Audio commentary
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An audio commentary is an additional audio track included on DVD and Blu-ray releases, featuring cast, crew, and occasionally fans, watching and commenting on a film or TV programme. It is selected for in the menu and plays in-sync with the video material.
The majority of Doctor Who-related releases have featured them.
Doctor Who
Classic Series
Doctor Who | ||
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Story | Commentators | Originally released on |
The Robots of Death | Chris Boucher (Writer), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Robots of Death |
Spearhead from Space | Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Caroline John (Liz Shaw) | Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space |
Remembrance of the Daleks | Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace) | Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks |
The Caves of Androzani | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Graeme Harper (Director) | Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani |
Doctor Who | Geoffrey Sax (Director) | Doctor Who: The Movie |
The Five Doctors 1995 Special Edition |
Peter Davison (The Doctor), Terrance Dicks (Writer) | Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Special Edition Region 1 only |
Vengeance on Varos | Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Nabil Shaban (Sil) | Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos |
The Tomb of the Cybermen | Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield) | Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen |
The Ark in Space | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Ark in Space |
Carnival of Monsters | Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Barry Letts (Producer) | Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters |
The Ribos Operation | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana) | Doctor Who: The Key to Time The Complete Adventure Region 1 only |
The Pirate Planet | Bruce Purchase (The Captain), Pennant Roberts (Director) | |
The Stones of Blood | Mary Tamm (Romana), Darrol Blake (Director) | |
The Androids of Tara | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Michael Hayes (Director) | |
The Power of Kroll | Tom Baker (The Doctor), John Leeson (Dugeen) | |
The Armageddon Factor | Mary Tamm (Romana), John Woodvine (The Marshal), Michael Hayes (Director) | |
The Aztecs | Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Verity Lambert (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Aztecs |
Resurrection of the Daleks | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Matthew Robinson (Director) | Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks |
The Seeds of Death | Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot), Michael Ferguson (Director), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death |
The Last Dalek | Michaeljohn Harris (Visual Effects Designer), Peter Day (Visual Effects Designer) | |
The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Louise Jameson (Leela), John Bennett (Li H'sen Chang), Christopher Benjamin (Henry Gordon Jago), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer), David Maloney (Director) | Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang |
The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Verity Lambert (Producer), Richard Martin (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
Earthshock | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) | Doctor Who: Earthshock |
The Two Doctors | Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Jacqueline Pearce (Chessene), Peter Moffatt (Director) | Doctor Who: The Two Doctors |
The Curse of Fenric | Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Nicholas Parsons (Rev. Wainwright) | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric |
The Three Doctors | Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Barry Letts (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Three Doctors |
The Visitation | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Peter Moffatt (Director) | Doctor Who: The Visitation |
Pyramids of Mars | Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Michael Sheard (Laurence Scarman), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer), Paddy Russell (Director) | Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars |
The Green Death | Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: The Green Death |
The Leisure Hive | Lalla Ward (Romana), Lovett Bickford (Director), Christopher H. Bidmead (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive |
Ghost Light | Sophie Aldred (Ace), Andrew Cartmel (Script Editor), Marc Platt (Writer), Mark Ayres (Composer) | Doctor Who: Ghost Light |
The Crusade The Wheel of Fortune |
Julian Glover (King Richard), moderated by Gary Russell | Doctor Who: Lost in Time |
The Daleks' Master Plan Day of Armageddon |
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor), Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen), Raymond Cusick (Designer) | |
The Evil of the Daleks Episode 2 |
Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Abominable Snowmen Episode 2 |
Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Web of Fear Episode 1 |
Deborah Watling (Victoria Waterfield), Derrick Sherwin (Story Editor), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Wheel in Space Episode 6 |
Derrick Sherwin (Story Editor), Tristan de Vere Cole (Director) | |
Horror of Fang Rock | Louise Jameson (Leela), John Abbott (Vince), Terrance Dicks (Writer) | Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock |
