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The following is a '''list of VHS titles released by the BBC''', broken down by year of release. ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[K9 and Company]]'' are the only two [[Whoniverse]]-related programmes to be released to VHS. They were released in both [[PAL]] and [[NTSC]] formats for both European and North American audiences. The catalogue number and release dates given here apply only to the PAL UK releases, with North American and other territory releases usually occurring at some point after (but occasionally before) the UK release. | The following is a '''list of VHS titles released by the BBC''', broken down by year of release. ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[K9 and Company]]'' are the only two [[Whoniverse]]-related programmes to be released to VHS. They were released in both [[PAL]] and [[NTSC]] formats for both European and North American audiences. The catalogue number and release dates given here apply only to the PAL UK releases, with North American and other territory releases usually occurring at some point after (but occasionally before) the UK release. | ||
Until about 1995, the [[William Hartnell]] releases would be edited to remove "next episode" captions that lead into a different story to avoid confusing casual buyers. Also, until the release of ''[[The Daleks]]'' in late 1989, the releases were edited together into an [[omnibus]] format which removed cliffhangers and opening and closing credits between episodes. Some releases prior to this point also featured other edits for content reasons (such as the nunchaku scene from ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''). | Until about 1995, the [[William Hartnell]] releases would be edited to remove "next episode" captions that lead into a different story to avoid confusing casual buyers. Also, until the release of ''[[The Daleks]]'' in late 1989, the releases were edited together into an [[omnibus]] format which removed cliffhangers and opening and closing credits between episodes. Some releases prior to this point also featured other edits for content reasons (such as the nunchaku scene from ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''). | ||
== Timeline of Releases == | == Timeline of Releases == | ||
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=== 1983 === | === 1983 === | ||
The selection of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' for release was based on a survey undertaken by [[BBC Video]] at the [[Longleat]] [[convention]] earlier in 1983. The favourite title voted for release was ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', but as this story was then missing from the archives, an existing colour [[Cyberman]] story was selected as an appropriate replacement. | The selection of ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' for release was based on a survey undertaken by [[BBC Video]] at the [[Longleat]] [[convention]] earlier in 1983. The favourite title voted for release was ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'', but as this story was then missing from the archives, an existing colour [[Cyberman]] story was selected as an appropriate replacement. | ||
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|BBCV2003 | |BBCV2003 | ||
|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | |''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/10/1983 | |??/10/1983 | ||
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|BBCV2003 | |BBCV2003 | ||
|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<ref>Re-release of previous version. Differentiated by alternative cover art.</ref> | |''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''<ref>Re-release of previous version. Differentiated by alternative cover art.</ref> | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/05/1984 | |??/05/1984 | ||
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|BBCV2012 | |BBCV2012 | ||
|''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''<ref>This was a 60 minute edit of the story.</ref> | |''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''<ref>This was a 60 minute edit of the story.</ref> | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1984 | |??/07/1984 | ||
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|BBCV2014 | |BBCV2014 | ||
|''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' | |''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1985 | |??/02/1985 | ||
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|BBCV2019 | |BBCV2019 | ||
|''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' | |''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|17/07/1985 | |17/07/1985 | ||
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|BBCV2030 | |BBCV2030 | ||
|''[[The Robots of Death]]'' | |''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1986 | |??/04/1986 | ||
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|BBCV2036 | |BBCV2036 | ||
|''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1986 | |??/07/1986 | ||
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|BBCV4013 | |BBCV4013 | ||
|''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | |''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/??/1986 | |??/??/1986 | ||
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|BBCV4055 | |BBCV4055 | ||
|''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' | |''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/??/1987 | |??/??/1987 | ||
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|BBCV4072 | |BBCV4072 | ||
|''[[The Seeds of Death]]'' | |''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1987 | |??/07/1987 | ||
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|BBCV4073 | |BBCV4073 | ||
|''[[Death to the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1987 | |??/07/1987 | ||
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|BBCV4107 | |BBCV4107 | ||
|''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' | |''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1988 | |??/02/1988 | ||
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|BBCV4108 | |BBCV4108 | ||
|''[[The Robots of Death]]'' | |''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1988 | |??/04/1988 | ||
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|BBCV4109 | |BBCV4109 | ||
|''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1988 | |??/07/1988 | ||
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|BBCV4187 | |BBCV4187 | ||
|''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' | |''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1988 | |??/11/1988 | ||
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|BBCV4186 | |BBCV4186 | ||
|''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' | |''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1988 | |??/11/1988 | ||
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|BBCV4245 | |BBCV4245 | ||
|''[[The Time Warrior]]'' | |''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/06/1989 | |??/06/1989 | ||
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|BBCV4244 | |BBCV4244 | ||
|''[[The Ark in Space]]'' | |''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/06/1989 | |??/06/1989 | ||
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|BBCV4242 | |BBCV4242 | ||
