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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

The Sands of Time was the second story of Season 40 of Doctor Who. It was written by Justin Richards, directed by Hettie MacDonald and featured Tom Baker as the Doctor and Mary Tamm as Romana.

Synopsis

The Fourth Doctor is in 1903 London with Romana — a city shrouded in mystery. When Romana is kidnapped in the British Museum, the Doctor has to unlock the answers to a series of ancient questions. Their quest leads them across continents and time as an ancient Egyptian prophecy threatens future England. To save Romana, the Doctor must foil the plans of the mysterious Sadan Rassul. But as mummies stalk the night, an ancient terror stirs in its tomb.

Plot

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Cast

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Executive Producer - David Renwick
Writer - Justin Rich ards
Produc er - Bill S hapt er
Script Editor - Russell T Davies
Director - Hettie MacDonald
Director of Photography - Ernie Vincze
Production Designer - Jon Bunker
Visual Effects - The Mill
Make-Up Designer - Davy Jones
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Murray Gold
Costume Designer - Lucinda Wright
Edited by - Mike Jones
Special Effects - Bryan Stanislas
Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
Title Music - Delia Derbyshire
Title Sequence by Bernard Lodge

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Development

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Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.01m viewers. It ranked at 15th over the week.
Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.23m viewers. It ranked at 9th over the week.
Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.39m viewers. It ranked at 9th over the week.

Story Notes

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 ==Crew==
+*Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
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+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+*[[Writer]]<nowiki/> - [[Justin Richards|Justin Rich]]<nowiki/>[[Justin Richards|ards]]
+*[[Producers|Produc]]<nowiki/>[[Producers|er]] - [[Bill Shapter|Bill S]][[Bill Shapter|hapt]][[Bill Shapter|er]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Hettie MacDonald]]
+*[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Ernie Vincze]]
+*[[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jon Bunker]]
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[The Mill]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Davy Jones]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Murray Gold]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Lucinda Wright]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Mike Jones]]
+*[[Special Effects]] - [[Bryan Stanislas]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Bernard Lodge]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
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