Doctor Who - Journey into Time radio play (lost radio program pilot; 1966-1967)
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Status: Lost
Journey into Time was the pilot to a planned radio show based off of the British Sci-Fi TV show Doctor Who.
A pilot episode was made and a further 52 episodes planned. However, the series didn't receive further production and the pilot never aired.
Production
The show was to be a collaboration between Stanmark Productions and Watermill Productions. The only confirmed cast member is Peter Cushing, who was to play the titular main character. Many would think Cushing would play Dr. Who, the human inventor from the two non-canon 1960s Doctor Who movies: 1965's Dr. Who and the Daleks and 1966's Daleks-Invasion Earth 2150A.D. also made by Stanmark Productions, however this is unlikely as advertising made no mention of the movies, just the TV show. Also, Peter Cushing wasn't the original choice; the original choice was Boris Karloff, who turned down the role.
Plot
The pilot featured a character named Mike, who went to Secondary School with a girl named Susan, finding out that she and her grandfather, Dr. Who, were humans from the far future where time travel was possible and they had taken the TARDIS, Dr. Who's time machine, back to the 1960s and enrolled Susan in school after many of their adventures through time and space. They were ready to continue their adventures, but Susan wanted to take Mike along. Mike agrees to go and they go back to the American Revolution. In the end, Mike wants to go home but it's revealed that Dr. Who and Susan can't control when or where the TARDIS lands.
Availability
The pilot's script, written by Malcolm Hulke, who would become a prominent writer for the TV show, was found in the BBC archives in 2012 by Richard Bignell.
Sources
- doctorwhonews.net page on the missing pilot. Retrieved 02 Apr '18
- Pilot Reconstruction of the missing broadcast. Retrieved 02 Apr '18