23
JANURAY 2006 | CLASSIC
SERIES | GENESIS OF THE DALEKS and INFERNO
BBC
DVD and 2
ENTERTAIN VIDEO have announced the release dates
for CLASSIC SERIES stories Tom Baker's 1975 GENESIS OF THE DALEKS and
Jon Pertwee's 1971 INFERNO.
GENESIS OF
THE DALEKS27
March 2006 (2 discs)
The Time Lords send the Doctor, Harry and Sarah to the planet Skaro to prevent
the birth of the Daleks. Hunted on a war-torn world, they become the prisoner
of Davros, a crippled scientist who has developed a "travel machine" to house
the creature into which the Kaled people will eventually mutate. These travel
machines are destined to become Daleks -an anagram of the name of the Kaled race.
The Doctor helps to lead a revolt of Kaled scientists, themselves horrified by
what Davros is doing.
INFERNO 29
May 2006
Top secret drilling project "Inferno" runs into crisis when leaking liquid from
the pipes tranforms its victims into Primords- vicius primeval apes. The Doctor
is transported into a parallel world where the Inferno project is about to destroy
the planet. He must return to thwart the power-crazed Professor Stahlman, who
has now become a full Primord.
See far right for more details of 2006 release.
10
AUGUST 2005 | CLASSIC
SERIES | THE WEB PLANET DVD
The BBC SHOP has
confirmed that THE WEB PLANET will the September (5th) 2005
DVD release. Final-ish cover shown.
In 2004, eyeofhorus.org.uk's
Source indicated that this would be release "sooner rather than later".
This Source indicates that, following the release of the 'beginning' boxset in
January, the next Hartnell DVD will be THE CHASE in 2007.
The DVD EXTRAS include:
Studio commentary with Verity Lambert (Producer),
Richard Martin (Director) and William Russell (Actor - played Ian Chesterton)
and Martin Jarvis (Actor - played Hilio)
The making of THE WEB PLANET -
Tales of Isop
Interviews with Maureen O'Brien, Sonia Markham,
John Wood
THE LAIR OF ZARBI SUPREMO a reading by William
Russell of the short story from the first DOCTOR WHO annual
An alternate soundtrack in Spanish for episode
six
Easter egg, production notes, photographic gallery
A strange power drain forces the TARDIS to materialise
on the Planet Vortis.
18
JUNE 2005 | NEW
SERIES | THIRD VOLUME sleeve
The
cover for 1 August 2005 release, DOCTOR
WHO NEW SERIES VOLUME 3 has
been released, and stunning it is too!
As a reminder, here are
details:
No extras!
Four episodes: THE
LONG GAME,
FATHER'S DAY, THE
EMPTY CHILD and THE
DOCTOR DANCES
Stunning menu graphics - worth buying just for those!
RRP £15.99 but can be purchased from PLAY.COM £10.99
- see link at the bottom of this page.
SEE EXTRA INFORMATION »
18
JUNE 2005 | CLASSIC
SERIES | REVELATION OF THE DALEKS
The
cover for 11 July 2005 release, DOCTOR
WHO REVELATION OF THE DALEKS has been released.
As a reminder, here are
details:
Audio commentary featuring Graham Harper (Director), Eric Saward (Writer),
Nicola Bryant (Actress, Peri) and Terry Molloy (Actor, Davros)
Isolated music score
All-new CGI effects
Documentary short: 'Revelation Exhumed'
In studio featurette
Deleted scenes + Continuity
Photo gallery + Production notes + Easter egg
Interactive menus + Scene selection
RRP £19.99 but can be purchased from PLAY.COM £13.99
- see link at the bottom of this page.
SEE EXTRA INFORMATION »
26
MAY 2005 | NEW
SERIES | SERIES 1 Volume 2
The
Dalek is back. Quick, the sofa!
The second volume from DOCTOR
WHO SERIES 1 is released on DVD
on 13 June.
