July 25th, 2014
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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
For the ultimate Doctor Who fan, BBC Worldwide UK are proud to present a special collection of highlights from the groundbreaking 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, including – for the first time – An Adventure in Space and Time on Blu Ray.
The limited edition collector’s set includes the 50th anniversary special; The Day of the Doctor, Matt Smith’s Farewell; The Time of the Doctor, the Series 7 finale; The Name of the Doctor, and the Eighth Doctor’s (Paul McGann) surprise regeneration into John Hurt’s War Doctor; The Night of the Doctor.
The collection also includes an exclusive cut of the read-through of The Day of the Doctor featuring Matt Smith and David Tennant, deleted scenes, new-to-DVD cinema trails and Mark Gatiss’ award winning drama about the genesis of Doctor Who; An Adventure in Space and Time. The hilarious Five-ish Doctors – starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and a host of special guests – will also be included on a DVD and Blu Ray box for the first time.
- The Name of the Doctor
- The Night of the Doctor
- The Day of the Doctor
- The Time of the Doctor
- An Adventure in Space & Time
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide
- The Science of Doctor Who
- Doctor Who Proms 2013
- The Last Day
- The Day of the Doctor Readthrough
- The Day of the Doctor Cinema Intros
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind the Scenes videos (Name, Day & Time)
- BBCA Documentaries: Tales from the Tardis & Farewell to Matt Smith
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Lego Whovian
July 25th, 2014 - 12:25pmI was going to get this, until I saw the horrid pictures.
CyberGuy500
July 25th, 2014 - 11:59ambooboo Is this only available from the BBC shop and base? Will it be available on Amazon?
booboo
July 25th, 2014 - 11:59amprobably but i dont know when
booboo
July 25th, 2014 - 12:01pmthey just put it up
Louis
July 25th, 2014 - 12:16pmSo expensive on there! Will they not reduce to match BBC?
CyberGuy500
July 25th, 2014 - 2:07pmIts now down to £34. Just pre-ordered my copy.
CyberDoctor
July 24th, 2014 - 10:50pmI hope that there are more deleted scenes than the two that have already been shown. There has to be more than two XD
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 10:48pmI like how they’ve given each Doctor a spaceship on their DVD cases;
8th Doctor – Cass’ Spaceship
War Doctor – The TARDIS
Tenth Doctor – Dalek Patrol Ships
Eleventh Doctor – Dalek Motherships.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 10:54pmA spaceship?
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 11:09pmYes. If you zoom in on the pic you can see them.
Grey and Blue
July 25th, 2014 - 12:55amfunnily enough 3 out of four of those involve how each doctor regenerates. smith regenerates destroying warships, Hurt regenerates in his tardis and mcgann’s cause was the ship crashing. clever easter egg or accidental coincidence. You decide.
100000BC
July 25th, 2014 - 12:29pmAnd 9 becomes Tennant after defeating armies of Daleks…
daff69
July 24th, 2014 - 10:27pmOMFG THE BOX ART IS BEAUTIFUL!!
Scott
July 24th, 2014 - 10:21pmI hope this is region free considering that there’s no mention of a US/Region A release.
drjakeyoung
July 24th, 2014 - 10:18pmOh no. If you loom close enough on the image, you can see that day is in 3D. I really hope it’s not just a copy and past from the vanilla release, cause then weed have some audio problems going on…
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
July 25th, 2014 - 11:26amAs with the solo release and in line with ANY 3D bluray, you DO get a 2D copy too. Don’t panic!!!!
drjakeyoung
July 25th, 2014 - 1:42pmThanks, hope your right about that. But I’m a bit worried about the 2d version having screwed up audio.
Grey and Blue
July 24th, 2014 - 9:09pmHope there are some larger better quality official image pictures as it is a bit small to distinguish details. Will definitely get this on blu ray and send my Blu ray of day cex’s way. Any idea whether they will have corrected audio on the day blu ray as the current one has tinny, distorted audio playback. changing player settings helps but it is still nowehere near the quality of Time and series 7 blu ray audio tracks!
When The Doctor Was Me
July 24th, 2014 - 9:49pmif you go on base.com link on this page and hover over the image it zooms in in great quality just did it myself!
Cpl Hicks
July 24th, 2014 - 8:18pmAre there currently any BBC discount codes?
Trenzalore
July 24th, 2014 - 8:19pmRP0714 – 10% off
Scott
July 24th, 2014 - 9:21pmThe code is not working!
