March 11th, 2021
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Doctor Who The Collection Season 8 Blu-ray
Please note if you have had an issue with the booklet kindly provide a copy of your proof of purchase to [email protected] and they should issue a replacement in due course.
Available to order while stocks last from www.amazon.co.uk, www.zavvi.com, www.base.com and www.hive.co.uk and other selected retailers.
You can also check to see if any other retailers are selling this via www.ebay.co.uk
Available to order in Australia from www.sanity.com
Jon Pertwee’s second season as the Third Doctor, featuring the debut of Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Roger Delgado as the Master, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 8 on the 23rd February 2021.
Stranded on 20th Century Earth, the Third Doctor teams up with UNIT and new companion Jo Grant to thwart alien invasions! And that’s not all, he must also contend with the arrival of his deadliest foe – arch nemesis the Master.
Battling Autons, Axons, an alien mind parasite and a mighty Daemon, the Doctor, Jo and UNIT must defend the Earth – and its future pioneers – in five action-packed adventures.
With all episodes newly remastered, this Blu-ray box set also contains extensive and exclusive special features including:
- Behind the Sofa – New episodes with Katy Manning, Stewart Bevan, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Sacha Dhawan and Anjli Mohindra.
- In Conversation – Matthew Sweet chats to companion Katy Manning.
- A Devils Weekend – Actors Katy Manning and John Levene take a personal trip back to the picturesque village of Aldbourne, 50 years after they recorded the Doctor Who story The Daemons there.
- The Direct Route – Doctor Who directors Michael Briant, Graeme Harper and Tim Combe take an epic road trip to all the filming locations from Season 8 as they discuss directing the show in the early 1970s.
- Terrance and Me – Lifelong Doctor Who fan, Frank Skinner sets out to meet the family, friends and colleagues of the late, much-loved writer, Terrance Dicks.
- Blu-Ray trailer – A specially shot mini-episode
- Extended Episode 1 of The Claws of Axos
- 90-minute omnibus edition of The Daemons
- Immersive 5.1 surround sound on Terror of the Autons and The Daemons
- Optional updated special effects and CSO clean-up on Terror of the Autons
- Unseen studio footage
- Rare archive treats
- Convention footage
- HD photo galleries
- Scripts, costume designs, rare BBC production files
- The eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD.
And lots more!
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Anonymous
February 16th, 2021 - 10:22pmWell zoom is officially no longer active. Cant access the site and they are no longer listed on the website directory.
Kenny
February 16th, 2021 - 5:39pmI ordered from Zoom and have just had order confirmation and it will be delivered on Mar 8th
Daniel
February 16th, 2021 - 2:58pmI have a friend that has ordered from Zoom, that has payment taken. I ordered from Amazon and it says “Currently Unavailable Want us to e-mail you when this item becomes available?”
Chris Maile
February 16th, 2021 - 3:51pmI’ve just had an email from Zoom to say all existing orders for Season 8 will be fulfilled by Universal (their previous owner). Their new owners, Patriot will be taking ownership of the business as of tomorrow. That would explain why Season 8 is being despatched today!
Rob W
February 16th, 2021 - 4:09pmCongratulations Chris, you got an email confirmation of the despatched boxset?
Gordon
February 16th, 2021 - 4:22pmThey are only processing orders. They aren’t dispatching till the 5th
Thank you for your order of Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 8 (Limited Edition Box Set) [Blu-ray] (release date: 8 March 2021). Please note that your order will be physically dispatched to you on March 5th to arrive with you in time for the March 8th release date.
You may see your order status in your order in your Zoom account changed to ‘dispatched’ prior to March 5th , this is just to ensure that our systems have your order queued and ready to go on March 5th.
Chris Maile
February 16th, 2021 - 6:21pmGordon’s right. Although I received that first email almost indicating that it was dispatched, I then received a second one to say it will be physically dispatched on the 5th March
Coleman
February 16th, 2021 - 6:55pmHas anyone else using Amazon had payment taken yet?
I know someone mentioned they had but mine hasn’t been taken yet. (Not expecting it to be honest since its 3 weeks to release).
Gordon
February 16th, 2021 - 2:39pmWe are writing to inform you about some upcoming changes to Zoom. The current owner, Universal Columbia Alliance (UCA), has recently sold the website and its new owner, Patriot Media Group, have advised that they are expecting to be online and taking orders from 00.01 on 17 February 2021 onwards.
