List of BBC DVD releases

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

See Missing episodes for a list of stories that will require significant degrees of restoration before home video release is possible.

Timeline of Releases

1999

Doctor Who was chosen as one of six DVDs released to represent the BBC as a 'test' of the DVD market by BBC Worldwide. (The other titles were The Black Adder, Noddy in Toyland, The Planets, Persuasion, and Volume I of The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.) The chosen title for this 'test' was The Five Doctors, which was picked due to an already existing in a Special Edition format from the BBC Video release of 1995, which allowed it it to take 'better advantage' of the DVD format with the use of 5.1 Surround Sound.

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
01/11/1999 BBCDVD1006 The Five Doctors 11/09/2001 10/09/2000

2000

After The Five Doctors, which was something of a false start, the range eventually kicked off properly (with a different cover art template) a year later with The Robots of Death. The DVD range was given a new menu intro sequence, the plan originally being that each disc would feature the relevant theme music of the story over the menu intro sequence. This was dropped early into 2001 as it was felt that the Howell version of the theme fitted the sequence best and has been used on every release ever since.

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
13/11/2000 BBCDVD1012 The Robots of Death 11/09/2001 02/07/2001

2001

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 Spearhead from Space 11/09/2001 15/04/2002
26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 Remembrance of the Daleks 02/04/2002 13/05/2002
18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 The Caves of Androzani 02/04/2002 07/01/2002
13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 The Movie N/A[1] N/A[1]
15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 Vengeance on Varos 04/03/2003 14/08/2003

2002

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

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 The Tomb of the Cybermen 06/08/2002 01/04/2002
08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 The Ark in Space 06/08/2002 03/06/2002
15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 Carnival of Monsters 02/07/2003 02/09/2002
21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 The Aztecs 04/03/2003 02/12/2002
18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 Resurrection of the Daleks 02/07/2003 03/02/2003

2003

For the 40th Anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor. The Three Doctors was originally planned for the first release slot of the year, but was then held back for release in the anniversary month.

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 The Seeds of Death (2 disc) 02/03/2004 05/05/2003
28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2 disc) 07/10/2003 30/06/2003
09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 disc) 07/10/2003 13/08/2003
18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 Earthshock 07/11/2004 01/10/2003
08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 The Two Doctors (2 disc) 01/06/2004 07/01/2004
06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 The Curse of Fenric (2 disc) 01/06/2004 07/02/2004
24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 The Three Doctors 02/03/2004 12/11/2003

2004

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

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
19/01/2004 BBCDVD1329 The Visitation 01/03/2005 08/04/2004
01/03/2004 BBCDVD1350 Pyramids of Mars 07/11/2004 10/06/2004
10/05/2004 BBCDVD1142 The Green Death 01/03/2005 05/08/2004
05/07/2004 BBCDVD1351 The Leisure Hive 07/06/2005 07/10/2004
20/09/2004 BBCDVD1352 Ghost Light 21/06/2005 03/02/2005
01/11/2004 BBCDVD1353 Lost in Time (3 disc) 02/11/2004 02/12/2004

2005

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

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
17/01/2005 BBCDVD1356 Horror of Fang Rock 06/11/2005 07/04/2005
07/03/2005 BBCDVD1358 The Mind Robber 06/11/2005 05/05/2005
25/04/2005 BBCDVD1354 The Claws of Axos 08/11/2005 02/06/2005
16/05/2005 BBCDVD1755 Doctor Who - Volume 1 07/11/2006
13/06/2005 BBCDVD1756 Doctor Who - Volume 2 07/11/2006
11/07/2005 BBCDVD1357 Revelation of the Daleks 06/06/2006 01/09/2005
01/08/2005 BBCDVD1757 Doctor Who - Volume 3 07/11/2006
05/09/2005 BBCDVD1758 Doctor Who - Volume 4 07/11/2006
09/09/2005 BBCDVD1355 The Web Planet 05/11/2006 03/11/2005
06/10/2005 BBCDVD1384 Dalek Collector’s Edition: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Resurrection of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (4 disc / W.H. Smith exclusive) N/A N/A
07/11/2005 BBCDVD1664 City of Death (2 disc) 08/11/2005 01/12/2005
21/11/2005 BBCDVD1770 Doctor Who - The Complete First Series (5 disc?) 04/07/2006

2006

The Sontaran Experiment in October 2006 marked the start of an increase in the number of releases, with titles being assigned as either a "Super Value Edition" (like The Sontaran Experiment, which meant a reduced extras package, or "Special Editions" like the two disc releases of the past. The Mark of the Rani was a release brought forward to plug a gap created by the delay of Arc of Infinity.

