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Doctor Who The Collection Season 21 Limited Edition
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk, www.zavvi.com and www.rarewaves.com
Doctor Who fans can continue to build their own home archive on Blu-ray with a ten-disc box set of the climactic 21st Season, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and introducing Colin Baker as the Sixth incarnation.
- WARRIORS OF THE DEEP
- THE AWAKENING
- FRONTIOS
- RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS
- PLANET OF FIRE
- THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI
- THE TWIN DILEMMA
In his final season, the action ramps up for Peter Davison’s Doctor as he faces terrors from his past, invaders from the future, arch enemies and a battle to the death. With companions Tegan (Janet Fielding), Turlough (Mark Strickson), Peri (Nicola Bryant) and robot Kamelion (Gerald Flood) the Doctor journeys from an underwater seabase to contemporary England, from a devastated Earth colony to the beaches of Lanzarote, from a volcanic alien world to the deadly caves on Androzani.
Along the way, the TARDIS crew confront Daleks, Sea Devils, Silurians, Tractators, slug-like Gastropods, the evil Malus and the vengeful Master!
All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources – these classic adventures have never looked or sounded so good on home media.
The Collection: Season 21 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including:
UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS
On The Awakening, Frontios, Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Caves Of Androzani
WARRIORS OF THE DEEP: SPECIAL EDITION
An exciting four-part re-edit with updated special effects and immersive 5.1 surround sound mix
IN CONVERSATION
Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough) and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric)
NEW MAKING-OF DOCUMENTARIES
For Resurrection Of The Daleks and The Twin Dilemma
LOOK WHO’S BOATING
Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton take to the River for an epic adventure.
48 HOURS WITH FIELDING
Toby Hadoke crashes at Janet Fielding’s
BEHIND THE SOFA
New episodes with Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Tara Ward (Preston), Keith Jayne (Will), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet), Rula Lenska (Styles), director Graeme Harper, Paul Conrad (Romulus) and Andrew Conrad (Remus).
THE DOCTOR WHO ESCAPE ROOM
Two new teams battle it out
BRAND NEW AUDIO COMMENTARY
On The Awakening
NEW SURROUND SOUND MIXES
On Warriors Of The Deep, The Awakening and The Caves Of Androzani.
TALES OF THE TARDIS
A 2023 edit of Earthshock with new linking material from Peter Davison and Janet Fielding
THE FIVE(ISH) DOCTORS REBOOT
With brand new audio commentary
EXCLUSIVE ARCHIVE TREATS
Including never-before-released TV appearances and studio footage
HD PHOTO GALLERIES
INFO TEXT
PDF ARCHIVE
PLUS LOTS MORE!
This ten-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries and more.
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James
February 24th, 2026 - 10:19pmProbably a stupid question but what the heck.
The 7 VHS tapes that got released in the 90s (daleks, cybermen, Hartnell, troughton, Pertwee, baker and baker), will they all be Included on any Collection sets?
Daleks could go on 1,3,or 4 (most likely 1 or 4 as 3 quite a big set already)
Cybermen could go on 4,5, or 6
Hartnell 1,3 or 4 (most likely 1 or 4 as 3 already quite a bit set)
Troughton 4,5 or 6
Pertwee on s8
T Baker on s12
C Baker on s22
daz
February 23rd, 2026 - 2:24pmHi everyone,
If you have requested the replacement discs.
You will get Season 20 Standard Edition.
It will be delivered by Parcel Force and require a signature.
Thanks.
D84
February 23rd, 2026 - 2:46pmThanks Daz
Was expecting these to come on Royal Mail
Expect the disc art to be the same as on the Limited Edition packaging version?
Gordon
February 23rd, 2026 - 2:55pmMine just turned up. Didn’t need a signature. Just shoved through the letter box.
K-9stein
February 23rd, 2026 - 3:37pmGot mine in the post today. I’ve already watched ‘Arc of Infinity’ and am happy to see that the juddering effect on the picture is gone! 🙂
daz
February 23rd, 2026 - 3:51pmAhh, might have just taken signature coz I answered the door.
With this being the first standard edition I’ve seen in hand I still prefer the limited packaging, the artwork just pops more and the booklet is much better.
D84, Disc artwork is the same.
Prowl 1701
February 23rd, 2026 - 11:08pmMy replacement discs came in today too, via a standard edition set, which I also collect so that’s awesome. I also didn’t get any email or tracking notice, but it came well packaged and in great shape so I’m pleased. What surprised me is that I got it so fast since I’m in the states, I figured it would take a while to get here, so I’m really shocked to have it in hand already.
Bellal
February 24th, 2026 - 2:17pmMu season 20 just appeared today. A very welcome surprise. Looking for to enjoying. Thanks for all the info and heads up everybody. Live being part of this community
Bellal
February 24th, 2026 - 4:32pmMy season 20 just appeared today.
A complete surprise and was not expecting at all. Very happy to have the corrected discs on my shelf and looking forwardro enjoying.
Many thanks to all of those who have spoken here about these issues and provided the dvd support links. Love being a part of this great community
The Silent Silent
February 21st, 2026 - 5:31pmHello there everyone,
I was just wondering How many Blu-Ray: The Collection Limited Edition Box Sets have had mistakes with the discs contents, and which releases were these ?
As I vaguely remember requesting replacements discs for the Original Season 12 Blu-Ray Boxset, but cannot remember doing it in the years since for any of the subsequent box-sets.
If anyone has a list of all affected releases, I would be very grateful as I might as well and try to get the replacement disc(s) from the BBC via the DVD Support Email Address.
Thank you all 🙂
Gordon
February 21st, 2026 - 5:54pmseason 12 (revenge and sontaran discs)
Season 18 (leisure)
Season 19 (all discs US release)
Season 20 (all discs Limited packaging version only)
Season 20
The Silent Silent
February 21st, 2026 - 8:32pmThank you for the information Gordon 🙂
I noticed you listed Season 20 twice – was there problems on both Standard Packaging & Limited Edition Packaging ?
Thank you again !
Gordon
February 21st, 2026 - 8:34pmThat was a mistake, I didn’t realise I posted it twice
The Silent Silent
February 21st, 2026 - 8:54pmThank you for confirming Gordon !
You are the literally the oracle of DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Knowledge 🙂
I will email the BBC DVD Support Team now !
The ergon
February 21st, 2026 - 10:15pmWhat was the issue on the liesure hive? And were there fully corrected discs for the CG vogan rocket scene?
Gordon
February 21st, 2026 - 11:02pmLeisure hive’s mono mix was wrong.
Most of the missed shots in revenge were fixed. Think one shot was accidently missed
D84
February 22nd, 2026 - 1:53pmI got the S12 2nd edition as missed the first one and even that has the missing new Fx in at least one scene on Revenge of the Cybermen
The ergon
February 22nd, 2026 - 3:06pmI just hope they rerelease season 12 when the classic line comes to its natural end with this fault fixed and / or updated CG.
daz
February 22nd, 2026 - 5:12pmWas it ever fixed on the standard edition S12?
Don Lockwood
February 22nd, 2026 - 5:15pmSo the S12 2nd edition has the correct discs?
SV7
February 22nd, 2026 - 5:33pmThe standard edition of Season 12 still has the missing CGI shot in Revenge unfortunately.
There is also a missing CGI shot at the very end of Revelation of the Daleks Part Two on both the limited and standard versions of Season 22. The original DVD of Revelation is fine however.
daz
February 22nd, 2026 - 8:35pmThanks for clarifying SV7.
gtb
February 24th, 2026 - 8:47amwhat’s the issues with season 12 collector set please in more detail?
And what is, and what isn’t fixed on the replacements discs
Plus, what’s the email I should send to to get replacement discs?
thanks
Gordon
February 24th, 2026 - 10:09amThere was audio issues on sontaran experiment where during Part One there was out of phase audio which was fixed for the replacement.
There was a credit typo with Michael Wisher on ep 1 of revenge. Ian marter’s credit on ep 3 overlaps. There was also missing new fx on revenge. The majority was fixed for the replacement discs bar one shot.
