The Macra Terror

] [cite web
url= http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2j.htm
title= PAGENAME
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author =
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url= http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/jj.html
title= PAGENAME
publisher = A Brief History of Time Travel
last = Sullivan
first = Shannon
date = 2005-05-07
accessdate = 2007-11-18] Working titles for this story include "The Spidermen", "The Insect-Men" and "The Macras". [Howe, Walker, p. 167]

Anneke Wills wore hair extensions for the first few scenes of the serial, as she was sporting a new, shorter hairstyle. A haircut for her character was written into the story, as part of Polly's refreshment regimen at the Colony.

This story introduced the first new opening title sequence since the series began. The new sequence was created by original titles designer Bernard Lodge and engineer Ben Palmer on 9 December 1966. For the first time, the face of the lead actor, Patrick Troughton, was incorporated into the "howl-around" patterns. [Walker, Howe, p 167] The tradition of incorporating the face of the current Doctor in the title sequence continued throughout the remainder of the series' original run.

After playing the part of Chicki in the first episode, Sandra Bryant asked to be released from her contract so that she could accept another job. Karol Keyes took over the part for the final episode. [Howe, Walker, p. 167]

All episodes of "The Macra Terror" are missing from the BBC archives. [Walker, Howe, p. 714]

Doctorwhobook
title=The Macra Terror
series=Target novelisations
number=123
featuring=


writer=Ian Stuart Black
publisher=Target Books
coverartist=Tony Masero
isbn=0 491 03227 7
set_between=
pages=
date=July 1987 (Hardback)10th December 1987 (Paperback)
preceding=The Massacre
following=The Rescue|

Commercial releases

A novelisation of this serial, written by Ian Stuart Black, was published by Target Books in July 1987.

As with all missing episodes, off-air recordings of the soundtrack exist due to contemporary fan efforts. In 1992 these were released on audio cassette, accompanied by linking narration from Colin Baker. In 2000, the soundtrack was remastered and re-released on CD, again with the Baker narration.

In November 2004, surviving clips were included in the "Lost in Time" DVD set.

Footnotes

References

*cite serial | title = The Macra Terror | series = Doctor Who | credits = Writer Ian Stuart Black, Director John Davies, Producer Innes Lloyd | network = BBC | station = BBC1 | city = London | began = 1967-03-11 | ended = 1967-04-01
* cite book
author = Howe, David J & Walker, Stephen James
year = 2003
title = The Television Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to DOCTOR WHO
edition = 2nd ed.
location = Surrey, UK
publisher = Telos Publishing Ltd.
id = ISBN 1-90388951-0

External links

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*BBCCDWP|id=macra|title=The Macra Terror
*Brief |id=jj | title=The Macra Terror
*Doctor Who RG | id=who_2j | title=The Macra Terror
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/macraterror "The Macra Terror"] at [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/ Doctor Who Locations]

Reviews

*OG review | id=jj | title=The Macra Terror
*DWRG | id=macr | title=The Macra Terror

Target novelisation

* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1987/macra/87macra.htm On Target — "The Macra Terror"]