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14 NT NEWS. Monday, October 14, 2013. www.ntnews.com.au Rare find just what the Doctor ordered By DANNY KEMP LONDON: Nine missing epi- sodes of cult BBC science fic- tion drama Doctor Who have been found in a television station storeroom in Nigeria, nearly half a century after they were last seen. Among the recovered 1960s’ footage is most of the classic story The Web of Fear, a black-and-white ad- venture in which the Time Lord, then played by Patrick Troughton, battles a robot yeti in London’s under- ground train system. The tapes were found gath- ering dust in a television stat- ion in Jos, a central Nigerian city plagued by chronic sec- tarian violence. The trove, which is being described by the BBC as the ‘‘largest haul of missing epi- sodes recovered in the last three decades’’, also includes six-part story The Enemy of the World. ‘‘It’s thrilling,’’ said Mark Gatiss, author of recent Doctor Who episodes. ‘‘Every single avenue seemed to have been exhaus- ted, every now and then something turns up — but to have two virtually complete stories out of the blue is ab- solutely incredible.’’ The BBC destroyed many of the drama’s original tapes in the 1960s and 1970s but some were copied for sale to foreign broadcasters. Despite the find, 97 epi- sodes remain lost. The episodes were un- covered by Phillip Morris, di- rector of Television Internat- ional Enterprises Archive. ‘‘The tapes had been left gathering dust in a storeroom at a television relay station in Nigeria,’’ he said, adding that they were ‘‘just sitting on the shelf’’. ‘‘I remember wiping the dust off the masking tape on the canisters and my heart missed a beat as I saw the words, Doctor Who. ‘‘When I read the story code I realised I’d found something pretty special.’’ The tapes originally went from Britain to Hong Kong and then on to a series of tele- vision stations in Nigeria as part of the distribution that operated at the time. Mr Morris said he had been ‘‘lucky’’ to find the tapes in- tact given the high tempera- tures in Nigeria. Mr Morris said it was ‘‘probably the largest haul of missing episodes recovered in the last 25, 30 years.’’ The programs will be avail- able on iTunes and DVD. 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The former philosophy student pulled out of the Asia leg of the group’s Battle Born world tour due to ‘‘per- sonal reasons’’ at the end of September, and now band- mate Ronnie Vannucci has hinted the rockers might not continue without him. ‘‘I don’t want to blow the top on it,’’ Vannucci told NME backstage after a re- cent gig in Hong Kong. ‘‘Being part of this ma- chine is physical and men- tally exhausting.’’ Asked if the band would carry on without Stoermer if the rumours of his depar- ture were true, he added: ‘‘I’d hope we’d keep truck- ing on. But at the same time, it isn’t the same band.’’ Just weeks after being cast as the lead, Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam has pulled the pin on Fifty Shades of Grey Red faces as Shades of Grey star quits NEW YORK: Charlie Hun- nam is dropping out of the highly anticipated big-screen version of Fifty Shades of Grey just weeks after being cast as the lead, citing his busy schedule. Universal Pictures and Focus Features announced the British actor, who was to play Christian Grey, will depart the project. The studio called it a mutu- al decision because Hun- nam’s preparation time was limited by his television schedule. He stars in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. It’s an abrupt and embarr- assing switch for a high- profile film. Fans of E L James’ erotic best-seller are eagerly await- ing the movie adaptation, which will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Dakota Johnson remains in the co-starring role of Anastasia Steele. A replacement will be sought for Hunnam, who last month said he initially turned down the role. When his casting was an- nounced in September, many vented their concern online, claiming the actor (Pacific Rim) was ill suited to play the seductive billionaire. Producers Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca took to Twitter to defend the choice, maintaining their two leads had good chemistry together. Representatives for Hun- nam didn’t respond to a re- quest for comment. ROMANCE REIGNITES LONDON: Actress/model Eliz- abeth Hurley and former cricket ace Shane Warne are back on track after the Aus- sie turned out to support the British beauty on the set of her new TV show. The pair reportedly called off their engagement in Sept- ember but have been trying to overcome their issues, and Warne was by Hurley’s side as she shot scenes for The Royals in Oxfordshire. MEG RETURNS TO TV LOS ANGELES: Hollywood ac- tress Meg Ryan is heading back to the small screen af- ter signing on to produce and star in a new comedy series. The When Harry Met Sally star will portray a former hotshot editor and single mum in New York in the as- yet-untitled show for Amer- ica’s NBC network. The program is being written by former Family Ties scribe Marc Lawrence, according to The Hollywood Reporter. UNIVERSAL APOLOGY NEW DELHI: Organisers of Miss Universe extended their ‘‘deepest apologies’’ to India over a photo shoot at the Taj Mahal that triggered a police case and accusations that the reigning title holder disrespected the famed monument to love. Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, a 21-year-old American, visi- ted the mid-17th century mausoleum during a 10-day tour of India. During her time at the World Heritage site, she posed for cameras with branded shoes. LEE’S LEADING MEN LOS ANGELES: Director Lee Daniels is on the lookout for the perfect male love match for Alex Pettyfer to star alongside him in Hol- lywood’s first ever gay action hero blockbuster. Old pals Kenny and Dolly reunite for duet NASHVILLE: Three decades after their unforgettable team up on Islands in the Stream, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton have a new duet out on Rogers’ latest album. The title song from You Can’t Make Old Friends shows once again the special chemistry he and Parton have. But Rogers says it stops there. ‘‘Working with Dolly is a great rush for me because we are good friends and we have been forever,’’ Rogers said. ‘‘People always thought we were having an affair and we didn’t want to ruin it because if we’d had an affair, we’d lose that spark. We just flirt- ed a lot.’’ Not even one stolen kiss? ‘‘Flirting is more electric than passion — it’s the antici- pation,’’ Rogers said. ‘‘She does it better than anybody I’ve ever seen.’’ Rogers asked The Gambler songwriter Don Schlitz to come up with a song he could do with Parton that defined their relationship, and Old Friends was the result. The release this week of the new album kicks off an event- ful month for the 75-year-old Rogers. He’ll be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 27. Star brothers in spot of bother LOS ANGELES: The Jonas Brothers could owe millions for cancelling their US con- cert tour. A spokesperson for the pop trio, comprised of Nick, 21, Joe, 24, and Kevin, 25, con- firmed the 19-day trek was axed due to ‘‘a deep rift with- in the band’’. According to MTV News, the Jonas’s reason for cancel- ling is unlikely to satisfy in- surers and they could be ‘‘on the hook for millions’’. ‘‘If they cancelled because they had a rift within the band, that’s something not insurable, because it’s with- in their control,’’ said Carol Thornhill from insurance broker Robertson Taylor.
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Rare find justwhattheDoctor orderedBy DANNY KEMP
LONDON: Nine missing epi-sodes of cult BBC science fic-tion drama Doctor Who havebeen found in a televisionstation storeroom in Nigeria,nearly half a century afterthey were last seen.
Among the recovered1960s’ footage is most ofthe classic story The Web ofFear, a black-and-white ad-venture in which the TimeLord, then played by PatrickTroughton, battles a robot
yeti in London’s under-ground train system.
The tapes were found gath-ering dust in a television stat-ion in Jos, a central Nigeriancity plagued by chronic sec-tarian violence.
The trove, which is beingdescribed by the BBC as the‘‘largest haul of missing epi-sodes recovered in the lastthree decades’’, also includessix-part story The Enemy ofthe World. ‘‘It’s thrilling,’’said Mark Gatiss, author ofrecent Doctor Who episodes.
‘‘Every single avenueseemed to have been exhaus-ted, every now and thensomething turns up — but tohave two virtually completestories out of the blue is ab-solutely incredible.’’
The BBC destroyed manyof the drama’s original tapesin the 1960s and 1970s butsome were copied for sale toforeign broadcasters.
Despite the find, 97 epi-sodes remain lost.
The episodes were un-covered by Phillip Morris, di-
rector of Television Internat-ional Enterprises Archive.
‘‘The tapes had been leftgathering dust in a storeroomat a television relay stationin Nigeria,’’ he said, addingthat they were ‘‘just sittingon the shelf’’.
‘‘I remember wiping thedust off the masking tape onthe canisters and my heartmissed a beat as I saw thewords, Doctor Who.
‘‘When I read the storycode I realised I’d foundsomething pretty special.’’
The tapes originally wentfrom Britain to Hong Kongand then on to a series of tele-vision stations in Nigeria aspart of the distribution thatoperated at the time.
Mr Morris said he had been‘‘lucky’’ to find the tapes in-tact given the high tempera-tures in Nigeria.
Mr Morris said it was‘‘probably the largest haul ofmissing episodes recoveredin the last 25, 30 years.’’
The programs will be avail-able on iTunes and DVD.
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Killers stuckon death rowLONDON: The Killers ap-pear to be on the verge ofsplitting up following newssuggesting bassist MarkStoermer has quit the band.
The former philosophystudent pulled out of theAsia leg of the group’s BattleBorn world tour due to ‘‘per-sonal reasons’’ at the end ofSeptember, and now band-mate Ronnie Vannucci hashinted the rockers mightnot continue without him.
‘‘I don’t want to blow thetop on it,’’ Vannucci toldNME backstage after a re-cent gig in Hong Kong.
