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Doctor Who DVD Special Features Index
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35 | An Earthly Child | Pilot Episode Studio Recording | An unedited 35-minute recording of the entire studio session for the untransmitted Pilot Episode, including studio clock and all the retakes. (Can be viewed with an optional commentary by producer Verity Lambert and director Waris Hussein). | |
25 | An Earthly Child | Pilot Episode An Earthly Child | An edited 25-minute version of the untransmitted Pilot Episode, An Unearthly Child. A look at how all the studio recorded material would have best fitted together if this version had been chosen as suitable for transmission as the programme's opening episode. | |
An Earthly Child | Theme Music Video | An opportunity to hear the full-length version of the original Doctor Who theme music, coupled with the original 1963 title sequence visual elements. Can be viewed in three different versions - mono, stereo or 5.1 sound mixes. | ||
An Earthly Child | Comedy Sketches | A selection of four short sketches, mostly themed around the early years of Doctor Who. From Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen) and David Walliams [Little Britain] come three sketches from the BBC's Doctor Who Night in 1999: The Pitch of Fear, The Web of Caves and The Kidnappers. Meanwhile, The Corridor Sketch offers a glimpse at the how early Doctor Who may have looked with a different actor in the title role. | ||
The Daleks | Creation of The Daleks | A documentary which looks at the origins and creation of Doctor Who's most feared villains, the Daleks. From Terry Nation's script, through to the visual design of the creatures and their unique rasping voices, the concepts behind the Daleks are explored. With contributions from producer Verity Lambert, director Richard Martin, designer Raymond Cusick, sound designer Brian Hodgson, original Dalek voice David Graham, and original Dalek operator Michael Summerton. | ||
55 | The Edge of Destruction | Doctor Who : Origins | A fascinating 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who. Looking at the factors that led to the birth of the programme, it includes a rare interview with the programme's creator, the late Sydney Newman, and new interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein and Richard Martin, actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, title sequence designer Bernard Lodge, and TARDIS sound effect creator Brian Hodgson. | |
The Edge of Destruction | Over the Edge | A look at the production of The Edge of Destruction, featuring interviews with producer Verity Lambert, directors Frank Cox and Richard Martin, designer Raymond Cusick, and actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. | ||
The Edge of Destruction | Inside the Spaceship | Members of the original cast and crew talk about the Doctor's unique time and space ship, the TARDIS. | ||
The Edge of Destruction | Masters of Sound | A look inside the BBC Radiophonic Workshop through interviews with the musicians and technicians who brought composer Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme to life using electronic music. Features interviews with Dick Mills, Brian Hodgson, Verity Lambert and the late Delia Derbyshire. | ||
The Edge of Destruction | PDF script | A selection of Radio Times billings for the first three stories, plus the full script for the first ever episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child, by Anthony Coburn. (DVD-ROM content only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
The Edge of Destruction | Arabic Soundtrack | Doctor Who was widely sold abroad in the 1960s - often dubbed into a foreign language. The final episode of this story is presented with an option to view it with an Arabic soundtrack | ||
30 | The Edge of Destruction | Marco Polo condensed version | A condensed 30-minute version of the fourth ever Doctor Who story, a seven-part historical adventure which saw the TARDIS crew meet Marco Polo and Kubla Khan. Although completely missing from the BBC's archives, a tantalising glimpse of this lost story is given with the use of an off-air recording of the soundtrack, plus off-screen stills and production photographs. | |
28 | The Aztecs | Remembering the Aztecs | In a newly recorded exclusive documentary, actors John Ringham (Tlotoxl), Ian Cullen (ixta) and Walter Randall (Tonila) discuss their memories of the making of this story | |
24 | The Aztecs | Designing the Aztecs | The designer of The Aztecs, Barry Newbery, looks back on his contribution to the story in this specially recorded interview. | |
5 | The Aztecs | Cortez & Montezuma | The history of the Aztecs, Montezuma and Cortez, as told by Valerie Singleton from an edition of Blue Peter originally broadcast on 21/09/70 on BBC1. | |
8 | The Aztecs | Restoring the Aztecs | A look at the digital remastering process for this DVD, including VidFIRE which restores much of the original video appearance to archive film recordings, and has been used on all four episodes of this story. | |
The Aztecs | Arabic Soundtrack | Doctor Who was widely sold abroad in the 1960s - often dubbed into a foreign language. The final episode of this story is presented with an option to view it in Arabic. | ||
2 | The Aztecs | Making Cocoa | Tlotoxl and Tonila show you how to make this special Aztec drink! | |
The Aztecs | Tardis Cam 3 | Another brand-new model sequence from BBCi's TARDIS-cam feature is included on this DVD. For more information visit: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho | ||
45 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Future Memories | A new 45-minute documentary, featuring members of the cast of The Dalek Invasion of Earth discussing their memories of the making of the story. Featuring contributions from Ann Davies (Jenny), Nick Evans (Dalek/Slyther), Peter Fraser (David Campbell], David Graham (Dalek Voice], Bernard Kay (Tyler), Nicholas Smith (Wells), Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) and Robert Jewell (Dalek | |
17 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Future Visions | A newly-recorded documentary, looking at the work of this story's designer, Spencer Chapman. | |
10 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Talking Daleks | A look at the creation of the Daleks' unique voices, with contributions from David Graham, Brian Hodgson, Nicholas Smith and Peter Hawkins. | |
7 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Now & Then | A look back at the locations used in 1964 for the recording of this story, comparing and contrasting them to how they appear now, nearly 40 years later. | |
6 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Script to Screen | An innovative animated demonstration of how the final episode was recorded using the camera script, clips, and the original designer's floorplans, demonstrating how the cameras followed the action. | |
30 | Audio | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Whatever Happened to Susan? | An audio-only presentation of this 30-minute radio drama from 1993, written by Adrian Mourby and featuring Jane Asher as the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan Foreman. |
