January 18th, 2014
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Doctor Who The Moonbase DVD
Doctor Who The Moonbase DVD
Available to order from www.bbcshop.com or www.amazon.co.uk
Available to order in the USA from www.amazon.com
The TARDIS arrives in 2070 on the Moon, where a weather control station under the command of a man named Hobson is in the grip of a plague epidemic – in reality the result of an alien poison planted by the Cybermen.
Jamie is knocked unconscious and lapses into a delirium, leaving the Second Doctor, Ben, and Polly to fight off a massive Cyberman attack.
Doctor Who’s first Cyber-sequel comes to DVD in early 2014, with with two missing episodes reanimated. The Second Doctor must save the Earth as the Cybermen commence their attack on The Moonbase.
- Fully remastered Episodes 2 and 4.
- Newly animated Episodes 1 and 3, using original off-screen soundtrack recordings.
- Commentary on Episodes 2 and 4: a traditional commentary with actors Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines and Edward Phillips and Special Sounds creator Brian Hodgson.
- Commentary on Episodes 1 and 3: a series of interviews featuring writer Kit Pedler’s daughters Lucy Pedler and Carol Topolski, archive interviews with producer Innes Lloyd, AFM Lovett Bickford, and Cyberman actors Barry Noble, Derek Chaffer and Reg Whitehead. Moderated and linked by Toby Hadoke.
- Lunar Landing – cast and crew look back on the making of the story. With actors Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines and Reg Whitehead, production assistant Desmond McCarthy.
- Photo Gallery – production, design and publicity photos from the story.
- Coming Soon – a trailer for a forthcoming DVD release.
- Radio Times listings.
- Programme subtitles.
- Subtitle Production Notes.
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LEWIS
April 15th, 2013 - 5:07pmbooboo how did you get your name mentioned in the rings of akhaten is it because you know niel cross
booboo
April 15th, 2013 - 5:08pmjust coincidence
LEWIS
April 13th, 2013 - 9:38amI think you are right
LEWIS
April 13th, 2013 - 9:17amWhen is this comming out and what does its artwork look like
josh smith
April 13th, 2013 - 9:29amprobably late this year and the ark work is TBC
bob
April 12th, 2013 - 8:46pmGreat story and look forward to seeing the animated episodes 1 and 3
LEWIS
April 15th, 2013 - 5:06pmme 2
cyberbeanie
April 12th, 2013 - 9:05amThe Moonbase and underwater Menace on DVD at last!! More Troughton please?
JD95
April 12th, 2013 - 12:18pmI share your excitement for the release of more Troughton stories, also don’t forget Ice Warriors is being released that’s another one
WFK DVD Collector 13
April 12th, 2013 - 5:17pmIs the underwater manace coming too dvd as well?
hobbit dalek
April 12th, 2013 - 5:56pmhope so in away i would like to see underwater menace get animated before moonbase
josh smith
April 13th, 2013 - 9:32amwhy do people weant troughton i would rather they do more hartnell
JD95
April 13th, 2013 - 3:07pmIt’s because there is very little Troughton avaliable and the ‘monster season’ has got to be the most craved for return and best season, and there isn’t much more Hartnell avaliable to animate other than the Crusade. But I would love to see Dalek Masterplan animated even though it’s very very unlikely. 😀
josh smith
April 13th, 2013 - 3:59pmi want the celestial toymaker animated aswell its only 3 parts to animate
LEWIS
April 15th, 2013 - 5:05pmrealy when is the under water menace comming out caus i had no clue they were releasing it
Anonymous
April 19th, 2013 - 6:38pmI Realy want these two story’s the celestial toymaker and fury from the deep because I think those story’s are interesting, cool and pretty damn awsome!