If you bought the standard edition you won’t need to ask for replacement discs as those were already replaced. [email protected] Is
Don Lockwood
February 24th, 2026 - 7:04pmSorry for asking again but… So the S12 2nd edition has the correct discs?
Craig F
February 21st, 2026 - 9:44amI received my Season 20 replacement discs this morning.
They have just sent a brand new Standard edition set of season 20.
The dispatch note says delivered by technicolour video services.
I did not expect this but very pleased with the outcome.
D84
February 21st, 2026 - 10:29amThat’s a surprise
Did you get any note or email to confirm they were being sent out?
I’ve had nothing since the acknowledgment email from bbc dvd support a couple of months back
Harold Shand
February 21st, 2026 - 11:42amI also received a complete new standard S20 today, nice way to replace the discs. I expect a influx of cheap S20 empty cases on ebay…….
daz
February 21st, 2026 - 12:27pmGood to hear. Looking forward to receiving mine soon then.
Craig F
February 21st, 2026 - 12:45pmNo email as yet, it was a complete surprise.
Harold Shand
February 21st, 2026 - 6:11pmI received no email or notification of the set being dispatched
D84
February 23rd, 2026 - 9:31amNothing in the post for me this morning sadly
D84
February 23rd, 2026 - 10:14amI’ve emailed BBC DVD Support this morning and they have replied pretty quickly to confirm that I am on the list to receive replacement discs AND that they are being sent out in batches just now
Sure they will turn up soon
Graham
February 23rd, 2026 - 12:11pmJust receieved the standard season 20 box set this morning as replacement discs, did not expect a full set but happy to have it
steven david
February 20th, 2026 - 1:18pmwhen is doctor who the Collection season 25 and 7 of the standard ones or ouit
RPG74
February 20th, 2026 - 1:58pmIf it is two years after limited, then 25 would be roughly October this year, and 7 possibly March ‘27.
Gordon
February 19th, 2026 - 1:38amThe tv movie is coming out in a 4k steelbook!!!
Description
To celebrate its 30th Anniversary, for the first time, Doctor Who: The Movie has been newly restored from the original 35mm film elements, bringing this beloved adventure back to life like never before.
This Limited Edition Steelbook edition will contain the 90-minute TV Movie in 4K UHD and Blu-ray, plus special features:
The ‘uncensored’ UK version.
The USA broadcast version.
Soundtrack in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo.
Sylvester McCoy and Janet Fielding featurette.
3 New Featurettes with Daphne Ashbrook, Eric Roberts and Yee Jee Tso.
Two audio commentaries.
Isolated music score.
Production info text.
The Seven Year Hitch making-of documentary.
Paul McGann’s audition tape.
Alternate takes.
Electronic press kit and behind the scenes footage.
TARDIS tour.
BBC Trails.
And much more.
The Doctor is returning home to Gallifrey with the remains of his arch-nemesis, the Master. Forced off course, the TARDIS arrives in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve 1999, where the Doctor is critically wounded in a gangland gun battle. At the local hospital, Dr Grace Holloway fights – and fails – to save his life.
Later, in the morgue, the Doctor wakes up a new man. But he is not the only one – the Master has also found himself a new body. As the clock counts down to the start of the new millennium, can the Doctor stop his oldest enemy destroying all life on Earth?
Babelbro
February 19th, 2026 - 2:13amI’m no fan of the TV movie but nevertheless, I’ve yet to read anything regarding the condition of the 35mm negatives but wow. Talk about a well kept secret, despite every other Doctor Who project leaking out literally everywhere every second of the day!
For the fans that absolutely love this movie I’m really happy for them right now. The previous versions, while stuck in SD, it was the subsequent re-renderings (so to speak) that really wrecked the condition of those broadcast masters, made even worse by the last UK Blu-ray release that fans had to clean up themselves into some watchable semblance.
It’s a total miracle that this story managed to stay in keeping with the canon given the hundreds of moving gears around it (Classic Who, New Who, Fox, BBC, creatives wanting to reboot it, get Tom Baker in, screw the canon up, etc.) I really commend the team that worked on this that defied all of that, and gave Sylvester McCoy his sendoff moment however brief it was, and ensured Paul McGann became the *Eighth* Doctor. Sure the TV series didn’t happen and this ‘movie’ was merely intended as a Pilot, but it doesn’t diminish that etheral film like glow that it has, SD or 4k.
I just hope-hope-ruddy-hope that *zero* A.I. is used on these 35mm negatives. If there’s visible grain – GOOD! Leave it the heck alone, it’s natural pure detail the fans want to finally savour and enjoy, and most of all pay money for.
I wish for this release to come out the best it can possibly be – ideally give the Collection range the kick up the bum it needs to stop using A.i. and DNR on footage no matter what quality of resolution it’s in (they’ve used it on the film footage from Spearhead from Space, despite it’s a 2k+ scan).
Anyway, love the cast in this, scripts not the best but, ugh, as long as this comes out properly it’s going to visually, I can imagine it’ll look like one of the very best Doctor Who media items, ever.
Gordon
February 19th, 2026 - 2:57amThey didn’t use ai on the film elements on s13 (second half of zygons) that they did have.
It will be interesting to see how the cgi fx is handled. That was done in post production. I always got the impression that they didn’t have that and any new scan would need new fx created. They could always upscale the fx like what wb did for Babylon 5 but I’d rather they didn’t
Tom Williams
February 19th, 2026 - 3:05amAny info on the preorder date yet gordan ? As this is exciting too finally get the movie on steelbook especially now 🙂
Gordon
February 19th, 2026 - 3:14amYou can preorder it now on normal blu ray, 4k or 4k/blu ray steelbook combo on amazon uk Tom. There is not set release date other than the default placeholder 31 dec 2099. I assume it will be released around may time near the anniversary air date
Babelbro
February 19th, 2026 - 3:19amI would imagine the CGI will be redone, similar to the ‘Special Edition’ edits of Classic Who stories like ‘The Happiness Patrol’. I’ve no idea what their budget is and/or how much of it’s been put towards the actual 4k production side of it, but I would imagine a similar small scale team making new effects at that level would be more than acceptable, and in keeping with the 90’s tech, as opposed to going over-the-top modernizing it.
It would be interesting to see a version of it rebuilt to the spec of the original broadcast master, then potentially the original effects could be slotted back in without upscaling, but that’s just a personal preference and if I were as much of a fan of the tv movie that’s certainly something I’d want to do as a personal fan edit – made possible now (potentially) thanks to this announcement.
D84
February 19th, 2026 - 9:16amThe listing seems to have been pulled
Guessing it is today’s 3pm announcement
Gordon
February 19th, 2026 - 10:29amThe season 21 trailer was midday. Could be similar. It was 2pm for a while. Seems to move around
Gordon
February 19th, 2026 - 11:13amThe trailer is up. It’s a Sylvester voice over. Also the press release says we are getting Geoffrey sax in conversation
ChrisP
February 19th, 2026 - 11:24amLooks great and brlliant that it uses original 35mm film.
Massively nostalgic for the TVM despite its flaws. Plus Paul McGann was such a charmer when we met him at Northern Ireland comic con.
Mr. Greel
February 19th, 2026 - 12:25pmAccording to Radio TImes article –
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-movie-paul-mcgann-4k-release-newsupdate/
“The special edition will be released on 25th May, 2026, with pre-orders opening tomorrow (Friday, 20th February) at 12pm GMT.”
Prowl1701
February 19th, 2026 - 3:44pmI figured it would be May as I believe that was when the movie was originally broadcast in the UK
D84
February 19th, 2026 - 3:50pmYea it was May
There was a tribute to Jon Pertwee on screen before this aired as he passed away around that time
I watched it broadcast at the time
Prowl1701
February 19th, 2026 - 4:05pmIn the states we didn’t get it until around August or September. I remember watching it when it first aired.
Missyrules
February 21st, 2026 - 11:02amIt was broadcast on the 14th May in the USA on the fox network.