1 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Rehearsal Film | A short, silent colour 8mm film shot by Carole Ann Ford (Susan) on the last day of studio rehearsal. The film has unfortunately been double exposed, but is still a unique record of the making of 1960s Doctor Who. | |
7 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Dalek Cakes | From an edition of Blue Peter screened on 03/02/66, Valerie Singleton shows us how to make Dalek cakes! | |
37 | The Web Planet | Tales of Islop | Many of the original cast and crew recall the making of this story. Featuring contributions from William Russell (Ian), Maureen O'Brien (Vicki), Martin Jarvis (Hilio), Verity Lambert (Producer), Richard Martin (Director), John Wood (Designer) and Sonia Markham (Make-up). | |
Audio | The Web Planet | The Lair of the Zarbi Supremo | William Russell reads the short story from the first Doctor Who Annual, which sees the Doctor return to face the Zarbi on Vortis. | |
The Web Planet | The Doctor Who Annual 1965 1st one | In the 1960s and 70s, the Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market, and made an excellent stocking-filler! Now many of the early annuals are collectors; items. The first ever Doctor Who Annual from 1965 is presented on this DVD in its entirety. (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac) | ||
The Web Planet | Spanish Soundtrack | Doctor Who was widely sold abroad in the 1960s - often dubbed into a foreign language. The final episode of this story is presented with an option to view it with a Spanish soundtrack. (With thanks to Colin Young). | ||
Slides | The Web Planet | Give-a-Show Slides | A popular toy of the 1960s and 70s was the Chad Valley Give-a-Show Projector, where images from cartoon slides could be projected onto a wall or screen. A set of Doctor Who slides was released in 1965, based on The Web Planet, and are reproduced on this DVD. (With thanks to Colin Young). | |
Text | The Time Meddler | Verity Lambert Obituary | A concise essay looking back over the career of one of Doctor Who's co-creators. | |
2 | The Time Meddler | Verity Lambert Gallery | Short collection of photos of the trailblazing producer. | |
15 | The Time Meddler | Stripped for Action - The First Doctor | A look at the First Doctor's comic strip adventures. Featuring interviews with artist Bill Mevin, comics historians Jeremy Bentham and John Ainsworth, and former Doctor Who Magazine editors Gary Russell and Alan Barnes. | |
1 | The Time Meddler | The Lost Twelve Seconds | Twelve seconds from the fourth episode, Checkmate, are still missing, excised by overseas censors prior to recovery of the print. This short item uses an off-air audio recording and the original script to place the cut material in context within the story. | |
4 | The Time Meddler | Restoration | A featurette showing'before and after'examples of techniques used during the restoration of The Time Meddler for its DVD release. | |
The Time Meddler | Radio Times Billings | Articles and Istings for this story's original transmission from the BBC magazine Radio Times presented in a PDF file (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
6 | The War Machines | Now & Then | A Look at the locations used in making of the story, comparing how they are today. | |
16 | The War Machines | Blue Peter | A compilation of features relating to The War Machines from the children's magazine show. Valerie Singleton shows new stamps of the Post Office Tower; Christopher Trace goes to visit the tower and shows viewers how to build a model of it; a War Machine visits the Blue Peter studio; and schoolchildren bring in a Dalek they built at school. | |
7 | The War Machines | One Foot in the Past | Politician and ex-Postmaster General Tony Benn investigates the history of the Post Office Tower and ; allowed up to the now-defunct revolving restaurant and onto the roof, in this extract from the BBC2 how. | |
9 | The War Machines | Wotan Assembly | A look at how these four episode were restored and remastered for this DVD | |
The War Machines | War Machine Design Plan | Designs fora powerful machine (DVD-ROM only -to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
The War Machines | Radio Times Billings | Episode listings and illustrations for The War Machines from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times [DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
3 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Introduction by Morris Barry | Recorded in 1992 for the original UK video release of this Story, Director Morris Barry talks about the casting of the Cybercontroller, and the impact the story had at the time of transmission. | |
2 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Late Night Line-Up | A popular BBC magazine programme from the 1960s, this particular edition [originally screened 25/11/6?) features BBC Visual Effects Designer Jack Kine discussing with Joan Bakewell the department's work on Doctor Who. This edited extract showcases many props from the series - including the Cybermats in colour! | |
28 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Tombwatch | To celebrate the return of The Tomb of the Cybermen to the BBC, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society together with Dominitemporal Services Ltd, arranged for the story to be screened for the first time in nearly 25 years on Sunday 26th April 1992 at BAFTA in London. In attendance were Frazer Mines, Deborah Watling, Shirley Cooklin, Michael Kilgarriff, Peter Bryant and Victor Pemberton, and the highlights of this day are presented on this DVD for the first time. | |
1 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | The Final End' | The Tomb of the Cybermen begins with the TARDIS leaving Skaro, homeworld of the Daleks. Although the last episode of The Evil of the Daleks no longer exists, part of the final climactic battle scene does still survive, in the form of an 8mm cine film shot at Baling Studios. Extracts from this film are presented along with the original programme's soundtrack in order to give some idea of how the Daleks' 'final end' may have appeared... | |
3 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Title Sequence Tests | A selection of test sequences and raw footage, much of it ultimately unused, that went into the creation of the Patrick Troughton version of the Doctor Who title sequence. | |
1 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Restoration | A short feature - with subtitle commentary - showing how the surviving film prints of this story have been cleaned up in preparation for its release on DVD. | |
34 | The Mind Robber | The Fact of Fiction - The Making of 'The Mind Robber' | The cast and crew of The Mind Robber look back on the making of this story, which had more than its fair share of challenges and memorable moments. With contributions from Frazer Hines (Jamie), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Hamish Wilson (Jamie), Christopher Robbie (the Karkus), David Maloney (director), Peter Ling (writer), Derrick Sherwin (script editor and writer] and Evan Hercules (designer). | |
22 | The Mind Robber | Highlander - The Jamie McCrimmon Story | Frazer Hines takes an informal look back at his time in Doctor Who as Jamie McCrimmon, his connections to the programme, and his career away frond the TARDIS. | |