Charlie
April 11th, 2013 - 3:32pmIt’s probably already been attempted, but what if funding for the animation was entirely donated by fans, like in a Kickstarter fundraiser event? Then, while the BBC still have overall control, we’d at least be able to have more say and choice in which stories are released, like an entirely animated 4 part Myth Makers, for example.
josh smith
April 11th, 2013 - 3:49pmyes they should animate just historicals in a box set
the crusade
marco polo
the myth makers
and for volume 2
the highlanders
the roamans special edition
the massaca of st bothemues eve
Charlie
April 11th, 2013 - 6:37pmNot just historicals – any story. I’m just using The Myth Makers as an example.
Anonymous
April 11th, 2013 - 9:41pmThis is a very good idea!
I would chip in with other fans to get all six parts of the power of the daleks animated!
josh smith
April 11th, 2013 - 9:46pmno pwer of the daleks isnt even good evil of the daleks is far better
WFK DVD Collector 13
April 12th, 2013 - 10:11amI would chip in to get both of the stories animated, because they both have 6 episodes missing.
Also the historical box set is a very good idea!
josh smith
April 12th, 2013 - 10:18amthank you 🙂 but i would rather have evil first
mabye a dalek story boxset with
power of the daleks
dalek invasion of earth special
and evil of the daleks
Gordon
April 12th, 2013 - 10:44amI’m sure I heard there was some issues to do with the bbc charter that would prevent bbc worldwide from accepting funding outwidth bbc ww.
LEWIS
April 13th, 2013 - 5:35pmI very much doubt it has been attempted
Charlie
April 14th, 2013 - 4:28amI don’t particularly mind which Dalek episode is released. I’d rather not fuss over it – just try to do as many as we can! XD
I mean, if it hasn’t been attempted, I think it can at least be worth a try. Giving it a go can’t do much harm. At least if it doesn’t work, we can say we tried, instead of not bothering at all. 😛
Maybe if there are issues Gordon, we could hire independent animators, release it independently, and then from there, based on the success, see if BBC Worldwide might change their minds. 😉
JD95
April 17th, 2013 - 2:58amWhat I have started to see is that people have no idea how much animating film costs and adding soundtracks not just for the software but for the wages aswell etc it’s not cheap if it was we would have many more animated stories
Lachie
April 9th, 2013 - 8:11amnot completely relevant but is it basically confirmed that Underwater Menace will be released separately??? l’m sure Gordon could answer that 😛
The reason why is because l’ve got a list of my own l’ve made up and with this release it will make 10. it would also be really, really, really good for the Crusade to be animated completing Hartnell’s second season completely and making his total up to 20 (its also a good story) 🙂
Anonymous
April 9th, 2013 - 10:52amBasically. Not absolutely 100% confirmed, but exceptionally likely.
It also gives us an idea of what order they are coming out in: The Moonbase; The Underwater Menace; The Crusade.
Would be nice if they could fill out a sixties classic series, well unless we are including the telensnap/extract reconstructions, in which case we already have the first two series (as we have Marco Polo and The Crusade, but an animation for the latter would fill it out better). Knocks the number up to 22 as well.
josh smith
April 9th, 2013 - 5:15pmthey should animate the wheel in space
Anonymous
April 9th, 2013 - 6:42pmIt would be possible in theory but very unlikely. There’s three possible methods:
Wait until the animation budget goes up or somebody offers it at a lower cost.
Get funding from the BBC.
Split it up into two separate releases, one with episodes 1-3, the other 4-6 with two animations on each.
All three are unlikely to happen any time soon, but you never know.
Gordon
April 11th, 2013 - 10:06amNothing is confirmed but with a commentary being recorded i would say its very likely
Space1999
April 9th, 2013 - 5:54amWe need more Patrick episode animated because I love to see a animated evil of the daleks
Lachie
April 9th, 2013 - 7:50amnot possible enough said, 2 or possibly 3 but 5 is no doubt a no go and cannot be done.
Anonymous
April 9th, 2013 - 10:45amAnd The Evil of the Daleks needs six.
In theory it would be possible to do, but not purely off the back of the DVD budget. Funding would be required from elsewhere in the BBC as well.