Missyrules
February 21st, 2026 - 11:04amIt was broadcast may 27th 1996 in the UK, we got it after the US
MIKK89
February 18th, 2026 - 12:26amI think for the New Series, feature length versions of the multi part Episodes would be great (BBC already made a Movie Length version of the Series 9 2-Part Opener and broadcast it the day after Part 2 aired), plus a made for the Collection version of The Christmas Invasion that edits in the Children in Need 2005 Mini-Sode. Plus would be nice to have a chance to own an extras filled 2011-2013 going from ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’ to ‘The Time of the Doctor’ without having 2 copies ‘The Name of the Doctor’.
Also, as it wouldn’t be influenced by RTD (hopefully) I would love Behind the Sofas for Nu Who, In Conversation with Matthew Sweet Documentaries (especially with Christopher Eccleston as an oppurtunity to talk about not just the what caused him to stay away from the franchise for a long time but what intrigued him about doing Big Finish) and possibly the Deleted Scenes and outtakes we never got for Series 1,
Bob
February 18th, 2026 - 7:18amThere have been a few “omnibus” edits of New Who but they’ve never felt particularly smooth, if they were to re-release the modern series on Blu-Ray yet again, one selling point could be extended/alternate episode edits, I’ve always thought Planet of the Ood in particular would benefit from the cut material.
I’ve also wanted to see a version of The Day of the Doctor that incorporates The Night of the Doctor short as a cold open.
Babelbro
February 18th, 2026 - 4:44pmWhatever studio(s) have previously worked on the New Who boxsets should *not* be involved with any future physical media release. The sheer amount of editing mistakes and poor presentation quality across the last 20 years has been abysmal.
I would be curious to see ‘alternative’ optional editions of episodes, particularly of Series 5-10 as the Moffat era really suffers from making the episodes too child friendly and modern Disney sparkly / silly compared to The Empty Child + Blink. Imagine someone similar to Grahame Harper being an editing Director on those projects wanting to make them grittier grown up horror akin to Androzani, or echo ‘The Web of Fear’ or ‘Inferno’. Peter Capaldi’s Doctor would suit those kinds of re-edited episodes perfectly, since he often looks so out of sync having to metaphorically ride a bike with stabilisers on them, while he’s clearly trying to inject proper horror into his acting.
It was really nice to recently get (what I believe to be) a native picture quality upload (on YouTube) of David Tennant’s first scene as the Doctor, as the video appears to be left well alone from being ruined by Ai, as you can still see the baked-in faded interlaced lines from the filmizing conversion back when the original 2005 editing took place, so getting to see it in that naturalistic form felt really authentic, and I really appreciated that they sourced all the previously missing sound effects that were shown on the Children in Need broadcast and slotted them in exactly where they were.
Whoever worked on that YouTube upload *should* be involved with New Who on physical media.
Babelbro
February 16th, 2026 - 2:34am@Basil, personally I would be interested in the idea of ‘per Doctor’ boxsets, with just the original episodes themselves in them as close as was broadcast, with the Ai + DNR stripped and all/any editing mistakes mended.
Based on how The Collections are ‘restored’, they just aren’t for me, but if a ‘per Doctor’ set was offered with those specific corrections in place, then I’d likely buy them.
James
February 16th, 2026 - 5:25pmSo
Eccleston S1
Tennant s2,3,4, specials, day
Smith 5,6,7, day
Capaldi 8,9,10
Whittaker 11, 12, 13/flux, specials
Tennant 60th
This would be the only other format to do classic who years down the line.
Complete Doc sets with the best versions of each episodes. Main extras
Hartnell 1-4
Troughton 4-6
Pertwee 7-11
Baker 12-18
Davison 19-21
Baker 22-23
Mccoy 24-25
After all remaining lost episodes are fully completed either by found n restored or animated.
Barney
February 16th, 2026 - 10:37pmI think the fundamental thing that your all missing about future releases is that blu ray is dead. I dont like it but its sadly a fact. Sony are no longer making blu ray burning machines the last few ran off the production line last month. Now I fully beleive they will finish the collection sets for classic who but I honestly dont see anyone committing to another range of products as large as releasing all of new who…which has been released to death with naff all in the way of new features and most certainly not all of classic who again. There will saldy come a time when the machinery necessary to print these on masse is no longer operable, spare parts are unobtainable and replacements arnt there. Maybe there’ll be a physical media renaissance and there’ll be a new format they get released on but I wouldnt hold any breath
Babelbro
February 17th, 2026 - 2:11am@Barney I would argue that renaissance is gradually being accelerated as we speak due to streaming and A.I backlash that we saw in 2025 but feels far more profound in the last two months of 2026. At the same time, and for the exact same reasons, Piracy is back in the forefront of public conversation in a way that hasn’t been seen since streaming fully became the norm.
Sony may have taken a break with Blu-ray, but given that DVD to this day is still doing extremely well, similarly with music, CDs and even Cassettes are back on the rise – perhaps the mega expensive ‘Boutique’ angle of physical media is on a dip due to the economy and times that we’re in right now – but more than ever I think more and more people want to break out of the status quo system, switch off from the algorithms, the revisionisms and media / grifting dictatorships and all round modern day culture and pop ‘noise’ and find their happy place through the means of personal ownership and personal control, with physical media that best reflects their own self identity in that.
With Doctor Who, they have made the right decision to market the ‘standard’ edition Collection sets, and that product brand in of itself is more towards an ‘archival set’ with hundreds of hours of extras, animations, spinoffs etc. – but I just get the sense there’s a gap in the market to offer more mininal boxsets per Doctor era with just the episodes only, so as to keep buying incentive for the Collection to carry on as usual at the same time.
(Hope at least some of the made coherent sense I do tend to waffle on!)
Gordon
February 17th, 2026 - 8:21amBlu rays are far from dead. It’s declining but it’s still far from dead. Streaming is getting more and more blowback as more see the negative side of not actually owning anything and the constant price rises as well as things disappearing due to streaming rights running out and where do they head? To blu ray and 4k of course.
Cloud storage for back ups on the rise are probably made more of an impact in choosing to stop manufacturing blu ray recorders
Blu ray is steadily declining in main stream blockbuster releases I don’t think that’s a denial. However I’d argue the boutique labels are smashing it like arrow, criterion, old gold media, hammer, imprint 2nd sight, bfi and others. Last year was a fantastic year for releases and this year looks just as promising. It’s not going to last forever (there is only a finite number of things that is viable and releasable)
Same thing can be said of doctor who. Say what you want of some of the recent offputting restoration in the current releases but these sets have been definitive and as attractive to collectors as possible. Pretty much anything you want to know about that story is on the discs. That’s why every release tops or almost tops the charts on the week of release. Doctor who has and still does sells better and on physical than streaming/digital download. But there is a finite amount of times they can release them. Think the collection range is the end (or almost end depending on when the animation range is finished/stopped) of the line for the classic era on disc baring any sort of discovery that may happen after. There might be complete doctors sets but those will most likely be just repackaging or slimmed down to include just the episodes.
I do think when it comes to 2005 era the success on this will all depend on how much of the original cast they can get for it. If they have the same creative on the docs and have similar sort of variety with some lighter docs and some biographies (Bernard cribbins) I can see it being a success
daz
February 17th, 2026 - 11:48amIf they were to repackage classic as Doctor sets I can see them doing what they did with Red Dwarf with their ‘Just the Shows’ sets.
That would be the final end of classic in physical form.
Although I have the limited editions, if they were targeted at a budget friendly price then I might be tempted again.
Whatever happens I really want Lee Binding to release a coffee table book of his classic who collection designs once they are finished. Be great to read about each seasons designs and have full page artwork throughout.
Rory, the original you might say
February 17th, 2026 - 2:29pm@daz, I do like the idea of a Lee Binding art book. I’m a sucker for some gorgeous art and a bit of background on the thought processes that went into its production.
Could even have a separate book to collect all of his other Who work. If anyone at Candy Jar is listening, please make this happen.
