Doctor Who - Pyramids Of Mars (DVD) Reviews

When the decision was made to create Doctor Who, it was felt that the programme should combine entertainment with historical information, that not only should the Doctor battle against and help various inhabitants of other planets, but that there should also be an element of genuine education. Consequently the Doctors' first two human assistants ...  Read the complete review

PYRAMIDS OF MARS is the 8th 'Doctor Who' story starring Tom Baker, and was first broadcast in October / November 1975. The story also stars Elisabeth Sladen as his companion Sarah Jane Smith, who recently appeared in her own Children's BBC series, THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES. The story is told over 4 episodes. The plot has The Doctor and ...  Read the complete review

Originally screened from October to November 1975, Robert Holmes’ ‘Pyramids of Mars,’ based on an earlier draft by Lewis Griefer, is often regarded as one of the finest episodes in the entire long-running series. Featuring just about everything that made Doctor Who so enjoyable, with the exception of the humour, which is necessarily absent in this ...  Read the complete review

Ever since Egyptology became popular in the nineteenth century people have used its sinister mysticism and death cult as a tool in horror stories, the famous universal film ‘The Mummy’ in the 1930 is a good example, the connection between ancient Egypt and Science fiction is more recent but fans of Stargate take note Doctor Who got there ...  Read the complete review