10 | The Mind Robber | Basil Brush | During the 1970s, Doctor Who and Basil Brush were inextricably entwined in the Saturday evening TV schedule. This sketch from 1975 features an appearance by one of the Second Doctor's most popular foes, the fearsome Yeti, which utilises original Doctor Who costumes from the 1960s | |
11 | The Invasion | Flash Frames | Afeaturette about the creation of the animated episodes, including interviews with the team at Cosgrove Hall. | |
15 | The Invasion | Love Off-Air | An affectionate tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who throughout the 1960s, in the days before video recorders. Includes interviews with fans who recorded Doctor Who off air, and with Mark Ayres, who remastered these soundtracks for the new animation. | |
1 | The Invasion | Trailers | Two animated trailers for The Invasion. | |
2 | The Invasion | Character Design | A short featurette showcasing Steve Maher's character design drawings and tests for the animated episodes. | |
50 | The Invasion | Evolution of the Invasion | Cast and crew recall making The Invasion. This documentary features contributions from actors Wendy Padbury, Frazer Hines, Nicholas Courtney, Kevin Stoney, Sally Faulkner, Peter Halliday, Edward Burnham and Ian Fairbairn, plus script editor Terrance Dicks and production assistant Chris D'Oyly-John. | |
2 | The Invasion | VHS Links | Nicholas Courtney's links to camera from the BBC Video 1993 VHS release of The Invasion | |
23 | The Seeds of Death | Sssowing The Ssseedsss | An all-new 25-minute feature about the on-screen realisation of the Ice Warriors themselves, and the making of The Seeds of Death. Includes contributions from Ice Warrior actors Alan Bennion, Sonny Caldinez and Bernard Bresslaw, plus make-up supervisor Sylvia James. | |
1 | The Seeds of Death | The Last Dalek | BBC designer Tony Cornell was working at Ealing film studios in May 1967, during the filming of the climactic Dalek battle scenes from The Evil of the Daleks - a story which is now missing from the BBC archives. He took an 8mm film camera with him, and made this 10-minute black and white silent film of the day's events. Original effects designers Michealjohn Harris and Peter Day provide a commentary on the action. | |
1 | The Seeds of Death | New Zealand Censor Clips | When Doctor Who was sold to New Zealand in the 1960s, some episodes had small sequences removed before screening, because they were considered too frightening, disturbing or violent. In 2002, a reel of these censored clips was discovered in a private collection by New Zealand fan Graham Howard. It was found to contain material from the missing episodes of The Web of Fear (1968) and The Wheel in Space (1968) which are presented for the first time on this DVD. | |
1 | The Seeds of Death | Tardis Cam 5 | Another brand-new model sequence from BBCi's TARDIS-cam feature is included on this disc. For more information visit: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho | |
36 | The War Games | War Zone | A new documentary about the making of The War Games. Featuring actors Frazer Mines, Wendy dbury, Bernard Horsfall, Jane Sherwin and Graham Weston, director David Maloney, producer Derrick lerwin, writer Terrance Dicks, designer Roger Cheveley, Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury, and new ries writers Paul Cornell, James Moran and Joseph Lidster. | |
21 | The War Games | Shades of Grey | The War Games saw the end of black-and-white Doctor Who. This documentary examines the limitations - and advantages - of monochrome. With actors Frazer Mines, Wendy Padbury and Jane rwin, script editors Terrance Dicks and Derrick Sherwin, director Timothy Combe, production designer Roger eveley, graphic designer Bernard Lodge and sound designer Brian Hodgson. Narrated by Gerard Murphy. | |
9 | The War Games | Now & Then | The locations of The War Games, forty years on. | |
17 | The War Games | The Doctor's Composer | A unique insight - the popular and respected Doctor Who composer Dudley Simpson discusses his first five years on the programme. | |
8 | The War Games | Sylvia James - In Conversation | Make-up designer Sylvia James talks about her work on Patrick Troughton's Doctor Who stories. | |
24 | The War Games | Talking about Regeneration | Regeneration, the key to longevity for both the Doctor and the show, is explored in this new documentary by actors Peter Davison and Kate O'Mara, and writers Rob Shearman, Joseph Lidster, Clayton Hickman and Gareth Roberts. | |
15 | The War Games | Time Zones | The facts behind the fiction - historians discuss the reality behind the various conflicts featured in The War Games. With political historian Martin Farr, military historian Crispin Swayne, Newcastle University's Lindsay Allison-Jones, and author Susan-Mary Grant. | |
13 | The War Games | Stripped for Action - The Second Doctor | The continuing series of features focussing on the Doctor's comic strip dventures looks at the Second Doctor. With former Doctor Who Magazine editors Alan Barnes and Gary Russell, i comics historians Jeremy Bentham and John Ainsworth. | |
19 | The War Games | On Target - Malcolm Hulke | Before home video and DVD, fans re-lived the Doctor's television adventures hroughthe immensely popular Target books. The first in a series of features on the Target range looks at the ork of writer Malcolm Hulke. With authors Terrance Dicks, Gary Russell and David J Howe, and artist Chris Achilleos. | |
19 | The War Games | Devious | What exactly happened to the Doctor between The War Games and Spearhead from Space? One answer is provided by Devious, an amateur Doctor Who film that has been shooting for over a decade. The duction team managed to secure an appearance by Jon Pertwee, in what was to become his last ever ance as the Third Doctor. Featuring a commentary from the production team. | |
The War Games | PDF material | Radio Times listings, BBC Enterprises sales literature and original design plans of the SIDRAT in t (DVD-Rom only - to be viewed on PC/Mac] | ||
Audio | Lost in Time | Soundtrack | Soundtracks of the second and fourth episodes of The Crusade | |
Lost in Time | Introduction from William Russell | Introductions to episodes 1 and 3 of The Crusade from William Russell (Ian Chesterton] | ||
Lost in Time | Clips | Surviving clips from The Daleks' Master Plan, The Smugglers, and The Tenth Planet | ||
Lost in Time | Film Footage | Film footage showing the making of The Smugglers on location | ||
Lost in Time | 8mm off-screen | 8mm off-screen footage from various episodes | ||
Lost in Time | Soundtrack | Soundtracks of the first and third episodes of The Moonbase | ||
Lost in Time | Clips | Surviving clips from The Power of the Daleks, The Highlanders, The Underwater Menace, and The Macra Terror BBC-1 trailer for The Power of the Daleks | ||
Lost in Time | The Last Dalek | The Last Dalek: a short film, with commentary, showing the making of The Evil of the Daleks at Ealing film studios 8mm off-screen footage from various episodes | ||
Lost in Time | Clips | Surviving clips from The Abominable Snowmen, The Web of Fear, Fury from the Deep, The Wheel in Space, and The Space Pirates. | ||
3 | Lost in Time | Film Footage | Film footage showing the making of The Abominable Snowmen on location, and Fury from the Deep in the studio. | |
