Region 2 Doctor Who Releases

[HGervais]

I am really glad I never popped for the R1 boxset of The Key to Time as this R2 looks really, really sweet. Details from DVD Times.

2Entertain announced two further titles in this year's Classic Who release schedule. September 3rd will see the Jon Pertwee four-parter The Time Warrior hit the shelves, followed on the 24th by the season-spanning The Key To Time starring Tom Baker.

The Time Warrior was the first story of Doctor Who's eleventh season, first broadcast over the Christmas period in 1974, and saw the introduction of Elisabeth Sladen as one of the Doctor's most popular companions Sarah Jane Smith. The intrepid journalist becomes embroiled in the Doctor's adventures when she investigates strange goings-on at a local research centre. Before she knows it, she finds herself back in the middle ages and having to come to terms with not only the white haired chap who can travel through time and space, but an aggressive Sontaran called Linx and the aggressive medieval robber baron going by the name Irongron.

UPDATE - extras for this title have now been announced by the Restoration Team and are as follows:

-Commentary with actress Elisabeth Sladen, producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks
-Beginning the End (30'13) in which cast and crew talk about the making of this story, partially shot on location at Peckforton Castle. With actors Elisabeth Sladen, Donald Pelmear and Jeremy Bulloch, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks and designer Keith Cheetham. Narrated by Simon Ockenden.
-Trails and Continuity (1' 08") - BBC1 trails and continuity, recreated from off-air home audio recordings.
-CGI Effects - view the story with optional new video effects.
-1974 Doctor Who Annual - in Adobe pdf format for viewing on PC or Mac.
-Photo Gallery
-Coming Soon Trailer
-Radio Times Listings - in pdf format
-Easter Eggs

The Key To Time, first shown in 1978-9, has been one of the most eagerly-awaited Who releases so far (as well as one of the most rumoured!) Already available on Region One with an inferior picture quality and few extras, it now comes to Region Two with an extraordinary array of supplementary material. Spanning all six stories of the sixteenth season, the epic follows the attempt by the Fourth Doctor and his new companion, the imperious Time Lady Romana (Mary Tamm), in their quest to track down the six pieces of the eponymous key, a device of unimaginable power. Featuring amongst other delights Douglas Adams's debut script The Pirate Planet, a spoof of The Prisoner of Zenda in The Androids of Tara and the series's 100th story The Stones of Blood this release promises to be a highlight of the year.

UPDATE - details have now been released as to the extras to be included in this box set. Each story is being fully complemented, and taken together represents by far the most ambitious and extensive release thus far for the Classic Who range.
The Ribos Operation
-Commentary with Tom Baker and Mary Tamm.
-A Matter of Time - the flagship documentary of this box set explores Graham Williams' three year tenure as Doctor Who's producer.
-The Ribos File - cast and crew look back at the making of this story.
-Continuities - off-air continuity links from the story's original BBC1 transmission.
-Season 16 Trailer.
-Photo Gallery.
-Coming Soon.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

The Pirate Planet:
-Commentary 1 - With Bruce Purchase and director Pennant Roberts
-Commentary 2 -With Tom Baker, Mary Tamm and script editor Anthony Read.
-Parrot Fashion - cast and crew look back at the making of this story.
-Film Inserts, Deleted Scenes and Outtakes - a collection of extra material from the story's production.
-Weird Science - a spoof seventies schools science show looks at some the science seen in 'The Key to Time'.
-Continuities - off-air continuity links from the story's original BBC1 transmission.
-Photo Gallery.
-Coming Soon.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

The Stones of Blood
-Commentary 1 - With Mary Tamm and director Darrol Blake.
-Commentary 2 - With Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Susan Engel and writer David Fisher.
-Getting Blood from the Stones - cast and crew look back at the making of this story.
-Hammer Horror - looks at the influences of horror films on Doctor Who stories down the years.
-Stones Free - Mary Tamm visits the Rollright Stones location used in the story to meet local experts on this ancient stone circle.
-Deleted Scenes - deleted scenes from episode two.
-Continuities - off-air continuity links from the story's original BBC1 transmission.
-Model World - an excerpt from The Model World of Robert Symes looks at the model work for this story, with designer Mat Irvine.
-Blue Peter - the famous children's show looks back at the history of Doctor Who on the show's fifteen anniversary.
-Nationwide - the BBC1 news magazine programme looks back on 15 years of Doctor Who.
-Photo Gallery.
-Coming Soon.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

