1. "The Doctor struggles to save them,
while Kalik and Orum carry out the final
stages of their plot."Copy !req
2. This episode was first shown
on 17 February 1973.Copy !req
3. It was seen by 9.2 million people.Copy !req
4. Remember we looked at the subject
of scale at the beginning of Episode 2?Copy !req
5. Judging by Shirna's feet, the Doctor
must be around six inches tall
when he emerges from the ScopeCopy !req
6. and yet the TARDIS was only
a couple of inches in size.Copy !req
7. Holmes originally planned to have both
the Doctor and Jo escape from the Scope
at the end of Episode Three.Copy !req
8. As they exit, they both "explode"
to full size. The internal shock
is tremendous and they both collapse.Copy !req
9. Later, Holmes amended this slightly.Copy !req
10. Now Jo is locked in the hold
of the SS Bernice as the Drashigs
burst in and attack.Copy !req
11. Vorg's hand waves them away
and Jo escapes from the ship
into the Scope's workings.Copy !req
12. The Doctor uses the Glo-sphere to keep
an eye on the roaming packs of Drashigs,Copy !req
13. and guides Jo through to the machine's
exit with "godlike" directions:Copy !req
14. "Turn left... through the hatch... Watch
out behind you..."Copy !req
15. Terrance Dicks felt that the dramatic
tension would be heightened
if Jo remained inside the machine,Copy !req
16. so Holmes was asked to keep her inside
the Scope until the story's climax.Copy !req
17. Starting with 'Day of the Daleks'
and going through to
'Planet of the Spiders',Copy !req
18. the Radio Times illustrated
each week's listing for Doctor Who
with a small drawing.Copy !req
19. Many were by artist Frank Bellamy,
and most were directly connected
with the story in question.Copy !req
20. For 'Carnival of Monsters', Bellamy drew
illustrations of the TARDIS, a Tribunal
member,Copy !req
21. a stylised Drashig and finally,
a close-up of Jon Pertwee's Doctor.Copy !req
22. Barry Letts completed the BBC's
director's training course in 1967,Copy !req
23. and shortly afterwards he was assigned
to direct his first Doctor Who,
'The Enemy of the World' (1967-8).Copy !req
24. He became the series' producer
in late 1969,Copy !req
25. but made the proviso that
he would also be allowed
to direct the occasional story.Copy !req
26. He ensured that any story he directed
would fall at either the beginning
or end of a year's block of recording,Copy !req
27. so that his directing role wouldn't have
too much impact on his work as producer.Copy !req
28. The first Jon Pertwee story he directed
was 1971 's 'Terror of the Autons'.Copy !req
29. After 'Carnival of Monsters',
he directed Pertwee's final story,
'Planet of the Spiders' (1974),Copy !req
30. followed by the 1975 Tom Baker story,
'The Android Invasion'.Copy !req
31. Vorg is played by Leslie Dwyer
(1906-86).Copy !req
32. Born in Catford, London, Dwyer began
his acting career as a child,Copy !req
33. and built up a huge repertoire
of performances
in both film and television.Copy !req
34. In 1944, he appeared
in the Carol Reed film, The Way Ahead,
which also starred William Hartnell.Copy !req
35. However, he is best remembered
as the cantankerous children's
entertainer, Mr Partridge,Copy !req
36. in the long-running BBC comedy series,
Hi-de-Hi (1980-4).Copy !req
37. We're about to hear Vorg speak Polari,Copy !req
38. a distinctive English argot used
amongst groups of theatrical,
circus and fairground performers.Copy !req
39. Derived largely from Italian,
it has been in existence
since at least the 18th century.Copy !req
40. It was subsequently adopted
by the gay communityCopy !req
41. and was famously used by the characters
Julian and Sandy in the BBC radio
comedy, Round the Horne (1965-8).Copy !req
42. Roughly translated: "Polari the
carny?" = "Do you speak Carnival?"Copy !req
43. "Varda the bona palone?" =
"See the lovely girl?"Copy !req
44. "Nanti dinari round here, y'gills" =
"No money round here, you understand?"Copy !req
45. Vorg also used Polari earlier
in the story.Copy !req
46. "Hoofer" is the Polari word
for a dancer.Copy !req
47. Only three minutes ago, the Doctor
was told by Pletrac that the Miniscope
belongs to Vorg,Copy !req
48. so you have to wonder why he's now
asking if Vorg owns the device!Copy !req
49. But this is only one of several
narrative inconsistencies in the story.Copy !req
50. For instance, in Episode One Vorg
comments on the rarity and distance
of the Tellurian species,Copy !req
51. but he later claims that he's worked
in Tellurian fairgrounds.Copy !req
52. Likewise, Vorg tells Pletrac
