Series Nine and Ten are unlike those listed in the sections covering Eccleston, Tennant and Smith, in that they were released simultaneously with the original DVD and BD releases of these seasons. Series Eight was released as part of the ongoing range of re-releases.
Series Eight | April 2021 | Sophie Cowdrey |
Series Nine | March 2016 (Amazon exclusive) | Alice X Zhang |
Series Ten | July 2017 | Alice X Zhang |
Release History
Series Nine included the Christmas specials Last Christmas and The Husbands of River Song. Series Ten included The Return of Doctor Mysterio, but not Twice Upon a Time (which, to this day, has not been released in a season box set, only as part of the US exclusive Complete Peter Capaldi Years).
Series Eight
- Sep 2014: Deep Breath standalone DVD and BD with some bonuses: a cinema intro, behind the scenes feature and Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor. The US version featured a unique extra bonus, The Real History of Science Fiction: Time.
- Nov 2014: Series 8 complete box set released on DVD and BD; of the bonuses on Deep Breath, only the behind the scenes feature carried over.
Series Nine
- Jan 2015: Last Christmas vanilla release on DVD and BD.
- Nov 2015: Series 9, Part 1, containing 6 episodes and 3x ‘Doctor Who Extra’ features released on DVD and BD.
- Nov 2015: The 10 Christmas Specials, containing all the Christmas episodes to Last Christmas and an exclusive bonus, released on DVD and BD.
- Jan 2016: Series 9, Part 2, containing 6 episodes and 3x ‘Doctor Who Extra’ features released on DVD and BD.
- Jan 2016: The Husbands of River Song standalone release on DVD and BD with trailer, ‘The Adventures of River Song’ and ‘Doctor Who Extra’ released on DVD and BD.
- Mar 2016: Complete Series 9 released on DVD, BD and Amazon-exclusive steelbook BD, containing all above bonuses (except the exclusive from The 10 Christmas Specials) and more.
Series Ten
- Jan 2017: The Return of Doctor Mysterio standalone release on DVD and BD with ‘A New Kind of Hero’ and ‘Doctor Who Extra’ features.
- May 2017: Series 10, Part 1, containing 9x ‘Inside Look’ features released on DVD and BD.
- Jul 2017: Series 10, Part 2, containing 6x ‘Inside Look’ features released on DVD and BD.
- Jul 2017: Complete Series 10 released on DVD, BD and steelbook BD (with free postcards), containing all above bonuses and more.
- Jan 2018: Twice Upon a Time standalone release on DVD and BD, with several bonuses.
- Sep 2018: Twice Upon a Time released upscaled on UHD BD, with the Jan 2018 release included as a bonus disc
And Also…
- Sep 2015: US RELEASE of an omnibus 104:55 version of Dark Water/Death in Heaven converted to 3D, with two bonuses (The Doctor’s Medidation, 6:39, which also appeared on the Series 9 set, and a 42:12 interview with Capaldi and Coleman conducted by Wil Wheaton which appeared on the Series 9 set in a slightly diferent format). The 3D Blu-ray was also playable on standard Blu-Ray players, and the set included a DVD copy of the same content.
- Feb 2018: US RELEASE of The Complete Peter Capaldi Years, BD set with an exclusive extra disc containing The Fires of Pompeii, Series 8 deleted scenes, 2017 San Diego Comic Con panel, The Finale Concert and The End of an Era. The panel and, and End of an Era, were on the Twice Upon a Time standalone release.
The Twice Upon a Time UHD was slowed from its native 1080p25 to 2160p24, and pitch-corrected.
Disc Layout
Series Nine came with a booklet of production facts, but no disc contents sheet, although the discs themselves had the episode titles printed on them. Series Ten had no internal paperwork, and nothing printed on the discs indicating any of the content. Series Eight, released later, came with a single sheet detailing the contents.
Series Eight, Disc 1
- Deep Breath (76:29)
- Into the Dalek (46:49) [Phil Ford, Ben Wheatley]
- Robot of Sherwood (46:18) [Paul Murphy]
Series Eight, Disc 2
- Listen (47:53)
- Time Heist (45:24)
- The Caretaker (45:17) [Paul Murphy, Kate Walshe, Peter Hawkins]
- Kill the Moon (45:04) [Scott Bates, Paul Wilmshurst]
Series Eight, Disc 3
- Mummy on the Orient Express (46:34)
- Flatline (43:19)
- In the Forest of the Night (45:16)
Bonus: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord (43:06)
Series Eight, Disc 4
- Dark Water (46:25)
- Death in Heaven (56:41)
Bonuses: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (45:28), Inside the New TARDIS (1:54), Foxes – Don’t Stop Me Now Music Video (3:20), Casting Peter Capaldi (2:08) Writing the New Series (2:19), What is Doctor Who (2:l5), Why Watch Series 8? (1:54)
Series Eight, Disc 5
- Behind the Scenes 1 (11:02)
- Behind the Scenes 2 (11:09)
- Behind the Scenes 3 (12:40)
- Behind the Scenes 4 (10:55)
- Behind the Scenes 5 (10:51)
- Behind the Scenes 6 (10:32)
- Behind the Scenes 7 (10:09)
