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== Home video and audio releases ==
== Home video and audio releases ==
=== DVD releases ===
=== DVD releases ===
==== 2004 ====
* Episode three, then the only episode of the story known to exist, was released on the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' [[DVD]] in [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. Editing of episode three's DVD release was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]].
* Episode three, then the only episode of the story known to exist, was released on the ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]'' [[DVD]] in [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. Editing of episode three's DVD release was completed by the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]].
==== 2015 ====
* A DVD release comprising episodes two and three plus animated reconstructions of episodes one and four was planned for release in [[2014 (releases)|2014]]. It was postponed when the studio providing animation ceased trading and was cancelled in [[2015 (production)|2015]] despite having special features and DVD cover art completed. This left episode two as the only episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist in the BBC archive and not be released in any format on home video. The story was finally released, with [[telesnap]] reconstructions of episodes one and four (which were minus reconstructed opening title sequences, explanatory text captions, surviving clips and closing credit caption roller), on [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]].
* A DVD release comprising episodes two and three plus animated reconstructions of episodes one and four was planned for release in [[2014 (releases)|2014]]. It was postponed when the studio providing animation ceased trading and was cancelled in [[2015 (production)|2015]] despite having special features and DVD cover art completed. This left episode two as the only episode of ''Doctor Who'' to exist in the BBC archive and not be released in any format on home video. The story was finally released, with [[telesnap]] reconstructions of episodes one and four (which were minus reconstructed opening title sequences, explanatory text captions, surviving clips and closing credit caption roller), on [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]].
::Contents:
::Contents:
** Commentary: [[Patrick Troughton]]'s son [[Michael Troughton|Michael]] (Episode 1), actors [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]), [[Anneke Wills]] ([[Polly Wright|Polly]]), [[Catherine Howe]] ([[Ara]]), Special Sounds Supervisor [[Brian Hodgson]] and Floor Assistant [[Quentin Mann]] (Episode 2 & 3), and archival material from [[Patrick Troughton]], Directors [[Julia Smith]] and [[Hugh David]], and Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (Episode 4). Moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]].
* Commentary: [[Patrick Troughton]]'s son [[Michael Troughton|Michael]] (Episode 1), actors [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]), [[Anneke Wills]] ([[Polly Wright|Polly]]), [[Catherine Howe]] ([[Ara]]), Special Sounds Supervisor [[Brian Hodgson]] and Floor Assistant [[Quentin Mann]] (Episode 2 & 3), and archival material from [[Patrick Troughton]], Directors [[Julia Smith]] and [[Hugh David]], and Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (Episode 4). Moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]].
** ''[[A Fishy Tale]]'' - A look back at the making of this controversial story with [[Anneke Wills]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Catherine Howe]], Assistant Floor manager [[Gareth Gwenlan]], Production Assistant [[Berry Butler]] and writer [[Robert Shearman]]. Narrated by [[Peter Davison]]
* ''[[A Fishy Tale]]'' - A look back at the making of this controversial story with [[Anneke Wills]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Catherine Howe]], Assistant Floor manager [[Gareth Gwenlan]], Production Assistant [[Berry Butler]] and writer [[Robert Shearman]]. Narrated by [[Peter Davison]]
** ''[[The Television Centre of the Universe (documentary)|The Television Centre of the Universe - Part Two]]'' - A documentary staring Yvette Fielding (formerly of [[Blue Peter]]). Featuring [[Peter Davison]], [[Janet Fielding]] and [[Mark Strickson]] as they continue their tour of BBC Centre in the making of ''Doctor Who'' episodes through the classic series.
* ''[[The Television Centre of the Universe (documentary)|The Television Centre of the Universe - Part Two]]'' - A documentary starring Yvette Fielding (formerly of [[Blue Peter]]). Featuring [[Peter Davison]], [[Janet Fielding]] and [[Mark Strickson]] as they continue their tour of BBC Centre in the making of ''Doctor Who'' episodes through the classic series.
** [[Missing episode|Censor Clips]] - Two sequences edited out of broadcasts in [[Australia]]. This is the only surviving footage of Episode 1 ([[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]] attempting to turn [[Polly Wright|Polly]] into a fish person- 12 seconds) & Episode 4 (Professor [[Zaroff]] drowning in his laboratory- 3 seconds)
* [[Missing episode|Censor Clips]] - Two sequences edited out of broadcasts in [[Australia]]. This is the only surviving footage of Episode 1 ([[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]] attempting to turn [[Polly Wright|Polly]] into a fish person- 12 seconds) & Episode 4 (Professor [[Zaroff]] drowning in his laboratory- 3 seconds)
** Photo Gallery
* Photo Gallery
** Digitally Remastered picture & sound quality
* Digitally Remastered picture & sound quality
 
* The story was released again, now with two fully animated versions in black-and-white and colour, on DVD in the UK on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]. Additionally a Blu-ray and Steelbook edition was released in the UK.
 
All the special features except ''[[The Television Centre of the Universe (documentary)|The Television Centre of the Universe - Part Two]]''  were carried over from the 2014 release and also included:


* Episode 1 & 4 Reconstructions.
* ''The Man from Miditz'' - 1964 BBC drama starring both [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Joseph Fürst]].
* [[Frazer Hines Introduction to Episode 2]].
* BBC South Today report.
* BBC Radio Solent report.
* Animation Gallery.
==== 2014 ====
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==== 2023 ====
==== 2023 ====
* A fully animated recreation of the story, with both black-and-white and colour versions, was released alongside the surviving episodes on DVD in the UK on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] and on Blu-Ray in the US on [[9 January (releases)|9 January]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]. Additionally a Blu-ray and Steelbook edition was released in the UK.
All the special features except ''[[The Television Centre of the Universe (documentary)|The Television Centre of the Universe - Part Two]]'' were carried over from the 2015 release and also included:
* Updated Episode 1 & 4 Reconstructions
* ''The Man from Miditz'' - 1964 BBC drama starring both [[Patrick Troughton]] and [[Joseph Fürst]].
* Frazer Hines Introduction - An introduction to Episode 3, the only known surviving episode at the time, from the 1998 ''[[The Missing Years]]'' [[VHS cassette|VHS]] and [[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|''Lost in Time'']] [[DVD]].
* BBC South Today report - A BBC News report from 2011 on the recovery of Episode 2.
* BBC Radio Solent report - A BBC local radio report from 2011 on the recovery of Episode 2.
* Animation Gallery
* PDF material
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=== VHS release ===


=== Digital releases ===
=== Digital releases ===
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