In a way , Doctor Who getting it right out of the gate with the Daleks — a monster designso forthwith iconicit touch off a waving of hysteria that aid catapult theshow to radical success — mean that any endeavour at recapturing that is always going to stumble out of the logic gate . But hoo boy did the “ ‘ stars ” of the serial ’ latest animated reconstruction stumble .
The latest animated renovation is another of Doctor Who ’s myriad missing serial publication — report from the earliest era of the show misplace to clip thanks to archives being on a regular basis destroy throughout the ‘ 60s and ‘ 70s , an ongoing blighton the projection ofhistorical media preservation . Today , the BBCannounced the latest will be the First Doctor story “ Galaxy 4 , ” a four - part story from 1965 have William Hartnell ’s Doctor alongside companions Vicki and Steven . The release will sport all four episodes re - animated ( available in both full colour and black and white ) , as well as remastered versions of the exist original footage , behind - the - aspect docudrama , and audio commentary .
Set on a major planet being thrown into an apocalyptic fight for survival as it is pull apart by three orbiting lead , “ Galaxy 4 ” image the Doctor and his supporter stuck in a conflict between two alien races that also find themselves trapped on the satellite : an all - female warrior mintage call the Drahvin and a race of reptiles known as the Rills . As the Doctor finds his friends held hostage , and with clip running out before the satellite ’s destruction condemn them all , he ’s in a race to stop the Dravin and Rills from destroy each other first .
Will you face the wrath… of the Chumbleys!?!?!?!?!?!?Image: BBC
Most of “ Galaxy 4 ” was lost in the BBC ’s archival junking efforts , with just audio recordings , its third instalment , and five minutes of its fourth having been recovered in the years since . But that main fib was not all this finical story had . It also introduced us to Who ’s latest trundling pepperpot robot demon : the Chumbleys , a team of translation robots used by the Rills in their attempts to negotiate with the Drahvin . While the Chumbleys were n’t quite meant to be as menacing as the Daleks , the design brainchild is definitely there , and … I mean , come on :
Chumbleys were n’t even their actual name , it ’s just what Vicki coined for them after try their implausibly giddy chirruping noises as they limp about the place . There ’s a ground the UK did n’t go through a wave of Chumbleymania in the mid-’60s , honestly . But maybe you will , when Galaxy 4 hits videodisc and Blu - light beam on November 15 .
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