Doctor who classic episode guide pyramids of mars details bbc. Even if im fonder of this victorian pastiche horror story than that victorian pastiche horror story, lets concede that if you are stitching together a doctor who story against a deadline, there are worse writers to have on hand than robert holmes. In egypt, 1911, marcus scarman unearths a tomb of sutekh, and awakens this malevolent osirian. Doctor who the pyramids of mars the french fried geek.
Doctor who 04 se11 pyramids of mars pt 3 video dailymotion. True facts about pyramids of mars with sutekh the destroyer doctortripod. Pyramids of mars doctor who, season the tardis takes the doctor and sarah to england in 1911 where they discover that egyptologist marcus scarman has been taken over by sutekh, last of the. Now at last the time had come the moment of release, when all the force of his pentup evil. I say almost because the story sadly starts to lose momentum in the final episode as the heroes and villains stumble around the titular martian pyramid, solving a tiresome series of childish puzzles, before zipping back to earth for a limp last minute showdown with sutekh. Oct 10, 2017 watch doctor who 04 se10 pyramids of mars pt 2 faviolasherell 7676 on dailymotion. In the serial, the burial chamber of the alien osiran sutekh, the inspiration for the egyptian god set, is unearthed by the archaeology professor marcus scarman. He then locates the tardis and decides to use it to transport scarman to the pyramids of mars in order to deactivate the eye of horus, the force that is trapping him. Pyramids of mars was released on dvd on 1st march 2004 having topped a doctor who magazine poll the year before as the story most wanted for release on dvd.
Doctor who and the pyramids of mars was a novelisation based on the 1975 television serial pyramids of mars. Nov 15, 2015 pyramids of mars was released on dvd on 1st march 2004 having topped a doctor who magazine poll the year before as the story most wanted for release on dvd. The pyramids of mars 1975 starring tom baker, elisabeth sladen, bernard archard, michael sheard. From the moment marcus scarman bernard archard steps into the inner chamber to his doom, to the moment where the doctor send the chillingly smoothtalking sutekh gabriel woolf off to his, were treated to a tightly scripted, marvelously acted episode with great atmospherics, and sarah jane in a gorgeous edwardian gown. Nov 17, 2011 the final piece is the director, paddy russell, one of the rare women to direct who, and one of its better early directors, delivering the massacre, invasion of the dinosaurs, pyramids of mars, and horror of fang rock. Jan 01, 1978 this time around i read doctor who and the pyramids of mars by terrance dicks, adapted from the doctor who story the pyramids of mars by stephen harris. Would you listen to doctor who and the pyramids of mars again. Fourth doctor notes that osirians haddomeshaped heads, and cerebrums like spiral staircases. The doctor avoids being killed by claiming that the tardis controls are isomorphic, meaning they respond to him alone. Pyramids of mars tv story tardis fandom tardis wiki. The popularity of this tom bakerera doctor who serial among fans led directly to its release on dvd it ranked first in a doctor who magazine poll about stories to be released on disc, and once again, the wbbbc dvd doesnt disappoint with a sparkling presentation and a wealth of supplemental features. Watch doctor who 04 se09 pyramids of mars pt 1 faviolasherell 7676. Doctor who pyramids of mars the reluctant optimist.
Doctor who and the pyramids of mars by terrance dicks. Clothwrapped mummies roam the grounds, killing people. Scarman cuts off the signal but the doctor, now freed of sutekhs influence, realises that there will be a short delay before it ceases to have effect, owing to the time taken for it to reach earth. To be honest, the many strengths of pyramids of mars make me feel almost churlish in downgrading it for its ending, in which nearly the entire fourth episode is taken up by the doctor solving a few very simple puzzles, and which gets him out of danger with the contrived explanation that sutekh simply decided, for some reason, not to kill. Apparently, pyramids of mars was written somewhat on the fly. The doctor and sarah are drawn off course and, instead of unit hq, they arrive on the same. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. But the fourth episode is the doctor and sarah jane navigating a series of puzzles as they attempt to navigate their way through the titular pyramid on mars in order to beat scarman to the eye of horus, which is the only thing keeping sutekh locked in his tomb. And thats a very doctor thing to do, since sutekh returning is more of a concern than ensuring lawrence is guided through the five stages of grief.