that the specimens are kept
in their own sealed chambers,Copy !req
53. when he has just seen the Doctor and Jo
wandering around in the workings
of the Scope.Copy !req
54. At the time of filming, the Robert
Dundas was owned by the ship breaking
firm, Thomas W. Ward Ltd of Sheffield.Copy !req
55. Agreement had been reached with the BBC
on 24 May 1972,Copy !req
56. that the on board filming would
take place on 30 and 31 May
for a facility fee of £50.Copy !req
57. This change of date caused
a slight problem for Thomas W. Ward Ltd.Copy !req
58. After the filming, the vessel was due
to be towed from Sheerness over
to Grays in Essex to be dismantled.Copy !req
59. This now had to be done on Saturday
5 June rather than during the week,Copy !req
60. so the tug contractor needed
to pay his two men
weekend overtime rates for the job.Copy !req
61. On 3 July 1972, the company wrote
to the production office, informing them
of the extra costs, totalling £218.Copy !req
62. Would Doctor Who be willing to share
the expense by paying 50% of the total?Copy !req
63. Barry Letts agreed that the BBC should
stump up, and a cheque for £109 was
forwarded to the firm ten days later.Copy !req
64. Shirna is played by Cheryl HallCopy !req
65. She has played a vast number of roles
in British television over the years,Copy !req
66. from Special Branch (1969) to Callan
, from Sykes (1972) to
The Sweeney (1975) to Survivors (1977),Copy !req
67. but she is best remembered as Shirley,
the girlfriend of Wolfie Smith
in the sitcom, Citizen Smith (1977-9).Copy !req
68. During the 1990s,
she entered the political arena,
standing in two general elections.Copy !req
69. In 1992, she was the Liberal candidate
for Ashton-under-Lyne,Copy !req
70. but came fourth with only
a 2.1% share of the vote.Copy !req
71. Five years later, in 1997,
she stood as the Labour candidate
for Canterbury in KentCopy !req
72. and came second, behind the
Conservative candidate,
with a 31.3% share of the vote.Copy !req
73. Later she served for a time
on Kent County Council
as the Leader of the Labour group.Copy !req
74. In Holmes's original
'Out of the Labyrinth' storyline,Copy !req
75. Pletrac 4 is horrified at the sudden
appearance of the Doctor and Jo.Copy !req
76. He says that they will have to be dealt
with by a decontamination squad.Copy !req
77. If they break free, then
the whole planet will be threatened.Copy !req
78. The Doctor tells them to bring their
most devastating weapons and destroy
the Drashigs as they break out.Copy !req
79. Pletrac 4 is appalled. They have no
Such barbarities were renounced
at the Andromeda Convention.Copy !req
80. Shirna tells Vorg that they have
to disconnect the power feed, which
will kill everything inside the Strobe.Copy !req
81. Vorg opposes this, but Shirna wrestles
the key from the power unit
and runs to the Doctor.Copy !req
82. She explains to him what must be done
to destroy the Strobe.Copy !req
83. Jo begs him to remember
the people on board the SS Bernice.
To cut the power would be murder.Copy !req
84. Pletrac 4 is unmoved: Shirna
has the solution and the Strobe
must be destroyed immediately.Copy !req
85. The Doctor asks for more time -
they must wait until
the last possible moment.Copy !req
86. Pletrac 4's nerve breaks
and he wrests the key from Shirna
and runs to the power unit,Copy !req
87. It seems that the last chance is gone,
but the Doctor hopes to activate
the Strobe's feedback circuit,Copy !req
88. sending all the life-forms
in the machine back
to their own place and time.Copy !req
89. The first Drashig emerges, and
the Doctor kills it with a power cable.Copy !req
90. He then energises the Strobe's hull,
temporarily deterring the rest
of the creatures.Copy !req
91. The Doctor frantically works
on the machine, knowing that one false
move would be enough to electrocute him,Copy !req
92. but he makes the final connection,
screws the trigger mechanism back
in place and throws the switch.Copy !req
93. The Strobe shudders and vibrates and
as the energy drains, the screen goes
black. Suddenly, the Strobe is empty.Copy !req
94. "It sags and corrodes like
a mechanical Dorian Gray
as its support system collapses."Copy !req
95. Pletrac 4 hands the Doctor and Jo buff
"Application for Immigration"
forms to be filled in.Copy !req
96. They go into the TARDIS "to fetch
a pen", and leave - irregular behaviour
which annoys Pletrac 4.Copy !req
97. Vorg and Shirna begin polishing up
their old song-and-dance act,Copy !req
98. and Major Daly finally finishes his book
and crosses June 5th off the calendar.
