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BBC Video, a division of [[BBC Enterprises]], was tasked with releasing Doctor Who onto home video cassette. Fans attending the 1983 [[Longleat]] convention were polled to determine the first title to be released. [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] topped the poll but, as that story would not be recovered till 1992 and was thus missing at that point, BBC Video elected to release another Cybermen adventure instead. The choice was [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] and was released towards the end of the same year. | BBC Video, a division of [[BBC Enterprises]], was tasked with releasing Doctor Who onto home video cassette. Fans attending the 1983 [[Longleat]] convention were polled to determine the first title to be released. [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] topped the poll but, as that story would not be recovered till 1992 and was thus missing at that point, BBC Video elected to release another Cybermen adventure instead. The choice was [[Revenge of the Cybermen]] and was released towards the end of the same year. | ||
1983 | While [[The Five Doctors]] had an artwork cover, the releases up to and including 1989 were primarily photographic in nature. During the eighties the stories released were also edited into a movie-length format (with other occasional cuts), something that prompted complaints from fans. Until the late nineties the early [[William Hartnell]] stories would also be edited to remove the 'Next Episode' captions that led into the next story, and [[Carnival of Monsters]] was accidentally released with the 1981 edit instead of the unedited 1973 version and the episodic version of [[Death to the Daleks]] released in 1995 contained edits. | ||
1983 | |||
*[[Revenge of the Cybermen]] | *[[Revenge of the Cybermen]] | ||
1984 | 1984 | ||
*[[The Brain of Morbius]] | *[[The Brain of Morbius]] | ||
*[[The Five Doctors]] | *[[The Five Doctors]] | ||
1985 | 1985 | ||
*[[Pyramids of Mars]] | *[[Pyramids of Mars]] | ||
*[[The Seeds of Death]] | *[[The Seeds of Death]] | ||
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1988 | 1988 | ||
The Talons of Weng-Chiang* | *[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]] | ||
Terror of the Zygons* | *[[Terror of the Zygons]] | ||
Spearhead from Space | *[[Spearhead from Space]] | ||
1989 | 1989 | ||
The Ark in Space* | *[[The Ark in Space]] | ||
The Daleks* | *[[The Daleks]] | ||
The Time Warrior | *[[The Time Warrior]] | ||
1990 | 1990 | ||
*??? [[An Unearthly Child]] | |||
??? | *??? [[The War Games]] | ||
??? | *May [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] | ||
May | *May [[The Mind Robber]] | ||
May | *Jul [[The Five Doctors]] | ||
Jul | *Jul [[The Brain of Morbius]] | ||
Jul | *Oct [[The Web Planet]] | ||
Oct | *Oct [[The Dominators]] | ||
Oct | |||
1991 | 1991 | ||
Feb | *Feb [[The Curse of Fenric]] (Extended edit) | ||
Feb | *Feb [[The Krotons]] | ||
Apr | *Apr [[Planet of the Spiders]] | ||
Apr | *Apr [[City of Death | ||
Jun | *Jun [[The Hartnell Years]] ([[The Pilot Episode | Pilot]]/[[The Crusade]]: The Wheel of Fortune/[[The Celestial Toymaker]]: The Final Test) | ||
Jun | *Jun [[The Troughton Years]] ([[The Abominable Snowmen]]: Episode 2/[[The Enemy of the World]]: Episode 3/[[The Space Pirates]]: Episode 2) | ||
Aug | *Aug [[The Masque of Mandragora]] | ||
Aug | *Aug [[The Three Doctors]] | ||
Oct | *Oct [[The Sontaran Experiment]]/[[Genesis of the Daleks]] | ||
Oct | *Oct [[The Deadly Assassin]] | ||
1992 | 1992 |
Revision as of 09:28, 2 March 2007
BBC Video, a division of BBC Enterprises, was tasked with releasing Doctor Who onto home video cassette. Fans attending the 1983 Longleat convention were polled to determine the first title to be released. The Tomb of the Cybermen topped the poll but, as that story would not be recovered till 1992 and was thus missing at that point, BBC Video elected to release another Cybermen adventure instead. The choice was Revenge of the Cybermen and was released towards the end of the same year.
While The Five Doctors had an artwork cover, the releases up to and including 1989 were primarily photographic in nature. During the eighties the stories released were also edited into a movie-length format (with other occasional cuts), something that prompted complaints from fans. Until the late nineties the early William Hartnell stories would also be edited to remove the 'Next Episode' captions that led into the next story, and Carnival of Monsters was accidentally released with the 1981 edit instead of the unedited 1973 version and the episodic version of Death to the Daleks released in 1995 contained edits.
