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The Doctor then hurries things along as he floats in the Earth's orbit. He then challenges everyone to answer what makes day and night. Cedric is then in [[Cedric's spaceship|his spaceship]] flashing a torch at a model of the Earth while repeating "[[day time]]" and "[[night time]]" then address the audience as ladies, gentlemen and aliens. He then spins the Earth model. The Doctor gets dizzy watching Cedric spin the model. He then asks the other challengers to provide a clue. Ace says to think about how [[the Sun]] moves during the day. K9 says to think about how the stars move at night. As a map of the stars appears the Doctor asks the audience if they can solve the challenge. ''The Ultimate Challenge'' then cuts to a commercial break. | The Doctor then hurries things along as he floats in the Earth's orbit. He then challenges everyone to answer what makes day and night. Cedric is then in [[Cedric's spaceship|his spaceship]] flashing a torch at a model of the Earth while repeating "[[day time]]" and "[[night time]]" then address the audience as ladies, gentlemen and aliens. He then spins the Earth model. The Doctor gets dizzy watching Cedric spin the model. He then asks the other challengers to provide a clue. Ace says to think about how [[the Sun]] moves during the day. K9 says to think about how the stars move at night. As a map of the stars appears the Doctor asks the audience if they can solve the challenge. ''The Ultimate Challenge'' then cuts to a commercial break. | ||
The first commercial break features an advert for a [[Travel agents (Search Out Space)|travel agents]]. The shop window is full of notices. An [[Astronaut (Search Out Space)|astronaut]], a human and a [[Wolf (Search Out Space)|wolf]] type creature point to a spinning shelf of [[ | The first commercial break features an advert for a [[Travel agents (Search Out Space)|travel agents]]. The shop window is full of notices. An [[Astronaut (Search Out Space)|astronaut]], a human and a [[Wolf (Search Out Space)|wolf]] type creature point to a spinning shelf of [[postcard]]s in the advert. We then get a voiceover by Cedric in an American accent who advertises holidays on [[Mercury]]. [[Ace]] says from their they ship the holidaymakers to [[Venus]]. Cedric then mentions a trip to rocky [[Mars]]. Ace then mentions a trip to [[Jupiter]]. Cedric follows with a mention of [[Saturn]]. | ||
The Doctor is at a snowscape which he describes as a [[Christmas]] scene. He then encounters a [[polar bear]] and wishes him a nice morning. He then cues the [[snow]] and [[wind | The Doctor is at a snowscape which he describes as a [[Christmas]] scene. He then encounters a [[polar bear]] and wishes him a nice morning. He then cues the [[snow]] and [[wind]]s while complaining that the temperature is now -5 degrees. The Doctor then reads the third challenge. The [[Game of But]]. Someone has to come up with a theory and someone else has to come up with a but. The Doctor says the challenge is between Cedric, Ace and K9. What makes summers hot and winters cold? he asks. | ||
Cedric is then in his spaceship, now steaming with heat, conducting another experiment. He again states he's not from Earth, but he thinks he knows the answer. He then starts touching a model of the Earth and says that it travels around [[the Sun]]. He then theorises in the [[winter]] the Earth must be further away from the Sun and in the [[summer]] it must be closer by. Ace, sat in a [[dinghy]] in an Australian lake, then tells the audience Cedric is wrong. K9 states there's always another possibility. K9 theorises, while looking at the TARDIS monitors that perhaps in the winter the Sun gives out less heat. Ace, putting on an Australian accent, suggests if that were true the whole Earth would have winter at the same time. K9 then does an experiment with some targets outside and suggests in winter the heat is more thinly spread. Ace then experiments with an Earth globe. | Cedric is then in his spaceship, now steaming with heat, conducting another experiment. He again states he's not from Earth, but he thinks he knows the answer. He then starts touching a model of the Earth and says that it travels around [[the Sun]]. He then theorises in the [[winter]] the Earth must be further away from the Sun and in the [[summer]] it must be closer by. Ace, sat in a [[dinghy]] in an Australian lake, then tells the audience Cedric is wrong. K9 states there's always another possibility. K9 theorises, while looking at the TARDIS monitors that perhaps in the winter the Sun gives out less heat. Ace, putting on an Australian accent, suggests if that were true the whole Earth would have winter at the same time. K9 then does an experiment with some targets outside and suggests in winter the heat is more thinly spread. Ace then experiments with an Earth globe. | ||
