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	Outpost Gallifrey: Reviews
		The character of the new Doctor, whilst not fully established until the story reaches Castrovalva itself, is nevertheless developed over the first two episodes; initially hugely erratic, the Doctor's personality is undefined early on, with Davison getting a chance to flex his acting skills by briefly impersonating his four predecessors.
		The scene in which the Doctor asks them to point out specific locations on a rough map of Castrovalva works very well, because their unsettled responses to what he is trying to show them begin to demonstrate that for all that they are fictional creations of a madman they are people in their own right.
		The sets used for Castrovalva are impressive, and surprisingly well lit to resemble natural light, something of a rarity during Doctor Who in the eighties.
	www.gallifreyone.com /review.php?id=5z (2017 words)

	Castrovalva
		Castrovalva is in truth a most civilised town, and its inhabitants were merely engaged in an exercise programme and were wearing old suits of armour to stiffen their resolve for the hunt; Shardovan did not go as he is too tall to fit into the available armour.
		Tegan is convinced that the people of Castrovalva are all involved in a conspiracy, but Nyssa suspects that they are also a part of the mathematical recursion affecting the town.
		Castrovalva is a Block Transfer Computation, brought into existence and maintained by Adric's calculations; the entry in the TARDIS data bank was planted by Adric to lure the Doctor into the trap.
	www.drwhoguide.com /who_5z.htm (3317 words)

	Castrovalva (M. C. Escher) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Castrovalva is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M.
		The perspective is toward the northwest, from the narrow trail on the left which, at the point from which this view is seen, makes a hairpin turn to the right, descending to the valley.
		In 1982 the name "Castrovalva" was used in a story in the BBC television series Doctor Who.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castrovalva_(M._C._Escher) (234 words)

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		Castrovalva could have been pretty much what it seemed to be, and the climactic breaking-up of the environment could have just been caused by one of the Castrovalvans.
		Castrovalva is a fascinating place and Mr Bidmead has lavished it with his usual attention to detail.
		Castrovalva itself is a breathtaking design, not only being well-lit but well-designed, managing to make this a convincing and real town with wonderful Escher-inspired designs and architecture.
	www.pagefillers.com /dwrg/cast.htm (10409 words)

	Castrovalva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Castrovalva is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 4 to January 12, 1982
		Castrovalva is the name of an early lithograph by the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher, and the design of the city in this serial reflects the impossible nature of many of Escher's later works.
		The Doctor eats celery with relish in Castrovalva, proclaiming it as a definite symbol of civilisation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castrovalva (3749 words)

	Castrovalva by Christopher H. Bidmead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Castrovalva is the final story in the Return of the Master trilogy, which began with The Keeper of Traken.
		The first two episodes concern themselves mainly with the after-effects of the Doctor's regeneration and the crisis of the TARDIS as it heads for the Big Bang after the Master's trap.
		The second two are about Castrovalva itself, which is another trap set by the Master, this one a mathematical occlusion.
	www.msu.edu /~gobeski1/Castrova.htm (498 words)

	Thought Scraps
		And the revelation that the Master had been posing as the mayor (or whatever it was) of Castrovalva came as a real surprise.
		The Castrovalva plot strand is actually quite good and the designs and sets for the city are very good.
		And anybody who claims that Castrovalva is scientifically accurate is suffering from the 2001 syndrome: Bad science in SF so bad that it fails to make sense altogether combined with some philosophical mumbo-jumbo is suddenly mistaken for something deep and meaningful.
	www.corabuhlert.com /2002/09/coras-comments-on-doctor-who-as-ive.html (1706 words)

	The Friday Review: Kingdom Of The Wicked
		At its heart, Castrovalva is still a childhood fantasy, but the child that created it is long gone.
		The almost full-page rendering of this perfectly evokes the queasy, off-kilter feeling of the war torn Castrovalva, with Grahame framed against an immense, rocky bed and the path he's on vanishing beneath it.
		The climax, where we discover the true nature of both Castrovalva and of Chris Grahames' circumstances, are a perfect example of this, the crisp line work of the previous pages being supplemented by a lush, detailed quality similar to painted work.
	www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=233 (1290 words)

