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Old 9th April 2017, 05:17 AM
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#48: Box Set - Beneath The Surface
iii) Warriors Of The Deep

NOTE - Into 2008, and another box set release. 'Beneath The Surface' was a four disc collection, featuring all three stories that contained the reptilian ancestors of the humans - the Siluruans and the Sea Devils



Release date - January 2008



Back cover info:
"Earth, 2084. Two global superpowers hover on the brink of war. When the TARDIS is forced to make an unplanned visit to Sea Base 4, the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough find themselves accused of being enemy agents. Quickly embroiled in a deadly game of paranoid intrigue, it becomes clear that others on the base have sabotage and murder in mind. However, there is a greater threat to Mankind: the Silurians and the Sea Devils, prehistoric reptiles seeking to reclaim the Earth. Can the Doctor prevent them implementing their 'final solution' and triggering a war that could wipe out the entire human race?"

Special features
  • Commentary with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Eric Saward (Script Editor) and Mat Irvine (Visual Effect Designer)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Isolated Music Score
  • The Depths (dur. 31.42) - Production and cast members recall with some amusement their experiences of working on the story, in the face of a foreshortened shooting schedule, camera-hogging guest stars and a giant green amphibious pantomime horse...
  • They Came from Beneath the Sea (dur 12.53) - Featurette looking at the story's non-human cast - the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the dreaded Myrka
  • Science in Action - (dur. 5.58) - BBC Schools presenter Kjartan Poskitt talks to visual effects designer Mat Irvine about some of the techniques and plastic materials he uses in his job in this programme extract from 1987
  • Trails and Continuities (dur. 3' 57") - BBC1 trails continuity announcements from the story's original transmission.
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Time Monster (dur. 1.03)
  • Photo Gallery

Easter Egg:
Special Features Menu - Highlight 'Science In Action' - Press 'Left' for Logo - Enter for 'Matt's Models'
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Old 9th April 2017, 12:23 PM
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#49: The Time Meddler

Release date - February 2008



Back cover info:
"The TARDIS lands on the Northumbrian coast, where new companion Steven discovers a Viking helmet and the Doctor deduces they must have arrived in the 11th century. Steven remains skeptical, especially when he and Vicki encounter what appears to be a Saxon hunter with a modern wristwatch. Investigating a nearby monastery, the Doctor discovers further anachronisms. Who is the mysterious monk observing the time travellers' every move, and why is he so interested in the outcome of the Battle of Hastings?"

Special features:
  • Commentary with Peter Purvis (Steven), Verity Lambert (Producer), Donald Tosh (Story Editor) and Barry Newbery (Designer), moderated by Clayton Hickman
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Stripped for Action: The First Doctor (dur. 18.24) - A look back at the First Doctor's comic strip adventures
  • The Lost Twelve Seconds (dur. 1.03) - A small part of episode four is still missing, and this short item uses an off-air audio recording and the original script to place the missing 12 seconds in context
  • Restoration (dur. 4.49) - A featurette showing the techniques used in the restoration of this story
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Five Doctors Special Edition (dur. 1.09)
  • Verity Lambert Obituary A Text essay looking back over the career of one of Doctor Who's co-creators
  • Verity Lambert Photo Gallery
  • Photo Gallery
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#50: Black Orchid

Release date - April 2008



Back cover info:
"England, 1925. The TARDIS materialises on a quiet railway platform where the Doctor, Tegan, Adric and Nyssa soon discover they are expected at an afternoon cricket match. And when the time travellers are invited to stay at Cranleigh Hall for a fancy dress ball, it isn't long before they uncover a terrible family secret. Who is murdering the servants and why? A rare flower may hold the answer..."

Special features:
  • Commentary with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Now And Then (dur. 9.02) - A look at the locations used in the making of the story
  • Deleted Scenes (dur. 7.05)
  • Film Restoration (dur. 2.42) - Before and after examples of techniques used during the restoration of the location film elements of this story
  • Blue Peter (dur. 8.31) - Sarah Greene and Simon Groom visit the theatrical costumiers responsible for the period costumes used in 'Black Orchid'
  • Stripped for Action: The Fifth Doctor (dur. 16.10) - A look at the Fifth Doctor's comic strip adventures
  • Points of View (dur. 2.27) - Barry Took airs disgruntled viewers' letters about the rescheduling of Doctor Who
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Trial Of A Time Lord (dur. 1.17)
  • Photo Gallery
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#51: The Invasion Of Time

Release date - May 2008



Back cover info:
"The Doctor is behaving very oddly. After signing a treaty with enemy aliens, he returns to his home planet, Gallifrey and demands the Presidency of the High Council of Time Lords. His first act of rule is to banish Leela to the wastelands on pain of death. His second is to sabotage the planet's defence barriers, enabling full scale invasion.

Why has the Doctor joined forces with the militaristic Vardans? Is he out for revenge against the Time Lords? Or does he have a hidden agenda? But his allies are also hiding a dark secret, for behind them is a familiar enemy waiting for the right moment to attack..."


