PREVIEW TRAILERS
To promote the upcoming stories the BBC had
trailers made that would show footage from episode one of the following serial,
usually because episode one was the only installment
completed at the time. However some trailers often featured specially filmed
material for a particular serial. Below is a list of trailers I have managed to
track down, however it should be pointed out that this list is far from
complete – if a story isn't mentioned here it doesn't necessarily mean it
didn't have a trailer.
WILLIAM HARTNELL
SERIAL: An Unearthly Child (Season One)
DURATION: 52"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Contained footage from the first episode.
SERIAL: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1) (Season Two)
DURATION: 20"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: EXISTS
RELEASED: Included on The Dalek Invasion of Earth DVD
DETAILS: Since this story was held over from the previous year, the BBC were
able to make two trailers & utilize footage from all six episodes.
SERIAL: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2) (Season Two)
DURATION: 29"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: EXISTS
RELEASED: Included on The Dalek Invasion of Earth DVD
DETAILS: Since this story was held over from the previous year, the BBC were
able to make two trailers & utilize footage from all six episodes.
SERIAL: The Web Planet (Season Two)
DURATION: 1'44"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Apparently contained footage of a Zarbi
checking into the BBC to collect it's room keys...
SERIAL: Galaxy 4 (Season Three)
DURATION: 1'45"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Details unknown. Most likely contained footage from the first episode,
although as with The Dalek Invasion of Earth this serial was made during season
two so it is possibly footage from all four episodes may have been utilised.
SERIAL: The Celestial Toymaker (Season Three)
DURATION: ??"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Details unknown. Most likely contained footage from the first episode.
SERIAL: The Smugglers (Season Four)
DURATION: 45"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Details unknown. Most likely contained footage from the first episode,
although as with The Dalek Invasion of Earth this serial was made during season
three so it is possibly footage from all four episodes may have been utilised.
PATRICK TROUGHTON
SERIAL: The Power of the Daleks (Season Four)
DURATION: 20"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: EXISTS
RELEASED: Included on the Lost in Time DVD (Disc 2)
DETAILS: The trailer was found in June 2003 at the end of a programme broadcast
the night before Power of the Daleks 1 went to air, and features footage from
Episode 1.
SERIAL: The Moonbase (Season Four)
DURATION: 10" (?)
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Details unknown. Most likely contained footage from the first episode.
Unsure of exact duration as well.
SERIAL: The Faceless Ones (Season Four)
DURATION: 57"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: Included on the JV (Joint Venture) Reconstruction of The Macra Terror
DETAILS: TBA
SERIAL: The Evil of the Daleks (Season Four)
DURATION: 49"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: Shown immediately after the end credits faded on The Faceless Ones 6, this
trailer showed Jamie and the Doctor chasing the Tardis being driven off in the
lorry, stopping out of breath. A male announcer says 'Next week, Doctor Who
begins a new adventure..' Dialogue between Doctor and Jamie discussing the loss
of the Tardis. There was also footage of the Dalek materializing from the end
of The Evil of the Daleks 1. The trailer ends with the title card and the time,
5.15.
SERIAL: The Tomb of the Cybermen (Season Five)
DURATION: ??"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: The week before the serial aired, a special preview tape showed close
ups of several cybermats scuttling from the right to
left on a grey studio floor. This footage was specially filmed and did not
appear in the serial. It was played out on videotape and came with a voice
over: "Next week Doctor Who faces a new threat in the form of the deadly Cybermats". The title 'DOCTOR WHO - 5.15' then appeared
before fading to black.
SERIAL: The Abominable Snowmen (Season Five)
DURATION: ??"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: Included on The Tomb of the Cybermen DVD
DETAILS: The shot showing a sudden zoom into yetis face standing by Tardis
(episode 4) was used as a preview, with again 'DOCTOR WHO - 5.15' below.
SERIAL: The Ice Warriors (Season Five)
DURATION: 1'15"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: Contained specially shot material involving Clent
& Penley talking about the ice age and contained footage
of an Ice Warrior breaking out of ice. Not sure if this is the same shot of
Varga breaking free at the end of episode 1, or specially shot material.
SERIAL: The Enemy of the World (Season Five)
DURATION: 1'00"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: Included on the
DETAILS: Details unknown. Most likely contained footage from the first episode.
SERIAL: The Web of Fear (Season Five)
DURATION: 1'40"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: Contained specially shot material of Patrick Troughton sitting on a
platform of a subway station, warning kids that this story may be scary for
adults.
SERIAL: Fury from the Deep (Season Five)
DURATION: 45"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: A film sequence showing the Doctor's trio walking along a beach was
shown. This was followed by the Doctor examining the pipeline and hearing a
heart beat. The heart beat remained over a shot of waves crashing in on the
shore, as it appeared at the beginning of episode 1. 'DOCTOR WHO - 5.15' was
faded at the bottom of the shot of the waves, which faded to black.
SERIAL: The Wheel in Space (Season Five)
DURATION: 43"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: After a shot of the wheel spinning in space, we had a sequence where a
solarized cyber silhouette is seen materialising inside the egg. The preview
ended on the hand emerging from the egg, with a voice over identifying the Cybermen.
The title card of 'DOCTOR WHO - 5.15' was used again.
SERIAL: The Dominators (Season Six)
DURATION: ??"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
RELEASED: No
DETAILS: A shot of Ronald Allen, with the humped back appeared, followed by shot
going into close up of a quarks head as it loomed up over a hill top (film
stock). The trailer acted as a season preview rather than an introduction to
this story. The Voice over announced "The Dominators and the Quarks".
SERIAL: The Seeds of Death (Season Six)
DURATION: 43"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: TBA
SERIAL: The War Games (Season Six)
DURATION: 28"
ARCHIVE
STATUS: AUDIO ONLY
RELEASED: TBA
DETAILS: TBA
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