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
You can see all DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook releases in our Interactive collectors lists.
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Anonymous
November 16th, 2020 - 10:29amI wish they would re-release these in standard Blu-ray cases, like the US editions, don’t like the big clunky boxes.
daz
November 16th, 2020 - 12:06pmYou could always buy them and put them in normal cases. Or get the Region Free USA editions.
I buy them partly because of the packaging/artwork and exclusive booklet. I do have space to display them with cover facing forward though.
Bicky
November 16th, 2020 - 4:00pmI would imagine they will re-release all of the box-sets in standard cases at some point in the future.
76TOTTERSLANE
November 17th, 2020 - 1:11amThey’d be foolish not to.
76TOTTERSLANE
November 15th, 2020 - 12:57am10% off with SIGNUP10 for anyone buying for the first time.
Anonymous
November 14th, 2020 - 9:02amIs the one available on zoom the rerelease with the correct discs? Thanks 🙂
booboo
November 14th, 2020 - 9:05amwe dont know, this has come out of nowhere, it should be the 2nd edition theatrically
Anonymous
November 14th, 2020 - 9:46amZoom wasntbthe one with season 10 disks?
Anonymous
November 14th, 2020 - 9:49amAre there any differences between the first release and the second one that can help identify which one it is when it arrives? Are the barcodes the same? Thanks 🙂
booboo
November 14th, 2020 - 10:02amThe 2nd edition does have “2nd EDITION” printed on the card base so easy to check on arrival, this zoom listing is for the re-release.
I have also ordered one so figures crossed
Prototype dalek
November 14th, 2020 - 8:05pmDoes say STRICTLY LIMITED RE-RELEASE so I assume its the 2nd release?
booboo
November 14th, 2020 - 8:07pmhope so, Slightly surprised they appear to have so many
prototype dalek
November 14th, 2020 - 9:26pmAnd after so long as well
daz
November 14th, 2020 - 11:00pmGuessing they found some in the warehouse.
Could be ones supposed to be returned to BBC but even if they do have Season 10 artwork on the discs at least you can still get them replaced.
Glad those who missed out have a chance as they are still going for £60+ on eBay.
Roll on Season 8.
Ricky
November 15th, 2020 - 8:47amI cant wait for the next set, check here most days in the hope we will see a nice new collection artwork pop up. Dont mind which season if im honest as its been so long.
This extra stock is fabulous news for anyone who missed out.
Bicky
November 14th, 2020 - 8:40amIt appears to be back in stock- Just ordered one.
Craig Berrington-potts
September 14th, 2020 - 9:49pmThis is a bit late but I recently bought season12, opened it to discover the season 10 artwork on the discs. Who did you contact for replacement discs and at which department ?
The wrong disc art is really annoying.
Cheers.
James
October 1st, 2020 - 12:11pmContact [email protected]
They did issue a run of replacement discs already but if you contact them they may be able to supply you with some.
Ryan Benjamin
July 7th, 2020 - 8:46amHas anyone not received their replacement discs? Because I haven’t and I emailed last week the bbc person I was taking to but no reply.
BearEight
July 9th, 2020 - 3:36pmWhen you ordered it, were your billing address and delivery address the same? Mine weren’t and the BBC sent it the replacement discs to the billing address
Ryan
July 23rd, 2020 - 4:18pmEmailed the bbc as a new enquiry, turns out the person who I was dealing with has been moved to another department and someone else replied asking for my details again with proof of purchase and was told that I should get them next week so here’s hoping it will be sorted now
Mark
June 15th, 2020 - 1:44pmHappy to say that my replacement disks have turned up today. Looks like everyone who contacted the BBC are now getting them
Bill
June 18th, 2020 - 1:22pmYup Replacement discs have just arrived. Thanks
MickeySmith07
June 12th, 2020 - 1:51pmJust got my discs in the post
oliver
June 12th, 2020 - 12:35pmBBC HAVE COME GOOD AND SENT ME THE REPLACEMENT DISCS (12th June) WITH THE CORRECT COVER ART ..WELL DONE THE BBC !!
