March 13th, 2020
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Doctor Who The Collection Season 14 Blu-ray
Available to order while stocks last from www.zoom.co.uk
Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 14, first released as a limited edition on Blu-ray in May 2020, is being re-released by BBC Studios on 27th July 2020 due to unprecedented demand for this season in the classic collection. All content, extras and artwork will remain the same as the 1st edition.
Available to order from www.sanity.com.au
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Previously available from www.zavvi.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.zoom.co.uk, www.hmv.com and www.ebay.co.uk
BBC Studios announce release of Season 14 in the Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-Ray range.
Doctor Who fans will be delighted to hear that BBC Studios is releasing Season 14 on Blu-Ray. Tom Baker’s third series as the Doctor will debut on Monday 20th April.
Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 14:
- THE MASQUE OF MANDRAGORA
- THE HAND OF FEAR
- THE DEADLY ASSASSIN
- THE FACE OF EVIL
- THE ROBOTS OF DEATH
- THE TALONS OF WENG-CHIANG
In 1976, Doctor Who took a dramatic new turn, electrifying audiences with changes in format,
companion and appearance of the TARDIS. Season 14 saw the departure of the Doctor’s long-term
companion Sarah Jane Smith, and the introduction of Leela. The season contains some of Tom
Baker’s most iconic serials, with intrepid investigations in Victorian London, deadly robots in a
murderous whodunit, a return to the Doctor’s homeworld, and one of the saddest goodbyes in Doctor
Who history.
Producer Phillip Hinchliffe led Doctor Who through a creative high, joined by Elisabeth Sladen as
Sarah Jane Smith, Louise Jameson as the Doctor’s captivating new companion Leela and guests
stars Tim Pigott-Smith, Stephen Thorne, Peter Pratt, Pamela Salem, David Collings, Christopher
Benjamin and Trevor Baxter.
With all episodes newly remastered from the best available sources, this Blu-ray box set also
contains extensive and exclusive special features which include:
- Immersive 5.1 surround sound – The Deadly Assassin
- Brand new audio commentaries – Tom Baker and Matthew Sweet on selected episodes of
The Face of Evil and The Talons of Weng-Chiang. -
Behind the Sofa – New episodes with Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Philip Hinchcliffe, plus
companions Sophie Aldred and Peter Purves. - Our Sarah Jane – Elisabeth Sladen Tribute – A feature-length look at the life and career of
Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen. - Whose Doctor Who Revisited – Toby Hadoke meets the producers and grown-up stars of
the very first Who Documentary. - In Conversation – Matthew Sweet chats to producer Philip Hinchcliffe.
- Blu-Ray trailer – Louise Jameson has trouble with her new home assistant.
- Brand new interviews
- Rare archive material
- Convention footage
- HD photo galleries
The eight-disc box set also includes hours of extensive special features previously released on DVD.
DOCTOR WHO: THE COLLECTION – SEASON 14 stars Tom Baker as The Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth
Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Louise Jameson as Leela. The Master reappears in The Deadly
Assasin, played by Peter Pratt. RRP: £56.16
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The Ergon
May 7th, 2020 - 3:37pmI,ve only seen part 1 of ‘Weng chiang’. I have a 4K TV and had the picture setting on ‘vivid’ as i knew those sewer tunnel scenes were really dark and was anticipating seeing this new version but i found the updated Rat scenes in this particular episode were disappointing as i could barely see it for all its HD glory. I,m going to watch the rest of the episodes later to see if this improves and in different picture modes. The Elizabeth Sladen tribute was particularly moving, what with Sadie and her son who never knew lis and the much talked about last 5 minutes or so when Tom Baker was trying his best to articulate how much her loss meant to him by trying not to break down was almost unbearable to watch.
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 7:26pmAgreed I’ve never seen Tom like that before it was heartbreaking
Gareth Pugh
May 7th, 2020 - 7:56pmThe Ergon, if it helps, I saw the screening at the BFI South Bank and in a number of shots the new rat is *sort of* in silhouette rather than completely visible in full colour (for example there’s a shot where it rears up in the tunnel and it’s semi-silhouette)
The Ergon
May 7th, 2020 - 9:12pmI wondered why.The only clear shots were the ones in Greels underground lair where it is feeding and the attack on leela. The rest i could barely see a thing. And like i say i had it on an exceptionally bright setting.The other CGI effects were rather good.
daz
May 7th, 2020 - 10:27pmWatched The Sarah Jane Adventures last week, along with the Farewell Sarah Jane final short again, her life tribute was very moving.
