Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site abnji.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxv!abnji!nyssa From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: Adulterated episodes Message-ID: <620@abnji.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-May-85 14:59:05 EDT Article-I.D.: abnji.620 Posted: Tue May 14 14:59:05 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 15-May-85 01:43:45 EDT References: <2600034@acf4.UUCP> Organization: Terminus Hospital, Incorporated Lines: 22 > >The funny thing is that it seems to be done the reverse way with the >"Five Doctors." I can think of two scenes, the one where Tegan tells >the first Doctor to "hurry up, Doc" and the scene outside Sarah's >house, where the camera focuses up on a sign "Beware of Dog." These >two were not in the single episode, 90 minute special aired on the >BBC. However, here in US, when I saw it in 4 episodes, they were >added so that it became about 94 minutes long. > >Has anyone else noticed this, or is it my imagination? It is entirely your imagination. The version I saw on the BBC had both those scenes you mentioned. I have the original broadcast on video tape, if you find a PAL machine, I shall show you. (I even have some of the bloody fund raising by the BBC for the Hospital for Sick Children, or some such rot.) 4 episodes together added up to 94 min due to repeated credits, and scene overlap. -- James C Armstrong, Jnr. ihnp4!abnji!nyssa The Boss gave me one of these, ten seconds, he said. Let's see if it works...