|''[[The Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|??/06/1989 | |??/06/1989 | ||
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|BBCV4311 | |BBCV4311 | ||
|''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' | |''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|05/02/1990 | |05/02/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4310 | |BBCV4310 | ||
|''[[The War Games]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|05/02/1990 | |05/02/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4353 | |BBCV4353 | ||
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|07/05/1990 | |07/05/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4352 | |BBCV4352 | ||
|''[[The Mind Robber]]'' | |''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|07/05/1990 | |07/05/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4388 | |BBCV4388 | ||
|''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'' | |''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1990 | |??/07/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4405 | |BBCV4405 | ||
|''[[The Web Planet]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|10/09/1990 | |10/09/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4406 | |BBCV4406 | ||
|''[[The Dominators]]''<ref>This title featured several minor censor edits due to the prints used.</ref> | |''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]''<ref>This title featured several minor censor edits due to the prints used.</ref> | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|10/09/1990 | |10/09/1990 | ||
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|BBCV4453 | |BBCV4453 | ||
|''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''<ref>This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.</ref> | |''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''<ref>This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.</ref> | ||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|04/02/1991 | |04/02/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4452 | |BBCV4452 | ||
|''[[The Krotons]]'' | |''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'' | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|04/02/1991 | |04/02/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4491 | |BBCV4491 | ||
|''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1991 | |??/04/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4492 | |BBCV4492 | ||
|''[[City of Death]]'' | |''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1991 | |??/04/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4642 | |BBCV4642 | ||
|''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' | |''[[The Masque of Mandragora (TV story)|The Masque of Mandragora]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/08/1991 | |??/08/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4650 | |BBCV4650 | ||
|''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | |''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/08/1991 | |??/08/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4643 | |BBCV4643 | ||
|''[[The Sontaran Experiment]] / [[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]] / [[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|07/10/1991 | |07/10/1991 | ||
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|BBCV4645 | |BBCV4645 | ||
|''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'' | |''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|07/10/1991 | |07/10/1991 | ||
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=== 1992 === | === 1992 === | ||
The recovery of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' at the beginning of the year allowed for it to be hurriedly slotted into the release schedule in May. The release of ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' saw the story completed by having [[Tom Baker]] fill in the gaps in the narrative by giving simple summaries of the missing action. The release also included a copy of all six scripts. ''[[The Tom Baker Years]]'' departed in format from the previous three releases, having [[Tom Baker]] commenting on a clip from each of his television adventures as opposed to introducing selected individual episodes. | The recovery of ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' at the beginning of the year allowed for it to be hurriedly slotted into the release schedule in May. The release of ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' saw the story completed by having [[Tom Baker]] fill in the gaps in the narrative by giving simple summaries of the missing action. The release also included a copy of all six scripts. ''[[The Tom Baker Years]]'' departed in format from the previous three releases, having [[Tom Baker]] commenting on a clip from each of his television adventures as opposed to introducing selected individual episodes. | ||
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|BBCV4713 | |BBCV4713 | ||
|''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' | |''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/01/1992 | |??/01/1992 | ||
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|BBCV4742 | |BBCV4742 | ||
|''[[The Claws of Axos]]'' | |''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|05/05/1992 | |05/05/1992 | ||
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|BBCV4783 | |BBCV4783 | ||
|''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'' | |''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'' | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor]] | |[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|05/05/1992<ref>This was a [[Woolworths]] exclusive release. It was made available for general release in February [[1993]]. Originally it had planned on being ''[[The Aztecs]]'', however Woolworths wanted a colour title.</ref> | |05/05/1992<ref>This was a [[Woolworths]] exclusive release. It was made available for general release in February [[1993]]. Originally it had planned on being ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|]]'', however Woolworths wanted a colour title.</ref> | ||
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|BBCV4772 | |BBCV4772 | ||
|''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | |''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|05/05/1992 | |05/05/1992 | ||
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|BBCV4840 | |BBCV4840 | ||
|''[[Earthshock]]'' | |''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/09/1992 | |??/09/1992 | ||
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|BBCV4743 | |BBCV4743 | ||
|''[[The Aztecs]]'' | |''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'' | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1992 | |??/11/1992 | ||
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|BBCV4874 | |BBCV4874 | ||
|''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' | |''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1992 | |??/11/1992 | ||
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=== 1993 === | === 1993 === | ||
