November 10th, 2020
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Doctor Who The Collection Season 12
Available to order while stocks last from www.zoom.co.uk
The second edition of Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 12 will be released on 2nd March 2020.
Season 12 was first released as a limited edition on Blu-ray in February 2018, and is being re-released by BBC Studios to bring the total number of copies in line with other seasons in the classic collection.
Available to order while stocks last from www.amazon.co.uk (sold out)
Also available to order while stocks last from www.zoom.co.uk, and www.zavvi.com. (all sold out)
Please see below for a full summary – All content, extras and artwork will remain the same as the 1st edition.
Season 12 features five stories over 20 episodes, including The Ark in Space and Genesis of the Daleks. The Doctor is accompanied by Sarah Jane Smith (Elizabeth Sladen) and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) and was first broadcast on the BBC between December 1974 and May 1975.
BBC Studios have confirmed replacement discs will be included with this release.
Sold as Tom Baker Season One in the USA in std packaging and available to order from www.amazon.com #ad
Original Press Release:
BBC Worldwide has announced that Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 12 will be released on Blu-Ray on 2nd July 2018.
For fans of Doctor Who and collectors of Classic Who seasons, the Blu-Ray has limited edition packaging with artwork by Lee Binding and has been restored and up-scaled to HD by Peter Crocker and Mark Ayres. The new release also has a wealth of new bonus content.
Russell Minton, Executive Producer at BBC Worldwide says : “We are doing our very best at BBC Worldwide to restore and bring as many Classic Who titles out on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, and this starts with being able to confirm one of my favourites, Tom Baker’s first season. We will also endeavour to include additional archive material and exciting newly-shot features where possible.”
Season 12, Tom Baker’s first as the Doctor, features five stories over 20 episodes, including The Ark in Space and Genesis of the Daleks. The Doctor is accompanied in this season by Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter) and was first broadcast between December 1974 and May 1975.
The new Blu-Ray release includes existing bonus material from the original DVDs as well as the brand new features below:
TOM BAKER IN CONVERSATION
- A candid new one-hour interview with the Fourth Doctor.
BEHIND THE SOFA
- Classic clips from Season 12, viewed by Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe,
- Louise Jameson, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton and Sadie Miller
NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES
- For The Sontaran Experiment and Revenge Of The Cybermen
IMMERSIVE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES
- For The Ark In Space and Genesis Of The Daleks
OPTIONAL BRAND NEW UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS
- For Revenge Of The Cybermen
GENESIS OF THE DALEKS – OMNIBUS MOVIE VERSION
- Unseen since broadcast in 1975
THE TOM BAKER YEARS
- The 1991 VHS release, on disc for the first time
PRODUCTION ARCHIVE MATERIAL
- PDF files from the BBC Archives
Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 12 will be released on Blu-Ray from Monday 11th June 2018.
The American and Australian sets available from www.amazon.com #ad and www.amazon.com.au
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OllieOz
March 13th, 2020 - 11:19pmSorry for those who are having to deal with the faff of the mislabeled amazon sets, but can someone who received a copy check disc 5 to see if the new sky striker missile fx on Vorus’ screen in ‘Revenge’ part 2 have been fixed.
Cheers 🙂
dazzleshell
March 14th, 2020 - 12:03amHad a quick look. Must still be wrong. One scene shows new animation, then on next shot is just white model again.
OllieOz
March 14th, 2020 - 2:04amAh that’s a shame, this re-release would have been a good excuse to for them to have corrected it, given it has been on recent US replacement discs. Thanks for checking though. 🙂
Tom brady
March 13th, 2020 - 6:49pmReceived mine today and it says ‘second edition’ underneath so there’s your difference. Seems the first release will still fetch silly prices.
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 7:24pmDid you get the season 10 discs?
Adam
March 13th, 2020 - 8:16pmUnderneath where? I’ve seen images/videos of 7 of the S12 sets sent by Amazon today and nowhere do I see the words “second edition” on the packaging.
dazzleshell
March 13th, 2020 - 8:21pm2nd Edition is on bottom of J-card.
Just looked at mine.
Mine is same as others. Wrong images of Season 10 on the discs but correct media.