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The Doctor interrupts them to conduct his own demonstration. The Doctor walks on a dotted circle, around a yellow ball, spinning his umbrella demonstrating the Earth spinning around the Sun. A model Earth spins as he does this. The Doctor repeats his actions and then jumps onto his red platform and shouts that it's time for a commercial break while pointing into the corner. | The Doctor interrupts them to conduct his own demonstration. The Doctor walks on a dotted circle, around a yellow ball, spinning his umbrella demonstrating the Earth spinning around the Sun. A model Earth spins as he does this. The Doctor repeats his actions and then jumps onto his red platform and shouts that it's time for a commercial break while pointing into the corner. | ||
The commercial break shows footage of [[NASA]] [[ | The commercial break shows footage of [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]s on [[the Moon]] while the voiceover speaks about how dirty the spacesuits can get in the rough and tumble of [[moonwalking]]. [[Super White]] [[washing powder]] is recommended to clean them and remove even the most ground in lunar dust. A Super White item then flies on the screen with a promise that the whiteness is out of this world. | ||
The Doctor, while sat flying around the moon on his flying platform, welcomes back his audience into the next stage of ''The Ultimate Challenge''. He says K9 will assist him and asks why the Moon appears to change shape. Ace and Cedric give the audience a couple of clues before guessing starts. Ace then begins to mess in front of distorted [[ | The Doctor, while sat flying around the moon on his flying platform, welcomes back his audience into the next stage of ''The Ultimate Challenge''. He says K9 will assist him and asks why the Moon appears to change shape. Ace and Cedric give the audience a couple of clues before guessing starts. Ace then begins to mess in front of distorted [[mirror]]s with a light. Cedric, inside his spaceship, has an image of a Moon crest. He says the only reason you can see the Moon is because the light from the Sun is bouncing. He then asks if a Moon crest is what the Moon actually looks like, laughs and then teleports away. K9, inside the TARDIS, supposes the Moon is a ball like the Earth and tells Cedric to conduct an experiment by spinning with a model of the Moon. The Doctor then thanks his hyper intelligent friend Cedric and reads the next Moon question to his audience. How would one find out how many days are in a [[lunar month]]? He then rips out a hand drawn chart as a clue. | ||
We then have a commercial break with Cedric, now with an American accent, in a [[Cedric's kitchen|kitchen]] dressed as a [[chef]]. Cedric offers a slice of lunar luxury by demonstrating how to make a lunar landscape in the comfort of your own home. He then shows a square bowl full of [[icing sugar]]. He then drops [[fruit]] and [[golf ball | We then have a commercial break with Cedric, now with an American accent, in a [[Cedric's kitchen|kitchen]] dressed as a [[chef]]. Cedric offers a slice of lunar luxury by demonstrating how to make a lunar landscape in the comfort of your own home. He then shows a square bowl full of [[icing sugar]]. He then drops [[fruit]] and [[golf ball]]s into it, which he describes as especially designed [[meteorite]]s, leaving behind what look like craters on the icing sugar surface. He then places a plastic rocket in the end product. He then winks at the audience. | ||
The Doctor, stood on his platform, now in front of a red part of space announces the next subject [[star | The Doctor, stood on his platform, now in front of a red part of space announces the next subject [[star]]s. He tells everyone to hold their breath as they journey into space. He then flies away. The Doctor then says round one is a team game called [[Who, How, Where, Why and What?]]. He then says we'll start the round with "who" and points to himself. Then asking who can see the stars in the day time. | ||
