December 13th, 2012
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Doctor Who The Reign of Terror DVD
Doctor Who The Reign of Terror DVD
Release date: 28/01/2013
The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 – one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789.
The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing prisoners from the guillotine and get caught up in the machinations of an English undercover spy, James Stirling – alias Lemaitre, governor of the Conciergerie Prison.
The Doctor – posing as a Regional Officer of the Provinces – is twice brought before the great tyrant, Robespierre himself, and has to talk himself out of trouble.
Ian and Barbara, meanwhile, have a close encounter with a future ruler of France, Napoleon Bonaparte. As events reach their climax, Robespierre is overthrown – shot in the jaw and dragged off to the prison – and the Doctor and his friends slip quietly away.
The Reign of Terror was originally released on VHS in a box set along with The remaining episodes of The Faceless ones and the Web of Fear…
Original VHS cover and information
Whilst trying to return to London in the 1960’s, the TARDIS instead takes The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan to France in the eighteenth century.
The travellers realise that they’ve arrived in the middle of the French revolution – a period in history that saw the French nobility and their supporters overthrown.
Ian, Barbara and Susan are arrested as traitors, and locked in the concierge prison where Ian learns from a dying prisoner about the mysterious spy James Stirling.
Barbara and Susan are sentenced to be executed , but are rescued before arriving at the guillotine.
The Doctor takes on the disguise of a senior revolutionary, and has to outwit Robespierre, the leader of the revolution, in order to try and reunite himself with his companions. But as treachery and .double-dealing abound, who can be trusted…? This story was broadcast on BBC between 8 August 12 September 1964.
This story will have its missing episodes animated. Some test shots are shown below.
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oscarwho
December 13th, 2012 - 4:14pmcartoon episodes has came
gordon
October 17th, 2012 - 1:04pm28 january reign of terror will be released
Gordon
November 8th, 2012 - 4:06pmSome reign of terror extras passed by the bbfc
00:25:02:12 DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD – THE MAKING OF THE REIGN OF TERROR
00:04:09:05 THE REIGN OF TERROR – PHOTO GALLERY
00:03:36:19 THE REIGN OF TERROR – ANIMATION GALLERY
00:02:43:02 ROBESPIERRE’S DOMAIN – ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS TOUR
00:01:02:00 DOCTOR WHO – THE FIRST DOCTOR RETURNS – THE REIGN OF TERROR (TRAILER
gordon
November 14th, 2012 - 7:15pmcommentary team: Carole Ann Ford, Neville Smith, Jeffrey Wickham, Caroline Hunt, Patrick Marley, Tim Combe.
Plus Ronald Pickup on ep 4, and Philip Morris/Paul Vanezis [missing episode hunters] on ep5
gordon
November 22nd, 2012 - 12:54pmhttp://www.tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news3/DrWho_ReignOfTerror_e_s.jpg Region 1 artwork
booboo
November 22nd, 2012 - 1:06pmamazing we have legacy region 1 and Australian covers now this and not a word of any of them in the UK.
dr who 1999
November 22nd, 2012 - 1:29pmi wold have thought that region 2 would have been the 1st to be revealed. they keep doing this with underground toys as well
gordon
November 22nd, 2012 - 1:40pmThe region 1 releases are nearly always anounced further in advance than the uk thats prob why they are first
dr who 1999
November 22nd, 2012 - 1:55pmwell at least we get the 1st release for all the DVDs next year (as far as i am aware)
Gordon
July 17th, 2012 - 10:56amTake it with a pinch of salt just now but tardis wiki lists reign of terror for 2nd of december. Id like to hear actual confirmation first
Gordon
July 17th, 2012 - 9:47pmThe relese date 3rd of december has been dropped. I think somebody had been messing around with the release date. Had a funny feeling it was too good to be true
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 11:00amdoes anyone know when the ice warriers will be realesed on dvd? Also, do you know what form it will take?
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 10:35pmIt will be getting a release but it release date is currently unknown(but smart money suggests somepoint 2013) and how the missing episodes will be reprecented is also unknown.
Anonymous
July 20th, 2012 - 9:46amthanks
dr who 1999
July 20th, 2012 - 9:46amthanks
Gordon
July 6th, 2012 - 11:15pmAccording to somebody at bbc worldwide Reign of terror is getting released 28th january 2013
Gordon
June 29th, 2012 - 11:08pmSneak peek: https://p.twimg.com/AwkqZjbCQAAvpsm.jpg:large
gordon
September 23rd, 2011 - 1:19amSome exclusive reign of terror animated footage that was shown at the day of the dalek screening in australia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYt1OsSPaVs
lewis
October 27th, 2011 - 7:38amHi,
Just wondering what month the doctor who the reign terror dvds in Next Year 2012?
Thankyou Lewis.
doctorwhofan27
August 9th, 2011 - 2:02amThis is great! Why don’t they just animate every missing episode? Then they’d complete the collection.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:46amHERES A PROMO PIC OF THE ANIMATED EPISODES OF THIS DVD! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236312036382831&set=a.182096918471010.52777.127031120644257&type=1&theater
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 30th, 2011 - 8:46am💡 ‘The Crusade’ should have its missing episodes animated next. There are only 2 episodes missing.
Biggest doctor who fan ever!
