The Sensorites

The TARDIS lands on board a spaceship in orbit around a planet called the Sense-Sphere. The Sensorites have trapped the ship’s human crew in a state of paralysis, and while the Doctor and his companions search the ship the Sensorites steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS, trapping them on board.

Special Features:

• Commentary
• Looking for Peter – Toby Hadoke goes in search of the enigmatic Peter R Newman.
• Vision On – What exactly does a Vision Mixer do?
• Secret Voices of the Sense-Sphere – Clive Doig reveals the origins of the eerie Sensorite voices.
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Radio Times Listings
• Production Subtitles
• Programme Subtitles
• Digitally Remastered Picture and Sound Quality

Looking for Peter – First Look

Looking for Peter was directed and produced by BAFTA nominated award-winning writer, director and producer, Chris Chapman.

You can read our web chat with Chris

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Tomb of the Cybermen

The TARDIS arrives on the planet Telos where the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria meet an archaeological expedition, led by Professor  Parry, attempting to locate the lost tombs of the Cybermen. Realising what terrible danger they are in the Doctor decides to accompany them into the tombs, where two members of the expedition, Klieg and Kaftan, reveal their plan to revive the Cybermen for their own ends.

The Doctor must outwit not only his human adversaries, but also the  Cybermen, their deadly Cybermats – and the fearsome Cyber Controllor!

Special Features:

• Morris Barry Introduction
  The director’s introduction from the 1993 VHS release.
• Title Sequence
  Tests and build-up elements for the Patrick Troughton title sequence.
• Late Night Line-Up
  Behind~the~scenes at the BBC Visual Effects department to interview Jack Kine.
• The Final End
  The Evil of the Daleks is mostly missing from the BBC archives. A small taste of the climactic battle… Abominable Snowmen Audio Trailer
• The Lost Giants
  Cast and crew look back on the making of the story.
• The Curse of the Cybermen’s Tomb
  Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr Debbie Challis examine the ancient Egyptian origins to the story.
• Cybermen – Extended Edition
  A history of the Cybermen.
• The Magic of VidFIRE
  A look at the technology behind the VidFIRE process.
• Sky Ray Advert
  1960’s Doctor Who themed promo for Walls Sky Ray ice lolly.
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Production Subtitles
• Radio Times Listings

The Three Doctors

A strange gel-like substance arrives on Earth in search of the Third Doctor, who suddenly finds himself under attack and forced to call the Time Lords for help. The Time Lords are also under attack from a black hole which is draining their energy. They decide to take the Doctor’s two previous incarnations out of their time streams and send them to Earth to help.

Behind these attacks is Omega, a legendary figure from Time Lord history, whose solar engineering created the power to enable his people to develop time travel. As a result he became stranded in the black hole but now he plans to escape and take revenge on the Time Lords he feels abandoned him.

Special Features:

• Commentary
• Happy Birthday To Who
  A brand-new look at the making of this anniversary story.
• Was Doctor Who Rubbish?
  Raising a defence against criticism of the classic series.
• Girls, Girls, Girls
  The 1970s Katy Manning, Caroline John (Liz Shaw) and Louise Jameson (Leela) on being a 1970s Doctor Who girl.
• Pebble Mill At One
  Archival interview with the second Doctor Patrick Troughton and visual effects wizard Bernard Wilkie.
• Blue Peter
  Jon Pertwee introduces the Whomobile.
• BSB Highlights
  Cast and crew discuss The Three Doctors
• The Five Faces Of Doctor Who
  The full trailer for the 1981 repeat season which included The Three Doctors.
• BBC1 Trailer
• 40th Anniversary Trailer
• Radio Times listings
• Production Subtitles
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound

The Robots of Death

The TARDIS lands on board the Sandminer, a mining vehicle scouring an alien world for precious minerals. It’s manned by a small number of humans and their robot servants, but the humans are being murdered one by one. Initially accused of being behind these events the Doctor and Leela must find out who is behind the killings and why.

Special Features:

• Commentary 1 – Original release commentary.
• Commentary 2 – New commentary with actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela) and Pamela Salem (Toos), and director Michael E Briant.
• The Sandmine Murders
  Cast and crew look back at the making of the story.
• Robophobia
  Toby Hadoke takes a humorous look at the history of robots.
• Studio Sound
  Example of a studio scene before the robot voice effects were added.
• Model Shots Black and white time-coded recording of the original model insert film.
• Studio Floor Plan
  Interactive view of the studio layout via the original floor plan drawings.
• Continuity
  Off-air continuity for the first episode’s original transmission plus mute continuity slide.
• Radio Times listings
• Programme subtitles
• Production information subtitles
• Photo gallery
• Coming soon trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

A FREE NEW TOM BAKER AUDIO EPISODE IN DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 443!

In the new issue of DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE, every reader has the opportunity to download a FREE Doctor Who audio episode from Big Finish Productions! Yes, TOM BAKER has reprised his role as the Fourth Doctor, alongside LOUISE JAMESON as Leela – and you can hear them in Part One of THE FOE FROM THE FUTURE.

DWM 443 also features an exclusive interview with ROBERT BANKS STEWART, the original writer of The Foe from the Future – as well as two of most highly regarded Doctor Who stories of all time – TERROR OF THE ZYGONS and THE SEEDS OF DOOM. DWM asks him about his unused 1970s script for DOCTOR WHO, now recorded for audio:

“The first three episodes were very much my kind of thing,” Robert tells DWM. “… you’ve only got to read the first two or three pages to see that I was writing a sort of a thriller, before taking the story off into what was hopefully an unexpected direction…”

PLUS!