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
30/01/2006 BBCDVD1882 The Beginning: An Unearthly Child/The Daleks/The Edge of Destruction (3 disc) 28/03/2006 02/03/2006
10/04/2006 BBCDVD1813 Genesis of the Daleks (2 disc) 06/06/2006 04/05/2006
01/05/2006 BBCDVD1960 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 1 N/A
05/06/2006 BBCDVD1961 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 2 N/A
19/06/2006 BBCDVD1802 Inferno (2 disc) 05/09/2006 06/07/2006
10/07/2006 BBCDVD1962 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 3 N/A
24/07/2006 BBCDVD1833 The Hand of Fear 07/11/2006 07/09/2006
07/08/2006 BBCDVD1963 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 4 N/A
04/09/2006 BBCDVD2224 The Mark of the Rani 07/11/2006 02/11/2006
25/09/2006 BBCDVD1964 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 5 N/A
09/10/2006 BBCDVD1811 The Sontaran Experiment 06/03/2007 07/12/2006
06/11/2006 BBCDVD1829 The Invasion (2 disc) 06/03/2007 03/01/2007
06/11/2006 BBCDVD2262 The Cybermen Collection: The Tomb of the Cybermen/The Invasion/Earthshock (4 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive) N/A N/A
06/11/2006 BBCDVD???? The Third Doctor Collection: Spearhead from Space/Inferno /The Claws of Axos/The Three Doctors/Carnival of Monsters/The Green Death (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive) N/A N/A
20/11/2006 BBCDVD2122 Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series (6 disc?) 16/01/2007
26/12/2006 BBCDVD2241 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 1 N/A

2007

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

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
27/01/2007 BBCDVD1331 New Beginnings: The Keeper of Traken/Logopolis/Castrovalva (3 disc) 05/06/2007 05/06/2007
27/01/2007 BBCDVD???? The Dalek Collection: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Genesis of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive) N/A N/A
26/02/2007 BBCDVD2251 Torcwhood - Series 1 Part 2 N/A
26/03/2007 BBCDVD2345 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 3 N/A
02/04/2007 BBCDVD2380 The Runaway Bride N/A
16/04/2007 BBCDVD1834 Survival (2 disc) 14/08/2007 06/06/2007
21/05/2007 BBCDVD2381 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 1 N/A
04/06/2007 BBCDVD2332 Robot 14/08/2007 04/07/2007
25/06/2007 BBCDVD2382 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 2 N/A
09/07/2007 BBCDVD2333 Timelash 01/04/2008 31/07/2007
23/07/2007 BBCDVD2383 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 3 N/A
06/08/2007 BBCDVD2327 Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity (2 disc) 06/11/2007 05/09/2007
20/08/2007 BBCDVD2384 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 4 N/A
03/09/2007 BBCDVD2334 The Time Warrior 01/04/2008 03/10/2007
24/09/2007 BBCDVD2335 The Key to Time: The Ribos Operation/The Pirate Planet/The Stones of Blood/The Androids of Tara/The Power of Kroll /The Armageddon Factor (7 disc) 03/03/2009[2] 07/11/2007
15/10/2007 BBCDVD1814 Planet of Evil 04/03/2008 05/12/2007
29/10/2007 BBCDVD2390 The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane N/A
05/11/2007 BBCDVD2385 Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series (6 disc?) 06/11/2007
19/11/2007 BBCDVD2253 Torchwood - The Complete First Series (5 disc?) 22/01/2008
05/11/2007 BBCDVD2452 The Infinite Quest 18/11/2008
26/11/2007 BBCDVD2434 Destiny of the Daleks 04/03/2008 06/02/2008
26/11/2007 BBCDVD2508 The Complete Davros Collection: Genesis of the Daleks/Destiny of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (8 disc) N/A 06/02/2008

2008

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

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
14/01/2008 BBCDVD2438 Beneath the Surface: Doctor Who and the Silurians/The Sea Devils/Warriors of the Deep (4 disc) 05/03/2008
11/02/2008 BBCDVD2331 The Time Meddler 02/04/2008
03/03/2008 BBCDVD2450 The Five Doctors (2 disc) 08/05/2008
10/03/2008 BBCDVD2604 Voyage of the Damned 30/06/2008
14/04/2008 BBCDVD2432 Black Orchid 05/06/2008
05/05/2008 BBCDVD2586 The Invasion of Time 03/07/2008
05/05/2008 BBCDVD2617 Bred for War: The Time Warrior/The Sontaran Experiment/The Invasion of Time/The Two Doctors (6 disc) 08/07/2008
02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 06/08/2008
16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 K-9 Tales: (BBCDVD2799) The Invisible Enemy/(BBCDVD2798) K-9 & Company (2 disc) 04/09/2008
30/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - The Complete Second Series (6 disc?) 02/10/2009
01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 04/09/2008
21/07/2008 BBCDVD1816 The Brain of Morbius 02/10/2008
04/08/2008 BBCDVD2607 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3 02/10/2008
25/08/2008 BBCDVD2441 The War Machines 07/11/2008
01/09/2008 BBCDVD2608 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4 07/11/2008
15/09/2008 BBCDVD2431 Four to Doomsday 04/12/2008
29/09/2008 BBCDVD2422 The Trial of a Time Lord (4 disc) 05/01/2009
10/11/2008 BBCDVD2700 The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Series (includes Invasion of the Bane) (5 disc?) 04/06/2009
17/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series (6 disc?) 04/12/2008
29/12/2008 BBCDVD2440 Battlefield 05/02/2009

2009

The Special Edition release of Remembrance of the Daleks that was part of the 2007 Davros box set is released separately this year as an extra title above the number of regular releases. The Dalek War boxset was originally planned as a late December release, but was brought forward to fill a hole created by the Torchwood Children of Earth DVD release being brought closer to the broadcast date.