Gonna see what response people get on here before getting in touch with Amazon and/or the BBC.
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 8:48pmI got correct discs 🙂 ordered from amazon as well. I’m so chuffed!!!
MIKSK89
March 13th, 2020 - 11:13pmI pre ordered mine on amazon back when it was announced as being available and I’m still waiting for mine to be dispatched, and I used top up to pay the full ammount. They are still showing a delivery time of March 31st 2020.
Type 40
March 13th, 2020 - 6:32pmSo, I suppose the question now is will those sets sent out at the end of the month definitely have the correct images on the discs?
Rob W
March 13th, 2020 - 6:48pmHopefully this was just the wrong discs and only the Amazon orders sent out early.
Adam
March 13th, 2020 - 5:05pmThe reason that the BBC aren’t going to do replacement discs is because: the content on the S10 discs inside the S12 set appear to hold the content from S12 (it’s just the discs are marked as S10). So The Three Doctors disc is actually Robot. Carnival is actually Ark in Space. And so on
Rob W
March 13th, 2020 - 5:24pmWhat a shambles. They re-press the discs then cock up the labels! The only consolation is any scalpers who might have bought this hoping to make a small fortune now eon’t.
Andrew Townsend
March 13th, 2020 - 7:33pmThese maybe worth something in years to come….as a calamitous big BBC F**k up
Brett M
March 15th, 2020 - 1:00amYeah I agree, they will probably increase in value exponentially down the track due to the total incompetence of the BBC
Adam
March 13th, 2020 - 5:00pmAdvice from the BBC is just to send the S12 set back to Amazon and get a full refund. They are NOT sending out replacement discs. Sigh…
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 4:11pmMines is meant to arrive tomorrow but I know it will come with the season 10 discs. What should I do?
Harry
March 13th, 2020 - 4:27pmYou will have to take it but message the bbc amazon anyone make they know they have got to issue replacement disks or something
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 4:38pmCould you please possibly inform me of the email for the BBC. Thank you very much 🙂
Harry
March 13th, 2020 - 4:58pmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/enquiryform/#/Your enquiry this is what I’ve used but do and anything and everything because I’m not just settling for a refund
Rob W
March 13th, 2020 - 5:37pm[email protected]
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 6:09pmThank you both for your help. I have emailed them and now awaiting a reply. From what I have heard it is still the same content but just the disc art is different but that’s not really the point. I ordered this for Season 12 and I expect the actual box set. I will try my best to get replacement discs but I will never order from Amazon again with these box set. They are a shambles.
Harry
March 13th, 2020 - 3:45pmContacted the bbc they have not gotten back this is so stupid
Harry
March 13th, 2020 - 3:05pmHow do you contact the bbc about replacing disks this is unreal now come has some got a brain cell left who works on these collection I would understand more if it’s a brand new boxset but this is a reissue
Rob W
March 13th, 2020 - 5:34pm[email protected]
Jordan9364
March 13th, 2020 - 2:38pmWonder why on earth some people are getting sent the dodgy disc versions now? Whilst mine is from Amazon but still says March 31 release date. Hoping it doesn’t come early now, leaving people in awful situations
Adam
March 13th, 2020 - 1:59pmAnd now it appears that some of the S12 sets that Amazon have sent out don’t even have booklets! Amazon are telling people that they should just send back the item for a full refund and “wait for it to come back in stock again”. So it looks as though if you’ve been sent the S12 set today with the S10 discs in it – well, that’s all you’re going to get. As far as Amazon is concerned, they’ll just refund you and forget about trying to send a proper S12 to you. Shameful display, it really is. I only hope that Zoom (who are sticking to the original 30th March date (confirmed through email today) have the corrent release and I’m not going to be waiting 20 days just to recieve the S10 discs.
Adam
March 13th, 2020 - 1:23pmIf you look on Twitter right now, it appears a few have recieved their orders from Amazon BUT they still have S10 discs in!!! See @TheEducatorTL twitter. Absolutely unbelievable!!
booboo
March 13th, 2020 - 1:26pmyes people saying this on here as well, no one should loose their copy because of this
A4geek
March 13th, 2020 - 2:04pmJust opened my copy and yes it has S10 discs in. Furious is an understatement.
