Category Archives: Doctor Who on DVD

THE UNDERWATER MENACE ON DVD

The Underwater Menace DVD was a long time coming. Back in February 2013 it was advertised as coming soon on the Moonbase DVD, then it was pushed back to 2014, then it was cancelled, then there was the fan petition … Continue reading

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RESTORING DOCTOR WHO

Restoration Team member Paul Vanezis has released a video via youtube showing some of the restoration work carried out on the nine episodes of classic Doctor Who recovered and returned to the BBC by episode-hunter Philip Morris of Television International … Continue reading

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THE MOONBASE DVD – ANIMATION CREDITS

[singlepic id=792 w=360 h=280 float=right]Pup Ltd, the company responsible for the classic range of Doctor Who DVD’s for the past few years, have reported that several people belonging to the creative team involved with the recently released The Moonbase were missing … Continue reading

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THE WEB OF FEAR – REVIEW

[singlepic id=731 w=259 h=351 float=left]If anybody had told me this time last year that I would be sitting here reviewing The Web of Fear I wouldn’t have believed them. Yes the omnirumor was in full flow then but as far as … Continue reading

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THE WEB OF FEAR – UK DVD RELEASE

[singlepic id=731 w=259 h=351 float=left]Previously missing and unseen in the UK for 45 years the classic Patrick Troughton adventure The Web of Fear will soon be yours to own on DVD and is available to pre-order now. The story was recovered … Continue reading

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THE MOONBASE – EXCLUSIVE CLIP

BBC Worldwide has released an exclusive clip via it’s doctorwho.tv site from the forthcoming DVD of the 1967 Doctor Who adventure The Moonbase. Only two episodes of this story, episodes two and four, still exist in the BBC archives, so episodes … Continue reading

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THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR – DVD/BLU-RAY DETAILS

[singlepic id=725 w=322 h=322 float=right]Details have been revealed for the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases of this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, The Time of the Doctor, with the Region 2 release being a two-disc set including all Matt Smith’s Christmas … Continue reading

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AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME REGION 2 DVD

[singlepic id=447 w=160 h=160 float=left]Details have been announced of the Region 2 DVD release of the upcoming genesis of Doctor Who docu-drama, An Adventure in Space and Time. The special written by Mark Gatiss and starring David Bradley as William … Continue reading

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THE MOONBASE ANIMATED

It has now been confirmed that the classic 1967 Patrick Troughton adventure The Moonbase will be released in 2014 with the missing episodes animated. The animation is being done by Planet 55 who animated the missing episodes for the William Hartnell historical The … Continue reading

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SCREAM OF THE SHALKA ON DVD

THE STORY The first official, fully animated Doctor Who story! Starring Richard E. Grant. The TARDIS lands in a small English village in 2003, where the population are living in fear from a malevolent alien force. With the help of … Continue reading

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THE TENTH PLANET ON DVD

THE STORY The TARDIS arrives in December 1986 at a South Pole Space Tracking station where the personnel, under the command of General Cutler, are engaged in trying to talk down a manned space capsule that has got into difficulty. … Continue reading

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RARE WILLIAM HARTNELL TV INTERVIEW DISCOVERED

A rare television interview with William Hartnell from 1967 has been discovered and will be included as an extra on the upcoming DVD release of Hartnell’s final story, The Tenth Planet. This came to light yesterday following the BBFC’s classification … Continue reading

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THE TENTH PLANET DVD COVER ART

Lee Binding has released the cover art being used for the upcoming release of The Tenth Planet via his facebook page, Tea Lady Design. The Tenth Planet is the final story of the William Hartnell era, introducing the concept of regeneration … Continue reading

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SPEARHEAD FROM SPACE BLU-RAY REVIEW

Spearhead From Space is a very special story indeed. Not only does it introduce Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, it also introduces the idea that the Doctor has two hearts,  the classic monsters the Autons, and is the first … Continue reading

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THE ICE WARRIORS ON DVD

[singlepic id=359 w=325 h=255 float=left] THE STORY In the distant future, Earth faces a new Ice Age. While a dedicated team of scientists try to hold back the advancing glaciers, a startling discovery is made deep within the ice… a … Continue reading

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TERROR OF THE ZYGONS ON DVD

[singlepic id=358 w=325 h=255 float=left] THE STORY The Brigadier calls the Doctor, Sarah and Harry back to Earth using the time/space telegraph to investigate a series of attacks taking place on local oil rigs off the coast of Scotland. They … Continue reading

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2011 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WILL NOW BE INCLUDED ON THE SERIES 7 BOX SET

[singlepic id=355 w=320 h=240 float=right] BBC Worldwide have announced that the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special will now be included on the UK version of the Complete Series 7 box set DVD. The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe was always … Continue reading

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DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7 BOX SET

[singlepic id=350 w=328 h=253 float=right] BBC Worldwide have released details of the The Complete Series 7 box set. It will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK on October 28th and in North America on September 24th. The … Continue reading

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THE MONSTER COLLECTION ON DVD

BBC Worldwide have announced a new series of DVD’s celebrating the most memorable Doctor Who monsters of the past fifty years. [singlepic id=339 w=320 h=240 float=left][singlepic id=340 w=320 h=240 float=left][singlepic id=341 w=320 h=240 float=left][singlepic id=342 w=320 h=240 float=left][singlepic id=343 w=320 … Continue reading

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THE GREEN DEATH SPECIAL EDITION

BBC Worldwide have released details of next month’s Special Edition DVD release of The Green Death. Commentary with actors Katy Manning (Jo Grant), producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks. Bonus commentary with actors Richard Franklin (Captain Yates) and Mitzi … Continue reading

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