List of BBC VHS releases
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The following is a list of VHS titles released 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 here apply only to the PAL UK releases, with North American and other territory releases usually occurring at some point after (but occasionally before) the UK release.
Until about 1995, the William Hartnell releases would be edited to remove "next episode" captions that lead into a different story so as not to confuse casual buyers. Also, until the release of The Daleks in late 1989, the releases were edited together into an omnibus format which removed cliffhangers and opening and closing credits between episodes. Additionally, some releases prior to this point also featured other edits for content reasons (such as the nunchaku scene from The Talons of Weng-Chiang).
Timeline of Releases
1983
The selection of Revenge of the Cybermen for release was based on a survey undertaken by BBC Video at the Longleat convention earlier in 1983. The favourite title voted for release was The Tomb of the Cybermen, but as this story was then missing from the archives an existing colour Cyberman story was selected as an appropriate replacement.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2003 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1983 |
1984
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2003 | Revenge of the Cybermen[1] | Fourth Doctor | ??/05/1984 |
| BBCV2012 | The Brain of Morbius[2] | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1984 |
1985
In 1985, BBC Video removed the "Star Ident" from the VHS artwork and replaced it with simple italic text, thus the last release to display the "Star Ident" was "The Brain of Morbius" in 1984.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2014 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/02/1985 |
| BBCV2019 | The Seeds of Death | Second Doctor | ??/07/1985 |
| BBCV2020 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1985 |
1986
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV2030 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1986 |
| BBCV2036 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1986 |
| BBCV4013 | Revenge of the Cybermen | Fourth Doctor | ??/??/1986 |
1987
The release of The Seeds of Death marked the first black and white Doctor Who released as part of the range.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4055 | Pyramids of Mars | Fourth Doctor | ??/??/1987 |
| BBCV4072 | The Seeds of Death | Second Doctor | ??/07/1987 |
| BBCV4073 | Death to the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1987 |
1988
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4107 | Spearhead from Space | Third Doctor | ??/02/1988 |
| BBCV4108 | The Robots of Death | Fourth Doctor | ??/04/1988 |
| BBCV4109 | Day of the Daleks | Third Doctor | ??/07/1988 |
| BBCV4187 | The Talons of Weng-Chiang | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 |
| BBCV4186 | Terror of the Zygons | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/1988 |
1989
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1990
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4311 | An Unearthly Child | First Doctor | ??/02/1990 |
| BBCV4310 | The War Games (2 tapes) | Second Doctor | ??/02/1990 |
| BBCV4353 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/05/1990 |
| BBCV4352 | The Mind Robber | Second Doctor | ??/05/1990 |
| BBCV4387 | The Five Doctors | Fifth Doctor | ??/07/1990 |
| BBCV4388 | The Brain of Morbius | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/1990 |
| BBCV4405 | The Web Planet (2 tapes) | First Doctor | ??/09/1990 |
| BBCV4406 | The Dominators[3] | Second Doctor | ??/09/1990 |
1991
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4453 | The Curse of Fenric[4] | Seventh Doctor | ??/02/1991 |
| 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 |
| BBCV4608 | The Hartnell Years | First Doctor | 03/06/1991 |
| BBCV4609 | The Troughton Years | Second Doctor | 03/06/1991 |
