From the Vaults: Sylvester McCoy Era – The Millennium Effect

Covering 7th September 1987 to 31st December 1989

Items in italics are audio-only

1987

7th September 1987: Time and the Rani 1 trailer, tonight #1 (BBC1) [0:59]
7th September 1987: Time and the Rani 1 trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:51, on BD with error in opening caption]
7th September 1987: Time and the Rani 1 trailer, tonight #3 (BBC1) [0:21; edited version included on BD]
7th – 28th September 1987: Time and the Rani 1-4 continuities (BBC1) (Part One Intro and Outro, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro and Outro promoting the exhibition, Part Four Intro and Outro promoting the exhibition) [2:37, on BD]

14th September 1987: Time and the Rani 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:16, on BD]
16th September 1987: Points of View (fans complain about Time and the Rani) (BBC1) [1:56, on BD]
19th September 1987: Pledge Break (The Trial of a Time Lord 9-14) (CPTV, USA) [1:24]
19th September 1987: State of Decay omnibus continuity (USA Tour advert) (KVIE, USA) [1:30]

21st September 1987: Time and the Rani 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:26, on BD]
Somewhere between 21st September 1987 and 20th May 1988: Open Air (Peter Davison) (BBC1) [2:30]
Somewhere between 21st September 1987 and 20th May 1988: Open Air (Peter Wragg) (BBC1) [1:15]
24th September 1987: Blue Peter (Dalek Car) (BBC1) [2:54, on BD]

28th September 1987: Time and the Rani 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:18]
28th September – 17th October 1987: The Masque of Mandragora 1, 4 continuities (Super Channel) [1:41]
29th September 1987: Open Air (Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, John Nathan-Turner) (BBC1) [26:19; 24:56 edit appears on Delta and the Bannermen BD]
Somewhere between October and December 1987: Pledge Break (Janet Fielding at Doctor Who USA Tour) (IBPN, USA) [1:26]

Somewhere between October 1987 and 1992: Quantel Harry promotional video (inc McCoy titles) [0:19]
2nd October 1987: Paradise Towers 1 trailer, Monday (BBC1) [0:36]
4th October 1987: Paradise Towers 1 trailer, tomorrow (BBC1) [0:40]
5th October 1987: Paradise Towers 1 trailer, tonight #1 (BBC1) [0:26]

5th October 1987: Paradise Towers 1 trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:21, on BD]
5th – 26th October 1987: Paradise Towers 1-4 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro promoting the VHS range, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro and Outro promoting the VHS range, Part Four Into and Outro promoting Delta and the Bannermen) (BBC1) [3:17, on BD]
12th October 1987: Paradise Towers 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:22, on BD]
19th October 1987: Paradise Towers 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:38, on BD; actual short lasts 0:15, TME holds extensions on either side]

25th October 1987: The Face of Evil omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:43]
26th October 1987: Paradise Towers 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [1:13]
28th October 1987: Kilroy (Sylvester McCoy, Louise Jameson) (BBC1) [4:29, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD]
31st October 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 1 trailer, Monday (BBC1) [0:33]

31st October 1987 or 22nd September 1988: The Mark of the Rani 3 continuity (TVOntario, Canada) [0:17]
November 1987: Late Night Late (poem about Colin Baker’s weight) (ITV) [1:00]*
November 1987: Radio Times advert (Delta and the Bannermen) (BBC) [0:21]
1st November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 1 trailer, tomorrow (BBC1) [0:33]

* Date uncertain but seems to be a reader responding to an article in The Sun October 26th 1987 on this topic.

1st November 1987: The Robots of Death omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:41]
2nd November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 1 trailer, tonight #1 (BBC1) [0:34, on BD]
2nd November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 1 trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:19]
2nd – 16th November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro, promoting the Glynn theme single, Part Two Intro and Outro, Part Three Intro and Outro promoting Dragonfire) (BBC1) [3:59, on BD although TME holds some very short extensions]

7th November 1987: Earthshock omnibus continuity (KVIE, USA) [1:40]
8th November 1987: Welcome to My World 1.5 The Forgery (fake film using Daleks Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. clips) (BBC1) [1:11]
9th November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:20]
9th November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 2 trailer, in 10 minutes (BBC2) [0:09, on BD]

11th November 1987: Hartbeat (Sylvester McCoy as Pied Piper) (BBC1) [4:21, on Time and the Rani BD]
14th November 1987: Colony in Space 5-6 continuities (convention announcement) (WLIW, USA) [2:10]
14th November 1987: Going Live! (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC1) [20:58, on Time and the Rani BD, with an extract featured in Talking Doctor Who in 2023, introduced by David Tennant]
14th November 1987 or 15th April 1989: The Two Doctors 1 continuity (TVOntario, Canada) [0:12]

14th November 1987: Time-Flight omnibus continuity (KVIE, USA) [1:24]
15th November 1987: The Talons of Weng-Chiang omnibus 2 continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:16]
16th November 1987: Delta and the Bannermen 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25]
17th November 1987: Beyond 2000 Science Awards trailer, tonight (7, Australia) [0:25]

17th November 1987: Beyond 2000 Science Awards (fan-made K9) (7, Australia) [6:42]
21st November 1987: Dragonfire trailer, Monday (BBC1) [0:31, on BD]
22nd November 1987: Did You See…? (fans complain about Season 24) (BBC2) [9:54, on Delta and the Bannermen BD]
22nd November 1987: Max Headroom pirate incident during Horror of Fang Rock omnibus (WTTW, USA) [4:05] for full details click here

22nd November 1987: Horror of Fang Rock omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:36]
23rd November 1987: Dragonfire 1 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:30]
23rd November – 16th November 1987: Dragonfire 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro, Part Two Intro and Outro promoting photo mail-in, Part Three Intro and Outro, promoting BBC Videos) (BBC1) [3:24; on BD – TME holds a significant extension to the material after Part Three]
23rd November 1987: CBS Evening News (Max Headroom Incident) (CBS, USA) [1:56]