	Fidel Castrovalva? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The entire world of Castrovalva resembled a bizarre sort of medieval utopia, a walled monastery of learning and hospitality that might have dominated in the Arthurian age.
		And the city of Castrovalva itself (though only really consisting of three or four sets, I imagine) was profoundly notable for me. The square, with its limited space, still seemed to depict light and air in a Renaissance tile pattern.
		"Castrovalva" is a good story, though I suspect it loses some its freshness on a second viewing, but worth seeing for the design values alone.
	www.unm.edu /~lmargot/castrovalva.html (1207 words)

	Castrovalva
		Looking for another place where the Doctor can complete his regeneration, the travellers find Castrovalva, a citadel of peace and learning, where they meet Shardovan, its librarian, and the ancient Portreeve, whose strange tapestry shows scenes from the past.
		The Doctor soon realises Castrovalva is not what it seems; they are caught in a recursive occlusion - a space-time trap.
		Castrovalva is a block transfer computation created by Adric.
	peterdavison.s5.com /castrovalva.html (219 words)

	Castrovalva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Wheras the fourth Doctor would have strode into Castrovalva and started confusing its populace with quips and sweets, his success was much more laid back, preferring to follow the lead of others and step in only when it was obviously necessary.
		Unfortunately the success of CASTROVALVA meant the device would be used inappropriately in all further introduction stories, hampering the Baker and McCoy efforts to establish themselves in the role.
		CASTROVALVA is a very rewarding adventure that dares to be different at a juncture where many other producers would have played it safe with an ultra-traditional monster tale.
	www.shigson.freeserve.co.uk /Fineline/castro.htm (673 words)

	Amazon.com: Doctor Who - Castrovalva: Video: William Hartnell,Patrick Troughton,Jon Pertwee,Tom Baker,Peter ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Castrovalva serves as a worthy introduction to Peter Davison and Season 19.
		The Doctor is taken to Castrovalva by the Master who creates this entire city and its people in order to get at the Doctor, which is very very hard to believe, but none the less happens.
		It was the tail end of the Master trilogy, the three stories that ended the over-extended reign of Tom Baker and made this young viewer a fan.
	www.amazon.com /Doctor-Who-Castrovalva-William-Hartnell/dp/6302884586 (2938 words)

	Outpost Gallifrey: Episode Guide
		As Castrovalva starts to fold in on itself, the Master tries to escape in his TARDIS, now disguised as an ornamental fireplace, but cannot.
		The rather sublime debut of new Doctor, Peter Davison, in the wake of the immensely popular Tom Baker, "Castrovalva" is actually a continuation of some storylines from "The Keeper of Traken" and "Logopolis," most notably the third part of a "Master trilogy" with Anthony Ainley.
		Released as "Castrovalva" in the UK [March 1992] and Australia/New Zealand [September 1992] (BBC catalog #4737); US/Canada [October 1993] (WHV catalog #E1144); episodic format, cover illustration by Andrew Skilleter.
	www.gallifreyone.com /episode.php?id=5z (1358 words)

	SongBook / Castrovalva and Mawdryn Undead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By the time the end credits rolled on part four of a given story, this thematic material was burned into our brains.
		This CD picks up with the opening pre-credits sequence of Castrovalva, the first outing for Peter Davison as the fifth incarnation of the Time Lord.
		Castrovalva initially restates the closing musical cue of Logopolis, the cliffhanger that leads into it, and then jumps into the main title.
	www.thelogbook.com /disc/q2-00/c.html (404 words)

	Castrovalva
		The girls have consulted the databank and learned of Castrovalva, Dwellings of Simplicity found in the Andromedan Phylox Series which are ideal for the Doctor's recuperation.
		Tegan effects a rough landing in the woods of the green planet, and the two girls carry the Doctor inside his cabinet towards the distant clifftop settlement.
		At the Portreeve's, the elderly official reveals that he is the Master, and sets about trying to open the Zero Cabinet; he has created Castrovalva and its inhabitants as a trap and lured the TARDIS there.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/seabright/267/media/5z.html (1088 words)