I still have her autobiography but was lovely to see some of the stars talking about her. Cried my eyes out when Tom broke down on screen.
Great stuff.
Anonymous
May 8th, 2020 - 10:17pmI could hardly see anything of the CGI rat in the sewer scenes – very, very dark and almost impossible to see anything. Disappointing.
Jordan9364
May 7th, 2020 - 2:48pmArrived today! No idea how as it was only dispatched yesterday evening and I don’t have Prime or anything – not complaining though! Hope everyone else gets theirs
Denis
May 7th, 2020 - 2:25pmThese sets are great and a definite improvement in quality over the DVDs, but I can’t help thinking they could be better. The outdoor scenes shot on film in “masque of Mandragora” are very grainy and the indoor scenes shot on video tape could be improved with today’s tech. To see what’s possible in terms of quality for old shows shot with a combination of videotape & 16mm film, check out the recent Monty python Blu-ray releases. The quality is absolutely outstanding, way better than the Doctor Who sets. What does everyone else think?
Gordon
May 7th, 2020 - 2:54pmThe problem is all the film elements on season 14 no longer exist. Monty pythons film elements survive and thus would naturally look better. Better comparison would be the film elements in season 19 Which the whole season of film elements survives. The indoor scenes are already restored to the current available technology for this release so probably won’t look that much better
Rob W
May 7th, 2020 - 3:34pmNot all of the original live action 16mm film elements for Monty Python series 1 to 3 survive, the recent restoration also used the earliest generation (or copies) of 2 inch quad tapes. The Monty Python sets are more expensive than these sets and higher Bit rates can also improve the picture quality.
daz
May 7th, 2020 - 10:33pmMasque outdoor bits were a grainy when compared with hand of fear. But they still look great compared to DVD versions.
No problem with indoor scenes to me though.
I do find when my player upscales to 4k it can come off worse sometimes. I’m watching on a 55inch 4k OLED screen.
But having seen some 4k blurays of old movies where the grain spoils the film (Ghostbusters, Labyrinth, Groundhog Day for example) it isn’t as bad as those. I now only get 4K if recent movie due to the grain on older films.
When The Doctor Was Me
May 7th, 2020 - 2:00pmIt’s arrived from Zoom! So happy!
Denis
May 7th, 2020 - 12:29pmOne copy available at Salford Argos! Out of my travel range, anyone in the area jump on it!
Liam
May 7th, 2020 - 9:48amI just had a frank conversation with amazon as my order still not dispatched and was passed to someone senior. Apparently the people with delivery dates next week are only to get them IF stock arrives and only then if it is delivered to the nearest warehouse. If that fails to happen then the orders will be cancelled. So despite paying for premium and ordering on the announcement day…there is no guarantee i will get it. So i just waiting for the email on monday that says cancelled as he admitted there had been no stock arrived this week.
Anonymous
May 7th, 2020 - 10:02amThere’s a pandemic on. It’s not their fault there’s distribution issues. You’ll have paid no more than anyone else who pre-ordered and nobody pays until the item is despatched from Amazon on any pre-order so there doesn’t seem to be an issue here? It’s looking quite likely there’ll be more stock so surely it’s worth waiting for that and not harassing overworked key workers?
Liam
May 7th, 2020 - 11:11amyes i know and appreciate that they are having trouble themselves….just wish they would admit it. However i now had email saying it will be delivered on the 5th September so just leaving it.
Mark Briers
May 7th, 2020 - 11:39am5th September ????
Nick r
May 7th, 2020 - 4:15pmMe to Liam pre order mine to there e mail me when it’s in stock Burundi have 2 copy for sale at wait for it£168 and £169 each I’m never useing Amazon e pre orders again.
Sarge
May 7th, 2020 - 1:50amWill there be any word on the next set anytime soon?
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 10:04amTo be honest I do not think they know what it is yet
You have to remember the impact of Covid-19 on many industries involved in producing these sets and the problems already caused by trying to get 14 out.
I don’t personally think there will be any more releases until next year now or at least late 2020.
But if series 26 and 14 are we getting this year you can’t argue with that they are both classics
Keith millward
May 7th, 2020 - 10:15amHow can you put season 26 in the same league as 14! Like comparing the Premier League with Sunday league lol
Gordon
May 7th, 2020 - 11:02amOh they definitely know what the next couple of releases are. They already have a good chunk of material ready for the next set. Chris chapman already has 2 documentaries ready for It and Richard Bignell has already Scanned pdf material for the next 2 sets. It’s just unknown if everything is ready for the next set.