The Educator
March 13th, 2020 - 12:17pmGang the wrong discs are still in the boxset!
booboo
March 13th, 2020 - 12:27pmwhere has that come from?
Amazon have certainly sent a few out way a head of the given date somehow
The Educator
March 13th, 2020 - 1:39pmI’ve received the boxset today mate. Amazon CS Manager has no idea how it’s happened either!
John Smith
March 13th, 2020 - 11:48amI’ve sent an email to Zoom’s ebay shop (where I bought S12) and I’m waiting for a response… Congratulations to those Amazon buyers who are receiving theirs today.
MickeySmith07
March 13th, 2020 - 11:28amMy set was dispatched early hours and is due today
MickeySmith07
March 13th, 2020 - 1:17pmMines arrived but has the season 10 discs in it. Contacted Amazon and they can only refund the item as it’s out of stock. I’m not very happy to be honest.
booboo
March 13th, 2020 - 1:23pmthis is a monumental cock up, i would get in touch with the BBC
MickeySmith07
March 13th, 2020 - 1:45pmDo you have the contact details for them at all? If anyone wants to see I’ve posted a video of the set on my Twitter @macaulycairns
A4geek
March 13th, 2020 - 2:15pmAmazon have told me the same thing. BBC here I come.
A4geek
March 13th, 2020 - 5:12pmMickeySmith07 – I went to bbcstudios.com and used their contact ‘wizard’. I hope it magics up a replacement.
dazzleshell
March 12th, 2020 - 11:21pmAmazon have dispatched my copy.
Due to arrive on Saturday.
Anonymous
March 13th, 2020 - 7:47amI haven’t had a dispatch email from Amazon yet 🙁
Matt
March 13th, 2020 - 9:26amSame here. Mine is due today, but but but…. I’m at bloody work
Mark
March 13th, 2020 - 10:27amJust received mine – finally I can get rid of the US copy 🙂
Type 40
March 13th, 2020 - 1:04pmNo dispatch email as yet. I’m crossing my fingers for one soon.
Type 40
March 13th, 2020 - 1:28pmHmm. Considering there now appears to be another issue with those sent out, I’m happy to wait for a later dispatch.
Anonymous
March 3rd, 2020 - 1:18pmApparently ALL sets have been recalled, due to them having season 10 discs put inside them in error.
(This is actually quite strange, considering that season 10 is supposedly now discontinued)!
Also the artwork on the spines is out of line too,
so may have to be completely reprinted.
Does anybody else feel as though there is some kind of curse hanging over season 12….?
Rob W
March 3rd, 2020 - 2:52pmYes, one almighty cock-up and yet more resources wasted which ought to be spent on future releases.
Gordon
March 3rd, 2020 - 3:43pmThey would be insured against this sort of thing. Plus it’s the manufacturer(Sony dadc) that’s cocked up. They are fitting the bill
Ricky
March 3rd, 2020 - 5:00pmI know someone who got one of these sets, it’s not spare season 10 discs that have been put in the sets, it’s just they got the artwork wrong , the actual discs do have the correct content i.e season 12.
Chris
March 3rd, 2020 - 5:06pmHeh heh. No curse, just shoddy work.
Mistakes happen, I know, but come on. This is a limited edition product, which people pretty much have to pre-order if they want to be sure of getting one, that then can’t even meet it’s release date. Consistently. The list of mistakes with this range is seemingly endless too. (Season 23 spine art anyone? I mean, I don’t actually care about that but still a screw up.)
I’d be embarrassed to have anything to do with the production of this range right now. It’s a mess, regardless of whose fault it is.
Alan Dobbie
March 3rd, 2020 - 8:19pmIt’s a pity that Zoom haven’t informed people of the delay, which is what Amazon does. Had I not read here about the problems I’d be slightly more miffed, especially given that this is the first – and last time – I’m ordering from Zoom. Poor customer service.
Rob W
March 3rd, 2020 - 8:38pmI’d let Zoom know you are disappointed Alan, Amazon would probably offer you a £5 gesture of goodwill against a future purchase. You never know your luck mate.
