List of BBC VHS releases
The following is a list of VHS releases by the BBC, broken down by year of release. Doctor Who and K9 and Company are the only two Whoniverse-related programmes to be released to VHS. They were released in both PAL and NTSC formats for both European and North American audiences. The catalogue number and release dates given generally applies only to the PAL release, with North American release usually occurring at some point after (but occasionally before) the PAL release.
Timeline of Releases
1983
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2003 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1983 | File:4756 1.jpg |
1984
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4013 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/1984 | File:3434 1.jpg |
| BBCV2012 | The Brain of Morbius (60 min edit) | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1984 | 
|
1985
In 1985, The BBC removed the Star Ident from the VHS artwork and replaced it with italic text. The last release to display the star ident on its artwork was "The Brain of Morbius" (BBCV2012), released in 1984.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2014/BBCV4055 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1985 | 
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| BBCV2019 | The Seeds of Death | Second Doctor | ??/07/1985 | 
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| BBCV2020 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1985 |
1986
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2030/BBCV4108 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1986 | 
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| BBCV2036/BBCV4109 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1986 |
1987
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4072 | The Seeds of Death (re-release) | Second Doctor | ??/07/1987 | |
| BBCV4073 | Death to the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1987 |
1988
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4107 | Spearhead from Space | Third Doctor | ??/02/1988 | 
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| BBCV4187 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 | 
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| BBCV4186 | Terror of the Zygons | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 | 
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1989
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4245 | The Time Warrior | Third Doctor | ??/06/1989 | |
| BBCV4244 | The Ark in Space | Fourth Doctor | ??/06/1989 | |
| BBCV4242 | The Daleks (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/06/1989 | File:DaleksVHS.jpg
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1990
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4311 | An Unearthly Child | First Doctor | ??/02/1990 | 
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| BBCV4310 | The War Games (2 tapes) | Second Doctor | ??/02/1990 | |
| BBCV4353 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/05/1990 |  
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| BBCV4352 | The Mind Robber | Second Doctor | ??/05/1990 | |
| BBCV4387 | The Five Doctors (re-release) | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/1990 | 
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| BBCV4388 | The Brain of Morbius (re-release) | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1990 | 
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| BBCV4405 | The Web Planet (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/09/1990 |  
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| BBCV4406 | The Dominators | Second Doctor | ??/09/1990 |
1991
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4453 | The Curse of Fenric (Extended edit) | Seventh Doctor | ??/02/1991 | 
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| BBCV4452 | The Krotons | Second Doctor | ??/02/1991 | |
| BBCV4491 | Planet of the Spiders (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/04/1991 | |
| BBCV4492 | City of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1991 | 
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| BBCV4608 | The Hartnell Years | First Doctor | 03/06/1991 | File:Hartnell YearsVHS.jpg |
| BBCV4609 | The Troughton Years | Second Doctor | 03/06/1991 | 
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| BBCV4642 | The Masque of Mandragora | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1991 | 
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| BBCV4650 | The Three Doctors | Third Doctor | ??/08/1991 | 
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| BBCV4643 | The Sontaran Experiment / Genesis of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1991 | |
| BBCV4645 | The Deadly Assassin | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1991 | 
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1992
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4714 | Robot | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1992 | |
| BBCV4713 | The Caves of Androzani | Fifth Doctor | ??/01/1992 | 
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| BBCV4736 | Logopolis | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/1992 | 
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| BBCV4737 | Castrovalva | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1992 | 
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| BBCV4756 | The Pertwee Years | Third Doctor | 02/03/1992 | File:The Pertwee Years.jpg |
| BBCV4742 | The Claws of Axos | Third Doctor | ??/05/1992 | 