Rob
February 17th, 2026 - 5:18pmthe standards are pretty cheap now when the sales are on, or from cex. i cant see them going for just the stories type sets as fans buy the collections for the extra content as well. yes physical media is in decline, but still a market for popular shows, just not as big as it once was
Nb7
February 17th, 2026 - 8:37pmI don’t think blu ray is dead and I don’t believe it will be. Physical products will always have a space as will the equipment to play them on. Worst case scenario is company’s like arrow or criterion for instance will be involved in having players available and richer sounds are companies that are still doing very well. Physical products are essentially for collectors now but there’s a lot of collectors out there. Some of the blu releases being released these days are possibly some of the best we’ll ever own. Classic who I very very much doubt will look better in 4k so I can’t really see that, the only exception being Spearhead.
Basil Funkenstein
February 12th, 2026 - 7:53pmI absolutely love the conversations on this site. Always friendly and knowledgeable.
I have a few questions.
Do we think that they will change the release schedule after seasons 16 and 11 to one boxset per year for the b&w seasons or will they keep it to two a year? How do we think this will line-up with the animations release?
Would people like to see series 1-13 of the modern era in the collection style after the classic era is complete and after a Wilderness Years set at the end of the classic range?
I personally love the design of the collection boxsets and would love to see the modern series given the classic collection range treatment.
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the collection range, here’s how I’d personally like to see it finish:
2026 – Season 21 and Season 16
2027 – Season 11 and Season 6 (Space Pirates rumoured for an animation release in 2026 so will possibly be complete.)
2028 – Season 1 and Season 5 (Season 1 likely missing Marco Polo, Season 5 potentially missing Wheel in Space.)
2029 – Season 4 (Depending on animations Season 4 could be missing Smugglers and/or Highlanders.)
2030 – Season 3 and Wilderness Years (Season 3 likely missing AT LEAST one story depending on animation release schedule.)
That would be Seasons 1-26 and Wilderness Years all released within the next 4 years if they stick to a, mostly, 2 sets a year release schedule.
I hope that once the remaining missing episodes/stories are animated, that didn’t make the initial release in the collection range, that they will re-release Seasons 1-6 in their entirety including the new animations.
If they were to re-release Seasons 1-6 once they’re complete would they release them alongside the modern series or wait until that range has ended?
Then I’d personally like to see the modern series released in 2031 starting with Series 1.
Potential release order:
2031 – Series 1 and Series 2
2032 – Series 6 and Series 8
2033 – Series 11 and Series 3
2034 – Series 9 and Series 12
2035 – Series 7 and Series 13 (Series 7 including 50th anniversary specials and Series 13 including the Whittaker specials.)
2036 – Series 10 and Series 5
2037 – Series 4 (Series 4 including the Tennant specials.)
Then depending on where Doctor Who is at that point in time they could potentially add in/do the 60th anniversary specials and Ncuti Gatwa era onwards if they wanted to. I think releasing Series 1-13 of the modern era in the collection style would be a really cosmic idea though.
Ano miss
February 12th, 2026 - 8:48pmThere may be issues relating to the Mickey episodes due to the recent arrest of the actor on serious charges. Depending on the outcome it may be deemed (and probably should be) inappropriate to release his episodes.
daz
February 12th, 2026 - 8:59pmFor nuWho, since they did the remastered Series 1 to 4 in the UK (rather than offer the complete 1 to Power of the Doctor set like in usa), I’d like a new repackaged complete Smith set, then Capaldi, then Whittaker one.
Surprised they haven’t done it yet especially with show off the air til Xmas.
ex15
February 13th, 2026 - 7:17amAfter further thought, I’d be 74 (assuming all is well), I wouldn’t be interested in the modern series collections, quite happy with the classic series. The modern episodes have been done to death! I have the Blu-rays.
Couldn’t see them selling as well.
Gordon
February 13th, 2026 - 11:01amThere is a few variables at play with the 60s. Restoration wise Seasons 1 and 6 are the 2 big challenges left. Those by far have the most existing episodes to restore. If any of the remaining 60s releases that would perhaps lead to only 1 release that year it would be those. Visually 33 and 37 eps needing restored and audibly 42 and 44 eps. Those audio numbers could drop if Marco Polo and space pirates get animated (35 and 38). Plus the work that went into restoring both daleks and war games in colour could also help things.
3 4 and 5 are actually in quite manageable states visually due to how few surviving eps there are and in the case of g4, toymaker evil, abominable, web already got restorations for the blu ray. Also enemy got future proofed in hd for blu ray I believe.
Visually I think it’s 15 eps (3 masterplan plus ark gunfighters and war machines) for season 3 and could drop to 12 if masterplan is tackled and episodes restored prior to season 3. Audibly it’s currently at 33 due to the g4,toymaker and savages animations having new audio restorations and I expect it to drop further with more animations.
Season 4 is 9. 3 for tenth planet, 2 for underwater menace, 2 for moonbase and 2 for faceless ones. The only tricky ones should be the 2 faceless ones which didn’t get any restoration work for the animated release but the rest were done really late on in the dvd range so shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Audibly it’s at 16 due to the animations.
Season 5 is at 10. Just 4 eps of tomb, 4 eps of ice warriors and 2 of wheel. Audible it’s 16. Everything else was tackled in the last ten years.
The animation schedule is another variable. I’ve heard in the last few days that the aim will be to try and get 2 a year but whether it’s doable or to any sort of consistently is another question. If you exclude crusade there is only 9 animations left. 8 if you lump mission in with masterplan. 9 if you want to split masterplan in 2. It’s going to be a tall order to get through it all. Plus there is also no guarantee at them all getting done at this point.
I could be wrong but I’m pretty confident on myth makers, smugglers, wheel and space pirates getting done prior to the relevant season sets. Massacre highlanders and Marco Polo I’m 50/50 depending on how quickly they can go through the first 4. Masterplan is definitely the most challenging of the lot so I’m not expecting that till 2nd last or very last if they do find a viable away to do crusade.
It may benefit them to do 1 collection set a year to get more animations out but that all depends on what the plans are
I can see wilderness years propping up near 1 or 6 to space out the work.
I wouldn’t be against the idea of the classic range going 1 60s set a year and the other release that year being a 2005 era release to pad out the wait between releases. There really shouldn’t be a problem with series 1/2/4 being released as they put out series 1 and that had convicted sex offender Bruno Langley on it. I would do it in order as these people like tenant piper smith gilllan are well in demand and makes sense to block book to film everything. When it comes to the hd era I’m sure they could do 3/4 releases a year as that’s not going to need restoration work
This is how I’d hypothetically try and release it:
2026 21/space pirates/16/smugglers
2027 11/wheel/6/myth makers
2028 wilderness/highlanders/5/marco polo
2029 Nu 1/massacre/4/masterplan 1
2030 Nu 2/crusade/1/masterplan 2
2031 Nu 3/3
2032 Nu 4/dt specials/season 2 Complete edition
2033 5/6/7/50th
2034 Nu 8/9/10
2035 Nu 11/12/13
2036 60th/14/15
Rory, the original you might say
February 13th, 2026 - 12:38pmIf they still have two studios doing the animations, I’d see Space Pirates and Myth Makers done in 3D, with Smugglers and Wheel done as 2D.
Pirates has lots of model shots that would fantastic in 3D, and I really want them to do a Grecian art style for Myth.
Scotel
February 13th, 2026 - 3:18pmIf there is a second studio then it would be a brand new team and 2D, the bad reaction to The Celestial Toymaker has completely killed any official support of that styling.
Gordon
February 13th, 2026 - 4:35pmI get the impression with Paul Hembrey saying they would work on multiple stories simultaneously and consecutively it might be all under his new production company he’s started.
I don’t think it’s fair to say the reaction to toymaker was bad as there was plenty of people that did actually enjoy that one and wanted more with improvements. I would say it’s more divisive than bad.
I’m sure if an animation or parts of animations can benefit from having 3d added to it they may do it. Like the daleks in evil. That’s 3d but the human characters and other elements are 2d
DPHill
February 14th, 2026 - 2:21amThis kind of thing is why I love this forum! I think it is such a tantalising ide to think all missing stories could be animated, and all classic and new season be on the collection set shelf!