The single disc (132 minutes - Certificate 12)
contains another three episodes from the hit BBC1 show (it's great saying that...):
ALIENS OF LONDON
WORLD WAR THREE
DALEK
The Doctor (played superbly by Christopher Eccleston)
and Rose (stunningly acted by Billie Piper - a joy to watch) encounter an alien
pig, nine-foot tall green creatures called Slitheen, and a solitary Dalek waiting
for orders.
The stories are both witty and scary, action-packed
and thought-provoking, but the essence of DOCTOR WHO remain as strong as ever.
Volume 2 menu images - click right.
16
MAY 2005 | NEW
SERIES | SERIES 1 Volume 1
The
BBC could not have wished for a more stunning start toDOCTOR
WHOthan the three
episodes featured onDOCTOR WHO SERIES
1 VOLUME 1DVD release (16 May 2005).
After a gap of 14 years, DOCTOR
WHO crashes onto
the screen with Russell T Davies' 'tour de force', ROSE.
It is a perfectly constructed story that introduces and explains everything
you need to know - Who is the Doctor, Whos is Rose, why a blue Police Box is
bigger on the inside, and why window-shop display mannequins are coming alive.Fantastic.And then the journey begins through time and
space, as the Doctor and Rose materialise on Platform 1 to witness the final
seconds of an exploding Earth. Stunning special effects (worthy of a movie blockbuster),
lavishly designed aliens (including a spitting blue, podgy alien called Moxx
of Balhoon), heart-wrenching dialogue that reveals that the Doctor's home planet
has been atomised to dust, and action that that leaves you breathless. THE
END OF THE WORLD is a remarkable piece of British drama.
The final episode is THE
UNQUIET DEAD. A period
piece, set in 1869, in which the time travellers meet gaseous creatures called
the Gelth (who are seeking refuge after the great Time War) and author Charles
Dickens (exquisitely played by Simon Callow). A dark, often gruesome, story
that needs parental guidance if young children are watching.
11
APRIL 2005 | DVD
| 2006 SPECIAL CLASSIC SERIES BOXSET
The CLASSIC SERIES
of DOCTOR WHO is not to be ignored
amid the marketing campaigns for the NEW SERIES. Following the 25 April release
of THE
CLAWS OF AXOS, BBC DVD will be releasing (provisionally) REVELATION
FO THE DALEKS, THE WEB PLANET (these two potential releases were first
identified on EOH last year) and THE
CITY OF DEATH (which we didn't). However, to placate CLASSIC
SERIES fans, BBC DVD
are planning to release a boxset of classic episodes in 2006. Content? We don't
do guesses. 16
April - The boxset (initially to be titled, DOCTOR
WHO - THE BEGINNING) will include
the remastered stories, AN UNEARTHLY
CHILD, THE DALEKS and EDGE
OF DESTRUCTION.
Last year, EOH Sources indicated that THE
DALEKS would be released toward to
the end of 2004 (which, obviously, didn't happen...); this would have acted as
an introduction to new fans awaiting the NEW SERIES.
Other releases: Again, last year, EOH Sources
indicated that 'rights clearance' were approved for THE
WEB PLANET, REVELATION
OF THE DALEKS, FRONTIOS and SURVIVAL.
The later two will be released in 2006, along with Troughton's THE
INVASION or THE
ICE WARRIORS.
3
APRIL 2005 | NEW
SERIES | SERIES ONE DVD BOXSET
7
April 2005 - DOCTOR WHO SERIES ONE boxset package added. 7
April 2005 - The
interior shot of the TARDIS
package has been published. Released
on the 16 May, the BBC SHOP has released the cover for DOCTOR
WHO - SERIES ONE Volume 1 dvd set.The first volume contains
basic content (i.e. no extras. The December TARDIS-styled Series One DVD Boxset
will have ALL the Extras!) for the first three episodes starring Billie Piper
as Rose Tyler. Duration 135 minutes.
Christopher Eccleston's Doctor is wise and funny,
cheeky and brave. An alien and a loner (it's difficult keeping up with friends
when your day job involves flitting through time and space), his detached logic
gives him a vital edge when the world's in danger. But when it comes to human
relationships, he can be found wanting. That's why he needs new assistant Rose.