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| BBCV4783 | The Twin Dilemma (Woolworths exclusive - general release February 1993) | Sixth Doctor | ??/05/1992 | |
| BBCV4772 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Second Doctor | ??/05/1992 | 
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| BBCV4810 | Daleks: The Early Years | First Doctor Second Doctor |
??/07/1992 | File:Daleks- The Early Years.jpg |
| BBCV4813 | Cybermen: The Early Years | Second Doctor | ??/07/1992 | File:Cybermen the early years.jpg |
| BBCV4814 | Shada | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1992 | 
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| BBCV4839 | The Tom Baker Years | Fourth Doctor | ??/09/1992 | File:The Tom Baker Years.jpg |
| BBCV4840 | Earthshock | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1992 | 
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| BBCV4743 | The Aztecs | First Doctor | ??/11/1992 | 
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| BBCV4874 | Mawdryn Undead | Fifth Doctor | ??/11/1992 | 
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1993
The releases from Terror of the Autons to The Two Doctors featured the 30th Anniversary logo rather than the standard one.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4890 | Terminus | Fifth Doctor | ??/01/1993 | |
| BBCV4891 | Enlightenment | Fifth Doctor | ??/02/1993 | |
| BBCV4941 | Image of the Fendahl | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/1993 | |
| BBCV4950 | The Dæmons | Third Doctor | ??/03/1993 | |
| BBCV4957 | Terror of the Autons | Third Doctor | ??/04/1993 | |
| BBCV4888 | Silver Nemesis | Seventh Doctor | ??/04/1993 | |
| BBCV4962 | Vengeance on Varos | Sixth Doctor | ??/05/1993 | |
| BBCV4973 | The Keeper of Traken | Fourth Doctor | ??/06/1993 | |
| BBCV4974 | The Invasion (incomplete) | Second Doctor | ??/06/1993 | |
| BBCV4990 | Doctor Who and the Silurians | Third Doctor | ??/07/1993 | |
| BBCV4978 | The Curse of Peladon | Third Doctor | ??/08/1993 | |
| BBCV5005 | Dalek Tin: (BBCV5006) The Chase / (BBCV5007) Remembrance of the Daleks (2 tapes) | First Doctor Seventh Doctor |
??/09/1993 | |
| BBCV5008 | TARDIS Tin: (BBCV5009) The Trial of a Time Lord (4 tapes) | Sixth Doctor | ??/10/1993 | |
| BBCV5143 | Resurrection of the Daleks | Fifth Doctor | ??/11/1993 | |
| BBCV5148 | The Two Doctors | Sixth Doctor | ??/11/1993 |
1994
More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS was a new 90 minute edit of the documentary Thirty Years in the TARDIS which had aired on the BBC in November 1993.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5180 | Planet of Evil | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1994 | |
| BBCV5181 | Dragonfire | Seventh Doctor | ??/01/1994 | |
| BBCV5218 | The Ark in Space | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1994 | |
| BBCV5219 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/02/1994 | |
| BBCV5220 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1994 | 
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| BBCV5199 | Arc of Infinity | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1994 | |
| BBCV5324 | The Colin Baker Years | Sixth Doctor | ??/03/1994 | |
| BBCV5269 | Inferno | Third Doctor | ??/05/1994 | |
| BBCV5334 | Ghost Light | Seventh Doctor | ??/05/1994 | |
| BBCV5349 | The Visitation / Black Orchid | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/1994 | |
| BBCV5350 | Destiny of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1994 | |
| BBCV5377 | The Seeds of Doom | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1994 | |
| BBCV5378 | The Rescue / The Romans | First Doctor | ??/09/1994 | |
| BBCV5432 | Kinda | Fifth Doctor | ??/10/1994 | |
| BBCV5403 | More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS | N/A | ??/11/1994 | |
| BBCV5433 | Snakedance | Fifth Doctor | ??/12/1994 |
1995
The Key to Time releases of April, May, and June featured artwork on the spine of the video cases (by Andrew Skilleter). Starting with Carnival of Monsters, the releases each came with a postcard with the video cover art on the front that could be put into the album that came with the combined The King's Demons/The Five Doctors Special Edition set. These would end with The Hand of Fear in 1996.
1996
The video range was suspended in February due to the imminent release of the TV movie. This resulted in many back titles being deleted, including the release of The Hand of Fear which made this particular title most sought after. When the range returned in October it had adopted the new logo from the telemovie, although a consistent template would not be established till 1997.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5789 | The Hand of Fear | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1996 | |
| BBCV5882 | The Movie | Eighth Doctor | ??/05/1996 | |
| BBCV5816 | The Green Death | Third Doctor | ??/10/1996 |
1997
The March release of The Awakening/Frontios marked the end of painted artwork covers for the range.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5821 | The Leisure Hive | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1997 | |
| BBCV6120 | The Awakening / Frontios | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1997 | |
| BBCV6183 | The War Machines | First Doctor | ??/06/1997 | |
| BBCV5803 | The Happiness Patrol | Seventh Doctor | ??/08/1997 | |
| BBCV6229 | The E-Space Trilogy: (BBCV6230) Full Circle / (BBCV6231) State of Decay / (BBCV6232) Warriors' Gate | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1997 |
