May 3rd, 2012
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Doctor Who Planet of Giants DVD
Doctor Who Planet of Giants DVD
The TARDIS doors open while the ship is still in flight by accident.
Although they have arrived back on Earth in the 1960s, a time they have been trying to return to since they all met, the travellers soon realise that something is very wrong.
The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan discover that they have all be reduced in size and the world they are now exploring has dangers at every turn…
Due for release on 20th August 2012.
Special features…
*Commentary with vision mixer Clive Doig, special sounds creator Brian Hodgson, make-up supervisor Sonia Markham and floor assistant David Tilley. Moderated by Mark Ayres.
*Episode 3 and 4 Reconstruction Originally shot as a four-part story, the final two episodes of Planet of Giants were edited into a single episode for transmission. Using the original scripts, newly recorded dialogue and animation, this feature gives viewers and idea of how the original four-part version might have appeared.
*Rediscovering The Urge to Live The team behind the reconstruction explain how it was put together.
*Doctor Who Stories – Suddenly Susan Carole Ann Ford talks about her role as the Doctor’s granddaughter and the first companion in the TARDIS in this interview originally recorded for 2003’s The Story of Doctor Who.
*Verity Lambert Tapes – Part Two Doctor Who’s original producer looks back on her time on the series in the second part of this interview recorded for The Story of Doctor Who
*Prop Design Plans (DVD-ROM only – to be viewed on PC/Mac).
*Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM)
*Programme Subtitles
*Production Information Subtitles
*Photo Gallery
*Coming Soon Trailer
Original VHS Cover and details
Whilst trying to return Ian and Barbara to the twentieth century The Doctor attempts an unorthodox new technique,causing, the TARDIS doors to open in mid-flight setting alarms ringing inside the craft.
Arriving on Earth, the time-travellers discover that they have all been reduced in size – they are now minute people in a world of giant objects.
The TARDIS has landed them between the cracks in a garden patio – a garden teeming with giant worms, ants and cats.
All deadly hazards for the miniature travellers.
To make matters worse, the TARDIS crew are caught up in the trials of a deadly new insecticide -DN6. A chemical so deadly that all insect life is threatened – a chemical that is also lethal to minuscule time-travellers…
This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 31 October- 14 November 1964.
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TheClassicsAreAce
October 16th, 2016 - 2:16pmActually got this from a charity shop a few months ago, it’s rare you see a Classic Who DVD in a charity shop. Haven’t watched it yet.
Pug Dalek
October 8th, 2013 - 12:04amI don’t way but it’s fun the cat is so funny mow purr
Pug Dalek
October 8th, 2013 - 12:06amKnow opps
Esterath
August 26th, 2012 - 3:44pmRound about 59:09 my dvd giltched and went fuzzy. Did this happen to anyone else?
Gordon
August 26th, 2012 - 10:10pmIts not a glitch. Its a poor quality film insert apparently. There is very little that can be done due.
Gordon
August 21st, 2012 - 9:47pmWatched the part 3-4 recon of planet of giants. Not perfect (the lip syncis a bit out the animation and cgi is basic and the cgi cat gave me a giggle) but i really enjoyed it. The replacement voices took a few minutes to get used to but then i lost myself in the story and really liked the voices.
matparks08
August 21st, 2012 - 5:52pmJust picked this up in a second hand shop for a fiver! Most chuffed!
matparks08
May 26th, 2012 - 3:01pmJust seen the full US version of this cover and it looks much better and, in a way, makes more sense
Alan Dobbie
May 8th, 2012 - 1:27pmThis should be an interesting DVD with the parts three and four – though sad that no actors are on the DVD commentary.
Gordon
May 4th, 2012 - 10:00amProducer Ed Stradling has described the reconstruction in this way:
“The reconstructed sequences use mostly footage re-used (and sometimes tweaked) from the existing episodes, plus some newly shot material and some CGI.
For the dialogue shots, the the lip sync matches the pace and length of sentences, but obviously not the actual words. So many of these sequences look a bit like a dubbed foreign language movie. This took me a while to get used to but was the only way of presenting the dialogue.”
