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The Five Doctors, made and transmitted as a 90-minute special in 1983, was the 20th anniversary outing for the good Doctor, seeing the incumbent Peter Davison joined by previous incarnations Richard Hurndall (standing in for the deceased William Hartnell), Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. The latter declined to return in person so soon after he had left, so was represented by some footage from “lost” story ‘Shada’.

The music was composed by Peter Howell at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It was, in accordance with normal practice at the time, mixed in mono, so is presented here within a subtle mono-compatible stereo image. The sound effects for the story were by Dick Mills, but Peter was anxious to include the Death Zone atmosphere as part of the score so - with Dick still working on a previous project for a while - created that effect himself. The story would later be edited into the standard 4 x 25m episode format for syndication, for which Peter provided some additional “cliff hanger” cues.

In 1995, producer Paul Vanezis was contracted by BBC Video to produce a “Special Edition” of the story, extended beyond the original length (as determined by the transmission slot) and featuring updated visual effects. It was also decided to mix it in Dolby Surround (later updated to full 5.1 surround for DVD) so Peter Howell was called in to rework the music. Both versions of the score are presented complete on this release.

Track listing

Side A  

1              Doctor Who - Opening Theme (The Five Doctors) / New Console

2              The Eye of Orion

3              Cosmic Angst

4              Melting Icebergs

5              Great Balls of Fire

6              My Other Selves

7              No Coordinates

8              Bus Stop

9              No Where, No Time

10           Dalek Alley and The Death Zone

11           Hand in the Wall

12           Who Are You?

13           The Dark Tower/My Best Enemy

14           The Game of Rassilon

15           Cybermen I

16           Below

17           Cybermen II

18           The Castellan Accused/Cybermen III

19           Raston Robot

Side B   

1              Not the Mind Probe

2              Where There's a Wind, There's a Way

3              Cybermen vs Raston Robot

4              Above and Between

5              As Easy as Pi

6              Phantoms

7              The Tomb of Rassilon

8              Killing You Once Was Never Enough

9              Oh, Borusa

10           Mindlock

11           Immortality

12           Doctor Who Closing Theme - The Five Doctors Edit

13           Death Zone Atmosphere

Side C   

1              The Five Doctors Special Edition: Prologue (Premix)

2              Doctor Who - Opening Theme (The Five Doctors Special Edition)/The Five Doctors Special Edition: Prologue

3              The Eye of Orion/Cosmic Angst (Special Edition)

4              Melting Icebergs (Special Edition)

5              Great Balls of Fire (Special Edition)

6              My Other Selves (Special Edition)

7              Nothing Can Go Wrong (Special Edition)

8              Bus Stop (Special Edition)

9              No Where, No Time (Special Edition)

Continued….

Track listing (cont.)

10           Enter Borusa (Special Edition)

11           Enter The Master (Special Edition)

12           Dalek Alley and The Death Zone (Special Edition)

13           Hand in the Wall (Special Edition)

14           Recall Signal (Special Edition)

15           Who Are You? / Tell Me All About It (Special Edition)

16           Thunderbolts (Special Edition)

17           The Dark Tower (Special Edition)

18           My Best Enemy (Special Edition)

19           The Game of Rassilon (Special Edition)

20           Cybermen I (Special Edition)

Side D  

1              Below (Special Edition)

2              Cybermen II (Special Edition)

3              The Castellan Accused/Cybermen III (Special Edition)

4              Raston Robot (Special Edition)

5              Not the Mind Probe (Special Edition)

6              Where There's a Wind, There's a Way (Special Edition)

7              Cybermen vs Raston Robot (Special Edition)

8              Above and Between (Special Edition)

9              The Fortress of the Time Lords (Special Edition)

10           As Easy as Pi (Special Edition)

11           I Hope You've Got Your Sums Right/ Phantoms (Special Edition)

12           The Tomb of Rassilon (Special Edition)

13           Killing You Once Was Never Enough (Special Edition)

14           Oh, Borusa (Special Edition)

15           Mindlock (Special Edition)

16           Immortality (Special Edition)

17           Doctor Who Closing Theme - The Five Doctors Edit (Special Edition)