23rd November 1987: News (Max Headroom Incident) (WFLD, USA) [2:15]
23rd November 1987: News (Max Headroom Incident) (WGN, USA) [2:58]
23rd November 1987: News (Max Headroom Incident) (WBBM, USA) [1:33]
23rd November 1987: Channel 5 News (Max Headroom Incident) (WMAQ, USA) [0:43]

23rd November 1987: News (Max Headroom Incident) (WLS, USA) [0:39]
23rd November 1987: Newscenter (Max Headroom Incident) (WGRZ, USA) [0:57]
24th November 1987: Channel 5 News (fake Max Headroom Incident) (WMAQ, USA) [3:00]
27th November 1987: Radio Times advert (Doctor Who 150 stories) (BBC) [1:00, extract on Dragonfire BD]

29th November 1987: The Invisible Enemy omnibus continuity & pledge break (WTTW, USA) [3:27]
30th November 1987: Hostpot continuity (Dragonfire 2 in 5 minutes) (BBC2) [0:07, on BD]
December 1987: Doctor Who USA Tour advert (LPB, USA) [0:27]
December 1987: HTV Christmas Tape 1987 (Cyberman sketch) [unbroadcast] [1:28]
4th December 1987: I’m Sorry, I Haven’t a Clue (BBC Radio 4, song about McCoy) [0:38, on Doctor Who at the BBC Vol 2 CD]

6th December 1987: An Interview With Paul Darrow (KTEH, USA) [27:59]*
7th December 1987: Dragonfire 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:40]
7th December 1987: Cartoon Two continuity (Dragonfire 3 now) (BBC2) [0:14, on BD]
8th December 1987: Open Air (fans complain about melting face in Dragonfire) (BBC1) [0:10]

* Every episode of An Interview With focussed on Doctor Who, except for this one (focussed on Blake’s 7). The title sequence is unchanged from the Doctor Who episodes, and so includes a clip from the 1980-1986 Doctor Who titles.

9th December 1987: K.9 and Company continuity (CPTV, USA) [2:18]
10th December 1987: An Interview with Sylvester McCoy (KTEH, USA) [27:10]
12th December 1987: Entertainment USA (Jon Pertwee) (BBC2) [1:19]
13th December 1987: The Ark in Space omnibus continuity (announcement of move to WMHT) (WMHX, USA) [1:12]

17th December 1987: Open Air (Richard Briers) (BBC1) [4:55, on BD]
18th December 1987: Victoria Wood As Seen on TV 2.7 (Jim Broadbent as the Doctor) (BBC2) [1:15, on The Greatest Show in the Galaxy BD]
19th December 1987: The Deadly Assassin 1 continuity (Super Channel) [1:11]
25th December 1987: Bad Taste (aliens in telephone box reference) (movie, NZ) [0:29]

25th December 1987: Genesis of the Daleks & Revenge of the Cybermen omnibuses trailer (Super Channel) [0:37]
25th December 1987: Genesis of the Daleks omnibus continuity (Baker-McCoy hybrid titles) (Super Channel) [2:30]
26th December 1987 or 27th May 1989: Timelash 1 continuity (TVOntario, Canada) [0:14]
27th December 1987: Our Town TV (Doctor Who Northeast Fan Club) (WMHT, USA) [9:55]
31st December 1987: Dr. Who New Year’s Eve Fest [Resurrection, Revelation & Day of the Daleks] trailer (WTTW, USA) [0:37]

1988

1988: 3rd Doctor omnibuses trailer (WITF, USA) [0:26]
1988: Lionheart promotional video (History of Doctor Who, 25th Anniversary update) (PBS, USA) [10:24]
1988: Look East (motor vehicles in Happiness Patrol & Greatest Show in the Galaxy) (BBC1 East) [4:13]
1988: North West Tonight (Doctor Who fan) (BBC1 North West) [3:01]

1988: Pledge Break (disappearing TARDIS mug) (KNME, USA) [1:02]
1988: Unknown omnibus continuity (Shaw’s Supermarket sponsorship) (NHPT, USA) [0:20]
Somewhere between 3rd January and 20th May 1988: Open Air (Daleks will return in the Autumn) (BBC1) [0:12]
5th January 1988: Grange Hill 11.1 (Dalek impression) (BBC1) [0:40]

9th January 1988: Doctor Who Then & Now repeat continuity (NJN, USA) [1:51]
19th January 1988: Corners (Sophie Aldred, Keff McCulloch) (BBC1) [3:46, on Dragonfire BD]
23rd January 1988: The Armageddon Factor omnibus continuity (ABC, Australia) [1:56]
Somewhere between 23rd and 30th January 1988: The Twin Dilemma omnibus trailer (Colin Baker) (KVIE, USA) [0:45]

30th January 1988: Pledge Break (Revelation of the Daleks 2) (TVOntario, Canada) [0:54]
February 1988: Time and the Rani & Live from Atlanta! trailer (WNED, USA) [1:01]
14th February 1988: The Armageddon Factor omnibus 1 continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:30]
17th February 1988: Open Air (question about the next series) (BBC1) [1:44, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions]
Somewhere between 20th and 25th February 1988: Earthshock omnibus trailer (WHYY, USA) [0:40]

22nd February 1988: Doctor Who Robot 1 Galician titles (TVG, Spain) [0:29]
28th February 1988: Destiny of the Daleks omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:45]
28th February 1988: Surprise! Surprise! 5.8 (Cilla Black uses TARDIS phone) (ITV) [5:04]
March 1988: Canberra Festival Parade (Dalek) (amateur footage, Australia) [1:43]

5th March 1988: Pledge Break (An Interview with Sylvester McCoy & The Power of Kroll omnibus) (WXXI, USA) [0:16]
8th March 1988: Pledge Break (Time and the Rani omnibus) (WNED, USA) [6:45]
9th March 1988: Chelmsford 123 1.1 Arrivederci Roma (TARDIS gag) (Channel 4) [0:48]
12th March 1988: Pledge Break (The Five Doctors & The Armageddon Factor omnibus) (WXXI, USA) [1:12]