Special features:
Disc 1
  • Commentary with Louise Jameson (Leela), John Leeson (Voice Of K-9), Anthony Read (Writer) and Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer)
  • Subtitle Information Text

Disc 2
  • Out of Time (dur. 16.51) - The making of 'The Invasion of Time'
  • Deleted Scenes (dur. 5.56)
  • The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey (dur. 10.00) - A look at how the portayal of the Time Lords and their home planet has changed over the years
  • The Elusive David Agnew (dur. 5.18) - Script editors Terrance Dicks and Anthony Read try to find out who really wrote The Invasion of Time
  • Continuity (dur. 3.27)
  • Coming Soon Trailer: K-9 Tales (dur. 1.16)
  • Photo Gallery

Easter Egg:
Disc 2 - Highlight 'Radio Times Listings' - Press 'Left' for logo - Enter for Discussion About The Coronet Of Rassilon
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Old 10th April 2017, 10:22 AM
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#52: Box Set - K-9 Tales
i) The Invisible Enemy



Release date - June 2008

Box info:
"The Doctor's first ever meeting with K-9, plus the robot dog's very own spin-off special!"



Back cover info:
"While answering a mayday from a refuelling station on Saturn's largest moon, the TARDIS passes through a mysterious cloud. Alarmed, Leela senses a malevolent presence. The danger turns out to be an intelligent space virus, and the Doctor is soon infected and fighting for control of his mind.

With the Time Lord incapacitated, Leela's only hope lies on a nearby medical satellite. There, help comes in the unlikely coupling of eccentric scientist Professor Marius and his dog-shaped computer, K-9...

But can they save the Doctor before he is utterly consumed by the enemy within?"


Special features
  • Commentary with Louise Jameson (Leela), John Leeson (Voice of K-9), Bob Baker (Writer) and Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • New CGI Version
  • Dreams and Fantasy (dur. 20.27) - The cast and crew recall the making of this story
  • Studio Sweepings (dur. 20.34) - A rare opportunity to go behind the scenes on the recording of this story
  • Visual Effect (dur. 16.27) - Mat Irvine meets up with his old colleague Ian Scoones at Bray Studios to talk about the visual effects for The Invisible Enemy
  • Blue Peter (dur. 4.33) - K-9 meets John Noakes and Shep
  • Trailers and Continuities (dur. 3.48)
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Brain Of Morbius (dur. 1.01)
  • Photo Gallery

Easter Egg:
Special Features Menu - Highlight 'Visual Effects' - Press 'Left' for logo - Enter for clip of K-9 on 'The Generation Game'
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#52: Box Set - K-9 Tales
ii) K-9 And Company: A Girl's Best Friend



Release date - June 2008

Box info:
"The Doctor's first ever meeting with K-9, plus the robot dog's very own spin-off special!"



Back cover info:
"For many years, investigative journalist Sarah-Jane Smith travelled through space and time with her best friend — a Time Lord known as the Doctor. But all good things must come to an end, and they were forced to part. Sarah returned to Earth and her career, but before they went their separate ways, she made the Doctor promise not to forget her...

Sarah is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas with her Aunt Lavinia in the sleepy village of Morton Harewood. But when she arrives, she finds her aunt is missing, and a surprise present from an old friend is waiting to be opened.

Sarah and her aunt's ward, Brendan, are soon caught up in the affairs of a mysterious cult who practise the black arts, and are preparing for a human sacrifice. But they have the Doctor's gift to aid them — a robot dog who answers to the name of K-9..."


Special features
  • Commentary with Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah-Jane Smith), John Leeson (Voice of K-9), Linda Polan (Juno Baker) and Eric Saward (Script Editor)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • The K-9 Files (dur. 11.42) - Cast and crew look back at the making of K-9 and Company, plus an examination of K-9's subsequent life in books and comic strips
  • K-9: A Dog's Tale (3.28) - K-9 answers a selection of questions about his life and career
  • Pebble Mill at One (dur. 2.42) - K-9's appearance on the 1981 Christmas show
  • Trails and Continuities (dur. 2.12)
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Brain Of Morbius (dur. 1.01)
  • Photo Gallery
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#53: The Brain Of Morbius

Release date - July 2008



Back cover info:
"The Time Lords have taken control of the TARDIS, sending the Doctor and Sarah-Jane Smith into dangerous territory...

On the graveyard planet of Karn, the eternal Sisterhood fights to keep the sacred flame alive. High in the castle, the brilliant surgeon Mehendri Solon conducts gruesome experiments on living flesh. And as a storm approaches, evil from the depths of Time Lord history plots its return to the land of the living.

But is even the Doctor's mind a match for the Brain of Morbius?"