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
19/01/2009 BBCDVD2903 The Next Doctor 05/03/2009
26/01/2009 BBCDVD1835 The E-Space Trilogy: Full Circle/State of Decay/Warriors' Gate (3 disc) 05/03/2009
23/02/2009 BBCDVD2698 (BBCDVD2970) The Rescue/(BBCDVD2971) The Romans (2 disc) 02/04/2009
16/03/2009 BBCDVD2436 Attack of the Cybermen 07/05/2009
13/04/2009 BBCDVD2905 The Cybermen Collection: The Age of Steel /Rise of the Cybermen/Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (2 disc) 06/08/2009
20/04/2009 BBCDVD1820 Image of the Fendahl 04/06/2009
11/05/2009 BBCDVD2430 The Deadly Assassin 02/07/2009
22/06/2009 BBCDVD2599 Delta and the Bannermen 06/08/2009
29/06/2009 BBCDVD3009 Planet of the Dead 02/07/2009
06/07/2009 BBCDVD1800 The War Games (3 disc) 03/09/2009
13/07/2009 BBCDVD2981 Torchwood: Children of Earth (2 disc) 01/10/2009
20/07/2009 BBCDVD2451 Remembrance of the Daleks (2 disc) 01/10/2009
10/08/2009 BBCDVD2596 The Black Guardian Trilogy: Mawdryn Undead/Terminus/Enlightenment (4 disc) 05/11/2009
07/09/2009 BBCDVD2598 The Twin Dilemma 03/12/2009
21/09/2009 BBCDVD2616 The Keys of Marinus
05/10/2009 BBCDVD2614 Dalek War: Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks (4 disc)
19/10/2009 BBCDVD2998 The Dalek Collection: Dalek/Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways/Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks/The Stolen Earth/Journey's End (3 disc)[3] 05/12/2009
26/10/2009 BBCDVD3065 Torchwood - Series 1-3 (14 disc)[4]
26/10/2009 BBCDVD3058 Doctor Who - The Complete Series 1-4 (23 disc)[5] 03/12/2009
09/11/2009 BBCDVD2919 The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Second Series (3 disc?)[6]
16/11/2009 BBCDVD???? The Key to Time (7 disc)[7]
07/12/2009 BBCDVD???? The Next Doctor/Planet of the Dead (2 disc?)[8]

2010

The Kamelion DVD Boxset was originally scheduled for the January release slot, but was pushing back due to rights negotiations.

Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Region 1 Region 4
04/01/2010 BBCDVD???? Peladon Boxset: The Curse of Peladon/The Monster of Peladon (3 disc?)[9][10]
??/??/2010 BBCDVD???? Kamelion Boxset: The King's Demons/Planet of Fire (3 disc?)[11][12][10]

Future Titles

The following are rumoured to be upcoming releases:

Still to be Announced

William Hartnell

Patrick Troughton

Jon Pertwee

Tom Baker

Peter Davison

Sylvester McCoy

David Tennant

Re-releases

Re-releases, with improved restoration and more extras, have been rumoured but not confirmed for the following stories, originally released in 2000-2002. They were the first titles released for their respective Doctors:

The first William Hartnell DVD, The Aztecs, was released later and is regarded as being of higher quality and therefore not requiring a reissue. The majority of the reissues may or may not come out in a boxed set Zeta Minor [source needed]. Dan Hall has apparently confirmed the release of such a set titled Revisitations, with no indication of what stories it will contain. [18]

External Links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The international rights holders of the 1996 telemovie are Universal, who currently show no interest in releasing this title on DVD.
  2. ↑ Previously a more "vanilla"-like edition of The Key to Time had released in the US on 01/10/2002.
  3. ↑ BBC Shop Entry
  4. ↑ BBC Shop Entry
  5. ↑ BBC Shop Entry
  6. ↑ BBC Shop Entry
  7. ↑ Whostore Entry
  8. ↑ Amazon.co.uk Entry
  9. ↑ Zeta Minor DVD listing The Curse of Peladon/Monster of Peladonaccessed 12th August 2009
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Steve Roberts confirms January title change
  11. ↑ BBFC DOCTOR WHO - THE KING'S DEMONS & PLANET OF FIREaccessed 12th August 2009
  12. ↑ "Coming Soon" trailer appeared on the Dalek War Boxset
  13. ↑ Peter Purves in Doctor Who accessed 12th August 2009
  14. ↑ Peladon boxset (R2 Jan 2010) accessed 12th October 2009
  15. ↑ Doctor Who - Myths and Legends Box Set accessed 12th October 2009
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Brendan Sheppard Official Website 2009 accessed 12th August 2009
  17. ↑ Galaxy 4 - Time and the Rani accessed on 16th October 2009
  18. ↑ Revisitations boxset (R2 2010) accessed 12th October 2009
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