The Ark in Space

“Wirrn the Money”, “The Ark in Spain”, “Noah’s House Party”

“The One With Green Acne” (USA), “Doktor Wer Und Der Grosse Gruner Monsteren” (France)

Doctor Who, Harry and the old girl stop some frozen humans being turned into monsters by some similar monsters

*** - It’s gritty in a comfy way

“Homosexuals…” (Tom Baker’s mind wanders during a take)

"Well, my pants are purely honorary"

Ian Marter used his own accent during the making of Dr Who and charged the BBC a rental fee for its use.

Tom Baker’s shoes were not harmed during the making of this serial.

The Putney Pipe called episode two ‘hotter than cheese on toast’ but considered episode four to be ‘akin to two week old cheese on toast’. The reviewer was shot out of a cannon shortly afterwards at the editor’s request.

Only nine people watched episode one but they were part of the Million Telly Club (a prestigious society where members have to literally own at least one million television sets).

Lis Sladen was hung-over during studio work and the script had to be re-written to allow her time to lie down.

Tom Baker’s beagle Tom Baker II was brought on set as part of the first ever “Bring Your Pet To Work Day” but it disgraced itself by urinating on the Tardis, biting Robert Holmes and eating Lis Sladen’s stick insect, Marmalade.

The DVD features the outtake where Tom Baker performs the whole of part three with a fag in his hand. When this is pointed out by a brave stagehand, Tom turns to camera and says “You see this, children? This is how I’ve lived to be seven hundred years old”.

...is that Elisabeth Sladen literally cannot act her way out of a cardboard room

Si Hunt

"Story 4C brings back some literally painful memories. One of the "characters" claims to be under the influence of an "alien" force despite the fact that he was simply covered with bubble-wrap. Some years ago I attended Firkinside Technical College and was the subject of some pathetically juvenile "bullying". I informed father of the daily beatings and he advised me to take them like a man and I would be stronger for it. I took his advice and saw no noticeable improvement in my fortunes. Then a rather miraculous thing happened - the rough boys became bored of pummelling me each morning behind the stables. Instead they would wrap me in bubble-wrap and then pummel me. They found the popping sound extremely entertaining (don't we all? <g>) and this kept them amused for the rest of term. The padding afforded me a little protection and it was now only direct blows to the face or g-r-o-i-n which drew noticeable swelling. If I could live that part of my life over again I would either introduce them to bubble-wrap earlier in our acquaintanceship or I would've simply stopped going to the stables every morning break, appointment or no appointment."

The predecessor of DWAS, known as DWAT (Doctor Who Appreciation Trust) proudly proclaimed in issue 27 of "Celestial Toyshop" that "Ark in Space" would feature the Tom Baker era's first returning monster. "The Wirrn" said Steve Tremble, "return after many years in the wilderness to fight Doctor Who. Last seen in Patrick Troughton's classic "The Krotons", the Wirrn will be hoping for better luck this time." The Trust were later forced to publish an apology after the boy doing filing as a school holiday job found out that the monsters in "The Krotons" were actually called Gonds. Much bitterness followed and, after a headline in a rival publication called "Who Trusts the Who Trust?", the group disbanded for ever.