Although the one thing I do wonder is if they would do a SJA set perhaps in two halves – depending on how many discs we end up getting for the monstrously large 60s seasons.
If we would see Torchwood, the first two as standalone series, then perhaps children of earth and miracle day together as a big one?
Class could well fit onto a Season 36/Series 10 set depending how they number it (sorry Prowl), and TWBTLATS on Ncuti 2?
I am hoping that Gordon’s list – which I now take as premonition – will be the way they do it! Although, if they got their hands on new who, which I hope, they would likely still block film as they are known to have in the past and perhaps still then release them in a varied order as Basil said as I find it is nicer not always knowing and being surprised
DPHill
February 14th, 2026 - 2:29amOh also on the topic of if Crusade ever gets animated, I don’t know how people would feel, but I’d much rather not have a complete new limited edition set for that, instead perhaps a replacement blu-ray as surely that would do (but all depends if they do colour animations on the sets too as classic who is the main feature on those, not the completely missing animation in colour) and coming with a four page ‘booklet’ – as in the same dimensions perhaps slightly smaller to cover the crusade animation addendum which could slot into where the original booklet is or just in the tardis flap and then replace the disc… we know we would buy it if that was the option, and perhaps for standards, just do that as a new one?
For colour animations, i kind of feel like if any episodes turn up, and of course animations happen after a set, they could have a collection set right at the end or somewhere near that gives all the colour versions and any other material of any kind like the Lost in Time set and call it either Doctor Who: The Collection – Lost in Time, or my favourite
Doctor Who: The Collection – Found in Time…
Rob
February 14th, 2026 - 10:32amToymaker 3D was better than the terrible Web 3, which is very amateur. But I think the damage was done and I know a few fans who’ve stopped buying due to the drop in animation quality. I suppose you have the option of the excellent recon on Toymaker or the 3D animation. The animation is a reimagined version again and upset many fans. So again people impressed. I really think the team need to decided to stick to one design of characters, animation style and staying true to the original designs and why it was presented.
Rob
February 14th, 2026 - 6:08pm*unimpressed
Prowl 1701
February 15th, 2026 - 2:21amI liked the Toymaker animation. It’s not a style that would work for most stories without more improvement, but it fits the fantasy/surreal nature of Toymaker well.
I’m also hoping we get modern who in the collection range eventually.
D84
February 15th, 2026 - 9:47amI can see the team at least looking at NuWho as slotting those in would indeed “pad out” the gaps in tge remaining 1 – 6 classic era sets to allow some animations to get over the line.
I’m sure a lot of us would buy them (NuWho Collection) I certainly would
Prof Horner
February 15th, 2026 - 11:50amNot sure I would D84. Although I have enjoyed most NUWho , not so much recent series. One of the reasons I enjoy these classic sets for the extras. Which I would not be interested in with Nu Who. If anyone is interested , it was The Feast of Steven I dreamed other night that film is fabulous turned up.
Basil Funkenstein
February 15th, 2026 - 9:06pm@everyone
To be fair the newest series 1-4 blu-ray set had bland artwork for the discs and a few issues with the content on the discs as well. It’d be fantastic to have the modern series in the same boxset design as the current Classic Who range.
I for one would love to see a layout similar to this:
Series 1. 3 episodes per disc. The “next time” trailer at the end of the episodes cut from the credits so no spoilers. Maybe omnibus editions of 2-parters. 5/possibly 6 discs depending on bonus extras.
Series 2. Same set-up as Series 1. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Series 3. 5/possibly 6 discs. Maybe omnibus editions of 2- and 3-parters.
Series 4. Includes the 2009-2010 specials. It really irks me that these are always sold separately, it’d be brilliant to have them all on one boxset. 7/possibly 8 discs depending on bonus extras.
Series 5. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Series 6. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Series 7 plus 50th anniversary specials. 6/possibly 7 discs.
Series 8. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Series 9. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Series 10. 5/possibly 6 discs.
Etc etc.
I’m sticking to the old adage of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” and definitely saying Lee Binding should stay for the artwork. He has done a phenomenal job with this collection and the art for the sets has come along in leaps and bounds.
Gordon
February 9th, 2026 - 8:05amSpoke to a friend that went to gallifrey one. There was a panel on the collection sets that he attended that was hosted by Pete Mctighe. There was footage of the warriors of the deep special edition (it looks like an improvement) and one of the bonus features (he didn’t say which one but it sounded like it was either the resurrection making of or boating feature as it featured both Peter and Janet )
Most of the panel featured season 21 talk. However he did confirm there will be more 60s sets. They are just holding it off to make them complete as possible at the time of release.
He also mentioned season 2 being released early on as animation for crusade was passed on (he said it wasn’t his decision) and the season was as complete as it was going to be at that time. He also did mention that Minds, positions and technology can change things on that situation.
James
February 9th, 2026 - 9:09amInteresting. Would rather wait for the other 5 sets to be more complete before forking out for them. As each year passes everything on life is going up in price. But the 60s sets are gonna be alot more due to the amount of work/animations done to get them as full as possible. S3 gonna be the most as it’s the biggest. Can’t wait to have the remaining 7 sets on the shelf all lined up.
Rob
February 9th, 2026 - 6:08pmSo passed at the time yes, or passed forever?. I saw the tweet and didn’t know to make as it stated what we already know
Gordon
February 10th, 2026 - 1:10amPassed at the time as Pete was talking about trying to put them out as complete as possible and at that time season 2 was believed to be as complete as possibly be. If a way can be found that is viable on budget and time I’m sure they would do it at some point. I don’t see there being a rush to do it especially as season 2 is out. If ep 2 or 4 is ever found it also might change things.
Prof Horner
February 11th, 2026 - 2:26pmJust for fun. I had a dream last night that Film is Fabulous announced a missing episode recovery. Can you guess which episode it was ?
MDS
February 11th, 2026 - 3:05pmMission to the Unknown
Rex F
February 11th, 2026 - 3:39pmThe Tenth Planet part 5 (sic).
Auton
February 12th, 2026 - 2:53pmI love the Tenth Planet part 5, when the regeneration is a fake and William Hartnell stays on as the Doctor
Missyrules
February 12th, 2026 - 4:48pmI preferred part 6 when it all turned out to be a dream
Chris
February 7th, 2026 - 3:37pmAny more news on the season 20 replacement discs ? Anybody had any yet ?
D84
February 8th, 2026 - 7:55amNothing delivered to me as yet and no further emails sadly
Gordon
February 8th, 2026 - 9:10amLast I heard they were hoping to dispatch replacements by the end of January. Obviously that hasn’t happened.
Lee D
February 8th, 2026 - 7:57pmI only recently sent for replacement discs, I got message saying I’m now on the list. So it’s all still going through.
Chris
February 9th, 2026 - 3:38pmI emailed the bbc yestoday and this is what i got back today
Thank you for your email.
Our apologies for this delay; we are in the final phase of completing the information needed for the mailout to commence.
Kind regards,
BBC DVD Support
Lee B
February 9th, 2026 - 5:39pmOnly just reading up about this. Does anyone have a list of the errors on the Season 20 discs?
The only one I really knew about was the Missing Raston Warrior Robot “Warp” effect on the new edition of The Five Doctors.
daz
February 9th, 2026 - 6:03pmLee B. That is fixed. The other errors were codex issues where it didn’t play on certain players/TV.
So we’ll be getting copies of the standard edition discs.
Lee B
February 9th, 2026 - 6:33pmThat’s great, thanks Daz!!
I’ve just emailed BBC DVD Support about the replacements. That missing warp effect on the last Raston Warrior Robot scene always bothered me! 😀 Not sure how they missed that one.