Season 26 is great. It’s in my top 5. Battlefield is flawed but there is a lot of good stuff. Ghost light Is very rich and constantly has new stuff I pick on. Curse of fenric is 1 of the best who stories ever. It’s fantastic and has aged beautifully. Survival is a joly good romp and influenced the 2005 revival in some ways
daz
May 7th, 2020 - 11:09amKeith. Because Season 26 is still a classic and has some of the best writing of the original 26 year run.
But each to their own. We all have our favourites.
Christ Howarth
May 7th, 2020 - 11:39amSeason 26 is in my top 26, but only just.
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 12:35pmI said they were both classics and they are, both highly and fondly regarded seasons amongst Who fans which they are
I’m not comparing them you are putting words onto my screen
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 12:40pmGordon I agree they know what they are but do you think the announcement is delayed because they are not sure when they can be released?
2 before Christmas would be lovely but I think production has been hampered by this Co-vid nightmare
I too love series 26 it has a special place in my heart because it was my era as a kid and I vividly remember that Ghost Light Cliffhanger
‘Light?’
That scared me as a child!
Gordon
May 7th, 2020 - 1:14pmIt’s a certainly a possibility that with the coronavirus that they are unsure when they can manufacture thousands of the box sets however I think we will get 1 of them before Christmas certainly. It’s the 1 after that I’m not sure of. I doubt everything for the one after has been filmed. All depends on how the situation is in the next couple of months and whether or not filming will be allowed. They probably will be allowed at some point in the next couple of months as long as it’s an extremely small crew involved.
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 1:51pmCheer Gordon
Well as I said im more than happy with 26 and 14 and 12 let’s not forget many people have that for the first time now given the year of the lockdown.
I won’t argue if 2 appears before Christmas but I’ll understand if not.
Don’t forget The Faceless Ones, a reversioned Power of the Daleks and hopefully Fury From the Deep if that one does not get delayed.
There was a new series in January too
Its been a great year for Who considering what is happening globally so I say let’s enjoy what we have, look forward to what we know is coming later and wait patiently for news about the future of The Collection sets
Gordon
May 7th, 2020 - 2:39pmFury is said to be on schedule. The good thing is they can do animation remotely from home
Bobby Fackrell
May 8th, 2020 - 9:21amAfter watching that Charles Norton interview about The Power of the Daleks and his confirmation they intended to mark the Troughton centinary I’m wondering again if series 6 may materialise at the end of the year.
Yes it is two separate teams who work on these projects but the idea to celebrate Troughton’s 100th year has obviously been banded around.
We are due a black and white series, 6 and 2 are the two most likely but 6 seems to be in the best condition
Tegan’s distant cousin
May 7th, 2020 - 1:42amThe Zavvi orders for Australian addresses are still marked as processing and Zavvi have said they are still waiting for stock to fulfil those orders. However, that’s pretty standard for Zavvi with these box sets as they seem to always deliver them up to two weeks after the release date. Usually I give up on them and buy off eBay instead, but that’s not exactly an option right now with the insane prices being listed. Fingers crossed Zavvi comes through soon (and the item arrives undamaged, which Zavvi don’t have a great track record with either!)
Prowl 1701
May 7th, 2020 - 12:00amFinally got ahold of someone at Amazon on my stateside account. She told me I needed to check from my uk account since different people help with that, she gave me the number and a link to their chat. I explained to her that even though I ordered it from the uk site I live in the states and that the UK site isn’t taking phone calls and the chat app for it isn’t available in my region. She let me know that she only had limited access to info on the order since it wasn’t placed with my stateside account, but she did some checking. She finally told me that my order was shipping soon, it was packed and I should have it by May 15. Good news indeed.
Prowl 1701
May 7th, 2020 - 5:21amJust got my dispatched email. So relieved. Now I just hope it makes it across the Atlantic safely and in good condition.
Jeroen H
May 7th, 2020 - 6:52amMine got dispatched top, to the Netherlands. So Happy
Nick r
May 7th, 2020 - 4:23pmAmazon e have 2 sets at £168 and £169.
Mark C.
May 6th, 2020 - 10:12pmMy preorder from hive despatched to Australia on release day. Now I just have to wait as ‘who knows’ when it’ll arrive…at least it’s on its way.
Thomas Caldwell
May 7th, 2020 - 1:44amI’m in Australia too and really must start ordering from Hive. I’ve been using Zavvi but they are unreliable, always late and often deliver stuff damaged. Fingers crossed for us both!
