#45: Box Set - The Key To Time
ii) The Pirate Planet
NOTE - The release of the Key To Time box set was the most extensive release yet. It took all 6 stories from the 16th series and released the 26 episode together in a limited edition, numbered (15,000) box set.
Release date - September 2007
Box info:
"Contains the complete 26 episode story-arc
Plus 9 commentaries (over 16 hours)
Plus over 6 1/2 hours of additional special features
The Doctor, K9 and his new Time Lord friend, Romana are chosen to find the 6 segments of the Key to Time by the White Guardian. They use the core or the 'tracer' for them to land on the planets to find the segments — a lump of Jethryk, a shrunken planet called Caulfrax, the great seal of Diplos, part of a statue, the 5th has been eaten by the squid 'Kroll' and the final segment is a human being. Can the Doctor get the segments together before the universe is plunged into chaos?" Back cover info:
"The Doctor and Romana arrive on the planet Zanak, looking for the second segment of the Key to Time. Although priceless gems are scattered on the streets, and the night sky changes with the dawn of each new prosperous age, the townsfolk live in fear
For in a fortress overlooking the city, the terrifying Pirate Captain is in control of the most destructive force in the galaxy..." Special features - Commentary with Bruce Purchase (The Pirate Captain) and Pennant Roberts (director)
- Commentary with Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana) and Anthony Read (script editor)
- Subtitle Information Text
- Parrot Fashion (dur. 30.28) - Documentary about the writing and production of the story
- Film Inserts, Deleted Scenes & Outtakes (dur. 13.56)
- Weird Science (dur. 17.14) - Spoof seventies schools science show looks at some the science seen in 'The Key to Time'
- Continuities (dur. 3.42)
- Coming Soon Trailer: Planet Of Evil (dur. 1.01)
- Photo Gallery
The entire box set was re-released in 2009 as a non-limited (and un-numbered) standard edition box set. The contents remained the same
Release date - November 2009