The Androids of Tara
-Commentary - With Tom Baker, Mary Tamm and director Michael Hayes.
-The Humans of Tara - cast and crew look back at the making of this story.
-Now and Then - The Androids of Tara - comparing and contrasting present day locations as they are now with how they appeared in the story.
-Double Trouble - a brief history of 'doubles' in Doctor Who.
-Photo Gallery.
-Coming Soon.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

The Power of Kroll
-Commentary - With Tom Baker and John Leeson.
-In Studio - a fascinating glimpse inside the studio recording of the story, recovered from timecoded monochrome production recordings.
-Variations - a BBC local news programme visits the story location during filming.
-There's Something About Mary - Mary Tamm looks back at her single-season starring role as the Doctor's companion.
-Philip Madoc - A Villain for All Seasons - a retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's numerous roles as a Doctor Who villain down the years.
-Continuities - off-air continuity links from the story's original BBC1 transmission.
-Photo Gallery - design, production and publicity stills for the story.
-Coming Soon.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

The Armageddon Factor
-Disc 1
-Commentary 1 -With Mary Tamm, John Woodvine and director Michael Hayes.
-Commentary 2 - With Tom Baker, Mary Tamm and John Leeson.
-Coming Soon.
-1979 Doctor Who Annual.
-Radio Times Listings.
-Programme subtitles.
-Subtitle Production Notes.

Disc 2
-Defining Shadows - cast and crew look back at the making of this story.
-Alternative / Extended Scene - taken from a timecoded monochrome studio recording.
-Directing Who - Michael Hayes looks back on his directing career on Doctor Who.
-Rogue Time Lords - a potted history of errant Time Lords.
-Pebble Mill at One - Tom Baker interviewed on the long-running lunchtime magazine show in 1978.
-Radiophonic Feature - a Pebble Mill at One interview with Dick Mills and Brian Hodgson looking at Radiophonic music and effects in Doctor Who.
-The New Sound of Music - sound effects supremo Dick Mills talks about creating a Doctor Who sound effects in this extract.
-Merry Christmas, Doctor Who- a special Christmas sketch, recorded on the set of 'The Armageddon Factor' for the BBC Christmas Tape that year.
-Continuities - off-air continuity links from the story's original BBC1 transmission.
-Photo Gallery.
-Late Night Story - Tom Baker reads five spine-chilling stories from this 1978 series - The Photograph, The Emissary, Nursery Tea, The End of the Party and Sredni Vashtar.
-Easter Egg.
-In addition to the above announcements, it seems almost certain that the Tom Baker-starring Destiny of the Daleks from 1979 will be the Classic Who release in November.

[the5thghostbuster]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

[HGervais]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

[the5thghostbuster]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

Ah, excellent! Thanks man!

[Kenneth Morgan]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

On the other hand, it's been a good while since the McGann movie was released on Region 2, and there's been no sign of a Region 1 release as yet.

[HGervais]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

On the other hand, it's been a good while since the McGann movie was released on Region 2, and there's been no sign of a Region 1 release as yet.

That is probably more a rights issue with Fox than anything else. BBC has gotten pretty regular in their release patterns for vintage Who, especially in the past couple of years.

[Kenneth Morgan]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

On the other hand, it's been a good while since the McGann movie was released on Region 2, and there's been no sign of a Region 1 release as yet.

That is probably more a rights issue with Fox than anything else. BBC has gotten pretty regular in their release patterns for vintage Who, especially in the past couple of years.

That sounds very possible. And when you factor Universal into the equation, that must make it even more complex.

[Eric Profancik]

In the same boat as you man in that I managed to avoid a purchase of the previous box . Any idea when the Region 1 of this release will make it over hear (I read at the restoration team website that the extras were made in order to make it worthwhile for region one owners to upgrade).

Region 1 releases have typically followed the region 2 discs within 3 to 6 months.