Mark C
May 7th, 2020 - 9:07amThey’re a little more expensive but pre COVID-19 delivered quite quick and well packaged. And yes agree with Zavii – unless it’s a steelbook everything is sent in a jiffy bag, expensive boxsets included!
The Loiterer
May 6th, 2020 - 7:00pmMaybe someone from the site, like booboo, can email BBC Studios and see what the situation with stock is? It saves clogging up the BBC inbox (they have a lot of staff off sick) and a post by someone trusted would mean the info could be believed.
It took me ten days to get a reply, due to the staff shortages, but it sounds like this season has been the fastest seller. The info I received on manufacturing could be interpreted either way though, so I couldn’t say myself if there were more copies still to arrive.
booboo
May 6th, 2020 - 7:09pmwe have and they are looking into it, if they are able to find out anything we will share it.
Cymon
May 6th, 2020 - 6:36pmhttps://www.amazon.es/Doctor-Who-Collection-Season-Edizione/dp/B083T3BBQN,
I think this is the link for Amazon.es
booboo
May 6th, 2020 - 7:07pmyes, doesn’t easily come up in searches
Zarniwoop
May 6th, 2020 - 7:47pmNice one! Ordered and it says delivery by 18th 🙂
Simon R.
May 6th, 2020 - 7:57pmThis is fab. And you say it’s the same one released? Not different language etc? I’m going to send this to my friend as he missed out on UK preorder. Could be an excellent way to grab one. Thanks for pointing this out!
iain dickson
May 6th, 2020 - 8:21pmThis will deliver to the UK ?Can’t speak Spanish so very reluctant to order from this site !
Cymon
May 6th, 2020 - 8:25pmYes this will deliver to the U.K. It is the U.K. version judging by the pictures so it will be in English
Julian Matthews
May 6th, 2020 - 8:27pmThanks – I’ve ordered – let’s see what happens!
Alex3301
May 6th, 2020 - 8:34pmThank you so much honestly I wouldn’t have thought to even look.
Dr Bob
May 6th, 2020 - 8:56pmThanks as well – I’ve ordered it there too. Worth a try but bit dubious that Amazon Spain will have any significant shipment of stock.
the 14th doctor
May 6th, 2020 - 8:57pmThank you very much for sharing. I have gone for it!
Fingers crossed! However I see no reason why it should be writing!
iain dickson
May 6th, 2020 - 10:56pmWell I’ve just ordered one of the last 2 copies from the Spanish site so anyone else who w ant to give it a try better get in quick! Hope this works out !
iain dickson
May 6th, 2020 - 11:14pmI’ve just noticed it mentions something about being Italy region. I haven’t just bought an Italian language version have I ?
Alex3301
May 6th, 2020 - 11:17pmI’m pretty sure it’s in English Iain as in the description it says the language is English and also in the title, “Edizione: Regno Unito” translates to “Edition: United Kingdom”. So I’m sure we’re safe!
the 14th doctor
May 6th, 2020 - 11:20pm@dr Bob I hope they do as really this is my last hope because I can’t watch hmv 24 hours a day waiting to see if they get more in stock.
Simon R.
May 6th, 2020 - 11:20pmIain… at the top of the listing in the title it says Edizione: Regno Unito which says it’s the United Kingdom edition. Should be identical to the UK release I believe. I translated a LOT of the page and info whilst I was checking it so fingers crossed 🙂
Hanneke
May 7th, 2020 - 10:15amThank you! I just ordered mine on this website. Anyways I think the set is produced in Italy?
Hanneke
May 7th, 2020 - 10:20am@iain how do you know it is one of the last two copies is?
Rory
May 7th, 2020 - 11:48amIain, if it’s any comfort the item description also lists:
Formato: Importación
Audio: Inglés
Translation –
Format: Import
Audio: English
It’s also got the same ASIN number as the version listed on Amazon UK, so by Amazon’s own rules has to be the same version.
iain dickson
May 7th, 2020 - 4:00pmIt all seems to check out.They seem to be saying they will despatch on monday with estimated delivery on may 20 but fingers crossed I might get it next week.Thanks for the advice !
iain dickson
May 7th, 2020 - 4:05pmSorry, i forgot to say, in answer to a previous poster, it wasn’t one of the last 2 copies at all.Turns out I was getting it mixed up with the no of items I wanted ! There might be many more copies available !
Jordan9364
May 6th, 2020 - 5:40pmJust been notified that its dispatched from Amazon! Hallelujah! Thanks ISITNEIL for the insentive to contact them
Simon R.
