A series of luxurious limited edition Blu-Ray sets of classic Doctor Who
Alternate CGI effects and alternate audio tracks are not included in the totals. Entirely discrete episode edits (extended editions, or alternate restorations) are counted as bonus features under ‘Disc Length’ but not ‘Episode Length’.
Season 2 (4th December 2022)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Planet of Giants 3 1:13:42 3:07:39 The Dalek Invasion of Earth 6 2:28:51 5:22:57 The Rescue 2 0:49:54 3:09:10 The Romans 4 1:37:06 3:15:48 The Web Planet 6 2:26:53 4:39:08 The Crusade 4 1:37:15 [inc 2 reconstructions] 4:00:58 The Space Museum 4 1:31:37 2:05:57 The Chase 6 2:28:14 5:00:52 The Time Meddler 4 1:37:49 3:07:37 Total 39 15:51:21 33:50:06
Season 8 (8th March 2021)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Terror of the Autons 4 1:35:21 3:21:15 The Mind of Evil 6 2:27:20 [inc 24s restoration credits] 4:04:50 The Claws of Axos 4 1:37:33 6:02:42 [inc 2x alternate restorations] Colony in Space 6 2:26:15 3:29:00 Colony in Space [2011 DVD Restoration in SD] 4:00:22 [inc 6x alternate restorations] The Dæmons 5 2:02:04 4:18:52 The Dæmons [Bonus] 5:22:37 Bonus Disc 7:19:59 Total 25 10:08:33 37:59:37
Season 9 (20th March 2023)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Day of the Daleks 4 1:36:19 4:14:10 Day of the Daleks [Bonus] 3:50:21 [incl. 4 x special editions] The Curse of Peladon 4 1:37:57 6:06:31 [incl. 4 x alternate restorations] The Sea Devils 6 2:27:47 4:36:05 The Sea Devils [Bonus] 4:42:55 The Mutants 6 2:26:01 4:03:09 The Time Monster 6 2:27:50 3:36:26 The Time Monster [Bonus] 4:03:09 [incl. 5 x alternate restorations] Total 26 10:35:54 35:12:46
Season 10 (8th July 2019)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length The Three Doctors 4 1:38:41 4:06:29 Carnival of Monsters 4 1:38:15 3:32:50 Frontier in Space 6 2:24:03 5:38:09 Planet of the Daleks 6 2:21:10 4:41:34 The Green Death 6 2:34:26 6:42:38 Bonus Disc 6:15:05 Total 26 10:36:35 30:56:45
Season 12 (11th June 2018)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Robot 4 1:38:18 4:24:53 The Ark in Space 4 1:38:53 4:24:41 The Sontaran Experiment 2 0:49:33 5:44:04 Genesis of the Daleks 6 2:22:55 5:16:50 Revenge of the Cybermen 4 1:36:44 3:19:20 Bonus Disc 3:16:24 Total 20 8:06:23 26:26:12
Season 14 (4th May 2020)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length The Masque of Mandragora 4 1:38:43 4:25:44 The Hand of Fear 4 1:39:11 5:17:41 The Deadly Assassin 4 1:34:48 3:38:29 The Face of Evil 4 1:39:30 3:59:58 The Robots of Death 4 1:36:05 4:39:41 The Talons of Weng-Chiang 6 2:24:06 4:05:35 The Talons of Weng-Chiang Bonus Disc 3:50:51 Bonus Disc 2:43:30 Total 26 10:32:23 32:40:19
Season 15 (18th March 2024)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Horror of Fang Rock 4 1:35:32 3:52:27 The Invisible Enemy 4 1:33:07 3:34:32 Image of the Fendahl 4 1:34:25 3:56:01 The Sun Makers 4 1:40:00 2:24:59 Underworld 4 1:29:16 3:56:11 The Invasion of Time 6 2:29:52 4:29:29 Bonus Disc 4:01:10 Total 26 10:22:12 27:53:09
Season 17 (20th December 2021)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Destiny of the Daleks 4 1:40:03 5:19:05 City of Death 4 1:39:38 4:59:55 The Creature from the Pit 4 1:36:39 4:14:49 Nightmare of Eden 4 1:35:45 4:02:51 The Horns of Nimon 4 1:40:58 6:01:36 Shada 6 unbroadcast 2:31:38 (definitive 2021 edit) 5:07:16 Shada Bonus Disc 7:12:01 Total 26 incl. Shada10:44:41 31:38:28
Season 18 (18th March 2019)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length The Leisure Hive 4 1:27:14 3:44:10 Meglos 4 1:27:11 2:52:50 Full Circle 4 1:32:58 3:59:25 State of Decay 4 1:35:01 4:02:03 Warriors’ Gate 4 1:34:05 3:11:34 The Keeper of Traken 4 1:38:04 3:07:04 Logopolis 4 1:38:29 5:38:59 K9 & Company / Bonus Spin-off 0:50:00 4:29:44 Total 28 plus K9 & Company11:43:02 31:05:49