36 | Lost in Time | The Missing Years | The Missing Years: a documentary about the missing episodes of Doctor Who. Additional Material narrated by Frazer Mines and Deborah Watling. | |
4 | Spearhead in Space | UNIT Recruitment Film | Made in 1993 for the programme's thirtieth anniversary celebrations on BBC1, this five-minute "featurette" gives a light-hearted overview of the UNIT organisation throughout all periods of the programme's history. Directed by Kevin Davies and featuring the vocal talents of Dexter Fletcher ('Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'), it showcases some of UNIT'S finest hours... | |
Spearhead in Space | Trailers | Specially-made television trailers from 1999's BBC2 repeat season are included | ||
35 | Inferno | Can You Hear the Earth Scream? | A special 35-minute documentary that looks at the making of Inferno. With contributions from Caroline John (Liz Shaw], Nicholas Courtney (the Brigadier], John Levene, (Benton), Ian Fairbairn (Bromley), Barry Letts (producer), Terrance Dicks (script editor] and Derek Ware (stunt arranger). | |
36 | Inferno | The UNIT Family (Part One) | A 36-minute feature looking at the roie that UNIT had in the world of Doctor Who, from its inception in the Patrick Troughton years, through to the end of Jon Pertwee's first year as the Doctor. With contributions from UNIT creator Derrick Sherwin, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks, Nicholas Courtney, Caroline John, John Levene and Derek Ware. | |
1 | Inferno | Deleted Scene | When this story was returned to the BBC in colour from Canada in the 1980s, it was discovered to contain a scene that was not included in the UK transmission of the story. The 2-minute scene is included here, and features Jon Pertwee voicing a radio announcer in a rather-too-obvious manner, which was the reason the scene was dropped in the first place. | |
5 | Inferno | Visuals Effects Promo Film | In the early 1970s, the BBC's Visual Effects Department put together a showreel of their various contributions to programmes such as Doctor Who, Marty Amok, The Caves of Steel and Doomwatch amongst others. This 6-minute excerpt from the film shows their work on the Doctor Who stories The Ambassadors of Death (1970) and Inferno, | |
2 | Inferno | The Pertwee Years Introduction | Jon Pertwee's original introduction to the final episode of this story, from the 1992 BBC video release Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years. | |
Inferno | Radio Times Billings | Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times from its 1970 transmission (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
Inferno | The Doctor Who Annual 1971 | In the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market, and made an excellent stocking-filler! Now many of the annuals are collectors items. The Doctor Who Annual from 1971 - the first to feature Jon Pertwee's Doctor - is presented on this DVD in its entirety. (DVD-ROM only-to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
25 | The Claws of Axos | Behind the Scenes (Deleted & Extended Scenes) | A 25-minute selection of studio recorded material from the making of this story, including material that was recorded but ultimately never used in the finished programme. Optional subtitles may be selected to give the viewer additional information. | |
6 | The Claws of Axos | Now & Then | A look back at the Dungeness locations used in 1970 for the recording of this story, comparing and contrasting them to how they appear nearly 35 years later. Narrated by Katy Manning. | |
10 | The Claws of Axos | Reverse Standards Conversion - The Axon Legacy | A 10-minute documentary which looks at the restoration of this story for DVD. How did NTSC colour videotapes supplied to Canada in the 1970s enable this story to be released completely in colour? | |
14 | The Claws of Axos | Directing Who | Michael Ferguson, the director of The Claws of Axos, talks about his memories of working on the story in this 15-minute documentary | |
20 | The Three Doctors | Patrick Throughton Interview | Shortly after The Three Doctors was transmitted, Patrick Troughton appeared on the BBC's lunchtime magazine programme Pebble Mill at One, and gave a rare interview about his time as the Doctor. Also featured in this segment is a demonstration by Bernard Wilkie of the BBC Visual Effects department, and a selection of monsters from the programme - including the Gell Guards. | |
29 | The Three Doctors | Jon Pertwee at Panopticon | Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning take to the stage at the lavish 1993 Panopticon convention staged by Dominitemporal Services Ltd to celebrate thirty years of Doctor Who. Highlights from this panel are exclusively included on this disc for the first time. | |
13 | The Three Doctors | Blue Peter | The long-running BBC children's programme Blue Peter celebrated the tenth anniversary of Doctor Who on 5th November, 1973. This look back at the history of the programme features the only surviving clip of the Doctor's first regeneration from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton in the The Tenth Planet Episode 4 - an instalment now missing from the BBC archives. | |
10 | The Three Doctors | BSB Highlights | On September 22nd and 23rd 1990, satellite TV company BSB devoted a whole weekend to Doctor Who. The Three Doctors was screened, alongside interviews with Terrance Dicks (script editor), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier) and Bob Baker and Dave Martin (writers) discussing their contributions to the story. | |
4 | The Three Doctors | The Five Faces of Doctor Who | When BBC2 decided to host a season of repeats of old Doctor Who stories in 1981, The Three Doctors was chosen for transmission. Included is the full trailer for this repeat season, which also featured the stories An Unearthly Child, The Krotons, Carnival of Monsters and Logopolis. | |
1 | The Three Doctors | BBC 1 Trailer | ||
2 | The Three Doctors | 40th Anniversary | ||
Carnival of Monsters | Extended and Deleted Scenes | Additional material from an earlier version of Episode Two which was mistakenly screened in Australia in the mid 1970s. | ||
1 | Carnival of Monsters | Behind the Scenes - 'Looking In' | Looking In was originally broadcast on 7th November 1972 as part of the BBC's 50th anniversary celebrations. The programme contained a section looking at the making of Carnival of Monsters, and this segment is included on this DVD. | |
4 | Carnival of Monsters | Model Sequences | The original 16mm visual effects test film sequences for this story are included, showing the Drashig puppets and model spacecraft. | |
3 | Carnival of Monsters | Using CSO | Colour Separation Overlay was a new technique at the BBC in the 1970s. In this short internal training film, Barry Letts demonstrates the process. | |
1 | Carnival of Monsters | Alternative Theme Music | For the programme's tenth anniversary, a new version of the theme music was composed by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop for use with the existing title sequence. Although it was eventually decided not to use this music for broadcast, the early versions of Episode Two of Carnival of Monsters did have the music added. Included are the full opening and closing credits of that early version of the episode. | |
