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Two classic multi-episode Doctor Who storylines from 1965, starring William Hartnell as the Doctor. In 'The Space Museum', the TARDIS and its occupants end up as an exhibit in a forgotten museum in the future. Episodes are: 'The Space Museum', 'The Dimensions of Time', 'The Search' and 'The Final Phase'. In 'The Chase', the travellers are forced to flee in the TARDIS when they learn that a group of time-travelling Daleks are on their trail with orders to exterminate them. Episodes are: 'The Executioners', 'The Death of Time', 'Flight Through Eternity', 'Journey Into Terror', 'The Death of Doctor Who' and 'The Planet of Decision'.
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By MV
This is a very good classic Doctor Who package. Fans have often said bad things about these two stories. I think they're great and make a nice change from serious classic B&W Doctor Who. They're very easy to watch and unlike other stories don't require firm, hard concentration. 2|Entertain have really upped the quality of the extras included. There's been a noticable jump up in the quality of the extras - and there's a lot of them. Unlike previous Classic Who releases we don't get cast and crew prattling on and on and on about tedious little details that would send even the most die hard fan into a coma. The extras on this release have been kept tight and to the point, they're interesting, enjoyable and informative. I particularly enjoyed the silent colour film featuring Shawcraft Models - who made most of the props and monsters (including the Daleks) in the 1960's. The picture quality of the episodes themselves look absolutely amazing, the restoration seems to have been undertaken with great care. The restoration team behind the remastering of these classic stories now have almost 20 years experience restoring old TV shows. The technology is improving all the time - and it shows with this release, which as I said before - looks better than anything before.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
After watching the 1st episode of The Space Museum I was thinking, this is magnificent stuff. Unfortunately it dies a slow death after that. The story slows down, the Morlok characters are awful as is the guys in black skivvies. William Hartnell is brilliant throughout which does save the show somewhat. The story simply peters out with a lot of poor acting from the support cast and the plot going nowhere until the guys in black skivvies finally get a bit of inspiration and take control saving the Doctor and his companions.
The highlight of this DVD for me was William Hartnells real granddaughter discussing Wiliam in a beautiful interview as part of the bonus extras. This interview really gives us a genuine insight into the real William Hartnell.
The Chase is another flawed show of early Doctor Who. The idea of Doctor Who being chased by the daleks in time and space is a great idea but it just doesn't work over 6 episodes and gets bogged down trying to keep the story interesting over the duration of the episodes. At times things get very interesting, imagine Dracula & Frankenstein smashing up daleks, sure is different.
There is some better acting here than The Space Museum but the story is too long.
The final episode (the best one of the lot) does rescue the show and is very exciting at times as the doctor has 2 enemies to fight.
Once again it's the extras that save this, a full DVD of bonus stuff with some fascinating documentaries about the history of the daleks and the people who helped create them. I enjoyed these more than the actual main program.
A mixed bag but still enjoyable if you can watch through some excesses.
The highlight of this DVD for me was William Hartnells real granddaughter discussing Wiliam in a beautiful interview as part of the bonus extras. This interview really gives us a genuine insight into the real William Hartnell.
The Chase is another flawed show of early Doctor Who. The idea of Doctor Who being chased by the daleks in time and space is a great idea but it just doesn't work over 6 episodes and gets bogged down trying to keep the story interesting over the duration of the episodes. At times things get very interesting, imagine Dracula & Frankenstein smashing up daleks, sure is different.
There is some better acting here than The Space Museum but the story is too long.
The final episode (the best one of the lot) does rescue the show and is very exciting at times as the doctor has 2 enemies to fight.
Once again it's the extras that save this, a full DVD of bonus stuff with some fascinating documentaries about the history of the daleks and the people who helped create them. I enjoyed these more than the actual main program.
A mixed bag but still enjoyable if you can watch through some excesses.
45 of 52 people found the following review helpful
By Bob Marlowe
Neither story's a classic but they both have their moments. Space Museum starts off brilliantly with an excellent concept (well worth revisiting) the tardis crew slip a groove or jump a track in time, arriving in their personal future like ghosts unable to touch or interact with others. This is expertly laid out as they see themselves as exhibits in a Space Museum. Yes I know that's a spoiler but I think that much info would be on the disc cover. Moments like the simple effect of reversing a shot of a glass being dropped so it's jumping back into Vicki's hand somehow works and is creepy. A Dr Whodunnit (sorry)as they must find out how they end up that way & what can be done to avod it is set up as they properly arrive at an earlier time at the episode's end.
There's a backdrop of planet Xeros colonised by the warlike Moroks just to site their forgotten museum. The Moroks have bouffant wigs that would give Pertwee a run for his money & are rather well fed but that may be to convey that they are a race past their prime. Richard Shaw is v good as Lobos giving more than there is in the script. The rebel Xerons look like teenagers in space with mad eyebrows-watch for a young Jeremy Bulloch!
