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'''Season 19''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1982 (releases)|1982]] and [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] 1982. It starred [[Peter Davison]] in his first season as the [[Fifth Doctor]]. With this season, the BBC returned the series to a mid-winter season start, which had last been done for [[Season 12]] and had been the format throughout the [[Jon Pertwee]] era.
'''Season 19''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[1982 (releases)|1982]] to [[30 March (releases)|30 March]] 1982. It starred [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Matthew Waterhouse]] as [[Adric]], [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]] and [[Janet Fielding]] as [[Tegan Jovanka]]. The season opened with ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' and concluded with ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''. It was released as a Blu-Ray box set in December 2018.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The season consisted of seven serials and twenty-six episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule. Two milestones occurred in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''. Firstly, the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] returned, unannounced, for the first time since ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in [[1975 (releases)|1975]]. Secondly, for the first time since ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' which had aired in [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and [[1966 (releases)|1966]], a [[Adric|companion died]]. Other milestones included ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', the first non-science fictional historical serial since 1966's ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]],'' and the destruction of the [[sonic screwdriver]] in ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. A cliffhanger ending to the series appeared to have left Tegan stranded at [[Heathrow Airport]] with the Doctor abandoning her by mistake.
It consisted of seven serials comprised of twenty-six episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule, for the first time in the show's history. Two milestones occurred in ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''. Firstly, the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] returned, unannounced, for the first time since ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' in [[1975 (releases)|1975]] with a completely different design, with [[David Banks]]' first appearance as Cyber-Leader, a role he would return to in subsequent stories involving the Cybermen until ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''. Secondly, for the first time since ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' which had aired in [[1965 (releases)|1965]] and [[1966 (releases)|1966]], a [[Adric|companion died]]. Other milestones included ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'', the first non-science fictional historical serial since 1966's ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'', and the destruction of [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] in ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''. A cliffhanger ending to the series appeared to have left Tegan stranded at [[Heathrow Airport]] with the Doctor abandoning her by mistake (the Doctor had spent most of the series trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow, which almost became a running theme).


Originally, this series was going to have twenty-eight episodes- two more than normal. However, John Nathan-Turner used two of the allocated episodes for ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the failed pilot to ''[[K9 and Company]]''.
Originally, this series was going to have twenty-eight episodes- two more than normal. However, John Nathan-Turner used two of the allocated episodes for ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the failed pilot to ''[[K9 and Company]]''.
With this season, the BBC returned the series to a mid-winter season start, which had last been done for [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 12]] and had been the format throughout the [[Jon Pertwee]] era.


== Television stories ==
== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
|-
|-
|1 ||''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''||[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]||4||Continued from ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. First full story of the [[Fifth Doctor]]. Final part of the {{Delgado}} story arc.
|1 ||''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''||[[Christopher H. Bidmead]]||4||First story to be directed by [[Fiona Cumming]].
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]''||[[Terence Dudley]]||4||[[Peter Davison]]'s first story filmed as the [[Fifth Doctor]].
|2 ||''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]''||[[Terence Dudley]]||4||First story written by [[Terence Dudley]].
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''||[[Christopher Bailey]]||4||First appearance of the [[Mara]].
|3 ||''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''||[[Christopher Bailey]]||4||First appearance of the [[Mara]].
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''||[[Eric Saward]]||4||First ''Doctor Who'' script for Eric Saward and the last known use of the [[sonic screwdriver]] by [[the Doctor]] until [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'' (1996)]].
|4 ||''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''||[[Eric Saward]]||4||First ''Doctor Who'' script for [[Eric Saward]], and the last onscreen use of the [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] until [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV movie]].
|-
|-
|5 ||''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''||Terence Dudley||2||First pure historical story since 1966 not involving aliens.
|5 ||''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]''||Terence Dudley||2||First "pure historical" story since [[1966 (releases)|1966]], and [[Ron Jones]]' directorial debut on the programme.
|-
|-
|6 ||''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''||Eric Saward||4||Final appearance of [[Adric]]; first companion death since 1966. Reappearance of the [[Cybermen]].
|6 ||''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''||Eric Saward||4||Final appearance of [[Adric]], and the first companion death since 1966.
|-
|-
|7 ||''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''||[[Peter Grimwade]]||4||Temporary departure of [[Tegan Jovanka]].
|7 ||''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''||[[Peter Grimwade]]||4||Temporary departure of [[Tegan Jovanka]]. First episode written by [[Peter Grimwade]].
|}
|}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
=== Recurring ===
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]]
* [[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]]
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]]
* {{Ainley|c}} - [[Anthony Ainley]]
 
