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Doctor Who – Meglos DVD

dvd-meglosDoctor Who – Meglos DVD

On Tigella, two opposing factions are irrevocably divided over one fundamental issue: the Dodecahedron, a mysterious artifact which provides the entire planet’s energy.

With the Savants and the Deons locked in a crippling stalemate, and their civilization on the brink of collapse, the Tigellan leader Zastor seeks the Doctor’s help.

But the Doctor and Romana have been trapped aboard the TARDIS in a time loop by Meglos, the last of the Zolpha Thurans, who will stop at nothing to steal back the awesome power of the Dodecahedron.

meglos-vhsDoctor Who – MeglosOriginal VHS cover (left) and synopsis

On the planet Tigella, the mysterious source of all power – the Dodecahedron – is failing. Zastor, the leader of the planet, decides to call en an old friend to help them.

An bid friend who travels the universe in a blue police box…On the nearby de^ad planet of Zolfa-Thura; a rag-tag band of space raiders form an uneasy alliance with the cactus like alien, Meglos.

Their first goal is-to preventa certain Time Lord from arriving on Tigella.

Aboard the TARD1S, the Doctor,.Romana and K.9 find themselves trapped in a Chronic Hysteresis, a time loop that keeps them captive in the same few minutes in time again, and again, and again.

And double trouble awaits them on Tigella…

This story was broadcast on BBC1 between 27th September – 18th October 1980.


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73 comments

  • booboo

    September 15th, 2010 - 7:51pm

    Wouldn’t mind Cactus Tom as a figure.

    Reply
  • NotADalek

    September 15th, 2010 - 7:40pm

    Meglos was my first ever episode of Doctor Who that I saw, it’s great to see it on DVD, it won’t be first on my list of Doctor Who related stuff to get, but I’ll still be getting it.

    Reply
  • KORSAIR

    September 15th, 2010 - 7:30pm

    This is one of the three Tom Baker stories I’ve never seen

    Reply
  • alex

    September 15th, 2010 - 6:56pm

    this is a list of dvds i want to be made
    1.terror of autons
    2 day of the dalek [although i got it sighed by jon pertwee in the who in blackpool for 30 pounds]
    3. the moonbase with new animated episodes
    4. the tenth planet also with new animated episode
    5. the wheel in space again with new recreated episodes
    6. the daleks [singal relase since i dint get a chance to get the beggings yet]

    Reply
  • C@A

    September 14th, 2010 - 9:06pm

    Awesome VHS cover!

    Reply
  • the cyberking

    September 14th, 2010 - 8:22pm

    my top 10:
    to be honest with you all I couldn’t really say because i’m really daleked out this week(I’m sure you all know the feeling) and probably just name all the dalek stories but next week it’ll be me obsessed with cybermen then sontarans so on and so forth and that is why its so hard for me to buy figures because if i get to buy a set if i’m very lucky ill by the dalek set but then ill want the cyber set the next week please help me to solve my dilemma someone

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  • the cyberking

    September 14th, 2010 - 8:14pm

    @trialtimelord “I can’t afford all the dvd’s.”
    there only six quid on DVD.co.uk and 15 quid for box sets go there that how I have such a huge DVD collection half of them I haven’t watched

    Reply
  • monster01

    September 14th, 2010 - 7:25pm

    i love day of the daleks it is brill

    Reply
  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 7:23pm

    In my opinion my favorite monster or alien is definatley the rodger delagado and anothy ainley masters because they really scare me.

    Reply
  • ANDREW

    September 14th, 2010 - 7:21pm

    my fave aliens and monsters are
    1.the daleks
    2.the cybermen
    3.the sontarans
    4.the master
    and
    5.the ice warriors

    Reply
  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 7:20pm

    My top 10:

    1. The dalek invasion of earth
    2. The brain of morbius
    3. The sea devils
    4. The five doctors
    5. Resurrection of the daleks
    6. City of death
    7. The two doctors
    8. The keys of marinus
    9. Doctor who and the silurians
    10. Revelation of the daleks

    Reply
  • Callum Metcalfe

    September 14th, 2010 - 7:15pm

    Cool!

