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Preview – The Aztecs Special Edition DVD

The Aztecs Special Edition DVD – Preview

With improved picture quality and clarity the Aztec Special edition DVD is released on 11th March 2013.

This 15th century story, first broadcast in 1964, is set in Mexico and features a wonderful array of costumes. It explores the theme of “changing history”.

The visual improvement alone is well worth the investment but of course this DVD also contains the recently discovered “Air Lock”, episode 3 of Galaxy 4 making it a must buy. Watching this episode is a real treat – especially as most of us have never seen it before!

“Air Lock” is surrounded by short reconstructions of the other episodes in Galaxy 4 using stills and audio to complete the adventure.

Recently found footage of one of the The Dalek Movies being filmed is well worth a look as is clive Dunn as the 1st Doctor!

Collectors of Merchandise will be interested in Doctor Forever! – Celestial Toyroom – the first of a new five-part series looking at Doctor Who toys.

Alasdair Dewar (Character) pushes a button on a previously unseen classic figure varaint that collectors will love i’m sure!

Dapol, Product enterprise and other early toys are all featured.

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The Aztecs Special Edition DVD

The TARDIS arrives in fifteenth century Mexico inside the tomb of one-time Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers become cut off from the ship when they explore the temple outside and the tomb door closes behind them. Barbara is proclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa’s divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the enmity of the High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when – against the Doctor’s advice – she attempts to use her new-found authority to put an end to the Aztec practice of human sacrifice.

Events reach a climax on the Day of Darkness – the time of a solar eclipse. Ian’s unwilling conflict with the Aztecs’ ‘chosen warrior’, Ixta, ends in a fight in which the latter falls to his death from the temple roof. The Doctor manages to reopen the tomb door using a wheel-and-pulley that he has carved (the Aztecs not having mastered the use of the wheel) and the travellers make good their escape.

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Disc 1

  • 4 x 25 mins approx monochrome episodes with mono audio. Optional Arabic soundtrack for episode four only.
  • Commentary – stereo. With actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, producer Verity Lambert OBE.
  • Remembering The Aztecs – Actors John Ringham, Ian Cullen and Walter Randall recall the production of the story and of television production in the sixties in general.
  • Designing The Aztecs – Designer Barry Newbery talks about his work on the story, illustrated with many never-before-seen production drawings and photographs from his personal collection.
  • Cortez and Monezuma – An extract from a 1970 Blue Peter, introduced by Valerie Singleton on location in Mexico, giving historical background to the Aztec belief in human sacrifice.
  • Restoring The Aztecs – A short featurette demonstrating the restoration and videoisation effects used for the release. With subtitles
  • Making Cocoa – An animated guide to making cocoa the Aztec way, voiced in character by John Ringham as Tlotoxl and Walter Randall as Tonila, with both characters animated and presented in South Park style.
  • TARDIS-Cam no.3 – The third of BBCi’s TARDIS-Cam shots.
  • Photo Gallery – production, design and publicity photos from the story
  • Easter Egg – An animated BBC Enterprises logo recovered from the end of one of the prints sold overseas.
  • Intro Sequences – The umbrella story title The Aztecs does not appear on any of the episodes, so for (outdated now) BBFC compliance a caption card with the title has been provided. To add interest, six versions have been provided, each with a different voiceover, in character, from three of the actors involved in the production. The intention is that the disc will randomly select one of these six sequences and play it out at the appropriate point.
  • PDF Material – Radio Times listings in Adobe PDF format for viewing on PC or Mac
  • Programme subtitles.

Disc 2

Galaxy 4 (dur. 64’ 43”) – a shortened reconstruction of the missing story Galaxy 4, using off-screen stills, audio recordings and animation plus the recently recovered complete episode three to tell the story.

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Chronicle – The Realms of Gold – John Julius Norwich’s superlative 1969 retelling of the story of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the Aztecs, which also features music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop .

Dr. Forever! – Celestial Toyroom – the first of a new five-part series introduced by Ayesha Antoine looks at Doctor Who toys. With original series producer Verity Lambert, new series creator Russell T Davies, writers Mark Gatiss, Rob Shearman, Paul Cornell and Joseph Lidster, BBC Worldwide product licensing executive Richard Hollis, product approval executive Dave Turbitt and ex- range editor Steve Cole, AudioGO commissioning editor Michael Stevens, Character Options’ Alasdair Dewar, DWM’s toy reviewer Jim Sangster and last, but by no means least, Doctor Who’s very own Winston Churchill, actor Ian McNiece.

It’s a Square World
– the very first Doctor Who skit (as far as we can ascertain), with Clive Dunn in full First Doctor costume as a scientist demonstrating his new space rocket to Michael Bentine, resulting in Television Centre being launched into space! Features cameo appearances by Patrick Moore and Albert Steptoe.

Plus…

  • A Whole Scene Going – an excerpt from a recently recovered edition of the sixties music and arts programme, featuring an interview with director Gordon Flemyng and a behind the scenes look at filming of his movie Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 AD.
  • Coming Soon – a trailer for a forthcoming DVD release.
  • Radio Times Listings in Adobe PDF format.
  • Programme subtitles.

With thanks to BBC Worldwide.


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122 comments

  • Skaroman

    March 11th, 2013 - 7:10pm

    These are my favorite Dr Who episodes

    1st – The Keys Of Marinus
    2nd – The Tomb Of The Cybermen
    3rd – The Claws Of Axos
    4th – Destiny Of The Daleks
    5th – The Five Doctors
    6th – The Trial Of A Time Lord (Segment 3)
    7th – Remembrance Of The Daleks
    8th – The Movie
    Shalka – Scream Of The Shalka
    9th – The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
    10th – Army Of Ghosts/Doomsday
    11th – Asylum Of The Daleks

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    • josh smith

      March 12th, 2013 - 6:23am

      plz dont refear to it as trail of a time lord they have individual storyies i mean people dont call the key to time the key to time

    • gordon

      March 12th, 2013 - 10:18am

      The difference is the key to time had its own title on screen at the start of each episode for each story ,trial doesn’t. It just says part 2 or part 5 or whatever. Personally I don’t think it really matters

  • drjakeyoung

    March 11th, 2013 - 6:51pm

    booboo, on the doctor forever documentary, did you see the water of mars figure (it was of the flood)? It looked like a really good figure!

    And the pyramids of mars sutec figure with light up eyes! WHY DIDN’T THEY MAKE THAT FIGURE????!!!!

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    • booboo

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:20pm

      I’m sure we will see that sutekh figure released

    • drjakeyoung

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:22pm

      was that the figure you were going on about in the description above?

    • booboo

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:22pm

      yes

    • drjakeyoung

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:23pm

      is there anyway i can contact them to ask about the possibility of them producing this figure?

    • josh smith

      March 12th, 2013 - 6:25am

      no we dont need anymore 4th doctor figuers we need 7th and 6th doctor

    • Connor

      March 12th, 2013 - 10:19am

      We need a 6th doctor variant with him with long hair which he had in trial of timelord. And 6th doctor variant with no jumper from the two doctors.And a seventh doctor variant of the seventh doctor in 6th doctors clothing and seventh doctor outfit with no jumper.

    • drjakeyoung

      March 12th, 2013 - 10:40am

      don’t worry, it was just a cool figure of sutec with light up eyes! I am so getting it when it comes out!

  • drjakeyoung

    March 11th, 2013 - 3:58pm

    lol, the CGI Chumbley’s in the recons for galaxy 4 are funny!

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  • The Greater Intelligence

    March 11th, 2013 - 2:38pm

    Does anyone know where some of this ‘Celstial Toyroom’ documentary parts are going to be on. I know it is to sell more DVDs, but why do they have to split documentries over several DVD releases. I bought ‘Doctor Who: The Movie: Special Editon’ earlier this year and I then found out after I have to buy ‘The Horns Of Nimon’ to watch the first part of a documentary that is split between the two. There is also ‘The Unit Family’ documentary split between ‘Inferno’ (and its Special Edition), ‘Day Of The Daleks’, and ‘Terror Of The Zygons’.