	Castrovalva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Travelling to the city, the three travellers meet Shardovan, its librarian, and the elderly Portreeve, who governs the city, and whose strange tapestry portrays scenes from the past, including the travellers themselves.
		The Doctor begins to recover, and realises that Castrovalva is far more than it appears - he and his companions are caught in a space / time trap known as recursive occlusion.
		As the Doctor and his companions escape the city, the Master is dragged back inside by the very people he created, and Castrovalva vanishes.
	www.clivebanks.co.uk /Castrovalva.htm (432 words)

	Castrovalva
		But Castrovalva is not the haven of peace and tranquillity the Doctor and his companions are seeking.
		But the Doctor has been weakened by regeneration and the travellers attempt to travel to peaceful Castrovalva unaware of the web that has been spun by the renegade Time Lord...
		Doctor Who - Castrovalva marks the beginning of Peter Davison's tenure of the role of the Doctor ans was written by Christopher H. Bidmead, who was script editor of the series during its eighteenth season.
	www.fortunecity.com /tattooine/spock/388/Stories/5th/5Z.html (293 words)

	Castrovalva
		Castrovalva is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		After trips to the future and the past encountering villains such as Monarch and the Mara, the Fifth Doctor was confronted with tragedy when Adric died trying to stop a space freighter from crashing i...
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	www.experiencefestival.com /castrovalva (1180 words)

	doctorwho: new stories, old stories
		I've seen all of the regen serials and the closest it's come to the Nine-to-Ten change was Four-to-Five in "Castrovalva".
		Five was incapacitated for most of the serial and when he woke up, he sorted everything out in about twenty minutes.
		Plus Castrovalva is really Logopolis episodes 5-8 (although that could work if you showed Logopolis to accompany Bad Wolf).
	community.livejournal.com /doctorwho/1257003.html (3412 words)

	www.castrovalva.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Castrovalva is a sketch by the amazing artist M.C. Escher
		Castrovalva is the name of a four-part story in the BBC program Doctor Who.
		Castrovalva is the domain name of a small server farm.
	www.castrovalva.com (346 words)

	Castravalva review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		They find Castrovalva has a secret--it was only just created by Adric under the Master using the Logolpolis computations.
		The Doctor pulls Adric from the Master's neural net and they escape but Castrovalva collapses.
		also possibly set on Castrovalva in 2480 or 5450.
	www.angelfire.com /de/adrichome/castravalva.html (111 words)

	"Castrovalva" (Doctor Who #117)
		Suffering from post-regeneration trauma, he only narrowly manages to save the ship from destruction as it plunges back to Event One, the hydrogen in-rush that preceded the creation of the universe.
		He then seeks sanctuary in the peaceful domain of Castrovalva, only to discover that it is an illusory, dimensionally paradoxical trap set for him by the Master with the unwilling aid of a kidnapped Adric.
		The Doctor eventually wins the day by enlisting the help of the Castrovalvan people who, although also part of the Master's creation, are nevertheless able to exercise free will.
	drwho.epguides.info /?ID=1328 (218 words)

	The Official M.C. Escher Website
		But he also made some wonderful, more realistic work during the time he lived and traveled in Italy.
		Castrovalva for example, where one already can see Escher's fascination for high and low, close by and far away.
		The lithograph Atrani, a small town on the Amalfi Coast was made in 1931, but comes back for example, in his masterpiece Metamorphosis I and II
	www.mcescher.com /Biography/biography.htm (485 words)

	Program Schedule on IPTV's Sci-Fi Friday Night - www.sffn.com
		However one mechanoids troubles are another humans dreams and soon thanks to a bit of reprogramming, Krytie TV is on the air...
		HAving escaped the Masters scheme to destroy the TARDIS the Doctor Nyssa and Teegan have come to Castrovalva for the Doc to recover and hopefully remeber who he is.
		Of course the Master isn't really done with them yet and in fact they are already hip deep in his latest greatest way to humiliate and destroy the Doctor.
	www.sffn.com /archive/s010622.htm (141 words)

	Dr Who Castrovalva Review: Doctor Who t-shirts and DVD/video reviews from Androzani.com
		It's unfortunate, too, that the plot of Castrovalva only underlines this, making the Doctor even more ineffectual.
		Then when they reach Castrovalva, there's virtually an entire episode where nothing happens at all.
		We like the way Castrovalva carries straight on from Logopolis: it adds a much-needed forward momentum.
	www.androzani.com /castrovalva.shtml (966 words)

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