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Note: Movie format. One of only 4 videos which were released in Australia before any other countries (and hence have a different cover to the UK & US releases) — the others are: The Time Warrior, Terror of the Zygons and The Talons of Weng-Chiang. Cover blurb: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Movie format. Cover blurb: A space satellite holds the key to a lethal mystery that could obliterate all of mankind! The Doctor, Harry and Sarah accidentally lands on an artificial satellite where they make a shocking discovery — survivors from planet Earth lie in cryogenic suspension waiting to begin a new life. To make matters worse, a giant insect has invaded the human ark. The dead insect was queen of the Wirrn, sworn enemies of Earth — and her egg sac was full. The Doctor knows this can only lead to trouble. His suspicions are confirmed when the crew members wake up, and it’s immediately obvious that something is terribly wrong. The Doctor must find a way to destroy the Wirrn before they absorb the last of the human race and become an invincible swarm. But this involves a desperate gamble with his own life — a gamble he must take if he is to save the human race. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Unedited episodic format. Cover blurb: A gigantic insect has infiltrated the human ark. It is dead but it was queen of the Wirrn, sworn enemies of the Earth — and her egg sac was full. Something is terribly wrong and when the crew begin to awaken it soon becomes clear that some of them are not entirely what they seem... The Doctor must find out how to destroy the Wirrn larvae before they absorb the last of the human race and become an invincible swarm. But this involves a desperate gamble with his own life — a gamble he must take if he is to save mankind. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Fifth of seven Doctor Who stories released in laserdisc format during the 80s and 90s. Cover blurb: Thousands more years pass before the wandering Time Lord known only as “The Doctor” (portrayed in this adventure by Tom Baker) accidentally arrives on the Ark, along with his travelling companions Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter). Realising that the fate of humanity is in the balance, the Doctor helps to revive the first few sleepers and together they work frantically to defeat the larval stage of the Wirrn’s life-cycle. Before long, the Wirrn have infected the station’s Commander, Noah, and the larvae seem set to absorb the rest of the sleepers, using them as grotesque human incubators... First broadcast in early 1975, The Ark in Space was the second Doctor Who story to feature Tom Baker in the title role. Partly as a budget-saving measure, the story formed the start of a short four-story arc which followed the Doctor’s attempts to recover his time/space vehicle, the TARDIS. The concluding story, Revenge of the Cybermen, was set aboard the same space station, but many years prior to the great Solar Flare which destroyed life on Earth. Originally written by John Lucarotti to feature an alien colony of fungal creatures called the Delc, the story was hurriedly re-written by script editor Robert Holmes when it became apparent that the story line was to [sic] complex and ambitious for the programme’s budget and target audience. As it turned out, the finished result was a remarkably thought-provoking tale which provided the series with one of its most memorable adventures, and the BBC with a sure-fire ratings hit for its brand new Doctor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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