| BBCV4642 | The Masque of Mandragora | Fourth Doctor | ??/08/1991 |
| BBCV4650 | The Three Doctors | Third Doctor | ??/08/1991 |
| BBCV4643 | The Sontaran Experiment / Genesis of the Daleks (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1991 |
| BBCV4645 | The Deadly Assassin | Fourth Doctor | ??/10/1991 |
1992
The recovery of The Tomb of the Cybermen at the beginning of the year allowed for it to be hurriedly slotted into the release schedule in May. The release of Shada saw the story completed by having Tom Baker fill in the gaps in the narrative by giving simple summaries of the missing action. The release also included a copy of all six scripts. The Tom Baker Years departed in format from the previous three releases, having Tom Baker commenting on a clip from each of his television adventures as opposed to introducing selected individual episodes.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV4713 | The Caves of Androzani | Fifth Doctor | ??/01/1992 |
| BBCV4714 | Robot | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/1992 |
| BBCV4736 | Logopolis | Fourth Doctor | ??/03/1992 |
| BBCV4737 | Castrovalva | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1992 |
| BBCV4756 | The Pertwee Years | Third Doctor | 02/03/1992 |
| BBCV4742 | The Claws of Axos | Third Doctor | ??/05/1992 |
| BBCV4783 | The Twin Dilemma | Sixth Doctor | ??/05/1992[5] |
| BBCV4772 | The Tomb of the Cybermen | Second Doctor | ??/05/1992 |
| BBCV4810 | Daleks: The Early Years | First Doctor Second Doctor |
??/07/1992 |
| BBCV4813 | Cybermen: The Early Years | Second Doctor | ??/07/1992 |
| BBCV4814 | Shada[6] | Fourth Doctor | 06/07/1992 |
| BBCV4839 | The Tom Baker Years (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/09/1992 |
| BBCV4840 | Earthshock | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/1992 |
| BBCV4743 | The Aztecs | First Doctor | ??/11/1992 |
| BBCV4874 | Mawdryn Undead | Fifth Doctor | ??/11/1992 |
1993
The release of Silver Nemesis (originally planned for January), for which the cover broke with the established template, also had an US documentary on the story included as a bonus. The Dæmons release was based on the colorisation created and broadcast in 1992, and the releases of Terror of the Autons and Doctor Who and the Silurians would also be released in a colorised format. The releases from Terror of the Autons to The Two Doctors featured the 30th Anniversary logo on the front cover rather than the standard one. They would also feature a special anniversary title sequence at the start of the tape. The Invasion was released with narration from Nicholas Courtney filling in for the missing episodes 1 and 4. The Dalek Tin also included a booklet, Daleks: A Brief History by Andrew Pixley. The bottom of the tin featured a photo of a Dalek, with 5 different variations each with a different Dalek photo. Similarly, the TARDIS Tin had 7 variations, one photo for each of the then seven Doctors. Planet of Evil and Dragonfire had originally been scheduled for early 1994, but were brought forward to December at the last minute.
There had been several "special releases" planned for the anniversary year. Alongside The Invasion, The Reign of Terror was originally scheduled with narration from Carole Ann Ford filling the gaps left by the missing episodes 4 and 5. Similarly, The Tenth Planet with narration by Michael Craze for Episode 4, was also planned for release. John Nathan-Turner had also planned a double tape pack consisting of clips and interviews for the 30th anniversary. Additionally, a release titled "The BBC Documentaries" had been planned, featuring Whose Doctor Who (1977) and Resistance is Useless (1992). Finally, The Davison Years, The Colin Baker Years, and The McCoy Years had all been scheduled (with the Colin Baker title being recorded). Following complaints from fans, Nathan-Turner departed from BBC Video, meaning these planned titles were abandoned (the Colin Baker title eventually been released in 1994).
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.