On the other hand, it's been a good while since the McGann movie was released on Region 2, and there's been no sign of a Region 1 release as yet.

That is probably more a rights issue with Fox than anything else. BBC has gotten pretty regular in their release patterns for vintage Who, especially in the past couple of years.

That sounds very possible. And when you factor Universal into the equation, that must make it even more complex.

At least there's no real demand for that movie. Perhaps we all just forget it and move on.

[HGervais]

Actually the Doctor Who tele-movies isn't that bad. Let me rephrase, there are some aspects to it that aren't that bad. Seeing McCoy pass the torch is kind of nice and McGann quickly shows he could have been a pretty good Doctor. Yes a lot of it feels like Doctor Who being put through a distinctly americanized blender but I've seen much worse pilots that got picked up for series. I guess since I saw the American version very early in my Who watching days the flaws in it didn't stand out quite so vividly for me. Still, if you are a Who fan it is worth seeing and there are some things in there to enjoy.

[Kenneth Morgan]

Actually the Doctor Who tele-movies isn't that bad. Let me rephrase, there are some aspects to it that aren't that bad. Seeing McCoy pass the torch is kind of nice and McGann quickly shows he could have been a pretty good Doctor. Yes a lot of it feels like Doctor Who being put through a distinctly americanized blender but I've seen much worse pilots that got picked up for series. I guess since I saw the American version very early in my Who watching days the flaws in it didn't stand out quite so vividly for me. Still, if you are a Who fan it is worth seeing and there are some things in there to enjoy.

Well, actually, McGann has been playing the Doctor in audio-only adventures for quite some time now, both on the BBC and the Big Finish productions.

[HGervais]

Well, actually, McGann has been playing the Doctor in audio-only adventures for quite some time now, both on the BBC and the Big Finish productions.

Oh I know. I have several of them staring at me. The point was that the Fox movie should not just be dismissed. There were things in there that were good and McGann as the Doctor was one of them.

[Kenneth Morgan]

Well, actually, McGann has been playing the Doctor in audio-only adventures for quite some time now, both on the BBC and the Big Finish productions.

Oh I know. I have several of them staring at me. The point was that the Fox movie should not just be dismissed. There were things in there that were good and McGann as the Doctor was one of them.

I heartly agree with you on that one. I'm hoping that the revival will eventually address the movie's events (and, if it has, DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME!).

Oh, by the way, I saw on Amazon that "Time-Flight" and "Arc of Infinity" are set for Region 1 release later this year. No details as yet, though.

[HGervais]

I heartly agree with you on that one. I'm hoping that the revival will eventually address the movie's events (and, if it has, DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME!).

Kind of my dream project, and if I had access to Russell T. Davies & the BBC it is the thing I would pitch....would be a huge ass Time War maxi-series. I'm thinking the first 6 or 7 hours features Paul McGann while the final 2 or 3 hours feature a newly regenerated Eccleston. I'd open with the McGann Doctor in mid-adventure with a companion we have never met before and finish with Eccleston on his way to Earth to fight the Autons and his first meeting with Rose Tyler.

Oh, by the way, I saw on Amazon that "Time-Flight" and "Arc of Infinity" are set for Region 1 release later this year. No details as yet, though.

Yeah the region 2 issue comes out August 6.

[HGervais]

Artwork for the R2 of The Key To Time is up at Amazon.uk.

[the5thghostbuster]

Artwork for the R2 of The Key To Time is up at Amazon.uk.

I'm just going to say it: Seeing that box art reveals just how AWFUL the North American Who Cover art is.

[Dark Knight]

I heartly agree with you on that one. I'm hoping that the revival will eventually address the movie's events (and, if it has, DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME!).

Kind of my dream project, and if I had access to Russell T. Davies & the BBC it is the thing I would pitch....would be a huge ass Time War maxi-series. I'm thinking the first 6 or 7 hours features Paul McGann while the final 2 or 3 hours feature a newly regenerated Eccleston. I'd open with the McGann Doctor in mid-adventure with a companion we have never met before and finish with Eccleston on his way to Earth to fight the Autons and his first meeting with Rose Tyler.