13th March 1988: BAFTA Craft Awards (Dancing Doctor & Dalek) (ITV) [0:19]
14th March 1988: Home and Away 1.41 (Dalek impression) (7, Australia) [0:33]
14th March 1988: Science in Action – Great Stuff (Mat Irvine) (BBC2) [6:00]
18th March 1988: The Keeper of Traken omnibus continuity (KTCA, USA) [0:40]

21st March 1988: Daytime Live (a feature on the Radiophonic Workshop, with Roger Limb) (BBC1) [6:44, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions]
31st March 1988: Why Don’t You? (Doctor Who fan, Russell T Davies as Cyberman) (BBC1) [5:49, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD]
4th April 1988: Telethon ’88 (Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, fans as monsters) (ITV) [2:38]
11th April 1988: Open Air (Peter Wragg, Special Effects Department) (BBC1) [4:35]
12th April 1988: Open Air (new series confirmed in the press) (BBC1) [0:58, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD]
14th April 1988: The News Huddlines (Dalek auditions) (BBC Radio 2) [2:15, on Doctor Who at the BBC: Lost Treasures CD]
Somewhere between 16th April and 20th May 1988: Open Air (Peter Davison) (BBC1) [1:47]*

* After Davison’s appearance on Tales of the Unexpected (on 15th April)

2nd May 1988: Children’s Royal Variety Performance (Bonnie Langford as Peter Pan; Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor; Roy Castle) (BBC1) [4:31]
5th May 1988: The Bob Harris Nightline Program (Janet Fielding, Eric Saward, Ian Levine) (LBC Radio London) [43:16]
7th May 1988: Castrovalva omnibus continuity (ABC, Australia) [3:04]
7th May 1988: The Keys of Marinus omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [1:05]
16th May 1988: Star Trek The Next Generation 1.24 The Neutral Zone (Doctor Who actors’ names on screen) (syndication, USA) [0:15]*

* As this egg would be more visible in HD, it was ‘fixed’ for the Blu-ray remasters, but just about visible in the DVD version.

18th May 1988: Take Two (fans complain about Season 24) (BBC1) [1:29, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions]
19th May 1988: Four to Doomsday omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:37]
21st May 1988: The Sensorites omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [3:03]
22nd May 1988: Castrovalva omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:28]
23rd May 1988: The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis (music video) [2:23]

31st May 1988: The Lowdown 1.3 Desperate to Act (Sylvester McCoy as Pied Piper) (BBC1) [3:37, on Dragonfire BD]
June 1988: Countdown – The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis (Nederland 2, Netherlands) [3:40]
2nd June 1988: Top of the Pops 25.22 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #22 in chart) (BBC1) [2:33]
5th June 1988: Kinda omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:35]

9th June 1988: Top of the Pops 25.23 The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis (live performance, #4 in chart) (BBC1) [3:47]
12th June 1988: The Visitation omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:40]
Somewhere between 13th and 17th June 1988: Breakfast Time (Ford Timelord interviewed) (BBC1) [0:30]
16th June 1988: Top of the Pops 25.24 The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis (repeat of live performance, #1 in chart) (BBC1) [2:18]

19th June 1988: Black Orchid omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [1:11]
23rd June 1988: Top of the Pops 25.25 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #2 in chart) (BBC1) [0:50]
25th June 1988: The Web Planet omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [6:10]
26th June 1988: Earthshock omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:32]

30th June 1988: Top of the Pops 25.26 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #8 in chart) (BBC1) [0:54]
July 1988: Silver Nemesis wrap tape [unaired] [8:21]*
2nd July 1988: On the Waterfront 1.11 The Flashing Blade (Dalek impression, Resurrection of the Daleks music) (BBC1) [0:39]
3rd July 1988: Time-Flight omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:37]

* We have generally not included raw footage from actual episodes – however in the case of Delta and Silver Nemesis, the production team at the time edited these into internal-use videos to share with the cast and crew, bringing into the same category as other internal BBC videos.

Somewhere between 6th and 31st July 1988: Channel trailer inc Castrovalva (WTTW, USA) [0:31]
7th July 1988: Top of the Pops 25.27 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #12 in chart) (BBC1) [1:32]
9th July 1988: The Chase omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [2:51]
10th July 1988: Arc of Infinity omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:30]

14th July 1988: Top of the Pops 25.28 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #27 in chart) (BBC1) [1:45]
16th July 1988: The Time Meddler omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [2:55]
21st July 1988: Top of the Pops 25.29 (Doctorin’ the Tardis #35 in chart) (BBC1) [0:50]
23rd July 1988: The Ark omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [3:34]

30th July 1988: The Kate Robbins Show 1.2 (Doctor Who spoof) (ITV) [1:11]
30th July 1988: The Caves of Androzani omnibus continuity, closedown (AETN, USA) [2:36]
30th July 1988: The Gunfighters omnibus continuity (NJN, USA) [3:42]
August 1988: Doctor Who trailer (WTTW, USA) [extract, 0:05]
Somewhere between August and December 1988: The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis/Gary in the Tardis (ad hoc remix) (FM104, Brisbane, Australia) [4:45]*
14th August 1988: Dr. Demento Show – Funny 5 (Doctorin’ the Tardis at #4) (KMET, Los Angeles, USA) [26:32]

* FM104 adopted its current name, Triple M, at some point in 1988. Because we don’t have the exact date of either the name change or this broadcast, we can’t be certain which station name is correct.