StormOfOncomers
July 24th, 2014 - 9:52pmWorked for me this afternoon…
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:36pmAnyone else noticed the Dalek Patrol Ships on the 10th Doctor cover?
the astronaut of deat
July 24th, 2014 - 7:43pmyeah
Nicholas
July 24th, 2014 - 7:18pmWhose getting Blu-Ray and whose getting DVD?
I’m getting the Blu-Ray edition
StormOfOncomers
July 24th, 2014 - 7:22pmBlu-ray
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:23pmI’m getting DVD
When The Doctor Was Me
July 24th, 2014 - 7:24pmBluray all the way!
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:26pmDVD all the way!
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 7:28pmyou cant get better than blue ray
The TARDIS
July 24th, 2014 - 7:31pmDVD for me. Mainly cos I can’t stand the awful, stumpy blue cases. Also because I don’t have a blu-Ray player, but mainly the first one.
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:32pmI prefer DVD. £5 or so is (IMO) not worth the loss of a few pixels.
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 7:36pmit is when your watching doctor who
the astronaut of death
July 24th, 2014 - 7:37pmI don’t have a blu ray player but my friend has one and when I watched something on that it was much better
so blu ray
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:37pmNope, it’s not IMO.
booboo
July 24th, 2014 - 7:39pmtis when you watch it on a 10′ screen like we do
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 7:43pmyou are buying the 50th anniversary box set here. and you want to watch the best show in the universe in the best way possible
well get blue ray the picture look much better and it makes a much better watching experience
well worth the extra 5 pounds
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:45pmIt’s not worth the £5 IMO.
the
July 24th, 2014 - 7:47pmblu ray
booboo
July 24th, 2014 - 7:47pmits depends the equipment you have as well mind
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:49pmThe only chance I have of viewing it as a blu-ray is my PS3, and that’s knackered.
booboo
July 24th, 2014 - 7:50pmyes, not everyone has a blu-ray player
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 7:50pmwell Nicholas I think the majority vote goes to blue ray
booboo
July 24th, 2014 - 7:54pm2:1 but the other thing to consider is even if you have a bluray for your TV they are still a bit of a luxury in laptops and PC’s
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 7:54pmMajority vote? It’s not a democracy 😆
drjakeyoung
July 24th, 2014 - 10:04pm@anonymous, 4k might like a word with you 😉
MadManWithABox
July 24th, 2014 - 11:20pm1080i, which is what the Doctor Who Blu-Rays are presented in in the UK, is almost double the resolution found on DVD. It’s not ‘just a few extra pixels’, it’s literally almost twice the amount of pixels. Which, in turns, means much better quality all-round.
If you’re watching on a tiny TV then sure, go for it. But you’re kidding yourself if you seriously think there isn’t much difference between Blu-Ray and DVD.
The Twelfth Doctor
July 25th, 2014 - 12:20amYet again, I’m being told my opinion is invalid. 🙁
The Twelfth Doctor
July 25th, 2014 - 12:26amAnd anyway, I personally can’t justify paying extra money just to get a clearer picture. Especially when the picture on the standard version is great anyway.
MadManWithABox
July 25th, 2014 - 12:46amNot saying your opinion is invalid, just that you shouldn’t knock Blu-Ray ’till you try it 🙂
The Twelfth Doctor
July 25th, 2014 - 12:52amI have tried it. I bought TDOTD blu-ray and the sound was off and it didnt fit with my collection.
MadManWithABox
July 25th, 2014 - 1:41amWell, TDOTD Blu-Ray was kinda a special case due to the different frame-rates between the 2D and 3D versions….
But if you’re happy with DVD, then that;s fine by me 🙂
Anonymous
July 25th, 2014 - 3:02pmBlu ray for sure
Boris Johnson
July 26th, 2014 - 2:10pmLook, if you get the edition you want then that is fine. But arguing is pointless. Blu-Ray will always be a better package and DVD will always be cheaper.
When The Doctor Was Me
July 24th, 2014 - 6:47pmThat artwork is stunning! Cannot wait now! 😀
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
July 24th, 2014 - 6:41pmI’ll be gettng this and i’ll be donating my Time of the Doctor BR and AAiSaT BR (Region Free) to a random Whovian…. (probably have to keep DotD BR as it’s 3D)… No mention of that on this set……..
BigBangTwo
July 24th, 2014 - 7:34pmIt includes the 3D version.
Notice the BR3D Logo in the bottom right.
Boris Johnson
July 26th, 2014 - 2:11pmHow are you deciding which random Whovian. Just a query.