WOW! That would be really cool!
I recently transferred my vhs tape of the original braodcast of the McGann film to DVD ( And Fox's "Generation X").
I thought about trying to find a region 2 copy of the DVD, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Kenneth Morgan]

I heartly agree with you on that one. I'm hoping that the revival will eventually address the movie's events (and, if it has, DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME!).

Kind of my dream project, and if I had access to Russell T. Davies & the BBC it is the thing I would pitch....would be a huge ass Time War maxi-series. I'm thinking the first 6 or 7 hours features Paul McGann while the final 2 or 3 hours feature a newly regenerated Eccleston. I'd open with the McGann Doctor in mid-adventure with a companion we have never met before and finish with Eccleston on his way to Earth to fight the Autons and his first meeting with Rose Tyler.

I understand that Davies has said he wouldn't mind having the Time War depicted, but in a different medium than the TV series.

[HGervais]

Next up is another Tom Baker story, Planet of Evil. After that is Destiny of the Daleks which is getting a stand-alone release and which also will be part of a Davros box set.

[Kenneth Morgan]

Next up is another Tom Baker story, Planet of Evil. After that is Destiny of the Daleks which is getting a stand-alone release and which also will be part of a Davros box set.

"Planet of Evil" is one of the good ones, and a fine example of the early Tom Baker period, for my money the most consistently good period of the series.

Still, I'm surprised they haven't released "Deadly Assassin" yet.

[HGervais]

Next up is another Tom Baker story, Planet of Evil. After that is Destiny of the Daleks which is getting a stand-alone release and which also will be part of a Davros box set.

"Planet of Evil" is one of the good ones, and a fine example of the early Tom Baker period, for my money the most consistently good period of the series.

Still, I'm surprised they haven't released "Deadly Assassin" yet.

It's the first story with just Sarah Jane & the Doctor after they wrote Harry out, right? Isn't it also the first of what would become the show's "gothic" period under Hinchcliffe? I know I've seen it but we are talking maybe 15 or 20 years.

[Kenneth Morgan]

Next up is another Tom Baker story, Planet of Evil. After that is Destiny of the Daleks which is getting a stand-alone release and which also will be part of a Davros box set.

"Planet of Evil" is one of the good ones, and a fine example of the early Tom Baker period, for my money the most consistently good period of the series.

Still, I'm surprised they haven't released "Deadly Assassin" yet.

It's the first story with just Sarah Jane & the Doctor after they wrote Harry out, right? Isn't it also the first of what would become the show's "gothic" period under Hinchcliffe? I know I've seen it but we are talking maybe 15 or 20 years.

Yes, it's right after "Terror of the Zygons", when Harry left. However, the show was pretty much adding Gothic touches as far back as the first Hunchcliffe serial, "The Ark in Space".

[HGervais]

Yes, it's right after "Terror of the Zygons", when Harry left. However, the show was pretty much adding Gothic touches as far back as the first Hunchcliffe serial, "The Ark in Space".

Yeah but this is one which did the riff on Jekyll & Hyde, right? And I need to go back and watch "The Ark In Space."

[Kenneth Morgan]

Yes, it's right after "Terror of the Zygons", when Harry left. However, the show was pretty much adding Gothic touches as far back as the first Hunchcliffe serial, "The Ark in Space".

Yeah but this is one which did the riff on Jekyll & Hyde, right? And I need to go back and watch "The Ark In Space."

Yes, that's one of the plotlines, along with the time-honored idea of the scientist who blunders forth with his experiments, oblivious to the cost in lives. Like I said, good story with fine acting by Frederick Jaeger as Sorenson, the scientist in question.

Oh, and I meant "Hinchcliffe". Gotta learn to proof-read these things.

[HGervais]

The Official Doctor Who/BBC website has confirmed Destiny of the Daleks as well as the Davros Boxset. Extras as well as preview of the next cycle of Who stories are also confirmed. Two Pertwee stories, Doctor Who and the Silurians & The Sea Devils are due up as well as the Davison arc, Warriors of the Deep.

Destiny Of The Daleks and Davros Boxset for November.

Destiny of the Daleks, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Lalla Ward as a newly regenerated Romana, is set to be released on DVD by 2Entertain.