The release of ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' (originally planned for January), for which the cover broke with the established template, also had a US documentary on the story included as a bonus. ''[[The Dæmons]]'' release was based on the colourisation created and broadcast in 1992, and the releases of ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' would also be released in a colourised format. The releases from ''Terror of the Autons'' to ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' featured the thirtieth anniversary logo on the front cover rather than the standard one. They would also feature a special anniversary title sequence at the start of the tape. ''[[The Invasion]]'' was released with narration from [[Nicholas Courtney]] filling in for the missing episodes 1 and 4. The ''[[Dalek Tin]]'' also included a booklet, ''[[Daleks: A Brief History]]'' by [[Andrew Pixley]]. The bottom of the tin featured a photo of a [[Dalek]], with 5 different variations each with a different Dalek photo. Similarly, the ''[[TARDIS Tin]]'' had 7 variations, one photo for each of the then seven [[The Doctor|Doctors]]. ''[[Planet of Evil]]'' and ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' had originally been scheduled for early 1994, but were brought forward to December at the last minute. | The release of ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'' (originally planned for January), for which the cover broke with the established template, also had a US documentary on the story included as a bonus. ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' release was based on the colourisation created and broadcast in 1992, and the releases of ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' would also be released in a colourised format. The releases from ''Terror of the Autons'' to ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' featured the thirtieth anniversary logo on the front cover rather than the standard one. They would also feature a special anniversary title sequence at the start of the tape. ''[[The Invasion]]'' was released with narration from [[Nicholas Courtney]] filling in for the missing episodes 1 and 4. The ''[[Dalek Tin]]'' also included a booklet, ''[[Daleks: A Brief History]]'' by [[Andrew Pixley]]. The bottom of the tin featured a photo of a [[Dalek]], with 5 different variations each with a different Dalek photo. Similarly, the ''[[TARDIS Tin]]'' had 7 variations, one photo for each of the then seven [[The Doctor|Doctors]]. ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'' and ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' had originally been scheduled for early 1994, but were brought forward to December at the last minute. | ||
There had been several "special releases" planned for the anniversary year. Alongside ''The Invasion'', ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' was originally scheduled with narration from [[Carole Ann Ford]] filling the gaps left by the missing episodes 4 and 5. Similarly, ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' with narration by [[Michael Craze]] for Episode 4 was also planned for release. [[John Nathan-Turner]] had also planned a double tape pack consisting of clips and interviews for the thirtieth anniversary. Additionally, a release titled "The BBC Documentaries" had been planned, featuring ''[[Whose Doctor Who]]'' (1977) and ''[[Resistance is Useless]]'' (1992). Finally, ''The Davison Years'', ''[[The Colin Baker Years]]'', and ''The McCoy Years'' had all been scheduled (with the [[Colin Baker]] title being recorded). Following complaints from fans, Nathan-Turner departed from BBC Video, meaning these planned titles were abandoned (the Colin Baker title was eventually released in 1994). | There had been several "special releases" planned for the anniversary year. Alongside ''The Invasion'', ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' was originally scheduled with narration from [[Carole Ann Ford]] filling the gaps left by the missing episodes 4 and 5. Similarly, ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' with narration by [[Michael Craze]] for Episode 4 was also planned for release. [[John Nathan-Turner]] had also planned a double tape pack consisting of clips and interviews for the thirtieth anniversary. Additionally, a release titled "The BBC Documentaries" had been planned, featuring ''[[Whose Doctor Who]]'' (1977) and ''[[Resistance is Useless]]'' (1992). Finally, ''The Davison Years'', ''[[The Colin Baker Years]]'', and ''The McCoy Years'' had all been scheduled (with the [[Colin Baker]] title being recorded). Following complaints from fans, Nathan-Turner departed from BBC Video, meaning these planned titles were abandoned (the Colin Baker title was eventually released in 1994). | ||
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|BBCV4941 | |BBCV4941 | ||
|''[[Image of the Fendahl]]'' | |''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/03/1993 | |??/03/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4950 | |BBCV4950 | ||
|''[[The Dæmons]]'' | |''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/03/1993 | |??/03/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4957 | |BBCV4957 | ||
|''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' | |''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1993 | |??/04/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4888 | |BBCV4888 | ||
|''[[Silver Nemesis]]''<ref>This was an extended edit of the story include 12 minutes of extra footage, but was still presented in an episodic format.</ref> | |''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]''<ref>This was an extended edit of the story include 12 minutes of extra footage, but was still presented in an episodic format.</ref> | ||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1993 | |??/04/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4962 | |BBCV4962 | ||
|''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' | |''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor]] | |[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|??/05/1993 | |??/05/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4973 | |BBCV4973 | ||
|''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'' | |''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|07/06/1993 | |07/06/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4974 | |BBCV4974 | ||
|''[[The Invasion]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Second Doctor]] | |[[Second Doctor]] | ||
|07/06/1993 | |07/06/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4990 | |BBCV4990 | ||
|''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1993 | |??/07/1993 | ||
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|BBCV4978 | |BBCV4978 | ||
|''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' | |''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/08/1993 | |??/08/1993 | ||
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|BBCV5005 | |BBCV5005 | ||
|''[[Dalek Tin]]'': (BBCV5006) ''[[The Chase]]'' / (BBCV5007) ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[Dalek Tin]]'': (BBCV5006) ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' / (BBCV5007) ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[First Doctor]]<br />[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]]<br />[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|??/09/1993 | |??/09/1993 | ||
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|BBCV5008 | |BBCV5008 | ||