14th August 1988: The King’s Demons omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:36]
20th August 1988: Pledge Break (Delta and the Bannermen omnibus) (KERA, USA) [8:55]
20th August 1988: Pledge Break (Delta and the Bannermen omnibus) (WNED, USA) [37:34]
21st August 1988: Warriors of the Deep omnibus continuity & pledge break (WTTW, USA) [0:46]

28th August 1988: The Awakening omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:33]
September 1988: Season 25 press trailer [unaired] [2:00, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD]
17th September 1988: The Power of Kroll omnibus continuity (WNED, USA) [0:18]
Somewhere between 24th September 1988 and 27th June 1992: The James Whale Radio Show (Jon Pertwee in Carnegie Street) (ITV) [0:21]

25th September 1988: Presidential Debate (text announcing delay to Doctor Who) (WTTW, USA) [0:15]
28th September 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 1 trailer, next Wednesday (BBC1) [0:33]
2nd October 1988: The Twin Dilemma omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:32]
Somewhere between 2nd and 3rd October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 1 trailer, Wednesday (BBC1) [0:35, on DVD and BD – the original DVD release missed the overlaid caption, rectified in the Special Edition]

4th October 1988: Lineup inc Remembrance of the Daleks 1; closedown [4:23]
5th October 1988: Breakfast Time (Sylvester McCoy and Encyclopedia of The Worlds of Doctor Who author David Saunders) (BBC1) [4:59, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD without the broadcast captions]
5th October 1988: Lineup inc Remembrance of the Daleks 1 trailer (BBC) [0:23, on BD]
5th – 26th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 1-4 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro, Part Four Intro and Outro promoting video range) (BBC1) [3:04, on DVD and BD]
7th October 1988: Whose Line is it Anyway? 1.3 (bubble wrap gag) (Channel 4) [0:15]

8th October 1988: The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow 1.6 (Sylvester McCoy, Delta and the Bannermen outtakes) (BBC1) [6:07; 5:42 version on BD removing Noel’s links, including a lengthy one in the middle]
9th October 1988: Attack of the Cybermen omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:42]
11th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 2 trailer, tomorrow (BBC1) [0:32]
12th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 2 trailer, tonight #1 (BBC1) [0’35, on DVD and BD]

12th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 2 trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:10]
12th October 1988: Lineup inc The Five Doctors & Robot omnibus (WNIT, USA) [0:42]
Somewhere between 12th October 1988 – 3rd August 1990: [Robot – The Horns of Nimon] omnibus continuity (WNIT, USA) [0:32]
15th October 1988: The Creature from the Pit omnibus continuity (WNED, USA) [0:33]

16th October 1988: Vengeance on Varos omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:43]
17th October 1988: Blue Peter (Sophie Aldred wishes Blue Peter happy birthday) (BBC1) [0:26, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions]
19th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25, on DVD and BD]
19th October 1988: Points of View (fans complain about Ace’s Blue Peter badges) (BBC1) [0:41, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions]
21st October 1988: Whose Line is it Anyway? 1.5 (Doctor Who reference) (Channel 4) [0:15]

23rd October 1988: The Mark of the Rani omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:21]
6th October 1988: Remembrance of the Daleks 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:22, on DVD and BD]
28th October 1988: Daytime Live (Jon Pertwee, Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred) (BBC1) [12:24, on Remembrance of the Daleks BD with added captions. The title card gives the date as 18th October, though the BD booklet says 28th.]
31st October 1988: The Afternoon Show (Doctor Who and The Daleks who look like Spanish Conquistadors 1; The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis; Time and the Rani 1 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [10:31]
November 1988: Radio Times advert (Doctor Who 25th anniversary) (BBC Radio) [0:14]

November 1988: Smash Hits 88 The Video – The Timelords – Doctorin’ the Tardis (VHS, Australia) [2:20]*
1st November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Doctor Who and The Daleks who look like Spanish Conquistadors 2; Time and the Rani 2 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [4:23]
2nd November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Doctor Who and The Daleks who look like Spanish Conquistadors 3; Time and the Rani 3 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [3:14]
2nd November 1988: The Happiness Patrol 1 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:20, on BD]

* This is simply the full-length music video (see 23rd May 1988), included on a commercial VHS

2nd – 16th November 1988: The Happiness Patrol 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro, closing titles announcement, and Outro, followed by Radio Times trailer) (BBC1) [2:20, on BD]
3rd November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Doctor Who and The Daleks who look like Spanish Conquistadors 4; Time and the Rani 4 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [3:49]
Somewhere between 3rd and 13th November 1988: Backchat (fans complain about displaced episodes, Mel) (ABC, Australia) [2:02]
4th November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Doctor Who and The Daleks who look like Spanish Conquistadors 5; Paradise Towers 1 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [4:08]

4th November 1988: The Brain (TARDIS chemicals container) (movie, Canada) [0:36, only visible in 4:3 versions; cropped in 16:9 releases]
5th November 1988: Going Live (trailer for Sylvester McCoy’s appearance on the programme) (BBC1) [0:10]
5th November 1988: Going Live (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC1) [10:22, on The Happiness Patrol BD with added captions]
9th November 1988: The Happiness Patrol 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25, on BD]
9th November 1988: Resurrection of the Daleks omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [2:11]

11th November 1988: Whose Line is it Anyway? 1.9 (sink plunger gag) (Channel 4) [0:15]*
12th November 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.12 Enter the Fly (reverse the polarity of the neutron flow) (syndication, USA) [0:23]
12th November – 24th December 1988: The Trial of a Time Lord 7, 11, 13 continuities & pledge break (TVOntario, Canada) [1:50]
13th November 1988: Timelash omnibus continuities (WTTW, USA) [3:12]

* Sometimes catalogued as 1.8, as the pilot was aired mid-season, confusing the numbering after this point.

16th November 1988: The Happiness Patrol 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:27, on BD]
16th November 1988: Radio Times advert (25 Years of Doctor Who) (BBC) [0:35, on BD as part of The Happiness Patrol continuities]
18th November 1988: Whose Line is it Anyway? 1.10 (Doctor Who suggested as game theme) (Channel 4) [0:15]*
19th November 1988: The Making of Doctor Who (NJN, USA) [58:20, an edited version appeared on the Silver Nemesis VHS and BD removing a sequence of Malcolm Clarke with clips from Resurrection of the Daleks]

* Sometimes catalogued as 1.9, as the pilot was aired mid-season, confusing the numbering after this point.