Gordon
May 4th, 2012 - 10:01amI can see why the director ian levine has said the word animation is misleading and isnt what your going to get
Adam
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:33pmWhat a terrible cover! Its like they cant be bothered now they have reached the last few story’s
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:39pmI think its brilliant.
The Monitor
May 5th, 2012 - 7:05amI think it is brilliant too. Very refreshing from the photo collages we get, as good as they are.
The best times in fandom in my experience were the Target novelisation releases; the anticipation of owning the book, not just to learn about the story in more detail, but that all important summation-the cover. When The Visitation came out and was merely a photo it really dampened spirits. I still study the Target covers, but only art ones
The photo collage dvd covers have never sparked the same level of conversation as something more art based
Alan Dobbie
May 8th, 2012 - 1:25pmI really love the cover for this DVD!
the TARDIS
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:52pmI may be being a bit dim, but where were the Verity Lambert Tapes part 1? I certainly don’t remember any from other DVD releases.
Ryan
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:01pmIt could mean the Verity Lambert Obituary on “The Time Meddler”, but I think, as this was supposed to be released later than “The Reign of Terror” this year that part one would have been on that, and still will be, as it was due to come out before this…
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:38pmIt will be on reign of terror.
the TARDIS
May 3rd, 2012 - 6:47pmThis isn’t the best cover ever, really… I mean, it’s not bad, but it’s hardly the most inspirational cover ever. Whilst some of Lee Binding’s cover art is brilliant, like his the Krotons and the Mutants, but this is a bit below par… Please bring back Clayton Hickman! It’s a shame he only does box sets.
Ryan
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:25pmWonderful cover, certainly can’t wait to be adding it to my collection!
Mr Who 63
May 2nd, 2012 - 6:10pmThe best of doctor who is no douwbt –
The edge of destruction -Great from Billy
The Tomb Of The Cybermen
Spearhead From Space
The Keeper Of Traken
The Five Doctors – All 3 docs are brilliant
The Twin Dilema -Fab from Colin and Nicola
Battlefield
The Movie
Rose
The End Of Time –
Dave puts everything into it
Tomb: The cybermen and pat are brilliant
Spearhead: Brilliant from jon and the autons
Traken: Brill from tom and anthony/jeffery
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Battle: Lovely connections with sylv and nic
Rose: The Autons and chris are lovely-
Close:Jc and Matt!
Esterath
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:07pmAgree with you up until the End of Time. Hated it. Too melodramatic. Ten should have gone out brave and noble instead of weak and wimpy!
Anonymous
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:18pmTHE BEST THING ABOUT THE TWIN DILEMMA WAS NICOLA BRYANTS GORGEOUS LEGS, AS FOR >BATTLEFIELD(SHAME!).EVERYBODY TO HIS OR HER OWN THOUGH.
doctorwhofan27
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:39pm2 things. One, the edge of destruction, really? There’s better first doctor eps than that. Two, shouldn’t the fifth doctor have a representation of him alone rather than just with the other doctors?
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:14amYou say its the best doctor who no dowbt but there is a lot better stories so there is doubt. There are better first doctor stories that exist that are better than that. Dalek invasion of earth or time medlar represents the first doctor better than edge of distruction. Tomb is probably the best pat surviving pat story even though mind robber isnt far behind. I would plug for daemons or ambassadors but spearhead is a great choice for john.
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:25amNo way id pick keeper of traken as the best 4th doctor story (i wouldnt even pick as best of season 18. Robot, Genesis of the daleks or city of death are much better choices for 4. Caves of andrizani is not only the best fifth doctor story it wasvoted as no1 doctor who story of all time by dwm readers. Dont think anybody would say twin dilema is the best of doctor who or colin’s era. Lightweight story ott acting poor effects even for 84. Colin even said it was poor. Plus number 200 out of 200 in a poll by dwm readers says it all.
