The Curse of Peladon

Season 9

Serial 2

No. Episodes: 4


Review

The Curse of Peladon is story that is an allegory for the UK's entry in to the European Union. As a child I didn't understand the nature of the story so I thought that it was a bit dull. Now looking back on the story with hindsight, it takes on a new meaning.

It's a good story and well executed. It's also good to have new aliens introduced, all different and interesting. And the return of the Ice Warriors is also delightful!

As far as the story goes, Peladon (played by Patrick Troughton's son David) comes across very weakly and this lets the story down.



Special Features

  • Audio Commentary with Katy Manning, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks, Chris d'Oyly-John
  • Info Text
  • Making of Documentary
  • Behind The Sofa
  • Jon & Katy Featurette
  • Storyboard Comparison
  • Film Footage
  • BBC Trails and Continuity
  • HD Photo Gallery
  • Audio Archive
  • PDF Written Archive


The Collection Review

This disk contains the orignal version of the story and the DVD version which is the PAL conversion from NTSC tapes.