It has been a long day...Copy !req
99. On reading the outline,
Terrance Dicks noted,Copy !req
100. "Ep. 4 needs more in it -
needs to be more complex."Copy !req
101. Holmes's later amendments saw
the introduction of a device
called the Abstractor,Copy !req
102. which is "levelled at the Glo-sphere
and ready to suck away any noxious
substance that may emerge".Copy !req
103. This became the Eradicator
in the transmitted episode.Copy !req
104. With the Doctor and Vorg's help,
Jo escapes from the Scope
with the Drashigs in hot pursuit.Copy !req
105. As the creatures finally break out,
Pletrac attempts to cut
the main power feed to the machine,Copy !req
106. but nothing happens - evil X10
has already linked up
a secondary power input.Copy !req
107. The creatures are then electrocuted
by the Doctor using a power lead
from the TARDIS.Copy !req
108. After 'Carnival of Monsters',
the Drashigs made two cameo appearances
in later Doctor Who stories.Copy !req
109. One of the images she sees
is the head of a Drashig.Copy !req
110. He sees mental images of the Drashigs
bursting from the Grundle swamps.Copy !req
111. The gag you've just seen,
of Vorg getting Shirna to identify
the live connection by touching it,Copy !req
112. is rather similar to a scene that Robert
Holmes had written for his earlier
story, 'The Space Pirates' (1969),Copy !req
113. where Milo Clancy is trying
to disconnect a control device, guided
by the Doctor's voice over the radio.Copy !req
114. Milo searches for a "little red wire",
and there is a loud crack as he gets
a shock, much to the Doctor's amusement.Copy !req
115. It looks like someone in the studio has
been trying to wipe the Scope's screen!Copy !req
116. Kalik is about to give Orum his hand
weapon, something that is not indicated
in the script.Copy !req
117. The reason for having Kalik completely
disarmed will become apparent
very shortly.Copy !req
118. "National Service" was the common term
for compulsory conscription
by the government,Copy !req
119. usually into military
or associated duties.Copy !req
120. In 1974, Malcolm Hulke, who had scripted
seven Doctor Who stories since 1967,Copy !req
121. published the book, Writing
for Television in the 70s -Copy !req
122. an "indispensable handbook
for those seeking to write successfully
for the medium".Copy !req
123. One of Hulke's examples of scripting
was 'Carnival of Monsters'.Copy !req
124. In the short passage he submitted
for the book, Holmes explained how much
he enjoyed writing for Doctor Who. ;Copy !req
125. for him, writing for Doctor Who was "an
enjoyable and refreshing experience".Copy !req
126. Having given Orum his handgun, Kalik now
has no defence against the Drashigs.Copy !req
127. In 1972, the BBC celebrated
its 50th anniversary.Copy !req
128. One of the programmes made that year
to commemorate the event was Looking In,
shown on 7 November 1972.Copy !req
129. This 90-minute documentary by film-maker
Robert Vas looked back at the output
of BBC television over the years,Copy !req
130. and featured material shot in Studio
Three during the final recording block
of 'Carnival of Monsters'.Copy !req
131. As well as rehearsals, scenery movementsCopy !req
132. and shots of Barry Letts
and his team in the gallery,Copy !req
133. the Looking In cameras also captured
an effects shot being recordedCopy !req
134. showing a Drashig with
a miniature figure of Kalik in its mouth
in the process of being devoured!Copy !req
135. Letts evidently didn't feel that the
shot was suitable, and it was edited out
of the final episode.Copy !req
136. The quantity of effects work to be
accomplished in the last studio dayCopy !req
137. meant that a substantial
80-minute overrun occurred.Copy !req
138. Barry Letts explained in his memo
to the Head of Serials:Copy !req
139. "The reason for the overrun was,
in the last analysis, the story itself.Copy !req
140. "was to record each background
separately and later cut them together.Copy !req
141. "The result - which I should have
foreseen - was an inordinate number
of recording breaks on each recording.Copy !req
142. "One other factor was involved.
