May 14th, 2011
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Earth Story Awakening / The Gunfighters DVD
Doctor Who Earth Story Awakening / The Gunfighters DVD
Awakening: Peter Davison
The Tardis has brought the Doctor Tegan and Turlough to the English country village of Little Hodcombe in 1984 where an alien war machine, the Malus, is affecting its inhabitants.
A re-enactment of a civil war battle becomes dangerously real as the Malus gather sufficient psychic energy to re-awake.
The Gunfighters: Starring William Hartnell
The Tardis arrives in the town of Tombstone in the Wild West and the Doctor, having hurt a touch on one of Cyril’s sweets, decides he must visit a dentist.
The local dentist is Doc Holliday, currently engaged in a feud with the Clanton family. Lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson are meanwhile doing their best to keep the peace.
*Restored and re-mastered commentaries with cast and crew documentaries
*Photo Gallery
*Coming Soon Trailer
Original VHS cover and information
The TARDIS has brought the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough to the picture-postcard English village of Little Hodcombe. Tegan has come to visit her grandfather – well-known local historian Andrew Verney – but he seems to be missing.
The residents of Little Hodcombe, led by the obsessive Sir George Hutchinson, are playing a vicious war game – an exact recreation of a battle of the English Civil War fought there in 1643.
As each of the TARDIS crew witnesses a terrifying apparition from the past, the Doctor realises that he faces a far greater menace than the unstable Hutchinson. An ancient and alien force for evil is at work – one which will glory in the slaughter of them all…
Originally transmitted 19 – 20th January 1984. Produced by John Nathan-Turner. Directed by Michael Owen Morris.
The Gun Fighters starring Williams Hartnell
by Donald Cotton
The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. The Doctor, suffering from toothache, seeks out the local dentist-the notorious Doc Holliday. Meanwhile, Steven and Dodo decide to explore the town, and soon find themselves in the Last Chance Saloon…
Tensions are running high between the feuding Clanton family and Doc Holliday, whilst the local lawman, Wyatt Earp, struggles to keep the peace. When legendary gunman Johnny Ringo comes to town, events start to escalate…
Can the Doctor, Steven and Dodo do anything to stop the situation getting any worse? Or will there be a gunfight at the OK Corral?
This story was broadcast on BBC 7 between 30 April -21 May 1966.
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King of the weevils
August 10th, 2011 - 4:23amI have this but I still need to watch it I have quite a few classic DVDs at home yet I still need to watch the. Watched the beneath the surface though! Pretty good apart from warriors of the deep!
jordan
July 8th, 2011 - 1:20pmi got this box set my fav is the Awakening is good one
McGann is the Doctor.
July 6th, 2011 - 12:41amAgreed, I want the Awakening, much as I love it, Im not paying for a DVD boxset that contains soeo ld William Hartnell story I have no intention of paying for. Gan have to ebay this one 😉
john reid
June 10th, 2011 - 7:22pmI want to see the kamelion outtake from the awakening, paradise towers should have a good documentary as to me it was the beginning of Sylv’s era, as time/rani was really wrote for colin.
someone
June 6th, 2011 - 6:11pmBooBoo you may want to add an article about the announcement that the reign of terror will contain animated episodes. There is also sample pictures online.
booboo
June 6th, 2011 - 7:10pmyes when i get back, i dont have everything to hand where i am
gordon
June 6th, 2011 - 11:43pmIve posted links to the test pics on the reign of terror dvd page. Its listed in he comments
gordon
June 7th, 2011 - 12:08amYou might also want to create dvd pages for the following stories as doctor who magazine issue 434 listed them for release in 2012 and are also listed in wikepidia for 2012
Sensorites
planet of giants
Krotons
Death to the Daleks
Terror of The zygons
Android Invasion
Face Of Evil
Nightmare in eden
Ace box set (dragonfire and happieness patrol)
Greatest show in the galaxy
A special edition of vengance on varos
And Classicdw twitter page also said on thursday that COLONY IN SPACE all done and dusted and delivered to 2entertain
booboo
June 7th, 2011 - 8:37amyes i will do them all soon, we are creating a classic section where will be listing all dvd’s
lewis
June 21st, 2011 - 3:40pmHi,
had comes out of box sets yesterday now,
Thankyou,
McGann is The Doctor.