The Green Death had originally been scheduled for March, but would end up being delayed until 1996 as a result of being pre-empted by a BBC2 repeat of the story in January/February. Likewise, a release of Revelation of the Daleks for May was abandoned due to its repeat on BBC2 in early 1993 (it would be released eventually in 1999). The Greatest Show in the Galaxy had been planned for a November release, but was dropped till 2000.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BBCV5199 | Arc of Infinity | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/1994 |
| BBCV5324 | The Colin Baker Years | Sixth Doctor | ??/03/1994 |
| BBCV5269 | Inferno (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/05/1994 |
| BBCV5334 | Ghost Light | Seventh Doctor | ??/05/1994 |
| BBCV5349 | The Visitation / Black Orchid (2 tapes) | Fifth Doctor | 04/07/1994 |
| BBCV5350 | Destiny of the Daleks | Fourth Doctor | 04/07/1994 |
| BBCV5377 | The Seeds of Doom (2 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | 01/08/1994 |
| BBCV5378 | The Rescue / The Romans (2 tapes) | First Doctor | 05/09/1994 |
| BBCV5432 | Kinda | Fifth Doctor | ??/10/1994 |
| BBCV5403 | More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS | N/A | 07/11/1994 |
| 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 come to an end with The Hand of Fear in 1996. Carnival of Monsters also came with 3 cards with photos on one side and part of the cover art on the other. These could be combined with 3 cards released with Doctor Who Magazine issue 224 to complete the cover art. The initial release of The Five Doctors had an error with the Dolby Surround and replacement tapes had to be issued.
Releases provisionally scheduled for this year included The Keys of Marinus in March (released 1999) and The Ice Warriors in May (released 1998). Planet of Giants (released 2002) and Invasion of the Dinosaurs (released 2003) were set for November (and then early 1996) while Delta and the Bannermen (released 2001) was planned for December.
1996
The video range was suspended on February 19th due to the imminent release of the forthcoming TV movie. This also resulted in many back titles being deleted, including the very recent 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.
Time-Flight (released 2000) and The Happiness Patrol (released 1997) had both been planned for March, The Green Death for April, The Leisure Hive (released 1997) for May, Horror of Fang Rock (released 1998) and The Horns of Nimon (released 2003) for June, Timelash (released 1998) for July, The Awakening/Frontios (released 1997) for August, and The War Machines (released 1997) and The Invasion of Time (released 2000) for September.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5789 | The Hand of Fear | Fourth Doctor | 05/02/96 |
| BBCV5882 | Doctor Who[11] | Eighth Doctor | ??/05/96 |
| BBCV5816 | The Green Death (2 tapes) | Third Doctor | ??/10/96 |
1997
The release of The Awakening/Frontios marked the end of painted artwork covers for the range. From The War Machines onwards the covers would be photographic montages created by the design house Black Sheep.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV5821 | The Leisure Hive | Fourth Doctor | ??/01/97 |
| BBCV6120 | The Awakening / Frontios (2 tapes) | Fifth Doctor | ??/03/97 |
| BBCV6183 | The War Machines | First Doctor | ??/06/97 |
| BBCV5803 | The Happiness Patrol | Seventh Doctor | ??/08/97 |
| BBCV6229 | The E-Space Trilogy: (BBCV6230) Full Circle / (BBCV6231) State of Decay / (BBCV6232) Warriors' Gate (3 tapes) | Fourth Doctor | ??/11/97 |
1998
The Ice Warriors release came with a CD for the soundtrack of the missing episodes 2 and 3, while on the tape they were replaced by a cut down 15 minute reconstruction using stills and narration.
| BBCV Cat. No. | Title | Doctor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBCV6329 | Timelash | Sixth Doctor | ??/01/98 |
| BBCV6330 | Battlefield[12] | Seventh Doctor | ??/03/98 |
| BBCV6361 | The Mind of Evil[13] | Third Doctor | ??/05/98 |
| BBCV6536 | Horror of Fang Rock | Fourth Doctor | ??/07/98 |
| BBCV6567 | Planet of Fire | Fifth Doctor | ??/09/98 |
| BBCV6609 | The Ark | First Doctor | ??/10/98 |
| BBCV6387 | The Ice Warriors Box Set: (BBCV6755) The Ice Warriors / (BBCV6766) The Missing Years & The Underwater Menace: Episode 3 (2 tapes) |
First Doctor Second Doctor |
??/11/98 |
1999
The discovery of the previously missing episode "The Lion" (Episode 1 of The Crusade) at the start of the year prompted its release in July. It featured linking material for the missing episodes from William Russell.
