Songsten places the pyramid among the control spheres, the majority of the spheres disappear after he adds the last one. | |||
* The pyramid in the cave forms a series of interlacing lines rather than a glow. | |||
* Padmasambhava's entire body is grey, his eyes often glow and he levitates during the final confrontation. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
* | * Ralpachan was played by David Baron, often said to be the playwright Harold Pinter under a stage name. Pinter has since denied this rumour. ''(David Baron was indeed Pinter's name for the purposes of [[Equity]], the British actors' union, but he had relinquished it by the time this serial was produced.)'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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==== Original Production ==== | ==== Original Production ==== | ||
*In | * In Episode One, snow is seen on the TARDIS scanner; however, when the time travellers emerge, not a flake is visible. | ||
* In the aerial shot of the monastery, it clearly has a large open courtyard. But in all the shots inside the courtyard, the lack of light indicates that it has a roof. | |||
* In the first close up shot of the control sphere in Episode Two, the camera is visible in it's reflection. | |||
==== Animated Version ==== | ==== Animated Version ==== | ||
* Jamie puts the control sphere in his pocket in Episode Two. But his pocket is clearly very small and would not be able to hold an object that size. | |||
* Just as the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are leaving, Ralpachan strikes the gong but the sound doesn't come until a few seconds later. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor encounters the Great Intelligence, the Yeti, and Professor Travers again. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor encounters the Great Intelligence, the Yeti, and Professor Travers again. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Web of Fear (TV story)]]}}, [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|[[Downtime (home video)]]}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|[[Downtime (novelisation)]]}}) | ||
* A Yeti, either robotic or genuine, appears in the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: | * A Yeti, either robotic or genuine, appears in the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Five Doctors (TV story)]]}}) | ||
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] fights the [[Great Intelligence]], both before ([[TV]]: | * The [[Eleventh Doctor]] fights the [[Great Intelligence]], both before ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Snowmen (TV story)]]}}) and after ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)]]}}) this encounter. It returns to take revenge on the Doctor throughout his time stream. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)]]}}) | ||
* The Doctor wears his [[the Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]] several times. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor wears his [[the Doctor's fur coat|fur coat]] several times. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)]]}}, {{cs|[[The Five Doctors (TV story)]]}}, {{cs|[[Time and the Rani (TV story)]]}}, {{cs|[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)]]}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|[[A Cold Day in Hell! (comic story)]]}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)]]}}) | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companions [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] visit Tibet in [[1917]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * The [[Fifth Doctor]] and his companions [[Peri Brown]] and [[Erimem]] visit Tibet in [[1917]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[The Roof of the World (audio story)]]}}) | ||
* While giving [[Erimem]] a tour of [[the TARDIS]], she and the [[Fifth Doctor]] come across the coat in the wardrobe. When Erimem asks what kind of animal it is, the Doctor replies "a polyester...fierce animals, no one's ever caught one alive..sharp teeth...terrible things." Erimem realises he's teasing her. ([[AUDIO]]: | * While giving [[Erimem]] a tour of [[the TARDIS]], she and the [[Fifth Doctor]] come across the coat in the wardrobe. When Erimem asks what kind of animal it is, the Doctor replies "a polyester...fierce animals, no one's ever caught one alive..sharp teeth...terrible things." Erimem realises he's teasing her. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[No Place Like Home (audio story)]]}}) | ||
* [[Torchwood India]] later retrieved several of the Robot Yeti's [[control sphere]]s from the Himalayas. ([[AUDIO]]: | * [[Torchwood India]] later retrieved several of the Robot Yeti's [[control sphere]]s from the Himalayas. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[Golden Age (audio story)]]}}) | ||
* According to one account, the Great Intelligence was one of the [[Great Old One|Elder Gods]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * According to one account, the Great Intelligence was one of the [[Great Old One|Elder Gods]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[Black and White (audio story)]]}}) Another account gave a different origin (or development) of the Great Intelligence. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Snowmen (TV story)]]}}) The [[Lethbridge-Stewart (series)|Lethbridge-Stewart]] series of novels, under direct license from the [[Haisman Literary Estate]], has gone to great lengths to explain how the various origins of the Great Intelligence fit together, by suggesting it is a multi-dimensional being that manifests in different ways across different timelines, all an imprint of [[The Great Intelligence|Sunyata]], who exist in the void between realities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|[[The Forgotten Son (novel)]]}}, {{cs|[[Times Squared (novel)]]}}, {{cs|[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)]]}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|[[Time of the Intelligence (audio story)]]}}) | ||
* On the [[Inferno Earth]], Travers was killed during his expedition to the Himalayas in 1935 while [[John Angus Mackay]] survived. ([[PROSE]]: | * On the [[Inferno Earth]], Travers was killed during his expedition to the Himalayas in 1935 while [[John Angus Mackay]] survived. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|[[The Schizoid Earth (novel)]]}}) | ||
*Jamie refers to a recent visit to the [[Cyber-tomb|Cybermen's tomb]]. ([[TV]]: | * Jamie refers to a recent visit to the [[Cyber-tomb|Cybermen's tomb]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)]]}}) | ||
== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