Orders received up until 21.00 on Tuesday, 16 February 2021 will continue to be fulfilled by UCA. Existing pre-orders for Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 8 (Limited Edition Box Set) [Blu-ray] (release date: 8 March 2021) will similarly be fulfilled by UCA.
If you have any queries about orders placed before the above cut-off time, please contact Zoom customer service, as normal, on [email protected].
The new owners will be in communication with you as a valued customer once they have taken over the site.
Thank you for your custom.
The Zoom Team at UCA
Coleman
February 16th, 2021 - 11:49amI’m confident of getting the orders shipped from Zoom.
Yesterday bought the (Limited Edition) 4k Blu-ray “steelbook” of Men in Black International, for only £6.99. What a bargain.
To be honest while ever they put bargains up like these I’ll be purchasing them, even all through February if need be.
Mark C.
February 16th, 2021 - 11:21amFor those of you in Australia http://www.kishkash.com.au now have this (UK set) available to order.
GeordieW
February 17th, 2021 - 12:34pmThanks Mark, I was starting to get worried I would miss out on this one…
John
February 16th, 2021 - 10:25amSent to warehouse on Zoom now, fingers crossed for delivery at the weekend:)
Pete X
February 16th, 2021 - 12:34pmMine has too (Zoom). Yesterday my order stated they were awaiting stock to come into the warehouse (paid using Paypal so payment was taken back in November).
Not aware of any change in release data since it was put back to March.
Pete X
February 16th, 2021 - 4:43pmSo not getting the box set until March. Received the following from Zoom,
Dear Customer
Thank you for your order of Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 8 (Limited Edition Box Set) [Blu-ray] (release date: 8 March 2021). Please note that your order will be physically dispatched to you on March 5th to arrive with you in time for the March 8th release date.
You may see your order status in your order in your Zoom account changed to ‘dispatched’ prior to March 5th , this is just to ensure that our systems have your order queued and ready to go on March 5th.
Thank you for your custom.
Regards,
Zoom
Anonymous
February 15th, 2021 - 8:02pmHas anybody had payment taken from Amazon yet? I haven’t but have seen others have.
D84
February 16th, 2021 - 12:10pmNo nothing that i can see (Amazon payment) its also not yet showing “preparing for despatch” either
Coleman
February 17th, 2021 - 6:20pmI haven’t had payment taken yet from Amazon either. To be honest though not expecting it to be because release date is quite abit off yet.
Philip Shaw
February 15th, 2021 - 5:06pmZoom are a bit eager, have took money out for my season 8 today!
the ergon
February 15th, 2021 - 7:36pmLets see if they are as eager to send them out early. I had mine booked from Day one and I can,t wait to tuck into that content.
Philip Shaw
February 15th, 2021 - 9:53pmAre they legally obliged to hold them until the day of release. Someone at HMV told me they couldn’t put stuff out until day of release.
Rob W
February 16th, 2021 - 8:17amThey can despatch so you receive on release day 8 March.
the ergon
February 16th, 2021 - 10:39amThats the email i recieved, so that i got the item for the 8th. Whether it gets here earlier or even at all is another matter.
Rob W
February 16th, 2021 - 10:50amI have had a couple of disc sets from Zoom and HMV arrive on the Saturday prior to release.
James17
February 15th, 2021 - 2:30pmIt’s completely gone from Zoom now, no page about it. Still, hopefully they are still delivering the ones previously ordered
Anonymous
February 15th, 2021 - 5:09pmOrdered mine from Zoom and paid with PayPal. My order shows “Waiting for import to warehouse” so seems to be proceeding ok so far.
Anonymous
February 15th, 2021 - 5:51pmOrdered from Zoom when it became available again having previously ordered from Amazon.
Just been into my Amazon account to cancel and they have also charged so 08/03 does seem like definite release date now or maybe we might get it earlier. (Amazon issuing refund to me).
Chris
February 15th, 2021 - 1:22pmZoom have taken payment.
Lege
February 15th, 2021 - 2:02pmSnap
James17
February 15th, 2021 - 2:34pmSame here. A bit odd really, considering we still have nearly 3 weeks till release. Last few times theyve taken payment about a week before as I remember, I may be wrong though, it’s been so long!
Gordon
February 15th, 2021 - 2:45pmCould just be a case that they forgot to change the billing date from the original date. It was supposed to be out next Monday after all which would have meant we would have been charged today. Mind you if they have got stock early and they are closing they could just send it early. I doubt they would get any blow back from doing so.
