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Jul 13, 2012 - 6:45 AM
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This fall, BBC Home Entertainment will release Doctor Who - Story #053: The Ambassadors of Death as a 2-DVD set. This 7-episode story arc from 1970 stars the late Jon Pertwee as the 3rd Doctor, the late Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart of UNIT, and the recently-deceased Caroline John as companion Liz Shaw. Running time is approximately 171 minutes, and the cost for this title will be $34.98 SRP. Package art can be seen below, along with an Amazon.com pre-order link which tells us that the street date is October 2nd. The finalized list of extras hasn't been made available yet, but we are expecting the bonus material to include Audio Commentary on all 7 episodes, the "Mars Probe 7" making-of Featurette, a Trailer, a Photo Gallery, and "Tomorrow's Times: The Third Doctor" as well. Stay tuned and we'll keep you updated about this classic title, as further developments occur http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Ambassadors-Of-Death/17216
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Aug 2, 2012 - 12:11 PM
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Replacing the version released on DVD back in 2005, the BBC and Warner Home Video have announced that on November 13th they will put out in North America a 2-disc set of Doctor Who - Story #057: The Claws Of Axos: Special Edition. Priced at $34.98 SRP, you'll get 4 episodes from 1971 (about 97 minutes total, with digitally remastered picture and sound) starring Jon Pertwee as the 3rd Doctor, Katy Manning as companion Jo Grant, Nicholas Courtney as UNIT's Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart, and Roger Delgado as The Master. You'll also get a lot of extras, including Audio Commentary, "Axon Stations!," "Now & Then," "Directing Who," "Studio Recording," "Living with Levene," "Photo Gallery, "PDF materials: Radio Times Listings," Production Note Subtitles, and more! Here's the package art: http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Claws-of-Axos-SE/17321
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Sep 27, 2012 - 12:21 PM
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BBC brings you the Doctor Who Limited Edition Gift Set just in time for the holiday season! This limited edition Doctor Who collector's box will be the ultimate holiday gift for Doctor Who fans! It includes the complete seasons 1-6 covering the 9th, 10th and 11th Doctors (Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, and Matt Smith), over 70 hours in all, plus hours and hours of bonus features including 3 new Doctor Specials coming to DVD for the first time ever. The set also includes a collectible 11th Doctor Sonic Screwdriver, 3 original art cards and the comic book, "Doctor Who at Comic Con." It's a Doctor Who dream come true. BBC Home Entertainment has announced an incredible 6-season release of Doctor Who - Limited Edition Gift Set, covering the new 2005 program from Series 1 through Series 6 (and including the various specials as well, of course). This item is only going to be available in DVD format, so no Blu-ray release here (because, as passionate fans already know, the show was only produced on standard-definition videotape - which is completely incompatible with high-def resolutions - from "Rose" through to the 2008 Christmas Special, "The Next Doctor"). Cost of the 41-disc title is $249.99 SRP, and as the studio-provided description quoted above says, it will include a collectible Sonic Screwdriver in the style that the 11th Doctor (Matt "Bowties are Cool" Smith) uses, plus a comic book, three original art cards, and three Specials which are new-to-DVD. It's available on November 20th. Amazon has a listing for the title, but isn't taking pre-orders just yet. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Limited-Edition-Gift-Set/17536
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Oct 18, 2012 - 6:56 AM
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As reported by Dan Hall at Recon last month, the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a summary of the DVDs scheduled for the beginning of 2013, which includes the announcement that the recently recovered and restored third episode of the William Hartnell story Galaxy 4, Air Lock, will be released as a bonus episode on the special edition version of Season 1 story The Aztecs. Other releases lined up for the first quarter include the previously reported Legacy Box on 7th January, the animation-enhanced The Reign of Terror on 28th January, a special edition version of The Ark in Space on 18th February, and the above-mentioned special edition of The Aztecs on 11th March. No features for the DVDs have been announced at present. In addition, the last 'intact' story of the range, Terror of the Zygons has been announced for June (The Mind of Evil undergoing colour restoration) - features for the final Tom Baker release were unexpectedly revealed by the BBFC back in July. Finally, DWM also revealed that Jon Pertwee's inaugural story Spearhead from Space is to be released yet again in June, this time taking advantage of the 'classic' series story's unique film recording to produce a high-definition Blu-ray presentation. Features on this release will include an extensive biography on Pertwee and an obituary for his co-star Caroline John, who died earlier this year. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/10/dvd-2013-q1-181012114508.html
