DOCTOR WHO - The Crusade (Original BBC TV Soundtrack) - 2LP Green and Yellow Translucent Vinyl [OCT 4]

2LP - Limited Edition 140g Green and Yellow Translucent Vinyl. The 'lost' 1965 TV adventure starring William Hartnell complete on vinyl for the first time. Includes beautifully illustrated individual sleeves.

Demon Records presents, for the first time on double green and yellow translucent vinyl, the complete narrated TV soundtrack of ‘Doctor Who: The Crusade’, with linking narration by William Russell.

The TARDIS travellers materialise in 12th Century Palestine, where English Crusaders are engaged in a holy war with Saladin, ruler of the Saracens. When Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) is abducted in a Saracen ambush, the Doctor (William Hartnell), Vicki (Maureen O’Brien) and Ian (William Russell) find themselves guests at the palace of King Richard the Lionheart (Julian Glover).

First broadcast in March and April 1965, the story has become a noted classic among Doctor Who historical adventures, with a guest cast including Julian Glover and Jean Marsh.

Only two of its four episodes survive in the BBC TV archive, but this vinyl release features the complete audio soundtrack. Includes beautifully illustrated individual sleeves featuring Radio Times-style billings for each episode.

This release is dedicated to the memory of narrator William Russell, who died in June aged 99.

Tracklist: 

Side A
Episode 1: The Lion
First broadcast 27th March 1965

Side B
Episode 2: The Knight of Jaffa
First broadcast 3rd April 1965

Side C
Episode 3: The Wheel of Fortune
First broadcast 10th April 1965

Side D
Episode 4: The Warlords
First broadcast 17th April 1965