Biggestdoctorwhofanever!
doctorwho33
Doctor Who DVD Collector
gordon
August 1st, 2011 - 9:21amActually it should be either 10th planet or ice warriors animated first before crusade. The crusade has already been released on the lost in time dvd set and those 2 havent and should take priority. Id rather see them annimate the stories that have missing episodes and havent been released on dvd first before animating stories that have had their surviving episodes released on dvd already.
TARDIS1996
July 24th, 2011 - 11:13amI have only recently started collecting doctor who so looking at the endless list of figures and dvds i best get started any good cheap sights for dvds?? 😀
booboo
July 24th, 2011 - 11:27amyes i have loads of classic dvd’s to sell, all used but very good
Biggest Doctor Who Fan Ever!
July 12th, 2011 - 4:13pmNEW RELEASES FOR NEXT YEAR!!!
1) The Reign of Terror
2) Vengence on Varos (Special Edition)
3) The Ambassadors of Death
4) The Ace Boxset Containing:
4A) Dragonfire
4B) The Happiness Control
😉
gordon
July 13th, 2011 - 12:46amI hear we are getting more than that next year.
sensorites
Reign of terror
Planet of giants
Krotons
Death to the daleks
Terror of the zygons
Android invasion
Face of evil
Nightmare in eden
Ace tales (dragonfire/happieness patrol)
Greatest show in the galaxy
All those titles confirmed 2012 by dwm 2 issues ago
Plus on the reissues Revisitations 3 (delayed from 2011 now 2012 due to production issues)
and Vengance on varos SE
We may also get invasion of dinosaurs as recolurisation has been suposidly done on ep 1.
gordon
July 13th, 2011 - 1:07amDaemons is also rumoured for 2012 apparently april.
Wouldnt get too exited about ambassadors of death for 2012 just yet as it was delayed from this year because of restoration problems which is still being worked on at this moment.
But before 2012 its rumoured colony in space will get released this october as a suprise release (classic dw twitter page says its finished and even the artwork is done plus the deadline has been moved forward makes october promising)
Gordon
June 2nd, 2011 - 11:28pmIt has been announced on classic dw twitter page that episodes 4 and 5 will be animated. Here is a rough test pic :http://yfrog.com/h7v5jmp
gordon
June 6th, 2011 - 11:40pmHere is a comparison pic of barbara and the diffrence of real and animation http://yfrog.com/h2iwpwp
TheDoctorWhoFan
March 30th, 2011 - 7:45pmcan’t wait its only next year to wait 😎
Scarves are awesome
March 12th, 2011 - 3:33pmGreat, but would have prefered Tenth Planet or The Ice Warriors
Gordon
March 5th, 2011 - 11:54pmDont forget there is also an ace box set in production for next year and will feature 2 stories featuring ace. And the main theory is the 2 titles in the ace box set will be Dragonfire and happieness patrol as they are both studio bound 3 parters with the same director. Plus greatest show in the galaxy would be a be a better seller on its own than dragonfire and happiness patrol.
omega
March 5th, 2011 - 10:10pmVengeance on Varos HAS been released already.
booboo
March 5th, 2011 - 10:14pmyes but they are releasing an updated version
Anthony was the Master.
March 5th, 2011 - 9:11pmWOW, youre a fast one. Hah!
Im here to bring you all some much deserved news, which I learnt this weekend. Vengeance on Varos IS confirmed to be revisited on DVD, much deservedly we all agree, and is being released shortly before the end of the world in 2012. :eek:Since our website seems to do this thing where they make great haste and immediately display a “coming soon/jsut confirmed” advert display in the news section for practicly ANY title thats been announced on DVD, you might wanna make one for Vengeance on Varos, when it comes out.
DoctorWho4eva
March 5th, 2011 - 11:44amhave u heard. The story: Ambassadors of death has been moved so it comes out 2012 instead of 2011 now.
the flaw games
March 5th, 2011 - 7:40amoh, 2012, the year rumoured to be the year when the earth is destroyed (which i dont believe) whoop de doo
omega
March 4th, 2011 - 9:24amThey were uni students
Anonymous
March 4th, 2011 - 8:16am2 episodes are missing (4 & 5) maybe they are animating them, who knows…
MasterKasterborous
December 22nd, 2012 - 8:09pmYes they are animating them. (It even says on the sticker on the DVD case! :D)
Gordon
March 3rd, 2011 - 11:31pm@crazy guy the reason they havent announced this for 2011 is it takes about 18 months from start to finish to restore it for dvd do all the extras and any other things needed.
As they are now working on the stories with lost episodes maybe they could finish the dvd range about that time Hopefuly
harold saxon
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:36pmi’d llove to see more animated versions of missing episodes,would be cool to see them.
crazy guy
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:20pmcool but why dont they just realese in 2011
TheNextDoctor
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:47pmThey might be but won’t be like the ones of the invasion because the company that mad them closed down i think.
SiManCoZeeAh
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:40pmHow is this possible?
C@A
March 3rd, 2011 - 5:21pmI thought there were missing episodes and weren’t the surviving ones released on the Lost in Time DVD?
Policebox
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:57pmApperntly big announment exlusive to doctor who online tonight. I wonder what it will be? Hope it’s tenth planet
Who11th
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:55pmCool! 2012 abit of a wait tho, how come they are still releasing classic dvd’s you would of thought they would be released ages ago! oh yeah and 1st!
gary
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:54pmso are the missing episodes ofthis story going to be animated like the invasion or something? let’s hope so 😀