The Mind Robber | Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot), Hamish Wilson (Jamie McCrimmon), David Maloney (Director) | Doctor Who: The Mind Robber |
The Claws of Axos | Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Richard Franklin (Mike Yates), Barry Letts (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos |
Revelation of the Daleks | Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Terry Molloy (Davros), Eric Saward (Writer), Graeme Harper (Director) | Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks |
The Web Planet | William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Martin Jarvis (Hilio), Verity Lambert (Producer), Richard Martin (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | Doctor Who: The Web Planet |
City of Death | Julian Glover (Scaroth), Tom Chadbon (Duggan), Michael Hayes (Director) | Doctor Who: City of Death |
The Pilot Episode studio recording |
Verity Lambert (Producer), Waris Hussein (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | Doctor Who: The Beginning |
An Unearthly Child An Unearthly Child |
Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Verity Lambert (Producer), moderated by Gary Russell | |
An Unearthly Child The Firemaker |
Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Waris Hussein (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Daleks The Survivors |
Verity Lambert (Producer), Christopher Barry (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Daleks The Ambush |
Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Christopher Barry (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | |
The Daleks The Rescue |
Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Richard Martin (Director), moderated by Gary Russell | |
Genesis of the Daleks | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Peter Miles (Nyder), David Maloney (Director) | Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks |
Inferno Episode 1 |
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: Inferno |
Inferno Episode 2 |
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), John Levene (Sergeant Benton), Barry Letts (Producer) | |
Inferno Episodes 3-4 |
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | |
Inferno Episode 5 |
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), John Levene (Sergeant Benton), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | |
Inferno Episodes 6-7 |
Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | |
The Hand of Fear | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Judith Paris (Eldrad), Bob Baker (Co-Writer), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear |
The Mark of the Rani | Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Kate O'Mara (The Rani) | Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani |
The Sontaran Experiment | Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer), Bob Baker (Writer) | Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment |
The Invasion Episode 1 |
James Goss (bbc.co.uk), Steve Maher (Cosgrove Hall Films), Mark Ayres (Audio Clean-Up) | Doctor Who: The Invasion |
The Invasion Episodes 2-8 |
Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot), Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart), Chris D'Oyly-John (Production Assistant) | |
The Keeper of Traken | Anthony Ainley (Tremas), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Johnny Byrne (Writer) | Doctor Who: New Beginnings |
Logopolis | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Christopher H. Bidmead (Writer) | |
Castrovalva | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Christopher H. Bidmead (Writer), Fiona Cumming (Director) | |
Survival | Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Andrew Cartmel (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: Survival |
Survival Part 3 |
DWM competition fan commentary, moderated by Clayton Hickman | |
Robot | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Terrance Dicks (Writer) | Doctor Who: Robot |
Timelash | Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown), Paul Darrow (Tekker) | Doctor Who: Timelash |
Time-Flight | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Eric Saward (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: Time-Flight / Arc of Infinity |
Arc of Infinity | Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Colin Baker (Commander Maxil) | |
The Time Warrior | Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Barry Letts (Producer), Terrance Dicks (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: The Time Warrior |
The Pirate Planet | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Anthony Read (Script Editor) | Doctor Who: The Key to Time |
The Stones of Blood | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Susan Engel (Vivien Fay), David Fisher (Writer) | |
The Armageddon Factor | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), John Leeson (K-9) | |
Planet of Evil | Tom Baker (The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Prentis Hancock (Salamar), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) | Doctor Who: Planet of Evil |
Destiny of the Daleks | Lalla Ward (Romana), David Gooderson (Davros), Ken Grieve (Director) | Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks |
New Series
For the first four years of the revival the complete series box sets included audio commentaries on every episode. But beginning in 2010, box sets only included commentaries on select episodes, with fewer and fewer episodes getting one year on year.
