Telos was originally covered entirely in ice, and inhabited by the Cryons, humanoids who could survive only in the cold. As temperatures rose, the Cryons were forced underground, building giant refrigerated cities as shelter. When the Cybermen entered the Telos system, they took over the planet, using the cities as cryogenic facilities.
The Cybermen disappeared sometime in the 21st century, at least in 2070 (as they knew of the Second Doctor encountering them in The Moonbase), following defeats around human-occupied space. Although the rest of the galaxy presumed them to have died out, they had, in reality, retreated into hibernation in the tombs of Telos to await discovery and reactivation.
The Key to Time is the umbrella title that links all six serials of the sixteenth season of Doctor Who. The arc was originally conceived of by producer Graham Williams, who had proposed it as part of his application for the producer's job in 1976. The name refers to the powerful artefact whose segments the Doctor, Romana and K-9 are searching for during the season.
Synopsis
A figure calling himself the White Guardian commissions the Doctor and K9, assisted by a new companion, the Time Lady Romana, to find the six segments of the Key to Time, a cosmic artifact resembling a perfect cube that maintains the equilibrium of the universe. Since it is too powerful for any single being to possess, it has been split into six different segments and scattered across space and time, disguised by the raw elemental power within them into any shape or size. However, since the forces balancing the universe are so upset, the White Guardian needs to recover the segments of the Key to stop the universe so that he can restore the balance. The White Guardian also warns the Doctor of the Black Guardian who also wishes to obtain the Key To Time for his own purposes. In the final episode, the Black Guardian, disguised as the White Guardian, attempts to take the Key from the Doctor. However, the Doctor sees through the figure's charade and orders the segments of The Key to Time to once again become scattered across all of time and space, bar the sixth, which he reinstates as Princess Astra. Afterward, the Doctor decides to install a device called a randomizer into the TARDIS' navigation system for a period of time to make his following voyages unpredictable to evade the Black Guardian.
Terror of the Zygons was produced as part of the production schedule for Season 12, but was held for transmission from the end of that season to the beginning of Season 13, to coincide with a move from the new season starting at the beginning of the calendar year, to starting in late summer. Terror of the Zygons was also the last appearance of the Brigadier until Mawdryn Undead in Season 20. The season took a transmission break of two weeks over the Christmas 1975 period, between the broadcasts of The Android Invasion and The Brain of Morbius.
This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who produced by Big Finish Productions. The first fifteen releases were made available in both Cassette and CD format, with subsequent releases being CD only. Most releases have also been made available as downloads.
Big Finish is currently not licensed by the BBC to produce audio dramas featuring the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by Peter Capaldi, or any characters which originate from his era.
A telos (from the Greek τέλος for "end", "purpose", or "goal") is an end or purpose, in a fairly constrained sense used by philosophers such as Aristotle. It is the root of the term "teleology," roughly the study of purposiveness, or the study of objects with a view to their aims, purposes, or intentions. Teleology figures centrally in Aristotle's biology and in his theory of causes. It is central to nearly all philosophical theories of history, such as those of Hegel and Marx. One running debate in contemporary philosophy of biology is to what extent teleological language (as in the "purposes" of various organs or life-processes) is unavoidable, or is simply a shorthand for ideas that can ultimately be spelled out nonteleologically. Philosophy of action also makes essential use of teleological vocabulary: on Davidson's account, an action is just something an agent does with an intention--that is, looking forward to some end to be achieved by the action.
In contrast to telos, techne is the rational method involved in producing an object or accomplishing a goal or objective; however, the two methods are not mutually exclusive in principle.
Telos Corporation is an information technology (IT) consulting company located in Ashburn, Virginia. The company’s name is derived from the Greek word for “purpose” or “goal". Telos primarily serves government and enterprise clients, receiving a large number of its contracts from the United States Department of Defense (DoD).
Company
Telos was founded in 1968, and incorporated in Maryland in 1971.
From 1975 Telos developed and supported ground based telemetry systems for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Starting in 1976, the company provided software engineering services for the U.S. Army's tactical fire support systems.
It was originally named C3, Incorporated, but in 1992 acquired Telos Corporation of California as a subsidiary (from Contel Federal Systems which was part of GTE) for $32 million and adopted its name.