=== Recurring ===
* [[The Master]] - [[Anthony Ainley]]
 
=== Guest ===
* [[Ruther]] - [[Frank Wylie]]
* [[Shardovan]] - [[Derek Waring]]
* [[Mergrave]] - [[Michael Sheard]]
* [[Monarch (Four to Doomsday)|Monarch]] - [[Stratford Johns]]
* [[Minister of Persuasion|Persuasion]] - [[Paul Shelley]]
* [[Minister of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] - [[Annie Lambert]]
* [[Bigon]] - [[Philip Locke]]
* [[Lin Futu]] - [[Burt Kwouk]]
* [[Sanders (Kinda)|Sanders]] - [[Richard Todd]]
* [[Todd (Kinda)|Todd]] - [[Nerys Hughes]]
* [[Hindle]] - [[Simon Rouse]]
* [[Aris]] - [[Adrian Mills]]
* [[Panna]] - [[Mary Morris]]
* [[Karuna]] - [[Sarah Prince]]
* [[Richard Mace]] - [[Michael Robbins]]
* [[Terileptil android|Android]] - [[Peter Van Dissel]]
* [[Villager (The Visitation)|Villager]] - [[Richard Hampton]]
* [[Terileptil]] - [[Michael Melia]]
* [[Miller (The Visitation)|Miller]] - [[James Charlton]]
* Lady [[Madge Cranleigh|Cranleigh]] - [[Barbara Murray]]
* Sir [[Robert Muir]] - [[Moray Watson]]
* Lord [[Charles Cranleigh]] - [[Michael Cochrane]]
* [[Ann Talbot|Ann]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
* [[Latoni]] - [[Ahmed Khalil]]
* The Unknown/[[George Cranleigh]] - [[Gareth Milne]]
* [[Scott (Earthshock)|Scott]] - [[James Warwick]]
* [[Kyle (Earthshock)|Kyle]] - [[Clare Clifford]]
* [[Cyber-Leader (Earthshock)|Cyber Leader]] - [[David Banks]]
* [[Cyber-Lieutenant (Earthshock)|Cyber Lieutenant]] - [[Mark Hardy]]
* [[Briggs (Earthshock)|Briggs]] - [[Beryl Reid]]
* [[Berger (Earthshock)|Berger]] - [[June Bland]]
* [[Ringway]] - [[Alec Sabin]]
* Captain [[Stapley]] - [[Richard Easton]]
* First Officer [[Andrew Bilton|Bilton]] - [[Michael Cashman]]
* Flight Engineer [[Roger Scobie|Scobie]] - [[Keith Drinkel]]
* [[Angela Clifford]] - [[Judith Byfield]]
* Professor [[Hayter]] - [[Nigel Stock]]
 
== Stories set during this season ==
== Stories set during this season ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Comet's Tail (short story)|The Comet's Tail]]'' (during ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'' (between ''Castrovalva'' and ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')
=== Novels ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Immortals (short story)|The Immortals]]'' (between ''Castrovalva'' and ''Four to Doomsday'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[First Born (short story)|First Born]]'' (between ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' and ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
* Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric's involvement in ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'' (between ''The Visitation'' and ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')
* ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]''
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)|Smoke and Mirrors]]'' (between ''The Visitation'' and ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'')
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[In the TARDIS: Christmas Day (short story)|In the TARDIS: Christmas Day]]'' (between ''Black Orchid'' and ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
=== Short stories ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hearts of Stone (short story)|Hearts of Stone]]'' (between ''Black Orchid'' and ''Earthshock'')
 