I NOW HAVE 2 SETS 🙂
Craig Berrington-potts
September 14th, 2020 - 9:49pmThis is a bit late but I recently bought season12, opened it to discover the season 10 artwork on the discs. Who did you contact for replacement discs and at which department ?
The wrong disc art is really annoying.
Cheers.
daz
June 12th, 2020 - 12:34pmHi.
Got my replacement discs for the misprinted Season 12 2nd Edition today.
Come in a slimline Bluray box too.
Raz
May 6th, 2020 - 9:32pmFor those who’re interested, it’s still in stock on Amazon FR, got one in mint condition a few days last week.
https://www.amazon.fr/Doctor-Who-Collection-Limited-Packaging/dp/B07B82S1CT/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=doctor+who+12+season&qid=1588796876&sr=8-1
BearEight
May 7th, 2020 - 9:59pmI also noticed and was about to comment the link but you beat me to it. They’re all out of stock now sadly but not before I was able to place an order, hopefully it should arrive soon with the correct discs. I just hope that the last remaining boxsets were able to go to fans who missed out rather than scalpers.
Five rounds rapid
May 8th, 2020 - 10:41amJust looked and they had 3 for sale
Raz
May 8th, 2020 - 8:44pmI’ve actually been keeping an eye on that one that one for like 2 weeks but apparently nobody noticed as there were still about 15 still in stock all along! So I just decided to tell people, hoping some fans would get it. People should check the other european Amazon stocks more often. I noticed that 26 is still in stock too on Amazon IT and ES.
BearEight
May 26th, 2020 - 8:51pmIt’s back in stock on Amazon.fr or rather will be in a few days, if you missed out on it here’s your chance. Funny how this used to be so rare yet it just keeps popping up everywhere now.
DoctorRomanaTARDIS
May 28th, 2020 - 1:16pmDefinitely worth getting from this site, despite showing as not in stock until 6/6/20 I pre-ordered it on 26/5 and it arrived today in the UK, thanks for sharing the link
Joshua
May 5th, 2020 - 11:45pmHello,
Has anyone received their copy from Zavvi yet. I’m in Australia and just want to know whats going on. It was supposed to come either on or before the 04/05 after being previously delayed.
Thanks for any help.
bongo369
May 6th, 2020 - 10:01amStill waiting patiently in Australia ARRRGHHH
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 10:04amNo, I’m still waiting for my copy from them. Still no recent update on when to expect it other than this week.
A
May 6th, 2020 - 11:27amSame here. The longer the wait, the less hopeful I am. I wonder if we’re going to fobbed off with another excuse?
codenamesharp
May 13th, 2020 - 3:24pmAnother waiting patiently in the Aussie queue. No contact or updates, still slightly hopeful though.. ish…
A
May 14th, 2020 - 10:31amI received this message from Zavvi on Tuesday:
‘We’ve experienced unprecedented order volumes over the past couple of weeks and due to this unexpected increase in orders and the additional safety precautions implemented to protect our employees, delays in despatch times are to be expected.
Please rest assure that our team are working as fast as possible to ensure you receive your parcel as soon as possible. We will provide further communications regarding your order shortly, so please continue to check your emails and your online account for further updates.’
As I’ve been waiting a couple of months rather than weeks, I’m not hopeful. I appreciate the difficulties re the Covid-19 (everyone’s in the same boat) but as others have received theirs from other suppliers, I’m not totally convinced. We’ll see….
Perhaps they just want us to go away….?
Anonymous
May 19th, 2020 - 1:35pmHi
No I am still awaiting mine but not hopeful
A
May 19th, 2020 - 3:07pmAnother week passed and ….nothing.
codenamesharp
May 31st, 2020 - 4:23pmStill waiting as we tick over into June.
Garry
June 2nd, 2020 - 1:31pmJust thought I’d post that I’ve received an email from Zavvi saying my copy has been despatched.
codenamesharp
June 2nd, 2020 - 1:39pmMe too!! I hope everyone else hears soon also.
bongo369
June 2nd, 2020 - 3:01pmMe too from Zavvi arriving soon!!!
