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*[[Colony in Space]] - Commentary was recorded in January 2011.<ref name="dvdcom"/> | *[[Colony in Space]] - Commentary was recorded in January 2011.<ref name="dvdcom"/> | ||
*[[The Dæmons]] - In pre-production by October 2010, expected to be released on DVD in [[2012]] .<ref>[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3248607&postcount=278 Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculation]<small>accessed 9th October 2010</small></ref> | *[[The Dæmons]] - In pre-production by October 2010, expected to be released on DVD in [[2012]] .<ref>[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3248607&postcount=278 Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculation]<small>accessed 9th October 2010</small></ref> | ||
*[[Nightmare of Eden]] - Production of extras started in February 2011.<ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41841717728657408 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 27th February 2011</small></ref> | *[[Nightmare of Eden]] - Production of extras started in February 2011. This will most likely be paired in a box set with [[DW]]: [[Shada (TV story)|Shada]], as it has been confirmed for release by Dan Hall in DWM 427<ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41841717728657408 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 27th February 2011</small></ref> | ||
*The Ace Box - Will combine two of the remaining Sylvester McCoy stories.<ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41517570788048896 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 26th February 2011</small></ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41701344884686848 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 27th February 2011</small></ref> Although not confirmed, more than likely to contain [[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]], Ace's first story. | *The Ace Box - Will combine two of the remaining Sylvester McCoy stories.<ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41517570788048896 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 26th February 2011</small></ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/classicdw/statuses/41701344884686848 Classic Doctor Who Twitter feed]<small>accessed 27th February 2011</small></ref> Although not confirmed, more than likely to contain [[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]], Ace's first story. | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 2 March 2011
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 has been released on this medium from 1999 until the present. Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures have also been released on this medium since their inception. The dual Blu-ray release of every episode of Doctor Who since The Next Doctor seems to indicate that this format, like VHS before it, is near the end of its life cycle as of 2010. The classic (1963-1996) Doctor Who DVD range is generally expected to conclude in 2013, which is the 50th Anniversary year for the program.
Though it is uncertain how many future episodes of Doctor Who universe shows will appear on DVD, it is believed that BBC Video, through 2 entertain, intend to master all possible episodes of the 1963 version of Doctor Who for DVD. Precedent can be found in the fact that they made all Doctor Who serials available on VHS, long after VHS had ceased to be the dominant home video medium.
Missing episodes, however, will never see a DVD release in their original form, or indeed a release in any visual format. However, it is conceivable that some missing episodes might be reconstructed in some way (eg animation) for a DVD release, as happened with the two missing episodes of The Invasion.
All the covers for the BBC DVD releases can be found here. This page has links to covers for each region.
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 it 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. The Region 1 release of this title would feature a commentary not available on the Region 2 and 4 versions, but which would later be included on the "Special Edition" re-release of 2008.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1006 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | 01/11/1999 | 11/09/2001 | 10/09/2000 |
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. Although the menu intro sequence was the same as that used on The Five Doctors, in all other respects the menu system was completely redesigned; the plan originally being that each disc would feature the relevant theme music of the story over the menu intro sequence. This was dropped early into 2001 as it was felt that the Howell version of the theme fitted the sequence best and has been used on every release ever since.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1012 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | 13/11/2000 | 11/09/2001 | 02/07/2001 |