When the Doctor and Romana arrive on Skaro, they find themselves caught in the middle of in an interplanetary war between the Daleks and the robotic Movellans. Can Davros, creator of the Daleks, give the Doctor's greatest enemies the edge they need?

The double-disc contains all four episodes plus the following extras:

Commentary - With actors Lalla Ward and David Gooderson, director Ken Grieve.
Terror Nation - documentary about writer Terry Nation, creator of the Daleks, and his work on Doctor Who. With contributions from producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Richard Martin and Dalek voice artiste Nicholas Briggs.
Directing Who - director Ken Grieve recalls his time on this story.
CGI Effects – providing the option to watch the story with seventeen of the original video effects sequences replaced by CGI versions.
Trails and Continuity - BBC One trails and continuity announcements from the story's transmission, including the specially shot trailer heralding the return of the Daleks.
Photo Gallery - production, design and publicity photos.
Prime Computer Adverts - Australian TV adverts for Prime Computers, starring the Doctor and Romana.
Coming Soon - trail for forthcoming DVD boxset release of Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils and Warriors of the Deep.
Easter Egg

Destiny Of The Daleks will be available from 26 November. The story will also form part of a special Davros boxset, collecting all the other adventures featuring the evil genius, plus extra material. More on these extras soon!

[HGervais]

Specs for the rest of the Davros box set.

The official website has released full details for the forthcoming Davros DVD box set, scheduled for release in the UK on November 26, 2007. In the set, Genesis of the Daleks, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks will contain the same material as the previously released DVDs of those stories. Destiny of the Daleks will also contain roughly the same material as the separate DVD of the story being released on the same day. However, the box set will contain a two-disc version of Remembrance of the Daleks, with the following extras:

-Commentary with actors Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred
-Back to School - Cast and crew talk about the making of the story accompanied by rare behind-the-scenes material
-Remembrances - Cast and crew talk about the influences and references to other Doctor Who adventures that are spread throughout the story
-Extended and Deleted Scenes
-Outtakes
-Multi-Angle Sequences - allowing the viewer to watch Ace's escape from the Chemistry lab and the Daleks blowing up the large gates from one of two camera angles
-Trails and Continuity
-Photo Gallery
-Isolated Music
-Radio Times Listings
-Subtitles
-Dolby Digital 5.1 mix

The documentaries "Back to School" and "Remembrances" are new, and are not found on the previously released single DVD version of Remembrance of the Daleks. The original Region 2 DVD of Remembrance also had a few missing effects shots, which will be restored in the box set version.

The set will also include a new documentary on the character and history of Davros, titled "Davros Connections".

Finally, the box set will contain eight audio dramas from Big Finish Productions starring Terry Molloy as Davros. The stories are Davros (starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor), The Juggernauts (also starring Colin Baker), Terror Firma (starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor), the four parts of the miniseries I, Davros, and a new audio drama, The Davros Mission, written by Nicholas Briggs. The BBC site describes this new story, specially commissioned for the DVD box set, thus: "Davros is taken by the Daleks for trial and imminent execution. But even in his darkest hour, he finds allies and an insatiable cunning to survive..."

Only 10,000 of the individually numbered box sets will be issued.

[HGervais]

For the two or three people around here who care...."Doctor Who and the Silurians" will probably be the first classic Who release of 2008. This 7-part Pertwee story was the introduction of the Silurians and the disc looks to have the usual mini-documentaries and features.

[Kenneth Morgan]

For the two or three people around here who care...."Doctor Who and the Silurians" will probably be the first classic Who release of 2008. This 7-part Pertwee story was the introduction of the Silurians and the disc looks to have the usual mini-documentaries and features.

I haven't seen this one in a while. As I recall, it's rather overlong at 7 episodes, but it does have a pretty thoughtful tone at times, sets up the Pertwee Doctor as an anti-establishment figure, and inspired one of the show's more lingering philosophical arguments: "Was Lethbridge-Stewart right in what he did at the end?" Oh, and look for a pre-Avon Paul Darrow as the UNIT captain du jour, and Geoffrey Palmer as a government minister.

