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

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
01/11/1999 BBCDVD1006 The Five Doctors 5th Doctor 11/09/2001 10/09/2000

2000

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
13/11/2000 BBCDVD1012 The Robots of Death 4th Doctor 11/09/2001 02/07/2001

2001

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Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Doctor Region 1 Region 4
29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 Spearhead from Space 3rd Doctor 11/09/2001 15/04/2002
26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 Remembrance of the Daleks 7th Doctor 02/04/2002 13/05/2002
18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 The Caves of Androzani 5th Doctor 02/04/2002 07/01/2002
13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 The Movie 8th Doctor N/A[1] N/A[1]
15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 Vengeance on Varos 6th Doctor 04/03/2003 14/08/2003

2002

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 The Tomb of the Cybermen 2nd Doctor 06/08/2002 01/04/2002
08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 The Ark in Space 4th Doctor 06/08/2002 03/06/2002
15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 Carnival of Monsters 3rd Doctor 02/07/2003 02/09/2002
21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 The Aztecs 1st Doctor 04/03/2003 02/12/2002
18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 Resurrection of the Daleks 7th Doctor 02/07/2003 03/02/2003

2003

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 The Seeds of Death (2 disc) 2nd Doctor 02/03/2004 05/05/2003
28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2 disc) 4th Doctor 07/10/2003 30/06/2003
09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 disc) 1st Doctor 07/10/2003 13/08/2003
18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 Earthshock 5th Doctor 07/11/2004 01/10/2003
08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 The Two Doctors (2 disc) 6th Doctor 01/06/2004 07/01/2004
06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 The Curse of Fenric (2 disc) 7th Doctor 01/06/2004 07/02/2004
24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 The Three Doctors 3rd Doctor 02/03/2004 12/11/2003

2004

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
19/01/2004 BBCDVD1329 The Visitation 5th Doctor 01/03/2005 08/04/2004
01/03/2004 BBCDVD1350 Pyramids of Mars 4th Doctor 07/11/2004 10/06/2004
10/05/2004 BBCDVD1142 The Green Death 3rd Doctor 01/03/2005 05/08/2004
05/07/2004 BBCDVD1351 The Leisure Hive 4th Doctor 07/06/2005 07/10/2004
20/09/2004 BBCDVD1352 Ghost Light 7th Doctor 21/06/2005 03/02/2005
01/11/2004 BBCDVD1353 Lost in Time (3 disc) 1st & 2nd Doctors 02/11/2004 02/12/2004

2005

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
17/01/2005 BBCDVD1356 Horror of Fang Rock 4th Doctor 06/11/2005 07/04/2005
07/03/2005 BBCDVD1358 The Mind Robber 2nd Doctor 06/11/2005 05/05/2005
25/04/2005 BBCDVD1354 The Claws of Axos 3rd Doctor 08/11/2005 02/06/2005
16/05/2005 BBCDVD1755 Doctor Who - Volume 1 9th Doctor 07/11/2006
13/06/2005 BBCDVD1756 Doctor Who - Volume 2 9th Doctor 07/11/2006
11/07/2005 BBCDVD1357 Revelation of the Daleks 6th Doctor 06/06/2006 01/09/2005
01/08/2005 BBCDVD1757 Doctor Who - Volume 3 9th Doctor 07/11/2006
05/09/2005 BBCDVD1758 Doctor Who - Volume 4 9th Doctor 07/11/2006
09/09/2005 BBCDVD1355 The Web Planet 1st Doctor 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) 1st, 5th, and 7th Doctors N/A N/A
07/11/2005 BBCDVD1664 City of Death (2 disc) 4th Doctor 08/11/2005 01/12/2005
21/11/2005 BBCDVD1770 Doctor Who - The Complete First Series (5 disc) 9th Doctor 04/07/2006