May 22nd, 2011 - 1:30pmThe Awakening looks great, atleast I think so. Having read the Novelisation of that story, I should certainly want to own it on DVD, aswell as the other recent release, Frontios, which is a strong story DESPITE being an under-rated one, (probably because it isnt told with glamour and action, likes of Caves of Adrozahni and Attack of the Cybermen were) but Frontios is a story I wont forget 😮
As for this BOXSET, the cover is pretty gorgeous, but once again Im just going to buy the one I WANT seperately offa ebay, given the chance. 😉
gordon
May 19th, 2011 - 12:22pmLove the gunfighters dvd cover but not so keen on the awakening one: http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/EarthStory-DVD-Cover-and-Details.aspx
4thDoctorForever
May 17th, 2011 - 8:16pmI’m quite actually looking foward to this boxset.
I only remember some bits of The Awakaning from when I watched the UKTV Gold repeats but I’m looking foward to watching this complete.
The Gunfighters sounds interesting but from what I’ve heard apparantly it’s rubbish.
Anonymous
May 18th, 2011 - 6:28pmThe Gunfighters is a decent story, but it’s certainly not one of the best stories of it’s time.
gordon
May 17th, 2011 - 10:23amGood cover. Looking forward to having my peter davidson collection complete. The end of the line documentary on the gunfightrs dvd about the second half of the hartnal era from what i read sounds more interesting than gunfighters. Next year we are getting snsorites reign of terror and planet of giants out of the hartnal era says the curent doctor who magazine. I hope in a box set.
gordon
April 29th, 2011 - 10:12amLove the box coverhttp://news.drwho-online.co.uk/#EarthStory-DVD-Cover-and-Details
gordon
March 22nd, 2011 - 11:45ambaught it yesterday from Sainsberry entertainment website on preorder for £11.99. bargain in my opinion. But noticed the price has been taken off.
Anthony was the Master.
March 21st, 2011 - 8:47pm-Kor blimey thats really far away man! Ill keep some money saved away, and give it to the old current account to buy htis when its out. Ill probably have to buy it the month it comes out. Cant wait much longer to see that story, the Awakening. 😮
gordon
March 12th, 2011 - 12:45amWill be released 20 june
daleksvscybs
January 19th, 2011 - 5:29pmi have to awakening and frontios video
i dont know why people hate the gunfighters, i think its a wonderful story
gordon
January 14th, 2011 - 12:21pmThe reason ive heard that they have been paired is both are set on earth and both deal with earth history (Tombstone and civil war). Still bizzare.
List of extras (from dwm) (might be some more extras annouced later)
Awakening
Commentary
Horse destroys gate outake
On the cutting room floor
Kamelin deleted scene
Barry newbery: Designer documentary
Back to litle Hodcombe documentary
Location footage compilation
Now and then documentary
gunfighers
Commentary
end of the line documentary
tommorows times: The first doctor
John P Reid
January 14th, 2011 - 9:51amThere was an outake scene where Tegan meets kamelion in the tardis and it turns into a copy of the Doctor, hopefully its on the extras
C@A
January 13th, 2011 - 6:17pmThere is nothing wrong with black and white; in my opinion I prefer b&w to colour!
I actually think it’s a good move to have two unlinked stories released together; for variety.
I thought The Gunfighters was…
lewis
January 13th, 2011 - 4:56pmHi,
Please let me know doctor who the gun fighters/ the Awakening box set of dvd what month is that in this year in 2011 now,
Thanks Lewis,
booboo
January 13th, 2011 - 5:03pmThere are no release dates for nay of the new DVD’s yet
Alex
January 13th, 2011 - 4:47pmThis is a mistake in my opinion I wish they released Frontios with The Awakening and release The Gunfighters on its own because I don’t want any black and white stories, just want colour ones, and they’ve never released a colour story and black and white story before so I think this is a bad move 😯
superdalek
January 13th, 2011 - 4:30pmC 😀 😀 L
king gerbil
January 13th, 2011 - 4:24pmcan’t wait i get way too excited about classic dvd releases
woo first comment
king gerbil
January 13th, 2011 - 4:23pmcan’t wait i love the old dvd releases i’m way too excited
king gerbil
January 13th, 2011 - 4:23pmwoo first comment
can’t wait i love the old dvd releases i’m way too excited