1983
1984
1985
1986
1988
1989
1990
- ??? An Unearthly Child
- ??? The War Games
- May The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- May The Mind Robber
- Jul The Five Doctors
- Jul The Brain of Morbius
- Oct The Web Planet
- Oct The Dominators
1991
- Feb The Curse of Fenric (Extended edit)
- Feb The Krotons
- Apr Planet of the Spiders
- Apr [[City of Death
- Jun The Hartnell Years ( Pilot/The Crusade: The Wheel of Fortune/The Celestial Toymaker: The Final Test)
- Jun The Troughton Years (The Abominable Snowmen: Episode 2/The Enemy of the World: Episode 3/The Space Pirates: Episode 2)
- Aug The Masque of Mandragora
- Aug The Three Doctors
- Oct The Sontaran Experiment/Genesis of the Daleks
- Oct The Deadly Assassin
1992 Jan Robot Jan The Caves of Androzani Mar Logopolis Mar Castrovalva Mar The Pertwee Years (Inferno ep.7/The Dæmons ep.5/Frontier in Space ep.6) May The Claws of Axos May The Twin Dilemma (Woolworths only - general release Feb 1993) May The Tomb of the Cybermen Jul Daleks - The Early Years (The Daleks' Master Plan ep.5&10/The Evil of the Daleks ep.2*) Jul Cybermen - The Early Years (The Moonbase ep.2&4/The Wheel in Space ep.3&6) Jul Shada Sep The Tom Baker Years Sep Earthshock Nov The Aztecs Nov Mawdryn Undead
1993 Jan Terminus Feb Enlightenment Mar The Dæmons Mar Image of the Fendahl Apr Terror of the Autons Apr Silver Nemesis May Vengance on Varos Jun The Keeper of Traken Jun The Invasion [incomplete] Jul Doctor Who and the Silurians Aug The Curse of Peladon Sep DALEK TIN: The Chase & Remebrance of the Daleks Oct TARDIS TIN: The Trial of a Time Lord Nov Resurrection of the Daleks Nov The Two Doctors Dec Planet of Evil Dec Dragonfire
1994 Jan Day of the Daleks Jan The Ark in Space Jan Pyramids of Mars Mar Arc of Infinity Mar The Colin Baker Years May Inferno May Ghost Light Jul Destiny of the Daleks Jul The Visitation/Black Orchid Aug The Seeds of Doom Sep The Rescue/The Romans Oct Kinda Nov More than 30 Years in the TARDIS Dec Snakedance
1995 Feb The Robots of Death Feb Spearhead from Space Feb Death to the Daleks Mar The Android Invasion Mar Carnival of Monsters* Apr The Ribos Operation Apr The Pirate Planet May The Stones of Blood May The Androids of Tara Jun The Power of Kroll Jun The Armageddon Factor Jul The Mark of the Rani Jul Time and the Rani Aug Frontier in Space Aug K.9 and Company Sep The Sea Devils Sep Warriors of the Deep Oct Paradise Towers Oct Survival Nov The King's Demons/The Five Doctors Dec The Monster of Peladon
1996 Feb The Hand of Fear <Pertwee logo/photo cover> May 1996 TV Movie* <painted cover> Oct The Green Death
1997 Jan The Leisure Hive Mar The Awakening/Frontios <photo covers> Jun The War Mchines* Aug The Happiness Patrol Nov E-SPACE: Full Circle/State of Deacy/Warrior's Gate
1998 Jan Timelash Mar Battlefield May The Mind of Evil Jul Horror of Fang Rock Sep Planet of Fire Oct The Ark Nov The Ice Warriors [incomplete]/The Missing Years + The Underwater Menace ep.3
1999 Jan Nightmare of Eden Mar The Keys of Marinus Apr Revenge of the Cybermen May The Face of Evil Jul The Crusade/The Space Museum Aug Terror of the Zygons Sep The Curse of Fatal Death Nov DALEK TIN II: Planet of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks
2000 Jan The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Mar The Invasion of Time Apr The Edge of Destruction/Pilot Episode Jul Time-Flight Sep An Unearthly Child Nov CYBERMAN TIN: The Tenth Planet [incomplete]/Attack of the Cybermen
2001 Feb The Daleks Mar Delta and the Bannermen May City of Death Jul The Sun Makers Sep Four to Doomsday Nov MASTER TIN: Colony in Space/The Time Monster
2002 Jan Planet of Giants Mar Underworld May The Ambassadors of Death Jul The Creature from the Pit Sep The Invisible Enemy Nov FIRST DOCTOR: The Sensorites/The Time Meddler*/The Gunfighters
2003 Feb The Mutants Mar Meglos Jun The Horns of Nimon Oct Invasion of the Dinosaurs Nov The Reign of Terror [incomplete]/The Faceless Ones ep.1&3/The Web of Fear ep.1