The Doctor defeats the Master's plans to hold the Universe to random, but at a high cost to himself - plummeting from the Pharos Project radio telescope, the Doctor regenerates. The time travellers escape the Master's clutches, but the Doctor regenerates. The time travellers escape the Master's clutches, but the Doctor's regeneration is failing, and Adric goes missing the depths of the TARDIS. Only Nyssa and Tegan can save the day, steering the timeship towards the city of Castrovalva, renowned for its healing powers. But evil lurks at the heart of this rural paradise...

-- from the DVD release, 2007

Episode timings on DVD: 24'17", 24'15", 23'38", 24'12"
Episode timings on PasC: 24'14", 24'13", 23'35", 24'12"

 

Swap Shop - Peter Davison

Blue Peter - Peter Davison
 

Directing Castrovalva (11'19")
Fiona Cumming explains how she came to work on Doctor Who, that Davison had already worked on several stories, her aims with the story, Davison's mimicing of prior Doctors, the cast's talents, lack of rehearsals before filming, the locations, Matthew Waterhouse getting drunk, touring inside the TARDIS, the Master's TARDIS and the challenges of putting Escher on screen.
Produced by Paul Vanezis
Produced and Directed by Steve Broster
(C) 2007 2entertain

 

Being Doctor Who (13'31")
Peter Davison talks about being cast, following Tom Baker, the lack of backstory for the character, the costume design, the celery, his perceived overacting, rehearsals, feeling he was too young to be the Doctor, limiting himself to three years for any show at that point (but being tempted by a fourth), the high quality of The Caves of Androzani, his final decision to leave, advice to Colin Baker and recording with little rehearsal.
Camera: Steve Broster
Colourist: Jonathan Wood
Producer: Paul Vanezis
2entertain (C) 2007
 

The Crowded TARDIS (11'25")
Discussion of the choice to have three companions for the early Davison stories. Christopher H Bidmead explains why so many changes happened at once while Tom Baker complains that the characters were wasted. Bidmead and Peter Davison talk about Tegan and Sarah Sutton talks about Nyssa. Sutton also compares Davison's acting style to Baker's. John Black describes the change that having multiple companions emphasised. Sutton discusses the problems that having so many companions brought and Davison the problems Tegan brought.
Crowding the TARDIS were Tom Baker, Christopher H Bidmead, John Black, Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton
Narrator: George Williams
Camera: Une Herzer
Sound: Angus Anderson
Colourist: Jonathan Wood
With thanks to Richard Molesworth, Paul Reeks
Produced by Paul Vanezis
Produced and Directed by Steve Broster
(c) 2007 2entertain
 

Deleted Scenes (1'24")
Two short sequences discovered on the film trims while remastering this story.
 

Continuities and Trailers

Theme Music Video
A remix of the theme tune, backed with clips from the credits. This was meant to feature in 5.1 but due to an error, only the stereo mix was included.

Photo Gallery (5'15")
70 colour photos from the making of this story.
With thanks to BBC Photographic Library, Derek Handley
(C) 2006 2entertain

Doctor Who Annual, Radio Times Listings, Season 18 Overseas Brochure
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Information Text

Easter Egg
Click left from Audio Options.

Commentary
With Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and Fiona Cumming.

Isolated Music
The full score for this serial.