A
June 4th, 2020 - 10:33amYes, I have had this message from them too.
A
June 6th, 2020 - 1:55pmI’ve now received my Season 12 from Zavvi, at long last! Everything appears to be correct. Very pleased after all this time. Hope you’ve all got yours ok too.
bongo369
June 20th, 2020 - 10:44amStill waiting for mine to arrive in the post to Australia. Feeling like I’ve run an online marathon but all good
bongo369
June 24th, 2020 - 8:04amHas arrived from Zavvi so happy man
A
June 25th, 2020 - 1:25pmPleased you got them, bongo369! Enjoy!
Anonymous
April 28th, 2020 - 10:37pmDid anyone from hmv get incorrect discs or was it just Amazon?
Andrew
April 28th, 2020 - 11:38amZavvi have now said that ‘Doctor Who – The Collection Season 12 (Limited Edition) has not yet been shipped due to a further delay by our supplier. We expect the item to be shipped on or before the week from 04/05/2020.’
I’m not very confident about this. What is really annoying is why the BBC decided to make these collections limited editions in the first place. Surely they must realise that anything with ‘Doctor Who’ on it will sell by the bucketload? Is it important to them that it’s a limited edition?
Timelord44
April 27th, 2020 - 12:23pmHas anybody’s zoom order for season 14 been sent to the warehouse? My series 12 jodie whittaker bluray has been sent to the warehouse but my Tom Baker Season 14 has not and they are both due out on the same day.
Timelord44
April 22nd, 2020 - 12:48pmI am now worried about the season 14 release. Once again sold out everywhere so if there are any issues with the orders we have placed thats it. No other chance to get it. I ordered mine from zoom. They recently changed warehouses and have been messing up my orders and they have had to reorder items from scratch to replace items not dispatched. This will not be possible with season 14 as it is sold out. I hope it is delayed until all this chaos is over and released in increased volume.
Rob W
April 22nd, 2020 - 4:36pmArgos may be the answer but they don’t offer pre-orders unfortunately,
Anonymous
April 17th, 2020 - 12:49pmanyone know where i can get one currently?
BearEight
April 17th, 2020 - 1:20pmThere are some on ebay that aren’t too expensive at under the £100 mark but still quite a bit more than the official price.
Poonaroon
April 16th, 2020 - 11:41pmAmazon UK supposedly had this in stock the first week of April. Have they sent it to anyone who ordered then? I ordered it but they still haven’t sent it.
dazzleshell
April 17th, 2020 - 10:00amYes. I got my copy. Ordered on 2nd April. Delivered on the 12th April.
Scott Carrick
April 17th, 2020 - 10:18amYeah got mine on Friday 27th of March was really surprised they sent it out early as was expecting it on Tuesday 31st. Sorry to hear you haven’t got it yet.
Mark
April 18th, 2020 - 1:07pmOrdered mine on the 2nd April and they didn’t send it (even though when I ordered it said there were 12 left), in the end they gave me another refund. Thats two times I’ve ordered it and they haven’t delivered but gave a refund instead – not impressed.
Things that go bump in the night
April 19th, 2020 - 12:26amHi, ordered on 2nd April (and immediately posted on this thread that they were available again – for anyone interested).
Received on 7th April.
Set received with correct artwork on the discs.
Sincerely wish anyone ordered but yet to receive will get their copy soon.
All the best.
James
April 19th, 2020 - 2:26pmI ordered one 3rd April, it was put on hold shortly after saying delivery date pending, presumably because word finally got through that they were replacements and not to be sold, but it was dispatched after the BBC confirmed they would issue replacement discs so it cam on the 13th.
Poonaroon
April 23rd, 2020 - 6:02pmOkay, I ordered it on 2nd April and they haven’t sent it but they haven’t canceled it either. I just wish I knew when or if they were going to do something.
Anonymous
April 13th, 2020 - 5:54pmJust got through watching Genesis of the Daleks with the 2018 production information subtitles and for the most part on part 6 there is no sound. When watching without them, the sound is fine. Very odd. Wondering if anyone else experienced this?
dazzleshell
April 12th, 2020 - 4:55pmAt 16:55 12/4.
