1. "Imprisoned on the Moon,
the Doctor plans his escape.Copy !req
2. This episode was first shown on
10 March, 1973, when it was seen by
7.5 million people.Copy !req
3. Watch the gun as it fires.Copy !req
4. to take over a part
which had been played by another actress
in a previous episode.Copy !req
5. This time round,
she lost her only lines when
this scene was truncated in editing.Copy !req
6. To Sheila, it's schoolroom history
come to life.Copy !req
7. This is history too: A student riot
at the University of Tokyo in 1969.Copy !req
8. It was the best available footage
to match the Peking incident
mentioned earlier.Copy !req
9. This whole scene was a late addition:
As the episode was scripted,
the action cuts directlyCopy !req
10. from the film sequence where the Doctor
is apprehended to the studio scene
where he is mind-probed.Copy !req
11. "I was political aide
to one of the senators.
John was a young officer then.Copy !req
12. "and suddenly we saw
a Draconian vessel approaching.Copy !req
13. "that the whole peace meeting
was a trap to destroy Earth's leaders."Copy !req
14. "Their power source exploded."
The Draconians were "totally destroyed.
From then on, we were at war."Copy !req
15. At the time, she believed that
Williams was at fault, but maturity
has brought understanding.Copy !req
16. The set wall is painted
to match the grim concrete
of the location exteriors.Copy !req
17. The first plan was to install
a small monitor on a stand
as the probe screen.Copy !req
18. Paul Bernard then considered
having a yellow CSO screen on the wall.Copy !req
19. The President is sympathetic,
wants to help her, and suggests that
she has been "misled" by the Doctor.Copy !req
20. "He's admitted that they're both
in the pay of the
Draconian Secret Service."Copy !req
21. The prisoner's dilemma trick
fails to get a similar admission
out of Jo, obviously.Copy !req
22. Mind probes don't work on the Doctor,
she insists. "And even if it did,
he'd still tell you the same story."Copy !req
23. Jo is taken away and Williams demands
that they should now use
the mind probe on her.Copy !req
24. The President won't permit it:
"She's hardly more than a child."Copy !req
25. Instead, she will use kindness
to induce Jo to talk:Copy !req
26. "We must separate her from the man.
It's his influence
that's making her stick to her story."Copy !req
27. She hopes to make the Doctor see reason,Copy !req
28. The Doctor means that
Jo's prison clothes
look like a karate suit.Copy !req
29. The costume change was a late decision:
Originally Jo was to have
kept her jeans.Copy !req
30. "Why else would they send the Ogrons
to fetch us?"Copy !req
31. "We know that you are
a Draconian agent,"
says the President in the script.Copy !req
32. "Madam," he replies, "I am not
a Draconian agent. There probably aren't
any Draconian agents."Copy !req
33. She offers the Doctor money, freedom,
and "a new identity
on one of the colony planets".Copy !req
34. "I've no real use for money,"
he replies, "and as for identities,
I'm quite happy with my old one."Copy !req
35. He also suggests asking the Draconians
about their war plans.Copy !req
36. "The public trial of a Draconian agent
will only increase the existing demand
for war with Draconia," she says.Copy !req
37. "You're probably right there," he says,
and she replies, astonished,
"I'm glad you approve."Copy !req
38. "No doubt your Draconian masters
will continue their provocation,"
remarks Williams.Copy !req
39. "You really do have a one-track mind,"
says the Doctor,
"even for a military man."Copy !req
40. In the storyline, the Doctor and Jo
are not separated: They send her
to the Moon along with him.Copy !req
41. The lunar surface
is a painted cyclorama.Copy !req
42. Patel was originally named Doughty,Copy !req
43. but then they cast the
Anglo-Indian actor Madhav Sharma
to play him.Copy !req
44. For example, he played an
Indian conjuror in The Moonstone (1972),
and a maharajah in The Regiment (1973).Copy !req
45. Back in the future, he returned to
a Barry Letts version of the Moon