    And my favourite 10:
    1.The Mind Robber
    2.Tomb of the Cybermen
    3.The Silurians
    4.Ghost Light
    5.The Curse of Peladon
    6.The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
    7.The Time Warrior
    8.The Sea Devils
    9.The Five Doctors
    10.Survival

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  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 6:32pm

    Mine are:

    1. the dalek invasion of earth
    2. the brain of morbius
    3. the sea devils
    4. the five doctors
    5. resurrection of the daleks

    Reply
  • Callum Metcalfe

    September 14th, 2010 - 6:18pm

    Here are my favourite five DVD’s which I have watched:

    1.The Mind Robber
    2.Tomb of the Cybermen
    3.The Silurians
    4.Ghost Light
    5.The Curse of Peladon

    Reply
  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 14th, 2010 - 6:13pm

    -learn afew things, and discover an interest4 some storys, eg the Visitation, I never had anything to do with that story till it was that I learnt its quite a landmark, important, since the Sonic, being destroyed in it. And so I went to learn more about this story, and thought it sounded really special, and excellent, and I absolutely enjoyed it like gelatine candy on a lame day at school, it was brilliant to watch on a weekend night, after 1:00 in the morning, but REMEMBER, however tempting it may be, its always better to watch 1 part a week.

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 14th, 2010 - 6:06pm

    (Exactly what I was thinking when I noticed this brilliant piece of news, perfect, couldnt be better timing!): “OH YES!” Last Satrday I began the embarking journey into the early 1980s Dr Who, which will be continued with the E-space Trilogy (which I have yet to obtain the DVD boxset of, but really need so I dont know christmas or what?) ofcourse. It was only quite recently that I grew a penchant for Toms last few stories in Dr Who, but yknow. You reach a point where youve got most of the DVDs you initially wanted, and then u realise you…

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  • Trial Timelord

    September 14th, 2010 - 6:03pm

    I can’t afford all the dvd’s. Therefore I only buy them if they are cheap (like I found The Time Meddler in smiths for £4 :smile:) or if I don’t have them on VHS.

    I don’t know why they haven’t released a few storys like Planet of the Spiders & Terror of The Autons yet ❓

    Reply
  • cardclashershub

    September 14th, 2010 - 5:17pm

    why’s it take ages for it to come out?

    always been wandering what the ep with spikes on his face was..

    Reply
  • the cyberking

    September 14th, 2010 - 5:06pm

    thanks who crazy that really helps now I nearly have all the tom baker adventures except the ones that haven’t been released yet

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  • alex

    September 14th, 2010 - 4:47pm

    cool buying that

    Reply
  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 4:20pm

    Whoops sorry@cyberlking this is the right one http://www.covershut.com/covers/Doctor-Who-The-Leisure-Hive-Front-Cover-10893.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.covershut.com/PC-Games-Covers/19198-Leisure-Suit-Larry-Magna-Cum-Laude-Disc.html&usg=__xJP-PqEFHEo5_Etoumtv4Cu4LtU=&h=400&w=596&sz=98&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Mp-BCXPZix5KUM:&tbnh=155&tbnw=218&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bleisure%2Bhive%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg

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  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 4:18pm

    Does this help @cyberking? http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://doctorwhocollector.com/images/DVD%2520The%2520Leisure%2520Hive.jpg&imgrefurl=http://doctorwhocollector.com/index.php%3Fmain_page%3Dproduct_info%26products_id%3D177&usg=__jhInWVTWlPEsw47gjpBCsCQ2GY8=&h=500&w=500&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=BETiOWwKNB6_aM:&tbnh=155&tbnw=162&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bleisure%2Bhive%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg

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  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 4:01pm

    The leisure hive is out on dvd.

    Reply
  • the cyberking

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:56pm

    i hope they bring out leisure hive then i can have all of season 18 on dvd

    Reply
  • stone dalek

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:52pm

    cant wait to get it cool 🙂

    Reply
  • who crazy!

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:43pm

    I might get it but i might not. What do you think?

    Reply
  • pupbenny

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:38pm

    Cool. 😐

    Reply
  • dalek drone

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:31pm

    that sounds all right i am intrested in it now i read the synopsis

    Reply
  • booboo

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:29pm

    when dose it release on dvd ?

    early 2011

    Reply
  • m.j who

    September 14th, 2010 - 3:25pm

    1st comment booboo when dose it release on dvd ?

    Reply

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