2001
Spearhead from Space was a last minute addition to the schedule and was primarily based on the restoration done for the 1999 repeat broadcast. After the release of Spearhead from Space, four other DVDs were released, including the only televised Eighth Doctor's adventure, the TV Movie. The TV Movie and the Fifth Doctor's final adventure, The Caves of Androzani were later released again on DVD in 2010 as part of the Revisitations box set, alongside The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1033 | Spearhead from Space | Third Doctor | 29/01/2001 | 11/09/2001 | 15/04/2002 |
| BBCDVD1040 | Remembrance of the Daleks | Seventh Doctor | 26/02/2001 | 02/04/2002 | 13/05/2002 |
| BBCDVD1042 | The Caves of Androzani | Fifth Doctor | 18/06/2001 | 02/04/2002 | 07/01/2002 |
| BBCDVD1043 | The Movie | Eighth Doctor | 13/08/2001 | N/A[1] | N/A[1] |
| BBCDVD1044 | Vengeance on Varos | Sixth Doctor | 15/10/2001 | 04/03/2003 | 14/08/2003 |
2002
Pyramids of Mars was originally to have been the 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 then 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. This year saw the first major discontinuity between UK and North American DVD releases as a box set containing the six stories from the Key to Time season was released in Region 1 years before a similar release occurred in the UK/Region 2.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1032 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Second Doctor | 14/01/2002 | 06/08/2002 | 01/04/2002 |
| BBCDVD1097 | The Ark in Space | Fourth Doctor | 08/04/2002 | 06/08/2002 | 03/06/2002 |
| BBCDVD1098 | Carnival of Monsters | Third Doctor | 15/07/2002 | 02/07/2003 | 02/09/2002 |
| N/A | The Key to Time Collection: The Ribos Operation / The Pirate Planet / The Stones of Blood / The Androids of Tara / The Power of Kroll / The Armageddon Factor (6 disc) |
Fourth Doctor | N/A | 01/10/2002[2] | N/A |
| BBCDVD1099 | The Aztecs | First Doctor | 21/10/2002 | 04/03/2003 | 02/12/2002 |
| BBCDVD1100 | Resurrection of the Daleks | Fifth Doctor | 18/11/2002 | 02/07/2003 | 03/02/2003 |
2003
For the 40th Anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor. The Three Doctors was originally planned for the first release slot of the year, but was then held back for release in the anniversary month. To mark the anniversary most of the 2003 releases included a special music video tribute to the series using clips from the show accompanied by the popular cover version of the Doctor Who theme music by Orbital. In Region 4, these releases, except for The Curse of Fenric, included a special edition slip cover for the cases, which were silver TARDIS roundels, and had the Doctor Who logo replaced with the 40th Anniversary variation.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1151 | The Seeds of Death (2 disc) | Second Doctor | 17/02/2003 | 02/03/2004 | 05/05/2003 |
| BBCDVD1152 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 28/04/2003 | 07/10/2003 | 30/06/2003 |
| BBCDVD1156 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 disc) | First Doctor | 09/06/2003 | 07/10/2003 | 13/08/2003 |
| BBCDVD1153 | Earthshock | Fifth Doctor | 18/08/2003 | 07/11/2004 | 01/10/2003 |
| BBCDVD1213 | The Two Doctors (2 disc) | Sixth Doctor | 08/09/2003 | 01/06/2004 | 07/01/2004 |
| BBCDVD1154 | The Curse of Fenric (2 disc) | Seventh Doctor | 06/10/2003 | 01/06/2004 | 07/02/2004 |
| BBCDVD1144 | The Three Doctors | Third Doctor | 24/11/2003 | 02/03/2004 | 12/11/2003 |
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 occurred in the January of 2004. The release of Lost in Time marked the first time BBC DVD released a Doctor Who boxset, instead of releasing single episodes. It also marks the first time two different Doctors where released together, without it being a multi-Doctor story.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1329 | The Visitation | Fifth Doctor | 19/01/2004 | 01/03/2005 | 08/04/2004 |
| BBCDVD1350 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | 01/03/2004 | 07/11/2004 | 10/06/2004 |
| BBCDVD1142 | The Green Death | Third Doctor | 10/05/2004 | 01/03/2005 | 05/08/2004 |
| BBCDVD1351 | The Leisure Hive | Fourth Doctor | 05/07/2004 | 07/06/2005 | 07/10/2004 |
| BBCDVD1352 | Ghost Light | Seventh Doctor | 20/09/2004 | 21/06/2005 | 03/02/2005 |