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Oct 23, 2012 - 12:37 PM
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Earlier this week BBC Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video announced that January 8th will see the DVD release of the 4th Doctor story Shada, which never finished in front of the cameras due to a labor strike at the time. It came to VHS in 1992 thanks to the help of the star, Tom Baker, as explained by the BBC here: Shada was formally dropped from the seventeenth season in December 1979, it having become apparent that due to the backlog of Christmas specials waiting to be recorded there was no prospect of studio time being found for its completion. A number of attempts were subsequently made to remount it but these ultimately came to nothing, and in June 1980 it was officially cancelled. A version of the story was eventually released on video in 1992 with Tom Baker providing a narration to cover the missing scenes. After we posted our original news story, many fans have asked us if the same technique will be used for the new DVD to bridge existing scenes together with the missing portions of the story. All we can do is say that the studio has offered no other explanation yet for how it would be handled with the upcoming release. Oh, there are other things they COULD do...notably animation sequences, like they've already done in the 2nd Doctor DVD release of The Invasion, for example (and which they are reportedly in the process of being done for next year's releases of The Tenth Planet and The Ice Warriors). But nothing like that's been said for Shada...at this time I personally am expecting the Tom Baker narration, at least until and unless the BBC informs us otherwise. But the exciting thing we have for you before the weekend officially starts is that package art is now available from this title, taken directly from BBC America's public website! This artwork is shown below, and offers an official (and long title) of "Doctor Who - Story #109: Shada with More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS"; the latter refers of course to the 1995 documentary which is being included as part of this release. And perhaps that's getting a disc all its own, then, because the front of the box also tells us that this will be a 3-DVD collection, and not two discs as previously said by Warner. Price is still $39.98 SRP. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Shada/17636
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The British Board of Film Classification have listed features to be included on the DVD release of William Hartnell adventure The Reign of Terror, due out on 28th January. FEATURE LIST ONE: 00:25:02:12 DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD - THE MAKING OF THE REIGN OF TERROR 00:04:09:05 THE REIGN OF TERROR - PHOTO GALLERY 00:03:36:19 THE REIGN OF TERROR - ANIMATION GALLERY FEATURE LIST TWO: 00:01:02:00 DOCTOR WHO - THE FIRST DOCTOR RETURNS - THE REIGN OF TERROR (TRAILER) Commentaries have been passed on all six episodes, including the two animated episodes four and five. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/11/reignofterror-081112162508.html
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Though no formal details have been given for the UK DVD release of the Legacy Box (Region One details were released last month), the British Board of Film Classification have now passed the additional material that features in the set, plus their running times. SHADA: 00:04:46:06 SHADA - PHOTO GALLERY 00:25:35:09 TAKEN OUT OF TIME - THE MAKING AND BREAKING OF SHADA 00:12:41:20 SHADA - NOW AND THEN 00:27:46:01 STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! 00:30:08:15 BEING A GIRL MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE TARDIS: 00:25:57:14 REMEMBERING NICHOLAS COURTNEY 00:13:29:06 DOCTOR WHO STORIES - PETER PURVES 00:10:33:21 THE LAMBERT TAPES - SUCCESS STORY 00:01:47:21 RICHARD MARTIN'S MEMORIES OF VERITY 00:22:35:23 THOSE DEADLY DIVAS 00:06:04:02 MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IN THE TARDIS - PHOTO GALLERY In addition, the six episodes comprising the 2003 animated version of the story, featuring Paul McGann as the Doctor, has also been passed (the final item most likely refers to the introductory 'episode' to the story that places it in context): 00:18:26:04 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE ONE 00:22:43:03 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE TWO 00:20:49:13 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE THREE 00:27:22:00 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE FOUR 00:24:18:21 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE FIVE 00:23:41:16 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA - EPISODE SIX 00:07:31:09 DOCTOR WHO - SHADA (EPISODE LISTING) Steve Roberts recently explained how the animated version is to be presented: Just to clarify the reason that the McGann Shada is represented as a Flash animation rather than as DVD Video. Two reasons: Firstly, the animation was judged by all (including those who made it) to be not of sufficient quality for video. Secondly, it would have required a separate disc as there wasn't room on either of the others to include it - and that was an option that was outside of budget. I thought it should be included however, as it's part of the official BBC canon by virtue of being broadcast (which is ironic, as the BBC Video version itself isn't!), so I worked closely with James Goss to package it into a form that could be viewed easily on an PC or Mac via a simple web interface. The Legacy Box is due to be released on the 7th January in the UK(R2), and on the 8th January for North America(R1). http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/11/legacy-shada-081112154508.html