In 1994, the company attempted to recapitalize its debt by issuing a series of notes and preferred stock shares, after accumulated losses.
A disagreement between former chairman Fred Knoll and John R.C. Porter, the majority shareholder at the time, was settled for $1 million.
At the end of 1995 it had 1,658 employees and had headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.
You Shall Die For This! | The Armageddon Factor | Doctor Who
The Doctor upsets the Black Guardian by dispersing the Key to Time. Taken from the episode "The Armageddon Factor."
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published: 18 Apr 2013
Doctor Who: Season 16. Wanted: Key to Time. Must be Complete.
#DoctorWho #TomBaker #K9
Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 16th Season of Doctor Who from the late 1970's, a unique season that saw The Doctor (Tom Baker) and new companion Romana (Mary Tamm) search for the six segments of the Key to Time. The 16th Season was the first use of a season long arc in Doctor Who, and resulted in a solid run of stories with less of the behind the scenes ructions of the previous year, including the first contribution to the series by a new writer, Douglas Adams.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The Key To Time
2:23 Romana
4:15 The Ribos Operation
5:51 The Pirate Planet
8:05 Stones of Blood
10:25 The Androids of Tara
11:48 The Power of Kroll
13:46 The Armageddon Factor
16:41 Bingo!
published: 16 Apr 2021
Doctor Who: The Key to Time (DVD Trailer)
published: 15 Jan 2012
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published: 04 Jul 2007
Temptation of the Key to Time
From the 4th Doctor serial "The Armageddon Factor" - The Doctor and Romana have finally assembled The Key to Time, but will this prove too much power for The Doctor to handle?
published: 16 Jul 2010
Doctor Who | The Key to Time (Season 16) Trailer | Tom Baker
Tom Baker week has come to a close with my re-edited Key to Time trailer.
Starting tomorrow: DALEK WEEK to celebrate 50 years of the Daleks.
Episodes
Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
Androids of Tara
Power of Kroll
Armageddon Factor
published: 20 Dec 2013
Doctor Who: Season 16 'The Key to Time' - TV Launch Trailer (1978-1979)
This is a Coming Soon trailer for the Sixteenth Season of Classic Doctor Who. This season is also known as Doctor Who: The Key to Time.
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published: 01 May 2015
The Editor Gets The Key To The TARDIS | The Long Game | Doctor Who
The Editor invites the Doctor and Rose to the elite Floor 500 where he holds them captive, explaining that he and a creature known as the Jagrafess have made through Satellite 5 the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire a place where the news has installed fear in the human race, keeping them in a closed society. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToDoctorWho
Meanwhile, Adam has installed a port in his head and is transmitting all the knowledge on Satellite 5 to his parent's answering machine at home.
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published: 12 Sep 2013
Scrutiny Panel - 30/01/2024
published: 30 Jan 2024
The Key to Time with New VFX - Part One (Classic Doctor Who)
0:00 - Titles
0:10 - Most satisfactory
It's not often clear if K9 is killing or stunning his victims, but in this episode it's made explicit that he's just stunning the guards.
0:24 - The Graff shoots with his laser spear
Thankfully there are very few effects shots in Ribos Operation, which was part of my reason for doing all of this season in one go. Although I did somewhat underestimate how many effects shots the other stories had!
0:32 - The Graff shoots Binro in the back
Poor Binro. Still, at least he doesn't get "half his body blown off" like in Ian Marter's novelisation.
0:38 - K9 frees Garron and Unstoffe
0:52 - The Graff shoots the Seeker in the face
1:01 - The first Key segment transformed
I tried a few different effects for the key segments being transformed, but I wanted to...
The Doctor upsets the Black Guardian by dispersing the Key to Time. Taken from the episode "The Armageddon Factor."
Welcome to the Doctor Who Channel! Travel i...
The Doctor upsets the Black Guardian by dispersing the Key to Time. Taken from the episode "The Armageddon Factor."
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The Doctor upsets the Black Guardian by dispersing the Key to Time. Taken from the episode "The Armageddon Factor."
Welcome to the Doctor Who Channel! Travel in the TARDIS with clips dating back to the Doctor's first incarnation in 1963, all the way through dozens of regenerations. Including behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive videos and our very own show Doctor Who: The Fan Show - this is the place to find all the best official clips from all 54 years of Doctor Who history.