Rob W
February 15th, 2021 - 3:29pmStock 3 weeks early?
Coleman
February 15th, 2021 - 4:50pmAs Han Solo once said, “I’ve a bad feeling about this”.
Luckily I ordered with Amazon though.
Rob W
February 15th, 2021 - 6:07pmIf you’ve pre-ordered an item, payment is taken upon despatch of your order. Payment by PayPal will be charged at the time of purchase (Paypals terms). Probably just a glitch as Gordon said earlier.
Anonymous
February 13th, 2021 - 8:04pmcant wait to get this season the first uk collection box set im getting but to catch up im most likly going to buy the us ones
Anonymous
February 13th, 2021 - 9:16amSold out on zoom now. What are the chances of re stocking towards release date. Ive ordered, just asking for people (hmv has it atm)
Antonio Zambonini
February 11th, 2021 - 9:19pmThis is odd but some reason other day hmv had series 5 steelbook season 26 and season 23 on the web but all out of stock ?
The Loiterer
February 11th, 2021 - 9:54pmThat often happens on HMV with various titles. It gets your hopes up but would appear to be accidental loading of an old database still containing now unavailable titles – possibly because there are odd copies in a store somewhere. On rare occasions they do get sent back to Brum to be listed online though, so it doesn’t hurt to use the notification option. I’ve got some non-Who discs that way recently.
Anonymous
February 11th, 2021 - 9:08amIt’s not about this season, but I saw a season 18 go for 1000 pounds on Ebay! :0
Chris Howarth
February 11th, 2021 - 12:49pmThat’s insane, there’s lots available “buy it now” for a fraction of that price.
Gordon
February 11th, 2021 - 1:28pmThat’s insane
Anonymous
February 11th, 2021 - 1:46pmI know right! Obviously didn’t get it and we already had it anyway. Luckily, nobody was bidding for it last time I checked!
Tardis
February 11th, 2021 - 2:48pmWho’d buy that at that price?I’m desperate to get season 12 but dread to think what prices are now.
Cymon
February 11th, 2021 - 4:28pmTardis, if you check eBay, the prices aren’t too bad especially if it doesn’t have to be new
Season 12 has been rereleased twice now so most people that wanted it have it so it’s not as expensive as it was
Day Dalek Gold
February 11th, 2021 - 5:53pmNo offence to the season, but it’s not that popular, so 1000 pounds is a phenomenally high price.
Tardis
February 12th, 2021 - 9:42amThanks Cymon.
Anonymous
February 12th, 2021 - 6:37pmGot a link? Nothing showing for 3 months for season 18 selling for that much.
There was an auction for ALL the BR sets which had an asking price of £950 but which the seller accepted £500 for. Other than that they swing between £40 and £200 … but mostly this is price fixing, much as you’d see on Amazon Marketplace.
booboo
February 12th, 2021 - 6:55pmwondered that, can’t see any completed listings, sold or unsold for the price mentioned
Anonymous
February 14th, 2021 - 9:44pmI thinks it’s gone now, sorry.
Ricky
February 16th, 2021 - 9:23amIf the seller cancelled the listing it would still show in completed items, sold or unsold.
The Loiterer
February 16th, 2021 - 4:06pmSeller probably realised they’d put an extra zero (or returned to our reality), corrected the price, then it finally sold.
Anonymous
February 19th, 2021 - 11:34amProbably! 🙂
Nick
February 10th, 2021 - 7:35pmThank you Ergon, that is really reassuring.
the ergon
February 10th, 2021 - 9:13pmYou are very welcome. Season 8 is one of my all time favourite seasons but there so much content to get through. The Terror CGI, The Terrance Dicks Tribute and the Behind the sofa comments are just a few highlights i,m going to relish when it arrives.
Nick
February 10th, 2021 - 11:17pmMe too!! A wonderful season of Dr Who!! Hope there are the BBC 2 continuity announcements for the Daemons. Looking forward to the Terror of the Autons makeover! Extended Claws… Brilliant.
Anonymous
February 10th, 2021 - 6:12pmIs it worth transferring from Zoom to another website instead (what with rumours of it closing/moving)? I don’t want to miss this release as I’m going for the full collection!
James
February 10th, 2021 - 7:31pmHMV.
