Dangerous Journey

The eyes of the world

are on Nevada to witness at short range

the world's most powerful atom bomb.

And this is it.

EXPLOSION

Illuminating the Earth with the glare of 100 suns,

seen 75 miles away, even in brilliant sunshine.

The vacuum created by the terrific blast

sucks up the sand like a cyclone...

Popcorn? ...creating a sandstorm

that envelops the dazed GIs

as they emerge from their shelters.

And the world must ask,

is this the pinnacle of man's creative genius?

In England, Queen Elizabeth II continues to observe

the 16-week period of mourning, following the death...

NEWSREEL FADES

WHIRRING

TIMER RINGS

TIMER STOPS

WHIRRING

DRAMATIC NEWSREEL MUSIC PLAYS

JOLLY MUSIC PLAYS

Oh, it's such a beautiful day!

I think I'll go to town.

Yes, sirree! Well, me, oh, my!

Who might you be? Don't make me laugh!

But, I declare, you're a stranger in these parts!

Who are you, sir? Don't make me laugh!

Because...

SINGING FADES

Oh, my!

And what's your name, sweetie pie?

They call me Sunshine Sally.

No, don't give me sunshine!

Because I'm more interested...

..in moonlight.

That icy cold beam of heaven

touching my soul

and bringing me...life!

What do ya think?

I asked you.

Yes, you. Sitting there drooling

with your buckets of popped corn

and caramel water.

I asked you...

...what do ya think?

This one's kind of silly. Mm-hm.

What did you say?

I'm looking at you - with the glasses.

What did you say?

Who? Me?

Don't make me laugh!

Yes, you.

How are they doing this?

If you won't tell me,

then I'll have to find out for myself.

Get ready...

..cos here...I...come!

SHE GASPS

We're going 3D.

WHIRRING CONTINUES

And remember, whatever you do,

don't...

...make...me...laugh!

SCREAMING

So...you left Earth...

...May the 24th...

...2025.

And the one place the TARDIS cannot reach

is May the 24th.

VWORP!

We bounce off.

Well, can't you get this box of yours fixed?

You're a Time Lord. Take it back to planet...Timelordia.

Oh, I wish it was called that.

The name is Gallifrey.

Well, then let's go home to Gallifrey.

They must have...garages.

Maybe not today, yeah?

But I never asked. What about you?

Who have you got? Girlfriend, boyfriend, otherfriend?

No, but there is Mum and Dad.

Aw.

He works in tax. She's a violinist.

Oh, no way!

She's in the London Regency Orchestra. She's amazing.

Oh. My dad's...kind of musical.

Well, he sings.

Well, he loves grabbing the microphone.

He's awful.

And he makes me laugh so much.

And I would really...

...really like to see them again.

Please.

This...should get you home.

It is a Vortex Indicator

which I am going to call a Vindicator.

Yeah?

So...what does it do?

We land anywhere

and the Vindicator casts out a signal, like a fishing line -

whoosh! -

to May 24th, 2025.

And we use it

to pull the TARDIS in like a hook...

CONTROLS BEEP

...so we must...land.

THUD!

HE GASPS

We're on Earth.

We bounced all the way back to 1952.

That's 1952 out there? Mm-hm.

We're in actual 1952?

Except you want to go home, so I'm going to pop out on my own.

Er, not a chance! Out of my way!

I went to sleep in this. Mmm.

Could it get me arrested in 1952?

Belinda Chandra...

...this is the fun bit, honey.

The clothes!

Ha! Ha!

SHE SHRIEKS

It helps if you run!

SHE SHRIEKS

Woohoo! Get in there!

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

This bit I like! Mmm!

And it's really 1952 out there? It really is?

It really, really is.

Oh, my God.

We moved.

The box moved.

HE CHUCKLES

We're actually here... wherever we are.

Miami, Florida.

We're in Miami?!

At 4am.

We got dressed up for no-one to see.

HE CHUCKLES

1952. That might be wise.

Rock Hudson!

It's a good name, Rock.

He took it from the Rock of Gibraltar.

The most beautiful man!

We did him on our HIV training course.

And here he is - big movie star.

This time-travel thing is so strange

because...

...we know what happens to him.

Poor soul.

WHIRRING

Well...

Do your thang, baby!

Question is...

...who chains up a cinema?

Hmm?

Hmm. Those chains are strong.

Like they are locking up a wild beast.

Huh.

Hey, look...

I think someone's died.

Oh!

"Come back, Tommy Lee"?

Come back?

It says, "Closed by city ordinance

"of the Dade Police Department."

Oh.

"I love you, Christine."

More than one person.

What happened?

CHIMING BEEP

Is that it? Is it done?

Yeah. That is a direct line

back to 2025.

We might need to land a couple of more times,

triangulate the signal.

Then we'd better go. Is that right?

Yeah.

We can go now.

Suppose.

We need to get inside that TARDIS thing

and leave. Yes?

Except...

Oh, my God, you actually want to investigate

that spooky old cinema?

You're...

..Scooby-Doo.

Honey, I'm Velma.

And I'm just wondering...

1952...

We could risk a coffee.

Some people say a boat came in and took them to Cuba,

recruiting for Batista.

But the fact is, 15 people went missing, sir,

all on the one night three months ago.

Just disappeared.

Actually from the cinema?

Oh, I like your English "cinema",

but the picture house, yeah.