This was the twelfth season released, on 4th December 2022 in the UK. It is scheduled to be reissued on 2nd December 2024 in standard packaging, with a shorter booklet.
Sources
Most episodes were sourced from 16mm stored field telerecordings recovered from BBC Ents in 1978.
The third part of Planet of the Giants exists as the 16mm film copy of the 35mm film used for broadcast, itself an edited copy of the black-and-white video recordings of the original episodes three and four.
The fifth part of The Dalek Invasion of Earth was sourced from the 35mm negative used to create the transmission print.
The first part of The Crusade exists as a damaged16mm film copy of the original black-and-white video recording, returned from Australia by film collector Bruce Grenville in January 1999. Peter Crocker put in significant work to cover up the damage for this release.
The Time Meddler’s first, third and fourth parts are edited 16mm film copies of the original black-and-white videotape recording, returned from a Nigerian broadcaster in January 1985. Cut sections from the first and third parts were reinstated from a transfer made in 1994 of a complete 16mm film copy of the episode then held by Ian Levine, having been acquired from a collector by Ian Sheward in 1981. A 12-second cut in episode four remains missing – it was simply absent on the DVD, and replaced here by a remounted film sequence.
As usual, most of the restorations began from the DVD masters, however The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Time Meddler were both ground-up restorations from newly-struck prints.
UK Release History
UK Release History
| VHS | VHS Art | DVD | DVD Art | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet of Giants | 14/1/02 | Uncredited [Black Sheep] | 20/8/12 | Lee Binding |
| The Dalek Invason of Earth | 7/5/90 | Uncredited [Alister Pearson] | 16/6/03 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Rescue | 5/9/94 | Andrew Skilleter | 23/2/09 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Romans | 5/9/94 | Andrew Skilleter | 23/2/09 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Web Planet | 10/9/90 | Uncredited [Alister Pearson] | 30/10/04 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Crusade | 1/7/99 | Uncredited [Black Sheep] | N/A | Clayton Hickman |
| The Space Museum | 1/7/99 | Uncredited [Black Sheep] | 1/3/10 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Chase | 6/9/93 | Andrew Skilleter | 1/3/10 | Clayton Hickman |
| The Time Meddler | 11/11/02 | Uncredited [Black Sheep] | 4/2/08 | Clayton Hickman |
| Also: The Hartnell Years contained The Crusade [3]; Lost in Time contained both surving parts of The Crusade. | 3/6/91 | Photographic | 1/11/04 | Clayton Hickman |
The Rescue and The Romans was paired up on both VHS and DVD. The Chase was paired with The Space Museum on DVD, and with Remembrance of the Daleks on VHS. The Time Meddler‘s VHS release was as part of The First Doctor collection. For more information and images see our VHS guide.
On DVD, The Dalek Invasion of Earth was also released as part of the October 2003 WH Smith exclusive Dalek Collector’s Edition set and in a similar set from Amazon in 2007.
Planet of Giants, The Space Museum and The Chase were released after a change in the BBC logo, and had reversable sleeves to match the rest of the range.
Three of the restored stories were issued as part of the Doctor Who DVD Files magazine (2009-14) across the following issues: 92: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (Aug 22nd 2012); 138: The Chase (Apr 16th 2014); and 150: The Time Meddler (October 1st 2014).
Summary
Information text by Matthew Kilburn (Planet of Giants, updating his own), Martin Wiggins (The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Web Planet, updating his own, The Crusade, new, and The Time Meddler, updating Richard Molesworth’s), William Arthur (The Rescue and The Romans, updating Richard Molesworth’s), James Cooray Smith (The Space Museum, updating his own) and Richard Bignell (The Chase, updating his own).
Behind the Sofa are:
- Maureen O’Brien, Peter Purves, Carol Ann Ford
- Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred
- Janet Fielding, Wendy Padbury, Sarah Sutton
There are no Behind the Sofa features for Planet of Giants, The Crusade or The Space Museum.
Arabic audio option for Planet of Giants (previously on DVD). New enhanced audio option (mainly focussed on the Dalek voices) available on The Dalek Invasion of Earth 2-6.
CGI options by Mike Tucker, Nick Sainton-Clark and Ian Simpson, from the original DVD, are available on The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
Audio navigation is provided by Peter Purves.
Disc Layout
With the exception of the audio commentaries, titles are as they appear on the menu screen (and in the same order), with explanatory information in square brackets.
The disc layout was previewed in Doctor Who Magazine 583 (released 13 October 2022, cover date November 2022) with the features listed out of order, and with alternate titles.