=== DVD releases === | === DVD releases === | ||
Only episode two exists in the [[BBC Archives]]. It was released on ''[[The Troughton Years]]'' VHS, before later being released in a digitally re-mastered form on the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' [[DVD]] box set alongside a handful of other surviving clips (also digitally restored) in [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. | |||
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File:Lostna-troughton.jpg|Lost in Time Region 1 (Disc 3) | File:Lostna-troughton.jpg|Lost in Time Region 1 (Disc 3) | ||
Lost in Time 2.jpg|Lost in Time Region 4 Re release | Lost in Time 2.jpg|Lost in Time Region 4 Re release | ||
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An animated version of the story, with both a Black & White and Colour version, was released on DVD in the UK on [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] and Australia in [[October (releases)|October]] 2022. Additionally a Blu-ray and Steelbook edition was released in the UK and a Blu-ray edition released in Australia, simultaneously with their respective DVD releases. | |||
==== Special Features ==== | |||
* Commentary (moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]]): | |||
** Episode 1 - Production assistant [[Judy Shears]] | |||
** Episode 2 (live-action) - Actor [[Deborah Watling]] ([[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]) (recorded in 2004) | |||
** Episode 2 (live-action) - Actor [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]) and film camera assistant [[John Walker]] | |||
** Episode 2 (animated) - Animation producer and director [[Gary Russell]] | |||
** Episode 3 - Cameraman [[Bernard Newnham]] | |||
** Episode 4 - Actor Frazer Hines and film camera assistant John Walker | |||
** Episode 5 - Special sound designer [[Brian Hodgson]] and make-up designer [[Sylvia James]] | |||
** Episode 6 - Animation producer and director Gary Russell | |||
* 8mm Home Movie Footage - Location work during September 1967 as captured by actor Frazer Hines (Jamie) and director [[Gerald Blake]]. | |||
* ''The Abominable Snowmen'' Episode Four - Existing material featured in ''[[Late Night Line-Up]]'' broadcast on 25th November 1967. | |||
* ''[[31 Who]]'' - ''31 West'' host [[Shyama Perera]] and former ''[[Doctor Who]]'' producer [[John Nathan-Turner]] interview writer [[Mervyn Haisman]] about the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] serials for the BSB programme ''31 Who'' recorded on 8th September 1990 for transmission on 23rd September 1990. | |||
* ''The Abominable Snowmen'' - Restored version of Episode Two, with reconstructions of the other episodes from off-screen [[Tele-snaps]] and soundtrack recordings. This has optional narration by Fraser Hines originally recorded for [[BBC Worldwide]] and released in July 2001. | |||
* ''[[Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen' (documentary)|Troughton in Tibet: Making 'The Abominable Snowmen']]'' - Actor Frazer Hines (Jamie) and Toby Hadoke present recollections of the production of the serial from make-up supervisor Sylvia James, film camera assistant John Walker, actors [[John Hogan]] (Yeti) and [[Raymond Llewellyn|Ray Llewellyn]] ([[Sapan]]), floor assistant [[Bernard Doe]], location visitor [[Alison Pagent]] and [[Giles Watling]] (son of [[Jack Watling]] and brother of Deborah Watling). Other contributors include writer Mervyn Haisman (recorded in 1990), actor Deborah Watling (Victoria; recorded in 2011), actor Jack Watling ([[Edward Travers|Travers]]; recorded in 1995), actor [[David Spenser]] ([[Thonmi]]; recorded in 1987) and production assistant Judy Spears (recorded in 2006). | |||
* Photo Gallery - Images from the BBC Photo Library accompanied by sound effects and music for the serial by Brian Hodgson. | |||
* Teaser Trailer - The trailer for the animated version of the adventure as released on 23rd November, 2021, the series' 58th anniversary. | |||
* Scripts - A full set of camera scripts and {{'}}''[[Radio Times]]''{{'}} cuttings for {{'}}''The Abominable Snowmen''{{'}} in PDF format accessible via a computer DVD or Blu-Ray ROM drive. | |||
* All known copies of episode two, including audio recordings made by fans during the original broadcast in 1967, contain a brief audio drop-out late in the episode. [[Second Doctor|The Doctor]] is examining the captured [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] and is supposed to say, "You were right about one thing, Victoria. This creature certainly doesn't seem to be flesh and [[blood]]." In what appears to have been a fault with the [[master videotape recording]], the sound cuts in with "...toria." The fact that the audio recordings of episode two also include this loss of sound indicates that the episode was transmitted with the fault intact. The original [[VHS]] release of episode two was edited to remove the silent section and "...toria", coming in instead on the [[Second Doctor]]'s next line. This was done to avoid customer complaints that the tape was faulty, whilst maintaining the running time of the episode. The [[DVD]] release contains a "patchwork repair" of the fault, originally performed by [[Mark Ayres]] of the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]] for the [[BBC Audio]] [[CD]] release, which uses the appropriate words spoken by [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]] with the correct vocal inflexions, taken from other Second Doctor episodes. | |||
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* This story's soundtrack was released on CD by BBC Audio, with linking narration by [[Frazer Hines]], on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]. | * This story's soundtrack was released on CD by BBC Audio, with linking narration by [[Frazer Hines]], on [[2 July (releases)|2 July]] [[2001 (releases)|2001]]. | ||
* The story was re-released in two box sets, first in the ''[[Yeti Attack]]'' set (with ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', released [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]), and second as part of the ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Four]]'' set (released [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]). | * The story was re-released in two box sets, first in the ''[[Yeti Attack]]'' set (with ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', released [[7 July (releases)|7 July]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]), and second as part of the ''[[Doctor Who: The Lost TV Episodes - Collection Four]]'' set (released [[2 February (releases)|2 February]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]). | ||
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