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#DoctorWho #TomBaker #K9
Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 16th Season of Doctor Who from the late 1970's, a unique season that saw The Doctor (Tom Baker) and new...
#DoctorWho #TomBaker #K9
Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 16th Season of Doctor Who from the late 1970's, a unique season that saw The Doctor (Tom Baker) and new companion Romana (Mary Tamm) search for the six segments of the Key to Time. The 16th Season was the first use of a season long arc in Doctor Who, and resulted in a solid run of stories with less of the behind the scenes ructions of the previous year, including the first contribution to the series by a new writer, Douglas Adams.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The Key To Time
2:23 Romana
4:15 The Ribos Operation
5:51 The Pirate Planet
8:05 Stones of Blood
10:25 The Androids of Tara
11:48 The Power of Kroll
13:46 The Armageddon Factor
16:41 Bingo!
#DoctorWho #TomBaker #K9
Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 16th Season of Doctor Who from the late 1970's, a unique season that saw The Doctor (Tom Baker) and new companion Romana (Mary Tamm) search for the six segments of the Key to Time. The 16th Season was the first use of a season long arc in Doctor Who, and resulted in a solid run of stories with less of the behind the scenes ructions of the previous year, including the first contribution to the series by a new writer, Douglas Adams.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The Key To Time
2:23 Romana
4:15 The Ribos Operation
5:51 The Pirate Planet
8:05 Stones of Blood
10:25 The Androids of Tara
11:48 The Power of Kroll
13:46 The Armageddon Factor
16:41 Bingo!
Want more Doctor Who? Visit the official Doctor Who channel: http://bit.ly/WWDoctorWho
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A strange and ethereal being has dragged The Doctor off course to make him an offer he cannot refuse. This clip is taken from 'The Ribos Operation' and stars Tom Baker.
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A strange and ethereal being has dragged The Doctor off course to make him an offer he cannot refuse. This clip is taken from 'The Ribos Operation' and stars Tom Baker.
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From the 4th Doctor serial "The Armageddon Factor" - The Doctor and Romana have finally assembled The Key to Time, but will this prove too much power for The Do...
From the 4th Doctor serial "The Armageddon Factor" - The Doctor and Romana have finally assembled The Key to Time, but will this prove too much power for The Doctor to handle?
From the 4th Doctor serial "The Armageddon Factor" - The Doctor and Romana have finally assembled The Key to Time, but will this prove too much power for The Doctor to handle?
Tom Baker week has come to a close with my re-edited Key to Time trailer.
Starting tomorrow: DALEK WEEK to celebrate 50 years of the Daleks.
Episodes
Ribos O...
Tom Baker week has come to a close with my re-edited Key to Time trailer.
Starting tomorrow: DALEK WEEK to celebrate 50 years of the Daleks.
Episodes
Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
Androids of Tara
Power of Kroll
Armageddon Factor
Tom Baker week has come to a close with my re-edited Key to Time trailer.
Starting tomorrow: DALEK WEEK to celebrate 50 years of the Daleks.
Episodes
Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
Androids of Tara
Power of Kroll
Armageddon Factor
This is a Coming Soon trailer for the Sixteenth Season of Classic Doctor Who. This season is also known as Doctor Who: The Key to Time.
I do not own the clips ...
This is a Coming Soon trailer for the Sixteenth Season of Classic Doctor Who. This season is also known as Doctor Who: The Key to Time.
I do not own the clips they belong to the BBC. I have uploaded this for entertainment only not for profit.
Don't forget to comment, rate, subscribe and most importantly enjoy!
Tags:
The Ribos Operation / The Pirate Planet / The Stones of Blood / The Androids of Tara / The Power of Kroll / The Armageddon Factor
This is a Coming Soon trailer for the Sixteenth Season of Classic Doctor Who. This season is also known as Doctor Who: The Key to Time.
I do not own the clips they belong to the BBC. I have uploaded this for entertainment only not for profit.
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The Editor invites the Doctor and Rose to the elite Floor 500 where he holds them captive, explaining that he and a creature known as the Jagrafess have made th...
