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The group in 1985, the year "Take on me" released. Left to right: Paul Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket
Status: Partially Lost
Take on Me - early demos (partially lost demos of pop song; 1981-1985)
"Take On Me" is a song by Norwegian Pop band a-ha that became a worldwide hit in 1985. Unknown to many is that prior to the completion of the song there were various early demos.
The Juicy Fruit Song (1981) (Partially Found)
Prior to the formation of a-ha, there was a group called Bridges. The group made numerous performances in pubs and similar places before releasing their first and only record, a self titled demo EP album.
The Bridges composed "The Juicy Fruit Song", allegedly written in 1979. The group toyed with it until a jam session in 1981 where future lead singer of a-ha, Morten Harket, was present; Morten was greatly pleased with the vibe of the song. Sadly, the Bridges group broke up, but would reform with Morten to form A-ha.
Lesson One (Spring/Autumn 1982) (Found)
In 1982, the first full demo was made (at least fully available) in the form of "Lesson One" with Morten on vocals and very basic synth in the background. There isn't much to note from this particular demo, other than it has a more campy 80s vibe about it.
Hunting High & Low and Swing of Things (1983) (Found)
In 1983, there was the "Hunting High & Low" and "Swing Of Things" demos. The only differences between the two mixes are that one may or may not have a B-side track that takes place right after it, and the other has some obscure studio at the end. The track sounds much more like the finish product, even having a solo portion like the finished song, which previous known versions lacked.
Tony Mansfield Mix (Early 1984) (Found)
The first proper mix of "Take On Me" was produced and mixed by Tony Mansfield and was released alongside a very different video. This became known as the Blue Version, with a slightly extended mix on some records afterwards. The mix was a bomb, and had very little chart presence. It's almost the same as the original, but different synth sounds and still not Sound FX solo.
The Jungle Mix (1984-1985) (Found)
Sometime between then and 1985, a further unknown take was produced. This particular version has an amazonian jungle vibe to it. Presumably, this was the backing track for overdubs.
References
Doctor Who - Lost In The Dark Dimension (cancelled special of science fiction series; 1993)
'Lost In The Dark Dimension' was the planned 30th Anniversary special of Doctor Who, a successful, long-running television series that still airs to this day.
Plot
The story begins in Future Earth, where pretty much all humans have been wiped out. The Earth is left in ruins, the only people left on the planet being a resistance group which has been trying to hunt the creature that has done this to the planet. The group is searching an area, and their leader, Summerfield, suddenly finds a body. It is the Seventh Doctor — murdered by the creature. The Doctor is given a funeral which Summerfield finds fitting, as they are sent floating into sea and lit aflame. With the Doctor gone, Summerfield tells the others that they have to finish what the Doctor started on their own.
The story would have centered on an older version of the Fourth Doctor, the Brigadier and Ace with shorter appearances by the other surviving Doctors, though in much smaller roles. Monsters would have included classics of the franchise such as Cybermen, Daleks, the Ice Warriors and the Yeti. The central idea to the story was that an alteration of time by an evil creature caused the Fourth Doctor to die instead of regenerating after falling from the Pharos Project (as seen in the Season 18 finale "Logopolis"). In doing so, the creature created a "Dark Dimension". The Doctor had to revert back the timeline before he and his future incarnations were erased from time by the effect.
Production
The special was written by fan scholar Adrian Rigelsford and was commissioned by BBC Enterprises to be r in 1993 to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Doctor Who. At some point during production, the name became "Lost In The Dark Dimension".
The film would have also featured "Summerfield", who was the Seventh Doctor's companion Bernice Summerfield from the New Adventures Target book series. Furthermore Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's son Alexander Stewart would have an appearance in the film. In the movie's alternative timeline, he would have been the boyfriend of Ace. The couple would have had several children. In the later restored timeline, Alexander would have died in 1979 at the age of ten.
There were a number of issues behind the scenes; some of the actors, particularly the late Jon Pertwee (who played The Doctor from 1970-1974) and Colin Baker (who played the role from 1984 - 1986), were not pleased that their roles were so small. The script featured the Fourth Doctor prominently while the others had small scenes. The cancellation of the project was due to a miscalculation for the cost of production. A large sum of money had not been added to either the cost or revenue of the project — that at the cost of putting the special on the screen or even on air. When the calculations were corrected, it was showed no longer financially viable to produce the film in any way. Many attempts were made afterward to lighten the cost of the film by cutting key scenes and restructuring the film entirely, but these eventually fell through. Some minor elements of the scripts such as characters not being able to be visible because of being in another level of time were somewhat re-used in the Children In Need special "Dimensions in Time".
Greame Harper, who worked on stories such as "The Caves Of Androzani" and various David Tennant stories, was set to direct. Roughly three weeks to a whole month of test filming was done including model shots, titles effects, and some location filming was also undertaken. "They also planned on going to go down to Shepperton film studios," says Rigelsford, "and have it shot on film on one of the largest sound-stages on Shepperton." Adrian Rigelsford, writer of the movie, wrote a book entitled The Making of the Dark Dimension which contained scripts and concept drawings. However, it constantly ran into release issues and has never seen the light of day. The Dark Dimension and its production were briefly mentioned in Rigelsford's own Classic Who: The Harper Classics. That also marks the first of very few official mentions of "Lost In The Dark Dimension".
Availability
All that remains of the material composed during the special's production is the script and a multitude of photos. No footage from the production has ever circulated.
The 1924 Mount Everest expedition was the nd/rd expedition with the intent of reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest.
The Expedition
Fate of the Duo
The duo were lasted sighted through telescope by at roughly meters.
Discovery of Mallory's body
Arguments against a successful summit
Quality of Clothing
It was once a common argument that the clothing which the duo wore during their journey wasn't couldn't allow for a successful summit to occur.
Arguments in favor of a successful summit
Quality of Clothing
In 2001, Graham Hoyland climbed roughly 21,000 feet in a set of scientifically engineered replicas of the duo's clothing and stated that it was incredibly comfortable and was quite efficient. Graham and his associates concluded that the equipment was "perfectly adequate for a summit bid".
Supposed Evidence of Reaching the Summit
Several pieces of supposed evidence have been put forward in arguments that the duo had been successful in their accent to summit.
Cameras
reported that while he lent his Kodak vest pocket camera to the duo