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    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 11th, 2013 - 2:41pm

      I hope they don’t put one part of this ‘Celestial Toyroom’ on the ‘Spearhead From Space’ Blu-Ray because I think that’ll be a waste of money and I’d in this case much rather have the DVD for various reasons.

    • gordon

      March 11th, 2013 - 3:13pm

      The series is called doctor forever and its over 5 parts and are expected to be on 5 different special editions. First 3 are ark in space aztecs and visitation. Im guessing the other 2 are inferno and green death.

    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 11th, 2013 - 3:25pm

      Thank you, I just don’t want to buy something I don’t want to finish off a documentary I’m watching. I honestly think the Blu-Ray is a ridiculous waste of time and money for other releases. Special Editions are understandable and correctly used, but Blu-Ray Special Editions are just unethical.

    • gordon

      March 11th, 2013 - 5:23pm

      Not really worthless when spearhead will benefit with being on blu ray. It was the only story of the classic series shot completely on 16mm film thus making it the only classic story that can be realistically relased in true hd . Tv movie also could be but its doubtfull if the original film assets exist which if it doesn’t would stop it from getting remastered in hd. Based upon the Sweeny series 1 blu which was remastered by the same people and exists in 16mm film spearhead will llook briliant and miles better than the dvd.It’s not as if it

    • gordon

      March 11th, 2013 - 5:29pm

      Is every story is getting released on blu. It’s only spearhead which is the only story classic story that will benefit. It’s not as if you are forced to buy either. At the end of the day its a choice

  • drjakeyoung

    March 11th, 2013 - 11:51am

    just watched galaxy 4. Better than most episodes of normal dr who!

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  • josh smith

    March 11th, 2013 - 6:18am

    these are my fav stories for each doctor

    1st = marco polo
    2nd = the krotons
    3rd = inferno
    4th = robots of death
    5th = planet of fire
    6th = Vengeance on varos
    7th = the happiness patrol
    8th = the tv movie
    9th = bad wolf and the parting of ways
    10th = midnight
    11th = none of them i hate them all 🙂

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    • Callum eales

      March 11th, 2013 - 9:39am

      The celteral toymaker
      Dominators.
      Time warrior.
      Robot.
      Black Orchid.
      Attack of the cybermen.
      Dragion fire.
      the ned of the world.
      unicorn and the wasp
      dinosaurs on a spaceship.

    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 11th, 2013 - 12:56pm

      Thank you, Josh Smith. I now know I am not alone in the universe when I say I thi nk ‘The Happiness Patrol’ is the greatest story of McCoy’s era.

  • MAXP

    March 11th, 2013 - 3:48am

    Some of you guys have strange tastes in favorite episodes! Terror of the Vervoids? Invasion of the Dinosaurs? Quite bizarre…

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    • josh smith

      March 11th, 2013 - 6:14am

      no terror of the vervoids is amazing

    • gordon

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:24am

      Invasion of the dinosaurs is a good story in its own right but the effects let it down

    • The Ice Warrior is

      March 11th, 2013 - 7:50am

      maxp i think everyone has different tastes but theyre not strange at all theyre all good eps

    • matparks08

      March 11th, 2013 - 12:03pm

      I would list Timelash in my Top 10 – I think we all have guilty pleasures 😉

  • drjakeyoung

    March 10th, 2013 - 9:19pm

    so where is the trailer to the visitation SE then?

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    • Connor

      March 10th, 2013 - 10:32pm

      Where is the trailer for the ice warriors and the visitation. Can someone please put a link up so we can. Cheers.

    • gordon

      March 10th, 2013 - 11:01pm

      The visitation se trailer Could appear online closer to release date(possibly on doctorwho.tv) or if the ice warriors DVD contents can’t be changed it could appear on there. Ice warriors trailer should appear online in the next day or 2

    • drjakeyoung

      March 11th, 2013 - 4:01pm

      just seen the ice warriors trailer, could they not (at the last minute) swap the trailers around so that the visitation SE trailer is on the Aztecs SE and the ice warriors trailer is on the green death SE?