Lachie
April 12th, 2013 - 11:33amoh right sorry 6, i actually think it is a great idea animation but as you say funding would be required, also i didn’t say this before but why go with more Patrick Troughton animated? surely completing William Hartnell’s Era since there are less missing episodes would be better 🙂
WFK DVD Collector 13
April 8th, 2013 - 8:38pmGreat news that this story is getting its well over due DVD release.
If it is true and it’s not a mistake of amazon USA, then it will probably come out in early 2014.
Also it’s up for pre order on Anneke Wills’ website with test artwork.
JD95
April 8th, 2013 - 10:09pmPost a link to the test artwork please
WFK DVD Collector 13
April 8th, 2013 - 10:13pmhttp://www.annekewills.co.uk/uk-shop/#dvds
Lachie
April 9th, 2013 - 7:49amthanks for that! and yeah no doubt this will get released early 2014 with animation, i don’t know how amazon got information of this and listed it so early though.
Anonymous
April 9th, 2013 - 9:04pmThere’s a rumer that it maybe out by late this year on Facebook dr who missing episode hunt.
The Monitor
April 7th, 2013 - 10:00pmI think this is a great idea, (re)releasing what exists of imcomplete stories, irrespective of what the linking material is.
Bizarre timing though. Galaxy Four easily warranted a disc on its own. I know it is 2/3rds traditional running length, but it was merely an extra on another story (yes The Aztecs is the best black and white story in my view), but it should have been a double pack with Galaxy Four in its own case, which would have paved the way for other single disc-single case releases such as The Moonbase…
Gordon
April 8th, 2013 - 10:22amthere isn’t enough existing footage for galaxy 4 to warrent its own disc and its inclusion on Aztecs was a last minute thing and there was no budget left to add an extra disc and cover of its own.
Lachie
April 9th, 2013 - 7:46ami kinda think it would have been wiser to release Galaxy 4 separately, even with the 3 episodes missing from the story i think in the future it could have been an option for Animation when the budget and cost for animation could be cheaper.
Gordon
April 9th, 2013 - 8:08amCosts may not come down for a long time yet. Could be 5 year’s time before it becomes affordable
Anonymous
April 9th, 2013 - 10:54amBy which point a re-release wouldn’t be too big a problem, the DVD range would likely have either ended or started on the RTD era in classic format, if they can do Richard E Grant why not Chris Eccelston?
Blake
April 7th, 2013 - 8:07amgreat news, i finally got my copy of lost in time last week and watched the remaining episodes of this story and thought it was amazing, better than tomb of the cybermen imo
Some bloke
April 6th, 2013 - 11:52pmdo we know when this is due for release in uk?
Some bloke
April 6th, 2013 - 11:55pmis 2013 a possibility?
Gordon
April 7th, 2013 - 1:41amI would hope for this year but wouldnt surprise me if they held it back till early next year. Really does depend on how far on production the animation is. Wouldnt suprise me if underwater menace is held back till after the aniversary as it would give something new for them to promote post aniversary. Dan hall said crusade isnt currently on the list for animation but he didnt rule it out so i expect that to come last (out of the 2 ep missing) if it gets animated
hobbit dalek
April 7th, 2013 - 11:41amwill they use another animation company
josh smith
April 7th, 2013 - 2:25pmi would rather have the crusade than this becasue these types of stories bore me but the audio of the crusade is fantastic and i dont own lost in time as i dont like it
MasterKasterborous
April 7th, 2013 - 7:06pmIf you enjoy a story just by the audio when two episodes already exist it would be worthwhile buying Lost In Time. It’s such a lovely collection of 18 whole episodes. I would get it if I were you.
josh smith
April 7th, 2013 - 7:34pmum ok i will reconsider after i have seen all the other stories i have never seen before
do you think that’s a hood idea or just by lost in time next?
MasterKasterborous
April 8th, 2013 - 11:31amI think that’s probably best. I’m particularly interested in that era and watched them as part of my existing episode run but for someone who isn’t wholly sure I would buy it at the end. You have to watch an enjoy the individual episodes rather than the story as it were.
classic who is cool
April 6th, 2013 - 8:45pmHad no idea they were planning on releasing this !