- Behind the Scenes 8 (10:29)
- Behind the Scenes 9 (10:46)
- Behind the Scenes 10 (10:22)
- Behind the Scenes 11 (10:52)
- Behind the Scenes 12 (14:16)
Deep Breath Q&A (28:24), Earth Conquest: The World Tour, (46:43), Trailer: Eyes (0:16), Trailer: Two Hearts (0:16)
Series Nine, Disc 1
- Last Christmas (60:16) [Paul Wilmshurst, Paul Frift]
- 1: The Magician’s Apprentice (46:20)
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra: Last Christmas (13:27), Series 8 Recap (3:41), Prologue (1:57), Series 9 Prequel (6:16), Series 9 Trailer (1:32), Trailer [1] (0:21)
Total Disc Contents: 2:13:50
Series Nine, Disc 2
- 2: The Witch’s Familiar (47:49)
- 3: Under the Lake (43:20) [Derek Ritchie, Toby Whithouse, Sophie Stone]
- 4: Before the Flood (42:24) [Derek Ritchie, Toby Whithouse, Sophie Stone]
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra [1/2] (5:56), Doctor Who Extra [3/4] (8:23), Dalek Devotion (5:50), Trailers [2-4] (0:22 x3)
Total Disc Contents: 2:34:48
Series Nine, Disc 3
- 5: The Girl Who Died (45:42)
- 6: The Woman Who Lived (45:37) [Derek Ritchie, Maisie Williams]
- 7: The Zygon Invasion (45:27)
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra [5/6] (8:27), Fan Show Finest (15:29), Trailers [5-7] (0:22 x3)
Total Disc Contents: 2:41:48
Series Nine, Disc 4
- 8: The Zygon Inversion (46:15)
- 9: Sleep No More (45:05) [Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith]
- 10: Face the Raven (46:52)
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra [7/8] (8:19), Doctor Who Extra [9] (6:57), Doctor Who Extra [10] (6:49), Writing Who Episode 10 (13:57), Trailers [8-10] (0:22, 0:22, 0:32)
Total Disc Contents: 2:55:30
Series Nine, Disc 5
- 11: Heaven Sent (54:04)
- 12: Hell Bent (1:00:28)
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra [11/12] (13:10), Clara’s Journey, (18:22).Wil Wheaton Interviews Capaldi/Coleman (40:29), Trailers [11/12] (0:22, 0:32)
Total Disc Contents: 3:07:27
Series Nine, Disc 6
- The Husbands of River Song (56:08)
Bonuses: The Adventures of River Song (9:36), Doctor Who Extra (19:23), The Husbands of River Song Trailer (0:32), Sublime Online (The Best of Social Moments) (21:50), San Diego Comic-Con Panel 2015 (59:18), Deleted Scenes (25:17)
Total Disc Contents: 3:12:04
Series Ten, Disc 1
- The Return of Doctor Mysterio (60:24)
- 1: The Pilot (49:45) [Pearl Mackie, Steven Moffat]
Bonuses: Doctor Who Extra (24:44), The Doctor: A New Kind of Hero (6:49), Inside Look [1] (3:02), Becoming the Companion (13:55), Out of This World (10:21)
Series Ten, Disc 2
- 2: Smile (45:40)
- 3: Thin Ice (44:13)
- 4: Knock Knock (44:32) [Bill Anderson, Mike Bartlett]
Bonuses: Inside Look [2-4] (2:13, 2:34, 2:30), 🙂 (11:43), Who’s There (12:43)
Series Ten, Disc 3
- 5: Oxygen (44:47) [Jamie Matheson, Matt Lucas, Pearl Mackie]
- 6: Extremis (48:48)
- 7: The Pyramid at the End of the World (46:09)
Bonuses: Inside Look [5-7] (2:30, 2:31, 2:53)
Series Ten, Disc 4
- 8: The Lie of the Land (44:42)
- 9: Empress of Mars (43:45)
- 10: The Eaters of Light (42:23)
Bonuses: Inside Look [8-10] (2:20, 2:13, 2:48), Rona Munro: A Modern Classic (10:36)
Series Ten, Disc 5
- 11: World Enough and Time (45:34)
- 12: The Doctor Falls (60:31)
Bonuses: Inside Look [11-12] (2:17, 2:55), The Finale Falls (19:37), The Finale Countdown (36:53), Deleted Scenes (15:29)
Series Ten, Disc 6: The Fan Show [Bonus Disc]
- Episode 1 (16:12)
- Episode 2 (15:43)
- Episode 3 (15:10)
- Episode 4 (16:14)
- Episode 5 (17:07)
- Episode 6 (15:03)
- Episode 7 (13:05)
- Episode 8 (15:05)
- Episode 9 (27:47)
- Episode 10 (15:26)
- Episode 11 (16:49)
- Episode 12 (23:33)
Twice Upon a Time
Never released as part of a steelbook, this single-disc DVD, BD and UHD (UHD packaged with the BD as a bonus) contains the episode itself, along with a handful of bonuses.
Extra Extras
The following bonuses were not included in the UK BD releases of the full Capaldi seasons (all releases are BD and DVD unless stated):
The Real History of Science Fiction: Time | US standalone release of Deep Breath |
Cybermen Origins | The Cybermen US compilation |
Dalek Origins | The Daleks US compilation |
Introductions to Rose, Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, The Vampires of Venice and The Rings of Akhaten by Peter Capaldi | BitTorrent bundle from 2015, and released in Italy on DVD |
Ten Christmases | The 10 Christmas Specials |
New Nightmares in Time and Space | The Weeping Angels US compilation |
Doctor Who Extra: Twice Upon a Time | Standalone release of TUAT |
The End of an Era | Standalone release of TUAT US complete Capaldi set |
San Diego Comic Con 2017 | Standalone release of TUAT US complete Capaldi set |
The Fires of Pompeii | US complete Capaldi set |
Series 8 Deleted Scenes | US complete Capaldi set |
The Finale Concert | US complete Capaldi set |