I have a long ride to work and audiobooks help the time past. Doctor who season episode 9 pyramids of mars, part one. At last, the full untold story of sutekh the destroyer, last of the osirians and his career after pyramids of mars in a very funny and eminently quotable comedy sketch written by and starring rob hammond and directed by matt west. Doctor who and the pyramids of mars audiobook by terrance.
Watch doctor who 1963 season, episode 10 pyramids of mars, part two. Pyramids of mars episode 82 dvd as the doctor and sarah attempt to return to unit hq, the tardis is thrown off course and materializes in 1911 at an old priory owned by egyptologist marcus scarman. Beneath a pyramid, the last of the osirans sutekh the. Lewis greifer was so unhappy with robert holmes rewrites that he took his. Sarah jane learns that the future isnt as fixed as she thinks it is. Like sutekh himself, pyramids of mars remains perfectly preserved as decades pass. Like fang rock, pyramids drips with atmosphere, visually and aurally. Doctor who season episode 9 pyramids of mars, part. About the fourth doctors personality in pyramids of mars.
Pyramids of mars has been repeated twice on bbc1 or bbc2 and released several times it was one of the first doctor who stories available on vhs in the mid80s and the first i bought, initially in a featurelength edit with not only cliffhangers but several other scenes sliced out, seemingly at random, then a few years later in full. That old truthtellerliar logic problem chestnut gets the doctor who treatment in pyramids of mars. Watch doctor who 04 se12 pyramids of mars pt 4 faviolasherell 7676 on. The serial is set in england and egypt and on mars in 1911. In many ways pyramids of mars is almost the perfect doctor who story. Doctor who online episode guide doctor who pyramids. Apr 03, 20 apparently, pyramids of mars was written somewhat on the fly. Bbc one doctor who, season, pyramids of mars, part 1. Outside, a poacher named clements is crushed to death between two mummies. The tardis takes the doctor and sarah to england in 1911 where they discover that egyptologist marcus scarman has been taken over by sutekh, last of the powerful osirans. Returning to earth after their latest adventure, the doctor and sarah jane arrive at the site of unit headquarters, but in 1911 long before its existence. Pyramids of mars contributes to one of biggest and most widely discussed contradictions in doctor who universe. Doctor who 04 se10 pyramids of mars pt 2 video dailymotion. Watch doctor who 1963 season, episode 9 pyramids of mars, part one.
Once released from sutekhs mind control, the time lord races again. The tardis is drawn offcourse and lands in the country house of archaeologist marcus scarman. Watch doctor who 04 se10 pyramids of mars pt 2 faviolasherell 7676. This episode guide is made up of the text of the discontinuity guide by paul cornell, martin day and keith topping, and doctor who. The eleventh doctor is a badass series 5 and 6, my selection. Pyramids opens with professor marcus scarman bernard archard blundering into an ancient egyptian tomb and discovering something nasty and very much alive inside of it. Now at last the time had come the moment of release, when all the force of his pentup evil and malice would be unleashed upon the world.
Sarah jane gets her shooting on, the doctor takes her to the destruction of earth, and an egyptian god has a hand up its ass for the entirety of the episode. Watch 082 pyramids of mars part 14 tardis archive on dailymotion. The master of the house, away in egypt, has been replaced by a sinister egyptian. Gabriel woolf once again provides the vocal talent as the voice of sutekh.
Watch doctor who 04 se10 pyramids of mars pt 2 faviolasherell 7676 on dailymotion. And thats a very doctor thing to do, since sutekh returning is more of a concern than ensuring lawrence is guided through the five stages of. Bbc doctor who classic episode guide pyramids of mars. The doctor, sarah and marcus scarmans brother laurence return to the latters house, where they discover the body of scarmans friend dr warlock. Doctor who the pyramid at the end of the world tv episode. She fills it with wonderful little touches, like the. We take a look the classic tom baker story pyramids of mars, and find out why its one of the greatest doctor who stories ever made. Doctor who online episode guide doctor who pyramids of. Turn subtitles on and open subtitles settings menu. In an immediately refreshing change, the scene is set in 1900s egypt, with an excavation of a pyramid tomb releasing an ancient power from its sleep. While in pyramids of mars, when hes grim and serious, shes at her most lighthearted and whimsical. I was 15 years old when the scfi channel aired doctor who and dark shadows back to back during the early afternoon on weekdays.