May 6th, 2020 - 5:43pmMine has always said 11th-12th may since I ordered it in January. Wondering if I should wait or contact them. I don’t wanna press them only to push them into cancelling it.
Jordan9364
May 6th, 2020 - 6:32pmAs long as yours says that its going to be dispatched you should be fine. With mine, although I pre-ordered it months ago also, it just said there wasn’t any available to dispatch. Obviously that wasn’t true as it now has been, so yeah
Simon R.
May 6th, 2020 - 6:42pmThanks. Yeah mine just says arriving 11-12th may. No dispatch notice or anything yet. I’ll hold off. I’ve never had an issue with amazon and have got 5 of the previous sets from them on preorder day so fingers crossed.
A
May 6th, 2020 - 5:28pmDon’t tell me there’s problems with this set as well! Amazon state on my order that it will be arriving on 11th May. I’m still awaiting Season 12 from Zavvi from ages ago. Why do the BBC have to make these limited editions anyway? It seems many people buy them to flog on e-bay at inflated prices. It’s not fair. We order these items in good faith and they are just not delivering!
Cymon
May 6th, 2020 - 5:24pmThis is available to order on Amazon.es for about £48.00 including postage.
It’s the U.K. version just the site is in Spanish
Better than paying over £100 on eBay
Release date is 13th May, you should get it by 25th
Julian Matthews
May 6th, 2020 - 5:34pmLink? Can’t see it – thanks
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 5:56pmI have ordered. Thank you. God bless you.
The Loiterer
May 6th, 2020 - 6:00pmAnd for a similar price, they can also sell you a cardboard Nicholas Briggs face-mask. (Yes, really.)
Gordon Wilson
May 6th, 2020 - 6:15pmWhat terms did you use to find it? As ive tried everything and cant seem to find it at all.
booboo
May 6th, 2020 - 6:40pmcant see it anywhere
Mark Briers
May 6th, 2020 - 6:41pmI can’t find it
Cymon
May 6th, 2020 - 7:06pmGo one the website, in the search bar write Doctor Who season 14 blu ray
The words En lugar de lo anterior, busca Doctor who season 14 blu ray written in blue will appear
Click on this and it should take you to the boxset
James wykes
May 6th, 2020 - 5:21pmSo happy I ordered mine from Zoom and it arrived on Saturday 2 days before the actual release was so happy as not seen some of these episodes in a while, I wonder what the next box set will be
Danny
May 6th, 2020 - 5:00pmI’ve emailed Zoom again as emailed on the 27/04/2020 as the bank blocked the £39.99 payment (being overly cautious with fraud alerts) so I had to ask Zoom as the retailer to request the payment again. I had no reply so messaged through the website on the 30/04/2020. No reply came so emailed again on the 04/04/2020 (release date) and still no reply. I have messaged them through the website again just now so fingers crossed I hear back. I ordered on a guest account so there is no way for me to go in and ask them to take the payment and the email gives 72 hours to contact Customer Services or the order will be automatically cancelled. I am quite accepting of the fact now that if they do reply (which I hope they do) they’ll probably say it is now out of stock and the order is cancelled. 🙁
Anonymous
May 7th, 2020 - 12:06amMate so sorry to hear this ): I too am in a similar position, hoping theyll get back to my emails soon because it isnt really on ):
The Timelord 1944
May 7th, 2020 - 1:12amTry phoning the order line at 0800 130 3080. They will answer and although they are not customer services they can contact customer services and speed up the response. They did this for me and I had a response the same day.
Emma Elliott
May 6th, 2020 - 4:41pmHearing reports of faults in this box set. Anyone who’s received theirs found problems yet? Excitement is being tempered by disappointment by the sounds of it.
Gordon
May 6th, 2020 - 4:46pmI’m at the deadly Assasin. Haven’t seen anything yet
James17
May 6th, 2020 - 6:17pmOnly problem I’ve found is for the title card for Behind the Sofa on The Masque of Mandragora they use the background from Seasom 26 with the monsters from that season. Only on that one though, the other behind the sofas use the correct background.
Steven Toon
May 6th, 2020 - 4:14pmI got a email today from hmv saying they had more in stock. Went on the website and surprise out of stock.
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 6:03pmI got that at about 12.33pm. I was sleeping then so I missed it.
Jordan9364
May 6th, 2020 - 1:42pmOk… Yesterday Amazon order details said “Preparing for Dispatch” (despite Amazon themselves saying they have none) and now its progressed to “Dispatching now”, although still reads “we’ll email you when available”?