19th November 1988: Pledge Break (Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred) (Dragonfire omnibus, The Making of Doctor Who, The Five Doctors) (NJN, USA) [1:26]
20th November 1988: Revelation of the Daleks omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [2:54]
Somewhere between 20th and 21st November 1988: Silver Nemesis 1 trailer, Wednesday (The Web Planet clip) (BBC1) [0:42, on BD]
21st November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Round 1, Remembrance of the Daleks 2 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [10:10]

22nd November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Round 2, Remembrance of the Daleks 3 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [12:26]
22nd November 1988: Silver Nemesis 1 trailer, tomorrow (The Web Planet clip) (BBC1) [0:45]
23rd November 1988: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Final, Remembrance of the Daleks 4 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [13:03]
23rd November 1988: Open Air (Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Jon Pertwee, Verity Lambert) (BBC1) [13:55, on Silver Nemesis BD]

23rd November 1988: Children’s BBC (Andy Crane introduces the Silver Nemesis trailer, with a Cyberman’s hand reaching into shot) (BBC1) [0:49]
23rd November 1988: Silver Nemesis trailer, tonight #1 (The Web Planet clip) (BBC1) [0:38]
23rd November 1988: Silver Nemesis trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:19, on BD]
23rd November – 7th December 1988: Silver Nemesis 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro, Part Two Intro and Outro, Part Three Intro and Outro promoting the 25th anniversary album) (BBC1) [3:07]

24th November 1988: Open Air (2 clips: fans complain about bows and arrows in Silver Nemesis, and the producers respond) (BBC1) [1:07, on Silver Nemesis BD with added captions]
24th November 1988: An Interview With Jon Pertwee repeat continuity (KTEH, USA) [0:24]
25th November 1988: 25th Anniversary Radio Feature (BBC Radio 1) [2:51]
25th November 1988: Only Fools and Horses: Dates (Doctor Who reference, plus a Beyond the TARDIS appearance from Nicholas Courtney as a waiter) (BBC1) [1:33]
27th November – 18th December 1988: Pledge Break (The Trial of a Time Lord omnibus 1) (WTTW, USA) [02:51]
29th November 1988: Behind the Screen (John Nathan-Turner at Tooley Street Exhibition) (BBC2) [6:24, on Silver Nemesis BD]

30th November 1988: Silver Nemesis 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:19, on BD]
December 1988: BBC Christmas Tape 1988 – Arena The Christmas Tape Story [unaired, clip from 1979 tape, dubbed] [0:36]
December 1988: Pledge Break (The Trial of a Time Lord clip) (TVOntario, Canada) [1:06]
2nd December 1988: Pledge Break (The Making of Doctor Who & Planet of the Spiders omnibus) (WTVP, USA) [0:29]

3rd December 1988: Pledge Break (The Making of Doctor Who & Timelash omnibus) (WWXI, USA) [0:35]
3rd December 1988: Pledge Break (Warriors’ Gate omnibus) (WNED, USA) [25:02]
7th December 1988: Silver Nemesis 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:26, on BD]
7th December 1988: Points of View (fans complain about the dates in Silver Nemesis) (BBC1) [1:07, on Silver Nemesis BD with added captions]
7th December 1988: An Interview With Sylvester McCoy (#2) (KTEH, USA)* [24:16]

* This is a brand new interview, but with an identical title to the earlier An Interview With Sylvester McCoy (10th December 1987)

11th December 1988: Boxpops 1.2 (montages to Doctorin’ the Tardis & Flying Purple People Eater) (BBC1) [4:16]
14th December 1988: Round Midnight (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC Radio 2) [10:37 on The Greatest Show in the Galaxy BD]
14th December 1988: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25, on BD]
14th December 1988 – 4th January 1989: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1-4 continuities (Part One Intro, Part Four Outro promoting the 25th anniversary album) (BBC1) [7:03]
18th December 1988: Season 24 omnibuses trailer, Sunday December 25th (WTTW, USA) [0:51]

21st December 1988: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 2 trailer, tonight. Variants with 2 different announcers. (BBC1) [0:14 extract; 1:12. One of these appears on BD in a 0:25 edit]
22nd December 1988: Tomorrow’s World Christmas Quiz (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC1) [29:35, on the Season 25 BD Bonus Disc]
25th December 1988: Christmas Morning With Noel (Sophie Aldred) (BBC1) [1:04:33]
25th December 1988: Top of the Pops 25.52 The Timelords & Gary Glitter – Doctorin’ the Tardis (live performance) (BBC1) [3:29]

25th December 1988: Time and the Rani omnibus continuity (opening scene comes after titles) (WTTW, USA) [3:18]
27th December 1988: Lineup inc The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 3; closedown (BBC1) [4:12]
28th December 1988: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:24, on BD]
29th December 1988: Blue Peter (Cyberman in costume store) (BBC1) [0:47]

1989

1989: The South Bank Show – Underground Art trailer (The Web of Fear 1 clip) (TVOntario, Canada) [1:08]
1989: Central Post (Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) [9:28]
1989: This Morning (Tom Baker) (ITV) [7:07]
1989: North West (Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) (BBC1 North West) [2:56]

1989: Pledge Break (Buffalo Time Council & Followers of Rassilon) (WNED, USA) [2:53]
1989: Reportage (The KLF discuss Doctorin’ the Tardis) (BBC2) [8:26]
1989: Snub TV (The KLF discuss Doctorin’ the Tardis) (BBC2) [6:04]
1989: The KLF discuss Doctorin’ the Tardis [unknown program] (BBC) [2:19]

1989: The Making of Doctor Who – Behind the Scenes (NJN, USA) [8:40]
1989: The Making of Doctor Who – Making of a Scene (NJN, USA) [12:32]
1989: The Making of Doctor Who – John Nathan-Turner Interview (NJN, USA) [21:37, on Silver Nemesis BD]
1989: The Making of Doctor Who – Chris Clough (NJN, USA) [22:19, on Silver Nemesis BD]
1989: The Making of Doctor Who – Dorka Nieradzik Interview (NJN, USA) [8:49, on Silver Nemesis BD]
1st January 1989: Paradise Towers omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [1:52]
3rd January 1989: Lineup inc The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 4; closedown (BBC1) [6:34]