Disc 1: Planet of Giants (1:13:42)
Commentary by Clive Doig, Brian Hodgson, Sonia Markham and David Tilley (2011)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making the Reconstructions [Rediscovering The Urge to Live] | SD | 8:30 | Planet of Giants |
| Reconstruction: Crisis | SD | 28:04 | Planet of Giants |
| Reconstruction: The Urge to Live | SD | 24:34 | Planet of Giants |
| William Russell in Conversation | HD | 49:17 | New |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 3:32 | 3:22 SD version on original DVD |
Total disc contents: 3:07:39
- Coming Soon: Vengeance on Varos SE (from the original DVD) moved to to Season 22.
- The Lambert Tapes removed, expected to move to Season 1 or 3 (her first or last seasons)
- Suddenly Susan moved to Disc 2
Disc 2: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2:28:51)
Commentary by Richard Martin [1-6], Verity Lambert [1-4,6], William Russell [2,4-6], Carole Ann Ford [3-6], moderated by Gary Russell (2003)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updated Special Effects Compile | SD | 1:12 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Making-of Documentary [Future Memories] | SD | 45:24 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Behind the Sofa | HD | 32:52 | New |
| Design Featurette [Future Visions] | SD | 17:49 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Script to Screen | SD | 6:03 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Rehearsal Film | SD | 1:43 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Dalek Voices Featurette [Talking Daleks] | SD | 10:30 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| BBC Trailers [inc clip from 19.11.1964 edition of Gallery] | HD | 2:16 | 1:43 SD version on original DVD |
| Now and Then | SD | 6:59 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth |
| Carole Ann Ford Interview [Suddenly Susan] | SD | 15:19 | Planet of Giants |
| DVD Intro & Easter Eggs | SD | 2:25 | Compiled from five features on original DVD |
| Audio Archive [Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman] | Audio | 26:24 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth [27:49]* |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 3:55 | 3:46 SD version on original DVD |
| Coming Soon [The Rescue/The Romans] | SD | 1:15 | Full Circle, State of Decay, Warriors’ Gate |
* Whatever Happened to… Susan plays at a faster speed on BD, though the content is the same as DVD. It includes opening and closing continuties from BBC Radio 4, which are not included on the CDs Doctor Who at the BBC Vol 3, or The BBC Radio Episodes Collection.
Total disc contents: 5:22:57
- Blue Peter: Dalek cakes (from the original DVD) removed, perhaps held for Season 3, as the timing is more closely aligned with The Daleks’ Master Plan.
Disc 3: The Rescue (49:54)
Commentary by William Russell, Christopher Barry, Raymond Cusick, moderated by Toby Hadoke (2008)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making-of Documentary [Mounting the Rescue] | HD | 21:54 | The Rescue (SD) |
| Behind the Sofa | HD | 32:56 | New |
| Maureen O’Brien in Conversation | HD | 1:13:51 | New |
| The Storyteller [BD Trailer] | HD | 6:24 | New |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 4:11 | 8:13 SD version on original DVD |
Total disc contents: 3:09:10
- Coming Soon: Attack of the Cybermen (from the original DVD) removed, expected to move to Season 21.
Disc 4: The Romans (1:37:06)
Commentary by Nick Evans [1], Barry Jackson [1,2], William Russell [1-4], Christopher Barry [1-4], Raymond Cusick [4], moderated by Toby Hadoke (2008)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making-of Documentary [What Has The Romans Ever Done for Us?] | HD | 34:07 | The Romans (SD) |
| Behind the Sofa | HD | 33:11 | New |
| Model Featurette [Roma Parva] | SD | 2:34 | The Romans |
| Dennis Spooner Profile [Wanna Write a Television Series?] | SD | 17:47 | The Romans |
| Blue Peter [4.1.73 factual feature] | SD | 7:15 | The Romans |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 3:48 | 6:07 SD version on original DVD |
Total disc contents: 3:15:48
- Coming Soon: Attack of the Cybermen (from the original DVD) removed, expected to move to Season 21.
- Girls! Girls! Girls! The 1960s removed, could move to any other 1960s season.
Disc 5: The Web Planet (2:26:53)
Commentary by Verity Lambert [1-3,6], Richard Martin [1,2,4-6], William Russell [1,3,5,6], Martin Jarvis [4-6], moderated by Gary Russell (2005)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making-of Documentary | 37:51 | SD | The Web Planet |
| Behind the Sofa [Tales of Isop] | 31:41 | HD | New |
| Audio Archive [The Lair of Zarbi Supremo] | 56:46 | Audio | The Web Planet |
| Studio Clock | 0:25 | HD | New |
| Photo Gallery | 5:32 | HD | 6:45 SD version on original DVD |
Total disc contents: 4:39:08
- Give a Show Slides (from the original DVD) were partly replicated on the DVD and BD of The Chase, so removed here.
- Spanish audio for the sixth episode, a special feature on DVD, could not be cleared for release on BD.
Disc 6: The Crusade (2 episodes missing) (1:37:15)
Note: “Play All” provides the options to play existing episodes only, play with William Russell links, or play with reconstructions. The total time above is based on the episodes plus reconstructions.