4 | Carnival of Monsters | Trailer 'The Five Faces of Doctor Who' | When BBC2 decided to brodcast a season of repeats of old Doctor Who stories in 1981, Carnival of Monsters was chosen to represent the Third Doctor's era. Included is the full trailer for this repeat season, which also featured the stories An Unearthly Child, The Krotons, The Three Doctors and Logopolis. | |
1 | Carnival of Monsters | Alternative Episode Ending | For the i981 repeat, producer/director Barry Letts requested that 44 seconds of material be cut from the end of the final episode, due to Peter Halliday's bald-cap slipping in some shots. This shortened 'director's preferred' ending is included here. | |
< 1 | Carnival of Monsters | Tardis Cam 2 | To tie in with the new TARDIS-cam' feature from BBCi, another of the specially-shot short sequences - each showing the TARDIS in unique locations - is included on this disc. For more information visit: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho | |
10 | The Green Death | Global Conspiracy? | An exclusive investigation into the social changes surrounding the closure of Llanfairfach's colliery, presented by the BBC's original Man Alive industrial correspondent, Terry Scanlon. With contributions from Mark Elgin, Professor Clifford Jones and Talfryn Pritchard. | |
11 | The Green Death | Visuals Effects | Colin Mapson, who assisted visual effects designer Ron Dates on this story, talks about his involvement with The Green Death, and demonstrates how to build a giant maggot. | |
6 | The Green Death | Robert Sloman | The writer of The Green Death, Robert Sloman, discusses the inspirations and philosophies behind the story. | |
7 | The Green Death | Stewart Bevan | An interview with the actor who played Professor Clifford Jones, the environmentally-conscious professor who falls for the Doctor's companion, Jo Grant, in this story. | |
29 | The Time Warrior | Begining the End | The cast and crew of The Time Warrior look back on the making of this story, in this newly produced featurette. Partially shot on location at Peckforton Castle, the original location used in this story, it features contributions from Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Donald Pelmear (Rubeish), Jeremy Bulloch (Hal), Barry Letts (producer), Terrance Dicks (script editor) and Keith Cheetham (designer). | |
The Time Warrior | CGI Effects | This gives the viewer the option to watch the story with some of the original effects replaced by new CGI versions, although the original version of the story will play unless this option is selected. There are 16 new sequences in total. | ||
1 | The Time Warrior | Continuity Compilation | A selection of off-air continuity announcements from the original BBC transmission of The Time Warrior | |
The Time Warrior | Radio Times Billings | Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC magazine Radio Times in a PDF file (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
The Time Warrior | The Doctor Who Annual 1974 | In the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market, and made an excellent stocking-filler! Now many of the annuals are collectors items. The Doctor Who Annual from 1974 is presented on this DVD in its entirety. (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
Robot | Are Friends Electric? | This new documentary examines Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story, Robot. Featuring actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Alec Linstead, Patricia Maynard, Michael Kilgarriff and Edward Burnham, producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Christopher Barry and production unit manager George Gallacio. | ||
Robot | The Tunnel Effect | Graphic designer Bernard Lodge explains how he created the complex opening titles for Tom Baker's stories. Narrated by George Kelly. | ||
Robot | Blue Peter | An extract from a programme first broadcast 23/05/1974, when, due to industrial action, the Blue Peter team were obliged to present the programme from the set of Robot. | ||
Robot | Radio Times Listings | Listings for this story from the BBC magazine Radio Times from its original transmission in a PDF file (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
Robot | BBC Enterprise Literature | Selected literature produced by BBC Enterprises about Season 18 is available to view. (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
10 | The Ark in Space | Designing Doctor Who Roger Murray-Leach Interview | The designer of The Ark in Space, Roger Murray-Leach, looks back on his contribution to this and other stories, in this specially recorded interview. | |
5 | The Ark in Space | News Item Tom Baker Interview | Before Tom Baker was seen on-screen as the Fourth Doctor, a BBC local news crew caught up with the Doctor Who team during filming for Revenge of the Cybermen at Wookey Hole. Here, Tom Baker gives a unique insight into how the public might react to his new interpretation of the role. | |
7 | The Ark in Space | Model Sequences | The original 16mm model film sequences for this story showing the exterior of the Ark, the shuttle taking off, and the Wirrn spacewalking. | |
The Ark in Space | CGI Feature | The BBC Visual Effects department have remodelled certain shots from this story using cutting-edge CGI technology. The story can be viewed with these new effects replacing the original model shots. In addition, a 3-D technical schematic of the Ark itself is included. | ||
1 | The Ark in Space | BBC 1 Trailer | The trailer for the original 1975 BBC1 transmission of Part One. | |
1 | The Ark in Space | Unused Title Sequence | When Tom Baker took over from Jon Pertwee, a new version of the show's title sequence was needed. Before the eventual sequence was decided on, another version was experimented with but never used. It is included here for the first time. | |
The Ark in Space | Tardis Cam 2 | |||
1 | The Ark in Space | Space Station Schematics | ||
39 | The Sontaran Experiment | Built for War | The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by some of the actors and production team involved. This specially produced documentary includes contributions from Terrance Dicks, Elisabeth Sladen, Anthony Read, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Bob Baker, Eric Saward and Stuart Fell. | |
62 | Genesis of the Daleks | Genesis of a Classic | A special 62-minute documentary, looking at the making of Genesis of the Daleks with contributions from many of the cast and crew of the story. Featuring Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer), Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks (outgoing Producer and Script Editor), David Maloney (Director), Michael Wisher (Davros), Peter Miles (Nyder), James Garbutt (Ronson), Guy Siner (Ravon) Dennis Chinnery (Gharman), Roy Skelton (Dalek voice), Cy Town and John Scott Martin (Dalek Operators), Sylvia James (Makeup), Dick Mills (Sound Designer), and Duncan Brown [Studio Lighting). | |
55 | Genesis of the Daleks | The Dalek Tapes | A 55-minute feature, which tells the story of Doctor Who's most iconic villains, as well as providing a history of the 'classic series' Dalek stories along with rare footage from programmes such as Blue Peter and Vision On. With contributions from Timothy Combe, Peter Day, Terrance Dicks, Derek Dodd, Ken Grieve, Graeme Harper, Philip Hinchcliffe, David Maloney, Richard Martin, Royce Mills, Terry Molloy, Eric Saward Roy Skelton, Cy Town and Anneke Wills. Narrated by 1980s Davros actor Terry Molloy. | |