|''[[TARDIS Tin]]'': (BBCV5009) ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' (3 tapes) | |''[[TARDIS Tin]]'': (BBCV5009) ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' (3 tapes) | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor]] | |[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|??/10/1993 | |??/10/1993 | ||
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|BBCV5143 | |BBCV5143 | ||
|''[[Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1993 | |??/11/1993 | ||
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|BBCV5148 | |BBCV5148 | ||
|''[[The Two Doctors]]'' | |''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor]] | |[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1993 | |??/11/1993 | ||
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|BBCV5180 | |BBCV5180 | ||
|''[[Planet of Evil]]'' | |''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|29/12/1993 | |29/12/1993 | ||
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''[[More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' was a new 90 minute edit of the [[documentary]] ''[[Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' which had aired on the [[BBC]] in [[November]] 1993. | ''[[More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' was a new 90 minute edit of the [[documentary]] ''[[Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'' which had aired on the [[BBC]] in [[November]] 1993. | ||
''[[The Green Death]]'' had originally been scheduled for March, but would end up being delayed until 1996 as a result of being pre-empted by a [[BBC Two]] repeat of the story in January/February. Likewise, a release of ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' for May was abandoned due to its repeat on BBC Two in early 1993 (it would be released eventually in 1999). ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' had been planned for a November release, but was dropped till 2000. | ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'' had originally been scheduled for March, but would end up being delayed until 1996 as a result of being pre-empted by a [[BBC Two]] repeat of the story in January/February. Likewise, a release of ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' for May was abandoned due to its repeat on BBC Two in early 1993 (it would be released eventually in 1999). ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' had been planned for a November release, but was dropped till 2000. | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5218 | |BBCV5218 | ||
|''[[The Ark in Space]]'' | |''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1994 | |??/02/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5219 | |BBCV5219 | ||
|''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1994 | |??/02/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5220 | |BBCV5220 | ||
|''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'' | |''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1994 | |??/02/1994 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5334 | |BBCV5334 | ||
|''[[Ghost Light]]'' | |''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' | ||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|??/05/1994 | |??/05/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5349 | |BBCV5349 | ||
|''[[The Visitation]]'' / ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'' / ''[[Black Orchid (TV story)|Black Orchid]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|04/07/1994 | |04/07/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5350 | |BBCV5350 | ||
|''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' | |''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|04/07/1994 | |04/07/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5377 | |BBCV5377 | ||
|''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|01/08/1994 | |01/08/1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5378 | |BBCV5378 | ||
|''[[The Rescue]]'' / ''[[The Romans]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'' / ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[First Doctor]] | |[[First Doctor]] | ||
|05/09/1994 | |05/09/1994 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5433 | |BBCV5433 | ||
|''[[Snakedance]]'' | |''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/12/1994 | |??/12/1994 | ||
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=== 1995 === | === 1995 === | ||
The [[Key to Time]] releases of April, May, and June featured artwork on the spine of the video cases (by [[Andrew Skilleter]]). Starting with ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'', the releases each came with a postcard with the video cover art on the front that could be put into the album that came with the combined ''[[The King's Demons]]''/''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' Special Edition set. These would come to an end with ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' in 1996. ''Carnival of Monsters'' also came with three cards with photos on one side and part of the cover art on the other. These could be combined with three cards released with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 224|issue 224]] to complete the cover art. The initial release of ''The Five Doctors'' had an error with the Dolby Surround and replacement tapes had to be issued. | The [[Key to Time]] releases of April, May, and June featured artwork on the spine of the video cases (by [[Andrew Skilleter]]). Starting with ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'', the releases each came with a postcard with the video cover art on the front that could be put into the album that came with the combined ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''/''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' Special Edition set. These would come to an end with ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'' in 1996. ''Carnival of Monsters'' also came with three cards with photos on one side and part of the cover art on the other. These could be combined with three cards released with ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 224|issue 224]] to complete the cover art. The initial release of ''The Five Doctors'' had an error with the Dolby Surround and replacement tapes had to be issued. | ||
Releases provisionally scheduled for this year included ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' in March (released 1999) and ''[[The Ice Warriors]]'' in May (released 1998). ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' (released 2002) and ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' (released 2003) were set for November (and then early 1996) while ''[[Delta and the Bannermen]]'' (released 2001) was planned for December. | Releases provisionally scheduled for this year included ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'' in March (released 1999) and ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'' in May (released 1998). ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' (released 2002) and ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' (released 2003) were set for November (and then early 1996) while ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'' (released 2001) was planned for December. | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5509 | |BBCV5509 | ||