4th January 1989: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:18, on BD]
8th January 1989: Delta and the Bannermen omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [2:05]
15th January 1989: Dragonfire omnibus continuity (error in announcement) (WTTW, USA) [2:22]*
16th January 1989: Press Gang 1.1: Page One (tresspassers will be exterminated) (ITV) [1:27]
February 1989: The Way It Is (Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) (Capital Radio) [3:22]

* Announces that An Unearthly Child will be the next episode broadcast, though in fact they went with Spearhead from Space

4th – 25th February 1989: Paradise Towers 1, 2, 4 continuities & pledge breaks (TVOntario, Canada) [3:55]
5th February 1989: Back on the Box (The Chase clip) (BBC1) [0:57]
10th February 1989: The Space Museum omnibus continuity (WHYY, USA) [2:22]
15th February 1989: Only Fools and Horses 6.5 Sickness & Wealth (Dalek reference) (BBC1) [0:32]

On 17th February 1989, the movie Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure received its global premiere. Its time-travelling phone booth (which tightly squeezed in a large number of historical figures, leading to jokes about the cramped space) was suggested by director Stephen Herek to writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon as an alternative to the originally written time-travelling van, which was considered to be too similar to the Back to the Future movies. Matheson and Solomon are on record that they knew nothing of Doctor Who or the TARDIS, but Herek has never commented.

The Bill & Ted visual canon is as follows:

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (movie, 17/2/89)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures (Hanna-Barbera animated series, 13 episodes 15/9 – 22/12/90)
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (movie, 19/7/91)
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures (DIC animated series, 8 episodes 14/9 – 16/11/91)*
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures (live action series, 7 episodes plus one unaired pilot 28/6 – 9/8/92)*
Bill & Ted Face the Music (movie, 28/8/20)

* Starring Evan Richards and Christopher Kennedy as Bill & Ted. The live action series was produced prior to Bogus Journey but held back to air after.

17th February 1989: Knock Knock (Sophie Aldred) (BBC1) [2:30, on The Greatest Show in the Galaxy BD with added captions]
20th February 1989: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Round 1, Genesis of the Daleks 1 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [5:05]
21st February 1989: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Round 2, Genesis of the Daleks 2 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [4:36]
22nd February 1989: The Afternoon Show (Who Quiz Final, Genesis of the Daleks 3 continuity) (ABC, Australia) [4:30]
1st March 1989: Newsbeat (Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) (BBC Radio 1) [1:50, on Doctor Who at the BBC Vol 2 CD]
10th March 1989: Wogan (Jon Pertwee) (BBC1) [11:33, an extract was featured in Talking Doctor Who in 2023, introduced by David Tennant]

10th March 1989: A Night of Comic Relief (TARDIS Estate Agent) (BBC1) [0:14]
11th March 1989: Pledge Break (Planet of the Daleks omnibus) (KVIE, USA) [40:09]
11th March 1989: Pledge Break (Sylvester McCoy) (The Making of Doctor Who & Remembrance of the Daleks omnibus) (GPTV, USA) [12:16]
12th March 1989: The Happiness Patrol omnibus continuity & pledge break (WTTW, USA) [0:16]

13th March 1989: Good Morning Britain (Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) (ITV) [27:30]
15th March 1989: Comic Cuts (Dicky Howett, Tim Quinn) (Children’s Channel) [12:39]
19th March 1989: BAFTA Desmond Davis Award (Julia Smith, The Underwater Menace clip) (BBC) [2:19]
19th March 1989: Docteur Who La Genèse des Daleks (Genesis of the Daleks) 1 French titles (TF1, France) [0:30]

19th March 1989: Silver Nemesis omnibus continuity & pledge break (Colin Baker) (WTTW, USA) [5:34]
Somewhere between 24th and 31st March 1989: The Twin Dilemma omnibus trailer (WNYC, USA) [0:18]
26th March 1989: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [1:37]
26th March 1989: Sunday Supplement (Gerald Flood) (Ocean Sound, New Hampshire) [27:59, on The King’s Demons BD]

2nd April: The Factory (The Time Warrior review & competition, ABC, Australia) [2:19]
3rd April 1989: North Tonight (Jon Pertwee, The Ultimate Adventure) (Grampian Television, Scotland) [2:54]
8th April or 20th September 1989: Dragonfire 3 continuity (TVOntario, Canada) [0:12]
8th April 1989: The Gunfighters omnibus continuity & pledge break (WHYY, USA) [13:21]

12th April 1989: This Morning (Jon Pertwee, Graeme Smith, The Ultimate Adventure) (ITV) [9:47]
19th April 1989: Take Two 8.3 (behind the scenes of The Curse of Fenric) (BBC1) [4:32, on BD]
21st April 1989: The Mary Whitehouse Experience 1.3 (Doctor Who Monsters Dispute sketch) (BBC Radio 1) [03’01”]
28th April 1989: Every Second Counts (question about John Cleese in Doctor Who) (BBC1)*
1st May 1989: Open Air (Sylvester McCoy, Mat Irvine, George Takei) (BBC1) [40:11, with 25:13 of highlights on the Season 25 BD Bonus Disc]
2nd May 1989: Jon Pertwee backstage at The Ultimate Adventure, Bristol Hippodrome [unknown radio show] [9:04]
6th May 1989: On the Waterfront 2.3 (Jon Pertwee) (BBC1) [6:51]
11th May 1989: Open Air (Every Second Counts on 28th April) (BBC1) [0:40]*

* TME doesn’t hold the original Every Second Counts clip, just the extract shown within Open Air

12th May 1989: The Krotons omnibus continuity (WHYY, USA) [0:15]
19th May 1989: Docteur Who Robot 1 French titles (TF1, France) [0:41]
3rd June 1989: The Trial of a Time Lord omnibus 2 continuity (Doctor Who going on ‘vacation’) (KTCA, USA) [1:01]
24th June 1989: Calendar (Colin Baker, The Ultimate Adventure) (ITV) [2:02]