6 | Genesis of the Daleks | Continuity Compilation | A selection of off-air continuity announcements for the various BBC transmissions of the story. | |
7 | Genesis of the Daleks | Blue Peter | An item from March 1975 (during the transmission of Genesis of the Daleks] which looks at a collection of Doctor Who models built by a 16-year-old viewer. Featuring presenters John Noakes, Peter Purves (who appeared alongside William Hartnell's Doctor as companion Steven Taylor) and Leslie Judd. | |
Genesis of the Daleks | Radio Times Billings | Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times from its 1975 transmission (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
Genesis of the Daleks | The Doctor Who Annual 1976 | In the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market, and made an excellent stocking-filler! Now many of the annuals are collectors items. The Doctor Who Annual from 1976 is presented on this DVD in its entirety. (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
25 | Planet of Evil | A Darker Side | A selection of key production personnel look at the making of Planet of Evil, in this 25-minute documentary. With contributions from producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Louis Marks, designer Roger Murray-Leach, director David Maloney, and actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah) and Prentis Hancock (Salamar). | |
13 | Planet of Evil | Planetery Performance | A look at the production of Planet of Evil from an actor's perspective. With contributions from Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Prentis Hancock (Salamar), Tony McEwan (Baldwin) and Graham Weston (De Haan). | |
1 | Planet of Evil | Studio Scene | A single segment, lasting less than one minute, of original studio recording material survives from this story. This brief clip was kept by chance at the end of the BBC's transmission master tape of the first episode. | |
1 | Planet of Evil | Continuity Compilation | A selection of off-air continuity announcements for the various BBC transmissions of the story. | |
Planet of Evil | Radio Times Billings | Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times from its 1975 transmission (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
2 | Pyramids of Mars | Deleted Scenes | A short selection of deleted and extended scenes from the story. | |
22 | Pyramids of Mars | Osirian Gothic | A nostalgic look back at the making of Pyramids of Mars, with contributions from actors Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Bernard Archard (Marcus Scarman), Michael Sheard (Laurence Scarman), Peter Copley (Dr Warlock), Gabriel Woolf (Sutekh), plus producer Philip Hinchcliffe, director Paddy Russell and designer Christine Ruscoe. | |
41 | Pyramids of Mars | Serial Thrillers | Pyramids of Mars is considered one of the many classic Doctor Who stories made in the three years that producer Philip Hinchcliffe was in charge of the programme. This documentary looks at the Hinchcliffe era and attempts to discover what made this one of the most successful and popular periods in Doctor Who's history. Featuring contributions from actress Elisabeth Sladen, director David Maloney, writer Robert Banks Stewart, designers Christine Ruscoe and Roger Murray-Leach, as well as Hinchcliffe himself. | |
7 | Pyramids of Mars | Now & Then | A look back at the locations used in 1975 for the recording of this story, comparing and contrasting them to how they appear now, nearly thirty years later. Narrated by Michael Sheard. | |
6 | Pyramids of Mars | Oh Mummy | At last, the full untold story of Sutekh the Destroyer, last of the Osirians - and his career after Pyramids of Mars! | |
31 | The Brain of Morbius | Getting a Head | An exclusive documentary on the making of a classic slice of gothic Doctor Who. Contributors include director Christopher Barry, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Terrance Dicks, designer Barry Newbery, composer Dudley Simpson, and actors Philip Madoc (Solon), Cynthia Grenville (Maren), Colin Fay (Condo)and Gillian Brown (Qhica). Narrated by Paul McGann. | |
6 | The Brain of Morbius | Designs on Karn | Designer Barry Newbery talks about how he achieved the distinctive look of The Brain of Morbius. | |
2 | The Brain of Morbius | Set Tour | A 3D CGI reconstruction of the sets built for The Brain of Morbius in studio TCI, BBC Television Centre. | |
2 | The Brain of Morbius | Sketch Gallery | A selection of original design sketches and DVD concept artwork. | |
The Brain of Morbius | Radio Times Listings | Episode listings for The Brain of Morbius from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
50 | The Hand of Fear | Changing Time | A special 50-minute documentary that looks at the making of The Hand of Fear, and also examines the special relationship between the Doctor and his companion, Sarah Jane Smith: With contributions from actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Glyn Houston, Rex Robinson and Stephen Thome, producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, writer Bob Baker and visual effects designer Colin Mapson. | |
10 | The Hand of Fear | Swap Shop | Noel Edmonds interviews Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen in this extract from the BBC1 Saturday morning children's programme The Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, transmitted on 2nd October 1976. This is been taken from non-broadcast quality source, and therefore quality may vary. | |
1 | The Hand of Fear | Continuity Compilation | A selection of off-air continuity announcements for the various BBC transmissions of the story. | |
The Hand of Fear | Radio Times Billings | Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times from its 1975 transmission (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC / Mac). | ||
The Hand of Fear | The Doctor Who Annual 1977 | In the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market, and made an excellent stocking-filler! Now many of the annuals are collectors items. The Doctor Who Annual from 1977 is presented on this DVD in its entirety. (DVD-ROM only-to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
29 | The Deadly Assassin | The Matrix Revisited | Cast, crew and critics look back at the making of The Deadly Assassin. With actors Tom Baker and Bernard Horsfall, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, director David Maloney, designer Roger Murray-Leach, founding president of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society Jan Vincent-Rudzki, and the founder of the National Viewers and Listeners Association Mary Whitehouse. Narrated by Sarah Griffiths. | |
10 | The Deadly Assassin | The Gallifrayan Candidate | This documentary looks at Richard Condon's novel The Manchurian Candidate, adapted in 1962 into a film thriller starring Frank Sinatra, which is often cited as being a major influence on the plot of The Deadly Assassin. With Newcastle University's Stacy Gillis and Oxford University's Andrew Shall. | |
