A special vinyl record of the complete narrated TV soundtrack of Doctor Who: The Crusade, with linking narration by William Russell, is due for release in October from Demon Records, a subsidiary of BBC Studios.

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, presented for the first time on double 140g green and yellow translucent vinyl, features the complete audio soundtrack, working from masters first produced for an earlier project by Mark Ayres.

“History must take its course.”

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).

It includes illustrated individual sleeves featuring Radio Times-style billings for each episode. The project was designed by Dare Creative, who also worked on previous Fourth Doctor record releases, with illustrations by Sam Goddard.

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

You can reorder Doctor Who: The Crusade (2LP Green & Yellow Translucent Vinyl) from AmazonUK.