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:28amVengance on varos or revelation of the daleks are way better choices for colin. Battlefield is good but there are better ones out there. Fenric being one
McGann is the Doctor
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:22pmWhat do you mean “without a doubt ?” I hate Keeper of Traken !
The End of Time was good I thought, much better than any other story of David’s era, even Planet of the Dead !
See what I mean ? Alot of you are reading that, and thinking “No way !” So you see there are no factually good stories, only popular ones, and personal favourite ones. How can you not have Two Doctors on that list, ❗
Mr Who 63
May 3rd, 2012 - 7:34pmYes i agree, the two doctors is a good one, not sure about planet of the dead?
Maybe choose the christmas invasion for david tennant , erm hartnell? — well i quite would have liked williams suggestion of ‘the son of doctor who’ where him and his son are chasing each other around in space, that WOULD have been the best hartenell. What do YOU think are your eleven favourites?
Gordon
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:34pmWell dwm did a poll in 2009 of all 200 doctor who stories and these were the top story for each doctor and the where they came in the poll in brackets out of 200.
1st The daleks (37)
2nd evil of the daleks (18)
3rd inferno (32)
4th Genesis of t)he Daleks (3)
5th Caves of andrizani (1)
6th Revelation of the daleks (46)
7th Remembrance of the daleks (14)
8th the movie(135)
9th empty child (5)
10th Blink (2)
Gordon
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:20pmNext release after planet of giants is vengance on varos SE Listed in dwm as10th september
2 discs
Original commentary, Sountrack in mono and 5.1, mon audio track of raw studio effects minus music and sound effects iso score in mono and 5.1.
New Extras
Nice or nasty? (making of)
The idiots lantern (doc look at the way doctor who stories have used the medium of television)
Tommorow’s Times (staring Sarah Sutton)
Saturday Superstore excerpt
Unused spoof from french and saunders (shot on the trial set)
Gordon
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:21pmExtras continued Frank Bough interviewing Colin baker on question time
Extended and deleted scenes
Infamous acid bath scene with alternative music
Gordon
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:14pmExtras listed from DWM
Commentary featuring Clive doig, Brian hodgson, Sonia markham and david Tully modderated by mark ayres (no william russell or carole ann ford mentioned?)
Reconstruction of the original ep 3 and 4, (using original scripts newly recorded dilogue and animation*)
Doctor Who Stories-Suddenly Susan
The Varity Lambert Tapes part 2 (guess part 1 will be on reign unless ive missed something)
Redisovering the Urge to Live (making of the reconstructi)
*Ian levine who directed the recon has said the word animation is very misleading
booboo
May 1st, 2012 - 7:46pmStill looking for classic DVD reviewers
MasterKasterborous
May 2nd, 2012 - 6:40amAs in, you want people on here on write classic DVD reviews? If so, I would love to help.
booboo
May 2nd, 2012 - 9:46amhave you done reviews before?
Ginga Ninja
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:48amI could help because i review loads of dvds on my youtube channel.
booboo
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:51amwhich channel?
Ginga Ninja
May 3rd, 2012 - 11:53amDalekDrone9 if you look on my Daemons review steve roberts from 2entertain made a very nice comment.
Ginga Ninja
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:46pmWhat do you think booboo?
booboo
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:48pmvery good, will keep it in mind
Ginga Ninja
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:27pmThank you.
Sam
May 3rd, 2012 - 8:24pmHey,Booboo
If you want I could do a couple of classic reviews? I done a few reviews in the past and on youtube which got a fair amount of views
MasterKasterborous
May 3rd, 2012 - 9:25pmI’ve not before but I will gladly write a review for some DVD’s; an interesting task that could be enjoyable to indulge myself in.
MasterKasterborous
April 30th, 2012 - 7:15pmNooooo! I wanted The Reign Of Terror next. I’ll have to watch it online when I get to it on my season 1 run. At least this will be out in time.
Gordon
April 30th, 2012 - 10:05pmIt will be out at near the end of the year so expect october/november
Nexus from Deep Space
April 30th, 2012 - 6:42pmI saw this on Netflix and its a pretty good episode
GreenAnchorRedWaterfall
May 1st, 2012 - 5:03pmOoh! Will watch that later.