16 | The Deadly Assassin | The Frighten Factor | What exactly is Doctor Who's 'Frighten Factor'? A diverse panel of experts try to answer the question. With producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, education psychologist Lucy Lewis, church minister Peter Cavanna, Doctor Who Magazine's editor Tom Spilsbury and assistant editor Peter Ware, Doctor Who Adventures magazine editor Moray Laing and head writer Annabel Gibson, writer John Dorney, television archivist Jim ngster and Doctor Who expert Alex Lydiate. Narrated by Simon Ockendon | |
The Deadly Assassin | Radio Times Billings | Listings forThe Deadly Assassin from the Radio Times from its original transmission in a PDF file (DVD-ROM - to be viewed on PC or Mac). | ||
26 | Image of the Fendahl | After Image | Anthony Read (Script Editor) and Colin Mapson (Visual Effects Designer] join actors Louise Jameson, Edward Arthur and Wanda Ventham in their analysis of the story. | |
11 | Image of the Fendahl | Deleted and Extended Scenes | Material originally edited out of the programme is presented here courtesy of a low-quality monochrome video cording made during production. | |
1 | Image of the Fendahl | Trailer | The original BBC1 trailer screened prior to this story's transmission in 1977. | |
Image of the Fendahl | Radio Times Billings | Listings for Image of the Fendahl from the Radio Times from its original transmission in a PDF file (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC or Mac). | ||
29 | The Leisure Hive | A New Beginning | A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by John Nathan-Turner for his first story as producer, which opened the programme's eighteenth year on BBC1. With contributions from Lovett Bickford, Christopher H Bidmead, John Leeson [Voice of K9], Peter Howell (Music), Sid Sutton (Title Sequence), June Hudson (Costume Designer), Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager) and archive interviews with Tom Baker and John Nathan-Turner. | |
14 | The Leisure Hive | From Avalon to Argolis | Writer David Fisher and script editor Christopher H Bidmead examine the making of The Leisure Hive from the screenwriter's point of view. | |
9 | The Leisure Hive | Synthesizing Starfields | Graphic designer Sid Sutton and composer Peter Howell recall their creation of the brand-new title sequence and theme arrangement, which was first used on this story. | |
6 | The Leisure Hive | Leisure Wear | Costume designer June Hudson talks about her inspirations for creating the costumes seen in this story. | |
3 | The Leisure Hive | Blue Peter | A segment from the edition of the popular BBC1 children's magazine programme shown on April 3rd 1980. This item features a look around the Longleat Doctor Who exhibition with presenter Tina Heath, plus the first on-screen interview with new producer John Nathan-Turner. | |
The Leisure Hive | Music-only Option | Peter Howell's specially-composed soundtrack for this story is included as a music-only option, synchronised with the main soundtrack. | ||
Robots of Death | Featurette Model Sequences | Various model shots of the Sandminer prop crawling across the stormy landscape were recorded, but not all of them were used in the finished programme. What remains today is a black & white timecoded video recording of these sequences, selections of which are included on this disc (with thanks to Jan Vincent-Rudzki) | ||
Robots of Death | Featurette In-Studio included with above | To demonstrate the work done on 'Doctor Who' after recording, there is a small section of material presented without sound effects, music or voice-dubbing. Featuring the Doctor and Leela's first meeting with SV7, it is most noticeable for the inclusion of the jntreated robot voices. | ||
Robots of Death | Studio Floor Plans | The Robots of Death' was filmed in two recording blocks at the BBC. The first took place in late November 1976 in studio TC8, the second in early December in studio TCI. The layout of the studios was different on both occasions, and floor plans for both the studio sessions are featured on this disc. | ||
58 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Whose Doctor Who | The day after the final episode of The Talons of Weng-Chiang was transmitted, BBC2 screened this special documentary in The Lively Arts series. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, this was the first television documentary to look back on the history of Doctor Who and explore the social background of the series and its appeal to viewers. It also looked behind-the-scenes at the making of The Talons of Weng-Chiang. | |
25 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Blue Peter Theatre | A compilation of material from the long-running children's magazine programme. A1974 edition, features a strikebound Blue Peter team having to leave their usual studio and present the programme from the set of the first Tom Baker story, Robot. Plus a series of features from 1977 in which the team make a Doctor Who theatre, complete with sets and monsters and, with the help of sound man Dick Mills, show how viewers can make their own sound effects to accompany the performance. | |
23 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Behind the Scenes | A 25-minute selection of footage detailing the studio recording of The Talons of Weng-Chiang. This archive ma is sourced from a poor quality, non-broadcast source, but gives a fascinating and unique insight into the makin ofthis story. | |
11 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Philip Hinchcliffe Interview | In an interview for daytime magazine programme Pebble Mill at One in 1977, series producer Philip Hinchcliffe discusses with David Seymour his work on Doctor Who, and the possible effects of the portrayal of on-screen violence. | |
2 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Trails and Continuity | A collection of trailers and continuity announcements for both The Talons of Weng-Chiang and Whose Doctor V | |
1 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Tardis-Cam No 6 | The last-ever model sequence from BBCi's Tardis-cam feature. For more information visit: www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho | |
35 | Horror of Fang Rock | Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction | Terrance Dicks' writing career spans 60 years and this feature documentary looks at his extensive body of work for books and television. Featuring contributions from Terrance, Barry Letts, Christopher Barry, Louis Marks, Eric Saward, Paul Cornell, Peter Darvill-Evans and Brenda Gardner. | |
13 | Horror of Fang Rock | Paddy Russell - A Life in Television | Paddy Russell began her career as an actress but soon learned that stage managers were better paid. In this specially shot interview Paddy looks back over her forty year career in television as actress, stage manager and director. | |
4 | Horror of Fang Rock | The Antiques Doctor Who Show | To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Doctor Who in 1993, the BBC made several short films showcasing the enduring interest in the programme. The Antique Doctor Who Show is one of these, made in the style of The Antiques Roadshow, and gives an insightful look into the merchandising of the series. | |
