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Doctor Who The Collection Season 22 UK Standard Packaging
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk
Across an action-packed season of double-length episodes, Colin Baker’s Doctor and companion Peri (Nicola Bryant) face off against a host of classic monsters and villains, including Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarans, Davros (Terry Molloy) and The Master (Anthony Ainley) – as well as introducing new female nemesis The Rani (Kate O’Mara) and the villainous slug-like Sil (Nabil Shaban). Also returning is Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, and his companion Jamie (Frazer Hines).
Episodes:
- Attack Of The Cybermen
- Vengeance On Varos
- The Mark Of The Rani
- The Two Doctors
- Timelash
- Revelation Of The Daleks
With all episodes newly remastered from the best available sources, this Blu-ray box set also contains extensive and exclusive Special Features including:
- Brand New Documentaries – Including a Making-Of documentary for The Two Doctors, and
- a nostalgic trip back for Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant to Season 22’s filming locations.
- In Conversation – Not one but THREE insightful feature-length interviews, with
- Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and a surprise guest.
- Behind The Sofa – New episodes with actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Terry Molloy,
- Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Sylvester McCoy and Wendy Padbury.
- Extended Episodes – Including Vengeance On Varos, The Two Doctors (Part One)
- A Fix With Sontarans – The Doctor and Tegan battle the Sontarans in this special mini-episode.
- Updated Special Effects – View Timelash with optional new effects
- Exclusive New Audio Commentaries – With Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Alexei Sayle & Terry Molloy on Revelation Of The Daleks and Colin Baker, Janet Fielding & Gareth Jenkins on A Fix With Sontarans.
- Immersive 5.1 Surround Sound – On Attack Of The Cybermen, Vengeance On Varos and Revelation Of The Daleks.
- The Eternal Mystery – A brand new mini-episode of classic Doctor Who.
- Studio Footage – Rare behind-the-scenes material from Vengeance On Varos, The Two Doctors, Timelash and Revelation Of The Daleks.
- Convention Footage – Featuring actors Colin Baker and Jacqueline Pearce alongside producer John Nathan-Turner.
- Rare Gems From The Archives – BBC archive material including ‘The Colin Baker Years’, plus content covering the promotion of the season and the controversial hiatus.
- Radio Serial – Slipback, a six-part radio adventure.
- Hd Photo Galleries – Including many previously unseen images.
- Info Text – Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.
- Scripts, costume designs, rare bbc production files
- And other rarities from our pdf archive
- And lots more
The eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD.
Jim
April 15th, 2024 - 5:25pmRegarding the restoration sources for this Season and Season 23;
Is there any particular reason why Colin Baker’s Opening and Closing titles look like they’re from SD tapes (like Sylvester McCoy’s) rather than being near crystal clear like the film trim version used for Peter Davison’s and Tom Baker’s starfield intros?
As far as I know, the BBC had a third party company make the McCoy cgi intro, hence there is only one SD resolution source for it – but for Colin Baker’s intro, surely if it was made in the same circumstances as the other early 80’s intros, then it must exist on film somewhere? Or is that being kept back for Season 21?
I also notice that Season 2’s boxset also uses what I guess are the original transmission intros (instead of the original film trim as presented as an extra on The Power of the Daleks Blu Ray) however that said, Season 2’s broadcast intros are still as good as crystal clear looking to me.
If anyone has an answer I’d be absolutely fascinated to know, I love reading up on these restoration processes when I can.
GA
April 22nd, 2024 - 8:58amyou would be best posting that on roobarbs or gallybase
still no date for season 22 standard yet?
Rex F
April 22nd, 2024 - 6:33pmThe Colin Baker titles were never properly archived, so they used a clean SD tape transfer found on the surviving Revelation studio footage tape. A copy of part of the opening (basically the middle) was later found in a private collection, and transferred and dropped in. Most of this is covered in the Colin Baker DVD articles on the old Restoration Team website, and as the full film has never turned up it still applies.
I’ve not looked at all of Season 2, but from what I’ve seen I thought they were using the new film transfer – just blasted with OTT noise reduction to make a smeary, posterised disappointment.
Tom Williams
April 26th, 2024 - 1:12amApparently too what I seen there is confirmation it’s coming out in June as on another website in the Amazon USA it shows December release
Tom Williams
April 26th, 2024 - 1:16amMy mistake ment Zavvi.com
Andy Dodds
March 20th, 2024 - 3:11pmThe only thing with Amazon Pre-Orders is that lately they have not been arriving on day of release, which I have experienced I pre-ordered Season 15 Limited Edition months before the due date it came out on Monday it’s not arriving until Saturday. It happened just recently with The Daleks In Colour again not arrived on the day of release.