as a semi-regular in Moonbase 3 (1973).Copy !req
46. Cross "looks, and is, a criminal type"
says the script.Copy !req
47. Cross was scripted to eat
the confiscated confectionery.Copy !req
48. George Orwell's novel
Nineteen Eighty Four (1949) features
a similar prison regimeCopy !req
49. which differentiates "politicals"
from "common criminals",
giving the latter positions of trust.Copy !req
50. The script gives the Governor's name:
Stevens.Copy !req
51. He spent much of his career
in the theatre, but his notable
small-screen roles includedCopy !req
52. unsuccessful lovers like Menelaus in
La Belle Hélène (1951) and Hortensio in
The Taming of the Shrew (1952),Copy !req
53. a stupid doctor in Out of the Unknown
(1969), and a knight of the realm in
Paul Temple (1970).Copy !req
54. Dale is loosely based on the British
philosopher and peace campaigner,
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970).Copy !req
55. He was the first president of the
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament,
from 1958,Copy !req
56. but resigned two years later to form
the Committee of 100, which advocated
using civil disobedience as a tactic.Copy !req
57. In 1961, at the age of 89, Russell was
imprisoned for his part in planning a
"Ban the Bomb" demonstration in London.Copy !req
58. The peace movement appropriated
Winston Churchill's two-fingered
"V for Victory" gesture,Copy !req
59. which Jon Pertwee and Madhav Sharma
incorporate, unscripted, here.Copy !req
60. Recording broke here to give Jon Pertwee
time to change into prison clothes.Copy !req
61. The script calls for old-fashioned
paper documents rather than
an on-screen display.Copy !req
62. The Dominion was first scripted as
Aldebaran Four.Copy !req
63. Aldebaran is a star in the constellation
of Taurus, on the opposite side of Orion
from Sirius.Copy !req
64. The Special Commissioner has a name
in the script.Copy !req
65. Unsurprisingly, it's Masters.Copy !req
66. The Master is "dressed in the uniform
of a high-ranking diplomat
of the Earth Empire," says the script.Copy !req
67. The script describes the prisoners
holding tiny black boxes, each with
a wire to an earpiece: "audio books".Copy !req
68. The prisoners have less time
on their hands in the storyline.Copy !req
69. The entire Moon has been turned into
a forced labour camp, where "prisoners
toil in underground workshops".Copy !req
70. The angled walls in the background
are free-standing flat scenery pieces.Copy !req
71. The design of this prop was influencedCopy !req
72. by the three-dimensional chessboard
seen in several early episodes
of Star Trek.Copy !req
73. The political structure of
Earth's interplanetary empire
reflects that of the British Empire,Copy !req
74. In the storyline,
the Master doesn't pose as a diplomat.Copy !req
75. He's a colonel
in Earth's security forces,
and arrives on the Moon with a warrantCopy !req
76. authorising him to bring the Doctor
and Jo back to Earth
"for further interrogation".Copy !req
77. This was changed to sidestep
a logical inconsistency: Why send them
to the Moon in the first place?Copy !req
78. The meal was scripted as bowls of soup.Copy !req
79. As we change shot, keep your eyes on
the prisoner in the background,
played by Jean St Louis.Copy !req
80. She takes a swig of her drink,Copy !req
81. but it seems to have gone
down the wrong way.Copy !req
82. Dale is played by Harold Goldblatt
(1899-1982).Copy !req
83. After he moved to England, his
television parts included a scientist in
Pathfinders in Space (1960).Copy !req
84. His last role was, rather fittingly,
Time in the 1981 BBC production of
The Winter's Tale.Copy !req
85. Jo is asleep in the script
and the Master wakes her
with a gentle shake of her shoulder.Copy !req
86. This episode was recorded on
16 October, 1972, two days after
Katy Manning's birthday.Copy !req
87. "There's nothing like a war
for a bit of excitement, is there?"
Says the Master in the script.Copy !req
88. Jo refuses to go with him:
"I'll tell them all you're a fake.