    • gordon

      March 11th, 2013 - 9:16pm

      Content for each DVD are locked many months before release date (normally about 4 to 6 months and sometimes much more.

  • MJanus

    March 10th, 2013 - 8:38pm

    Pity we’re being made to wait for the Underwater Menace episode…

    Be good if a few more missing episodes turned up in a few more ‘garden sheds’ or ‘attics’. Rumours of missing episodes have been doing the rounds since my heyday collecting in the late 70s. I think there are more out there being clung onto by certain collectors….

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    • Anonymous

      March 10th, 2013 - 9:10pm

      I doubt they are being “clung onto”. Most collectors who have them these days won’t be aware of what they are or their rarity.

    • matparks08

      March 10th, 2013 - 10:33pm

      At work a few months ago a customer I spoke to said he has about 15 minutes worth of Tenth Planet episode 4 which he had offered the BBC but they said they weren’t interested. I’ve mentioned it on these forums before and you can guess what the general response was!

    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 10th, 2013 - 11:44pm

      Are you kidding me, why did they not jump on that. Did they suspect him of lying, or were they to involved in the animation that it was to late to turn a copy of it in. But still, why would he have that and what happened to it.

    • Gordon

      March 10th, 2013 - 11:54pm

      Possibly the person was just winding you up. There is no way the bbc wouldnt be intrested. They are always intrested in any copies that turn up (even prints of existing episodes incase they are of better quality than the surviving prints).

    • josh smith

      March 11th, 2013 - 6:20am

      i bet some people have throne them out in the rubbish

      i really want marco polo

    • Connor

      March 11th, 2013 - 10:24am

      I want marco polo too. Its a great story and it needs to be found for 2 reasons, 1: to complete the first season of doctor who. 2: its a brilliant story and its the first historical story and its 7 parts! Ok i guess thats 4 resons but thats because its a brilliant story!

    • matparks08

      March 11th, 2013 - 12:01pm

      I took it with a pinch of salt as it was such a no-brainer really! I even offered him money for it myself if he came back to work with it – of course he never turned up. Not only is it missing, it’s probably the MOST famous missing episode of all the Who stories. It may not feel like it, but compared to fan of other TV series of the time we are very lucky with to have the episodes we have – imagine being a fan of The Grove Family – one of the UKs first soaps – they only have 3 episodes out of 148 to watch altogether!

  • MJanus

    March 10th, 2013 - 8:36pm

    The coming soon trailer for ‘the ice warriors’ was equally impressive. It’ll be well worth another view when the DVD is released. In fact I think it’ll breath new material into the story…

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  • Connor

    March 10th, 2013 - 9:48am

    Heres a thing to do while we wate for some doctor who news, what are your top 20 favorite storys. Mine are:
    20: terror of the veroids
    19: the three doctors, the five doctors
    18: the sensorites
    17: the bred for war box set (all classic sontaran storys)
    16: the robots of death, talons of weing chiang
    15: the deadly assassin
    14: the invasion
    13: dalek invasion of earth, Earthshock
    12: the mind robber
    11: dragonfire
    10: the silurians, warriors of the deep
    9: the claws of axos
    8: the ark, the ark in space
    7: spearhead from space
    To be continued….

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    • Connor

      March 10th, 2013 - 9:53am

      6: the brain of morbius
      5: the tenth planet
      4: Ressurection of the daleks
      3: inferno
      2: Vengence on varos
      1: Tomb of the Cybermen!

      Thats my top 20 doctor who stories of all time. As you would realise some of them are 2 in one spot, because i could not chose between them and it was to difficult to decide which one.