[[File:Cedric (Search Out Space).jpg|right|thumb|Cedric assists the Doctor]] | [[File:Cedric (Search Out Space).jpg|right|thumb|Cedric assists the Doctor]] | ||
Ace responds to the Doctor saying she can see the stars in the day time as she is at [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] [[ | Ace responds to the Doctor saying she can see the stars in the day time as she is at [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] [[radio telescope]]. Its huge telescope can pick up the stars' emitted radio signals and feed them into a computer which draws pictures of the sky. A picture of a galaxy is then displayed. She then asks when people can see stars with an ordinary telescope. Cedric, in front of stars, replies that the answer is at night. He then elaborates you can see the stars at night without a telescope. He then asks how many stars there are. Ace, now sat in the radio telescope, says there are billions and billions of stars, but from Earth we can only see a couple of thousand. Ace then asks how you count them. Cedric suggests stretching a coat hanger into a square, holding it up into the sky and counting how many there are in the square over and over again. Then they can be added all together. He then asks after K9 and shouts for him. K9 then begins reporting from the [[depths of space]] which he describes as very cold, very dark and very empty. He says from there he can see billions of stars, but they look a very long way away. He then asks two questions when can he come down and which way is down. | ||
This is followed by a commercial break advertising trips into space. One of the people doing the voiceover is the Seventh Doctor in a Yorkshire accent. He says if you go into space you can take the weight off your feet as there is no gravity. It is also stated that you'll love eating your first meal in space and not to delay. Then it says to book today. | This is followed by a commercial break advertising trips into space. One of the people doing the voiceover is the Seventh Doctor in a Yorkshire accent. He says if you go into space you can take the weight off your feet as there is no gravity. It is also stated that you'll love eating your first meal in space and not to delay. Then it says to book today. | ||
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The Doctor then sends K9 to a metallic looking building in broad daylight. Much to K9's confusion as there are no stars there. He declares it a funny place to look for stars. K9 strolls across a bridge only to see a blue [[Smarties|smartie]] on the floor. He says it must be a clue. Ace, watching him on a videolink, says to think colours. K9 states it is supposed to be a bluey white star which is a [[new born star]]. The Doctor asks if K9 can work out the others before the time runs out to which Ace and Cedric cheer him on. K9 says a yellow smartie is a [[middle aged star]] like the Sun. K9 then races across the bridge. The orange smartie represents a [[weaker star]] getting near the end of its lifetime. He then races to the next one. K9 finds a red star which is a [[red giant]] which is a star that's burned up all is fuel and is getting cooler. He then sees a brown smartie and during his confusion Cedric and Ace continue to scream at him. The pressure gets too much for K9 so he teleports away. Ace cries about it. | The Doctor then sends K9 to a metallic looking building in broad daylight. Much to K9's confusion as there are no stars there. He declares it a funny place to look for stars. K9 strolls across a bridge only to see a blue [[Smarties|smartie]] on the floor. He says it must be a clue. Ace, watching him on a videolink, says to think colours. K9 states it is supposed to be a bluey white star which is a [[new born star]]. The Doctor asks if K9 can work out the others before the time runs out to which Ace and Cedric cheer him on. K9 says a yellow smartie is a [[middle aged star]] like the Sun. K9 then races across the bridge. The orange smartie represents a [[weaker star]] getting near the end of its lifetime. He then races to the next one. K9 finds a red star which is a [[red giant]] which is a star that's burned up all is fuel and is getting cooler. He then sees a brown smartie and during his confusion Cedric and Ace continue to scream at him. The pressure gets too much for K9 so he teleports away. Ace cries about it. | ||