1 used copy on Amazon now for £42 if anyone still needs a copy.
The Silent Silent
April 12th, 2020 - 1:11pmNot strictly a question regarding Season 12, but a question somebody here might be able to answer (Especially Gordon)
I have tried to play the latest Doctor Who Blu-Ray Releases on my Samsung SAMSUNG UBD-M7500 4K player but it Wont play the discs, saying there the discs do not meet the specifications.
I have had this problem playing The David Tennant Specials Blu-Ray Steelbook, The Faceless Ones Blu-Ray & the Doctor Who The Collection Season 23 to name a few.
There is no system update available and was wondering why this only happens when I try to play the latest BBC releases ??? I’ve watched other Blu-Ray Movies on the same player recently and they play with no problems.
If someone could be of assistance I would appreciate it alot, as I might have to ditch the 4K player and buy another one.
Rob W
April 12th, 2020 - 6:27pmI’d unplug all the cables etc and then reset the player to the factory defaults.
You might want to try as an alternative
https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/contact/
Ricky
April 12th, 2020 - 10:39pmHi , Samsung players are known to be a PITA ,they are very temperamental when it comes to to disc playback. I’ve had 2 Samsung units in the past and they were both fussy with regards to disc playback.
If your 100% sure the software firmware is up to date it’s more than likely either a slightly dirty disc surface or the laser lens has a spec of dust on it.
If your confident with taking it apart just use a cotton bud or similar and give the laser lens a very gentle wipe, this should sort it.
The Drums The Never Ending Drum Beat
April 10th, 2020 - 3:24pmSold out. Damn
Keith millward
April 8th, 2020 - 7:44pmHas anyone listened to the I Davros series? Wondering whether to get it and if there is a box set of all four parts
The Drums The Never Ending Drum Beat
April 10th, 2020 - 3:26pmDoctor Who : The Davros Collection has all the classic davros stories aswell as 8 audio stories
048. Doctor Who: Davros
065. Doctor Who: The Juggernauts
072. Doctor Who: Terror Firma
1.1. I, Davros: Innocence
1.2. I, Davros: Purity
1.3. I, Davros: Corruption
1.4. I, Davros: Guilt
2. I, Davros: The Davros Mission
It’s fairly rare now but if you scower ebay for a while you should find it for cheap (about £20 or more)
Bill
April 8th, 2020 - 6:56pmJust received this message from BBC DVD Support.
Thank you for getting in touch with the team once again. Following continued liaison with our retail partners, we have been informed that in this instance replacement boxsets for Doctor Who – The Collection Season 12 will not be sent out from your original retailer.
This is not the communication we were expecting, but we are working with our manufacturers to see what can be done to make sure that you are able to receive the correct discs so you are able to have the complete high quality product you would expect from our Doctor Who Boxsets. The current COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact the time scale in which we are able to produce the replacement discs but we will be in touch once we have confirmed dates.
We kindly request your receipt of purchase along with your shipping address so we can keep a record of where these replacements should be sent out to when they do become available.
We sincerely apologise for the possible confusion caused whilst working to resolve this issue with our retail partners, and we thank you for your continued patience and support.
Kind regards,
BBC DVD Support
BearEight
April 8th, 2020 - 7:13pmMe too, technically we’re luckier than the people who got the right discs because now we’ll have the correct ones plus a bunch of weird rarer ones
dazzleshell
April 8th, 2020 - 8:46pmThanks for the update Bill.
I will email them again now as needed a break from all the back and forth that we got at end of last week.
the ergon
April 8th, 2020 - 11:43pmBeareight some of us did recieve the corrected discs with the proper picture discs but i do understand the predicament you have had to endure. It was the slight damaged packaging that let the side down in my case but somehow Zoom have sent a message saying a replacement is on its way. I don,t know if or how they will manage that given they are sold out everywhere except Ebay and the like.