Our monsters were experimental.Copy !req
143. "Puppets on CSO turn out to be
in many ways more effective
that actors in costume,Copy !req
144. "but are much more time-consuming
in performance."Copy !req
145. Work on the studio floor finished
25 minutes into the agreed overrun,Copy !req
146. but then all the opening
and closing title sequences needed
to be recorded in the gallery,Copy !req
147. accounting for the extra time.Copy !req
148. Ready for a final time anomaly?Copy !req
149. Watch for the white-spined book
on the shelf, ninth from the right.Copy !req
150. That's Notes of A Hypocrite by Christine
Singer, first published in 1966.Copy !req
151. To paraphrase the Doctor in Episode One,
if this really is the SS Bernice,
and we are in 1926,Copy !req
152. then Christine Singer's book seems to
have slipped back in time some 40 years.Copy !req
153. It was Jon Pertwee's suggestion that
his friend Tenniel Evans (1926-2009)
Be cast in 'Carnival of Monsters'.Copy !req
154. Pertwee assumed that he would be given
the role of Vorg,Copy !req
155. but Barry Letts was already thinking
of Leslie Dwyer,
as he had a music hall background,Copy !req
156. so Evans was given the role
of Major Daly instead.Copy !req
157. In 1969, it was Tenniel Evans's
suggestion that Jon Pertwee put his name
forward to be the new Doctor Who.Copy !req
158. A section of the scene was edited out
after Vorg tells Pletrac that his
natural reaction was to stand and fight.Copy !req
159. Pletrac tells the Doctor that he cannot
leave as he'll have to give evidence
at a court of enquiry.Copy !req
160. Orum has confessed that he and Kalik
were plotting to discredit the President
by letting the Drashigs escape.Copy !req
161. Jo argues that if he has a confession,
their evidence won't be needed,Copy !req
162. but Pletrac retorts that they must
follow the correct procedures.Copy !req
163. In November 1981, 'Carnival of Monsters'
was repeated as part of
the Five Faces of Doctor Who season.Copy !req
164. Barry Letts was so appalled by
the state of Peter Halliday's bald cap
in this sceneCopy !req
165. that he asked for the removal of most
of the shots of Vorg and Pletrac playing
the Magam pods game.Copy !req
166. The repeat version picks up
as the Doctor tells Jo that they don't
need to worry too much about Vorg.Copy !req
167. The 1981 repeat won respectable ratings
of 4.9, 4.5, 5.6 and 6 million viewers
respectively.Copy !req
168. Four days after the first transmission
of this episode,Copy !req
169. a meeting of senior BBC executives
noted that the adventure had ended
in fine form.Copy !req
170. a happy event due in the following
two stories - 'Frontier in Space'
and 'Planet of the Daleks'.Copy !req
171. Uncredited production contributorsCopy !req
172. Christopher D'Oyly-JohnCopy !req
173. Karilyn CollierCopy !req
174. Francis AlcockCopy !req
175. Colin MunnCopy !req
176. Alec ChristisonCopy !req
177. Lan PleethCopy !req
178. Reg HutchinsCopy !req
179. Gordon PhillipsonCopy !req
180. Bill MortonCopy !req
181. And Camera Crew 11.Copy !req
182. Production subtitles written
by Richard BignellCopy !req
183. with thanks to Keith Miller.
ve just got to fix this junction box.Copy !req
184. - Come on, Jo.
- I can't...Copy !req
185. - Come on!
- I can't get my breath.Copy !req
186. Come on, the circuits are going.
Come on, Jo!Copy !req
187. Come on, one last effort.
We're nearly there.Copy !req
188. - Daddy...
- Claire.Copy !req
189. - Oh, Daddy.
- My dear.Copy !req
190. - What's the matter?
- Give us a hand.Copy !req
191. Heat exhaustion. I should
never have brought her out here.Copy !req
192. Ah, the transporter has arrived at last.Copy !req
193. Yes, it is time to get
the aliens aboard.Copy !req
194. Why was it delayed?Copy !req
195. One understands that the functionaries
at the transporter depotCopy !req
196. are refusing to work double shifts.Copy !req
197. What impudence!Copy !req
198. Yes, the functionaries
are getting above themselves.Copy !req
199. We live in troubled times.Copy !req
200. Oh, do get out of the way, Orum.Copy !req
201. Quick! The eradicator!Copy !req
202. Sabotage! Run for your lives!Copy !req
203. This way!Copy !req
204. Vorg, look here!Copy !req
205. Look out!Copy !req
206. Vorg.Copy !req
207. Vorg. The phase two switch.Copy !req
208. Well, that's that.Copy !req
209. - What about the Doctor?