| BBCDVD1353 | Lost in Time (3 disc) | First Doctor Second Doctor |
01/11/2004 | 02/11/2004 | 02/12/2004 |
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. 2005 was the year that Doctor Who returned to TV, with a brand new series and therefore saw the first release of the new series on DVD, starting with part one, 2 entertain released the first series in four part, before releasing its first box set of a complete series. The release of the Dalek collection saw the first time that 2 entertain released a DVD collection exclusively to a shop - W H Smith. This was available only in the UK, and not worldwide.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1356 | Horror of Fang Rock | Fourth Doctor | 17/01/2005 | 06/11/2005 | 07/04/2005 |
| BBCDVD1358 | The Mind Robber | Second Doctor | 07/03/2005 | 06/11/2005 | 05/05/2005 |
| BBCDVD1354 | The Claws of Axos | Third Doctor | 25/04/2005 | 08/11/2005 | 02/06/2005 |
| BBCDVD1755 | Doctor Who - Volume 1 | Ninth Doctor | 16/05/2005 | 07/11/2006 | 17/06/2005 |
| BBCDVD1756 | Doctor Who - Volume 2 | Ninth Doctor | 13/06/2005 | 07/11/2006 | 03/08/2005 |
| BBCDVD1357 | Revelation of the Daleks | Sixth Doctor | 11/07/2005 | 06/06/2006 | 01/09/2005 |
| BBCDVD1757 | Doctor Who - Volume 3 | Ninth Doctor | 01/08/2005 | 07/11/2006 | 31/08/2005 |
| BBCDVD1758 | Doctor Who - Volume 4 | Ninth Doctor | 05/09/2005 | 07/11/2006 | 06/10/2005 |
| BBCDVD1355 | The Web Planet | First Doctor | 09/09/2005 | 05/11/2006 | 03/11/2005 |
| BBCDVD1384 | Dalek Collector's Edition: The Dalek Invasion of Earth / Resurrection of the Daleks / Remembrance of the Daleks (4 disc)(W H Smith exclusive) |
First Doctor Fifth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
06/10/2005 | N/A | N/A |
| BBCDVD1664 | City of Death (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 07/11/2005 | 08/11/2005 | 01/12/2005 |
| BBCDVD1770 | Doctor Who - The Complete First Series (5 disc) | Ninth Doctor | 21/11/2005 | 14/02/2006 (Canada) 04/07/2006 (US)[3] |
20/07/2006 |
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. Super Value Editions were abandoned around 2008. The two missing episodes of The Invasion were animated for the story's DVD release. The Mark of the Rani was a release brought forward to plug a gap created by the delay of Arc of Infinity. The second series of Doctor was released this year, released in five parts, it would later be released in a boxset by the end of the year. At the end of the year, the first part of the first series of Torchwood was released on DVD. This marked the first time Torchwood was released on DVD.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1882 | The Beginning: An Unearthly Child / The Daleks / The Edge of Destruction (3 disc) | First Doctor | 30/01/2006 | 28/03/2006 | 02/03/2006 |
| BBCDVD1813 | Genesis of the Daleks (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 10/04/2006 | 06/06/2006 | 04/05/2006 |
| BBCDVD1960 | Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 1 | Tenth Doctor | 01/05/2006 | N/A | 20/07/2006 |
| BBCDVD1961 | Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 2 | Tenth Doctor | 05/06/2006 | N/A | 18/08/2006 |
| BBCDVD1802 | Inferno (2 disc) | Third Doctor | 19/06/2006 | 05/09/2006 | 06/07/2006 |
| BBCDVD1962 | Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 3 | Tenth Doctor | 10/07/2006 | N/A | 07/09/2006 |
| BBCDVD1833 | The Hand of Fear | Fourth Doctor | 24/07/2006 | 07/11/2006 | 07/09/2006 |
| BBCDVD1963 | Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 4 | Tenth Doctor | 07/08/2006 | N/A | 05/10/2006 |
| BBCDVD2224 | The Mark of the Rani | Sixth Doctor | 04/09/2006 | 07/11/2006 | 02/11/2006 |
| BBCDVD1964 | Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 5 | Tenth Doctor | 25/09/2006 | N/A | 02/11/2006 |
| BBCDVD1811 | The Sontaran Experiment | Fourth Doctor | 09/10/2006 | 06/03/2007 | 07/12/2006 |
| BBCDVD1829 | The Invasion (2 disc) | Second Doctor | 06/11/2006 | 06/03/2007 | 03/01/2007 |
| BBCDVD2262 | The Cybermen Collection: The Tomb of the Cybermen / The Invasion / Earthshock (4 disc) (Amazon.co.uk exclusive) |
Second Doctor Fifth Doctor |
06/11/2006 | N/A | N/A |
| BBCDVD2263 | The Third Doctor Collection: Spearhead from Space / Inferno / The Claws of Axos / The Three Doctors / Carnival of Monsters / The Green Death (7 disc)(Amazon.co.uk exclusive) |
Third Doctor | 06/11/2006 | N/A | N/A |
| BBCDVD2122 | Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series (6 disc) | Tenth Doctor | 20/11/2006 | 16/01/2007 (US) 15/02/2007 (Canada)[4] |
06/12/2006 |
| BBCDVD2241 | Torchwood - Series 1 Part 1 | Torchwood | 26/12/2006 | N/A | 01/08/2007 |
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).