Gordon
February 10th, 2021 - 9:47pmThey have already said they will be processing orders of season 8. It’s still going to be open then
Matt Young
February 10th, 2021 - 11:28amIf Zoom are closing this would explain why S24 hasn’t appeared on their site. Looking at the 4k drop down menu the preorder option has gone and the latest preorder on music is 19th February and similar with blu ray. If Zoom is going that will be a big shame as they have been my go to site along with HMV.
the ergon
February 9th, 2021 - 5:31pmDoctor Who-season 8 collection is being fulfilled by Zoom and will be despatched on date of release. i have just recieved the Email. phew! to that.
Rob W
February 10th, 2021 - 9:35amAt the time of writing now available to pre-order again…
Gordon
February 10th, 2021 - 9:59amI’d imagine that’s down to folk not wanting to risk zoom with the rumoured closure and cancelling their orders and going elsewhere
Nick
February 10th, 2021 - 5:50pmHi Ergon, was the email a response to email that you sent or was it a notification email out of the blue to update you?
the ergon
February 10th, 2021 - 6:51pmNick, it was a response to Email. As i say its been two weeks of messages sent and i have only just heard back from them regarding both the Web release (which i think some people have recieved official Notification) and this. And it was a ‘rest Assured we will be despatching this for you’ response.
Nick
February 10th, 2021 - 7:36pmThank you Ergon, that is really reassuring.
the timelord 1944
February 6th, 2021 - 9:41amSo someone has now had their Web of Fear Steel book order cancelled with Zoom. Obviously a sign of what is to come with the company. Has anyone had their Dr Who 50th Anniversary Steel book fulfilled by Zoom? That will be a sign of whether we are going to get out Season 8 box sets fulfilled. Both were marked as unavailable at the same time on their site but not taken down.
daz
February 6th, 2021 - 10:27am50th has been dispatched by Zoom.
As Site is likely closing end of March at end of financial year (most likely) as long as Season 8 isn’t delayed we will get it.
I’ve got a back up order on Amazon too. Something I’ve always done in case of damages in transit. Will cancel it once Zoom one arrives though.
Star Lord
February 3rd, 2021 - 10:05pmAre we still fairly confident that Zoom will come through with the pre-orders on this or should I be worried? :\
Rob W
February 4th, 2021 - 9:27amLooks like Zoom have no pre-orders beyond this sets release date is 8 March, but that’s no gaurantee. HMV/Base.com still have pre-orders if you’re concerned you’ll miss out.
Gordon
February 4th, 2021 - 1:57pmZoom have said they are still planning on shipping this product
Star Lord
February 4th, 2021 - 3:29pmCheers Gordon, you’ve put my mind at ease for a while haha
Mark
February 10th, 2021 - 12:35pmI’ve ordered with Hive, before stocks run out. If Zoom come good and I receive two copies, will sell one, unopened, at face value.
Not taking any chances with Zoom!!
James
February 3rd, 2021 - 5:28pmJust had an email from Zoom. They ha e had to cancel my preorder for WebOfFear steel book due to unforeseen circumstances. Hopefully season 8 isn’t delayed.
Antonio Zambonini
February 2nd, 2021 - 6:25amAnyone still hunting this if it sells out with luck base.com have it including the 50th anniversary steelbook
Antonio Zambonini
February 2nd, 2021 - 8:51amMent defo.com have 50th anniversary and series 6 steelbook
Bobby Fackrell
January 31st, 2021 - 7:47pmIt’s interesting that in the series 10 trailer Katy and Stuart made that comment about Devils End, at the time it looked like a little joke but series 8 was the Pertwee set
I wonder if that was an intentional teaser
BailsBach
January 31st, 2021 - 1:29pmHi all,
was holding off from pre-ordering until later on down the line. Looks like it’s out at all retailers for pre-order. Should I be worried? I’ve only bought 2, season 19 on release and season 14 via Ebay (pre-owned).
Thanks in advance
Anonymous
January 31st, 2021 - 1:54pmHMV still have it available for pre-order 🙂 – if you are in the UK, that’s an option for you.
Personally I’d pre-order it soon but that’s more me covering the worst case scenario.
Just my two cents, hope that helps.
David McCallum
January 31st, 2021 - 3:33pmI preordered all of mine, but – obviously depending where you live – you should be able to purchase a copy at HMV – my local store had copies of Seasons 23, 26 and 14 when I was last in just before Christmas.
BailsBach
January 31st, 2021 - 3:46pmThank you both for your comments. I’ve now pre-ordered via HMV, much appreciated for the tip!
