Time and the Rani

Time and the Rani

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Preproduction

*This story's working title was "Strange Matter".Brief | id=7d | title=Time and the Rani]
*The Loyhargil, lightweight substitute for strange matter, is an anagram of "holy grail".
*Amongst the famous Humans the Doctor mentions towards the end as he explains to Mel the severity of the Rani's plans are Elvis and Mrs Malaprop (a fictional character).
*Ken Trew created the Seventh Doctor's costume, based on a 1930s golfing design.

Casting

*Wanda Ventham and Donald Pickering previously appeared together in "The Faceless Ones". Wanda Ventham also appeared in "Image of the Fendahl".

Production

*The story features a pre-credits sequence where the TARDIS crash-lands on Lakertya. This is only the third time in the series history that there was a pre-credit sequence. "Castrovalva" (1982) and "The Five Doctors" (1983) were the first two stories to have a "cold opening". Only one more story of the original series, "Remembrance of the Daleks" would feature a pre-credits teaser, although this practice became commonplace from "The End of the World" onwards (the 1996 TV movie featured a short sequence incorporated into the title sequence).
*The main location used for the planet Lakertya including the exterior of the Rani’s laboratory was Cloford Quarry, in Somerset.

Post-Production

*This story was the first time the "Doctor Who" title sequence was created with a computer. Many of the effects, like the bubble Mel is trapped in, were done in the same manner.
*Keff McCulloch arranged the new opening theme. It was used until the end of the regular run of the series. A new logo for the series was also introduced with this story along with a new opening credits sequence that moved away from the "starfield" motif introduced in 1980. The new theme arrangement marked the first time since the First Doctor's era that the theme's "middle eight" section was regularly heard during the opening credits (the previous two arrangements used the middle eight during the closing credits only). As with the opening sequence from the Sixth Doctor era, the Seventh Doctor's opening does not use a static image of the Doctor, but rather one with limited animation: the image starts as a scowl, then the Doctor winks and smiles. McCoy appears to be wearing makeup that gives his face and hair a silver/grey appearance.

Commercial releases

This story was released on VHS in July 1995.

In print

Doctorwhobook
title=Time and the Rani
series=Target novelisations
number=127
featuring=


writer=Pip and Jane Baker
publisher=Target Books
isbn=0 491 03186 6
set_between=
pages=
date=December 1987 (Hardback)5th May 1988 (Paperback)
preceding=The Mysterious Planet
following=Vengeance on Varos|
A novelisation of this serial, written by Pip and Jane Baker, was published by Target Books in December 1987.

References

External links

*BBCCDW|id=timerani|title=Time and the Rani
*Doctor Who RG | id=who_7d | title=Time and the Rani
*OG|7d|Time and the Rani

Reviews

*OG review | id=7d | title=Time and the Rani
*DWRG | id=timer | title=Time and the Rani

Target novelisation

* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1988/timeand/88timean.htm On Target — "Time and the Rani"]


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