[HGervais]

I haven't seen this one in a while. As I recall, it's rather overlong at 7 episodes, but it does have a pretty thoughtful tone at times, sets up the Pertwee Doctor as an anti-establishment figure, and inspired one of the show's more lingering philosophical arguments: "Was Lethbridge-Stewart right in what he did at the end?"

This one I've read about but never seen and I would argue that most anything over 4 or 5 episodes long was usually too long.

[HGervais]

This from Outpost Gallifrey:

The British Board of Film Classification has passed a number of extras for the DVD release of The Sea Devils in the UK.

Included on it will be a 36min 35sec documentary entitled Hello Sailor! - Making The Sea Devils, plus a photo gallery and continuities.

The six-part story was classified on October 29. Outpost Gallifrey reported in September that the Jon Pertwee adventure would be part of a three-story box set also comprising Doctor Who and the Silurians and Warriors of the Deep.

It was revealed in May that The Sea Devils was being prepared for release on DVD, with the news that the Restoration Team were hoping to track down naval personnel who were involved with or who witnessed the filming - in particular, a rating believed to have shot some cine footage.

A release date for the box set has not yet been announced but the BBFC classified Warriors of the Deep on November 1 - the same day it did the extras for The Sea Devils.

Extras for Doctor Who and the Silurians were classified on October 31, and the story was classified on November 1 - with episode seven listed as "Episode 7/Doctor Who - Next Week", which implies a contemporaneous trailer for The Ambassadors of Death is included at the end.

[HGervais]

The latest coming from the fine folks at the Restoration Team:
The BBC has confirmed that the 1978 Tom Baker story The Invasion of Time is due for release in the UK on 5th May 2008. The release is being timed to coincide with the appearance of the Sontarans in Series Four. Extras on the disc include a commentary with actors Louise Jameson and John Leeson, the script editor Anthony Read and visual effects designer Matt Irvine.

As previously announced a number of documentaries are included. Out of Time is a look at the making of the story, The Changing face of Gallifrey, asks how the portrayal of the Time Lords has changed over the years, The Elusive David Agnew investigates the mysterious writer of the story and Deleted Scenes has previously cut scenes from the film inserts in Episodes five and six.

May will also see the release of a box set entitled Bred for War. This will include the new release of The Invasion of Time along with the previously released Sontaran stories, The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Experiment and The Two Doctors.

As previously announced the release date of the Peter Davison story, Black Orchid, will be the 14th April 2008. The Restoration Team website now has an article on this story. It confirms the commentary team of Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Matthew Waterhouse.

Stories in preparation but unscheduled include The Brain of Morbius and The Trial of a TimeLord as well as a double issue entitled K9 Tales, comprising of the 1977 story The Invisible Enemy and the 1981 special K-9 and Company.

[HGervais]

2 Entertain and The Restoration Team have announced what we can expect in the way of classic Doctor Who releases for 2009. Information is stolen.....borrowed from Outpost Gallifrey.

A new colourised version of Planet of the Daleks is due for release on DVD this year as revealed in this month's Doctor Who Magazine. Episode three of the 1973 Jon Pertwee story previously only existed in the BBC archive as a black and white film recording. However, using partly the same process recently used on an old episode of Dad's Army ("Room at the Bottom", broadcast on BBC2 last month in colour for the first time in 39 years) using information contained in the film print, and partly artificial re-colouring in the United States, colour has been restored to the episode. The story will be released as a box set with Frontier in Space, which sees the Doctor meet the Draconians and features the last appearance of Roger Delgado as the Master. Full details of the restoration of episode three of Planet of the Daleks can be found in an article on the Restoration Team website.

The current release schedule is subject to change

26 Jan 2009 E-Space Trilogy Box set comprising of the 4th Doctor stories Full Circle, State Of Decay and Warrior's Gate.-{Tom Baker}

23 Feb 2009 - The Rescue / The Romans-{William Hartnell}

16 Mar 2009 - Attack Of The Cybermen-{Colin Baker}

TBA - Delta and the Bannermen-{Slyvester McCoy}

TBA - Image of the Fendahl-{Tom Baker}

TBA - The Deadly Assassin-{Tom Baker}

TBA - Dalek War box set: Frontier in Space / Planet of the Daleks-{Jon Pertwee}

TBA -The War Games-{Patrick Troughton}

[HGervais]

Extras are in for the February release of The Rescue/The Romans. Details from DVD Times:

Doctor Who: The Rescue/The Romans in February
After the formal confirmation by 2|Entertain that February's Classic Doctor Who release would be the William Hartnell double-header The Rescue and The Romans, due on the 23rd, the Restoration Team have now revealed the complete set of extras which will accompany the stories.