    • Skaro

      March 10th, 2013 - 11:41am

      1. Battlefield
      2. Remembrance of the daleks
      3. Pyramids of mars
      4. The two doctors
      5. Survival
      6. The happiness patrol
      7. The greatest show in the galaxy
      8. The sea devils
      9. Tomb of the cybermen
      10 caves of Androzani

    • celestial toymaker

      March 10th, 2013 - 12:32pm

      not 2 keen on this story definetely needed a se tho fitting extras 2

    • celestial toymaker

      March 10th, 2013 - 12:35pm

      as for galaxy 4 that would have made more sense if it had had a standalone release don’t even know why it’s on aztecs

    • TheIrishGallifreyan

      March 10th, 2013 - 1:33pm

      10. Five Doctors
      9. Three Doctors
      8. Invasion of the Dinosaurs
      7. The Invasion
      6. Death to the Daleks
      5. Shada
      4. Tomb of the Cybermen
      3. Genesis of the Daleks
      2. Caves of Andorzani
      1. Ambassadors of Death

    • pathdw98

      March 10th, 2013 - 5:26pm

      are we just including classic series stories? then:
      10: the greatest show in the galaxy
      9: the curse of peladon
      8: an unearthly child
      7: terror of the zygons
      6: the time meddler
      5: the deadly assassin
      4: the invasion
      3: earthshock
      2: the ambassadors of death
      1: the caves of androzani

    • pathdw98

      March 10th, 2013 - 5:51pm

      if we are allowed to include new series stories:
      10: the invasion
      9: the angels take manhattan
      8: utopia/sound of drums/last of time lords
      7: stolen earth/journeys end
      6: the doctors wife
      5: earthshock
      4: the ambassadors of death
      3: the eleventh hour
      2: the waters of mars
      1: the caves of androzani
      hand on heart that is my top ten (might need reviewing on 18th may)

    • MJanus

      March 10th, 2013 - 8:33pm

      The Galaxy four episode is superb…. I especially noticed one scene where Maaga is talking about the destruction of the planet the light reflecting from her eyes adds quite an effect. The film has been cleaned up beautifully.
      Best bit of Doctor Who Ive seen for years…Derek Martinus was clearly out to make an impression with his first Who serial.

    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 10th, 2013 - 8:51pm

      I’m putting my favorite story for each Doctor:

      William Hartnell: The Space Museum
      Patrick Troughton: The Abominable Snowmen
      Jon Pertwee: Doctor Who And The Silurians
      Tom Baker: City Of Death
      Peter Davison: Snakedance
      Colin Baker: The Trial Of A Time Lord: Mindwarp
      Sylvester McCoy: The Happiness Patrol
      Paul McGann: (Isn’t it obvious with so many choices)
      Christopher Eccleston: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
      David Tennant:Either The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky or Silence In The Library/Forest Of The Dead
      Matt Smith: The Snowmen

    • The Greater Intelligence

      March 10th, 2013 - 8:56pm

      Second favorites are:

      1st: Marco Polo
      2nd: The Evil Of The Daleks
      3rd: The Time Warrior
      4th: Horror Of Fang Rock
      5th: The Caves Of Androzani
      6th: The Two Doctors
      7th: Either Remembrance or Ghost Light
      8th: (Again, Obvious)
      9th: Bad Wolf/The Parting Of The Ways
      10th: Planet Of The Dead
      11th: Asylum Of The Daleks

    • videogamemad00

      March 10th, 2013 - 9:40pm

      I will do my favourites for each doctor as well. I haven’t seen many classics but am doing so now (watching Dalek Invasion Of Earth at the moment):

      1: Only seen The Daleks
      2: Only seen The Invasion
      3: The Three Doctors
      4: Genesis Of The Daleks
      5: Castrovalva
      6: Only seen Revelation Of The Daleks
      7: Remembrance Of The Daleks
      8: Too hard to choose
      9: The Parting Of The Ways
      10: Last Of The Tine Lords
      11: Amy’s Choice
      TW: Adam
      SJA: The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith

    • gordon

      March 10th, 2013 - 10:42pm

      Top 20 of all time for me
      1. Daemons
      2. Caves of andrizani
      3. Genesis of the daleks
      4. Kinda
      5. Terror of the zygons
      6. The massacre (audio)
      7. Power of the daleks (audio)
      8. Curse of fenric
      9. Ambassadors of death
      10. The doctor’s wife
      11. City of death
      12. Inferno
      13. Tomb of the cybermen
      14. Spearhead in space
      15. The silurians
      16. Mind of evil
      17. Dalek
      18. Remembrance of the daleks
      19. Vengeance on varos
      20. City of death

