Doctor Who: The Missing Episodes Podcast - Episode 6 - Mission to the Unknown

Missing episode enthusiasts Paul and Tim think they've hit on a
Varga-ood idea: tracking down lost TV signals in outer space…
After they've tackled that thorny issue, they set about a more
realistic goal: reviewing the Season 3 one-part story Mission to
the Unknown.


 


Mission acts as a trailer for the forthcoming twelve-part epic
“The Daleks’ Master Plan” - but does it do its job? Is the
Doctor-less experiment successful in its own right? And can Paul
and Tim keep track of three characters’ names in a 25 minute
piece of television drama?


 


This time they are joined by Andrew Ireland from the University
of Central Lancashire. The driving force behind the wonderful
2019 live action recreation of the story, Andrew   brings
his deep understanding of Mission to the team's discussion of the
story, and adds a host of insights into the virtues of 1960’s TV
production methods.


 


In 2019, Andrew also appeared on our good friend Richard Smith’s
“Something Who” podcast and gave fascinating testimony to the
production of the UCLAN project. We highly recommend not only
revisiting this podcast first, but also Richard’s review of the
story which features all manner of Delegatory delights with
author Jac Rayner (plus a couple of voices which may sound
familiar). They can be found here:


 


https://somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-55a-andrew-ireland/


 


https://somethingwho.podbean.com/e/episode-55-transmission-of-the-unknown/


 


Three Varga-ood podcasts for the price of one! (Oh no, we've done
that joke.)


 


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This free podcast borrows snippets of music from “Marche, Les
Structures Sonores” – Lasry Baschet. Posh restaurant music is
borrowed from Luigi Boccherini. Melodramatic music samples are
lovingly pinched from the original BBC production of Mission to
the Unknown.