The Doctor
April 6th, 2013 - 10:12amSo, will this only be available in the USA?
TheIrishGallifreyan
April 6th, 2013 - 11:00amNo, I’d say not. The Americans always announce DVDs early. The same happened with the legacy boxset.
Thehostproductions
April 6th, 2013 - 11:01amNo it will be here the region one edition normally goes on order a week or two before region 2
Some bloke
April 6th, 2013 - 11:11amprobably not, If the US is getting it then the UK will most definitely get it!
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 11:54amno
hobbit dalek
April 6th, 2013 - 12:11pmi think its just a Re release of the lost in time stuff
Some bloke
April 6th, 2013 - 3:02pm@hobbit dalek, it wont be re-release on Lost in Time if its been named as ‘Doctor Who: The Moonbase’.
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 5:37pmIt won’t just be a re-release some special features have already been prepared for it including a commentary.
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 10:44pmThere are no current plans to rerelease the lost in time box set. Dan hall has said that in multiple occasions. If there was they would have not have put airlock on a rerelease. Noticed anneke wills has it on preorder on her official website
bigbradwolf
April 6th, 2013 - 10:04amMaybe they’ve rediscovered the missing 2 episodes…most probably reanimation, which is awesome, but who knows?
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 9:37amIm glad they are relesing it but why not evil of the daleks
eddy
April 6th, 2013 - 9:51amprobably not available.
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 9:51amEvil has too many episodes missing and animating 6 eps is currently far too expensive
eddy
April 6th, 2013 - 9:56amin time it will all happen, and every single episode will be released, and i would say that would be by 2016 – 17.
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 10:00amplease realise and i think l’ve said this a couple of times but its out of their budget. they can do only do 2 stories with animation at the moment perhaps they could be able to do 3 at a later time but right now only 2 with their budget right now they can do: The Crusade, Mission to the Unknown, The Underwater Menace and this release The Moonbase. they’ve already been able to do The Reign of Terror, The Ice Warriors and the Invasion because of this. With Tenth Planet obviously with only 1 missing episode.
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 10:03amhowever with their budget extended to 3 they could do Galaxy 4 and the Celestial Toymaker, although i kinda doubt they will be able to make Galaxy 4 again for obvious reasons i would like The Celestial Toymaker for Animation that would be really good! and the only way they’d be able to release Mission to the Unknown is with more material so possibly something with The Daleks Masterplan thats being animated by Ian Levine and his crew correct me if l’m wrong.
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 12:08pmIt apears to be not just the two episode rule though, it also appears to need to have at least another existing episode before they’ll release it which rules out Mission to the Unknown from release. It also severely limits any potential future releases.
Of course they could start doing partial animations, but no doubt it would start to get tedious trying to pick two episodes to animate from every missing story, and the fans would get a bit irritated about having to rebuy it a few years later with two more animated episodes.
eddy
April 6th, 2013 - 5:34pmall im saying and “realiseng” is that people need to be patient, they will be all out at 1 point 2 episodes at one go, or whatever it it, they will all be out, for people to enjoy!
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 9:07pmNo they won’t, BBC Worldwide are blocking releases of completely missing stories so that’s 44 episodes before you’ve even started which will never be released with the remaining 55 episodes (of which only 6 look likely).