|''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' | |''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1995 | |??/02/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5520 | |BBCV5520 | ||
|''[[Death to the Daleks]]''<ref>Despite being presented in an episodic format, the release is still edited with a scene from Episode Two missing.</ref> | |''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''<ref>Despite being presented in an episodic format, the release is still edited with a scene from Episode Two missing.</ref> | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1995 | |??/02/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5521 | |BBCV5521 | ||
|''[[The Robots of Death]]'' | |''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/02/1995 | |??/02/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5526 | |BBCV5526 | ||
|''[[The Android Invasion]]'' | |''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/03/1995 | |??/03/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5556 | |BBCV5556 | ||
|''[[Carnival of Monsters]]''<ref>This featured the [[1981]] [[Five Faces of Doctor Who]] repeat edit of Episode Four, which trimmed one scene toward the end of the episode. It also presented an extended edit of Episode Two (about 4 minutes longer) which featured the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.</ref> | |''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]''<ref>This featured the [[1981]] [[Five Faces of Doctor Who]] repeat edit of Episode Four, which trimmed one scene toward the end of the episode. It also presented an extended edit of Episode Two (about 4 minutes longer) which featured the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.</ref> | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/03/1995 | |??/03/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5607 | |BBCV5607 | ||
|''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' | |''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1995 | |??/04/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5608 | |BBCV5608 | ||
|''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' | |''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/04/1995 | |??/04/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5610 | |BBCV5610 | ||
|''[[The Stones of Blood]]'' | |''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/05/1995 | |??/05/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5611 | |BBCV5611 | ||
|''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' | |''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/05/1995 | |??/05/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5612 | |BBCV5612 | ||
|''[[The Power of Kroll]]'' | |''[[The Power of Kroll (TV story)|The Power of Kroll]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/06/1995 | |??/06/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5613 | |BBCV5613 | ||
|''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' | |''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' | ||
|[[Fourth Doctor]] | |[[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|??/06/1995 | |??/06/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5603 | |BBCV5603 | ||
|''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'' | |''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'' | ||
|[[Sixth Doctor]] | |[[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1995 | |??/07/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5617 | |BBCV5617 | ||
|''[[Time and the Rani]]'' | |''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | ||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|??/07/1995 | |??/07/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5640 | |BBCV5640 | ||
|''[[Frontier in Space]]''<ref>Episode 5 was presented in an extended edit (about 1 minute of footage) and the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.</ref> (2 tapes) | |''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''<ref>Episode 5 was presented in an extended edit (about 1 minute of footage) and the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.</ref> (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/08/1995 | |??/08/1995 | ||
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|BBCV5667 | |BBCV5667 | ||
|''[[The Sea Devils]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|??/09/1995 | |??/09/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5668 | |BBCV5668 | ||
|''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' | |''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/09/1995 | |??/09/1995 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5687 | |BBCV5687 | ||
|''[[Survival]]'' | |''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' | ||
|[[Seventh Doctor]] | |[[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|??/10/1995 | |??/10/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|(BBCV5733) ''[[The King's Demons]]'' / (BBCV5734) ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' Special Edition (2 tapes) | |(BBCV5733) ''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]'' / (BBCV5734) ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' Special Edition (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Fifth Doctor]] | |[[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
|??/11/1995 | |??/11/1995 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|BBCV5781 | |BBCV5781 | ||
|''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'' (2 tapes) | |''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' (2 tapes) | ||
|[[Third Doctor]] | |[[Third Doctor]] | ||
|27/12/1995 | |27/12/1995 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:VHS releases]] | [[Category:VHS releases]] | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 23 April 2013
The following is a list of VHS titles released by the BBC, broken down by year of release. Doctor Who and K9 and Company are the only two Whoniverse-related programmes to be released to VHS. They were released in both PAL and NTSC formats for both European and North American audiences. The catalogue number and release dates given here apply only to the PAL UK releases, with North American and other territory releases usually occurring at some point after (but occasionally before) the UK release.
Until about 1995, the William Hartnell releases would be edited to remove "next episode" captions that lead into a different story to avoid confusing casual buyers. Also, until the release of The Daleks in late 1989, the releases were edited together into an omnibus format which removed cliffhangers and opening and closing credits between episodes. Some releases prior to this point also featured other edits for content reasons (such as the nunchaku scene from The Talons of Weng-Chiang).
Timeline of Releases
1983
The selection of Revenge of the Cybermen for release was based on a survey undertaken by BBC Video at the Longleat convention earlier in 1983. The favourite title voted for release was The Tomb of the Cybermen, but as this story was then missing from the archives, an existing colour Cyberman story was selected as an appropriate replacement.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2003 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1983 |
1984
