{"id":34681,"date":"2022-02-25T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=34681"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:53:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:53:46","slug":"coming-soon-from-the-vinyl-who-collection-the-pirate-planet-from-demon-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/02\/25\/coming-soon-from-the-vinyl-who-collection-the-pirate-planet-from-demon-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Soon from the Vinyl Who Collection: The Pirate Planet from Demon Records"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Fibuli! Sound the alarms! The Pirate Planet<\/em> is being released on vinyl by Demon Records later this very month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the soundtrack for this Season 16 four-part tale, written by Douglas Adams, will join the Vinyl Who<\/em> collection, a series of LPs that includes an array of Doctor Who<\/em> stories like The Myth Makers<\/a>, The Evil of the Daleks<\/a><\/em>, and The Daleks’ Master Plan<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pirate Planet<\/a><\/em> stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Mary Tamm as the first Romana, and takes place early on in the Key to Time run of tales. This soundtrack is narrated by\u00a0John Leeson, the voice of K9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the synopsis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The life force is dead! We\u2019re all murderers!”<\/p>

Demon Records presents the debut\u00a0Doctor Who<\/em>\u00a0adventure by\u00a0Douglas Adams\u00a0– creator of\u00a0The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em>\u00a0– starring\u00a0Tom Baker\u00a0as the Doctor.<\/p>

On the hunt for the Key to Time, the Doctor, Romana and K9 materialise on the planet Calufrax \u2013or do they? Entangled in local events, they are caught between the bombastic Captain \u2013 half-man,half-machine \u2013 and the sinister Mentiads. Someone is ransacking whole planets for their wealth,and just as the Doctor discovers who\u2019s behind it another one comes under threat: Earth!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Pirate Planet<\/em> is presented across two 140g “Sky Demon Splatter” vinyl discs, in a fully illustrated gatefold sleeve showing cast and credits, and inner bags featuring complete episode billings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pirate Planet<\/em> vinyl<\/a> will be released by Demon Records in March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n