    • gordon

      March 10th, 2013 - 10:51pm

      My favourite from each doctor
      1. The massacre (based on audio)
      2. Power of the daleks (based on audio)
      3. daemons
      4. Genesis of the daleks
      5. Caves of andrizani
      6. Vengeance on varos
      7. Curse of fenric
      8. Tv movie
      9. Dalek
      10. Blink
      11. Doctors wife

    • Connor

      March 11th, 2013 - 4:40am

      My favorite from each doctor are:
      1st: the tenth planet
      2nd: tomb of the cybermen
      3rd: inferno
      4th: brain of morbius
      5th: ressurection of the daleks
      6th: vengence on varos
      7th: dragonfire
      8th: tv movie
      9th: bad wolf, parting of the way
      10th: the impossible planet, satans pit
      11th: time of the angles, flesh and stone or the impossible astronaut, day of the moon.

  • Blake

    March 9th, 2013 - 7:43pm

    Looks like a good dvd, will have to pick it up sometime

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  • thedaleksdeath

    March 9th, 2013 - 6:08pm

    I don’t know if I shoulg et this or not as I’ve heard good stuff and bad stuff about this van someone help? 😕

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    • thedaleksdeath

      March 9th, 2013 - 6:08pm

      I mean can

    • josh smith

      March 9th, 2013 - 6:27pm

      get it if you have everyo ther sotry dont get it if you have the original or have more episdoes to get that you dont have

    • thedaleksdeath

      March 9th, 2013 - 7:24pm

      Thanks gonna buy it then

    • josh smith

      March 9th, 2013 - 8:46pm

      good 🙂 it is a brilliant story 🙂

    • MJanus

      March 10th, 2013 - 8:43pm

      The Aztecs is the best surviving historical story..the thing that gets me about the serial is how an earth civilisation are portrayed as being equally alien to any non terran race seen in Doctor Who – if not more so. Jacqueline Hill is the star of this one like Ian Marter one of those companions who never gets the praise she deserves….

  • videogamemad00

    March 9th, 2013 - 1:39pm

    I just have a few questions about the reconstructions.

    1) I know Marco Polo recon is on the beginnings boxset but which disc?

    2) Are Marco Polo and Galaxy 4 the only episodes reconstructed

    3) Can you understand the recons without seeing/listning to the original

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    • pathdw98

      March 9th, 2013 - 3:58pm

      1. the edge of destruction.
      2. the ice warriors and the tenth planet as well.
      3. i suppose it depends on what you think. i prefer the audio of marco polo just because we more or less hear the whole story

    • videogamemad00

      March 9th, 2013 - 6:22pm

      Thanks 🙂

    • Anonymous

      March 9th, 2013 - 6:27pm

      The Crusade and The Moonbase were done as well for the Lost in Time DVD.

  • AlzieWhozie

    March 8th, 2013 - 12:54pm

    What they’re doing for Galaxy Four could and should have been a stand alone DVD and then they could have had a DVD commentary with Peter Purves and Maureen O’ Brien. A wasted opportunity. That said, can’t wait to see it.

    Nice too to know that Fraser Hines has done the DVD commentary for The Underwater Menace as well as knowing a commentary has been recorded for The Moonbase a year back.

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    • pathdw98

      March 8th, 2013 - 1:24pm

      well that more or less confirms that the underwater menace and the moonbase are getting released with probably animation.

    • josh smith

      March 8th, 2013 - 7:13pm

      and the crusade!