Simon
March 2nd, 2020 - 6:20pmHi guys, for those who have ordered this box set from Zoom.co.uk I have contacted them this morning as regards to the whole “Sent to Warehouse” confusion. Basically they have told me that the supplier has informed them of the manufacturing error where the wrong season discs have been put in and that this has just simply pushed the release date back to the 30th March. So as far as I can tell you will all still be receiving them just not until then. Hope this helps and gives a bit of peace of mind.
The Timeless Child should’ve been the Master
March 2nd, 2020 - 6:42pmThanks for the update Simon. Can’t believe they’ve made the same mistake second time round.
Jordan9364
March 1st, 2020 - 2:00pmWhat’s the likelihood of them doing a “Doctor Who: The Collection – The Movie” one of these with Paul McGann on the cover?
Gordon
March 1st, 2020 - 2:54pmVery likely as part of a wilderness years set
Jordan9364
March 1st, 2020 - 6:30pmMy thoughts too, I wonder what they’d call it?
Kenman
March 1st, 2020 - 6:39pmThey will likely call it “The Wilderness Years” as that sums up all that will likely be included.
Kyle Edgecomb
March 2nd, 2020 - 12:34amIt should include mostly Paul McGann material such as the TV Movie, Night of the Doctor, perhaps a couple of his big finish stories as bonus material, and other stuff during the the wilderness years such as Dimensions in Time, Scream of the Shalka and Curse of Fatal Death
Gordon
March 2nd, 2020 - 9:35amprobably won’t include dimensions partly due to the contractual issues that were agreed upon at the time and the fact that children in need want £60 grand just for its inclusion.
Kenman
March 2nd, 2020 - 11:02pmAs much as Dimensions sucks, and sucks hard, it is a shame it will likely not be worked out. You’d think they’d be able to set it up where they really tout the charity or something as an exchange. But I suppose it is what it is.
dazzleshell
March 3rd, 2020 - 11:55amWith DIT they should include it. It might be £60k cost to do but surely the set won’t retail at same price as the other Seasons if it isn’t included.
£39.99 is a lot for just TV Movie being an official canon story. Even with all the extra content that we expect.
If they do include it and sell it for full price or near full price that should pay for use of DIT. Which as a collector I’d be happy as long as we get everything possible.
Toby Price
March 9th, 2020 - 11:27amHopefully if this set is made, it will include the webcasts, especially the sequel to Shada, which stars Paul McGann.
James17
February 29th, 2020 - 7:03pmSo everyone is talking about their zoom orders being on ‘sent to warehouse’ but the release date is 30/3, but I’ve been charged by zoom. Has anyone else had this? It still says sent to warehouse, but they’ve taken my money when its saying it wont arrive till 30th. I’m hearing people say about early batches being ok, but I’m just confused about why they have charged me but saying the 30th… like, is it coming and they’ve correctly charged me, or is the date right and they’ve charged too early. Zoom haven’t emailed me at all, bit wierd.
Rob W
February 29th, 2020 - 7:45pmCustomer Services is closed for the weekend, you’ll no doubt hear on Monday what the situation is James.
philip shaw
March 1st, 2020 - 9:54amI’m in the same position. It sounds like they have sent them to the warehouse for delivery, charged people before delivery as usual, then were told the discs were wrong and they have to be returned.
Mr Neil Martin
March 6th, 2020 - 10:10pmZoom always seem to take the money out a few days after you pre-order things,not when the item is dispatched.
Negative Matter
February 29th, 2020 - 12:58amSeems as if some suppliers are keeping their customers at least informed. Zoom havent been in touch yet.
timelord1944
February 28th, 2020 - 11:03pmHas anybody who ordered from the zoom website had their order dispatched? Mine still says ‘sent to warehouse.’
Matt
February 28th, 2020 - 11:31pmThe same with me mine says sent to warehouse still waiting for it to be dispatched.
Negative Matter
February 29th, 2020 - 12:57amSame here – no emails though – although the release date now states (as others have pointed out) 30/3
DanWFA
February 29th, 2020 - 1:12amMine still says sent to warehouse as well, it was part of the first batch so i’m thinking it may get sent out, who knows
philip shaw
February 29th, 2020 - 8:42am‘Gone to the warehouse’ sounds like ‘Gone to Java!’