28th June 1989: CBS News Nightwatch (Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, John Nathan-Turner) (CBS, USA) [12:59]
July 1989: Talkback (fans complain about Talons of Weng-Chiang being skipped) (KCET, USA) [1:13]
14th July 1989: Star Test 1.14 Danielle Dax (Dalek question) (Channel 4) [2:18]
August 1989: Autumn trailer inc The Curse of Fenric (BBC1) [0:52]

Somewhere between 7th and 19th August 1989: Colin Baker at SIDS charity [unknown news show] [0:16]
16th August 1989: Season 26 press trailer [unaired] [1:33, on Battlefield BD]
20th – 27th August 1989: Pledge Breaks (Planet of the Spiders omnibus 1-2) (WTTW, USA) [23:45]
26th August 1989: The Great TV Game Show 1.5 (4th Doctor spoof) (10, Australia) [3:03]
27th August 1989: Latham’s Light Programme (Sylvester McCoy, Nicholas Courtney) (BBC Wiltshire Sound) [10:06, on Doctor Who at the BBC: Lost Treasures CD]

27th August 1989: Remembrance of the Daleks 4 trailer, tonight (YTV, Canada) [0:15]
30th August 1989: Battlefield trailer, next Wednesday (BBC1) [0:46, on BD]
September or October 1989: The Star Attraction trailer (The Curse of Fenric clip) (BBC1) [0:24]
1st September 1989: Lineup inc An Unearthly Child 1; closedown (YTV, Canada) [0:21]

3rd September 1989: Battlefield trailer, Wednesday (BBC1) [0:59]
3rd September 1989: Robot omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:37]
4th September 1989: Telly Addicts 5.1 (titles with animated Dalek, version 1) (BBC1) [0:29]
4th – 8th September 1989: An Unearthly Child 1, 4 continuities (YTV, Canada) [2:13]

Somewhere between 4th September 1989 and 26th January 1990: Lineup inc [An Unearthly Child-The War Games] episode (YTV, Canada) [0:36]
6th September 1989: Battlefield 1 trailer, tonight #1 (BBC1) [0:41]
6th September 1989: Battlefield 1 trailer, tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:34, on BD]
6th – 27th September 1989: Battlefield 1-4 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro promoting The Daleks VHS, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro, Part Four Intro) (BBC1) [2:42, on BD]

10th September 1989: The Ark in Space omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:42]
12th September 1989: Lineup inc Battlefield 2; closedown (BBC1) [4:45]
13th September 1989: Battlefield 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:20, on BD]
16th September 1989: The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow 2.3 (Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, David Banks as Cyberman) (BBC1) [3:25, on the Battlefield BD with the end credits curtailed]

17th September 1989: The Sontaran Experiment omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:44]
20th September 1989: Battlefield 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25, on BD]
23rd September 1989: The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow 2.4 (Sylvester McCoy bloopers) (BBC1) [1:11, on the Battlefield BD]
24th September – 1st October 1989: Genesis of the Daleks omnibus 1-2 continuities (WTTW, USA) [0:20]

27th September 1989: Battlefield 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:25, on BD]
2nd October 1989: Telly Addicts 5.5 (Peter Purves question) (BBC1) [0:10]
4th October 1989: Ghost Light 1 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:21, on BD]
4th – 18th October 1989: Ghost Light 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro and Outro including Katharine Schlesinger spelling error in credits, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro and Outro promoting The Curse of Fenric) (BBC1) [3:52, on BD]

8th October 1989: Revenge of the Cybermen omnnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:14]
11th October 1989: Ghost Light 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:24, on BD]
15th October 1989: Terror of the Zygons omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:44]
18th October 1989: Ghost Light 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:18, on BD]

19th October 1989: Alexei Sayle’s Stuff 2.1 (Margaret Thatcher gets a TARDIS) (BBC2) [2:00]
22nd October 1989: Planet of Evil omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:38]
25th October 1989: The Curse of Fenric 1 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [2:23 including lengthy footage either side; short clip appeared on BD]
25th October – 15th November 1989: The Curse of Fenric 1-4 continuities (Part One Intro, Part Two Intro, Part Three Intro, Part Four Intro) (BBC1) [2:49, on BD]

29th October 1989: Pyramids of Mars omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:42]
30th October 1989: The Curse of Fenric 2 trailer, tomorrow; closedown (BBC1) [4:33]
1st November 1989: The Curse of Fenric 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:09]
5th November 1989: The Android Invasion omnibus continuity (WTTW, USA) [0:52]

8th November 1989: The Curse of Fenric 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:18, on BD]
14th November 1989: Red Dwarf 3.1 Backwards (TARDIS) (BBC2) [unaired] [0:30]*
15th November 1989: The Curse of Fenric 4 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:13, on BD]
17th November 1989: Children in Need (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC1) [5:24]

* Some Red Dwarf websites note that this footage was intended for use in the second episode of the season, Marooned, however the film slate shows Backwards as the episode in production. Both episodes feature similar shots of Starbug leaving Red Dwarf’s hangar bay.