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD1331 | New Beginnings: The Keeper of Traken / Logopolis / Castrovalva (3 disc) | Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor |
27/01/2007 | 05/06/2007 | 05/06/2007 |
| BBCDVD???? | The Dalek Collection: The Dalek Invasion of Earth / Genesis of the Daleks / Resurrection of the Daleks / Revelation of the Daleks / Remembrance of the Daleks (7 disc)(Amazon.co.uk exclusive) |
First Doctor Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor Sixth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
27/01/2007 | N/A | N/A |
| BBCDVD2251 | Torcwhood - Series 1 Part 2 | Torchwood | 26/02/2007 | N/A | 05/09/2007 |
| BBCDVD2345 | Torchwood - Series 1 Part 3 | Torchwood | 26/03/2007 | N/A | 03/10/2007 |
| BBCDVD2380 | The Runaway Bride | Tenth Doctor | 02/04/2007 | N/A | 03/07/2007[5] |
| BBCDVD1834 | Survival (2 disc) | Seventh Doctor | 16/04/2007 | 14/08/2007 | 06/06/2007 |
| BBCDVD2381 | Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 1 | Tenth Doctor | 21/05/2007 | N/A | 31/07/2007[5] |
| BBCDVD2332 | Robot | Fourth Doctor | 04/06/2007 | 14/08/2007 | 04/07/2007 |
| BBCDVD2382 | Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 2 | Tenth Doctor | 25/06/2007 | N/A | 06/09/2007[5] |
| BBCDVD2333 | Timelash | Sixth Doctor | 09/07/2007 | 01/04/2008 | 31/07/2007 |
| BBCDVD2383 | Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 3 | Tenth Doctor | 23/07/2007 | N/A | 02/10/2007[5] |
| BBCDVD2327 | Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity (2 disc) | Fifth Doctor | 06/08/2007 | 06/11/2007 | 05/09/2007 |
| BBCDVD2384 | Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 4 | Tenth Doctor | 20/08/2007 | N/A | 07/11/2007[5] |
| BBCDVD2334 | The Time Warrior | Third Doctor | 03/09/2007 | 01/04/2008 | 03/10/2007 |
| BBCDVD2335 | The Key to Time: The Ribos Operation / The Pirate Planet / The Stones of Blood / The Androids of Tara / The Power of Kroll / The Armageddon Factor (7 disc) |
Fourth Doctor | 24/09/2007 | 03/03/2009[6] | 07/11/2007 |
| BBCDVD1814 | Planet of Evil | Fourth Doctor | 15/10/2007 | 04/03/2008 | 05/12/2007 |
| BBCDVD2390 | The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane | Sarah Jane Smith | 29/10/2007 | N/A | 04/03/10 |
| BBCDVD2385 | Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series (6 disc) | Tenth Doctor | 05/11/2007 | 06/11/2007 | 06/12/2007 |
| BBCDVD2253 | Torchwood - The Complete First Series (5 disc) | Torchwood | 19/11/2007 | 22/01/2008 | 06/02/2008 |
| BBCDVD2452 | The Infinite Quest | Tenth Doctor | 05/11/2007 | 18/11/2008 | 05/06/2008 |
| BBCDVD2434 | Destiny of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor | 26/11/2007 | 04/03/2008 | 06/02/2008 |
| BBCDVD2508 | The Complete Davros Collection: Genesis of the Daleks / Destiny of the Daleks / Resurrection of the Daleks / Revelation of the Daleks / Remembrance of the Daleks (8 disc) |
Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor Sixth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
26/11/2007 | N/A | 06/02/2008 |
2008
The release of The Five Doctors is the second re-release of the series, the first being Remembrance of the Daleks, which was released in 2007. This made the original 1983 version of the story available on DVD for the first time. This year also saw Series 4 of Doctor released on DVD, firstly being sold in four parts before being sold as a boxset at the end of the year. Also, 2008 saw the first release of The Sarah Jane Adventures on DVD, which was broadcast the previous year, although it would not be released in region four till 2010. The second series of Torchwood was also released this year.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD2438 | Beneath the Surface: Doctor Who and the Silurians / The Sea Devils / Warriors of the Deep (4 disc) |
Third Doctor Fifth Doctor |
14/01/2008 | 03/06/2008 | 05/03/2008 |
| BBCDVD2331 | The Time Meddler | First Doctor | 11/02/2008 | 05/08/2008 | 02/04/2008 |
| BBCDVD2450 | The Five Doctors (2 disc) | Fifth Doctor | 03/03/2008 | 05/08/2008 | 08/05/2008 |
| BBCDVD2604 | Voyage of the Damned (including Time Crash) | Tenth Doctor | 10/03/2008 | N/A | 30/06/2008 |
| BBCDVD2432 | Black Orchid | Fifth Doctor | 14/04/2008 | 05/08/2008 | 05/06/2008 |
| BBCDVD2586 | The Invasion of Time | Fourth Doctor | 05/05/2008 | 02/09/2008 | 03/07/2008 |
| BBCDVD2617 | Bred for War: The Time Warrior / The Sontaran Experiment / The Invasion of Time / The Two Doctors (6 disc) |
Third Doctor Fourth Doctor Sixth Doctor |
05/05/2008 | N/A | 08/07/2008 |
| BBCDVD2605 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 | Tenth Doctor | 02/06/2008 | N/A | 06/08/2008 |
| BBCDVD2439 | K9 Tales: (BBCDVD2799) The Invisible Enemy / (BBCDVD2798) K9 & Company (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 16/06/2008 | 02/09/2008 | 04/09/2008 |
| BBCDVD2618 | Torchwood - The Complete Second Series (5 disc) | Torchwood | 30/06/2008 | 16/09/2008 (US) 11/11/2008 (Canada)[7] |
02/10/2009 |
| BBCDVD2606 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 | Tenth Doctor | 01/07/2008 | N/A | 04/09/2008 |
