Doctor Who: The War Machines
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Actor: Anneke Wells, Jackie Lane, Michael Craze, William HartnellDirector: Michael Ferguson
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Innes Lloyd
Writer: Ian Stuart Black
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Mono
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
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- London, 1966. The TARDIS materialises in the shadow of the newly-completed Post Office Tower, and the Doctor senses a strange energy in the air. He instinctively knows that evil is at work nearby. Posing as a scientist, the Doctor and his 'secretary' Dodo gain access to a suite at the top of the tower and meet the driven Professor Brett. His life's work, the thinking computer WOTAN, is about to be
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Movie Review: The Elusive Ben and Polly Episodes
Summary: 5 Stars
Oddly enough the only full story arc to feature companions Ben and Polly (and the abrupt departure of the un-accepted Dodo Chaplet) happens to be their very first adventure with the Doctor. Ben and Polly were brought to the show to bring a more young and hip perspective to the 1966 series (as Dodo ended up being... well the name says it all). Ben and Polly were probably the best pair of companions and the first companions to witness a 'regeneration' when William Hartnell left the series and Patrick Troughton took over as the Doctor (during the lost episode from "the 10th planet"), but the most under rated companions as only 1 of their 9 story arcs (they appeared in 40 episodes) survives in it's entirety as BBC wiped the archives in the 70's and has been unable to recover over 110 episodes from the Hartnell / Troughton era - and only about 7 of the 40, 25 minute episodes, featuring Ben and Polly have been found to this day, barring a few odd clips here and there from editing rooms.
The War Machines takes place in 'modern day' London - 1966. and Will Operating Thought ANalog, or WOTAN is a computer that not only has the capibility to think for itself, it also is becoming smarter than the human race - and seeing no need to keep the inferior humans around. It's a pretty good plot and an absolute collectors items just for the simple fact it may be the only full story arc we'll ever see with the elusive companions (and two of the best of their time), Ben and Polly.
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