Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Michael Craze

Director: Michael Ferguson

Summary: The Tardis materialises in the shadow of the newly-completed Post Office Tower in London and the Doctor senses evil at work.<BR>This completely restored film features pictures and sound recovered from the Australian censor, Nigeria, New Zealand, a fan in England, a researcher in Australia and more. Also includes the original Blue Peter trailer.

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A hugely enjoyable Doctor Who adventure from the very infancy of the show, The War Machines finds William Hartnell in charge of the Tardis, and naturally enough there’s an impending crisis facing the Earth.

Set in the era in which the story was made, The War Machines sees the Doctor and Dodo heading off to the Post Office Tower, where they find out all about Professor Brett’s new computer, WONTAN. And setting the scene for many science fiction films and television shows that would explore similar themes, WONTAN soon becomes a computer that believes machines should be in charge, and hence introduces the war machines of the story’s title.

Really well realised, and making the most of the resources at its disposal, The War Machines is visually impressive, but also a well-constructed story. It clearly works within many of the television conventions of the time, but Hartnell was always a strong Doctor, and the story explores its themes confidently too. It’s good to have it on disc. Backed up by a substantive extras list, with a healthy slice of archive material, The War Games is a welcome DVD release, and a very good story from the archives of Doctor Who. --Jon Foster

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary with Anneke Wills and Director Michael Ferguson., Now And Then: featurette , Blue Peter: A compilation of related articles from the popular children's magazine show. , One Foot in the Past: Politician and ex-Postmaster General Tony Benn investigat
Year:	1966
Release Date:	August 25, 2008
Runtime:	95 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B B C D V D 2441
Keywords:	War, Who, Machines, Doctor, Fiction, Science, Tv
Genre:	Horror/Occult