The Editor invites the Doctor and Rose to the elite Floor 500 where he holds them captive, explaining that he and a creature known as the Jagrafess have made through Satellite 5 the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire a place where the news has installed fear in the human race, keeping them in a closed society. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToDoctorWho
Meanwhile, Adam has installed a port in his head and is transmitting all the knowledge on Satellite 5 to his parent's answering machine at home.
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The Editor invites the Doctor and Rose to the elite Floor 500 where he holds them captive, explaining that he and a creature known as the Jagrafess have made through Satellite 5 the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire a place where the news has installed fear in the human race, keeping them in a closed society. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToDoctorWho
Meanwhile, Adam has installed a port in his head and is transmitting all the knowledge on Satellite 5 to his parent's answering machine at home.
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Regenerations: http://bit.ly/DWRegenerations
The Thirteenth Doctor: http://bit.ly/TheThirteenthDoctor
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0:00 - Titles
0:10 - Most satisfactory
It's not often clear if K9 is killing or stunning his victims, but in this episode it's made explicit that he's just stu...
0:00 - Titles
0:10 - Most satisfactory
It's not often clear if K9 is killing or stunning his victims, but in this episode it's made explicit that he's just stunning the guards.
0:24 - The Graff shoots with his laser spear
Thankfully there are very few effects shots in Ribos Operation, which was part of my reason for doing all of this season in one go. Although I did somewhat underestimate how many effects shots the other stories had!
0:32 - The Graff shoots Binro in the back
Poor Binro. Still, at least he doesn't get "half his body blown off" like in Ian Marter's novelisation.
0:38 - K9 frees Garron and Unstoffe
0:52 - The Graff shoots the Seeker in the face
1:01 - The first Key segment transformed
I tried a few different effects for the key segments being transformed, but I wanted to make sure they were consistent, even if the original effects weren't. This is probably the longest shot, as it's the first.
1:41 - Zanak and the mountain base
1:53 - Attack of the Mentiads
The suggestion in the recent novelisation is that the Mentiads are making the soldiers miss. But as there's nothing in the scene to suggest this, it just looks like they're amazingly bad shots. Since we know the Mentiads can create psychic barriers, I opted to have the laser bolts bounce off (or perhaps psychically redirected).
2:09 - K9 takes out some guards
2:15 - You look like Mentiads to me
I didn't add much to the Mentiad's psychic "blast" effect (which mysteriously disappears in later episodes), just gave it a bit of a polish.
2:31 - Trip in an Aircar
This was a tricky one as I wanted to retain the original models but try and give it some more depth while smoothing out the aircar's ascent. The new sky and sun was a bit risky, as it could have been overkill, but I think it works quite well.
2:44 - Kimus gets some target practice (Deleted scene)
I was lucky that the DVD of Pirate Planet contains all of the 16mm location footage without music or effects, which meant that I didn't need to mask off anything for the external effects. While I was doing that, I came across this deleted scene which I think works much better than the original one for showing what Kimus gets up to while he's waiting.
2:57 - Kimus shoots a couple of guards
3:13 - Underground shootout
3:32 - Psychic barrier
3:48 - K9 vs Avatron
As this scene was shot in the studio it meant a lot of masking of the original effects was required here. The novelisation only describes Avatron's attacks as some kind of electric energy, but since the original effect seemed to suggest it was dropping something I decided to go with a kind of electric energy ball (or perhaps it's more of an egg).
4:18 - Doctor walks the plank
The aim of the Captain's blaster doesn't line up with the impact sparks, meaning the blaster bolts look a little skewed.
4:32 - Queen Xanxia's hologram
The original negative effect didn't really highlight the fact that the "Nurse" was a holographic image (albeit a very corporeal one), so I went for a full on retro -TV kind of effect.
4:46 - Romana avenges the Mentiads
I love that Romana gets to shoot someone in this scene. And she's a pretty good shot too.
4:59 - Newton's revenge
For this I recreated all of the original elements of the POV shot; the corridor and the guards, from frame captures that I then upscaled. I also cropped out, increased the speed of the Doctor, Romana and the ill-fated guards as they arrive at the end of the runway.
5:17 - Aircar descent
5:22 - Queen Xanxia gets switched off
I thought I'd go for an old CRT switch-off effect at the very end of this (for those who know what that is!). It's a little silly, but I think it's quite in-keeping with the tone of this story.