Special features:
  • Commentary with Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah-Jane Smith), Philip Madoc (Solon), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) and Christopher Barry (Director)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Getting a Head (dur. 32.07) - Documentary about the making of 'The Brain Of Morbius'
  • Designs on Karn (dur. 6.12) - How the planet Karn was created, with designer Barry Newbery
  • Set Tour (dur. 2.13) - Take a tour around the studio sets with this 3D CGI reconstruction
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The Trial Of A Time Lord (dur. 1.17)
  • Photo Gallery
  • Sketch Gallery

Easter Eggs:
1) Episode Selection - Highlight 'Main Meny' - Press 'Left' For Logo - Enter For 'The Brain Of Morbius Facts And Trivia'
2) Special Features - Page 2 - Highlight 'Set Tour' - Press 'Left' For Logo - Enter For Robert Holmes Letter
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#54: The War Machines

Release date - August 2008



Back cover info:
"The TARDIS arrives in London, 1966, where the Doctor and Dodo visit the recently opened Post Office Tower. At its top they discover a brilliant new problem-solving super computer — the Will Operating Thought ANalogue.

But when WOTAN decides that it should rule the world, the Doctor is the only person who can stop its rampaging War Machines from destroying London. Luckily, he has the help of a young secretary called Polly and a sailor called Ben..."


Special features:
  • Commentary with Anneke Wills (Polly) and Michael Ferguson (Director)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Now and Then (dur. 6.29) - A look at the locations used in the making of the story comparing how they appeared in 1966 with how they look today
  • Blue Peter (dur. 16.16) - A compilation of clips featuring the War Machines. Valerie Singleton shows new stamps of the Post Office Tower. Christopher Trace goes to visit the tower and shows viewers how to build a model of it. A War Machine visits the Blue Peter studio. Schoolchildren bring in a Dalek they built at school.
  • One Foot In The Past (dur. 7.32) - MP Tony Benn investigates the history of the Post Office Tower
  • WOTAN Assembly (dur. 9.15) - How these episodes were restored for this DVD
  • Coming Soon Trailer: Battlefield (dur. 1.14)
  • Photo Gallery
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#55: Four To Doomsday

Release date - September 2008



Back cover info:
"The Doctor has returned Tegan to 1981 — the right time, but the wrong place.

The TARDIS has landed on a massive spaceship four days away from Earth. It is the domain of Monarch, a scientific genius of almost god-like power. Monarch rules over three billion of his species, as well as a group of apparently immortal humans from Earth's history. What part has he played in Earth's past, and what are his plans for the future? Will he save humanity from itself, or be its destroyer?

It's four to doomsday, and the Doctor has no time to lose finding out."


Special features:
  • Commentary with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) and John Black (Director)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • Studio Recording (dur. 27.10) - Peter Davison's first day as the Doctor is documented in this unique studio recording featurette
  • Saturday Night At The Mill (14.27) - Peter Davison's appearance on the Saturday night magazine programme from Boxing Day, 1980
  • Coming Soon Trailer: The War Machines (dur. 1.04)
  • Theme Music Video (dur. 3.36) - A brand new mix of Peter Howell's version of the theme music for the series
  • Photo Gallery
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#56: Box Set - The Trial Of A Time Lord
i) Parts 1 - 4: The Mysterious Planet

NOTE - In the same way that the 'Key To Time' box set took all the stories from a single series and released them in a single set, all four stories from the 23rd series, collectively known as 'The Trial Of A Time Lord', were released in a single box set



Release date - September 2008

Box info:
"The complete fourteen-part epic from 1986 on four DVDs packed with special bonus features!"



Back cover info:
"The Doctor is trial for his life. Plucked out of time and space by the Time Lords, he is charged with transgressing the First Law of Time. He must defend himself against the prosecution led by the sinister Valeyard...

The trial begins as the Time Lords review an adventure from the Doctor's recent past. The setting is Ravolox, where the Doctor and Peri find themselves caught in the conflict between a warrior tribe, a pair of intergalactic con-men and a god-like robot.

But deep below the surface of the mysterious planet lie secrets that threaten the very fabric of the universe. And to protect them, drastic measures have taken that will shock the Doctor to the very core..."


Special features
  • Commentary with Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tony Selby (Sabalom Glitz) and Adam Blackwood (Balazar)
  • Episode 1 Commentary with Eric Saward (Script Editor)
  • Subtitle Information Text
  • The Making of The Mysterious Planet (dur. 25.00) - cast and crew talk about the production of this story
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes (dur. 8.27)
  • Trails and Continuity (dur. 9.58) - BBC1 trails and continuity announcements from the original transmission, including Colin Baker's intro to 'Roland Rat the Series'
  • 35mm Film Sequence (dur. 1.13) - the full-length version of the model shot that opened the story
  • Wogan (dur. 14.23) - Colin Baker and Lynda Bellingham appear on the Terry Wogan show in August 1986
  • Blue Peter (dur. 7.49) - Presenters Mark Curry and Janet Ellis talk to Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford and the designers and operators of the L1 and L3 robots, whilst Peter Duncan interviews the villainous Sil
  • Points of View (dur. 2.21) - Anne Robinson responds to viewer's letters on the Doctor's return
  • Photo Gallery
  • Music Video: Clean Titles (dur. 2.17)
  • Music Video: Theme Music Remix (dur. 3.07)
  • Music Video: The Trial Theme (dur. 2.48)
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