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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

  • Angel Tim

    November 25th, 2010 - 6:01pm

    i wonder how the did the spiky tom

    I think it was just a very detaild costume made to look the same as Tom baker. 😉

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  • ross campbell

    October 30th, 2010 - 1:04pm

    I hear tht is is quite a really good story

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  • DalekThay

    October 29th, 2010 - 4:33pm

    The actual cover was in DWM

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  • cyberguy

    October 26th, 2010 - 3:22pm

    i wonder how the did the spiky tom 😕

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    October 24th, 2010 - 2:10pm

    -The Leisure Hive music was by Peter Howell. Ive found his work (for example, the Visitation incidental music sometimes was exceptionally mystical and sort of felt like a real historical event, which isnt what the director thought, he sed the Synth music didnt go with the setting, but it sometimes quite did! and in Full Circle when the CFTBLagoonish men rise from the lake, I saw the scene on the DVD of earthshock and didnt want to spoil it so I closed my eyes 😎 , the sound was powerful stuff). So yeah, heres to Peter Howell! 😀

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    October 24th, 2010 - 2:03pm

    Two things to cover: 😉
    1. Meglos, type in on YT, the real Meglos ending, the theme tune at the end is a significantly Low pitch and actually does sound alot more dramatic, and somewhat emotional. (Ive always found the P-Howell closing theme to be rather moving, it does have the power to feel asthough its about something, and meaningful, and for all we can decide, it potentially is!)
    Two things to congrat about P-Howell: The theme tune was an excessive success, because you could relly on it sounding different between stories. The music in –

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  • Supreme Dalek

    October 23rd, 2010 - 8:19pm

    on dwm issue 427, page 13, on the bottom right. there is the official dvd cover. 😉

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  • korsair

    October 21st, 2010 - 12:51pm

    I’d hazard a guess and say Meglos

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  • From Parallel 95, a Ming Mong.

    October 21st, 2010 - 12:00pm

    Its great that the image of the Meglos-impersonation is different from the usual one seen. After all, its been an iconic image across Who-fanatacism. And I can witout a shred of doubt assure that I intend to obtain this story on DVD, then I can see about getting the E-space Trilogy. Already opened the early 80s-era of Dr Who with the Leisure hive.

    I want to see another figure of the Fourth Doctor from this season, without the jacket and aged from the Leisure Hive. And perhaps also an Argolan, whats the antagonist of the story called again?

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  • alex

    October 20th, 2010 - 8:05pm

    and the usa cover for meglos
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KTJWhtuRLac/TIINqRCvXII/AAAAAAAALOs/P1a73O1-bZE/s1600/meglos_r1_blogtor.jpg

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  • alex

    October 20th, 2010 - 8:02pm

    i also found the mutants

    http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/http://www.radiofreeskaro.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Mutants-rough.jpg

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  • alex

    October 20th, 2010 - 7:58pm

    every one check this out – its the dvd cover for the ark!

    http://adventuresinprimetime.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/ark-rough.jpg

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  • Meglos Pitch 12

    October 19th, 2010 - 3:01pm

    -What d’yoo mean “DOESNT LOOK GREAT” ?! The cover, and the DVD itself are not yet revealed to an extent were you could honestly determine wether whats coming is “GOOD” or “BAD”. Besides, there are many a reason for this actual story to be obtained on DVD in the first place. It was the next story in Tom Bakers turbulent time in the 80s , when his working on this series was complicated by his own personal conflicts with the Producers, and urge to leave, its an interesting story. The Doctor is drawn to this place and an Alien impersonates…

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  • weirdo

    October 17th, 2010 - 4:23pm

    dosen’t look great

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    October 16th, 2010 - 5:21pm

    Well you would tend to think it was green, but the story isnt a greenish one, just Meglos (meaning the alien-menace character itself) is. I seen many images on thinternet and there is a cover being made, but we wont know much about it till due time!! (January, mate)But even if suc hstories I treasure, such as the CreatureFTP, and the Awakening (wait, that story is a landmark, not a farce) or perhaps Warriors Gate, or Terror of teh vervoids, or (best example of all) Time and the Rani, are unsuccessful and rather bad, they serve us in learning.