The Doctor says K9 has failed and that he's lost K9 and seems annoyed that he's got to go and rescue him. K9 then floats in space towards the Sun and says he's getting too hot. His circuits are overheating and he says he was happier when he was cooler. The Doctor materialises his [[TARDIS]] at the right moment for K9 to come aboard. K9 states it was a bit warm and the Doctor says it isn't surprising as the temperature of the core of the Sun is 15 million degrees. He then adds that if a person was even 2 million [[ | The Doctor says K9 has failed and that he's lost K9 and seems annoyed that he's got to go and rescue him. K9 then floats in space towards the Sun and says he's getting too hot. His circuits are overheating and he says he was happier when he was cooler. The Doctor materialises his [[TARDIS]] at the right moment for K9 to come aboard. K9 states it was a bit warm and the Doctor says it isn't surprising as the temperature of the core of the Sun is 15 million degrees. He then adds that if a person was even 2 million [[mile]]s away a [[pinhead]] at that temperature would still kill you. The Doctor then starts flying the TARDIS too close to the Sun still, much to K9's distress. K9 warns that it's getting hotter and the Doctor replies it would do as they get closer. K9 wishes it would stop and the Doctor scoffs saying that the Sun is the energy source of the [[Solar System]] and without it they'd be two lumps of [[frozen carbon]]. K9 asks the Doctor if he's intentionally flying the TARDIS into the Sun, he replies he hopes not as he dematerialises at the right moment. | ||
We then cut to a commercial break declaring Earth as "probably the most beautiful planet in the solar system". As it's stated we see a shot of Earth from space as well as scenes of [[ | We then cut to a commercial break declaring Earth as "probably the most beautiful planet in the solar system". As it's stated we see a shot of Earth from space as well as scenes of [[mountain]]s, [[ocean]]s, [[bird]]s, [[Hippopotamus|hippos]], [[elephant]]s and [[tree]]s. It was advertising "Holidays on Earth with [[Galactic Getaways]]". | ||
[[File:SearchOutSpace-Dalek-and-others.png|thumb|left|The Dalek and company.]] | [[File:SearchOutSpace-Dalek-and-others.png|thumb|left|The Dalek and company.]] | ||
The Doctor then runs across space as he says congratulations as they've reached the final question in ''The Ultimate Challenge'', the most ultimate challenge of them all, [[Key to the Universe|the Key to the Universe]]. The Doctor says the key to the universe is hidden somewhere in the universe and, in thirty seconds, where is it? Ace then scans a map of the universe with a [[magnifying glass]]. K9 says in every galaxy are billions of solar systems. Cedric says every solar system could contain a dozen planets. Ace says in every planet could be room for a billion keys. We then see a planet full of aliens and a [[Dalek]] is amongst them. From the TARDIS K9 says it is impossible as he doesn't know what the key looks like and couldn't find it in thirty seconds. He then declares the task hopeless. The Doctor says this is the right answer and bizarrely produces an [[ice cream]], which he says isn't hopeless, as if by magic. | The Doctor then runs across space as he says congratulations as they've reached the final question in ''The Ultimate Challenge'', the most ultimate challenge of them all, [[Key to the Universe|the Key to the Universe]]. The Doctor says the key to the universe is hidden somewhere in the universe and, in thirty seconds, where is it? Ace then scans a map of the universe with a [[magnifying glass]]. K9 says in every galaxy are billions of solar systems. Cedric says every solar system could contain a dozen planets. Ace says in every planet could be room for a billion keys. We then see a planet full of aliens and a [[Dalek]] is amongst them. From the TARDIS K9 says it is impossible as he doesn't know what the key looks like and couldn't find it in thirty seconds. He then declares the task hopeless. The Doctor says this is the right answer and bizarrely produces an [[ice cream]], which he says isn't hopeless, as if by magic. | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
*''The [[BBC]] wishes to thank'' | * ''The [[BBC]] wishes to thank'' | ||
** ''[[Jodrell Bank Observatory|Jodrell Bank Science Centre]]'' | ** ''[[Jodrell Bank Observatory|Jodrell Bank Science Centre]]'' | ||
** ''[[London Underground]]'' | ** ''[[London Underground]]'' | ||
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* [[Sound]] - [[Dave Brinnicombe]] | * [[Sound]] - [[Dave Brinnicombe]] | ||
* [[Studio lighting|Lights]] - [[John Collins]] | * [[Studio lighting|Lights]] - [[John Collins]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Visual effects]] - [[Mat Irvine]] | ||