Nicholas
July 24th, 2014 - 6:04pmGoing to the bank tomorrow. I need this!
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 4:56pmis this going be the only way buy the 5 doctors(ish) :l i already got the other dvds
Horus Johnson
August 3rd, 2014 - 9:19amYeah
StormOfOncomers
July 24th, 2014 - 4:44pmOrdered it earlier today (Blu-ray) without seeing an image of the set. Only saw the covers now, and I’m completely in love with it!!!
When The Doctor Was Me
July 24th, 2014 - 3:45pmFinally! AAISAT in HD!!!!!! Preordered and with discount code just £28! Worth every penny! Can’t wait
the astronaut of death
July 24th, 2014 - 3:46pmAweaome
daz
July 24th, 2014 - 4:49pmDo u mind me asking what discount code works as need to save some pennies or series 8 blueray.
Joe Max
July 24th, 2014 - 5:05pmDaz, the discount code is: RP0714
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
July 24th, 2014 - 6:18pmdoesnt work Joe….
The Twelfth Doctor
July 24th, 2014 - 6:25pmYes it dopes. I just used it.
daz
July 24th, 2014 - 6:55pmIve used it too now. Thank you Joe.
daff69
July 24th, 2014 - 3:09pmthis is going to be awesome DEFINATLY gotta pre-order this. Especially since I read else wear its going to limited Edition 6,000 to DVD 4,000 to Blu Ray!
Johnny
July 24th, 2014 - 2:02pmI’ll wait and see what the packaging is like before I order this.
Lana
July 24th, 2014 - 1:52pmYAY! SO happy this is available for shipment to the US and I agree in that it is MUCH cheaper than I thought it would be. Thank you, BBC!
MadManWithABox
July 25th, 2014 - 12:48amJust remember your DVD/Blu-Ray player will need to be region-free or from the UK if you want to play UK DVDs/Blu-Rays in the US.
Stuart Mortimer
July 24th, 2014 - 1:47pmAll i can say is, it better be presented well, seeing as the Blu ray of just the 50th is on amazon for only 6 quid this week, so 32 pounds a bit of a stretch, still, if only to see those awesome cinema intros again in high definition!
Shane
July 24th, 2014 - 1:19pmI’ve no money until next week and BBC Shop require you to have the money in your card even for a pre-order. Wish this was on Amazon. When do you think they will sell out of the Blu-ray version?
Scott
July 24th, 2014 - 12:47pmDoes anyone know if the BBC shop takes the money out of your account right away? The last time I ordered from them they did even tho it wasn’t out for a while as they usually take it out as it’s being shipped!
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
July 24th, 2014 - 1:10pmIt will be taken on or near despatch date
Adipose333
July 24th, 2014 - 12:45pmI really want this but I can’t really get it until later this month – hopefully it’ll still be available, if not I hope they release a standard edition version
ThetaSigma
July 24th, 2014 - 12:16pmHope its in a nice blue box. i love a blue box
Nicholas
July 24th, 2014 - 12:14pmDefinitely getting this
Anonymous
July 24th, 2014 - 12:04pmLimited to 6000
SomeFunnyDrWhoReference
July 24th, 2014 - 6:19pmThat’s more than plenty
Trenzalore
July 24th, 2014 - 12:03pmThat price is a bargain! They could have easily put the War Doctor in there too.
Can’t wait to get it. Just hope the packaging’s good too, can’t wait to see it! 😀
Doctor Simeon
July 24th, 2014 - 11:48amOh brilliant and slightly cheaper than I’d expected!
bryan simcott
July 24th, 2014 - 11:36amA dream come True and with the 10% off code great value
D0ct0r11
July 24th, 2014 - 12:15pmWhat’s the 10% off code? I can only find one for orders of a minimum value.
Trenzalore
July 24th, 2014 - 12:19pmRP0714
WHOSTHEDADDY
July 24th, 2014 - 12:40pmwhen do the BBC take the money for pre orders?
Shane
July 24th, 2014 - 2:28pm@Tranzalore I tried so many codes off different sites (and one I had myself from the new comics but it was for America shop only I think) and none worked. Thanks for this one. It worked! 🙂
Shane
July 24th, 2014 - 2:30pm@WHOSTHEDADDY, they don’t take until it despatches but unfortunately they put the money on hold so you still need to have the money in your account at time of order and it is inaccessible until it clears so it’s the same as being charged, only they don’t actually literally take it from your bank until despatch.
StormOfOncomers
July 24th, 2014 - 4:45pm@Trenzalore
Cheers for the code, worked perfectly!