Anonymous
April 30th, 2012 - 6:29pmbooboo i just thought id metion that in the artical it says TARD1S instead of TARDIS
booboo
April 30th, 2012 - 6:30pmthats my scan and read software, it look the same on the posting screen
thedoctorwhositeisamazin
April 30th, 2012 - 4:01pmthis is one out of 2 episodes i need to get with Susan and i need the reign of terror
MrWho63
April 30th, 2012 - 3:46pmBoobob, how many COMPLETE doctor who classic dvds are still not yet released NOT INCLUDING SPECIAL EDITIONS! if you know please could you list them, because i am doing a project which includes making custom covers for these.Thankyou
booboo
April 30th, 2012 - 3:57pmi can think of
ambassadors of death
The Mind of Evil
some eps above are b+w
terror of the zygons
any more?
Mr Who 63
April 30th, 2012 - 7:17pmErm, booboo, what’s this about Shada and the legacy boxset?
Anonymous
April 30th, 2012 - 8:01pmShada is incomplete, as is The Reign of Terror and they have begun work on The Ice Warriors (whether it will have animation or not is uncertain).
The list of currently unreleased complete stories are:
Planet of Giants
The Krotons
Ambassadors of Death
The Mind of Evil
Death to the Daleks
Terror of the Zygons
Dragonfire
The Happiness Patrol
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
For incomplete stories there is:
The Reign of Terror
Galaxy 4
The Tenth Planet
The Underwater Menace
The Ice Warriors
Shada
Someone
April 30th, 2012 - 8:52pmCommentary is actually almost done on the Ice Warriors.
Gordon
April 30th, 2012 - 9:52pm@Mrwho63 If you take away the titles already up for preorder the only complete unreleased stories not available to preorder are:
Ambassadors Of Death
Mind Of Evil
Terror Of the Zygons
The Incomplete stories yet to go up for Preorder:
Reign of terror (ep 4,5 missing but confirmed animation to complete)
Tenth Planet(ep4 missing but rumoured to be getting animated)
Ice Warriors (ep 2 and 3 missing but rumoured to be getting animated)
Recently recovered ep 3 of galaxy 4 rumoured for 10th planet dvd. Underwater menace ep2 rumoured for ice warriors
Gordon
April 30th, 2012 - 9:59pmThe legacy box set is shada and more than 30 years in the galaxy. Shada was unfinished due to a strike. The vhs had tom baker narrating the gaps.Its believed that is the version we are getting on dvd. More than 30 years in the tardis is a documentary from 1993. @someone ice warriors commentary is more than almost done. Its complete.
Mr Who 63
May 1st, 2012 - 5:01pmAnd what if any of the already released dvd animated episodes are found?
booboo
May 1st, 2012 - 6:08pmwe all rejoice
Gordon
May 1st, 2012 - 5:29pm@Mrwho63 Seeing as none of the episodes that have been or is getting animated have been found its not really an issue worth bothering with or asking about.
TNDNR
April 30th, 2012 - 3:37pmAfter the pilot episode and first episode, this is one of the few stories in the Hartnell era set in comtempary UK (for the 60s, obviously). It’s a nice little story with great effects for its budget and a really great bad guy who is something really special for an era where the only villians where historical or monsters. It does have a lot of problems though so unless the rumoured promise of a reconstructed 4th episode (Episode 3 and 4 were edited together) doesn’t tempt you then I’d wait for the price to go down before buying.
Gordon
April 30th, 2012 - 10:04pmThe reconstuction of eps 3 to 4 are more than a rumour. Its already complete. It was produced by famous record producer and fan ian levine.The question is i wonder what type of reconstruction it is. I heard its defo not animation
Anonymous
April 30th, 2012 - 1:16pmNOT HARTNELLS FINEST HOUR BUT IT DOES HAVE ITS MOMENTS.THE FALLING BUMBLEBEE IS ALWAYS WORTH A GIGGLE.