- Jan BBCV6610 Nightmare of Eden
- Mar BBCV6671 The Keys of Marinus
- Apr BBCV6773 Revenge of the Cybermen
- May BBCV6672 The Face of Evil
- Jul BBCV6888 The Crusade: Episodes 1 & 3 / The Space Museum (2 tapes)
- Aug BBCV6774 Terror of the Zygons[14]
- Sep BBCV6889 The Curse of Fatal Death[15]
- Nov BBCV6875 Dalek Tin II: (BBCV6928) Planet of the Daleks[16] / (BBCV6927) Revelation of the Daleks (2 tapes)
2000
- Jan BBCV6998 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Mar BBCV6876 The Invasion of Time (2 tapes)
- Apr BBCV6877 The Edge of Destruction / Pilot Episode
- Jul BBCV6878 Time-Flight
- Sep BBCV6959 An Unearthly Child (Remastered)
- Nov BBCV7030 Cyberman Tin: (BBCV6874) The Tenth Planet / (BBCV7048) Attack of the Cybermen (2 tapes)
2001
- Feb BBCV6960 The Daleks (Remastered)
- Mar BBCV7131 Delta and the Bannermen
- May BBCV7132 City of Death
- Jul BBCV7133 The Sun Makers
- Sep BBCV7134 Four to Doomsday
- SepN/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 (5 tapes)
- Nov BBCV7175 The Master Tin: (BBCV7176) Colony in Space / (BBCV7177) The Time Monster (2 tapes)
2002
- Jan BBCV7263 Planet of Giants
- Mar BBCV7264 Underworld
- May BBCV7265 The Ambassadors of Death[17]
- Jul BBCV7266 The Creature from the Pit
- Sep BBCV7267 The Invisible Enemy
- Sep BBCV7346 The Time Lord Collection: (BBCV7363) The War Games / (BBCV7364) The Three Doctors / (BBCV7365) The Deadly Assassin
- Nov BBCV7278 The First Doctor Box Set: (BBCV7276) The Sensorites / (BBCV7275) The Time Meddler / (BBCV7277) The Gunfighters
2003
- Feb BBCV7331 The Mutants
- Mar BBCV7332 Meglos
- Jun BBCV7334 The Horns of Nimon
- Oct BBCV7333 Invasion of the Dinosaurs[18]
- Nov BBCV7335 The Reign of Terror / The Faceless Ones: Episodes 1 & 3 / The Web of Fear: Episode 1
VHS covers
- A list of all VHS covers can be found here
See also
References
- ↑ Re-release of previous version. Differentiated by alternative cover art.
- ↑ This was a 60 minute edit of the story.
- ↑ This title featured several minor censor edits due to the prints used.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ This was a Woolworths exclusive release. It was made available for general release in February 1993. Originally it had planned on being The Aztecs, however Woolworths wanted a colour title.
- ↑ Whilst a single tape release, this story was released in a double-tape box so as to allow space for the script book.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story include 12 minutes of extra footage, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ Despite being presented in an episodic format, the release is still edited with a scene from Episode Two missing.
- ↑ This featured the 1981 Five Faces of Doctor Who repeat edit of Episode Four, which trimmed one scene toward the end of the episode. It also presented an extended edit of Episode Two (about 4 minutes longer) which featured the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.
- ↑ Episode 5 was presented in an extended edit (about 1 minute of footage) and the Delaware version of the theme arrangement.
- ↑ This was an edited version of the TV movie that matched the 1996 BBC1 screening.
- ↑ This was an extended edit of the story, but was still presented in an episodic format.
- ↑ The story was presented in black & white, although surviving colour footage from Episode 6 was presented at the end of the tape.
- ↑ Also included was a small clip from Disney Time.
- ↑ Three other comedy sketches were included on the release.
- ↑ Episode 3 was presented in black & white.
- ↑ This was a partially colour restored version with roughly 45% of the story presented in colour.
- ↑ Episode 1 of the story was presented in black & white.