| BBCDVD1816 | The Brain of Morbius | Fourth Doctor | 21/07/2008 | 07/10/2008 | 02/10/2008 |
| BBCDVD2607 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3 | Tenth Doctor | 04/08/2008 | N/A | 02/10/2008 |
| BBCDVD2441 | The War Machines | First Doctor | 25/08/2008 | 06/01/2009 | 07/11/2008 |
| BBCDVD2608 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4 | Tenth Doctor | 01/09/2008 | N/A | 07/11/2008 |
| BBCDVD2431 | Four to Doomsday | Fifth Doctor | 15/09/2008 | 06/01/2009 | 04/12/2008 |
| BBCDVD2422 | The Trial of a Time Lord (4 disc) | Sixth Doctor | 29/09/2008 | 07/10/2008 | 05/01/2009 |
| BBCDVD2700 | The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Series (includes Invasion of the Bane) (4 disc) |
Sarah Jane Smith | 10/11/2008 | 07/10/2008 | 07/01/2010[8] |
| BBCDVD2609 | Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series (6 disc) | Tenth Doctor | 17/11/2008 | 18/11/2008 | 04/12/2008 |
| BBCDVD2440 | Battlefield | Seventh Doctor | 29/12/2008 | 05/05/2009 | 05/02/2009 |
2009
The Special Edition release of Remembrance of the Daleks that was part of the 2007 Davros box set was released separately this year as an extra title above the number of regular releases. The Dalek War box set was originally planned as a late December release, but was brought forward to fill a hole created by the Torchwood: Children of Earth DVD release being brought closer to the broadcast date. Due to new recolourisation methods, Dalek War also saw the first release of episode 3 of Planet of the Daleks in colour. This year also saw Doctor Who Series 1-4 released on DVD, making it the first time more than one full series of Doctor Who has been released as part of a boxset.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD2903 | The Next Doctor (including Doctor Who at the Proms and Music of the Spheres) | Tenth Doctor | 19/01/2009 | 15/09/2009 | 05/03/2009 |
| BBCDVD1835 | The E-Space Trilogy: Full Circle / State of Decay / Warriors' Gate (3 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 26/01/2009 | 05/05/2009 | 05/03/2009 |
| BBCDVD2698 | (BBCDVD2970) The Rescue / (BBCDVD2971) The Romans (2 disc) | First Doctor | 23/02/2009 | 07/07/2009 | 02/04/2009 |
| BBCDVD2436 | Attack of the Cybermen | Sixth Doctor | 16/03/2009 | 07/07/2009 | 07/05/2009 |
| BBCDVD2905 | The Cybermen Collection: The Age of Steel / Rise of the Cybermen / Army of Ghosts / Doomsday (2 disc) |
Tenth Doctor | 13/04/2009 | N/A | 06/08/2009 |
| BBCDVD1820 | Image of the Fendahl | Fourth Doctor | 20/04/2009 | 01/09/2009 | 04/06/2009 |
| BBCDVD2430 | The Deadly Assassin | Fourth Doctor | 11/05/2009 | 01/09/2009 | 02/07/2009 |
| BBCDVD2599 | Delta and the Bannermen | Seventh Doctor | 22/06/2009 | 01/09/2009 | 06/08/2009 |
| BBCDVD3009 | Planet of the Dead | Tenth Doctor | 29/06/2009 | 28/07/2009 | 02/07/2009 |
| BBCDVD1800 | The War Games (3 disc) | Second Doctor | 06/07/2009 | 03/11/2009 | 03/09/2009 |
| BBCDVD2981 | Torchwood: Children of Earth (2 disc) | Torchwood | 13/07/2009 | 28/07/2009 | 01/10/2009 |
| BBCDVD2451 | Remembrance of the Daleks (2 disc) | Seventh Doctor | 20/07/2009 | 02/03/2010 | 01/10/2009 |
| BBCDVD2596 | The Black Guardian Trilogy: Mawdryn Undead / Terminus / Enlightenment (4 disc) | Fifth Doctor | 10/08/2009 | 03/11/2009 | 05/11/2009 |
| BBCDVD2598 | The Twin Dilemma | Sixth Doctor | 07/09/2009 | 05/01/2010 | 03/12/2009 |
| BBCDVD2616 | The Keys of Marinus | First Doctor | 21/09/2009 | 05/01/2010 | 07/01/2010 |
| BBCDVD2614 | Dalek War: Frontier in Space / Planet of the Daleks (4 disc) | Third Doctor | 05/10/2009 | 02/03/2010 | 04/02/2010 |
| BBCDVD2998 | The Dalek Collection: Dalek / Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways / Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks / The Stolen Earth / Journey's End (3 disc) |
Ninth Doctor Tenth Doctor |
19/10/2009 | N/A | 05/12/2009 |
| BBCDVD3065 | Torchwood - Series 1-3 (14 disc) | Torchwood | 26/10/2009 | TBC | 05/08/2010 |
| BBCDVD3058 | Doctor Who - The Complete Series 1-4 (23 disc) | Ninth Doctor Tenth Doctor |
26/10/2009 | 27/10/2009 | 03/12/2009 |
| BBCDVD2919 | The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Second Series (4 disc) | Sarah Jane Smith | 09/11/2009 | 10/11/2009 | 03/06/2010 |
| BBCDVD2754 | The Key to Time (7 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 16/11/2009[9] | N/A | N/A |
2010
The Kamelion Tales DVD box set was originally scheduled for the January release slot, but was pushed back due to an administrative error. Its replacement, the Peladon Tales box set, had originally been planned for 2008, but was likewise held back until this year. Re-releases started on a larger scale with the Revisitations 1 boxset. The rights issues with the 1996 TV Movie were cleared and it was released on DVD for the first time in Regions 1 & 4. This year also saw the last of the Tenth Doctor's adventure being relased on DVD, as well as the first series of the Eleventh Doctor's. A limited edition version of the Season Five box set, a metal tin (BBCDVD3344), was released alongside the standard version.