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Episode | Commentators | Originally released on |
Rose | Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) | Doctor Who: The Complete First Series |
The End of the World | Phil Collinson (Producer), Will Cohen (VFX Producer) | |
The Unquiet Dead | Simon Callow (Charles Dickens), Mark Gatiss (Writer), Euros Lyn (Director) | |
Aliens of London | David Verrey (Joseph Green), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Will Cohen (VFX Producer) | |
World War Three | Annette Badland (Margaret Blaine), Phil Collinson (Producer), Helen Raynor (Script Editor) | |
Dalek | Bruno Langley (Adam), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voice), Robert Shearman (Writer), Dave Houghton (VFX Supervisor) | |
The Long Game | Bruno Langley (Adam), Christine Adams (Cathica), Brian Grant (Director) | |
Father's Day | Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Shaun Dingwall (Pete Tyler), Paul Cornell (Writer), Phil Collinson (Producer) | |
The Empty Child | John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Steven Moffat (Writer), Dave Houghton (VFX Supervisor) | |
The Doctor Dances | John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Steven Moffat (Writer), Dave Houghton (VFX Supervisor) | |
Boom Town | John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Annette Badland (Margaret Blaine), Phil Collinson (Producer) | |
Bad Wolf | Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) | |
The Parting of the Ways | Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
The Christmas Invasion | Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) Same as podcast, In-vision commentary |
Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series |
New Earth | James Hawes (Director), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Will Cohen (VFX Producer) | |
Tooth and Claw | Russell T Davies (Writer), Dave Houghton (VFX Supervisor), Stephen Nicholas (Supervising Art Director) | |
School Reunion | David Tennant (The Doctor), Toby Whithouse (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
The Girl in the Fireplace | David Tennant (The Doctor), Sophia Myles (Reinette), Phil Collinson (Producer) In-vision commentary | |
Rise of the Cybermen | Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Andrew Hayden-Smith (Jake Simmonds) | |
The Age of Steel | Paul Kasey (Cyber Leader), Nicholas Briggs (Cyber Voice), Graeme Harper (Director) In-vision commentary | |
The Idiot's Lantern | David Tennant (The Doctor), Edward Thomas (Production Designer), Charlie Bluett (SFX Technician) | |
The Impossible Planet | David Tennant (The Doctor), Shaun Parkes (Zachary Cross Flane), Will Cohen (VFX Producer) In-vision commentary | |
The Satan Pit | Ronny Jhutti (Danny Bartock), James Strong (Director), Mike Jones (Editor) | |
Love & Monsters | Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler), Dan Zeff (Director), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
Fear Her | Matthew Graham (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
Army of Ghosts | Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), Tracy-Ann Oberman (Yvonne Hartman), Raji James (Dr Rajesh Singh) | |
Doomsday | David Tennant (The Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) In-vision commentary | |
The Runaway Bride | David Tennant (The Doctor), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) Same as podcast |
Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series |
Smith and Jones | David Tennant (The Doctor), Russell T Davies (Writer) | |
The Shakespeare Code | David Tennant (The Doctor), Christina Cole (Lilith) | |
Gridlock | Travis Oliver (Milo), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Marie Jones (VFX Producer) | |
Daleks in Manhattan | Miranda Raison (Tallulah), Helen Raynor (Writer), Louise Page (Costume Designer) | |
Evolution of the Daleks | David Tennant (The Doctor), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voice), Barney Curnow (VFX Supervisor) | |
The Lazarus Experiment | David Tennant (The Doctor), Mark Gatiss (Lazarus) | |
42 | Chris Chibnall (Writer), Russell T Davies (Head Writer) | |
Human Nature | Paul Cornell (Writer), Charles Palmer (Director), Murray Gold (Composer) | |
The Family of Blood | Susie Liggat (Producer), Arwel Wyn Jones (Supervising Art Director), Tracie Simpson (Production Manager) | |
Blink | Steven Moffat (Writer), Murray Gold (Composer) | |
Utopia | David Tennant (The Doctor), Russell T Davies (Writer) | |
The Sound of Drums | Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) | |
Last of the Time Lords | David Tennant (The Doctor), Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones), John Barrowman (Captain Jack) | |
Voyage of the Damned | Russell Tovey (Midshipman Frame), Peter Bennett (1st Assistant Director), Murray Gold (Composer) | Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series |
Partners in Crime | Russell T Davies (Writer), James Strong (Director), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
The Fires of Pompeii | David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Tracie Simpson (Production Manager) | |
Planet of the Ood | Roger Griffiths (Commander Kess), Graeme Harper (Director) | |
The Sontaran Stratagem | Dan Starkey (Commander Skorr), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Neill Gorton (Prosthetics Designer) | |