ISITNEIL
May 6th, 2020 - 1:59pmDefiantly something going on….despite pre ordering early ; on the release date I receive the same email apologising and saying they don’t have the stock to fulfill the order and will email when they do. I managed to get hold of someone at amazon and threw all the information (we all know the situation regarding these sets) and my upset at them…they ended by escalating the complaint and asking me to wait a couple of days.
Surprise ! Today I get an email stating the set has been dispatched. No idea what was going on. I’m just gonna be happy I’m getting mine and will live in ignorance to whatever the issues were and how it got resolved.
I do hope everyone else in the same or similar situation also gets a satisfactory resolution.
Jordan9364
May 6th, 2020 - 3:25pmDamn, wish they’d helped me like that. Hopefully you get yours anyway, I may try asking again
Jordan9364
May 6th, 2020 - 3:38pmJust spoken to Amazon once more. The customer service employee said “It will be shipped within 48 hrs and we will update through email” Very promising, lets hope its true!
Prowl 1701
May 6th, 2020 - 10:26pmMine still hasn’t shipped. I want to contact them but I live in the states and can’t find anyway to reach them as the app isn’t “ available on my region”. And they aren’t taking calls.
Judooning
May 6th, 2020 - 1:26pmArrived from Amazon thismorning. Never seen half these stories so cant wait to get stuck into this
Bobby Fackrell
May 6th, 2020 - 6:31pmYou are in for a treat!
Don’t forget the special features too –
Tom is on fire on the Behind the Sofas!!!!
And I think Sophie and Peter might be the dream team
When The Doctor Was Me
May 6th, 2020 - 12:58pmStill no sign. I called my local sorting office and it turns out there are many off sick currently and so our post is delayed. It’s hard to know if mine is even there but it was dispatched from zoom so i sit in hope and patience!
Mark Briers
May 6th, 2020 - 2:20pmI’m in the same boat waiting on Zoom , I emailed them yesterday and they said my copy definitely was despatched and to give it until Thursday and if no joy then to email them back and they’ll try and locate it
CyberLewis
May 6th, 2020 - 2:32pmMark – how did you contact Zoom? I’ve messaged through their website but heard nothing back, as I’m in the same boat.
Simon Maxwell
May 6th, 2020 - 2:56pmCount me among the ‘Zoom waiters’. My copy was despatched a week ago today and I’ve not received it yet. (By the way, I live in south-west London. Perhaps some areas of the country have more delays with Royal Mail than others.)
I do wish Zoom used a trackable form of delivery (like Amazon do). It would make this whole business less stressful.
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 4:06pmI just emailed them through the contact details on the website and got a response first thing this morning , I think we should give it another day or 2 because she said they definitely have been despatched
Master of M
May 6th, 2020 - 12:40pmI’ve noticed a fault on mine. Does anyone else have this. On Robots of Death, clicking Play All just redirects back to the main menu. But it let’s me play each episode individually. No great hardship in all honesty, I just wondered if they were all like this.
Professor Prune
May 6th, 2020 - 3:28pmJust checked my copy and the Play All function on the Robots Of Death disc works fine. Have you tried it on another player?
Jamie
May 6th, 2020 - 12:25pmHMV have stock!!! just got an email from them and placed an order. Thank god!!
Yara
May 6th, 2020 - 12:29pmGrmbl I know 🙁 I totally forgot they do not deliver to the Netherlands :/
George
May 6th, 2020 - 12:34pmHas it gone already?
Things that go bump in the night
May 6th, 2020 - 12:38pmJust went to HMV on-line site as soon as I read your post Jamie, looks like sold out again!
David Haycox
May 6th, 2020 - 12:43pmMe too, now sold out again. Blimey.
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 12:49pmAt least that means there is more stock trickling through. Brave heart, everyone!
Negative_Matter
May 6th, 2020 - 12:55pmHad an email from HMV to say it was in stock sold out an hour later when i saw the email. On the Argos site for the first time today – all gone ! Going to have to wait for the second release again. Surprised the Sylvester set sold out – people must be cramming on their Doctor Who during lockdown.