* [[Videotape editor]] - [[Dave Austin]] | * [[Videotape editor]] - [[Dave Austin]] | ||
* [[Assistant floor manager]] | * [[Assistant floor manager]] - [[Crispin Avon]] | ||
* [[Production assistant]] - [[Eve Lucas]] | * [[Production assistant]] - [[Eve Lucas]] | ||
* [[Unit manager]] - [[Valerie Booth]] | * [[Unit manager]] - [[Valerie Booth]] | ||
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=== Uncredited crew === | === Uncredited crew === | ||
* [[Writer | * [[Writer]]s - [[Lambros Atteshlis]], [[Berry-Anne Billingsley]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | ||
* [[Set designer]] - [[Peter Findley]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | * [[Set designer]] - [[Peter Findley]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | ||
* [[Props buyer]] - [[Crispin Avon]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | * [[Props buyer]] - [[Crispin Avon]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | ||
* [[Photo | * [[Photo]]s - [[Mike Tucker]]<ref>[[DWM 584]]</ref>, [[Jacqui Papp]]<ref>[[DWM 170]] - The Searchers</ref> | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor wears a brown coat and colourful scarf at the snowscape. | * The Doctor wears a brown coat and colourful scarf at the snowscape. | ||
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=== Earth === | === Earth === | ||
* [[Ace]] references [[desert island | * [[Ace]] references [[desert island]]s and the [[horizon]]. | ||
* Ace explains that the Earth is shaped like a sphere. | * Ace explains that the Earth is shaped like a sphere. | ||
* The travel agents has postcards of [[London]] including [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and [[Big Ben]]. | * The travel agents has postcards of [[London]] including [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and [[Big Ben]]. | ||
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* The challengers take part in the [[Game of But]] and [[Who, How, Where, Why and What?]]. | * The challengers take part in the [[Game of But]] and [[Who, How, Where, Why and What?]]. | ||
* Ace sits in a [[dinghy]] while pretending to be Australian. | * Ace sits in a [[dinghy]] while pretending to be Australian. | ||
* Ace calls K9 and Cedric [[possum | * Ace calls K9 and Cedric [[possum]]s. | ||
* [[Super White]] [[washing powder]] is used to clean astronauts' spacesuits as it removes [[lunar dust]]. | * [[Super White]] [[washing powder]] is used to clean astronauts' spacesuits as it removes [[lunar dust]]. | ||
* Cedric mentions [[ | * Cedric mentions [[meteorite]]s as he does an advert for the [[Mega Cosmic Lunar Landscape Kit]]. | ||
* Ace says stars don't just give out light but also radio signals. | * Ace says stars don't just give out light but also radio signals. | ||
* K9 says the [[depths of space]] are very cold, very dark and very empty. | * K9 says the [[depths of space]] are very cold, very dark and very empty. | ||
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* The blue smartie represents a bluey white star which is a [[new born star]] that's very hot. | * The blue smartie represents a bluey white star which is a [[new born star]] that's very hot. | ||
* The yellow smartie represents a [[middle aged star]] like the Sun which is cooler than the bluey white star. | * The yellow smartie represents a [[middle aged star]] like the Sun which is cooler than the bluey white star. | ||
* The orange smartie represents a [[weaker star]] getting near the end of its lifetime. | * The orange smartie represents a [[weaker star]] getting near the end of its lifetime. | ||
* The red smartie represents a [[red giant]] which is a star that's burned up all is fuel and is getting cooler. | * The red smartie represents a [[red giant]] which is a star that's burned up all is fuel and is getting cooler. | ||
* K9 sees a brown smartie. | * K9 sees a brown smartie. | ||
* The advert for [[Galactic Getaways]] featured footage of [[ | * The advert for [[Galactic Getaways]] featured footage of [[mountain]]s, [[ocean]]s, [[bird]]s, [[Hippopotamus|hippos]], [[elephant]]s and [[tree]]s. | ||
* K9 says in every galaxy are billions of solar systems. | * K9 says in every galaxy are billions of solar systems. | ||
* Cedric says every solar system could contain a dozen planets. | * Cedric says every solar system could contain a dozen planets. | ||
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