Rose is a shop-girl from the present day. From the moment they meet, the Doctor
and Rose are soulmates.
They understand and complement each other. As they travel together through time,
encountering new adversaries, the Doctor shows her things beyond imagination.
She starts out as an innocent, unfettered by worldly concerns. But she ends up
an adventurer who, by the end of the series, can never go home again...
Volume 2 will be released
13 June, and will contain FOUR episodes (ALIENS OF LONDON, DALEK and THE
LONG GAME). Duration 180 minutes.
23
MARCH
2005 | CLASSIC
SERIES | CITY OF DEATH DVD
Confirmed
by 2ENERTAIN (via DR-WHO ONLINE),
a CLASSIC SERIES story, CITY OF DEATH will
be scheduled for November 2005 release. It was re-released (and re-packaged)
in 2001 in the VHS format. CITY
OF DEATH stars Tom Baker and Romana, guest starring Julian Glover as Count
Scarlioni/Scaroth, John Cleese & Eleanor Bron as Art Gallery Visitors. The story
had the honour of being the first to be filmed outside the UK (in Paris) and
had the highest UK TV Viewers Rating of 16.1 million viewers (primarily due to
a strike at ITV) No details of EXTRAS but expect an interview with
(now) veteran and highly respected actor, Julian Glover.The story was written by Douglas Adams and Graham
Williams under the BBC approved pseudonym of David Agnew.
EOH expected REVELATION
OF THE DALEKS and SURVIVAL to be
released this year. It seems that these two DVDs will be postponed due to the
release of the NEWS SERIES on
DVD.
SEE EXTRA INFORMATION »
News Source
DR-WHO
ONLINE
12
MARCH
2005 | NEW
SERIES | DVD BOXSET
BBC
i's William Gallagher reports that "plans are well underway for
the DVD release" with The Restoration team involved with the product and "it
promises to be superb.
EOH expects that the 30-minute segment, DOCTOR WHO
CONFIDENTIAL will be included in the boxset. Boxset as opposed to single
releases in order to reach a 'family market'.
SEE EXTRA INFORMATION »
1
MARCH 2005 | CLASSIC
SERIES | THE CLAWS OF AXOS
The
cover for the 25 April 2005 release, THE
CLAWS OF AXOS has been released, and, as revealed by EOH last month, the
design features Roger Delgado as the Master.As a reminder, here are
EXTRAS details:
Commentary
track (Katy Manning, Richard Franklin and Barry Letts)
Photo
gallery and Production subtitles
Out
takes/deleted scenes
NOW
AND THEN - a featurette about the Dungeoness location, with Katy Manning
Interview
with Director, Michael Ferguson
WHO
WAS DOCTOR AXON? - a featurette detailing the task of updating the 'master
copy' for DVD release.
A 30-minute
compilation of VAMPIRE FROM SPACE studio material, including
all the Roger Delgado footage and some extended and deleted scenes
SEE EXTRA INFORMATION »
3
NOVEMBER 2004 | CLASSIC
SERIES | HORROR OF FANG ROCK
Not
only is the DVD release of HORROR OF FANG ROCK welcome for January
2005 but the release features the highly professional input of longtime DOCTOR
WHO fan and video Producer, Keith Barnfather of REELTIME PRODUCTIONS.
Barnfather,
now as 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO, is involved with the extras for FANG ROCK.
Louise
Jameson leads the studio commentary alongside Terrance Dicks and John Abbott
(Vince). Currently standing at 59M 39sec, the extras are listed on the BBFC website:
HORROR
OF FANG ROCK STORYBOARD
THE
ANTIQUE DOCTOR WHO SHOW - a five-minute piece on collecting merchandise
broadcast in November 1993
TERRANCE
DICKS: FACT & FICTION - a documentary about the valuable contribution
to DOCTOR WHO
PADDY
RUSSELL: A LIFE IN TELEVISION - a
short documentary chronicling he career as a Director
