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Doctor Who: The Web Planet

1st Doctor TV Soundtrack

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Doctor Who: The Web Planet

By: Bill Strutton
Narrated by: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill
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About this listen

This narrated TV soundtrack stars William Hartnell as the Doctor in one of his most weird and wonderful adventures.

"We seem to be caught! Trapped, somehow..."

In this vintage six-part serial, first shown on BBC TV in February and March 1965, a strange magnetic force pulls the TARDIS down to the craterous surface of Vortis. The Doctor and his friends learn that the planet has been invaded, and the parasitic Animus is slowly enveloping it in a web-like domain. The giant ant-like Zarbi are under its control, whilst the butterfly-like Menoptra are battling to reclaim their planet.

Narrated by Maureen O'Brien, this full-cast soundtrack evokes a classic Doctor Who adventure in all its aural magnificence. The alien ambience of Vortis, the insistent chirruping of the Zarbi, and the supernatural voice of the Animus are all accompanied by the eerie sonics of Ron Grainer & Delia Derbyshire's theme tune.

Written by Bill Strutton, this was the Doctor's most exotic and lavish adventure yet.

Cover art by Oink Creative

Narrated soundtrack produced by David Darlington

Project editor: Michael Stevens

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This has long been one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. The eerie, other-worldliness of what appears on screen is also here in the soundtrack with its music concrete and thrilling dialogue. The story is ambitious, and part of its charm is the way it succeeds on a tv budget, as we confront giant insects on a bare moonscape.
My only criticism is the over-wordy narration, Maureen O'Brien is excellent but the script often feels like a novelisation that's read over the soundtrack, swamping it. I'd much rather have just enough detail to know what's going on, rather than florid descriptions.

Excellent story marred by over-the-top narration

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When The TARDIS is drained of power the time ship and her crew find themselves on what appears to be an empty planet. As Doctor Who and Ian leave the safety of the ship to find the engery drain, Barbara and Vicki find themselves at the mercy of creatures that can take over their minds and take control of the TARDIS.

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