‘‘Being part of this ma-chine is physical and men-tally exhausting.’’
Asked if the band wouldcarry on without Stoermerif the rumours of his depar-ture were true, he added:‘‘I’d hope we’d keep truck-ing on. But at the same time,it isn’t the same band.’’
Just weeks after being cast as the lead, Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam has pulled the pin on Fifty Shades of Grey
Red facesasShadesof Greystar quitsNEW YORK: Charlie Hun-nam is dropping out of thehighly anticipated big-screenversion of Fifty Shades ofGrey just weeks after beingcast as the lead, citing hisbusy schedule.
Universal Pictures andFocus Features announcedthe British actor, who was toplay Christian Grey, willdepart the project.
The studio called it a mutu-al decision because Hun-nam’s preparation time waslimited by his televisionschedule. He stars in the FXseries Sons of Anarchy.
It’s an abrupt and embarr-assing switch for a high-profile film.
Fans of E L James’ eroticbest-seller are eagerly await-ing the movie adaptation,which will be directed bySam Taylor-Johnson.
Dakota Johnson remainsin the co-starring role ofAnastasia Steele.
A replacement will besought for Hunnam, who lastmonth said he initiallyturned down the role.
When his casting was an-nounced in September, manyvented their concern online,claiming the actor (PacificRim) was ill suited to play theseductive billionaire.
Producers Dana Brunettiand Michael De Luca took toTwitter to defend the choice,maintaining their two leadshad good chemistry together.
Representatives for Hun-nam didn’t respond to a re-quest for comment.
ROMANCEREIGNITESLONDON: Actress/model Eliz-abeth Hurley and formercricket ace Shane Warne areback on track after the Aus-sie turned out to support theBritish beauty on the set ofher new TV show.The pair reportedly called offtheir engagement in Sept-ember but have been tryingto overcome their issues,and Warne was by Hurley’sside as she shot scenes forThe Royals in Oxfordshire.
MEGRETURNSTOTVLOS ANGELES: Hollywood ac-tress Meg Ryan is headingback to the small screen af-ter signing on to produce andstar in a new comedy series.The When Harry Met Sallystar will portray a formerhotshot editor and singlemum in New York in the as-yet-untitled show for Amer-ica’s NBC network.The program is being writtenby former Family Ties scribeMarc Lawrence, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
UNIVERSALAPOLOGYNEW DELHI: Organisers ofMiss Universe extendedtheir ‘‘deepest apologies’’ toIndia over a photo shoot atthe Taj Mahal that triggereda police case and accusationsthat the reigning title holderdisrespected the famedmonument to love.Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, a21-year-old American, visi-ted the mid-17th centurymausoleum during a 10-daytour of India.During her time at the WorldHeritage site, she posed forcameraswith branded shoes.
LEE’S LEADINGMENLOS ANGELES: DirectorLee Daniels is on the lookoutfor the perfect male lovematch for Alex Pettyfer tostar alongside him in Hol-lywood’s first ever gay actionhero blockbuster.
Old pals Kenny andDolly reunite for duetNASHVILLE: Three decadesafter their unforgettableteam up on Islands in theStream, Kenny Rogers andDolly Parton have a new duetout on Rogers’ latest album.
The title song from YouCan’t Make Old Friendsshows once again the specialchemistry he and Parton
have. But Rogers says itstops there.
‘‘Working with Dolly is agreat rush for me because weare good friends and we havebeen forever,’’ Rogers said.
‘‘People always thought wewere having an affair and wedidn’t want to ruin it becauseif we’d had an affair, we’d
lose that spark. We just flirt-ed a lot.’’
Not even one stolen kiss?‘‘Flirting is more electric
than passion — it’s the antici-pation,’’ Rogers said. ‘‘Shedoes it better than anybodyI’ve ever seen.’’
Rogers asked The Gamblersongwriter Don Schlitz to
come up with a song he coulddo with Parton that definedtheir relationship, and OldFriends was the result.
The release this week of thenew album kicks off an event-ful month for the 75-year-oldRogers. He’ll be inducted intothe Country Music Hall ofFame on October 27.
Star brothers in spot of botherLOS ANGELES: The JonasBrothers could owe millionsfor cancelling their US con-cert tour.
A spokesperson for the poptrio, comprised of Nick, 21,Joe, 24, and Kevin, 25, con-firmed the 19-day trek wasaxed due to ‘‘a deep rift with-in the band’’.
According to MTV News,
the Jonas’s reason for cancel-ling is unlikely to satisfy in-surers and they could be ‘‘onthe hook for millions’’.
‘‘If they cancelled becausethey had a rift within theband, that’s something notinsurable, because it’s with-in their control,’’ said CarolThornhill from insurancebroker Robertson Taylor.