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2003 | Revenge of the Cybermen[1] | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/1984 |
| BBCV2012 | The Brain of Morbius[2] | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1984 |
1985
In 1985, BBC Video removed the "Star Ident" from the VHS artwork and replaced it with simple italic text. The last release to display the "Star Ident" was The Brain of Morbius in 1984. The release of The Seeds of Death marked the first black and white Doctor Who released as part of the range.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2014 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1985 |
| BBCV2019 | The Seeds of Death | Second Doctor | 17/07/1985 |
| BBCV2020 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1985 |
1986
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2030 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1986 |
| BBCV2036 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1986 |
| BBCV4013 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/??/1986 |
1987
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4055 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/??/1987 |
| BBCV4072 | The Seeds of Death | Second Doctor | ??/07/1987 |
| BBCV4073 | Death to the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1987 |
1988
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4107 | Spearhead from Space | Third Doctor | ??/02/1988 |
| BBCV4108 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1988 |
| BBCV4109 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1988 |
| BBCV4187 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 |
| BBCV4186 | Terror of the Zygons | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 |
1989
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4245 | The Time Warrior | Third Doctor | ??/06/1989 |
| BBCV4244 | The Ark in Space | Fourth Doctor | ??/06/1989 |
| BBCV4242 | The Daleks (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/06/1989 |
1990
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4311 | An Unearthly Child | First Doctor | 05/02/1990 |
| BBCV4310 | The War Games (2 tapes) | Second Doctor | 05/02/1990 |
| BBCV4353 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 tapes) | First Doctor | 07/05/1990 |
| BBCV4352 | The Mind Robber | Second Doctor | 07/05/1990 |
| BBCV4387 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/1990 |
| BBCV4388 | The Brain of Morbius | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1990 |
| BBCV4405 | The Web Planet (2 tapes) | First Doctor | 10/09/1990 |
| BBCV4406 | The Dominators[3] | Second Doctor | 10/09/1990 |
1991
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4453 | The Curse of Fenric[4] | Seventh Doctor | 04/02/1991 |
| BBCV4452 | The Krotons | Second Doctor | 04/02/1991 |
| BBCV4491 | Planet of the Spiders (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/04/1991 |
| BBCV4492 | City of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1991 |
| BBCV4608 | The Hartnell Years | First Doctor | 03/06/1991 |
| BBCV4609 | The Troughton Years | Second Doctor | 03/06/1991 |
| BBCV4642 | The Masque of Mandragora | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1991 |
| BBCV4650 | The Three Doctors | Third Doctor | ??/08/1991 |
| BBCV4643 | The Sontaran Experiment / Genesis of the Daleks (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | 07/10/1991 |
| BBCV4645 | The Deadly Assassin | Fourth Doctor | 07/10/1991 |
1992
The recovery of The Tomb of the Cybermen at the beginning of the year allowed for it to be hurriedly slotted into the release schedule in May. The release of Shada saw the story completed by having Tom Baker fill in the gaps in the narrative by giving simple summaries of the missing action. The release also included a copy of all six scripts. The Tom Baker Years departed in format from the previous three releases, having Tom Baker commenting on a clip from each of his television adventures as opposed to introducing selected individual episodes.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4713 | The Caves of Androzani | Fifth Doctor | ??/01/1992 |
| BBCV4714 | Robot | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1992 |
| BBCV4736 | Logopolis | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/1992 |
| BBCV4737 | Castrovalva | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1992 |
| BBCV4756 | The Pertwee Years | Third Doctor | 02/03/1992 |
| BBCV4742 | The Claws of Axos | Third Doctor | 05/05/1992 |
| BBCV4783 | The Twin Dilemma | Sixth Doctor | 05/05/1992[5] |
| BBCV4772 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Second Doctor | 05/05/1992 |
| BBCV4810 | Daleks: The Early Years | First Doctor Second Doctor |
06/07/1992 |
| BBCV4813 | Cybermen: The Early Years | Second Doctor | 06/07/1992 |
| BBCV4814 | Shada[6] | Fourth Doctor | 06/07/1992 |
| BBCV4839 | The Tom Baker Years (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/09/1992 |
| BBCV4840 | Earthshock | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1992 |
| BBCV4743 | The Aztecs | First Doctor | ??/11/1992 |
| BBCV4874 | Mawdryn Undead | Fifth Doctor | ??/11/1992 |
1993
The release of Silver Nemesis (originally planned for January), for which the cover broke with the established template, also had a US documentary on the story included as a bonus. The Dæmons release was based on the colourisation created and broadcast in 1992, and the releases of Terror of the Autons and Doctor Who and the Silurians would also be released in a colourised format. The releases from Terror of the Autons to The Two Doctors featured the thirtieth anniversary logo on the front cover rather than the standard one. They would also feature a special anniversary title sequence at the start of the tape. The Invasion was released with narration from Nicholas Courtney filling in for the missing episodes 1 and 4. The Dalek Tin also included a booklet, Daleks: A Brief History by Andrew Pixley. The bottom of the tin featured a photo of a Dalek, with 5 different variations each with a different Dalek photo. Similarly, the TARDIS Tin had 7 variations, one photo for each of the then seven Doctors. Planet of Evil and Dragonfire had originally been scheduled for early 1994, but were brought forward to December at the last minute.
There had been several "special releases" planned for the anniversary year. Alongside The Invasion, The Reign of Terror was originally scheduled with narration from Carole Ann Ford filling the gaps left by the missing episodes 4 and 5. Similarly, The Tenth Planet with narration by Michael Craze for Episode 4 was also planned for release. John Nathan-Turner had also planned a double tape pack consisting of clips and interviews for the thirtieth anniversary. Additionally, a release titled "The BBC Documentaries" had been planned, featuring Whose Doctor Who (1977) and Resistance is Useless (1992). Finally, The Davison Years, The Colin Baker Years, and The McCoy Years had all been scheduled (with the Colin Baker title being recorded). Following complaints from fans, Nathan-Turner departed from BBC Video, meaning these planned titles were abandoned (the Colin Baker title was eventually released in 1994).
1994
More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS was a new 90 minute edit of the documentary Thirty Years in the TARDIS which had aired on the BBC in November 1993.