Eps 2-4 what started out so well becomes a run around and the story keeps taking 1 step forward then 1 step back e.g. having usefully established that not knowing what may cause their fate going back to the Tardis is not an option, the fact they don't know if they're avoiding or causing their fate is re-stated too often. Almost like saying the story's all rather pointless. I'm intrigued by Robert Shearman "defending the Museum" among the extras though.... Read more ›
There's a backdrop of planet Xeros colonised by the warlike Moroks just to site their forgotten museum. The Moroks have bouffant wigs that would give Pertwee a run for his money & are rather well fed but that may be to convey that they are a race past their prime. Richard Shaw is v good as Lobos giving more than there is in the script. The rebel Xerons look like teenagers in space with mad eyebrows-watch for a young Jeremy Bulloch!
Eps 2-4 what started out so well becomes a run around and the story keeps taking 1 step forward then 1 step back e.g. having usefully established that not knowing what may cause their fate going back to the Tardis is not an option, the fact they don't know if they're avoiding or causing their fate is re-stated too often. Almost like saying the story's all rather pointless. I'm intrigued by Robert Shearman "defending the Museum" among the extras though.... Read more ›
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
The Space Museum has long had the reputation as one of the worst black and white Doctor Who stories, the general consensus holding that it starts reasonably well but quickly deteriorates after the episode one cliffhanger, but in truth the much more kindly received third Dalek serial that immediately followed it, The Chase, is no classic either. Both have good ideas that they don't make nearly as much of as they could yet still make for a satisfying DVD set.
The Space Museum sees William Hartnell's Doctor and his companions jumping a time track and finding themselves in an alien museum of a declining race's great military victories where they find that not only can no-one see or hear them but that they are actually already embalmed exhibits there themselves. This throws up some interesting ideas about predestination and how they can avoid their fate when any decision they take, or don't take, could lead to them spending eternity inside a glass case. It's also something of a parody of the by then well-established rebel plot that had done service several times already: the conquering aliens are a particularly useless bunch of moaners resting on their laurels but the local rebels are even more useless and unimaginative than they are. Yet despite surreal moments like the smirking Doctor hiding in one of his old enemies that has been reduced to an empty museum exhibit or his obsession with irrelevant trivia while dismissing the major problems, the comedy was evidently toned down in the rewrites, turning it at times into the very thing it was parodying. As a result it's one of those stories that never realises its potential though it's certainly not the disaster it has often painted.... Read more ›
The Space Museum sees William Hartnell's Doctor and his companions jumping a time track and finding themselves in an alien museum of a declining race's great military victories where they find that not only can no-one see or hear them but that they are actually already embalmed exhibits there themselves. This throws up some interesting ideas about predestination and how they can avoid their fate when any decision they take, or don't take, could lead to them spending eternity inside a glass case. It's also something of a parody of the by then well-established rebel plot that had done service several times already: the conquering aliens are a particularly useless bunch of moaners resting on their laurels but the local rebels are even more useless and unimaginative than they are. Yet despite surreal moments like the smirking Doctor hiding in one of his old enemies that has been reduced to an empty museum exhibit or his obsession with irrelevant trivia while dismissing the major problems, the comedy was evidently toned down in the rewrites, turning it at times into the very thing it was parodying. As a result it's one of those stories that never realises its potential though it's certainly not the disaster it has often painted.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
indeed too
especially liked the 1st episode of the Space Museum & the last of the Chase, that is all folks, cheeio
Published 2 months ago by Richard Keen
5.0 out of 5 stars
"...cleaned & enhanced by The Restoration Team... essential...
DOCTOR WHO - THE CHASE has been consummately cleaned & enhanced by The Restoration Team but I am continually bemused (nothing new there. Read more
Published 2 months ago by The EYE OF HORUS Editor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two Hartnells!
The restorations is, as usual, top quality and the extras (or VAM as they are now referred to!) help fill out the background to the stories.
Published 3 months ago by William S Lowery
5.0 out of 5 stars
NIce
Have just finished watching the chase. Watched the space museum on Wednesday 6th Feb. Both stories are very good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by LESTAT
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Stories - First Class
Some of the best Hartnell stories, should have been taken up and developred more in future stories, great acting throughout.
Published 6 months ago by William Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Chase Through Time and Space!
The Chase, an excellent dated Dalek Story. The daleks have got their own Tardis and so begins a perilous chase through time and space. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Andrew50
5.0 out of 5 stars
william heartnell
the 1960's dr who is my favourite with william heartnell playing the doctor. i am a big fan. i have been watching dr who for a long time.
Published 12 months ago by S. Edwards
3.0 out of 5 stars
Four out of ten ain't bad?
The Space Museum... what a stinker! No thanks, not my cup of tea.
On paper it's quite a clever idea, certainly one that had potential. So what happened? Read more
On paper it's quite a clever idea, certainly one that had potential. So what happened? Read more
Published 17 months ago by Shaun Cryer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Dalek Value "But That's About It"
The Space Museum: set at a museum on the planet xeros, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki are caught up in a time track that enables them to see in to the near future, they can see... Read more
Published 18 months ago by M.B.E. Of Tooting
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Space Museum - NO / The Chase - YES
The Space Museum has a charming opening episode but the rest just drags on. The Chase on the other hand takes you to different locations every episode. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2011 by drwho123
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