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 11:52pmoh sorry eddy with comments on moderation my huge comment must have taken longer to load i would like that to be so but why would they bother releasing Lost in Time then? i don’t think everything will be released especially a story like Marco Polo, and l think the dvd range is ending by 2014, all they can do now after what’s been announced is continue with Animated Episodes within their budget and Special Edition Releases. With the Loose Cannon Reconstructions and the Lost in Time release for me the Moonbase almost seems optional.
eddy
April 7th, 2013 - 1:08amhi,
ohh, now i relies, and completely understand what you mean now, what is lost in time dvd box set all about, is it all the lost episodes and just one or 2 parts or something, i have never really watched it before.
thanks very much for helping me lachie
eddy
Lachie
April 7th, 2013 - 9:47amoh well since i’m guessing you might not know all of this there are i think 106 missing episodes, some of which complete whole stories from William Hartnell like Marco Polo, The Smugglers and from Patrick Troughton like the Macra Terror and Power of the Daleks etc… however for some stories there are parts of the story that survive and footage that isn’t lost, The Lost in Time dvd combines all these missing episodes and footage together. such as Moonbase Parts 2 and 4, as well as this there is also the audio soundtrack to Parts 1 and 3.
Lachie
April 7th, 2013 - 9:56ami bought Lost in Time after i found a way to download all the Loose Cannon Reconstructions on my laptop! also it is good to note that there are 18 of these surviving parts available on the DVD, The Loose Cannon Reconstructions are well Reconstructions of all the missing Doctor Who stories using the audio that survives for every single missing episode of Doctor Who (thank god) and surviving material together to make the episode. which works fairly well i must say, along with it being free and not copyright.
Lachie
April 7th, 2013 - 9:59am*Orphan Episodes sorry… not missing cause there well missing… by Orphan episodes i mean the surviving parts of a story that has the majority of the story lost such as The Evil of the Daleks Episode 2 surviving out of the 5 other parts that are lost
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 9:21amif that’s the case then i guess animation has been given the go ahead but why start with Moonbase? are there problems with Underwater Menace cause if they could, they could have released every surviving footage with that release… anyway l’m not complaining Moonbase is a cybermen story and this pretty much proves that animation is going to happen since this story would have been optional since all surviving footage has already been released on Lost in Time, whereas the Underwater Menace still hasn’t been released complete, so it would have to
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 9:30amOh i just read up on the commentary done in 2012, so i guess that’s why, although they could have made a Lost in Time Special Edition with all surviving episodes, now that there is Airlock and Underwater Menace Episode 2 i guess releasing Airlock on Aztecs SE changed that possibility if there ever was one, would have been alot cheaper to just make Lost in Time again but animation seems to be in high demand 😀
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 11:20pmThere are no plans to do a special edition of lost in time.
Joe
April 6th, 2013 - 9:02amIf been waiting of this a long time now I can finally find out what happens after the cliffhangers (hope it’s true)
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 9:23amhaha i just transferred all the Loose Cannon Reconstructions to my USB in pretty much dvd standard quality so i can watch any of the missing episodes whenever i put on the tv with usb playback. You should look it up if you haven’t already done so there really great!
Space1999
April 6th, 2013 - 4:17amI think this could be official
Connor
April 6th, 2013 - 2:10amYes i knew they did the animation of the moonbase maybe this will be released in a box set with underwater menace! The Moonbase is one of my favorite storys of all time and one of the most scaryest storys ever! Cybermen are really good in this story! Hopefully theres animation and lots of special features! Im just happy another 2nd doctor dvd is getting released and i hope the cover art is good! Whens it coming out 2013/14?
Connor
April 6th, 2013 - 2:23amSo they got the Moonbase on dvd now but what about the underwater menace and the Crusade? I really want the underwater menace to be released this year and the crusade but i really want the underwater menace just to see the found episode 2! It will also be the last patrick troughton story released. And the crusade will be the last william Hartnell story released unless any new episodes are found! They both need only 2 episodes animated. So i think they will get released in 2013 or 2014?
Space1999
April 6th, 2013 - 4:15amThere should be a box set called the missing collection it should be three DVDs long and they should have in it the 1965 story the crusade the 1967(2)the underwater menace and the moonbase all animated ao fan everywhere can enjoy it however it will or might take a few years to come and it should be the people who did the invasion the tenth planet and the ice warriors or how about the box set includes surving footage and the missing years documentary that came out on the lost in time box set to me I think it needs a update
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 6:46amMore likely they would release crusade moonbase and underwater menace seperatly as the budget couldnt stand all 3 being released together.