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD3104 | Doctor Who - The Complete Specials Boxset (5 disc) | Tenth Doctor | 11/01/2010 | 02/02/2010 | 01/07/2010 |
| BBCDVD3105 | The Waters of Mars / The End of Time (3 disc) | Tenth Doctor | 11/01/2010 | 02/02/2010 | WOM: 04/02/2010 EOT: 04/03/2010 |
| BBCDVD2744 | Peladon Tales: The Curse of Peladon / The Monster of Peladon (3 disc) | Third Doctor | 18/01/2010 | COP: 04/05/2010 MOP: 04/05/2010 |
04/03/2010 |
| BBCDVD3163 | Dreamland | Tenth Doctor | 01/02/2010 | 05/10/2010 | 03/06/2010 |
| BBCDVD2805 | The Masque of Mandragora | Fourth Doctor | 08/02/2010 | 04/05/2010 | 01/04/2010 |
| BBCDVD2809 | The Space Museum / The Chase (3 disc) | First Doctor | 01/03/2010 | 06/07/2010 | 06/05/2010 |
| BBCDVD2851 | Myths and Legends: The Time Monster / Underworld / The Horns of Nimon (3 disc) | Third Doctor Fourth Doctor |
29/03/2010 | 06/07/2010 | 03/06/2010 |
| BBCDVD2849 | The Creature from the Pit | Fourth Doctor | 03/05/2010 | 07/09/2010 | 01/07/2010 |
| BBCDVD3213 | Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 1 | Eleventh Doctor | 07/06/2010 | N/A | 01/07/2010 |
| BBCDVD2738 | Kamelion Tales: The King's Demons / Planet of Fire (3 disc) | Fifth Doctor | 14/06/2010 | 07/09/2010 | 05/08/2010 |
| BBCDVD3214 | Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 2 | Eleventh Doctor | 05/07/2010 | N/A | 05/08/2010 |
| BBCDVD2807 | The Dominators | Second Doctor | 12/07/2010 | 11/01/2011 | 02/09/2010 |
| BBCDVD3215 | Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 3 | Eleventh Doctor | 02/08/2010 | N/A | 02/09/2010 |
| BBCDVD2854 | Revenge of the Cybermen / Silver Nemesis (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
09/08/2010 | 02/11/2010 | 07/10/2010 |
| BBCDVD3216 | Doctor Who - Series 5 Volume 4 | Eleventh Doctor | 06/09/2010 | N/A | 07/10/2010 |
| BBCDVD2808 | Time and the Rani | Seventh Doctor | 13/09/2010 | 14/06/2011[10] | 04/11/2010 |
| BBCDVD2806 | Revisitations 1: The Talons of Weng-Chiang / The Caves of Androzani / The Movie (7 disc) |
Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor Eighth Doctor |
04/10/2010 | TOWC: TBC COA: TBC TVM: 08/02/2011 |
02/12/2010 TVM only: 03/03/2011 |
| BBCDVD3044 | The Seeds of Doom (2 disc) | Fourth Doctor | 25/10/2010 | 08/03/2011[11] | 02/12/2010 |
| BBCDVD3137 | The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Third Series (2 disc) | Sarah Jane Smith Tenth Doctor |
01/11/2010 | 04/01/2011 | TBC |
| BBCDVD3285 | Doctor Who - The Complete Fifth Series (6 disc) | Eleventh Doctor | 08/11/2010 | 09/11/2010 | 02/12/2010 |
2011
For 2011 2 entertain switched to unified release dates, meaning that the same Region 1, 2 & 4 titles are released ideally within two weeks of each other. Some releases of 2011 in R1 come in pairs: the new UK title is released simultaneously with a DVD in the backlog.[12]
| BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Region 2 | Region 1 | Region 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCDVD2852 | Meglos | Fourth Doctor | 10/01/2011 | 11/01/2011 | 20/01/2011 |
| BBCDVD3346 | A Christmas Carol (including Doctor Who at the Proms) | Eleventh Doctor | 24/01/2011 | 15/02/2011 | 03/03/2011 |
| BBCDVD3042 | The Mutants (2 disc) | Third Doctor | 31/01/2011 | 08/02/2011 | 03/02/2011 |
| BBCDVD2957 | The Ark | First Doctor | 14/02/2011 | 08/03/2011[13] | 03/03/2011 |
| BBCDVD2871 | Mara Tales: Kinda / Snakedance (2 disc)[14][15][16][17] | Fifth Doctor | 07/03/2011[18] | 12/04/2011[19] | 07/04/2011[20] |
| BBCDVD2956 | Revisitations 2: The Seeds of Death / Carnival of Monsters / Resurrection of the Daleks (6 disc)[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] |
Second Doctor Third Doctor Fifth Doctor |
28/03/2011[29] | TBC | ??/04/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Planet of the Spiders (2 disc)[30][31] | Third Doctor | 18/04/2011[32] | 10/05/2011[33] | ??/05/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Mannequin Madness: Spearhead from Space / Terror of the Autons (2 disc?)[34][30] | Third Doctor | 09/05/2011[35] | SFS: TBC TOTA: 10/05/2011[36] |