First screened in 1965, The Rescue is a two-parter which saw the introduction of new companion Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) and sees the Doctor, Ian and Barbara rescuing their new friend from the clutches of the mysterious Koquillion. This story was immediately followed by the four-parter The Romans, a light-hearted romp in which the TARDIS crew get caught up in various adventures during a holiday in the Empire, culminating in the Doctor encountering Nero himself.

Extras as detailed on the Restoration Team's site are as follows:

The Rescue


Commentary with actor William Russell, director Christopher Barry and designer Raymond Cusick, moderated by Toby Hadoke.

Mounting The Rescue (21:45) - cast and crew look back on the making of the story in this feature from Steve Broster. With actors William Russell, Maureen O'Brien and Ray Barrett, director Christopher Barry, designer Raymond Cusick and 1960's viewer Ian McLachlan.

The Romans


Commentary with actors William Russell, Nick Evans and Barry Jackson, designer Raymond Cusick (episode four only) and director Christopher Barry, moderated by Toby Hadoke.

What Has ‘The Romans’ Ever Done For Us? (33:58) – actors, crew and historians look at both the reality and fantasy behind the story of ‘The Romans’ in this fascinating feature from Steve Broster. With actors William Russell, Kay Patrick, Barry Jackson, Anthony Andrews and Christopher Biggins, director Christopher Barry, designer Raymond Cusick, historian Dr. Mark Bradley, writer James Moran, Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury and 1960’s viewer Ian McLachlan. Narrated by John Bowe.

Roma Parva (2:31) – (Latin: 'Little Rome') Director Christopher Barry demonstrates the use of a model of the studio set in the planning of camera positions and moves during recording in this short feature from John Kelly.

Dennis Spooner – Wanna Write a Television Series? (17:45) – Robert Fairclough's first feature for the range looks at writer Dennis Spooner’s work on Doctor Who. With actors William Russell and Peter Purves, script editor Donald Tosh, writers Brian Clemens and Rob Shearman, and Spooner’s friend Jane Clemens. Narrated by Anna Hope.

Blue Peter (7:14) – The Blue Peter team hold a Roman banquet in the studio.

Girls! Girls! Girls! – The 1960’s (17:39) – an affectionate look back at the sixties Who-Girls from producer Robert Fairclough. With actors Carole Ann Ford, William Russell, Peter Purves, Anneke Wills, Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines, Jean Marsh and Honor Blackman, script editor Donald Tosh and director Christopher Barry. Narrated by Dona Croll.

In addition, the usual Photo Galleries, Coming Soon trailer, Radio Times Billings PDF, Programme subtitles and Subtitle Production Notes.

In a busy day for Who news, the range's commissioning editor Dan Hall has also confirmed in this interview at Doctor Who Online that another William Hartnell story, the six-part The Keys of Marinus from the show's first season, will likewise be released at some point during 2009, date and extras to be announced.

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The Restoration Team's April Doctor Who release is in and it's the fourth Doctor adventure, "Image of the Fendahl." As usual expect a region 1 release a couple of months later. Details of the release via DVD Times:

2 Entertain have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl on 6th April 2009 priced at £19.56 RRP. This four-part story starring Tom Baker as the fourth Doctor sees the Doctor encounter a legendary creature from his childhood fairytales – the Fendahl.

Extras include:
Commentary – With actors Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Wanda Ventham and Edward Arthur.
After Image – cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Louise Jameson, Edward Arthur, Wanda Ventham, script editor Anthony Read, visual effects designer Colin Mapson.
Deleted & Extended Scenes
Trailer
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon
Easter Egg
Radio Times Listings
Programme subtitles
Subtitle Production Notes