Season 19 (10th December 2018)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Castrovalva 4 1:36:24 6:55:45 Four to Doomsday 4 1:37:01 4:37:19 Kinda 4 1:38:49 3:38:41 The Visitation 4 1:36:43 4:01:13 Black Orchid 2 0:49:42 3:21:19 Earthshock 4 1:37:46 6:09:19 Time-Flight 4 1:38:05 6:44:31 Bonus Disc 2:43:32 Total 26 10:34:30 38:11:39
Season 20 (18th September 2023)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Arc of Infinity 4 1:38:33 4:57:09 Snakedance 4 1:38:12 4:39:31 Mawdryn Undead 4 1:37:48 4:50:58 Terminus 4 1:39:16 4:22:52 Enlightenment 4 1:38:02 5:23:11 The King’s Demons 2 0:49:46 7:03:41 The Five Doctors (TX Version) 1 feature-length (equivalent to 4) 1:30:29 5:14:08 The Five Doctors (40th Anniversary Edition) 8:05:50 The Five Doctors (Special Edition) 4:03:38 Total 23 incl. The Five Doctors (equivalent to 26)10:32:06 48:40:58
Season 22 (20th June 2022)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Attack of the Cybermen 2 1:28:50 5:16:45 Vengeance on Varos 2 1:29:31 3:18:45 Vengeance on Varos Extended Version 6:32:13 The Two Doctors 3 2:14:05 4:27:33 The Two Doctors Bonus Disc 6:53:53 The Mark of the Rani 2 1:29:39 4:54:45 Timelash 2 1:29:40 4:37:21 Revelation of the Daleks 2 1:30:04 5:40:53 Total 13 double-length (equivalent to 26)9:41:49 41:42:08
Season 23 (23rd September 2019)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Parts One – Four (The Mysterious Planet) 4 1:38:40 6:28:04 Parts Five – Eight (Mindwarp) 4 1:38:56 5:29:18 Parts Nine – Twelve (Terror of the Vervoids) 4 1:38:23 5:54:14 Pars Thirteen – Fourteen (The Ultimate Foe) 2 0:54:21 7:07:24 Bonus Disc 1 (Alternate One – Eight) 3:29:15 Bonus Disc 2 (Alternate Nine – Fourteen and more) 4:45:45 Total 14 5:50:20 26:06:36
Season 24 (28th June 2021)
Season Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Time and the Rani 4 1:38:30 7:12:03 Time and the Rani Extended Version 8:42:20 Paradise Towers 4 1:38:18 4:15:05 Paradise Towers Extended Version 8:53:16 Delta and the Bannermen 3 1:37:37 4:43:19 Delta and the Bannermen Extended Version 8:16:38 Dragonfire 3 1:13:15 8:19:00 Dragonfire Extended Version 3:50:28 Total 14 5:43:40 54:12:09
Season 26 (27th January 2020)
Episodes Episode Length Disc Length Battlefield [Broadcast and 2008 SE] 4 1:36:49 3:35:07 Battlefield [Bonuses inc 1998 VHS] 6:26:51 Ghost Light 3 1:12:58 7:50:41 The Curse of Fenric [Broadcast and 2003 SE] 4 1:37:16 4:04:41 The Curse of Fenric [Bonuses inc 1991 VHS] 5:57:25 Survival 3 1:12:59 6:46:01 Bonus Disc 4:17:24 Total 14 5:40:02 38:58:16
Grand Total (so far)
Seasons Episodes Episode Length Disc Length 15 346 episodes including The Five Doctors (1) and Shada (6, unbroadcast) 146h 43m 31s 535h 34m 57s
Analysis: Spine images
For these box-sets, at the top of the spine is a representation of the key art from the cover. There has been an unusual inconsistency between whether or not the montage of monsters is included on the spine, or not.
Notes are below; releases marked YES include the monsters, those marked NO do not…
Season Limited Edition Standard Edition Two No Eight No Yes Nine TBC Ten No Yes Twelve No (First release) Yes Fourteen No Yes Fifteen TBC Seventeen No TBC Eighteen No Yes Nineteen No No Twenty TBC Twenty-Two No Twenty-Three Yes Yes Twenty-Four No Twenty-Six No Yes
Analysis: Gaps between releases
Season Limited Gap (days) Standard Wait (days) Twelve 11/06/2018 31/05/2021 1085 Ninteen 10/12/2018 182 31/05/2021 903 Eighteen 18/03/2019 98 03/07/2021 838 Ten 08/07/2019 112 03/07/2021 726 Twenty-Three 23/09/2019 77 04/11/2021 773 Twenty-Six 27/01/2020 126 17/01/2022 721 Fourteen 04/05/2020 98 28/02/2022 665 Eight 08/03/2021 308 14/11/2022 616 Twenty-Four 28/06/2021 112 13/02/2023 595 Seventeen 20/12/2021 175 22/01/2024 763 Twenty-Two 20/06/2022 182 Expected June 2024 Two 04/12/2022 167 Nine 20/03/2023 106 Twenty 18/09/2023 182 Fifteen 18/03/2024 182 TBC Likely Summer 2024 Total : 15Average : 151 days, or 5 monthsAverage : 769 days, or 2 years