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Darkening Eye (audio story)|The Darkening Eye]]'' (between ''Black Orchid'' and ''Earthshock'')
* ''[[The Comet's Tail (short story)|The Comet's Tail]]''
* ''[[The Immortals (short story)|The Immortals]]''
* ''[[First Born (short story)|First Born]]''
* ''[[In the TARDIS: Christmas Day (short story)|In the TARDIS: Christmas Day]]''
* ''[[Hearts of Stone (short story)|Hearts of Stone]]''
 
=== Audio ===
 
* ''[[Psychodrome (audio story)|Psychodrome]]''
* Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric's involvement in ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]''
* ''[[The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius (audio story)|The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius]]''
* 'Season 19' Fifth Doctor's involvement in ''[[Secrets of Telos (audio story)|Secrets of Telos]]'', ''[[God of War (audio story)|God of War]]'' and ''[[The Auton Infinity (audio story)|The Auton Infinity]]''
* ''[[Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)|Smoke and Mirrors]]''
* ''[[The Darkening Eye (audio story)|The Darkening Eye]]''
* ''[[Iterations of I (audio story)|Iterations of I]]''
 
=== Comics ===
''to be added''


== Ratings ==
== Ratings ==
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== Adaptations and merchandising ==
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
=== Home media ===
==== VHS ====
==== VHS releases ====
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] ''(1992)
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]] ''(1992)
* ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]] ''(2001)
* ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]] ''(2001)
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* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]] ''(2000)
* ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]] ''(2000)


==== DVD ====
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
All serials of season 19 were released individually in between 2003 and 2011.
All serials of season 19 were released individually on DVD between 2003 and 2011. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as ''Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 19'' in the UK on [[10 December (releases)|10 December]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].
 
It was later released in Australia on [[23 January (releases)|23 January]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]] and was released in the US under the title ''Doctor Who: Peter Davison - Complete Season One'' on [[4 December (releases)|4 December]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]].
 
A standard edition of the box set was released in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[31 May (releases)|31 May]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
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! style="width:30%;"| '''Serial name'''  
! style="width:30%;" | '''Serial name'''  
! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R2 release date'''  
! style="width:10%;" | '''R2 release date'''  
! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date'''
! style="width:10%;" | '''R1 release date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''New Beginnings'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007
| ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[New Beginnings]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Available individually or in the box set in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 29 January 2007 || 7 March 2007 || 5 June 2007
|-
|-
| ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 15 September 2008 || 4 December 2008 || 6 January 2009
| ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 15 September 2008 || 4 December 2008 || 6 January 2009
|-
|-
| ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Mara Tales'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 7 March 2011 || 7 April 2011 || 12 April 2011
| ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''[[Mara Tales]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1. || 4 × 25 min. || 7 March 2011 || 7 April 2011 || 12 April 2011
|-
|-
| ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 19 January 2004 || 8 April 2004 || 1 March 2005
| ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 19 January 2004 || 8 April 2004 || 1 March 2005
|-
|''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' - Special Edition
|4 x 25 min.
|6 May 2013
|15 May 2013
|14 May 2013
|-
|-
| ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' || 2 × 25 min. || 14 April 2008 || 5 June 2008 || 5 August 2008
| ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' || 2 × 25 min. || 14 April 2008 || 5 June 2008 || 5 August 2008
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| ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 18 August 2003 || 1 October 2003 || 7 September 2004
| ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' || 4 × 25 min. || 18 August 2003 || 1 October 2003 || 7 September 2004
|-
|-
| ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.'' || 4 × 25 min. || 6 August 2007 || 5 September 2007 || 6 November 2007
| ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''<br /><small>Only available as part of the ''Time-Flight/[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' box set in Regions 2 and 4. <br />Only available individually in Region 1.'' ''|| 4 × 25 min. || 6 August 2007 || 5 September 2007 || 6 November 2007
|-
|''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 19 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 19]]''
|26 x 25 min.
|10 December 2018
|23 January 2019
|4 December 2018
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=== Download/streaming availability ===
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| ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' (4 episodes)
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| ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' (4 episodes)
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| ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' (4 episodes)
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| ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' (4 episodes)
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| ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' (2 episodes)
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|''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' (4 episodes
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|''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'' (4 episodes)
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=== Novels ===
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]''
* ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]''
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Season 19 of Doctor Who ran from 4 January 1982 to 30 March 1982. It starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka. The season opened with Castrovalva and concluded with Time-Flight. It was released as a Blu-Ray box set in December 2018.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of seven serials comprised of twenty-six episodes airing on a bi-weekly schedule, for the first time in the show's history. Two milestones occurred in Earthshock. Firstly, the Cybermen returned, unannounced, for the first time since Revenge of the Cybermen in 1975 with a completely different design, with David Banks' first appearance as Cyber-Leader, a role he would return to in subsequent stories involving the Cybermen until Silver Nemesis. Secondly, for the first time since The Daleks' Master Plan which had aired in 1965 and 1966, a companion died. Other milestones included Black Orchid, the first non-science fictional historical serial since 1966's The Highlanders, and the destruction of the Doctor's sonic screwdriver in The Visitation. A cliffhanger ending to the series appeared to have left Tegan stranded at Heathrow Airport with the Doctor abandoning her by mistake (the Doctor had spent most of the series trying to get Tegan back to Heathrow, which almost became a running theme).

