July 28th, 2022
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Doctor Who The Abominable Snowmen DVD
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk, www.zavvi.com and other selected retailers.
The Abominable Snowmen will be released in 2022 on DVD, Blu-ray and as an exclusive Steelbook this year, filling another gap in missing Doctor Who episodes.
Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen is a six-part story based on audio recordings of the original episodes. Most of the six-part adventure story was lost soon after the programme’s original transmission in 1967 and only the audio recordings of the episodes survived. in missing Doctor Who episodes.
In the 17th century, an old Tibetan friend of the Doctor’s reached out and touched the mind of an alien disembodied energy, giving it a conduit to Earth. 300 years later, the Doctor returns to the Himalayas to return the Holy Ganta, an ancient relic he was given many centuries ago by the grateful monks at Det-Sen Monastery.
On arriving however, the Doctor is treated as a villain – blamed for a series of brutal murders in the area. Jamie and Victoria meanwhile discover the true culprits – the previously peaceful Yeti that live in seclusion on the mountainside have apparently turned violent.
The Doctor must convince the monks that not only is he not their enemy, but the real foe – and the power controlling the Yeti – is living amongst them. Their ancient Master, Padmasambhava, is being controlled by an alien entity known only as the Great Intelligence.
INCLUDES
- Episodes 1-6 (Animated Black & White)
- Episodes 1-6 (Animated Colour)
- Restored Surviving Original Episode 2
- Photographic Reconstructions of Episodes 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6
- Making-of Documentary
- Audio Commentaries
- 8mm Home Movie Footage
- Archive interview with writer Mervyn Haisman
- Photo Gallery
- Teaser Trailer
- PDF ROM Content
Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln.
Directed by Chloe Grech and Gary Russell (2022 Production).
Directed by Gerald Blake (1967 Production).
Executive Producers for Big Finish Creative Jason Haigh-Ellery, Mark B. Oliver and Gary Russell (2022 Production).
Executive Producer for BBC Studios Russell Minton (2022 Production).
Produced by Innes Lloyd (1967 Production).
Starring Patrick Troughton, Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines, Wolfe Morris, Norman Jones and Jack Watling.
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Spooky
January 3rd, 2023 - 12:25amHas anyone seen the news that The Smugglers and The Underwater Menace are rumoured to be animated for release later this year? And several black and white stories starting with An Unearthly Child are gonna be colourised.
Steven Taylor
September 23rd, 2022 - 11:40amI have just got the replacement cover, looks much better on the shelf now
The ergon
September 23rd, 2022 - 10:00amIve just had my replacement cover posted this morning. They have bended the titles wording to allow room for the certification. Fits in perfectly with my other releases now.
The ergon
September 23rd, 2022 - 10:03amP.s- they have removed the offending certification on the other side and it just features on the cover depending which side you use. Perfect.
Sausage
September 23rd, 2022 - 12:55pmOh, that’s nice to know! I should be getting my replacement in a week or two then.
Auton
September 23rd, 2022 - 1:45pmI’ve also got my replacement, it’s perfect now and how it should be
mick
September 23rd, 2022 - 5:57pmive asked for another one as the one i got sent is torn
Lee D
October 21st, 2022 - 9:38pmYes I received a new one in the post, all good.
skaroman
September 15th, 2022 - 7:10pmFor those of us annoyed by the PG logo covering the title on the alternate cover’s spine, according to Matthew Purchase on Twitter you can request a replacement cover from the BBC by emailing [email protected]
I’ll give it a try and see what happens
Anonymous
September 16th, 2022 - 5:14pmPlease let us all know if they do replace your Cover? It’s remarkable that someone let this mess slip through ‘THE ABOMINABLE SNOEN’ & I’d love to get an Official replacement for it..
skaroman
September 16th, 2022 - 8:34pmGot a response. They said they will be mailing out replacement sleeves as soon as they are available.
All we nees to do now is wait…
Anonymous
September 17th, 2022 - 8:09amAh, good! I’ll email them then & get my order in for a new Cover.
skaroman
September 23rd, 2022 - 6:24pmReplacement cover has been delivered.
Absolutely perfect now.
The ergon
September 8th, 2022 - 3:15pmThe animation was enjoyable for 2D and i love the realistic and more expansive backgrounds which is a really nice mix. I also liked comparing the existing episode with the animated version. The existing actually funnier but cruel when capturing the yeti (stop the yeti bashing!). The extras were fine. Lovely tourist board advert for Snowdonia in North Wales makes me want to put on some hiking boots and a pack and head out there myself if just for location spotting. The 8mm footage taken by Fraser and Gerald looked like they had so much fun on that shoot.
Nathan
September 5th, 2022 - 5:17pmDoes anyone else have this problem where the pg logo is right in the middle of the classic cover spine where the title of the story is or is it just my copy
booboo
September 5th, 2022 - 5:18pmno not just you, there are some other comments on this seems around like they are all like it
mick
September 5th, 2022 - 5:54pmyes mine is like that too
Nathan
September 5th, 2022 - 7:31pmMost be a mistake they didn’t notice when making the covers
me
September 5th, 2022 - 9:41pmi did .i covered it with the WM i cut out from the custom dvd cover i downloaded years ago. it fits perfectly
mick
September 5th, 2022 - 4:06pmjust received mine from amazon and 2 out of the 3 discs are covered in scratches. is anyone elses like this?
Dp
September 5th, 2022 - 4:19pmWas it sealed when it arrived?
mick
September 5th, 2022 - 5:53pmyes brand new sealed