They can check up, you know."Copy !req
89. "You sent the Ogrons
to try and kidnap us," she says.Copy !req
90. He claims that he is rescuing them
on "a kindly impulse".Copy !req
91. The Master's colloquialism here
was Roger Delgado's rehearsal adaptation
of a more formal scripted line.Copy !req
92. Jo's parting shot was
Katy Manning's unscripted contribution.Copy !req
93. The scripted discussion was truncated.Copy !req
94. "We thought the War Party
at the Draconian Court had gained
the upper hand," says Patel.Copy !req
95. "And they probably thought
the same about Earth," adds the Doctor.Copy !req
96. Dale explains that, if war
did break out, "It would be suicide.Copy !req
97. "But what's the use of a lot of
ruined planets?" asks Patel.Copy !req
98. "Terrified survivors,
who'd work for anyone who let them."Copy !req
99. Because he was trained as a designer,
Paul Bernard's first response
to a script was usually a visual one.Copy !req
100. He also made thumbnail drawings of
how he envisaged particular shots,
often on his copy of the script itself.Copy !req
101. The next scene was cut: A model shotCopy !req
102. showing the Master's spaceship
landing beside a simple dome, "all that
is above ground of the space port".Copy !req
103. It was one of the scenes Paul Bernard
sketched in his draft camera script.Copy !req
104. The Earth is seen in the sky aboveCopy !req
105. and the dome is rounder
and more geodesic,
with a panelled surface.Copy !req
106. Commissioned on 4 May, Malcolm Hulke
was asked to complete scripts
for the six episodes by 1 July.Copy !req
107. He was known as a reliable writer
who would produce viable scripts
to deadline and so it proved.Copy !req
108. The scripts were delivered in pairs,
starting a month early
with the first two episodes on 1 June.Copy !req
109. They were formally accepted on 6 June,
and Hulke delivered the next pair
on 15 June.Copy !req
110. These too were accepted on 20 June,
the same day as Hulke delivered
the last two episodes,Copy !req
111. In the script, he can tell it's empty
by its weight rather than by
looking at the gauge.Copy !req
112. Also seen in this episode were:Copy !req
113. Lan YardleyCopy !req
114. Leslie Bates, Richard King,
Steve TierneyCopy !req
115. Nancy Gabriele, Nelly Griffiths,
John HughmanCopy !req
116. David Layton, Fred Looker,
George McFarlaneCopy !req
117. I sympathise with your position.Copy !req
118. But my government has sought
these criminals throughout the galaxy.Copy !req
119. They are now prisoners
of the government of Earth.Copy !req
120. That's good enough.Copy !req
121. With the greatest respect,
General Williams, I must disagree.Copy !req
122. They are citizens of Sirius 4.Copy !req
123. Part of Earth's empire.Copy !req
124. Yes, but it has been granted
dominion status.Copy !req
125. He has a point, General Williams.Copy !req
126. Once a colony has been raised
to dominion status,Copy !req
127. it enjoys certain autonomous rights,Copy !req
128. including the right to try
and punish its own citizens.Copy !req
129. Exactly. But I feel sure that
once these two have come to trial,Copy !req
130. my government will be only too happyCopy !req
131. to send them back to you
for further interrogation.Copy !req
132. But, meanwhile, my orders are clear.Copy !req
133. I must take them back
with me to Sirius 4.Copy !req
134. I will not hand over vital prisoners
to some tin-pot colony!Copy !req
135. As the commissioner has
pointed out, General Williams,Copy !req
136. Sirius 4 is no longer a colony.
It is a dominion.Copy !req
137. Your request is granted.Copy !req
138. Madam President, I am most grateful.Copy !req
139. Heaven help you if you let them escape!Copy !req
140. You may rest assured, General Williams,Copy !req
141. they will be perfectly safe with me.Copy !req
142. Right, keep it moving!Copy !req
143. Is this all we get?Copy !req
144. It contains all the elements
to support life.Copy !req
145. Mmm, and absolutely nothing
to make it enjoyable, eh?Copy !req
146. You get used to it after a month or two.Copy !req
147. Anyway, it's all we ever get.Copy !req
148. - Keep moving!