MENACE FROM THE PAST
Two 1960s episodes of Doctor Who, thought lost forever, have been found! DWM presents the first review of GALAXY 4: AIR LOCK and THE UNDERWATER MENACE, and examines how they were recovered. We also chat to the people who starred in them, including stars MAUREEN O’BRIEN, FRAZER HINES and ANNEKE WILLS.

WATCH IN WONDER!
Writer, actor, novelist and all round gentleman, MARK GATISS tells of the thrill of watching the recovered episodes – and gives reveals some tantalising hints about his next Doctor Who script – in PRODUCTION NOTES.

MORE JANIS THORNS!
The Fourth Doctor and Leela are reunited in a brand new series of audio adventures! DWM goes behind the scenes and catches up with TOM BAKER and LOUISE JAMESON as they prepare to battle the Master, the Daleks, Kraals and more…

LET’S SHOOT HITLER!
DWM interviews dynamic director RICHARD SENIOR about LET’S KILL HITLER, recording special scenes for DVD, and his life-long love of Doctor Who.

ASSASSINS AND TALONS AND HANDS, OH MY!
It was the season that saw the departure of Sarah Jane, the arrival of Leela, and the Fourth Doctor face some of his most terrifying foes… COUNTDOWN TO 50! continues with a look back to the 70s and Series 14…

NEW NEW YORK, NEW NEW YORK
THE TIME TEAM revisit the year five billion and watch what happened when the Doctor and Rose met Cat Nuns, Cassandra and the Face of Boe. What will Emma, Chris, Michael and Will make of NEW EARTH?

GODS AND MONSTERS
The Gods are angry and ancient Greece will suffer their wrath! The Doctor, Rory and Amy face the mighty Zeus himself in Part Two of the new comic strip adventure, THE CHAINS OF OLYMPUS, written by SCOTT GRAY and drawn by MIKE COLLINS.

WE LOVE THE DOCTOR!
Romance! Aliens! And the Electric Light Orchestra! THE FACT OF FICTION puts the Tenth Doctor and Rose adventure LOVE & MONSTERS under the microscope, with exclusive additional comments from writer RUSSELL T DAVIES!

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
The Watcher reveals the surprising relationship that the Doctor has with filthy lucre, celebrates another supporting artist, and challenges readers with The Six Faces of Delusion in WOTCHA!

PLUS! All the latest official news, merchandise previews and reviews, a prize-winning crossword, competitions and much more!

You’ll get a monster of a read with DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 443 – out now, price £4.50, with a choice of TWO collectable covers!

Thanks to Tom Spilsbury

Planet Mondas is delighted to announce that Chris Chapman will be joining us for a webchat on Monday 23rd January at 8pm.

Chris has produced and directed documentaries for the classic range of Doctor Who DVD’s for 2|entertain. Chris has also produced and directed many other award winning documentaries. He is a BAFTA nominee for Stammer School (2011).

Chris Chapman | Producer Director Writer

(Taken from the Dene Films Website)

Chris is a BAFTA nominated producer/director – what more do we need to say? Quite a bit as it happens!

Before joining Dene, Chris worked on factual programmes for ITV, Film4 and Channel 4. In addition to extensive work as a producer director for the BBC Doctor Who DVD range, Chris has produced and directed documentaries and dramas for clients including the Vindolanda Trust, Newcastle University and One North East.

Chris has also written national and international award winning scripts including ‘The Conkerers’ and “Ghost Street”. Chris is always concerning himself with new and imaginative ways to make his content engaging to the audience.

BAFTA Nominee:
Best Factual, 2011 – Stammer School

U.S International Film & Video Festival Award-Winner:
Golden Camera – Best Documentary Short, 2011 – Stammer School
Golden Camera – Best Documentary Current Affairs, 2011 – The Last Cast
Silver Screen – Best Speciality Production, 2011 – The Eagle’s Eye: Edge of Empire (3D)

Royal Television Society – Award Winner:
Best Newcomer (Producer-Director-Writer), 2010
Best Drama, 2010 – Ghost Street
Best Production for a Target Audience, 2009 – Meningitis Matters
Best Drama, 2008 – The Conkerers

New York Festivals World’s Best Television & Film Awards:
Silver Medal – Best Short Film – Ghost Street, 2010

IVCA – Award Winner:
Best Script (Bronze), 2010 – Ghost Street

Doctor Who

Time Zones – The War Games
The Gallifreyan Candidate – The Deadly Assassin
My Grandfather, the Doctor – The Space Museum
Team Erato – Creature from the Pit
Christopher Barry: Director – Creature from the Pit
Who Peter 1 – The Horns of Nimon
Who Peter 2 – The TV Movie
Meglos Men – Meglos
Mutt Mad – The Mutants
Destroy All Monsters – Carnival of Monsters
Down to Earth – Spearhead from Space
Return to Little Hodcombe – The Awakening
Making the Malus – The Awakening
IMC Needs You – Colony in Space

Coming Soon

Looking for Peter – The Sensorites (23rd January)
Goodbye Bannerman Road – Sarah Jane Adventures series 5 (6th February)
The Devil Rides Out – The Daemons (26th March)
Was Doctor Who Rubbish? – Revisitations 3 (13th March)
Into the Wild – Face of Evil (5th March)

You can follow Chris on twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisChapman81

Thanks to Chris Chapman & Robert Watkins