2006

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
30/01/2006 BBCDVD1882 The Beginning: An Unearthly Child/The Daleks/The Edge of Destruction (3 disc) 1st Doctor 28/03/2006 02/03/2006
10/04/2006 BBCDVD1813 Genesis of the Daleks (2 disc) 4th Doctor 06/06/2006 04/05/2006
01/05/2006 BBCDVD1960 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 1 10th Doctor N/A N/A
05/06/2006 BBCDVD1961 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 2 10th Doctor N/A N/A
19/06/2006 BBCDVD1802 Inferno (2 disc) 3rd Doctor 05/09/2006 06/07/2006
10/07/2006 BBCDVD1962 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 3 10th Doctor N/A N/A
24/07/2006 BBCDVD1833 The Hand of Fear 4th Doctor 07/11/2006 07/09/2006
07/08/2006 BBCDVD1963 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 4 10th Doctor N/A N/A
04/09/2006 BBCDVD2224 The Mark of the Rani 6th Doctor 07/11/2006 02/11/2006
25/09/2006 BBCDVD1964 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 5 10th Doctor N/A N/A
09/10/2006 BBCDVD1811 The Sontaran Experiment 4th Doctor 06/03/2007 07/12/2006
06/11/2006 BBCDVD1829 The Invasion (2 disc) 2nd Doctor 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) 2nd & 5th Doctors N/A N/A
06/11/2006 BBCDVD2263 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) 3rd Doctor N/A N/A
20/11/2006 BBCDVD2122 Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series (6 disc) 10th Doctor 16/01/2007 N/A
26/12/2006 BBCDVD2241 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 1 Torchwood N/A N/A

2007

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
27/01/2007 BBCDVD1331 New Beginnings: The Keeper of Traken/Logopolis/Castrovalva (3 disc) 4th Doctor 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) 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctors N/A N/A
26/02/2007 BBCDVD2251 Torcwhood - Series 1 Part 2 Torchwood N/A N/A
26/03/2007 BBCDVD2345 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 3 Torchwood N/A N/A
02/04/2007 BBCDVD2380 The Runaway Bride 10th Doctor N/A N/A
16/04/2007 BBCDVD1834 Survival (2 disc) 7th Doctor 14/08/2007 06/06/2007
21/05/2007 BBCDVD2381 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 1 10th Doctor N/A N/A
04/06/2007 BBCDVD2332 Robot 4th Doctor 14/08/2007 04/07/2007
25/06/2007 BBCDVD2382 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 2 10th Doctor N/A N/A
09/07/2007 BBCDVD2333 Timelash 6th Doctor 01/04/2008 31/07/2007
23/07/2007 BBCDVD2383 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 3 10th Doctor N/A N/A
06/08/2007 BBCDVD2327 Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity (2 disc) 5th Doctor 06/11/2007 05/09/2007
20/08/2007 BBCDVD2384 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 4 10th Doctor N/A N/A
03/09/2007 BBCDVD2334 The Time Warrior 3rd Doctor 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) 4th Doctor 03/03/2009[2] 07/11/2007
15/10/2007 BBCDVD1814 Planet of Evil 4th Doctor 04/03/2008 05/12/2007
29/10/2007 BBCDVD2390 The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane Sarah Jane N/A N/A
05/11/2007 BBCDVD2385 Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series (6 disc) 10th Doctor 06/11/2007 N/A
19/11/2007 BBCDVD2253 Torchwood - The Complete First Series (5 disc) Torchwood 22/01/2008 N/A
05/11/2007 BBCDVD2452 The Infinite Quest 10th Doctor 18/11/2008 N/A
26/11/2007 BBCDVD2434 Destiny of the Daleks 4th Doctor 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) 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Doctors N/A 06/02/2008

