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Doctor Who DVD Special Features Index

This is a list of the Doctor Who DVD Special Features. The stories are shown be in chronological order.

Mins is the approximate length. 1 can mean below one minute in the case of clips may be just a few seconds.  Media is assumed to be video.  Feature refers to the title. The in box insert feature title can differ from the title seen on screen. Also some features are omitted from the inserts eg Earthshock Episode 5. one feature appears to be missing from a DVD ie Destiny of the Daleks Radio Times Billings PDF. Description taken from the in box insert (that bit of coloured paper describing the contents of the DVD).

Mins	Media	Story	Feature	Description
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.
2		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.
15		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.
16		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.
29		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.
10		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.
12		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.
PDF	PDF	The Edge of Destruction	PDF Documents	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.
	PDF	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.
	PDF	The Time Meddler	Radio Times Billings	Articles and Listings 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
	PDF	The War Machines	War Machine Design Plan	Designs for a powerful machine (DVD-ROM only -to be viewed on PC/Mac).
	PDF	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).

2nd Doctor

Mins	Media	Story	Feature	Description
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	A featurette 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 Padbury, 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 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 Irwin, 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 adventures 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 through the immensely popular Target books. The first in a series of features on the Target range looks at the work 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 production team managed to secure an appearance by Jon Pertwee, in what was to become his last ever appearance as the Third Doctor. Featuring a commentary from the production team.
	PDF	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]

3rd Doctor