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Nov 23, 2012 - 7:36 PM
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BBC Home Entertainment has announced today that Doctor Who - Story #008: The Reign of Terror is being released for DVD on February 12th. William Hartnell stars as the First Doctor, with Carole Ann Ford as his granddaughter, Susan Foreman, and companions Ian and Barbara played by William Russell and Jacqueline Hill. The single-disc title is priced at $24.98 SRP, and will contain exclusive extras which includes the Making-Of Featurette "Don't Lose Your Head," a Photo Gallery, an Animation Gallery, and the Trailer "The First Doctor Returns," plus more. And the included episodes are digitally remastered by the Restoration Team, of course. Well, the four that were found. As for the other two? This story aired in six parts during August and September of 1964, and ended the show's first production season. The episodes were "A Land of Fear," "Guests of Madame Guillotine," "A Change of Identity," "The Tyrant of France," "A Bargain of Necessity," and "Prisoners of Conciergerie." This is among the productions which were junked/wiped by the BBC in the early '70s, but 4 of the 6 episodes were recovered from overseas in the years to follow. The 4th and 5th episodes weren't found, however, so when the story was released on VHS in the past, it was done with a 3-minute recap narration bridging the gap from the end of the third episode to the beginning of the sixth. Now the BBC is bringing those episodes back on this DVD via animated recreation, similar to what was done in 2007 with Story #046: The Invasion on DVD. http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Reign-of-Terror/17778
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Dec 4, 2012 - 10:27 AM
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The debut story of Jon Pertwee has been given the high-definition treatment for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. Spearhead From Space - Doctor Who's first colour story - is the only adventure from the classic era that can be remastered into true HD say experts because, thanks to industrial action at BBC TV Centre, all four episodes were shot on location on 16mm film rather than being recorded on videotape - the only time this was ever done on the show. The digital media services team of BBC Studios and Post Production was commissioned by BBC Worldwide to remaster the story, which was first broadcast in January 1970 and also introduced Caroline John as assistant Liz Shaw. The "facelift" has given the story a cinematic finish, and the Blu-ray is now scheduled for release on Monday 15th July 2013. The original 16mm negatives were scanned and digitised using state-of-the-art equipment, and other work has included repairing damage done to one episode's negative caused by a reaction with chemicals during a printing process some years ago. Dirt has also been removed, grain lessened, joins cleaned up, and picture movement stabilised. The soundtrack, which had previously been remastered, was then added to the final master version. Jonathan Wood, the team's lead colourist, said: The look of this HD remaster is a low-key filmic approach, which gives it more of a dramatic result. Working with the original negative and using a powerful, non-linear grading system, we decided to treat this four-part story like an individual filmed drama rather than thinking of it as part of an ongoing series normally shot in a TV studio. Clive Hodge, the digital media services head, said: We're delighted to have teamed up with BBC Worldwide to have remastered such an iconic programme for its 50th anniversary. Doctor Who is one of the few series to remain popular through the ages, and it's fantastic that the younger generations will have the chance to see this landmark story in the same picture quality that they've become used to with the more recent series. http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/12/spearhead-remastered-high-definition-041212072917.html
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The FSM board is known for its love of classic Dr Who. I am the Master. You will obey me and watch and learn from Jon Pertwee's era!
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More seriously, any release date for "The Mind of Evil" (restored in vivid colour)! The Master teams up with the Red Chineses or convicts used as guinea pigs for a behaviourist experiment a la Stanley Kubrick's A CLOCKWORK ORANGE!
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My local Barnes and Noble had several Doctor Who titles in their sale, so I picked up the following: The Seeds of Death:Special Edition. Tomb of the Cybermen:Special Edition. The Awakening. Destiny of the Daleks. The Horns of Nimon.
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