The Green Death had originally been scheduled for March, but would end up being delayed until 1996 as a result of being pre-empted by a BBC Two repeat of the story in January/February. Likewise, a release of Revelation of the Daleks for May was abandoned due to its repeat on BBC Two in early 1993 (it would be released eventually in 1999). The Greatest Show in the Galaxy had been planned for a November release, but was dropped till 2000.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5218 | The Ark in Space | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1994 |
| BBCV5219 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/02/1994 |
| BBCV5220 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1994 |
| BBCV5199 | Arc of Infinity | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1994 |
| BBCV5324 | The Colin Baker Years | Sixth Doctor | ??/03/1994 |
| BBCV5269 | Inferno (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/05/1994 |
| BBCV5334 | Ghost Light | Seventh Doctor | ??/05/1994 |
| BBCV5349 | The Visitation / Black Orchid (2 tapes) | Fifth Doctor | 04/07/1994 |
| BBCV5350 | Destiny of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor | 04/07/1994 |
| BBCV5377 | The Seeds of Doom (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | 01/08/1994 |
| BBCV5378 | The Rescue / The Romans (2 tapes) | First Doctor | 05/09/1994 |
| BBCV5432 | Kinda | Fifth Doctor | ??/10/1994 |
| BBCV5403 | More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS | N/A | 07/11/1994 |
| BBCV5433 | Snakedance | Fifth Doctor | ??/12/1994 |
1995
The Key to Time releases of April, May, and June featured artwork on the spine of the video cases (by Andrew Skilleter). Starting with Carnival of Monsters, the releases each came with a postcard with the video cover art on the front that could be put into the album that came with the combined The King's Demons/The Five Doctors Special Edition set. These would come to an end with The Hand of Fear in 1996. Carnival of Monsters also came with three cards with photos on one side and part of the cover art on the other. These could be combined with three cards released with Doctor Who Magazine issue 224 to complete the cover art. The initial release of The Five Doctors had an error with the Dolby Surround and replacement tapes had to be issued.
Releases provisionally scheduled for this year included The Keys of Marinus in March (released 1999) and The Ice Warriors in May (released 1998). Planet of Giants (released 2002) and Invasion of the Dinosaurs (released 2003) were set for November (and then early 1996) while Delta and the Bannermen (released 2001) was planned for December.
1996
The video range was suspended on February 19th due to the imminent release of the forthcoming TV movie. This also resulted in many back titles being deleted, including the very recent release of The Hand of Fear, which made this particular title most sought after. When the range returned in October it had adopted the new logo from the telemovie, although a consistent template would not be established till 1997.
Time-Flight (released 2000) and The Happiness Patrol (released 1997) had both been planned for March, The Green Death for April, The Leisure Hive (released 1997) for May, Horror of Fang Rock (released 1998) and The Horns of Nimon (released 2003) for June, Timelash (released 1998) for July, The Awakening/Frontios (released 1997) for August, and The War Machines (released 1997) and The Invasion of Time (released 2000) for September.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5789 | The Hand of Fear | Fourth Doctor | 05/02/1996 |
| BBCV5882 | Doctor Who[11] | Eighth Doctor | ??/05/1996 |
| BBCV5816 | The Green Death (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/10/1996 |
1997
The release of The Awakening/Frontios marked the end of painted artwork covers for the range. From The War Machines onwards the covers would be photographic montages created by the design house Black Sheep.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5821 | The Leisure Hive | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1997 |
| BBCV6120 | The Awakening / Frontios (2 tapes) | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1997 |
| BBCV6183 | The War Machines | First Doctor | ??/06/1997 |
| BBCV5803 | The Happiness Patrol | Seventh Doctor | ??/08/1997 |
| BBCV6229 | The E-Space Trilogy: (BBCV6230) Full Circle / (BBCV6231) State of Decay / (BBCV6232) Warriors' Gate (3 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1997 |
1998
The Ice Warriors release came with a CD for the soundtrack of the missing episodes 2 and 3, while on the tape they were replaced by a cut down 15 minute reconstruction using stills and narration.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6329 | Timelash | Sixth Doctor | ??/01/1998 |
| BBCV6330 | Battlefield[12] | Seventh Doctor | ??/03/1998 |
| BBCV6361 | The Mind of Evil[13] | Third Doctor | ??/05/1998 |
| BBCV6536 | Horror of Fang Rock | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1998 |
| BBCV6567 | Planet of Fire | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1998 |
| BBCV6609 | The Ark | First Doctor | ??/10/1998 |
| BBCV6387 | The Ice Warriors Box Set: (BBCV6755) The Ice Warriors / (BBCV6766) The Missing Years & The Underwater Menace: Episode 3 (2 tapes) |
First Doctor Second Doctor |
09/11/1998 |
1999