43 | City of Death | Paris in the Springtime | A 45-minute look at the making of this story, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams. With contributions from Julian Glover (Scarlioni / Scaroth), Catherine Schell (Countess), Tom Chadbon (Duggan), Michael Hayes (director), Anthony Read (former script editor), David Fisher (writer of A Gamble with Time, the original story which was reworked into City of Death), Pennant Roberts (director of Adams' other Doctor Who stories, The Pirate Planet and Shada), new series writers Steven Moffat and Rob Shearman, and archive footage of Douglas Adams. | |
19 | City of Death | Paris W12 | A rare look inside the TV studio during the recording of City of Death in 1979, via extracts from recently rediscovered Shibaden videotape recordings of the studio tapes. These recordings were only made for review purposes, and are black and white, but present many fascinating moments from the making of this story. This feature includes an optional subtitle track, which gives additional information about the recording. | |
2 | City of Death | Prehistoric Landscapes | A montage of unused model effects shots from the filming of the prehistoric Earth sections of the story. | |
2 | City of Death | Chicken Wrangler | A montage of unused shots from the filming of an effects sequence involving live chickens. | |
City of Death | The Doctor Who Annual 1980 | In the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, The Doctor Who Annual was published every year in time for the Christmas market. Now many of the annuals are collectors items. The Doctor Who Annual 1980 is presented on this DVD in its entirety. [DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
12 | City of Death | Eye on ... Blatchford | A little-seen regional BBC programme, dusted down from the archives, telling the story of Sardoth, the Second-tb-Last of the Jagaroth. Or perhaps, more offerings from the same warped minds which produced the critically acclaimed Oh Mummy! featurette for the Pyramids of Mars DVD. | |
16 | The Invasion of Time | Out of Time | The cast and crew look back at the making of this story. With actors Louise Jameson (Leela), John Leeson (K-9), Chris Tranchell (Andred), Milton Johns (Castellan Kelner), script editor Anthony Read and isual effects designer Colin Mapson. | |
9 | The Invasion of Time | The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey | A look at how the portrayal of the Time Lords and their home planet of Gallifrey has changed over the years. With script editors Terrance Dicks and Anthony Read, and former Doctor Who Magazine editors ry Russell and Alan Barnes. | |
5 | The Invasion of Time | The Elusive David Agnew | Who is the mysterious David Agnew, the writer of this story? Script editors Terrance Dicks and Anthony Read try to get to the bottom of the mystery... | |
5 | The Invasion of Time | Deleted Scenes | Deleted scenes from the film sequences for Parts Five and Six. | |
3 | The Invasion of Time | Continuity | BBC1 continuity announcements from the story's original transmission. | |
The Invasion of Time | Radio Times Listings | Episode listings for The Invasion of Time from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times [DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
27 | Destiny of the Daleks | Terror Nation | A documentary about the writer Terry Nation, creator of the Dalek characters. Features interviews with Barry Letts, Philip Hinchcliffe, Richard Martin and Nicholas Briggs. | |
9 | Destiny of the Daleks | Directing Who | Director Ken Grieve recalls his time on this story. | |
Destiny of the Daleks | CGI Effects | Viewers have the option to watch the story with seventeen of the original video effects sequences replaced by brand-new CGI versions. | ||
3 | Destiny of the Daleks | Trails and Continuity | BBC1 trails and continuity announcements from the story's transmission, including the specially shot trailer heralding the return of the Daleks. | |
3 | Destiny of the Daleks | Prime Computer Adverts | Australian TV adverts for Prime Computers, starring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward as the Doctor and Romana. | |
Destiny of the Daleks | Radio Times Billings ?? Not on my disc | Episode listings for Destiny of the Daleks from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). | ||
27 | Four to Doomsday | Studio Recording | Peter Davison's first day in the studio as the Doctor is documented in this unique 27-minute studio recording. | |
14 | Four to Doomsday | Saturday Night at the Mill | Saturday Night at the Mill Peter Davison's appearance on the Saturday night magazine programme on Boxing Day, 1980 | |
3 | Four to Doomsday | Theme Music Video | Theme Music Video A brand new mix of Peter Howell's version of the theme music for the series, exclusively remixed from the original multitrack master in either Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 surround versions | |
Four to Doomsday | Radio Times Billings | Radio Times Billings Listings from Radio Times (PDF DVD-ROM) | ||
25 | The Visitation | Directing Who | Peter Moffat | |
12 | The Visitation | Writing a Final Visitation | Eric Saward | |
Earthshock | Putting the 'Shock' into Earthshock | An exclusive DVD documentary, charting the development and creation of this story, plus the unique reactions it prompted from viewers. With contributions from Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Matthew Waterhouse, Peter Grimwade, Eric Saward and David Banks amongst others. | ||
Earthshock | CGI Effects | This gives the viewer the option to watch the story with some of the original effects replaced by new CGI versions, although the original version of the story will play unless this option is selected. There is also the option to watch the new effects sequences individually if desired. | ||
Earthshock | Location Film Sequences | The filmed location sequences contain some additional shots and dialogue that were cut from the finished opening episode before transmission. These sequences are presented here in full. | ||
Earthshock | Music-only Option | Malcolm Clarke's specially-composed soundtrack for this story is included as a music-only option, synchronised with the main soundtrack. | ||
Earthshock | Did you See? | To celebrate the return of the Cybermen to Doctor Who, BBC2 review programme Did You See? took a look back at some of the programme's more memorable monsters during the edition screened on Sunday 14th March, 198H. | ||
Black Orchid | Now & Then | A look at the locations used in the making of Black Orchid, comparing how they were then with how they look today. | ||
Black Orchid | Deleted Scenes | Deleted and extended scenes from this two-part adventure. | ||
Black Orchid | Stripped for Action - The Fifth Doctor | A look at the Fifth Doctor's comic strip adventures. Featuring interviews with artist Dave Gibbons, and mer Doctor Who Magazine editors Alan McKenzie, Gary Russell and Alan Barnes. | ||
Black Orchid | Blue Peter | Visit to the theatrical costumiers responsible for the period costumes used in Black Orchid with senters Sarah Greene and Simon Groom. | ||
Black Orchid | Points of View | Barry Took airs disgruntled viewers' letters about the rescheduling of Doctor Who to weekdays. | ||
Black Orchid | Film Restoration | Before and after examples of techniques used during the restoration of the location film elements of this story. | ||
Black Orchid | Radio Times Listings | Episode listings for Black Orchid from the BBC listings magazine Radio Times (DVD-ROM only - to be viewed on PC/Mac). |