List of BBC DVD releases
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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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13/11/2000 | BBCDVD1012 | The Robots of Death | 11/09/2001 | 02/07/2001 |
2001
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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).
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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14/01/2008 | BBCDVD2438 | Beneath the Surface: Doctor Who and the Silurians/The Sea Devils/Warriors of the Deep (4 disc) | 03/06/2008 | 05/03/2008 |
11/02/2008 | BBCDVD2331 | The Time Meddler | 05/08/2008 | 02/04/2008 |
03/03/2008 | BBCDVD2450 | The Five Doctors (2 disc) | 05/08/2008 | 08/05/2008 |
10/03/2008 | BBCDVD2604 | Voyage of the Damned | N/A | 30/06/2008 |
14/04/2008 | BBCDVD2432 | Black Orchid | 05/08/2008 | 05/06/2008 |
05/05/2008 | BBCDVD2586 | The Invasion of Time | 02/09/2008 | 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) | N/A | 08/07/2008 |
02/06/2008 | BBCDVD2605 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 | N/A | 06/08/2008 |
16/06/2008 | BBCDVD2439 | K-9 Tales: (BBCDVD2799) The Invisible Enemy/(BBCDVD2798) K-9 & Company (2 disc) | 02/09/2008 | 04/09/2008 |
30/06/2008 | BBCDVD2618 | Torchwood - The Complete Second Series (6 disc?) | 16/11/2008 | 02/10/2009 |
01/07/2008 | BBCDVD2606 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 | N/A | 04/09/2008 |
21/07/2008 | BBCDVD1816 | The Brain of Morbius | 07/10/2008 | 02/10/2008 |
04/08/2008 | BBCDVD2607 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3 | N/A | 02/10/2008 |
25/08/2008 | BBCDVD2441 | The War Machines | 06/01/2009 | 07/11/2008 |
01/09/2008 | BBCDVD2608 | Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4 | N/A | 07/11/2008 |
15/09/2008 | BBCDVD2431 | Four to Doomsday | 06/01/2009 | 04/12/2008 |
29/09/2008 | BBCDVD2422 | The Trial of a Time Lord (4 disc) | 07/10/2008 | 05/01/2009 |
10/11/2008 | BBCDVD2700 | The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Series (includes Invasion of the Bane) (5 disc?) | 07/10/2008 | 04/06/2009 |
17/11/2008 | BBCDVD2609 | Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series (6 disc?) | 18/11/2008 | 04/12/2008 |
29/12/2008 | BBCDVD2440 | Battlefield | 05/05/2009 | 05/02/2009 |
2009
The Special Edition release of Remembrance of the Daleks that was part of the 2007 Davros box set 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.
Region 2 | BBCDVD Cat. No. | Title | Region 1 | Region 4 |
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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 | BBCDVD2754 | 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 |
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04/01/2010 | BBCDVD???? | Peladon Tales Boxset: The Curse of Peladon/The Monster of Peladon (3 disc)[9][10][11] | ||
11/01/2010 | BBCDVD???? | The Waters of Mars/4.17 (currently untitled)/The End of Time (3 disc?)[12] | ||
11/01/2010 | BBCDVD???? | Doctor Who: The Complete Specials Boxset (5 disc?)[13] | ||
01/02/2010 | BBCDVD???? | Myths and Legends Boxset: The Time Monster/Underworld/The Horns of Nimon (4 disc?)[10][14][15][16] | ||
08/02/2010 | BBCDVD???? | The Masque of Mandragora[17][18][19] | ||
01/03/2010 | BBCDVD???? | Time and the Rani[20][21] | ||
??/??/2010 | BBCDVD???? | Kamelion Boxset: The King's Demons/Planet of Fire (3 disc?)[22][23][10] |
Future Titles
The following are rumoured to be upcoming releases:
- Box set pairing the linked stories The Space Museum and The Chase.[24]
- The Tenth Planet and The Ice Warriors - Dan Hall, who supervises the Doctor Who DVD range, has said in an interview with Doctor Who Online that two animated titles are in development but did not specify which titles or guarantee that the animation will be completed; however, these are by far the most likely two stories.[source needed]
- The Dominators - An official Coming Soon trailer was illegally uploaded to Youtube and then pulled.
- Revenge of the Cybermen - Coming Soon trailer has been produced [18]
- Mara Boxset - Kinda and Snakedance [source needed]
- Silver Nemesis - Coming Soon trailer has been produced[18]
Still to be Announced
William Hartnell
- The Sensorites
- The Reign of Terror - incomplete; nature of DVD release unknown
- Planet of Giants
- The Space Museum
- The Chase
- The Ark
- The Gunfighters
- The Tenth Planet - incomplete; part four rumoured to be animated[source needed]
Patrick Troughton
- The Ice Warriors - incomplete; parts two and three rumoured to be animated[source needed]
- The Dominators
- The Krotons
Jon Pertwee
- The Ambassadors of Death
- Terror of the Autons
- The Mind of Evil
- Colony in Space
- The Dæmons
- Day of the Daleks
- The Mutants
- Invasion of the Dinosaurs
- Death to the Daleks
- Planet of the Spiders
Tom Baker
- Revenge of the Cybermen
- Terror of the Zygons
- The Android Invasion
- The Seeds of Doom
- The Face of Evil
- The Sun Makers
- The Creature from the Pit
- Nightmare of Eden
- Shada - unfinished; nature of DVD release unknown
- Meglos
Peter Davison
Sylvester McCoy
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 Tomb of the Cybermen
- Spearhead from Space
- The Robots of Death - according to Louise Jameson, she and Tom Baker have recorded a new commentary
- The Caves of Androzani
- Vengeance on Varos
- The Movie
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. [25]
External Links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Previously a more "vanilla"-like edition of The Key to Time had released in the US on 01/10/2002.
- ↑ BBC Shop Entry
- ↑ BBC Shop Entry
- ↑ BBC Shop Entry
- ↑ BBC Shop Entry
- ↑ Whostore Entry
- ↑ Amazon.co.uk Entry
- ↑ Zeta Minor DVD listing The Curse of Peladon/Monster of Peladonaccessed 12th August 2009
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Steve Roberts confirms January title change
- ↑ Steve Roberts confirms contents of the boxsetaccessed 20th October 2009
- ↑ Doctor Who - Waters of Mars & Xmas NY Specials Box Set
- ↑ Doctor Who - The Complete Specials Box Set
- ↑ Peladon boxset (R2 Jan 2010) accessed 12th October 2009
- ↑ Doctor Who - Myths and Legends Box Setaccessed 12th October 2009
- ↑ Play.com Entry
- ↑ Galaxy 4 - Masque of Mandragoraaccessed on 17th October 2009
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Brendan Sheppard Official Website 2009accessed 12th August 2009
- ↑ Play.com Entry
- ↑ Galaxy 4 - Time and the Raniaccessed on 16th October 2009
- ↑ Play.com Entry
- ↑ BBFC DOCTOR WHO - THE KING'S DEMONS & PLANET OF FIREaccessed 12th August 2009
- ↑ "Coming Soon" trailer appeared on the Dalek War Boxset
- ↑ Peter Purves in Doctor Whoaccessed 12th August 2009
- ↑ Revisitations boxset (R2 2010) accessed 12th October 2009