- You heard him, move!Copy !req
149. Not exactly friendly, are they?Copy !req
150. One gets used to it.Copy !req
151. What time do we get to bed?Copy !req
152. Anytime. There's no day or night here.Copy !req
153. No. Uh, tell me, Professor, when...Copy !req
154. When do you plan to escape?Copy !req
155. No one escapes from here.Copy !req
156. But you're going to try?Copy !req
157. For all I know,
you could be a spy for the Governor.Copy !req
158. If I were, I'd hardly be
drawing attention to myselfCopy !req
159. quite so quickly, now would I?Copy !req
160. No, a valid point of logic.Copy !req
161. I wonder if I can trust you?Copy !req
162. You've little
or no alternative, Professor.Copy !req
163. We're all in this sector together.Copy !req
164. Whatever you do, I shall know about it.Copy !req
165. Yes, but we don't know you.Copy !req
166. Why did they send you here?Copy !req
167. Oh, I was sent here at the express wish
of a certain General Williams.Copy !req
168. We have no proof of that.Copy !req
169. We have no reason to tell you anything.Copy !req
170. I'll tell you something.Copy !req
171. There is a conspiracy to start a war
between Earth and Draconia.Copy !req
172. There are warmongers on both sides.
We are aware of that.Copy !req
173. But there's also
a third party, Professor,Copy !req
174. who's plotting to set the two empires
at each other's throats.Copy !req
175. No, I'll see her alone.Copy !req
176. Penny for them, Miss Grant?Copy !req
177. You! What are you doing here?Copy !req
178. To coin a phrase,Copy !req
179. I've come to take you
away from all this.Copy !req
180. - What are you talking about?
- Well, surely you don't want to spendCopy !req
181. the rest of your life in here, do you?Copy !req
182. Well, I'm not going anywhere with you,
that's for sure.Copy !req
183. Oh, but you are, you know.Copy !req
184. Believe it or not,Copy !req
185. I am a fully accredited commissioner
from the planet Sirius 4Copy !req
186. and you and the Doctor
are two dangerous criminalsCopy !req
187. being handed over into my custody.Copy !req
188. So it was you!Copy !req
189. You ordered those Ogrons
to attack the shipsCopy !req
190. and pretend they were Draconians!Copy !req
191. But, of course!Copy !req
192. Those lumbering idiots
could never have thought upCopy !req
193. such a brilliant scheme by themselves.Copy !req
194. Why did you want to start a war?Copy !req
195. Now, come on, Miss Grant, be reasonable.Copy !req
196. You want to see
the Doctor again, don't you?Copy !req
197. - Where is he?
- He's in another prison, on the Moon.Copy !req
198. We're going to collect him.Copy !req
199. How do I know you're telling the truth?Copy !req
200. You don't.Copy !req
201. And the only way you'll find out
is by coming with me.Copy !req
202. Well?Copy !req
203. How did you know
we were here in the first place?Copy !req
204. Well, after they'd attacked
the cargo ships,Copy !req
205. the Ogrons returned to their planet,
taking their loot with them.Copy !req
206. Now imagine my surprise, and my delight,Copy !req
207. when I found that
they brought me the Doctor's TARDIS.Copy !req
208. And why are you taking us with you?Copy !req
209. Oh, need you ask?Copy !req
210. How could I leave two dear friends
in such dire straits?Copy !req
211. Oh, you don't seriously think thatCopy !req
212. I'm going to believe that
you want to help us...Copy !req
213. Believe what you like, Miss Grant,
I have my reasons.Copy !req
214. Now, are you coming,Copy !req
215. or do you really wish to vegetate in
this hole for the rest of your natural?Copy !req
216. Very well. I'll come.Copy !req
217. Excellent!Copy !req
218. The prisoner and I
are ready to leave now, guard.Copy !req
219. Anywhere is better than here.Copy !req
220. Well, there you are.
There you have it.Copy !req
221. That's how I came to be here.Copy !req
222. It's fantastic!Copy !req
223. I mean, our people seeing Draconians,Copy !req
224. Draconians seeing Earthmen.
I can't believe it.Copy !req
225. Well, I can.Copy !req
226. Good grief.Copy !req
227. Do you know, sir, you're
the first person who's believed me?Copy !req
228. It would explain a great deal.Copy !req
229. After the stupidity of
the Draconian war,Copy !req
230. the bitterness eventually died down
and we had many years of peace.Copy !req
231. There were trade treaties,Copy !req
232. cultural exchanges and then,Copy !req
233. for no reason at all,
these sudden acts of hostility.Copy !req
234. Dale! Over here!Copy !req
235. - Yes, what is it?