That’s funny — I wasn’t able to find seasons 23 or 26 on an online store, I’m guessing it’s in-store only?
Thanks again for the help
Rob W
January 31st, 2021 - 6:56pmDepends on how many sets were sold/unsold in each individual store.You could ask for and make a note of the stores’s Twitter account or telephone number for future releases. HMV are hoping to re-launch some kind of rewards scheme this year too.
Bobby Fackrell
January 31st, 2021 - 7:32pmPre-order you have until just before the release date to change your mind and cancel without being invoiced.
Series 19 – good choice I’m watching it right now, I’m on Kinda now with Surround Sound, improved picture and new effects. Kinda is a classic!
philip shaw
February 1st, 2021 - 8:49amTo be honest without trying to intentionally slag any one off, and despite scalpers I always pre order straight away, and 2 more for friends and have never been left without. I can’t honestly understand the moaners who complain of not getting one and have to pay massive scalper prices later. When you pre order you don’t have to pay then and have a good few months to save up for it!
Bobby Fackrell
February 1st, 2021 - 9:08amI only just realised watching Kinda last night it’s an ‘Everybody Lives Rose!’ story
Even the Mara obviously survives because it returns in series 20
Anonymous
February 1st, 2021 - 9:12amI suppose it depends how financially secure you are, especially after all the redundancies over the last year.
BailsBach
February 1st, 2021 - 3:50pmI was meant to collect the entire range, but have always missed the releases — I’m now paying the price!
Luckily I’ve preordered both 8 and 24 to add to my collection.
Do you guys know where I could get season 26?
All the best
Prof Horner
February 1st, 2021 - 4:14pmWell I only got the American version of season of 12 because I didn’t have a Blu ray player at the time of it’s original release.
RPG74
February 1st, 2021 - 5:08pmThe US Sylvester McCoy Season Three (Season 26 to us) is available on Amazon UK right now for around £39 with free P+P, so that’s a possible if you’re a UK citizen. Don’t know if import fees are applicable this time, but the import fee deposit I paid for Davison’s first season was around £6. If that helps.
Bobby Fackrell
February 1st, 2021 - 11:07pmI would go on to Amazon, search for series 26 and go on to one of the ‘one star’ verified purchase reviews and offer to buy their copy off of them as they hate it so much
Seb
January 29th, 2021 - 9:55amFor any Aussies (or those seeking the Australian release, this just went up on the JB HiFi website. Releasing in May.
Bushboy
January 31st, 2021 - 2:01amAnyone know if and when Season 8 and 24 will release in New Zealand?
GeordieW
January 24th, 2021 - 11:06pmNow from memory there’s no surviving 16mm material from this season is that correct? Except for a few trims maybe.
Gordon
January 24th, 2021 - 11:19pmSome stuff in colony. Location stuff and some Sfx
GeordieW
January 26th, 2021 - 4:13amThanks Gordon. It’s no season 19 but it’s always good to get a little bit of something in true HD from each season.
Gez
January 24th, 2021 - 6:47amDoes anyone have a reason as to why season 24 is available for pre order in Australia and Season 8 is not. What is going on?
GeordieW
January 24th, 2021 - 5:51amI’m trying to get hold of a copy here in Australia, Zavvi has sold out and it looks like Hive isn’t shipping to Australia anymore. Has anyone got any suggestions?
Mark C.
January 24th, 2021 - 6:52amhttp://www.kishkash.com.au usually carry these and are well packaged. Bought S23 & S26 from them no problem. Don’t think they stocked S14 with lockdowns but they’ve stocked the recent steelbooks.
Nothing listed on their website yet for S8 though but am keeping an eye out. I do have a preorder with Zavvi but will switch if I can as Zavvi always send in a jiffy bag.
Agree Hive were great but that options gone.
GeordieW
January 24th, 2021 - 11:57amCheers Mark, I’ll keep an eye out.
Kenny
January 24th, 2021 - 5:28amIt’s odd, in the US you can already pre-order the Season 24 blu-ray, but they do not have a pre-order yet available for Season 8. I wonder when both will end up actually getting their US versions released.
STUART REEKIE
January 26th, 2021 - 1:27pmJust got an email from Amazon telling me that one of my pre-ordered items (S24) is now set for release date delivery. Maybe S24 is being rush released… got an email a fortnight ago saying S8 was being delayed to March 13th.