OllieOz
February 28th, 2020 - 11:57amEven after all this I bet they haven’t addressed the missing FX shot on Revenge Ep.2. 🙁
Simon Elliott
February 28th, 2020 - 5:16pmNeed fix one CGI white rocket missing on Ep. 2 and I hope they fix it error this time
Simon
February 28th, 2020 - 9:30amNew email for me has come through saying it will be 1st/2nd April haha. Seems like it really will be pushed back one day at a time. At this rate it’ll eventually end up coming out after season 14 is in hand!
SamWho
February 27th, 2020 - 11:25pmAnother email saying 31st March oh dear is it going to move by one day forever
Richard
February 28th, 2020 - 9:29amI know have one saying the 1st April, surely a joke? (April Fool)
prototype dalek
February 28th, 2020 - 9:40amI’ve got that email to, 31st March.
Paul Lloyd
February 27th, 2020 - 11:08pmJust had an email from amazon, and the release has been pushed bck to March 30th, any idea why?
Brett M
February 28th, 2020 - 5:52amWrong discs apparently printed on 2nd batch
Adam
February 27th, 2020 - 11:02pmMARCH 31ST NOW! *everything you think you know is a lieeeee*
Graham
February 27th, 2020 - 11:02pmDespite getting an earlier e-mail today from Amazon saying the release date has changed to 30th March, just received another update from Amazon saying it is now 31st March.
Jordan9364
February 27th, 2020 - 11:45pmPlot twist: every day it will be announced that the release date will be pushed back another day. Like a Christmas advent calendar, but not a pleasant one
MIKK89
February 28th, 2020 - 3:06amI remeber getting something similar with Season 23, it was expected to be delivered the day after the release and it arrived on release date
Anthony
February 27th, 2020 - 7:31pmThere’s one possitve in all of this I suppose. I’ve noticed several eBay scalpers listing this on eBay for around £70 (some more some a bit less) as a pre order so they will be affected aswell… silver linings and all that
DanWFA
February 27th, 2020 - 7:12pmAll this stuff with the wrong discs is interesting, But is it true its the later batch? because i’ve not had any email from Zoom to say that my copy has been delayed and the status still says ‘Sent to warehouse’ I did order it as soona s it was announced so could there be some batches that have the right discs and could still come on Monday booboo?
Anonymous
February 28th, 2020 - 8:19amSame here
Antonio Zambonini
February 29th, 2020 - 3:38pmtbh I think they can’t do as tbh if u look back at season 26 a lot of people got there’s very early on Saturdays and then later by Monday but with this due too the problems I doult they would send out 12 for early people now then the pushed out released date for the end of March
Anonymous
February 27th, 2020 - 6:15pmKnew it was too good to be true. I mean I know it’s still coming but I’ve been looking forward to this all week. Very annoying but I suppose I would wait and get the proper product. Just don’t understand why there are so many delays with these box sets.
Rob W
February 27th, 2020 - 6:53pmI’ve asked abot the delay and have been given a £5 promotional discount on my next purchase. Shush, don’t tell the others this is between you and me right?
Anonymous
February 27th, 2020 - 7:41pmHow did you get the promotional discount? Where did you ask. I couldn’t resist £5 off my next purchase
Bobby Fackrell
February 27th, 2020 - 8:08pmThe release date changes work well for me; 14 was the wrong side of pay day and is now at a nicer time money wise
I cancelled The Faceless Ones steelbook as it was too much in one month with this now I have just reordered it. March was always a bit expensive for releases! As much as I am enjoying the current series and as lush as the steelbook looks that price has to come down before I buy that one!
Rob W
February 28th, 2020 - 2:03pmSorry for not replying earlier, Amazon gave me a £5 credit as a gesture of goodwill as I asked what the delay was. The rather long reply did not mention any issue other than the supplier changing the release date.
Anonymous
February 28th, 2020 - 4:17pmI’ll try and ask Amazon tonight then. No harm in trying to get £5 credit