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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|image = Prime Computer ad.jpg | |image = Prime Computer ad.jpg | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Romana II]] | |companions = [[Romana II]] | ||
|writer = [[Tom Baker]]<ref>[[DWM 501]]</ref> | |||
|writer = [[Tom Baker]] <ref>[[DWM 501]]</ref> | |release date = [[1979 (releases)|1979]] | ||
|release date = 1979 | |format = 2x2 minute adverts | ||
|format = 2x2 minute adverts | |series = Prime Computer ads | ||
|series = Prime Computer ads | |next = On Through the 80’s! (TV story){{!}}On Through the 80’s! | ||
|next = On Through the 80’s! (TV story){{!}}On Through the 80’s! | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Step Into the 80’s!''''' was a two-part [[mini-episode]] released in [[1979 (releases)|1979]] as part of a marketing campaign to sell [[Prime Computer]]s. | |||
'''''Step Into the 80’s!''''' was a two-part mini-episode released in 1979 | |||
It featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]]. Although licensed by the [[BBC]], the adverts were broadcast only in [[Australia]] and never shown in the [[UK]]. | It featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Lalla Ward]] as [[Romana II]]. Although licensed by the [[BBC]], the adverts were broadcast only in [[Australia]] and never shown in the [[UK]]. | ||
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''Note:'' The titles given here are those as shown on the adverts themselves. | ''Note:'' The titles given here are those as shown on the adverts themselves. | ||
=== ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 1] === | === ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 1] === | ||
The Doctor and Romana use their Prime Computer to calculate the orbital | The Doctor and Romana use their [[Prime Computer]] to calculate the orbital [[coordinate]]s of [[900 (number)|nine hundred]] planets in the constellation of [[Kasterborous]] to stop the [[end of the universe]]. | ||
=== ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 2] === | === ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 2] === | ||
The Doctor enters | The Doctor enters [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to discover that Romana redecorated the interior and added a Prime Computer. The Doctor says that he has already seen one on [[Gallifrey]] in the constellation of Kasterborous. The sentient computer answers the Doctor's question as to how long his scarf is: "7.013 meters long excluding loose threads." When the Doctor tells the computer ''"You're going to be all right, kid"'', an angry message appears on the monitor: ''"Don't patronise me, Doctor. I'm a Prime Computer." | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