Mikemars62
May 6th, 2020 - 2:04pmNegative matter, what “second release”? There was a reissue of season 12 only because it was initially released in smaller quantities than all the subsequent releases in the collection. The reissue brought the total numbers in circulation to the same level as all the others, so it is highly unlikely season 14 will get a “second release”.
booboo
May 6th, 2020 - 2:08pmits because there is a suggestion that the full inventory was not able to be made so there might be a second delivery as such
Gordon
May 6th, 2020 - 12:23pmRegarding the stock levels. I’m hearing that Sony dadc who manufacture the sets wasn’t able to manufacture their full allocation for this set because of the coronavirus. That would explain why most of the retailers have had to cancel orders. With this in mind I think it’s possible due to the situation for more to be manufactured at an later date.
Not sure how making it 1 per customer would work. Scalpers will just use different names different bank cards and they could send it to friends and family address. It would eliminate some but I doubt it would completely eradicate them all
Rob W
May 6th, 2020 - 12:36pmOne copy per address seems fair. Obviously, some will find a way around it, like those that found the loophole/error with the Zoom 10 percent off your first order offer.
booboo
May 6th, 2020 - 1:00pmwont stop it, they will just order from multiple sources with multiple emails and even address, i could have got 30 copies this way if i wanted to, besides i doubt retailers would want such a restriction forced on them.
If anything trying to limit the eBay market would only force up the price when it sells out on-line.
Things that go bump in the night
May 6th, 2020 - 12:36pmThanks Gordon for the update.
Let’s be patient then for a 2nd round of manufacturing and not panic into paying current eBay prices.
I agree, ‘where there’s a will there’s a way’; there will always be ways around any purchase process for those that are skilled resellers, but it may deter the opportunistic resellers.
Thank you
Neill Stringer
May 6th, 2020 - 12:39pmI take it that will also mean it will delay the next box set
Denis
May 6th, 2020 - 1:38pmYou don’t even have to use different names & cards. HMV were limiting it to 1 per customer, but it’s quite possible to make multiple orders by going through the select item/checkout process multiple times. There’s only one way to get these sets if you didn’t pre order. Be on the ball, be quick & spend hours online trawling. You can still get season 23 from Argos if you’re lucky enough to live in Cornwall!
Bobby Fackrell
May 6th, 2020 - 6:42pmI feel for people getting orders cancelled but I think all suppliers are doing their best under these difficult circumstances
Those of us who have them are very lucky and sadly I feel it may be the last collection box set this year.
Yes season 14 is one of the most popular ones but these problems are unique to the global situation, blaming Amazon, BBC, Zoom, God etc is unfair and so is complaining about preorders and encouraging people to bulk buy.
I am confident the people who missed out will get a second chance after what has happened with this release just like they did with 12.
The reason your orders are being cancelled and no one can give straight answers is because no one knows what the future holds with the Co-vid 19
Be patient and the Doctor will see you soon x
CyberLewis
May 6th, 2020 - 12:17pmWell still no sign of my Zoom delivery with today’s post!
I’m starting to think it’s definitely lost.
Mark Briers
May 6th, 2020 - 12:50pmMy Zoom order still hasn’t arrived today
The Timelord 1944
May 7th, 2020 - 1:16amI was told first class post had a delivery time of up to 12 days with zoom, due to the virus. Happened with my Rise of Skywalker bluray and it did eventually come in 6 days instead of the usual 1/2.
Things that go bump in the night
May 6th, 2020 - 11:06amHave there been any reviews of this set?
Are there any experts out there that can review and confirm if there were indeed any edits made to ‘Talons’ to appease the PC crowd? Or is it as originally broadcast?
To those who have got their sets, does the CGI rat live up to expectations?
Some further comments about ‘The Collection’ releases availability:
1) Couldn’t it be feasible only a limited amount of Season 14 units are been available up until now due to transportation disruptions due to Covid-19? And more will be available later?
2) Given the limited pressing run of these sets, couldn’t the BBC agree with a retailer to make it a ‘retailer exclusive’? It would then be a bit easier to set up a purchase process to limit one set per customer, per delivery address? (If supermarkets can limit the number of certain goods per customer, e.g. toilet roll, then limiting one per customer might help the current collectors. Of course those buying just to resell at higher prices can still use multiple names and email addresses, however trying to use multiple delivery addresses are a bit harder to manage). Many US retailers have ‘exclusives’ such as Best Buy, Target, etc, whilst the rest of the retailers get the vanilla release.
3) Just a further point from item 2). I noticed on eBay, some of the sellers there indeed obtained multiple copies of Season 14, as they use either the same photo, or photos of the set with the same background for several listings. So trying to limit to one copy to one customer and delivery address may help those of us who are collectors who really enjoy Doctor Who.