- Oh, it must be too late.Copy !req
210. - Well, we can try.
- If you like.Copy !req
211. It's no use.
The power's completely gone.Copy !req
212. No... No, wait a minute.Copy !req
213. - I'll have to switch it off.
- But you can't!Copy !req
214. Well, that's it, then.Copy !req
215. No, wait!Copy !req
216. It worked!Copy !req
217. Hello, Vorg.
You cut that a bit fine, didn't you?Copy !req
218. We had a spot of bother here.Copy !req
219. - Doctor?
- It's all right, Jo.Copy !req
220. It's all right, Jo. We've made it.Copy !req
221. - Well, where are the others?
- Others?Copy !req
222. - Well, yes, on the ship.
- Well, I reversed the original settingsCopy !req
223. and linked them to the Tardis,
so they should still be on the ship.Copy !req
224. But back in 1926 in the Indian Ocean?Copy !req
225. Yes, exactly.Copy !req
226. - Who is it?
- Only me.Copy !req
227. - I didn't wake you, did I?
- Of course not.Copy !req
228. I wouldn't want to wake you
just to say goodnight.Copy !req
229. - I've been reading.
- Have you finished it?Copy !req
230. Yeah.Copy !req
231. Seems like the longest book
I ever read in my life.Copy !req
232. It does seem to have been
a long trip somehow.Copy !req
233. - Daddy?
- Hmm?Copy !req
234. Oh... Nothing.Copy !req
235. Disappointing ending, you know.Copy !req
236. Fellow became a missionary.
I thought he was going to marry her.Copy !req
237. Oh, you are an old romantic,
aren't you, Daddy?Copy !req
238. I bet half your stories
about the East are just romances.Copy !req
239. You'll see for yourself
tomorrow, Claire. Bombay.Copy !req
240. Mmm-hmm. I'm looking forward to that.Copy !req
241. I don't think young Andrews is, though.Copy !req
242. That's what I mean, you see. Romantic.Copy !req
243. - Goodnight, Daddy.
- Goodnight, my child.Copy !req
244. Sleep well.Copy !req
245. There was this second monster,
barrelling in at 90 degrees,Copy !req
246. practically breathing down my neck and
I swung like this, you see, keeping low,Copy !req
247. and I gave him a quick burst
right in the vitals.Copy !req
248. Snap shot, it was.Copy !req
249. We are all extremely grateful to you.
Your valour will not be forgotten.Copy !req
250. Well, it's my natural reaction
to stand and fight, you know.Copy !req
251. Our President will almost certainly wish
to honour our Lurman guestsCopy !req
252. - for their courageous action.
- Some form of decoration, perhaps?Copy !req
253. But how are going to live?Copy !req
254. The scope's had it and we haven't
a credit bar to our name.Copy !req
255. You leave that to me, my dear.
I say, Pletrac, old man,Copy !req
256. now let me show you a little trick.
I'm so sorry.Copy !req
257. Now, I have here three magum pods
and a yarrow seed.Copy !req
258. Right?Copy !req
259. Now, I place the yarrow seed
under the middle pod, like so.Copy !req
260. Now, I move them very, very slowly.
Now watch.Copy !req
261. - Yes.
- Watch carefully. Are you watching?Copy !req
262. You tell me which pod
you think the seed is under.Copy !req
263. - The middle one.
- The middle one?Copy !req
264. You wouldn't like to wager, say,Copy !req
265. a couple of credit bars
on your judgement, would you?Copy !req
266. Certainly.
One will wager two credit barsCopy !req
267. if the seed is under the middle pod.Copy !req
268. One can hardly discount
the evidence of one's eyes.Copy !req
269. Oh. You're unlucky.Copy !req
270. One was obviously too hasty.Copy !req
271. One will not make the same
mistake the second time.Copy !req
272. - Another little wager?
- Five credit bars. No, 10.Copy !req
273. Whatever you say, Pletrac. Thank you.
You know, I'm going to like it here.Copy !req
274. You remind me of the Wallarians,
you know.Copy !req
275. They're great sportsmen, too.Copy !req
276. I don't think we need to worry
about our friend Vorg.Copy !req
277. He'll probably wind up President!Copy !req
278. Very, very slowly, like that.
Now keep watching.Copy !req
279. Now you tell me which pod you
think the seed is under.Copy !req
280. I'm giving you a chance to...Copy !req