Prof Horner
February 6th, 2026 - 11:46amWell I must say that I am looking forward to this season far more than season 13 . Don’t get me wrong, Season 13 is by far the better season in every respect than 21. Maybe it is that I am over familiar with the stories of 13 . Maybe I think the season 13 boxset was just a little lacking in extras or am I being unfair? Season 20 extras were far more fun than the stories! I think Season 21 will be the same. The Peter, Janet and the lovely Sarah road trips was the highlight of 20 and I suspect their canal trip, will be highlight of 21. Don’t get me wrong there are some great stories in 21 far better 20 . But the extras make these season boxsets and think Season 21 could be a cracker.Just over five weeks to go and I can’t wait!
Gordon
February 6th, 2026 - 9:39amHere is the season 21 breakdown for those looking for it
Season 21
Disc 1: Warriors of the deep
Existing:
Commentary: with Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mat Irvine (visual effects designer), Eric Saward (script editor)
Isolated score by Johnathan Gibbs
The depths (making of): (31:44)
They came from beneath the sea: (12:56)
Science in action extract (14 march 1988 with Mat Irvine): (5:59)
Mats models interview (previously an Easter egg): (4:34)
New features:
Warriors of the deep special edition re-edit with new effects and optional 5.1 score
5.1 mix on the original episodes
Behind the sofa with:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and special guest Tara Ward (Lieutenant Preston)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
Breakfast time extract broadcast on 5th January 1984
Points of view extract broadcast on 27th January 1984
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
PDF Materials:
Draft, rehearsal and transition scripts for eps 1-4
Production documentation
Studio floor plans
Radio times cuttings
Doctor who annual 1985
Season 21 BBC enterprises sales sheet
Season 21 television audience research report
Season 21 unmade stories
Disc 2: the awakening
Existing features:
Commentary with Eric Saward (script editor) Michael Owen Morris (director) and Toby Hadoke (moderator)
Isolated music score by Peter Howell
Return to Little Hodcombe (making of): (19:35)
Making the Malus: (7:15)
The golden egg awards with Noel Edmond’s : (2:22)
The television centre of the universe (2 part documentary originally on the 2013 visitation special edition and 2015 underwater menace DVDs): part 1: (32:10), part 2: (32:10)
Deleted and extended scenes (9:31)
Coming soon frontios: (1:01)
New features:
optional replacement effects
Commentary with Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan) Mark strickson (turlogh) and Matthew Sweet (moderator) (recorded 2022)
Optional 5.1 sound mix
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and special guest Keith Jayne (will chandler)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
Mark strickson: in conversation with Mathew Sweet (recorded 2022)
Breakfast time extract: 19 January 1984
Janet Fielding interview (audio)
Warriors of the deep Narrated soundtrack
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
PDF Material:
Rehearsal and transmission scripts for parts 1 and 2
Production documentation
Set drawings
Radio times cuttings
Disc 3: Frontios
Existing features:
Audio commentary with Peter Davison (the doctor), Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet) Eric saward (script editor) Dick mills (special sounds designer) (parts 1 and 2 only) and John Gillett (the gravis) (parts 3 and 4 only)
Isolated music score by Paddy Kingsland
Driven to distraction (making of): (32:52)
Deleted and extend scenes: (15:37)
New features:
Optional replacement effects
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and special guest Jeff Rawle (Plantagenet)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
The adventure game: broadcast 1 March 1984 featuring Janet Fielding
Did you see extract: broadcast 22 January 1984 featuring verity Lambert
Breakfast time extract: broadcast 26 January 1984
Ron jones interview (audio)
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
PDF Material:
Camera and transmission scripts for eps 1-4
Production documentation
Studio floor plans
Radio times cuttings
Disc 4: resurrection of the daleks (2 part version)
Existing features:
Commentary with Terry Malloy (davros), Eric Saward (script editor), Peter Wragg (visual effects designer) and Nicholas Pegg (moderator)
Isolated music score by Malcolm Clarke
Casting far and wide: (32:18)
On location: (18:32)
Deleted and extended scenes: (7:05)
Walrus dalek sketch broadcast on 7 October 1982: (1:82)
New features:
Optional replacement effects
Optional 5.1 mix
Terror on the Thames (making of): (50 mins)
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and special guest Rula Lenska (styles)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
Tv choice: including extracts of breakfast time: broadcast 8/15th February 1984
Saturday superstore compilation: broadcast between January and February 1984.
Did you see: broadcast 12 February 1984
Model shoot 16 mm film
Visual effects studio tape
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
Destination Daleks: the collection season 21 trailer
PDF Material:
Rehearsal scripts parts 1-3 (the return)
Rehearsal scripts parts 1-4 (resurrection)
Transmission scripts parts 1-2 (resurrection)
Disc 5: resurrection of the daleks (4 part version)
Existing features:
Commentary with Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan) and Mathew Robinson (director)
Optional 5.1 mix
Isolated music score by Malcolm Clarke
Mouth on legs (originally on the time flight dvd) (13:36)
New features:
48 hours of fielding hosted by Toby Hadoke
Janet fielding in conversation with Matthew sweet
50 years in the tardis with Janet Fielding
50th anniversary convention panel with Janet Fielding and Nicola Bryant
Disc 6: planet of fire
Existing features:
Audio commentary with Peter Davison (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (peri), Mark Strickson (turlogh), Fiona Cummings (director)
Isolated score by Peter Howell
The flames of sarn (making of): (25:36)
Return to the planet of fire: (12:37)
Designs on sarn: (5:02)
Calling the shots: (7:48)
Deleted and extended scenes: (15:25)
Remembering Anthony Ainley: (12:35)
Boys boys boys (originally on the tenth planet dvd): (19:22)
Planet of fire factoids (previously an Easter egg): (1:41)
New features:
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan) and Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) (note mark strickson was planned to be a part of this remotely as he was unable to be there in person however when it came to be recorded technology failed)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
50th anniversary convention interview with Mark strickson
Breakfast time extract: broadcast 23 February 1984
Saturday superstore with JNT: 25 February 1984
Studio material
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
PDF material:
Rehearsal and camera scripts for eps 1-4
Production documentation
Studio floor plans
Radio times cuttings
Disc 7: caves of androzani
Existing features:
Commentary with Peter Davison (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (peri) and Graeme Harper (director)
Isolated music score by Roger Limb
Chain reaction (now in Hd): (36:05)
Creating Sharaz Jek with Christopher gable (audio): (5:05)
Behind the scenes on the regeneration (with optional commentary from Peter Davison and Graeme Harper): (7:38)
Deleted and Extend scenes (with optional commentary from Peter Davison and Graeme Harper): (4:12)
Original opening sequence: (4:03)
Come in number 5 (originally on resurrection of the daleks): (56:29)
Tomorrows times: the fifth doctor (originally on resurrection of the daleks): 12:18
Stripped for action: the fifth doctor (originally on black orchid): (16:10)
Harty extract: with Peter Davison and Colin Baker broadcast 20 march 1984: (8:38)
Coming soon: the twin dilemma: (1:02)
New features
Opitional replacement effects
Optional 5.1 mix
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) and special guest Graeme Harper (director)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
Take two extract: broadcast 27 June 1984
Studio footage
Trails and continuities
Upgraded production subtitles
Photo Gallery in HD
PDF material
Rehearsal and camera scripts for parts 1-4
Script for studio block one
Production documentation
Set drawings
Radio times cuttings
Disc 8: the twin dilemma
Existing features:
Commentary with Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (peri) and Kevin McNally (lieutenant Hugo lang)
Look 100 years younger: (11:46)
The star man: (6:04)
Blue Peter extract with Colin Baker (broadcast 15 march 1984): (10:02)
Breakfast time extract with Colin baker and Nicola Bryant (broadcast 22 march 1984)
Clean opening and closing credits (now in HD due to the original 35 mm film being found during the restoration process for twin dilemma)
Mute film trims (previously an Easter egg)
Coming soon: attack of the cybermen: (1:07)
New features:
Isolated score by Malcolm Clarke (I know it’s been made for this release just not listed by doctor who magazine)
A timely change (making of)
Behind the sofa:
Sofa 1: Peter Davison (the doctor), Janet fielding (Tegan) and Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)
Sofa 2: Colin baker (the doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel) with special guests Andrew and Paul Higgins (Romulus and Remus)
Sofa 3: Sophie Aldred (ace), Matthew Waterhouse (adric), Wendy Padbury (Zoe)
Blue Peter gastropod competition extracts broadcast 19 march and 9 April 1984.
