Galaxy 4

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*The working title for this story was "The Chumblies". Different resources alternatively spell out the title: "Galaxy Four".
*The story's central twist, that the beautiful Drahvins are actually the villains of the piece, was partially ruined by the fact that British newspapers gave away the twist before the story was broadcast.

Broadcast and reception

The ratings for this story ranged from 9 million viewers for Episode 1 and a peak of 11.3 million viewers for Episode 3.

Ian Levine claimed that the Doctor Who Appreciation Society obtained legal permission to privately screen this serial at a convention in 1978, only to find that the BBC had junked the episodes about three weeks prior.cite journal|title=The Mark of Destruction: The truth behind the missing episodes of Doctor Who (part one)|first=Ian|last=Levine|authorlink=Ian Levine|journal=DWB|month=July | year=1992|issue=103|pages=pp. 12–15] Later research subsequently showed this to be mistaken, as the DWAS never held any agreement to show the serial, and BBC Enterprises appear to have junked at least one of the episodes by the end of 1976.cite journal|title=Withdrawn, De-accessioned and Junked|first=Richard|last=Bignell|journal=Nothing at the End of the Lane — the Magazine of Doctor Who Research and Restoration|month=June | year=2005|issue=2|pages=pp. 44–49] (However, since at least one episode is known to have been in existence after this date, this story cannot conclusively be dismissed as apocryphal.)

Doctorwhobook
title=Galaxy Four
series=Target novelisations
number=104
featuring=


writer=William Emms
publisher=Target Books
coverartist=Andrew Skilleter
isbn=
set_between=
pages=
date=November 1985 (hardback)10th April 1986 (paperback)
preceding=The Twin Dilemma
following=Timelash|

Commercial releases

The BBC no longer holds the serial in its archives. The only remaining visual record of this story consists of about six minutes of footage from Episode 1 and several publicity photographs. See Doctor Who missing episodes.

All extant audio-visual material for this story was released on DVD by the BBC in 2004 as part of the "Lost in Time" box set, including a lengthy clip (the longest of any missing episode) which had previously been made available on VHS (see "The Ice Warriors"): within the "The Missing Years" documentary.

The soundtrack for the serial is intact and has been released commercially, with linking narration provided by Peter Purves. See List of Doctor Who audio releases.

In print

A novelisation of this serial, written by William Emms, was published by Target Books in November 1985, entitled "Galaxy Four".

References

External links

*BBCCDW | id=galaxyfour | title=Galaxy 4
*Brief |id=t | title=Galaxy 4
*Doctor Who RG | id=who_t | title=Galaxy 4
*OG | id=t | title=Galaxy 4

Reviews

*DWRG | id=gala | title=Galaxy 4
*OG review | id=t | title=Galaxy 4

Target novelisation

* [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~ecl6nb/OnTarget/1986/galaxy/86galaxy.htm On Target — "Galaxy Four"]

Audio Adaptation

*OG review | id=t-cd | title=Galaxy 4 | description=audio