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*29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 [[Spearhead from Space]]. Released [[15th April]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 [[Spearhead from Space]] Released [[15th April]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 [[Remembrance of the Daleks]]. Released [[13th May]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 [[Remembrance of the Daleks]] Released [[13th May]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 [[The Caves of Androzani]]. Released [[7th January]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 [[The Caves of Androzani]] Released [[7th January]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|The Movie]]
*13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|The Movie]]
*15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 [[Vengeance on Varos]]. Released [[14th August]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 [[Vengeance on Varos]] Released [[14th August]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]


===[[2002]]===
===[[2002]]===
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''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' was originally to have been [[Tom Baker]] title released in the second slot, but issues to do with contract negotiations led to it being postponed and ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' was put in its place. After the release of ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', the original plan was to release one title from each Doctor of the eight Doctors, but as the range progressed this was not quite achieved as ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' and ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' were then slipped into the schedule to prevent two black and white stories being released back to back.
''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' was originally to have been [[Tom Baker]] title released in the second slot, but issues to do with contract negotiations led to it being postponed and ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' was put in its place. After the release of ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', the original plan was to release one title from each Doctor of the eight Doctors, but as the range progressed this was not quite achieved as ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' and ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' were then slipped into the schedule to prevent two black and white stories being released back to back.


*14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]. Released [[1st April]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] Released [[1st April]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 [[The Ark in Space]]. Released [[3rd June]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 [[The Ark in Space]] Released [[3rd June]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 [[Carnival of Monsters]]. Released [[2nd September]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 [[Carnival of Monsters]] Released [[2nd September]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 [[The Aztecs]]. Released [[2nd December]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 [[The Aztecs]] Released [[2nd December]] [[2002]] in [[Australia]]
*18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 [[Resurrection of the Daleks]]. Released [[3rd February]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 [[Resurrection of the Daleks]] Released [[3rd February]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]


===[[2003]]===
===[[2003]]===
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For the 40th Anniversary of ''Doctor Who'', BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor.
For the 40th Anniversary of ''Doctor Who'', BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor.


*17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 [[The Seeds of Death]] (2 disc). Released [[5th May]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 [[The Seeds of Death]] (2 disc) Released [[5th May]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]] (2 disc). Released [[30th June]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 [[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]] (2 disc) Released [[30th June]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (2 disc). Released [[13th August]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 [[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]] (2 disc) Released [[13th August]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 [[Earthshock]]. Released [[1st October]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 [[Earthshock]] Released [[1st October]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 [[The Two Doctors]] (2 disc). Released [[7th January]] [[2004]] in [[Australia]]
*08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 [[The Two Doctors]] (2 disc) Released [[7th January]] [[2004]] in [[Australia]]
*06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 [[The Curse of Fenric]] (2 disc). Released [[7th February]] [[2004]] in [[Australia]]
*06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 [[The Curse of Fenric]] (2 disc) Released [[7th February]] [[2004]] in [[Australia]]
*24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 [[The Three Doctors]]. Released [[12th November]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]
*24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 [[The Three Doctors]] Released [[12th November]] [[2003]] in [[Australia]]


===[[2004]]===
===[[2004]]===
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*05/05/2008 BBCDVD2617 [[Bred for War]]:[[The Time Warrior]]/[[The Sontaran Experiment]]/[[The Invasion of Time]]/[[The Two Doctors]] (6 disc) Released [[8th July]] [[2008]] in [[Australia]]
*05/05/2008 BBCDVD2617 [[Bred for War]]:[[The Time Warrior]]/[[The Sontaran Experiment]]/[[The Invasion of Time]]/[[The Two Doctors]] (6 disc) Released [[8th July]] [[2008]] in [[Australia]]
*02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 Released 6th August 2008 in Australia
*02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 Released 6th August 2008 in Australia
*16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 [[K-9 Tales]]: (BBCDVD2799) [[The Invisible Enemy]]/(BBCDVD2798) [[K-9 & Company|K-9 & Company]] (2 disc) Released [[4th September]] [[2008]] in [[Australia]]
*16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 [[K-9 Tales]]: (BBCDVD2799) [[The Invisible Enemy]]/(BBCDVD2798) [[K-9 & Company]] (2 disc) Released [[4th September]] [[2008]] in [[Australia]]
*30/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - [[Torchwood (Series 2)|The Complete Second Series]] Released 2nd October 2009 in Australia
*30/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - [[Torchwood (Series 2)|The Complete Second Series]] Released 2nd October 2009 in Australia
*01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 Released 4th September 2008 in Australia
*01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 Released 4th September 2008 in Australia
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*10/11/2008 BBCDVD2700 The Sarah Jane Adventures - [[The Sarah Jane Adventures (Series 1)|The Complete First Series]] (includes [[Invasion of the Bane]]) Released 4th June 2009 in Australia
*10/11/2008 BBCDVD2700 The Sarah Jane Adventures - [[The Sarah Jane Adventures (Series 1)|The Complete First Series]] (includes [[Invasion of the Bane]]) Released 4th June 2009 in Australia
*17/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|The Complete Fourth Series]] Released 4th December 2008 in Australia
*17/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|The Complete Fourth Series]] Released 4th December 2008 in Australia
*29/12/2008 BBCDVD2440 [[Battlefield]] Released 5th Febuary 2009 in Australia
*29/12/2008 BBCDVD2440 [[Battlefield]] Released 5th February 2009 in Australia