The William Russell links are – as they were on the Lost in Time DVD – missing the end credits that appeared on the VHS version.
Commentary [1] by Bruce Grenville, Neil Lambess, Paul Scoones and Steve Roberts (2021)
Commentary [3] by Julian Glover and Gary Russell (2004)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Russell Links | SD | 5:20 | The Crusade VHS / Lost in Time DVD |
| Sylvester McCoy Links | SD | 0:52 | The Hartnell Years VHS |
| Looking for David | HD | 1:00:55 | New |
| The Panopticon Archive [Carol Ann Ford and Jacqueline Hill 06.04.85] | SD | 57:14 | New |
| Studio Clock [3] | HD | 0:28 | Lost in Time (Easter Egg) (SD) |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 7:10 | New |
| Telesnaps Gallery | HD | 5:06 4:46 | New |
| Coming Soon [The Space Museum/The Chase] | SD | 1:52 | The Masque of Mandragora |
Total disc content: 4:00:58
Disc 7: The Space Museum (1:31:37)
Commentary by Maureen O’Brien, Glyn Jones, William Russell [1,3,4], moderated by Peter Purves (2009)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defending the Museum | SD | 9:29 | The Space Museum |
| Collectibles Documentary [Part 1: The 1960s] | HD | 22:07 | New |
| BBC Continuity | HD | 0:10 | New |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 2:34 | 4:26 SD version on original DVD |
Total disc content: 2:05:57
- Coming Soon: Myths and Legends (The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon) from the original DVD removed, and was not moved to Seasons 9, 15 or 17
- A Holiday for the Doctor removed – new placement unknown but likely another 60s set
Disc 8: The Chase (2:28:14)
Commentary by Maureen O’Brien [1-2,4-6], William Russell [1-2,5-6] Richard Martin [1,3-6], moderated by Peter Purves (2009)
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Making-of Featurette [The Thrill of the Chase] | SD | 10:26 | The Chase |
| Behind the Sofa | HD | 31:13 | New |
| Ian & Barbara Featurette [Last Stop White City] | SD | 13:16 | The Chase |
| Mechonoids Featurette | SD | 2:50 | The Chase [Easter egg] |
| Daleks Beyond the Screen | SD | 21:57 | The Chase |
| Daleks Conquer and Destroy | SD | 22:39 | The Chase |
| Give-A-Show Slides | SD | 12:15 | The Chase (two stories had also been on The Web Planet) |
| Mary Celeste Featurette | SD | 18:03 | The Carnival of Monsters: SE |
| The Wayne & Shuster Show [4.9.65 Hello Dalek! sketch] | SD | 14:06 | New |
| Photo Gallery | HD | 4:48 | 5:09 SD version on original DVD |
| Coming Soon [The Time Meddler] | SD | 1:05 | Beneath the Surface [Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils, Warriors of the Deep] |
Total disc contents: 5:00:52
- Coming Soon: Myths and Legends (The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon) from the original DVD removed, and was not moved to Seasons 9, 15 or 17
- Cusick in Cardiff removed, unknown where this could fit.
- Two features about Shawcraft removed: Shawcraft – The Original Monster Makers, and Follow that Dalek; suggested to go with the first Dalek serial.
- Daleks Beyond the Screen was not mentioned in the DWM preview.
Disc 9: The Time Meddler (1:37:49)
Commentary byVerity Lambert, Peter Purves, Donald Tosh, Barry Newbery, moderated by Clayton Hickman
| Format | Length | Original DVD Source & Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the Sofa | HD | 30:16 | New |
| Restoration Featurette | SD | 4:54 | The Time Meddler |
| The Lost 12 Seconds | SD | 1:05 | The Time Meddler |
| Season 2 Documentary [Flight Through Eternity] | HD | 46:10 | New |
| BBC Trails & Continuities | SD | 3:12 | New |
| Photo Gallery | SD | 3:12 | 2:39 SD version on original DVD |
| Coming Soon [Galaxy 4 animation] | HD | 0:59 | Online |
Total disc contents: 3:07:37
- Coming Soon: The Five Doctors SE (from the original DVD) moved to Season 20.
- Verity Lambert obituary and photo gallery removed, possibly to move to Seasons 1 or 3.
- Stripped for Action: The First Doctor removed, expected on Season 4.
PDF Material
Radio Times material originally appeared on Planet of Giants, The Rescue, The Romans, The Space Museum, The Chase and The Space Museum. Set designs originally appeared on Planet of Giants and The Rescue. The 1965 annual was originally on The Web Planet.
The BBC Enterprises Sales Promotion Brochure (Disc 1) was not mentioned in the DWM preview.
Errata
John Bay is miscredited as John Ray in the third and fourth parts of The Crusade, and Tutte Lemkow as Tutte Kemkow in the fourth part.