5:31 - TARDIS in space
I'm not really sure what this shot of the TARDIS was attempting to convey but I wanted to retain the original model shot if I could, so while I was attempting to mask-off the TARDIS model I (accidentally) ended up with a mix of the TARDIS in space whilst also surrounded by the original 'glistening' effect in a circular form around the ship. This reminded me very much of the bubble you see around the TARDIS in Sylvester McCoy's opening titles, which I quite liked, so I kept it. :-)
5:42 - Your favourite planet
5:56 - Ogri attack
I did briefly consider replacing Elizabeth Parker's sound effect for K9's laser for this story, since it's quite different from the Dick Mills version.
6:00 - Romana gets transported
6:13 - Vivien makes a circle
6:20 - Electric charge
6:28 - Beware the Ogri
6:38 - Rumford projects the Doctor to hyperspace
6:53 - Onboard the prison
7:23 - K9 runs out of power
7:47 - The stones find a victim
7:57 - Rumford returns Vivien
8:19 - Romana's truth ray
8:37 - Ogri gets zapped by the Megara
8:46 - K9 holds off the Ogri (again)
8:52 - Goodbye!
9:05 - Vivien returns with the Megara
9:13 - Vivien turned to stone
9:20 - Third key segment transformed
(...I ran out of space for any more comments!)
0:00 - Titles
0:10 - Most satisfactory
It's not often clear if K9 is killing or stunning his victims, but in this episode it's made explicit that he's just stunning the guards.
0:24 - The Graff shoots with his laser spear
Thankfully there are very few effects shots in Ribos Operation, which was part of my reason for doing all of this season in one go. Although I did somewhat underestimate how many effects shots the other stories had!
0:32 - The Graff shoots Binro in the back
Poor Binro. Still, at least he doesn't get "half his body blown off" like in Ian Marter's novelisation.
0:38 - K9 frees Garron and Unstoffe
0:52 - The Graff shoots the Seeker in the face
1:01 - The first Key segment transformed
I tried a few different effects for the key segments being transformed, but I wanted to make sure they were consistent, even if the original effects weren't. This is probably the longest shot, as it's the first.
1:41 - Zanak and the mountain base
1:53 - Attack of the Mentiads
The suggestion in the recent novelisation is that the Mentiads are making the soldiers miss. But as there's nothing in the scene to suggest this, it just looks like they're amazingly bad shots. Since we know the Mentiads can create psychic barriers, I opted to have the laser bolts bounce off (or perhaps psychically redirected).
2:09 - K9 takes out some guards
2:15 - You look like Mentiads to me
I didn't add much to the Mentiad's psychic "blast" effect (which mysteriously disappears in later episodes), just gave it a bit of a polish.
2:31 - Trip in an Aircar
This was a tricky one as I wanted to retain the original models but try and give it some more depth while smoothing out the aircar's ascent. The new sky and sun was a bit risky, as it could have been overkill, but I think it works quite well.
2:44 - Kimus gets some target practice (Deleted scene)
I was lucky that the DVD of Pirate Planet contains all of the 16mm location footage without music or effects, which meant that I didn't need to mask off anything for the external effects. While I was doing that, I came across this deleted scene which I think works much better than the original one for showing what Kimus gets up to while he's waiting.
2:57 - Kimus shoots a couple of guards
3:13 - Underground shootout
3:32 - Psychic barrier
3:48 - K9 vs Avatron
As this scene was shot in the studio it meant a lot of masking of the original effects was required here. The novelisation only describes Avatron's attacks as some kind of electric energy, but since the original effect seemed to suggest it was dropping something I decided to go with a kind of electric energy ball (or perhaps it's more of an egg).
4:18 - Doctor walks the plank
The aim of the Captain's blaster doesn't line up with the impact sparks, meaning the blaster bolts look a little skewed.
4:32 - Queen Xanxia's hologram
The original negative effect didn't really highlight the fact that the "Nurse" was a holographic image (albeit a very corporeal one), so I went for a full on retro -TV kind of effect.
4:46 - Romana avenges the Mentiads
I love that Romana gets to shoot someone in this scene. And she's a pretty good shot too.
4:59 - Newton's revenge
For this I recreated all of the original elements of the POV shot; the corridor and the guards, from frame captures that I then upscaled. I also cropped out, increased the speed of the Doctor, Romana and the ill-fated guards as they arrive at the end of the runway.