James
March 20th, 2024 - 4:41pmHeard about someone complaining to amazon about the continued delayed delivery’s of doctor who items they got a refund and credit olusbthe order arriving. Its a shame home media has gone online only to preorder/purchase.
Only hmv left on thr high street. Remember the days of when there were loads of stores ypu could walk in and buy or place a preorder. It all went down hill when Woolworths went as they owned the main supplier of home media.
Tom Williams
April 22nd, 2024 - 9:11pmI remeber Argos was same used too have them but stopped it completely as going back since season 26 came out they had them in stock in the stores
Rob
February 27th, 2024 - 12:02pmI see the RRP on amazon is £34.99, compared to season 17 standard which was £32.99.
Anon
February 28th, 2024 - 9:29amPrices are going up all over. Why should these be any different?
Gio
February 26th, 2024 - 7:57pmWhat disc errors were there?
Rex F
February 27th, 2024 - 12:59amFrom memory: Revelation pt 2 reprise editing, scaling/DNR/interlacing/branching errors on video effects in Timelash/Revelation, text note errors that contradict what’s on screen in Attack.
Rikki Krystal
February 23rd, 2024 - 7:35amDoes anybody know, why we don’t get Frazer Hines, on behind the sofa’s.
Gordon
February 23rd, 2024 - 8:53amI’m sure that’s down to availability on filming dates. He’s a really busy man with appearances and he seems to travel about a lot.
Auton
February 23rd, 2024 - 12:46pmWe got him on Season 23 Behind the Sofa and hopefully they can get him for the Season 4 – 6
Prowl1701
February 23rd, 2024 - 2:46pmI believe he has said that he has filmed behind the sofa for the mind robber.
Sofia Fox
February 24th, 2024 - 1:08amDidn’t he record for the Mind Robber Behind the Sofa at least?
Prowl1701
February 24th, 2024 - 2:53amI believe he mentioned at a con that he had recorded for the mind robber.
Auton
February 24th, 2024 - 6:51pmWhich means he’s done all of Season 6 Behind the Sofa set. Hopeful Season 6 will be the next season because all our shelves are lacking a troughton set. Followed by Season 25
D84
February 27th, 2024 - 10:03pmRumours point to S25 coming along next in Limited Edition format
JRT!
February 28th, 2024 - 8:50amOh how I hope it’s s25!!
RPG74
February 22nd, 2024 - 10:43pmGood, I’ve been waiting patiently for this. Great price too. Love the standards!
Duncan
February 27th, 2024 - 1:55pmYes. I prefer to wait for those. I bought a few of the limited edition versions but with every one the plastic trays fell out after a time. Much prefer the standard packaging.
The booklets are nicer in the ltd versions but as Ive never read any of them I can live with the standard versions.
RPG74
February 28th, 2024 - 11:28amAgreed. Less expensive, saves space and is generally less hassle in the long run.
Rex F
February 22nd, 2024 - 3:01pmA question for the people who scour the internet: any news on whether any of the errors/glitches will be fixed? (My feeling is probably not – I’m guessing Meglos was quietly fixed on S18 purely because it was a contractual credit.)
Gordon
February 22nd, 2024 - 5:17pmFrom what I heard there isn’t the budget and time to fix it. However the error at the start of revelation part 2 was fixed for the American release so it might be fixed for this. Guess we will have to wait
Ian Cotterill
February 22nd, 2024 - 8:20pm‘Revelation – Part 2’ certainly needs fixing. Not only was there a problem with the opening shots, but one of the CGI effects from the end was missing on the blu ray.
DPHill
February 22nd, 2024 - 10:23pmInteresting because the file was on the disc when I digitised it to my hard drive, it would okay now I have checked and it isn’t there on the disc, but is on the ripped version?? Encoding issue? I don’t know
daz
February 26th, 2024 - 6:15pmIf anyone does buy the standard set please let us know if errors have been fixed. I might buy it to swap the discs around.
SV7
February 22nd, 2024 - 2:58pmWow, that was quick! 😀
D84
February 22nd, 2024 - 3:47pmI thought that too – this has gone round quick
Then again, the Limited print of this was announced early 2022 – so the 2yr gap still stands
Anon
February 22nd, 2024 - 3:58pmThat was verycquick. I wasnt expecting this to drop until at least june. Its usually th2 2 year mark. Whats going on?
Not that i,m complaining. I collect the standard editions. Season 2 next.
Anon
February 22nd, 2024 - 4:02pmSaying that, there is no release date, so Amazon getting in the preorders early.