20th November 1989: Survival 1 trailer, Wednesday (BBC1) [0:29, on BD]
22nd November 1989: Survival 1 trailer tonight #1 (BBC1) [0:31, on BD]
22nd November 1989: Survival 1 trailer tonight #2 (BBC1) [0:22, on BD]
22nd November – 6th December 1989: Survival 1-3 continuities (Part One Intro, Part Two Intro, Part Two Intro Scotland Version, Part Three Intro and Outro (BBC1) [4:42, on BD with curtailed Christmas Trailer at the end of the Part Three Outro]

29th November 1989: Survival 2 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:21, on BD]
December 1989: Excellent YTV Contest (Doctor Who question) (YTV, Canada) [0:35]
2nd December 1989: Pledge Break (Peter Davison) (The Making of Doctor Who & The Power of Kroll omnibus) (NJN, USA) [30:48]
3rd December 1989: Pledge Break (The Ark in Space omnibus) (WTVS, USA) [9:32]

6th December 1989: Survival 3 trailer, tonight (BBC1) [0:23, on BD]
7th December 1989: Open Air (Doctor Who props at Ealing Film Studios) (BBC1) [1:01]
9th December 1989: Ealing Film Studios Open Day (Dalek) (amateur footage) [6:00]
15th December 1989: Whose Line is it Anyway 2.5 (Flipper People gag) (Channel 4) [0:26]

19th December 1989: Open Air (Sylvester McCoy) (BBC1) [7:18]
24th December 1989: Telly Addicts 5.17 (titles with animated Dalek, version 2) (BBC1) [0:37]
30th December 1989: The Face of Evil & The Robots of Death trailer (WTTW, USA) [1:48]
31st December 1989: Dr Who and the Daleks & Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D trailer (BSB Movie Channel) [0:29]

Footage broadcast from January 1990 onwards is documented in our Wilderness Years page.

Beyond the TARDIS: The Sylvester McCoy Era

9th October 1987: Transformers The Headmasters 1.14 Explosion on Mars!! (TARDIS sound effect) (Nippon TV, Japan) [0:48]
November 1987: G.O.S.H. – The Wishing Well (behind the scenes & music video) [5:36]*
23rd December 1987: Des O’Connor Tonight 11.10 G.O.S.H. – The Wishing Well (alternate music video) (BBC2) [5:36]*
24th December 1987: Philishave advert (Tom Baker) [0:31]

* The Wishing Well was a charity single raising money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. Performers included Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford and Tracey Wilson (Delta and the Bannermen); producers included Keff McCulloch.

1988: Kit-e-Kat advert (Mary Tamm) [0:33]
1988: Starwatch: A Glimpse of Things to Come (promo for unmade series starring Jon Pertwee) [12:08]
1988: Stylus Children’s Animated Classic Videos advert (Jon Pertwee) [0:31]
1988: Vosene advert #1 (Elisabeth Sladen) [0:31]

1988: Vosene advert #2 (Elisabeth Sladen) [0:18]
17th March 1988: Open Air (Peter Davison coming up) (BBC1) [0:10]*
29th – 30th May 1988: Telethon 88 (Tiswas McCoy Werewolf) (ITV) [1:01]
28th October 1988: Children’s BBC (Sylvester McCoy promotes What’s Your Story) (BBC1) [1:00]

* Peter is introduced in the context of A Very Peculiar Practice. We don’t know if the actual interview covered Doctor Who or not.

1st November 1988: Daytime Live (Sylvester McCoy promotes What’s Your Story?) (BBC1) [3:51]
1st December 1988: Witchery (three uses of the Tom Baker time tunnel) (movie, Italy) [1:50]
1989: Friends Provident advert (Louise Jameson) [0:31]
1989: Nissan advert (music reminiscent of Doctor Who theme) (USA) [0:30]

27th July 1989: Top of the Pops 26.30 Bros – Too Much (Sophie Aldred in audience) (BBC1) [3:24]*
27th December 1989: Wogan (Jon Pertwee as Scarlet Pimpernel) (BBC1) [1:38]

* Similarly to Nicola Bryant’s appearance on 2nd August 1984, there’s no real Doctor Who reference here except that it’s Sophie and Sylvester, popping by during rehearsals for Ghost Light. We’ve only ever spotted Sophie in this footage.

The sweater from Remembrance of the Daleks

Somewhere between 26th September 1987 and 13th April 1991: Going Live! (Jimi Hendrix sketch) (BBC1) [2:00]
Somewhere between 26th September 1987 and 13th April 1991: Going Live! (Psychedelic Shirts sketch) (BBC1) [1:08]
27th February 1988: Going Live! 1.23 (Erasure in The Singing Corner) (BBC1) [1:01]
11th November 1989: Going Live! 3.8 (Lisa Stanfield in The Singing Corner) (BBC1) [2:24]
25th November 1989: Going Live! 3.10 (Jason Donovan & Nigel Kennedy in The Singing Corner) (BBC1) [2:29]

Trev and Simon were the regular comics on Saturday morning variety show Going Live! from 1987-1993; one of their regular features was as a folk duo who interviewed the star guests of the week, usually getting them mixed up with someone else. During these skits, Simon generally alternated between two outfits, one of which seems to be a reuse of a costume that appeared in Remembrance of the Daleks (as worn by John, who the Doctor discusses sugar with). Some of these sketches appeared on a 1990 compilation ‘Trev & Simon’s Stupid Video’ and a 1991 compilation ‘Trev & Simon’s Other Video’.

Time tunnel footage

1st October 1987: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (omnibus 1 of 4) (3 clips) (syndication, Canada) [2:41]
5th October 1987: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1.17 Home Sweet Home Again (2 clips) (syndication, Canada) [1:10]
21st October 1987: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1.31 Tik Tok, The Mechanical Man (syndication, Canada) [0:29]
3rd November 1987: Ozma of Oz (omnibus 3 of 4) (syndication, Canada) [0:27]
6th November 1987: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1.44 Miss Cuttenclip and Mister Fuddle (2 clips) (syndication, Canada) [0:46]

Oz no Mahou Tsukai was an anime adaptation of Frank Baum’s Oz books. It incorporates the slit-scan effect from the 1974-1980 Doctor Who titles (unofficially known as the ‘time tunnel’). This footage had been part of a collection of visual and sound effects that the BBC had sold to overseas production companies.

The time tunnel footage was used in scenes where Dorothy traveled to or from the Land of Oz. For more detail about international versions of this show, see our Colin Baker-era page.

The English dub was heavily abridged into a 4 x 90 minute omnibus format. This was sold as four ‘movies’:

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (including time tunnel scenes from Episodes 1 & 17)
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Ozma of Oz (including time tunnel scene from Episode 31)
The Emerald City of Oz

The time tunnel scenes from Episode 44 were not included in the omnibus format. The omnibus format was not sold in any languages other than English.