5:17 - Aircar descent
5:22 - Queen Xanxia gets switched off
I thought I'd go for an old CRT switch-off effect at the very end of this (for those who know what that is!). It's a little silly, but I think it's quite in-keeping with the tone of this story.
5:31 - TARDIS in space
I'm not really sure what this shot of the TARDIS was attempting to convey but I wanted to retain the original model shot if I could, so while I was attempting to mask-off the TARDIS model I (accidentally) ended up with a mix of the TARDIS in space whilst also surrounded by the original 'glistening' effect in a circular form around the ship. This reminded me very much of the bubble you see around the TARDIS in Sylvester McCoy's opening titles, which I quite liked, so I kept it. :-)
5:42 - Your favourite planet
5:56 - Ogri attack
I did briefly consider replacing Elizabeth Parker's sound effect for K9's laser for this story, since it's quite different from the Dick Mills version.
6:00 - Romana gets transported
6:13 - Vivien makes a circle
6:20 - Electric charge
6:28 - Beware the Ogri
6:38 - Rumford projects the Doctor to hyperspace
6:53 - Onboard the prison
7:23 - K9 runs out of power
7:47 - The stones find a victim
7:57 - Rumford returns Vivien
8:19 - Romana's truth ray
8:37 - Ogri gets zapped by the Megara
8:46 - K9 holds off the Ogri (again)
8:52 - Goodbye!
9:05 - Vivien returns with the Megara
9:13 - Vivien turned to stone
9:20 - Third key segment transformed
(...I ran out of space for any more comments!)
The Doctor upsets the Black Guardian by dispersing the Key to Time. Taken from the episode "The Armageddon Factor."
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Stam Fine Reviews looks at the 16th Season of Doctor Who from the late 1970's, a unique season that saw The Doctor (Tom Baker) and new companion Romana (Mary Tamm) search for the six segments of the Key to Time. The 16th Season was the first use of a season long arc in Doctor Who, and resulted in a solid run of stories with less of the behind the scenes ructions of the previous year, including the first contribution to the series by a new writer, Douglas Adams.
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0:00 Introduction
1:00 The Key To Time
2:23 Romana
4:15 The Ribos Operation
5:51 The Pirate Planet
8:05 Stones of Blood
10:25 The Androids of Tara
11:48 The Power of Kroll
13:46 The Armageddon Factor
16:41 Bingo!
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A strange and ethereal being has dragged The Doctor off course to make him an offer he cannot refuse. This clip is taken from 'The Ribos Operation' and stars Tom Baker.
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From the 4th Doctor serial "The Armageddon Factor" - The Doctor and Romana have finally assembled The Key to Time, but will this prove too much power for The Doctor to handle?
Tom Baker week has come to a close with my re-edited Key to Time trailer.
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Episodes
Ribos Operation
The Pirate Planet
The Stones of Blood
Androids of Tara
Power of Kroll
Armageddon Factor
This is a Coming Soon trailer for the Sixteenth Season of Classic Doctor Who. This season is also known as Doctor Who: The Key to Time.
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The Editor invites the Doctor and Rose to the elite Floor 500 where he holds them captive, explaining that he and a creature known as the Jagrafess have made through Satellite 5 the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire a place where the news has installed fear in the human race, keeping them in a closed society. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToDoctorWho
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0:00 - Titles
0:10 - Most satisfactory
It's not often clear if K9 is killing or stunning his victims, but in this episode it's made explicit that he's just stunning the guards.
0:24 - The Graff shoots with his laser spear
Thankfully there are very few effects shots in Ribos Operation, which was part of my reason for doing all of this season in one go. Although I did somewhat underestimate how many effects shots the other stories had!
0:32 - The Graff shoots Binro in the back
Poor Binro. Still, at least he doesn't get "half his body blown off" like in Ian Marter's novelisation.
0:38 - K9 frees Garron and Unstoffe
0:52 - The Graff shoots the Seeker in the face
1:01 - The first Key segment transformed
I tried a few different effects for the key segments being transformed, but I wanted to make sure they were consistent, even if the original effects weren't. This is probably the longest shot, as it's the first.