Gerry
April 10th, 2020 - 2:54pmWell that’s a bit of good news. But if they do send replacement discs they will simply be repressing the same 2nd issue discs with the correct artwork. There’s no way their going to re-author a THIRD version of these discs – look at the confusion there’s been so far! 🙂
Rob W
April 10th, 2020 - 5:46pmIf the boxset j-card had been numbered and the disc labels marked V2 etc this might have been avoided.
Mark
April 7th, 2020 - 9:21pmWell I guess I should have known. Managed to reorder the boxset when it became available again on Amazon and had a delivery date of today – the time for delivery has now passed and the Amazon app now says they’ll send it as soon as they have a new delivery date. This is the second time they’ve done this to me. Guessing I’ll never get to own the boxset
JL
April 13th, 2020 - 11:38pmThe same thing happened to mee but keep messaging/emailing and hopefully you’ll get a response like i did mines due next monday
Pertwee
April 7th, 2020 - 2:53pmHas anyone actually received or heard about replacement discs? I just received my copy after endlessly waiting, and it contained the Season 10 prints. Amazon only offered me a 10 pound discount on the next order, but I really don’t care about the pounds, I just want the correct boxset…
Joe 90
April 8th, 2020 - 10:57amI spent all of last week chasing my replacements on eChat to be told they are not in stock.
Their CEO office told me that the Beeb never sent enough replacement discs but the Beeb haven’t replied to my latest mail.
I was on eChat on the evening of 2nd and 3rd April for over an hour to be told no replacements but then comments on this forum thread advised people had managed to place orders on the same night/mornings when E chat advised there was no stock.
My issues have never been resolved and I have been checking Amazon for stock over the past week.
Bill
April 8th, 2020 - 12:56pmHaven’t heard for the BBC Since last Wednesday. I too was told that there was no stock left and on that very same night stock appeared on the site so I ordered one on the off chance which arrived on Saturday.
Someone somewhere isn’t telling the full story.
As a plus, I’m half way through the blurry which looks great
The Ergon
April 6th, 2020 - 6:06pmRIP- Honor Blackman. One of the best Bond girls and Doctor Whos own Professor Sarah Lasky.
The Ergon
April 6th, 2020 - 6:52pmSorry that should have been ‘The Best’.
Andrew
April 6th, 2020 - 2:31pmYes, I’ve just received the same e-mail, Seb. I still find it a bit odd but we’ll just have to wait and see. Fingers crossed eh?
RPG74
April 6th, 2020 - 1:50pmFor those still miffed about not receiving their season 12 sets and wanting a diversion, perhaps some good news. Big Finish are giving away a free (specific) Doctor Who audio today, and every Monday for the next eight weeks, as part of the lockdown. I just downloaded The War Doctor-The Innocent, which is today’s title. Each free title will be announced on the day. Granted, many die-hards on these boards will have purchased every single download in the back catalogue already, but for those among you haven’t (and don’t wish to go down the route of second mortgages) there may be a chance over the next few weeks, of picking up a few stories you haven’t heard already.
I doubt news will be posted on this site for a while, given the circumstances, so I thought i’d mention it here.
As you were!
Andrew Walker
April 6th, 2020 - 11:02amI ordered mine way back in Feb when the release was announced. Nothing received although my order is shown as ‘processing’ with a delivery date of 30th March (!). Zavvi have told me they are waiting for their supplier who will send the item when it’s ‘back in stock’. I think this is hardly likely as it’s a limited edition. However, it seems no-one else has received anything from Zavvi?
It’s frustrating when others have received theirs from Amazon, HMV, Zoom etc and that people are already selling them on e-bay. Did some greedy people bulk buy so they could profit on e-bay. A bit mean. Are we going to miss out?
Seb
April 6th, 2020 - 12:50pmI just received this email from Zavvi – posting in case it helps anyone else waiting to hear from them.
We are really sorry that this has not yet been dispatched. Doctor Who – The Collection Season 12 (Limited Edition) is on special order for you with our supplier, we expect your order to be dispatched on or before week commencing 20/04/2020
SilentNinjaZero
April 7th, 2020 - 12:36amI got the same email. Let’s hope the sets are dispatched sooner rather than later 🙂