Breakfast time extract broadcast 23 march 1984
Saturday superstore extract from 24 march 1984 with Mat Irvine and k9
Points of view extract from 2 April 1984
PDF materials (not listed in doctor who magazine so taken from Richard Bignell’s list)
Draft script part 4
Rehearsal scripts parts 1-4
Camera scripts parts 2-3
Transmission camera scripts parts 1 and 4
Camera script studio block 1
Production documentation
Studio floor plans
Set design drawings
Radio times cuttings
Disc 9
Existing feature:
Planet of fire special edition
New features:
Mathew
Doctor who revisited: the fifth doctor (25 mins)
2 Doctor who escape room features hosted by Emily cook:
Team fifth doctor: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton
Team 6th doctor: Colin baker, Nicola Bryant and Terry Molloy
Disc 10:
New features
Look who’s boating: (82 mins)
The Fiveish doctor’s reboot with optional commentary from Peter Davison (production director) and Georgia Tennant (producer) (31 mins)
Tales of the tardis: earthshock (97 mins)
Season 21 clocks
Gordon
February 6th, 2026 - 9:41amJust realised I missed it: The Matthew Waterhouse feature is on disc 9.
Gordon
February 6th, 2026 - 9:41amIn conversation I mean
Matt Flin
February 6th, 2026 - 10:32amThanks Gordon, much appreciated.
Ricky
February 6th, 2026 - 2:10pmCheers Gordon, will go though your list later , your efforts are very much appreciated.
DPHill
February 6th, 2026 - 2:13pmAs ever thanks Gordon!
What a well-packed set this one is turning out to be! So much to look forward to!
EXCITED!
Prowl 1701
February 6th, 2026 - 11:31pmMany thanks as always, Gordon!
Gordon
February 7th, 2026 - 8:48amCheers guys. Here’s to a good set of bonus goodies
Babelbro
January 30th, 2026 - 8:54amRegarding video tape footage from Classic Who, such as the 1 inch tape mostly used in the Colin Baker – Sylvester McCoy era;
Could these tapes be digitized using VHS Decode / Domesday Duplicator method, wherby the raw radio frequencies of the tapes themselves are fed into a computer software, as opposed to a limited form of component / composite wire from a tape player to a capture card?
I’ve no idea what the Restoration Team uses for video tape + telecine footage but if you go to YouTube to see what VHS Decode / Domesday Duplicator can do the comparison results speak for themselves. I really wish I could learn to use it myself but it feels far too complicated to me, and the raw file sizes are enormous for a home computer / external hard drive.
So many clipped highlights can be brought back from it let alone giving the best image stabilization possible, and similar to native fine film grain, there’s also a real beauty with native analogue noise too, especially having seen actual interlaced master tape footage from 1980’s EastEnders currently sitting in the BBC Archive.
Babelbro
January 25th, 2026 - 8:51pmCan anyone remember exactly what the launch prices were for the dvds? (Singulars + boxsets).
I vaguely remember the ‘Trial of a Time Lord’ set costing an absolute bomb as well as ‘New Beginnings’ believing I genuinely wouldn’t ever be able to afford them
While I was at school I finally managed to save up enough money for ‘The Five Doctors Special Edition’ by (around) the late 00’s – that one alone felt like a really massive purchasing decision in the shop back then!
Missyrules
January 25th, 2026 - 9:49pmTrial was retailed at between £30-40 on release in 2008 the single releases had an rrp at £19.99 although generally they were sold at around £14.99 for most of the range up to the newest releases. The price of DVDs has maintained a steady cost. I paid £9.99 for new movies in 2000 and the price is exactly the same in 2026.
Gordon
January 26th, 2026 - 12:20amCan’t remember the rrp’s exactly (think it was about £20.97ish for single and £24.71 for twin)but single releases were mostly about £12.99 brand new from Amazon from Looking at my Amazon account from 2007ish. Though I think the war games was a bit more expensive. There was a couple of lower budget releases at £9.99. 2 story releases were about £17.99. 3 story sets were round about £30 though I seem to remember myths and legends being around the £35 mark. The key to time was by far the expensive. Think it was around the £60- £70 mark
Things that go bump in the night
January 26th, 2026 - 1:05pmThe prices quoted by Missyrules and Gordon for the individual DVDs and sets, makes the price of the ‘The Collection’ blu ray sets remarkably good value, considering the number of stories per season, the new special features and the carry over of all (mostly) special features…
Babelbro
January 26th, 2026 - 10:19pmI’ve been able to find a photo scan of a Woolworths advert for the ‘Trial of a Time Lord’ VHS boxset, and a Dalek VHS boxset, both priced about £35-£40 each here https://millenniumeffect.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/30th-Press-Cutting-1269×2048.png
It’s really interesting that today’s retail price for the Season 23 (Trial) Collection Blu-ray standard edition appears to be in sync with the original VHS retail price from the early 90’s
Nb7
January 28th, 2026 - 9:12pmWow that Woolworths ad takes right back. I got the dalek tin that year and was obsessed with Remembrance. Got it for my 9th or 10th birthday 93 or 94. I’d wound myself up that much with excitement that when I started The Chase I’d over done it. Always reminds me of that birthday.
The trial tin I got years later in 2004 on eBay. I’ve still got both.
Gordon
January 24th, 2026 - 9:31amThe chatter for next I’m hearing is space pirates at some point and s16 . The order for collection sets in 2027 could all depend on when space pirates comes out but 11 and 6. Some saying 6 will come first but I think the other way round seems a more likely but not impossible especially if they want another Troughton in early 2028.
Nb7
January 24th, 2026 - 9:38amFabulous! Season 16 seems likely as the amount of work compared to season 11 is very minimal.
The animations I’ve not touched yet as I’m waiting for them to appear on the collection sets.
Prof Horner
January 24th, 2026 - 10:05amWell this is great news Gordon, if true. I was thinking of posting about how disappointing that we have had no announcement on missing episodes and particularly future animations. If we get Space Pirates this year, we can hopefully get season 6 , the first season, I can remember after 16 and 11.
Bookcollector
January 24th, 2026 - 11:36amAhh, space pirates… silly plot, quite dull, some rather poor acting by the guest cast… and I can’t wait to get it as an animation! Definitely a story that will be improved by visuals. I always enjoy reading pirates ore than listening to it but an animation will be very welcome.
daz
January 24th, 2026 - 12:44pmI enjoyed Ian Levine’s Space Pirates as it definitely works better with visuals so hopefully it has been animated so we can get Season 6 in full eventually.
It would be good to have Troughton’s first Season set as the most complete episode one too.
Bookcollector
January 24th, 2026 - 1:37pmThe loose cannon version is good and helps it a lot. Never watched a levine recon as I have issues with him, won’t say anything beyond he is not a pleasant man to have interactions with.
Rob
January 24th, 2026 - 7:11pmI’m happy whatever it is, as long as the animation is decent and they stay true to the original design
Prowl1701
January 24th, 2026 - 10:20pmI hope pirate planet gets some updated effects, and maybe Armageddon factor too, they could use them.
I think space pirates could be reevaluated with a good animation.
Gordon
January 25th, 2026 - 3:39amI hope the chatter is right too and it is correct. We are long overdue a season completing animation.
Prof Horner
January 25th, 2026 - 9:41amWell next year they are going to have to start releasing sixties seasons. 5 and 6 are most likely to be completed with animation first. Season 1 is more tricky with Marco Polo harder to animate. Hopefully we will here positive news soon.
daz
January 25th, 2026 - 5:18pmUnless they change it to just 1 collection release per year once 6 is out? That or we get the Wilderness years thrown into the mix before Seasons 5, 1, 4 and 3.
Mac
January 25th, 2026 - 5:20pmI thought The Space Pirates would be low on the list of animations because of the poor quality of the surviving soundtrack.