1:41 - Zanak and the mountain base
1:53 - Attack of the Mentiads
The suggestion in the recent novelisation is that the Mentiads are making the soldiers miss. But as there's nothing in the scene to suggest this, it just looks like they're amazingly bad shots. Since we know the Mentiads can create psychic barriers, I opted to have the laser bolts bounce off (or perhaps psychically redirected).
2:09 - K9 takes out some guards
2:15 - You look like Mentiads to me
I didn't add much to the Mentiad's psychic "blast" effect (which mysteriously disappears in later episodes), just gave it a bit of a polish.
2:31 - Trip in an Aircar
This was a tricky one as I wanted to retain the original models but try and give it some more depth while smoothing out the aircar's ascent. The new sky and sun was a bit risky, as it could have been overkill, but I think it works quite well.
2:44 - Kimus gets some target practice (Deleted scene)
I was lucky that the DVD of Pirate Planet contains all of the 16mm location footage without music or effects, which meant that I didn't need to mask off anything for the external effects. While I was doing that, I came across this deleted scene which I think works much better than the original one for showing what Kimus gets up to while he's waiting.
2:57 - Kimus shoots a couple of guards
3:13 - Underground shootout
3:32 - Psychic barrier
3:48 - K9 vs Avatron
As this scene was shot in the studio it meant a lot of masking of the original effects was required here. The novelisation only describes Avatron's attacks as some kind of electric energy, but since the original effect seemed to suggest it was dropping something I decided to go with a kind of electric energy ball (or perhaps it's more of an egg).
4:18 - Doctor walks the plank
The aim of the Captain's blaster doesn't line up with the impact sparks, meaning the blaster bolts look a little skewed.
4:32 - Queen Xanxia's hologram
The original negative effect didn't really highlight the fact that the "Nurse" was a holographic image (albeit a very corporeal one), so I went for a full on retro -TV kind of effect.
4:46 - Romana avenges the Mentiads
I love that Romana gets to shoot someone in this scene. And she's a pretty good shot too.
4:59 - Newton's revenge
For this I recreated all of the original elements of the POV shot; the corridor and the guards, from frame captures that I then upscaled. I also cropped out, increased the speed of the Doctor, Romana and the ill-fated guards as they arrive at the end of the runway.
5:17 - Aircar descent
5:22 - Queen Xanxia gets switched off
I thought I'd go for an old CRT switch-off effect at the very end of this (for those who know what that is!). It's a little silly, but I think it's quite in-keeping with the tone of this story.
5:31 - TARDIS in space
I'm not really sure what this shot of the TARDIS was attempting to convey but I wanted to retain the original model shot if I could, so while I was attempting to mask-off the TARDIS model I (accidentally) ended up with a mix of the TARDIS in space whilst also surrounded by the original 'glistening' effect in a circular form around the ship. This reminded me very much of the bubble you see around the TARDIS in Sylvester McCoy's opening titles, which I quite liked, so I kept it. :-)
5:42 - Your favourite planet
5:56 - Ogri attack
I did briefly consider replacing Elizabeth Parker's sound effect for K9's laser for this story, since it's quite different from the Dick Mills version.
6:00 - Romana gets transported
6:13 - Vivien makes a circle
6:20 - Electric charge
6:28 - Beware the Ogri
6:38 - Rumford projects the Doctor to hyperspace
6:53 - Onboard the prison
7:23 - K9 runs out of power
7:47 - The stones find a victim
7:57 - Rumford returns Vivien
8:19 - Romana's truth ray
8:37 - Ogri gets zapped by the Megara
8:46 - K9 holds off the Ogri (again)
8:52 - Goodbye!
9:05 - Vivien returns with the Megara
9:13 - Vivien turned to stone
9:20 - Third key segment transformed
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Telos was originally covered entirely in ice, and inhabited by the Cryons, humanoids who could survive only in the cold. As temperatures rose, the Cryons were forced underground, building giant refrigerated cities as shelter. When the Cybermen entered the Telos system, they took over the planet, using the cities as cryogenic facilities.
The Cybermen disappeared sometime in the 21st century, at least in 2070 (as they knew of the Second Doctor encountering them in The Moonbase), following defeats around human-occupied space. Although the rest of the galaxy presumed them to have died out, they had, in reality, retreated into hibernation in the tombs of Telos to await discovery and reactivation.