2008

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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 Doctor 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) 3rd & 5th Doctors 03/06/2008 05/03/2008
11/02/2008 BBCDVD2331 The Time Meddler 1st Doctor 05/08/2008 02/04/2008
03/03/2008 BBCDVD2450 The Five Doctors (2 disc) 5th Doctor 05/08/2008 08/05/2008
10/03/2008 BBCDVD2604 Voyage of the Damned 10th Doctor N/A 30/06/2008
14/04/2008 BBCDVD2432 Black Orchid 5th Doctor 05/08/2008 05/06/2008
05/05/2008 BBCDVD2586 The Invasion of Time 4th Doctor 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) 3rd, 4th and 6th Doctors N/A 08/07/2008
02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1 10th Doctor N/A 06/08/2008
16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 K-9 Tales: (BBCDVD2799) The Invisible Enemy/(BBCDVD2798) K-9 & Company (2 disc) 4th Doctor 02/09/2008 04/09/2008
30/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - The Complete Second Series (5 disc) Torchwood 16/11/2008 02/10/2009
01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2 10th Doctor N/A 04/09/2008
21/07/2008 BBCDVD1816 The Brain of Morbius 4th Doctor 07/10/2008 02/10/2008
04/08/2008 BBCDVD2607 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3 10th Doctor N/A 02/10/2008
25/08/2008 BBCDVD2441 The War Machines 1st Doctor 06/01/2009 07/11/2008
01/09/2008 BBCDVD2608 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4 10th Doctor N/A 07/11/2008
15/09/2008 BBCDVD2431 Four to Doomsday 5th Doctor 06/01/2009 04/12/2008
29/09/2008 BBCDVD2422 The Trial of a Time Lord (4 disc) 6th Doctor 07/10/2008 05/01/2009
10/11/2008 BBCDVD2700 The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Series (includes Invasion of the Bane) (4 disc) Sarah Jane 07/10/2008 04/06/2009
17/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series (6 disc) 10th Doctor 18/11/2008 04/12/2008
29/12/2008 BBCDVD2440 Battlefield 7th Doctor 05/05/2009 05/02/2009

2009

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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 Doctor Region 1 Region 4
19/01/2009 BBCDVD2903 The Next Doctor 10th Doctor 15/09/2009 05/03/2009
26/01/2009 BBCDVD1835 The E-Space Trilogy: Full Circle/State of Decay/Warriors' Gate (3 disc) 4th Doctor 05/05/2009 05/03/2009
23/02/2009 BBCDVD2698 (BBCDVD2970) The Rescue/(BBCDVD2971) The Romans (2 disc) 1st Doctor 07/07/2009 02/04/2009
16/03/2009 BBCDVD2436 Attack of the Cybermen 6th Doctor 07/07/2009 07/05/2009
13/04/2009 BBCDVD2905 The Cybermen Collection: The Age of Steel /Rise of the Cybermen/Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (2 disc) 10th Doctor N/A 06/08/2009
20/04/2009 BBCDVD1820 Image of the Fendahl 4th Doctor 01/09/2009 04/06/2009
11/05/2009 BBCDVD2430 The Deadly Assassin 4th Doctor 01/09/2009 02/07/2009
22/06/2009 BBCDVD2599 Delta and the Bannermen 7th Doctor 01/09/2009 06/08/2009
29/06/2009 BBCDVD3009 Planet of the Dead 10th Doctor 28/07/2009 02/07/2009
06/07/2009 BBCDVD1800 The War Games (3 disc) 2nd Doctor 03/11/2009 03/09/2009
13/07/2009 BBCDVD2981 Torchwood: Children of Earth (2 disc) Torchwood 28/07/2009 01/10/2009
20/07/2009 BBCDVD2451 Remembrance of the Daleks (2 disc) 7th Doctor 02/03/2010 01/10/2009
10/08/2009 BBCDVD2596 The Black Guardian Trilogy: Mawdryn Undead/Terminus/Enlightenment (4 disc) 5th Doctor 03/11/2009 05/11/2009
07/09/2009 BBCDVD2598 The Twin Dilemma 6th Doctor 05/01/2010 03/12/2009
21/09/2009 BBCDVD2616 The Keys of Marinus 1st Doctor 05/01/2010
05/10/2009 BBCDVD2614 Dalek War: Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks (4 disc) 3rd Doctor 02/03/2010
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) 9th & 10th Doctors 05/12/2009
26/10/2009 BBCDVD3065 Torchwood - Series 1-3 (14 disc) Torchwood
26/10/2009 BBCDVD3058 Doctor Who - The Complete Series 1-4 (23 disc) 9th & 10th Doctors 27/10/2009 03/12/2009
09/11/2009 BBCDVD2919 The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Second Series (4 disc) Sarah Jane 10/11/2009
16/11/2009 BBCDVD2754 The Key to Time (7 disc) 4th Doctor

2010

The Kamelion DVD boxset was originally scheduled for the January release slot, but was pushed back due to rights negotiations. The Peladon Tales boxset had been originally planned for 2009.