Revision as of 09:44, 25 July 2009

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The following is a list of DVD releases by the BBC, broken down by year of release. It includes the catalogue number for each release, as used on the Region 2 version of each DVD. Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures have been released on this medium from 1999 until the present.

For a list of titles not likely to be released on DVD without extensive and expensive animation, see Missing episodes

Timeline of Releases

1999

Doctor Who was chosen as one of six DVDs released to represent the BBC as a 'test' of the DVD market by BBC Worldwide. (The other titles were The Black Adder, Noddy in Toyland, The Planets, Persuasion, and Volume I of The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.)

The chosen title for this 'test' was The Five Doctors, which was picked due to an already existing in a Special Edition format from the BBC Video release of 1995, which allowed it it to take 'better advantage' of the DVD format with the use of 5.1 Surround Sound.

2000

After The Five Doctors, which was something of a false start, the range eventually kicked off properly (with a different cover art template) a year later with The Robots of Death.

2001

2002

Pyramids of Mars was originally to have been Tom Baker title released in the second slot, but issues to do with contract negotiations led to it being postponed and The Ark in Space was put in its place. After the release of The Five Doctors, the original plan was to release one title from each Doctor of the eight Doctors, but as the range progressed this was not quite achieved as The Ark in Space and Carnival of Monsters were then slipped into the schedule to prevent two black and white stories being released back to back.

2003

For the 40th Anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor.

2004

Pyramids of Mars was released after being voted most wanted DVD release in a 2003 Doctor Who Magazine poll and the Lost in Time set came about due to the recovery of the previously missing episode Day of Armageddon from The Daleks' Master Plan which happened in the January of 2004.

2005

From Revelation of the Daleks and onwards the DVDs featured the logo of 2 entertain, a DVD release company formed by the BBC and Woolworths.

2006

The Sontaran Experiment in October 2006 marked the start of an increase in the number of releases, with titles being assigned as either a "Super Value Edition" (like The Sontaran Experiment, which meant a reduced extras package, or "Special Editions" like the two disc releases of the past.

2007

The Series Three DVD box set was, in an exclusive release at Amazon.co.uk, made available with the choice of two additional covers beyond that of the standard cover. The Remembrance of the Daleks disc, as part of The Complete Davros Collection DVD box set, marked the first example of the range re-visiting a previous release (the new disc correcting mistakes with effects and the multi-angle feature, and upgrading the Photo Gallery feature, as well as adding new documentaries).

2008

The release of The Five Doctors is the second re-release of the series, making the original 1983 version of the story available on DVD for the first time.


2009

The Special Edition release of Remembrance of the Daleks that was part of the 2007 Davros box set is released separately this year as an extra title above the number of regular releases.

2010 and Onwards

The following are rumoured to be upcoming releases but have not been officially confirmed or announced.

Still to be Announced

William Hartnell

Patrick Troughton

Jon Pertwee

Tom Baker

Peter Davison

Sylvester McCoy

David Tennant

Re-releases

Re-releases, with improved restoration and more extras, have been rumoured but not confirmed for the following stories, originally released in 2000-2002. They were the first titles released for their respective Doctors. The first William Hartnell DVD, The Aztecs, was released later and is regarded as being of higher quality and therefore not requiring a reissue. The majority of the reissues may or may not come out in a boxed set: http://www.zetaminor.com/dvd/incoming_db/listing.php?id=10779

External Links

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