The Poison Sky | David Tennant (The Doctor), Russell T Davies (Head Writer), Susie Liggat (Producer) | |
The Doctor's Daughter | Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Georgia Moffett (Jenny), Ben Foster (Conductor) | |
The Unicorn and the Wasp | Fenella Woolgar (Agatha Christie), Felicity Kendal (Lady Eddison) | |
Silence in the Library | David Tennant (The Doctor), Steven Moffat (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
Forest of the Dead | Euros Lyn (Director), Helen Raynor (Script Editor), Louise Page (Costume Designer) | |
Midnight | David Tennant (The Doctor), Russell T Davies (Writer), Alice Troughton (Director) | |
Turn Left | Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble), Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott) | |
The Stolen Earth | David Tennant (The Doctor), Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | |
Journey's End | David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Russell T Davies (Writer) | |
The End of Time, Part One | David Tennant (The Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Euros Lyn (Director) | Doctor Who: The Complete Specials |
The End of Time, Part Two | David Tennant (The Doctor), John Simm (The Master), Euros Lyn (Director) | |
The Eleventh Hour | Steven Moffat (Writer), Beth Willis (Executive Producer), Piers Wenger (Executive Producer) In-vision commentary |
Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series |
Victory of the Daleks | Barnaby Edwards (Dalek Operator), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voice), Mark Gatiss (Writer) In-vision commentary | |
The Time of Angels | Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Steven Moffat (Writer) In-vision commentary | |
The Vampires of Venice | Alex Price (Francesco), Toby Whithouse (Writer), Jonny Campbell (Director) In-vision commentary | |
Cold Blood | Alun Raglan (Mo), Ashley Way (Director), James DeHaviland (2nd Assistant Director) In-vision commentary | |
The Big Bang | Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Toby Haynes (Director) In-vision commentary | |
The Impossible Astronaut | Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Marcus Wilson (Producer), David Mason (US Line Producer) | Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series |
The Doctor's Wife | Neil Gaiman (Writer) | |
The Rebel Flesh | Marshall Lancaster (Buzzer), Mark Bonnar (Jimmy), Julian Simpson (Director) | |
A Good Man Goes to War | Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Tim Barter (On-Set VFX Supervisor) | |
The Wedding of River Song | Frances Barber (Madame Kovarian), Steven Moffat (Writer), Jeremy Webb (Director) | |
The Snowmen | Michael Pickwoad (Production Designer), Paul Spriggs () | Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series |
Cold War | Mark Gatiss (Writer), Murray Barber (), Jenna Powell () | |
Hide | Matt Smith (The Doctor), Jamie Payne (Director) | |
The Crimson Horror | Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Catrin Stewart (Jenny), Dan Starkey (Commander Strax) |
Torchwood
Initially Torchwood followed the same format as the New Series releases, with commentaries on every episode. However this stopped after the first series box set and wouldn't return. The second and third series box sets didn't feature any commentaries, and the fourth series only two.
Torchwood | ||
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Episode | Commentators | Originally released on |
Everything Changes | Russell T Davies (Writer), Brian Kelly (Director), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | Torchwood: The Complete First Series |
Day One | Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Chris Chibnall (Writer), Richard Stokes (Producer) | |
Ghost Machine | Burn Gorman (Owen Harper), Helen Raynor (Writer), Colin Teague (Director) | |
Cyberwoman | Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Chris Chibnall (Writer), James Strong (Director) | |
Small Worlds | Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Alice Troughton (Director), Ben Foster (Composer) | |
Countrycide | Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones), Chris Chibnall (Writer), Andy Goddard (Director) | |
Greeks Bearing Gifts | Toby Whithouse (Writer), Colin Teague (Director), Richard Stokes (Producer) | |
They Keep Killing Suzie | James Strong (Director), Chris Chibnall (Co-Producer), Brian Minchin (Script Editor) | |
Random Shoes | Paul Chequer (Eugene), James Erskine (Director), Richard Stokes (Producer) | |
Out of Time | Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Alice Troughton (Director), Ben Foster (Composer) | |
Combat | Burn Gorman (Owen Harper), Andy Goddard (Director), Chris Chibnall (Co-Producer) | |
Captain Jack Harkness | John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Ashley Way (Director), Richard Stokes (Producer) | |
End of Days | John Barrowman (Captain Jack), Ashley Way (Director), Richard Stokes (Producer) | |
The New World | Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) | Torchwood: Miracle Day |
The Blood Line | Russell T Davies (Writer), Julie Gardner (Executive Producer) |
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures | ||
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Episode | Commentators | Originally released on |
Death of the Doctor Parts One & Two | Katy Manning (Jo Jones), Russell T Davies (Writer) | Doctor Who: The Green Death Special Edition |