Region 2 BBCDVD Cat. No. Title Doctor Region 1 Region 4
11/01/2010 BBCDVD3104 Doctor Who - The Complete Specials Boxset (5 disc?)[3] 10th Doctor 02/02/2010
11/01/2010 BBCDVD3105 The Waters of Mars/The End of Time (3 disc?)[4] 10th Doctor 02/02/2010
18/01/2010 BBCDVD2744 Peladon Tales Boxset: The Curse of Peladon/The Monster of Peladon (3 disc)[5][6][7][8] 3rd Doctor
25/01/2010 BBCDVD???? The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete Third Series (4 disc)[9] Sarah Jane
01/02/2010 BBCDVD???? Dreamland[10] 10th Doctor
08/02/2010 BBCDVD2805 The Masque of Mandragora[11][12][13] 4th Doctor
01/03/2010 BBCDVD2809 The Space Museum/The Chase (3 disc?)[14] 1st Doctor
29/03/2010 BBCDVD2851 Myths and Legends Boxset: The Time Monster/Underworld/The Horns of Nimon (4 disc?)[6][15][16][17] 3rd & 4th Doctors
??/??/2010 BBCDVD???? Time and the Rani[18] 7th Doctor
??/??/2010 BBCDVD???? Kamelion Boxset: The King's Demons/Planet of Fire (3 disc?)[19][20][6][21] 5th Doctor
??/??/2010 BBCDVD???? "Revisitations" Boxset: TBC/TBC/The Movie (? disc)[22] TBC/TBC/8th Doctor

Future Titles

The following are rumoured to be upcoming releases:


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 and may be released in the Revisitations Boxset:



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.

Still to be Announced

William Hartnell

Patrick Troughton

Jon Pertwee

Tom Baker

Peter Davison

Sylvester McCoy

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. ↑ A more "vanilla"-like edition of The Key to Time was released in North America, Region 1, on 01/10/2002.
  3. ↑ Doctor Who - The Complete Specials Box Set Play.com Entry
  4. ↑ Doctor Who - Waters of Mars & Xmas NY Specials Box Set Play.com Entry
  5. ↑ Zeta Minor DVD listing The Curse of Peladon/Monster of Peladonaccessed 12th August 2009
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Steve Roberts confirms January title change
  7. ↑ Steve Roberts confirms contents of the boxsetaccessed 20th October 2009
  8. ↑ listing for Peladon Tales
  9. ↑ Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 3 Play.com Entry
  10. ↑ Doctor Who - Dreamland Play.com Entry
  11. ↑ Galaxy 4 - Masque of Mandragoraaccessed on 17th October 2009
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Brendan Sheppard Official Website 2009accessed 12th August 2009
  13. ↑ Doctor Who - Masque of Mandragora Play.com Entry
  14. ↑ The Doctor Who News Page: DVD March Updateaccessed on 11th November 2009
  15. ↑ Peladon boxset (R2 Jan 2010) accessed 12th October 2009
  16. ↑ Doctor Who - Myths and Legends Box Setaccessed 12th October 2009
  17. ↑ Doctor Who - Myth & Legends Play.com Entry
  18. ↑ The Doctor Who News Page: DVD March Updateaccessed on 11th November 2009
  19. ↑ BBFC DOCTOR WHO - THE KING'S DEMONS & PLANET OF FIREaccessed 12th August 2009
  20. ↑ "Coming Soon" trailer appeared on the Dalek War Boxset
  21. ↑ Doctor Who - Kamelion Box Set Play.com Entry
  22. ↑ A boxset of reissues has been confirmed with The Movie as part of the set. Revisitations boxset (R2 2010)accessed 9th December 2009
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