Connor
April 6th, 2013 - 11:46amMaybe they could make a box set holding 4 storys, the Moonbase, Underwater menace, the crusade and mision to the unknown since mission to the unknown would not sell on its own and it could be a box set of all the storys in animation and since the mission to the unknown is already animated it would be a shame not to release it and have it in a box set with the other 3! Its a great idea, whats you guys thoughts?
Lachie
April 6th, 2013 - 11:59pmGood idea but as mentioned above they probably couldn’t release the 4 together because it would be outside the budget. if they were to do anything they would just use what they have already done and re package it in a boxset such as: The Missing Collection includes: “Lost in Time” and the 4-Part Epic “The Tenth Planet”. For Stories like The Crusade and for this release it has to be released separately.
pathdw98
April 6th, 2013 - 12:55amThis must have animated episodes, if not they would have just stuck with the lost in time dvd version. Looking forward to this if true.
matparks08
April 6th, 2013 - 12:35amNews of the Moonbase release and of what will possibly be ‘Regeneration’ box set for us can be found here http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-TheDoctorsRevisited-TheMoonbase/18293
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 12:34amAnother release up for preorder in r1:
Complete Series 7
DVD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6ACVD6?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00C6ACVD6&creative=373489&camp=211189
Blu ray http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6ACVLI?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00C6ACVLI&creative=373489&camp=211189
drjakeyoung
April 6th, 2013 - 12:31amBOOBOO, the complete 7th series is now available to pre order in R1, which means us in R2 will be able to get it shortly: DVD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6ACVD6/?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00C6ACVD6&creative=373489&camp=211189
BLUE RAY: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C6ACVLI/?tag=tvshowsondvdcom&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B00C6ACVLI&creative=373489&camp=211189
Scott the Raptor
April 6th, 2013 - 12:20amWhen do you reckon this will be released, Gordon?
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 12:26amI’m not Gordon but given that the release schedule for this year only seems to have one slot left and that will likely be filled with The Tenth Planet I’d go for early 2014.
drjakeyoung
April 6th, 2013 - 12:29amno i think late this year because they wouldn’t have announced it now otherwise.
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 12:30amDont have any idea. I know nothing.
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 12:38amThey haven’t announced it yet though.
Besides, in the past they have announced DVDs quite far in advance, the furthest I can think of is ten months. Ten months from now is February 2014. The Tenth Planet appears to have been announced nine months before its release (if it goes into the November release slot as expected) which would be January 2014 for this. So it is entirely plausible.
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 1:55amIn some cases they anounce releases only about 3 months in advance.
josh smith
April 9th, 2013 - 5:23pmits the 50th and they are realising more dr who DVDS than normal
Son of Skaro
April 6th, 2013 - 12:10amBBC Worldwide/Warner Home Entertainment have released details on a forthcoming DVD release, The Doctors Revisited (1-4), a four-disc boxed set being released as part of BBC America’s 50th Anniversary celebration of Doctor Who.
This set features the first four special documentaries broadcast by the channel for William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, each accompanied by the story that illustrated them (The Aztecs, The Tomb of the Cybermen, Spearhead from Space and Pyramids of Mars). As a bonus, each story will also feature an introduction by the show’s current lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat.
The Greater Intelligence
April 6th, 2013 - 3:28amSeriously, ‘Pyramids Of Mars’ has been confirmed as the Tom Baker story. That is (without worldwide agreement) on my most hated list and I hoped they would choose another story fitting the guidelines for the documentaries, like: ‘City Of Death’; ‘Horror Of Fang Rock’.