Originally, this series was going to have twenty-eight episodes- two more than normal. However, John Nathan-Turner used two of the allocated episodes for A Girl's Best Friend, the failed pilot to K9 and Company.

With this season, the BBC returned the series to a mid-winter season start, which had last been done for Season 12 and had been the format throughout the Jon Pertwee era.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Castrovalva Christopher H. Bidmead 4 First story to be directed by Fiona Cumming.
2 Four to Doomsday Terence Dudley 4 First story written by Terence Dudley.
3 Kinda Christopher Bailey 4 First appearance of the Mara.
4 The Visitation Eric Saward 4 First Doctor Who script for Eric Saward, and the last onscreen use of the sonic screwdriver until the 1996 TV movie.
5 Black Orchid Terence Dudley 2 First "pure historical" story since 1966, and Ron Jones' directorial debut on the programme.
6 Earthshock Eric Saward 4 Final appearance of Adric, and the first companion death since 1966.
7 Time-Flight Peter Grimwade 4 Temporary departure of Tegan Jovanka. First episode written by Peter Grimwade.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

All serials of season 19 were released individually on DVD between 2003 and 2011. The complete season was upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and released on Blu-ray as Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 19 in the UK on 10 December 2018.

It was later released in Australia on 23 January 2019 and was released in the US under the title Doctor Who: Peter Davison - Complete Season One on 4 December 2018.

A standard edition of the box set was released in the UK on 31 May 2021.

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Castrovalva
Only available as part of the New Beginnings box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Available individually or in the box set in Region 1.		 4 × 25 min. 29 January 2007 7 March 2007 5 June 2007
Four to Doomsday 4 × 25 min. 15 September 2008 4 December 2008 6 January 2009
Kinda
Only available as part of the Mara Tales box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1.		 4 × 25 min. 7 March 2011 7 April 2011 12 April 2011
The Visitation 4 × 25 min. 19 January 2004 8 April 2004 1 March 2005
The Visitation - Special Edition 4 x 25 min. 6 May 2013 15 May 2013 14 May 2013
Black Orchid 2 × 25 min. 14 April 2008 5 June 2008 5 August 2008
Earthshock 4 × 25 min. 18 August 2003 1 October 2003 7 September 2004
Time-Flight
Only available as part of the Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity box set in Regions 2 and 4.
Only available individually in Region 1. 		4 × 25 min. 6 August 2007 5 September 2007 6 November 2007
The Collection - Season 19 26 x 25 min. 10 December 2018 23 January 2019 4 December 2018

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Castrovalva (4 episodes) ✓ ✓ ✓
Four to Doomsday (4 episodes) ✓
Kinda (4 episodes) ✓ ✓ ✓
The Visitation (4 episodes) ✓ ✓ ✓
Black Orchid (2 episodes) ✓
Earthshock (4 episodes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Time-Flight (4 episodes) ✓ ✓ ✓

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Aliens and Enemies of Season 19
Castrovalva
Four to Doomsday
Kinda
Mara  • Kinda
The Visitation
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