??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Frontios | Fifth Doctor | 30/05/2011[35] | 14/06/2011[37] | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Doctor Who - Series 6 Volume 1[38] | Eleventh Doctor | ??/??/2011 | TBC | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Earth Story: The Gunfighters / The Awakening (2 disc?)[30] | First Doctor Fifth Doctor |
20/06/2011[39] | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Paradise Towers | Seventh Doctor | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Revisitations 3: The Tomb of the Cybermen / The Three Doctors / The Robots of Death (6 disc?)[42][30] | Second Doctor Third Doctor Fourth Doctor |
??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | The Sun Makers | Fourth Doctor | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Doctor Who - Series 6 Volume 2[38] | Eleventh Doctor | ??/??/2011 | TBC | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Doctor Who - The Complete Sixth Series[38] | Eleventh Doctor | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
| BBCDVD???? | Day of the Daleks (2 disc)[44][45][46][30] | Third Doctor | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 | ??/??/2011 |
Future releases
- The Sensorites - Commentary was recorded in January 2011.[47]
- Planet of Giants - Currently being reviewed for release.[48]
- The Ambassadors of Death - Originally announced for release in 2011 with The Sun Makers, The Ambassadors of Death has now been delayed to 2012 at the least due to ongoing restoration issues.[49][50]
- The Mind of Evil - Colour Recovery has been attempted on episodes two-six of this story (the first episode lacks the necessary 'chromadots', so would require some other means of colourisation), but a great deal of post-processing is needed before these episodes can be considered for release on DVD.[51] Commentary and interviews have been recorded as of June 2010.[52]
- Colony in Space - Commentary was recorded in January 2011.[47]
- The Dæmons - In pre-production by October 2010, expected to be released on DVD in 2012 .[53]
- Nightmare of Eden - Production of extras started in February 2011. This will most likely be paired in a box set with DW: Shada, as it has been confirmed for release by Dan Hall in DWM 427[54]
- The Ace Box - Will combine two of the remaining Sylvester McCoy stories.[55][56] Although not confirmed, more than likely to contain Dragonfire, Ace's first story.
Re-releases
New versions of some of the stories originally released in 1999-2003 have been released or will be released in the near future. Barring a few exceptions (The Five Doctors, Remembrance of the Daleks and Spearhead from Space), such re-releases have been compiled to the Revisitations boxsets. According to Dan Hall, the commissioning editor of 2 Entertain's Classic Doctor Who range, all story re-releases have now been announced and no further are being planned.[30] However, Hall has promised to reconsider revisiting Vengeance on Varos if he receives enough feedback encouraging to do so.[57]
Still to be released
William Hartnell
- The Reign of Terror - incomplete; nature of DVD release unknown
- The Tenth Planet - incomplete; nature of DVD release unknown
Patrick Troughton
- The Ice Warriors - incomplete; nature of DVD release unknown
- The Krotons
Jon Pertwee
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs - episode 1 exists in Black and White only
- Death to the Daleks
Tom Baker
- Terror of the Zygons
- The Android Invasion
- The Face of Evil
- Shada - Unfinished, eventual form of presentation unknown. Will be released in a boxset with another story.[58]
Sylvester McCoy
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The international rights issues with Universal were settled in 2010, finally enabling the release of the 1996 TV Movie on DVD in regions 1 & 4.