- Spot check. You ought to know.Copy !req
236. If you'll excuse me,
one of our little prison rituals.Copy !req
237. This is it. There's a VIP landing
on this spaceshipCopy !req
238. in 10 minutes' time, Bay 7.Copy !req
239. You can pinch it.
I've set up two spacesuits for you.Copy !req
240. I can't believe it.Copy !req
241. Well, I keep my promises,
now you keep yours.Copy !req
242. When you get back to Earth,
don't forget who your friends are.Copy !req
243. When the Peace Party takes over,
you will be given a free pardon,Copy !req
244. you have my word.Copy !req
245. Right, you're clean. Report to
Air lock 3 for maintenance work.Copy !req
246. You and one other.
You can choose him yourselves, okay.Copy !req
247. What is it? What's up?
- Oh, just a search.Copy !req
248. All part of the routine.Copy !req
249. Come on, Professor. Come on!Copy !req
250. You were giving off conspiracy
in waves over there.Copy !req
251. You can trust me, you know.Copy !req
252. The escape plan, it's now.Copy !req
253. We have to walk from the air lock,
across the Moon's surface.Copy !req
254. We're going to steal a spaceship.
They've left two spacesuits for us.Copy !req
255. Who are you taking with you?Copy !req
256. Well, I had planned
to take another memberCopy !req
257. of the Peace Party committeeCopy !req
258. but I'm afraid he'll have to
give up his place.Copy !req
259. Doctor, I want you to come with me.Copy !req
260. Well, that's very generous
of you, but...Copy !req
261. We must get you back to Earth
so that you can tell your story.Copy !req
262. Well, it was telling my story on EarthCopy !req
263. that got me sent here
in the first place.Copy !req
264. We have contacts everywhere,Copy !req
265. journalists, broadcasters,
even friends in the government.Copy !req
266. We'll make them believe you.Copy !req
267. Thank you, Professor.Copy !req
268. You don't know what it means to me
to have found allies at last.Copy !req
269. Well, we'd better be going, Doctor.Copy !req
270. This spaceship
will be landing any moment.Copy !req
271. Good! He's left it open.Copy !req
272. Excellent! Excellent!Copy !req
273. Come on, Doctor, we haven't got long.Copy !req
274. Take this one?Copy !req
275. We can't use the main entrance
to the spaceport.Copy !req
276. It's too well guarded.Copy !req
277. All we have to do is to walk
across the Moon's surface,Copy !req
278. about 10 minutes and we're there.Copy !req
279. Tell me, Professor,
why is Cross helping you?Copy !req
280. A kind of bribery, I'm afraid.Copy !req
281. I promised to get him a free pardon
once we get into power.Copy !req
282. That's extraordinary. I would have
thought he would have wanted somethingCopy !req
283. far more positive than promises.Copy !req
284. Oh, he's not a bad fellow
when you get to know him.Copy !req
285. I appealed to his better self.Copy !req
286. Now do hurry, Doctor.Copy !req
287. What's that?
I thought I heard something.Copy !req
288. Yes. Now, Doctor,Copy !req
289. clip my cylinder on the back of my suit
and then I'll fix up yours.Copy !req
290. All right.Copy !req
291. - Well, this one's empty.
- It can't be.Copy !req
292. Well, it certainly is.
Take a look for yourself.Copy !req
293. There, look at the gauge.Copy !req
294. Yes, and so is this one.Copy !req
295. They're both empty, Professor.Copy !req
296. The door, it's locked!Copy !req
297. - Listen.
- They're depressurising.Copy !req
298. Don't you understand, man,
they're pumping out the air!Copy !req