Thank you
Rob W
May 6th, 2020 - 11:25amCan’t comment on the set mate, but wholeheartedlyk agree about limiting this to ne per address. If there were any problems with the sets it would also be easier to deal with one retailer. A pity the BBC no longer have their own website too as some of profit goes to the retailer.
Rich
May 6th, 2020 - 11:25amNO there were no edits to appease a mythical “PC crowd”
Anonymous
May 6th, 2020 - 11:37amHow on earth would you edit Talons? I understand that some people view it as racist (and love to take certain lines completely out of context to do so) but the one huge controversial part (even at the time) is so integral to the plot that you couldn’t remove him without utterly wrecking the plot.
Graham
May 6th, 2020 - 11:40amSadly didn’t think much of CGI rat personally I prefer the original version
Would have preferred if they had done cgi improvements to Masque of Mandragora (ep 1) instead
The tribute to Elizabeth Sladen is very moving especially when Tom wells up had me blubbing
Things that go bump in the night
May 6th, 2020 - 11:54amThanks for your replies.
Rob W: good to read support for a limiting purchase process.
Rich & Anonymous: That’s great news that there are no edits. How it should be – as originally transmitted.
Graham: Thanks for being objective about the CGI rat. Sounds like the Liz Sladen documentary is worth the price of admission alone.
Thank you
Liam
May 6th, 2020 - 4:01pmWhy go to all the trouble of limiting how many copies someone can buy (which is complicated and almost impossible to enforce)? Why not just press enough copies so that everyone who wants one can buy one, like every other DVD release in the world. The BBC seem determined to lose money!
Bobby Fackrell
May 7th, 2020 - 9:51amNo edits and rightly too it is a product of its time but if you read the booklet it says of Talons in bold lettering ‘contains language some may find offensive’
So you can’t say fairer than that.
If you look past clumsy language of the time and the occasional stereotypical casting over the years and see Doctor Who for what it is, what it represents and what it’s core messages have always been since 1963 it’s actually one of the least racist programmes out there.
Like Christopher Eccleston said in 2005, the Doctor’s message is ‘love life’
Look at what the ‘Suilurians’ represents.
Look at the original producer and director, a young woman and an Asian man.
If anyone is really offended by a script which is over 40 years old I’m sorry for you but you’re missing the bigger picture
Theodore
May 6th, 2020 - 6:53amI was checking all day yesterday on Argos and the other sites, and I’ve not seen a single one. This is by far the worst it’s been, especially with those Conmen on eBay. Nearly a thousand pounds yesterday for a copy that the guy didn’t even have yet!
Denis
May 6th, 2020 - 10:42amHe’ll never get that kind of money for it! It’s been reaching around £130 on eBay when auctioned, I’ve yet to see a copy go for more than that. Seasons 10,12,18,19,23 & 26 are selling for £80-£100. The greedy scalpers will be sat on their multiple copies for a long time. Season 14 will drop in price eventually.
David Havers
May 6th, 2020 - 11:12amThats disgusting. Talk about trying to cash in on fans who haven’t got the boxset yet.
iain dickson
May 6th, 2020 - 6:12amStill searching ebay constantly to see if I can get a copy for less than £100, still with no luck.On the plus side Amazon has notified me that they’ve despatched my copy of the latest Jodie Whitaker series, but there’s not really that many extras in it to be worth the price to be honest. Just 3 commentaries and 10 mini ie 5 minute ‘making of’ documentaries, all of which can be viewed for free on Amazon Prime anyway !
iain dickson
May 6th, 2020 - 6:31amActually just opened my door to find the season 12 DVD on my doorstep.Amazon must have delivered it yesterday without me knowing ! Just as well I have an enclosed porch to leave it in or someone might have nicked it without me knowing it had even been delivered!
Denis
May 5th, 2020 - 5:59pmArgos had a few this morning around 11.30 you have to jump on it quickly, pay by card in advance & collect in person. Got myself suitably masked & gloved & dusted off the car. As the collection point is in Sainsbury’s, also bought some baked beans to legitimise the journey!
booboo
May 5th, 2020 - 6:13pmi saw 6 at stores within 30 mls of me for collection Sunday all of which had gone in a few mins
Rob W
May 5th, 2020 - 6:58pmThey’ll refund your money. If not, you can ask your card provider for help through the Chargeback scheme, keep those emails safe.
Jordan9364
May 5th, 2020 - 7:19pmI completely agree booboo, about people not pre-ordering and then complaining, but what’s not fair is the people who’ve had it pre-ordered having theirs cancelled after 3 months, plus payment taken, with no explanation.