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Pondering upon "The Power of Kroll", my mind notices more similarities with Malcolm Hulke subject matters than those by Robert Holmes.
I've never cared for "The Power of Kroll" and - for the past 40 years since initial viewing in 1981 - thought this story atypical of Robert Holmes.
For whatever reason, I've been thinking about Hulke's departure from WHO after Pertwee's tenure had ended and wondering what a Hulke-scripted serial for Tom Baker might have been like.
It subsequently occurred to me that a number of Hulke's story elements from the early '70s re-surface in "The Power of Kroll".
The notion of 'civilized' colonists interferring with indigenous primitives from "Colony in Space" gets reiterated in TPoK.
The refinery in TPoK mirrors the mining of ores in "Colony in Space".
Giant reptiles seen in "The Silurians" and, of course, "Invasion of the Dinosaurs" are replaced by Kroll - a giant squid.
The swampwater setting in TPoK provides some nautical backdrop to the adventure as had done "The Sea Devils".
It's as though Robert Holmes recycled some 'Mac' Hulke aspects into the Key to Time season, either unconsciously due to the pressing deadlines to provide a script for production ... or perhaps as a sort of tribute to Hulke, who, by 1979, was succumbing to cancer.
Am I imagining things? Could "The Power of Kroll" have been a Pertwee-era story treatment that was given a late-'70s re-vamp & face-lift to fit into the Key to Time?
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Jul 24, 2023 - 12:17 PM
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johnjohnson
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Demon Records have announced a special vinyl collection will be released celebrating the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker.
Limited to just 600 and each including a signed print from Tom Baker, the collection celebrates Tom Baker’s unique portrayal of the famous Time Lord, almost 50 years after he made his debut in the role.
This limited edition 4 LP vinyl box set mixes thrilling audio drama with interviews and readings by the man himself.
Genesis of the Daleks is the original 1979 album version of the TV serial, whilst Doctor Who and the Pescatonsis the made-for-vinyl audio drama first released in 1976.
Exploration Earth: The Time Machine is an adventure specially produced by BBC Schools Radio in 1976, and The State of Decay is a unique audiobook reading from 1982.
The collection is completed by a selection of BBC radio interviews with Tom Baker made in the 1970s and 1980s.
LP1 Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
LP2 Doctor Who and the Pescatons
LP3 Exploration Earth: The Time Machine + Selection of BBC radio interviews with Tom Baker made in the 1970s and 1980s
LP4 Doctor Who: State of Decay
Presented inside an eye-catching Fourth Doctor O-ring sleeve, this Dalek-fronted quadpack design houses 4x 140g LPs in Orange, Green, Blue & Red vinyl, each with full cast & credits and its own brand-new graphic design.
Every copy of this release also includes an exclusive, frameable photograph of the Fourth Doctor, hand signed by Tom Baker himself.
The set co-stars Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Bill Mitchell and John Westbrook,
The set will be released on 15th September 2023 and is available to preorder on Amazon
https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/07/the_tom_baker_record_collection.html
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One of a kind.
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