The guidelines are:
(Because of copyright) A story from the 2001-2006 DVD releases
(For Time) Four Parts
(For lack-of-confusion) Not terribly important or containing a lot of references to past stories and events
Connor
April 6th, 2013 - 4:08amI think the storys for the regeneration box set are:
1st doctor: Dalek invasion of earth
2nd doctor: mind robber
3rd doctor: the Silurians
4th doctor: horror of fang rock
drjakeyoung
April 6th, 2013 - 12:58pmi have the original release, the release on TSJA and now this release, why not just make an SE raver then releasing it in different sets constantly.
drjakeyoung
April 5th, 2013 - 11:32pmperhaps the strangest release of the year… i think they have screwed up on the pre order date and were meant to announce it today. I don’t know, it’s not like them to just slip in a major release like this without making a big song and dance about it…
Gordon
April 5th, 2013 - 11:50pmA lot of the time retailers list dvds and blu rays before there is any info or companies officially anounce their release
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 12:08amProvided it is being released this year that is. The schedule for this year is pretty full already after all.
joe
April 7th, 2013 - 10:24pmmore proof here http://www.annekewills.co.uk/uk-shop/ go down to the dvds part and it says the moonbase pre order soon
josh smith
April 9th, 2013 - 5:25pmi hopoe that is the artwork it looks great
WHENAGOODMANGOESTOWAR
April 5th, 2013 - 11:27pmWe can only hope!
eddy
April 5th, 2013 - 11:27pmcant wait to find out! shame it will be on region 1, and not 2, maybe it will, but i bet we wont find anything else about this till end of next year, it ussaly takes that long
Gordon
April 5th, 2013 - 11:29pmIm sure if region 1 will get region 2 will get it too
drjakeyoung
April 5th, 2013 - 11:32pmregion 2 will probably get it 1st too!
Ben Roberts
April 6th, 2013 - 12:01amActually, I have a little hunch that this might be part of ‘The Regeneration Box Set’ announced at the start of the month. I have just checked on Amazon.com, and I don’t think the US get it.
But I know in the past, box sets in the UK have been released as individuals in the US.
Like I said, it’s just a hunch. This also adds fuel to the speculation of TRB being a collection of The Tenth Planet, Power of the Daleks & The Moonbase…
Anonymous
April 6th, 2013 - 12:06amThe Regeneration Box Set appears to be just the first four stories being shown on BBC America with those documetnries they are doing.
drjakeyoung
April 6th, 2013 - 12:10amthe US will get the regeneration box, except that it will be called the doctors revisited, it’s just another name, that’s all…
Ben Roberts
April 6th, 2013 - 1:02amSo, I take it the US and UK will have the same content?
Which means the first three will be:
The Aztecs
Tomb of the Cybermen
Spearhead from Space
All of witch have already been given a special edition release, and Spearhead is getting a blu ray release.
So, assuming there is no new content on the discs, all we’re paying for is 4×25 mins documentaries.
I am normally the first one to defend re-releases, but COME ON! We don’t need a third (or in Spearhead’s case, a fourth) release of a story that has already been released twice!
Ben Roberts
April 6th, 2013 - 1:07am(cont.)
They are charging over forty quid for something that most people own multiple times.
I for one already have TOTC, I have TA twice. What those of us who already own them are paying for is forty quid for a 100min documentary and a nice box (assuming there is no other features)
And to think one of the most anticipated releases has been bumped back three months in order for this…
Please correct me if I have the wrong end of the stick here, and accept my apologies for this rant. :/
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 1:24amWith the anouncment that the zygons are due back for the 50th aniversary it now seems more likely that it was pushed back so it was released closer to their return to tv. Galaxy 4 webshop has pulled the regeneration box from preorder and sainsbury’s entertainment now has a pre order date of tba. The british video asociation (bva) which bbcww is a part of lists it as pulled from schedue http://www.bva.org.uk/node/2035979.
Gordon
April 6th, 2013 - 9:43amHaving looked at the rrp of the doctors revisited in America I doubt it will be the same thing. Using currency converter there is about 30 quid of difference in rrp between the regeneration box and doctors revisted.
Son of Skaro
April 5th, 2013 - 11:25pmHad a feeling this would be released with animated episodes.
Please let it be true!