Doctor who and the pyramids of mars novelisation tardis. Sep 06, 2019 part of the reason for this is because pyramids was the very first doctor who adventure i watched. Doctor who pyramids of mars alternative time youtube. Alive but immobilised, sutekh seeks his freedom by using professor sc. Cut to the doctor tom baker and sarah jane smith liz sladen materializing at unit headquarters, a mansion in the london suburbs.
May 27, 2017 a pyramid appears from nowhere and earths military forces are powerless to stop a countdown to the end of the world this reminded me in some ways of the 1971 story the claws of axos where an alien race offer a solution to mankinds problem but you know theres going to be a catch. In the grounds of the old priory, egyptian mummies are walking and the. Episode four sutekh interrogates the doctor and discovers that he is a time lord from gallifrey. In thwarting sutekhs bid for freedom, the doctor gets too close and loses his own, becoming sutekhs plaything for the next century.
In pyramids of mars, for example, the doctor is more concerned with the return of sutekh than lawrence mourning his brothers death. The doctor plans to block sutekhs control of marcus scarman and thus cause him to collapse. I can usually tell when a good story is about to unfold, and this is the case with pyramids of mars, too. In a victorian gothic mansion, strange things are afoot. I had seen the television story some the doctor and sarah are returning to their home base at the united nations intelligence taskforce when the tardis is disrupted. For many reasons this has always been one of my favorite fourth doctor stories, and one of the best doctor who stories overall. Shes still crucial to the story, getting to do all sorts of heroism and fun stuff.
The tardis is drawn offcourse and lands in the country house of. Doctor who serial closeup pyramids of mars season 1975 august 7, 20. They find themselves in a room filled with egyptian artifacts in a house owned by egyptologist marcus scarman. The script from holmes goes full tilt in focusing on the alien nature of the doctor, starting from the initial appearance of the tardis crew. All about classic doctor who story pyramids of mars an egyptian god manifests in a victorian manor. Pyramids of mars is the third serial of the th season of the british science fiction television. This audio book version adds more behind the scenes information to the story. Pyramids of mars was the third serial of season of doctor who. This time around i read doctor who and the pyramids of mars by terrance dicks, adapted from the doctor who story the pyramids of mars by stephen harris. And shes serious when she needs to be, but she balances things out and keeps them fun when the doctors dark moodiness could have sucked some of the fun out of a.
I watched around five minutes of episode one and i was hooked on the time lord and his adventures. The doctor, sarah and laurence try to find a way to sever sutekhs link to the mummies while poacher ernie clements finds the priory surrounded by a forcefield. So im going to revisit some of the historical episodes, starting with my favorite doctor, the fourth, portrayed by tom baker. Pyramids of mars is the third serial of the th season of the british science fiction television series doctor who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on bbc1 from 25 october to 15 november 1975. In 1976, it was voted the best story of season by the fledgling doctor who appreciation society. But sutekh sees a way of using the doctor to destroy the power generator on mars that keeps him paralyzed and entombed on earth. Doctor who tom baker logopolis regeneration new effects duration. In his second season, baker had his first historical episode, pyramids of mars 1975.
Doctor who 04 se09 pyramids of mars pt 1 video dailymotion. Doctor who 04 se12 pyramids of mars pt 4 video dailymotion. Watch doctor who 04 se11 pyramids of mars pt 3 faviolasherell 7676 on dailymotion. It saw the introduction and, as of 2020, only televised appearance of sutekh. He then falls under sutekhs control himself and is made to transport scarman to mars in the tardis. Watch 410 doctor who classic se03 partie 01 pyramids of mars captain streaming on dailymotion. True facts about pyramids of mars with sutekh the destroyer. Jan 22, 2019 so im going to revisit some of the historical episodes, starting with my favorite doctor, the fourth, portrayed by tom baker.
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