1998
The Ice Warriors release came with a CD for the soundtrack of the missing episodes 2 and 3.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6329 | Timelash | Sixth Doctor | ??/01/1998 | |
| BBCV6330 | Battlefield (Extended edit) | Seventh Doctor | ??/03/1998 | |
| BBCV6361 | The Mind of Evil | Third Doctor | ??/05/1998 | |
| BBCV6536 | Horror of Fang Rock | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1998 | |
| BBCV6567 | Planet of Fire | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1998 | |
| BBCV6609 | The Ark | First Doctor | ??/10/1998 | |
| BBCV6387 | The Ice Warriors Box: (BBCV6755) The Ice Warriors (incomplete) / (BBCV6766) The Missing Years & The Underwater Menace | Second Doctor | ??/11/1998 |
1999
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6610 | Nightmare of Eden | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1999 | 
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| BBCV6671 | The Keys of Marinus | First Doctor | ??/03/1999 | File:Keys of MarinusVHS.jpg |
| BBCV6773 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1999 | File:B00004CIQM 02 LZZZZZZZ.jpg |
| BBCV6672 | The Face of Evil | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/1999 | 
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| BBCV6888 | The Crusade (incomplete) / The Space Museum | First Doctor | ??/07/1999 | |
| BBCV6774 | Terror of the Zygons | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1999 | 
|
| BBCV6889 | The Curse of Fatal Death | N/A | ??/09/1999 | |
| BBCV6875 | Dalek Tin II: (BBCV6928) Planet of the Daleks / (BBCV6927) Revelation of the Daleks | Third Doctor Sixth Doctor |
??/11/1999 |
2000
With the Release of the Cyberman Tin, The Colin Baker Era was complete on video. (Although Revelation of the Daleks would be re-released in 2001 in the Davros Boxset)
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6998 | The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Seventh Doctor | ??/01/2000 | |
| BBCV6876 | The Invasion of Time | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/2000 | 
|
| BBCV6877 | The Edge of Destruction / Dr Who: The Pilot Episode | First Doctor | ??/04/2000 | File:The Edge of Destruction VHS.jpg |
| BBCV6878 | Time-Flight | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/2000 | 
|
| BBCV6959 | An Unearthly Child | First Doctor | ??/09/2000 | 
|
| BBCV7030 | Cyberman Tin: (BBCV6874) The Tenth Planet (incomplete) / (BBCV7048) Attack of the Cybermen | First Doctor Sixth Doctor |
??/11/2000 |
2001
With the release of Delta and the Bannermen, the Sylvestor McCoy Era was complete on video, While Four to Doomsday completed the Peter Davison Era. (Although both Resurrection of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks would be re-released in the Davros Boxset later that year)
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6960 | The Daleks: Remastered | First Doctor | ??/02/2001 | 
|
| BBCV7131 | Delta and the Bannermen | Seventh Doctor | ??/03/2001 | |
| BBCV7132 | City of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/2001 | 
|
| BBCV7133 | The Sun Makers | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/2001 | 
|
| BBCV7134 | Four to Doomsday | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/2001 | 
|
| N/A | The Davros Collection: (BBCV7251) Genesis of the Daleks / (BBCV7252) Destiny of the Daleks / (BBCV7253) Resurrection of the Daleks / (BBCV7254) Revelation of the Daleks / (BBCV7255) Remembrance of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor Fifth Doctor Sixth Doctor Seventh Doctor |
??/09/2001 | |
| BBCV7175 | The Master Tin: (BBCV7176) Colony in Space / (BBCV7177) The Time Monster | Third Doctor | ??/11/2001 |
2002
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV7263 | Planet of Giants | First Doctor | ??/01/2002 | |
| BBCV7264 | Underworld | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/2002 | 
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| BBCV7265 | The Ambassadors of Death | Third Doctor | ??/05/2002 | File:Ambassadors of death bbcvideo.jpg |
| BBCV7266 | The Creature from the Pit | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/2002 | 
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| BBCV7267 | The Invisible Enemy | Fourth Doctor | ??/09/2002 | 
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| BBCV7346 | The Time Lord Collection: (BBCV7363) The War Games / (BBCV7364) The Three Doctors / (BBCV7365) The Deadly Assassin | Second Doctor Third Doctor Fourth Doctor |
??/09/2002 |  
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| BBCV7278 | The First Doctor Box Set: (BBCV7276) The Sensorites / (BBCV7275) The Time Meddler / (BBCV7277) The Gunfighters | First Doctor | ??/11/2002 |
2003
The Horns of Nimon completed the Tom Baker Era, while Invasion of the Dinosaurs completed the Jon Pertwee Era.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date | UK Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV7331 | The Mutants | Third Doctor | ??/02/2003 | |
| BBCV7332 | Meglos | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/2003 | 
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| BBCV7334 | The Horns of Nimon | Fourth Doctor | ??/06/2003 | 
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| BBCV7333 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs | Third Doctor | ??/10/2003 | 
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| BBCV7335 | The Reign of Terror (incomplete) / The Faceless Ones / The Web of Fear | First Doctor Second Doctor |
??/11/2003 | 
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