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  • omega

    October 13th, 2010 - 8:03pm

    So, what will the cover be like?

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 26th, 2010 - 5:53pm

    -seduction scene instead, for Lilith to obtain a piece of said Doctors hair? And they were right, besides a sword fight would have probsbly been, well, I imagine forgetabble and lame, unless they injected it with some specialness. How do I learn this? Well, Dr Who magazine. The essential addition to any Whovians, um, life? So any way, the Leisure Hive part three last night, the cliffhanger just flies toward you and then its over, and I was like Damn, I was watching this (and enjoying it) and now its over I have till next week. Is Meglos after?

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 26th, 2010 - 5:48pm

    The antoganist in the New Series episode the Lodger was at first intended to be Meglos, but apparently they thought this a bad idea because the plot points of the story itself should not be of a humourous or comic extent (sumthing like that). Want some more trivia on a GarethR epsidode? Lilith the witch and the Doctor were initially supposed to have some kind of a sword fight during the episode (a bit Clichey would that not have been?) but then they wer like, hang on a minute, wouldnt it just be more logical for there to be a- (read on up)

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  • omega

    September 24th, 2010 - 4:46am

    meglos is an extremely good book. Not sure about the serial

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  • who crazy!

    September 21st, 2010 - 7:07am

    Sorry. My links are just not working. 😳 I think this is the right link http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Doctor_Who_-_classic_series_DVDs.jpg

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  • who crazy!

    September 20th, 2010 - 4:05pm

    Hey classic series who fans, if you want to know the dvds that have been released from 3rd may 2010? If so follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doctor_Who_-_classic_series_DVDs.jpg.

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 19th, 2010 - 2:46pm

    Ooh! On 14th/O9 everyone was say their favourite monsters and DVD releases. My turn!: Watche d the Leisure Hive part two last night (y’supposed to watch one part, atleast a week between) and it ended in just 20 minutes! That means part 3 has to be extra long, 30 or more.
    I absolutley adore Planet OTD, wanted that story very much and very amazing, to me its just THE GREATEST, but dont watch all six parts in one night like I did! I was totally weary by the end, and didnt enjoy it so much at the time. 🙄 The Visitation, Vengeance on Varos.

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  • McGann is the Doctor.

    September 19th, 2010 - 2:45pm

    Ooh! On 14th/O9 everyone was saying their favourite monsters and DVD releases. My turn!: Watche d the Leisure Hive part two last night (y’supposed to watch one part, atleast a week between) and it ended in just 20 minutes! That means part 3 has to be extra long, 30 or more.
    I absolutley adore Planet OTD, wanted that story very much and very amazing, to me its just THE GREATEST, but dont watch all six parts in one night like I did! I was totally weary by the end, and didnt enjoy it so much at the time.:roll: The Visitation, Vengeance on Varos.

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  • The Whofan101

    September 19th, 2010 - 11:25am

    What do you mean first?

    It will be the first Classic Doctor Who DVD in 2011 to be released

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  • who crazy!

    September 19th, 2010 - 11:02am

    What do you mean first?

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  • KRYNOIDY

    September 17th, 2010 - 8:01pm

    Its FIRST! what about the mara box set. Ohhhh I wanted that first so i could get it for my birthday!

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  • Man

    September 16th, 2010 - 7:51pm

    ARRH!!! The Spiky Menace is back! 😀 anyway might get this.

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  • Anonymous

    September 16th, 2010 - 7:42pm

    i dont like this episode but might get it on vhs

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  • who crazy!

    September 16th, 2010 - 3:53pm

    Booboo if they do make a cactus tom figure do you think the cacus bits will be spikey or do you think they will be just drawn with pencil to see the spikes but they are flat?

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  • who crazy has been upgraded

    September 15th, 2010 - 8:11pm

    I was thinking that myself booboo.

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