The discovery of the previously missing episode "The Lion" (Episode 1 of The Crusade) at the start of the year prompted its release in July. It featured linking material for the missing episodes from William Russell and the pack also included a CD of the soundtrack of the two episodes, four postcards with images from the story and The Space Museum (which was released with it), and a TARDIS keyring.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6610 | Nightmare of Eden | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1999 |
| BBCV6671 | The Keys of Marinus | First Doctor | 01/03/1999 |
| BBCV6773 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1999 |
| BBCV6672 | The Face of Evil | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/1999 |
| BBCV6888 | The Crusade: Episodes 1 & 3 / The Space Museum | First Doctor | ??/07/1999 |
| BBCV6774 | Terror of the Zygons[14] | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1999 |
| BBCV6889 | The Curse of Fatal Death[15] | Ninth Doctor Tenth Doctor Eleventh Doctor Twelfth Doctor Thirteenth Doctor |
??/09/1999 |
| BBCV6889 | Dalek Tin II: (BBCV6928) Planet of the Daleks[16] / (BBCV6927) Revelation of the Daleks (2 tapes) | Third Doctor Sixth Doctor |
??/11/1999 |
2000
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6998 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Seventh Doctor | ??/01/2000 |
| BBCV6876 | The Invasion of Time (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/2000 |
| BBCV6877 | The Edge of Destruction / "Pilot Episode" | First Doctor | ??/04/2000 |
| BBCV6878 | Time-Flight | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/2000 |
| BBCV6959 | An Unearthly Child (Remastered) | First Doctor | ??/09/2000 |
| BBCV7030 | Cyberman Tin: (BBCV6874) The Tenth Planet / (BBCV7048) Attack of the Cybermen (2 tapes) | First Doctor Sixth Doctor |
06/11/2000 |
2001
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6960 | The Daleks (Remastered) | First Doctor | 26/02/2001 |
| BBCV7131 | Delta and the Bannermen | Seventh Doctor | ??/03/2001 |
| BBCV7132 | City of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/2001 |
| BBCV7133 | The Sun Makers | Fourth Doctor | 09/07/2001 |
| BBCV7134 | Four to Doomsday | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/2001 |
| N/A | The Davros Collection: (BBCV7251) Genesis of the Daleks / (BBCV7252) Destiny of the Daleks / (BBCV7253) Resurrection of the Daleks / (BBCV7254) Revelation of the Daleks / (BBCV7255) Remembrance of the Daleks (5 tapes) | Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor Sixth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
??/09/2001 |
| BBCV7175 | The Master Tin: (BBCV7176) Colony in Space / (BBCV7177) The Time Monster (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/11/2001 |
2002
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV7263 | Planet of Giants | First Doctor | 14/01/2002 |
| BBCV7264 | Underworld | Fourth Doctor | 04/03/2002 |
| BBCV7265 | The Ambassadors of Death[17] | Third Doctor | 20/05/2002 |
| BBCV7266 | The Creature from the Pit | Fourth Doctor | 15/07/2002 |
| BBCV7267 | The Invisible Enemy | Fourth Doctor | 02/09/2002 |
| BBCV7346 | The Time Lord Collection: (BBCV7363) The War Games / (BBCV7364) The Three Doctors / (BBCV7365) The Deadly Assassin | Second Doctor Third Doctor Fourth Doctor |
??/09/2002 |
| BBCV7278 | The First Doctor Box Set: (BBCV7276) The Sensorites / (BBCV7275) The Time Meddler / (BBCV7277) The Gunfighters | First Doctor | 11/11/2002 |
2003
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV7331 | The Mutants | Third Doctor | 17/02/2003 |
| BBCV7332 | Meglos | Fourth Doctor | 10/03/2003 |
| BBCV7334 | The Horns of Nimon | Fourth Doctor | 02/06/2003 |
| BBCV7333 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs[18] | Third Doctor | 20/10/2003 |
| BBCV7335 | The Reign of Terror / The Faceless Ones: Episodes 1 & 3 / The Web of Fear: Episode 1 | First Doctor Second Doctor |
24/11/2003 |
VHS covers
- A list of all VHS covers can be found here.
See also
References
- ↑ Re-release of previous version. Differentiated by alternative cover art.
- ↑ This was a 60 minute edit of the story.
- ↑ This title featured several minor censor edits due to the prints used.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ This was a Woolworths exclusive release. It was made available for general release in February 1993. Originally it had planned on being [[The Aztecs (TV story)|]], however Woolworths wanted a colour title.
- ↑ Whilst a single tape release, this story was released in a double-tape box so as to allow space for the script book.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story include 12 minutes of extra footage, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ Despite being presented in an episodic format, the release is still edited with a scene from Episode Two missing.
- ↑ This featured the 1981 Five Faces of Doctor Who repeat edit of Episode Four, which trimmed one scene toward the end of the episode. It also presented an extended edit of Episode Two (about 4 minutes longer) which featured the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.
- ↑ Episode 5 was presented in an extended edit (about 1 minute of footage) and the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.
- ↑ This was an edited version of the TV movie that matched the 1996 BBC1 screening.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ The story was presented in black & white, although surviving colour footage from Episode 6 was presented at the end of the tape.
- ↑ Also included was a small clip from Disney Time.
- ↑ Three other comedy sketches were included on the release.
- ↑ Episode 3 was presented in black & white.
- ↑ This was a partially colour restored version with roughly 45% of the story presented in colour.
- ↑ Episode 1 of the story was presented in black & white.