Scotel
January 25th, 2026 - 6:11pmPeople have a meltdown when the trailer isn’t out in the week they want, delaying the releases to one a year is never going to be considered acceptable as much as it would give us a better quality product by letting the animations carry some of the work in the mean time.
Amypondfan
January 25th, 2026 - 8:27pmSpace pirates soundtrack is fine. Never noticed any issues with it and I’ve listened to it a few times.
Mac
January 25th, 2026 - 9:49pmI just remember Mark Ayres saying the soundtrack wasn’t the best
Amypondfan
January 25th, 2026 - 9:56pmThere are definitely worse ones mac. Marco and masterplan both have very poor recordings on the CD releases. Remember though that technology has advanced greatly in the years since these were first released on audio and mark can do a lot more now.
Gordon
January 26th, 2026 - 12:01amThe soundtrack is definitely in the poorer side however it’s been 2 decades since it had any sort of remastering or restoring. With advances in technology it should be improved since then though there probably is still limits that can be done.
mac
January 27th, 2026 - 12:26amThe Randolph tapes improved The Daleks Masterplan
Scotel
January 27th, 2026 - 1:16pmBit of speculation on my part but curious to know what people think.
We know they were looking at a new system where as work started to wrap up on one animation the team would start transitioning onto the next project to reduce downtime. Assuming everything kicked off reasonably quickly they must be a good 8-9 months into whatever the next animation is.
I wonder if that’s what’s happening here, the 2026 animation is now into full production and so they’ve now started the preliminary work for the 2027 release. Might be a bit tight for a Season 6 set at the end of the year but could explain the sudden change in rumours.
matt flin
January 27th, 2026 - 1:58pmDo we know yet whether there is going to ne a 2026 animation release? Myth Makers?
Scotel
January 27th, 2026 - 2:22pmThey were negotiating a new contract in March last year, it would be rather odd if there wasn’t a release in 2026. When in 2026 is another matter entirely. Another four parter would probably be July, if it is The Space Pirates then towards the end of the year.
Amypondfan
January 27th, 2026 - 4:21pmScotel I imagine the season set will be at least two years after the animation is released. They need to get money from the animation release and if people think it will be added to a season in just a few months people won’t buy it. Don’t know if Gordon agrees but I think if say pirates was released in 2026 I think the season 6 set might be late 27 early 28.
Prowl1701
January 27th, 2026 - 4:56pmSeems to be about an 18 month window from a solo animation release before it is used for something else like being on YouTube, or the iplayer. I suspect it will be the same with the boxsets.
Prof Horner
January 27th, 2026 - 5:23pmSeason 11 will probably be the last colour season released next spring. So unless we get The Wilderness Year’s in the autumn of 2027 , you would think that they are going to have to start releasing sixties seasons by then. With amount of animation still needed to be done to complete sixties seasons, maybe they will shorten the time from stand alone to season box sets. There is still the missing episodes hopefully to come that maybe will make a difference to these seasons too.
Missyrules
January 27th, 2026 - 6:57pmProf, remember they released season 2 without an animation, just a recon so it’s no guarantee that they will wait for the seasons to be completed with animation before release.
Gordon
January 28th, 2026 - 9:19amThe gaps may get shortened I suspect as they may not have the luxury of a year -18 months grace period in the next couple of years especially when there may not have other ready releases. If say Marco is out early 2028 for example I can see them maybe going 6-12 months before the s1 release as they may hit a wall where no other season is ready. If they can get wheel and space pirates out 2026/2027 that would buy them a year but I can see the well of complete seasons truly run out by late 2028.
I have kind of flip flopped on it based on the info on hand and the time we got left but I suspect some seasons will be “complete” with animations unless the rate of animations changes or the collections goes once a year. Some will get completed 5 and 6 i suspect. Unless Marco is already in the works already I can see s1 getting released with a recon. S3 is tricky because I don’t feel it’s in a releasable place at present. I do think myth makers will get an animation even if it isn’t imminent (I’ve heard mixed things on whether or not it’s being worked on currently. Some saying it’s currently being done. Some saying the bonus features are being done later so I’m not sure). Massacre might get done after myth. Masterplan is an epic job so I’m not sure there is time. 4 I can see smugglers getting done with highlanders being a recon. Unless the animation timetable changes I can see the animation range outlasting the collections.
If it can only be 1 release a year to the end of the range round about 2030 I’d go for:
2026: space pirates s21/16
2027: wheel in space s11/6
2028: smugglers s5/1
2029: myth makers/mission s4/wilderness
2030: the massacre s3
That would leave Marco Polo, the crusade, masterplan and highlanders unanimated ie the hardest 4
If they can get it to 2:
2026: space pirates/smugglers s21/16
2027: wheel in space/myth makers s6/11
2028: Marco Polo/highlanders s5/s1
2029: massacre/ masterplan part 1 s4/w
2030: the crusade/masterplan part 2 s3
It would be a really tough turnaround though.
Prof Horner
January 28th, 2026 - 2:51pmGreat insight as always Gordon. The question is would be we be happy wait a bit longer for season 3 to come out if it was completed with animations ? I certainly think if it was pushed back for Daleks master plan animation, it would be worth the wait.
SV7
January 28th, 2026 - 4:33pmI’ve always been totally fine with the idea of waiting a few extra months and/or years for a 60s season if it means it will be a more complete product. But then again, I’ve always been a fan of the animations. I know some are more well done than others, but I’m just grateful that they exist.
I still sometimes take a moment to appreciate that we have official releases of Power and Evil on DVD & Blu-ray!
Jack
January 29th, 2026 - 8:32amAnyone know if the chatter for space pirates being the next animation has any relation to the missing episodes that Film is Fabulous have found, or should we be expecting two different stories from these two pieces of information
Gordon
January 29th, 2026 - 9:50amNothing to with film is fabulous (the animation will have been planned and in the works for ages) but as they animate full stories anyway it could still be a posibility that they found something off it.
Duncan
January 31st, 2026 - 6:07pmI’ll be very happy if The Space Pirates is released. I don’t think it’s the turkey that fandom thinks it is. Its main issue is the vast amount of model shots filmed. Was 2001 an influence ? They were both doing the rounds about the same time.
Anyway, maybe then we’ll get that Season 6 collection!
Ricky
January 21st, 2026 - 1:57pmI’d be very up for watching this ,the original will never be beaten but it’s a show of its time and very much a one off , with that in mind and with a fresh set of eyes and some care this could be amazing . Does seem to sound more likely this time round .
Ricky
January 21st, 2026 - 1:59pmThis post is meant as a reply to the Blake’s 7 story below, Apologies .
RPG74
January 19th, 2026 - 1:00pmWell this is interesting. Blake’s 7 is being given the reboot treatment by the producers of The Last of Us. They’ve bought the rights, apparently. Might generate wider audience interest in the recent B7 boxset releases, which’d nice for the team producing them.
Gordon
January 19th, 2026 - 1:08pmI’d assume they would be finished the box sets by the time it starts airing. Going by the image from Peter Hoar it’s aiming for a 2028 start date. Perfect timing for a complete 1-4 set if you ask me. I’m definitely going to watch if it happens. .
Prof Horner
January 19th, 2026 - 3:23pmThey have been talking about a reboot for years. I will believe it when I see it . Star Trek returned when Doctor Who died the first time. Maybe Blake’s Seven can return to fill the gap with Doctor Who absence this time round.
Prowl1701
January 19th, 2026 - 4:51pmNot sure how I feel about the producers of the last of us getting their hands on Blake’s 7. Could be really good, for sure, or could be utterly disappointing. I’d be willing to give it a watch though.
Gordon
January 20th, 2026 - 4:56amHaving read up It’s not the producers of the last of us. It’s only one of the director’s (Peter hoar) that is involved. The producers are Peter Hoar (also directing) Mathew Bouch (good girl’s guide to murder, famous five (2023) and Sarah Jane adventures producer) and jason leigh ellery (big finish owner and a million other things). They snapped up the tv rights
Prowl 1701
January 20th, 2026 - 6:36amWonder if it will gain traction, I know people have been trying to bring the show back for decades.