- ↑ Region 1-exclusive release. The individual stories were also available for sale separately.
- ↑ Release delayed due to the season not having yet aired on the Sci-Fi Channel at the time of the Canadian release.
- ↑ Release delayed due to Series 2 still being broadcast in Canada at the time of the US release.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Region 4 titled The Runaway Bride as Series 3 Volume 1, so the rest of Series 3's releases were one volume number ahead of the Region 2 releases. Ezydvd.com.au shows series 3 volume 1 title volume 2.
- ↑ A previous edition of The Key to Time, with fewer extra features was released in North America, Region 1, on 01/10/2002.
- ↑ Release delayed due to broadcast being still underway in Canada in September.
- ↑ This is the general release date. The set is also available as an ABC Shop exclusive which was released on 4th June 2009.
- ↑ Non-Limited Edition release of 2007 DVD set minus outer plastic slip. Not likely as a release in Regions 1 & 4 as the original releases in those regions were as non-limited editions.
- ↑ TVShowsOnDVD.com: Doctor Who DVD Newsaccessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ TVShowsOnDVD: Doctor Who DVD Newsaccessed 18th November 2010
- ↑ [1]accessed 14th September 2010
- ↑ TVShowsOnDVD: Doctor Who DVD Newsaccessed 18th November 2010
- ↑ Trailer with a "Coming 2011" tag has been uploaded by Dan Hall.accessed 27th April 2010
- ↑ BBFC - Doctor Who: Mara Tales Coming Soon Traileraccessed 17th October 2010
- ↑ British Board of Film Classification - Kinda extrasaccessed 8th November 2010
- ↑ British Board of Film Classification - Snakedance extrasaccessed 8th November 2010
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who - Mara Talesaccessed 10th December 2010
- ↑ TVShowsonDVD: Announcement for Doctor Who - Kinda and Snakedanceaccessed 16th December 2010
- ↑ FetchDVD.com.au - Doctor Who: Mara Talesaccessed 10th February 2011
- ↑ Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculationaccessed 9th October 2010
- ↑ Zeta Minor - Doctor Who Revisitations Volume 2accessed 9th October 2010
- ↑ BBC America Shop: Doctor Who - The Seeds of Death Special Editionaccessed 19th October 2010
- ↑ Radio Free Skaro podcast #221accessed 24th October 2010
- ↑ British Board of Film Classification: Doctor Who - Revisitations 2 (trailer)accessed 9th November 2010
- ↑ Additional material, Doctor Who Seeds of Deathaccessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ Doctor Who - Carnival of Monsters - DVD Extras Disc 2accessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ Doctor Who - Resurrection of the Daleks - DVD Extras Disc 2accessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who - Revisitations 2accessed 10th December 2010
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 Doctor Who Magazine 430 (13th January 2011)
- ↑ British Board of Film Classification - Doctor Who Coming Soon to DVD... Planet of the Spidersaccessed 29th January 2011
- ↑ Doctor Who Online Twitter feedaccessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ BBC America Shop - Doctor Who: Planet of the Spidersaccessed 26th January 2011
- ↑ BBC America Shop: Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space Special Editionaccessed 19th October 2010
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Doctor Who Online Twitter feedaccessed 18th February 2011
- ↑ BBC America Shop - Doctor Who: Terror of the Autonsaccessed 26th January 2011
- ↑ TVShowsOnDVD.com: Doctor Who DVD Newsaccessed 2nd February 2011
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Doctor Who Magazine 431 (10th February 2011)
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk: Doctor Who - Earth Storyaccessed 27th February 2011
- ↑ News of commentary and interview (recorded by October 2010) from StephenWyatt.co.ukaccessed 21st November 2010
- ↑ BBC America Shop - Doctor Who: Paradise Towersaccessed 29th January 2011
- ↑ Bernard Holley has recorded a commentary, stating Tomb will be released in 2011.accessed 25th November 2010
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 28th January 2011
- ↑ [2]accessed 22nd March 2010
- ↑ Day of the Daleks on DVDaccessed 10th October 2010
- ↑ Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculationaccessed 9th October 2010
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 DVD Commentary Newsaccessed 11th January 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 26th February 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 26th January 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 28th January 2011
- ↑ http://colourrecovery.wikispaces.com/Processed+programmes
- ↑ [3]accessed 20th June 2010
- ↑ Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculationaccessed 9th October 2010
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 27th February 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 26th February 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who Twitter feedaccessed 27th February 2011
- ↑ Classic Doctor Who DVD Twitter accountaccessed 12th January 2011
- ↑ Gallifrey Base - Forthcoming DW DVD/BD speculationaccessed 9th October 2010