    • gordon

      March 8th, 2013 - 11:02pm

      The problem with giving galaxy 4 its own release is there is too many episodes missing. If out of the 4 episodes existed there would be the possibility of a part animated release . With animation raising the bar most fans won’t accept a recon as main feature (just look at thebacklash when it looked like warriors wasn’t getting animated) which only really leaves an extra on another release. At least it didn’t end up on iTunes like it was planned at 1 time. Dan said at a recent convention that crusade wasn’t on the list but didn’t rule it out

    • josh smith

      March 9th, 2013 - 12:50pm

      i would only buy a animation if its got more episdoes alive than missing so if moonbace was animated i would not buy it

      so im only buying the reign of teror and the 10th planet

    • MJanus

      March 10th, 2013 - 8:48pm

      Pity there wasn’t a galaxy four gallery on the disc…. time the surviving rill photos were dug out cleaned up and put on a dvd…

  • drjakeyoung

    March 8th, 2013 - 12:28pm

    booboo, it the trailer on it the one for the ice warriors? If so, how long is it, and does it feature any animation scenes?

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    • MasterKasterborous

      March 8th, 2013 - 4:28pm

      The trailer is for The Ice Warriors but it doesn’t include any animation.

  • matparks08

    March 8th, 2013 - 10:26am

    This looks like being one of the very best dvd release – a classic Hartnell revisited, a missing episode that hasn’t been seen for nearly 50 years (with a reconstruction to ‘almost’ mae it a full story release on its own), Clive Dunn as the doctor, and not forgetting a certain coming soon trailer featuring the 2013 villains of choice – what a package! I won’t get mine till monday but won’t know where to start 😉

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  • josh smith

    March 8th, 2013 - 7:46am

    i like this story its my favo f the harnel era

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  • TheWhomobile

    March 8th, 2013 - 7:19am

    Air Lock and the new special features seem to make this really worth buying over the original release which I own. Clive Dunn as the Doctor sounds really interesting too!

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  • Lachlan

    March 8th, 2013 - 5:09am

    just checking Gravatar Account…

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    • Lachie

      March 8th, 2013 - 5:14am

      sorry just checking will have to wait and see if it works or not if it doesn’t show up on this comment, I’ve waited so long for an Aztecs Special Edition i’ve never watched it but i’ve heard its the best William Hartnell Story and Historical Story so can’t wait! 🙂

    • josh smith

      March 9th, 2013 - 12:52pm

      yes but marc polo is even better too bad its missing :9 but the audio is so good

  • pathdw98

    March 7th, 2013 - 11:55pm

    booboo, reading your thoughts on air lock, talking hypothetically, if the animation budget was to be increased to 3 episodes would galaxy 4 be worth a ‘full’ release?

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    • booboo

      March 8th, 2013 - 11:43am

      not sure, animation is great where the majority of the story is still intact so you can “complete” it as best possible

      Animation can never give you back what’s lost though

  • Son of Skaro

    March 7th, 2013 - 11:23pm

    Fortunately, this is one of the few DVDs I didn’t buy first time round.
    Definitely getting this, mostly just to see the galaxy four recon.

    Reply
  • MasterKasterborous

    March 7th, 2013 - 11:03pm

    Will get this in a couple of weeks after The Time Meddler when Air Lock fits into my run of existing Hartnell episodes. I’m not urgently after this episode as I saw it in December last year, though would love to see it again!

    Reply
  • Josh smith

    March 7th, 2013 - 10:39pm

    Ummm I’m not buying it as I have the original and. I still have more classic stories to watch that I have never seen before

    Reply
    • Lachie

      March 8th, 2013 - 5:24am

      i would buy it even with having the older copy just for the extras and the definite picture quality improvement but i know how you feel, l’m worried about buying the Green Death Special Edition or not with my original copy…

    • josh smith

      March 8th, 2013 - 6:21am

      yeah i mean would you rather buy a completely new episode you have never seen before or a revisit

    • Lachie

      March 8th, 2013 - 7:14am

      oh i get what your sayin’ yeah i would probably think that way too besides the episodes you don’t have might be cheaper 😀 its funny because before the Mannequin Mania boxset came out i only had my original copy of Spearhead from Space and The Deadly Assassin but i really wanted Terror of the Autons!! but in the end when i bought it i preferred The Spearhead from Space Special Edition more… So my fondness for Special Edition Releases and my Classic DVD Collection basically started from there 🙂

    • josh smith

      March 8th, 2013 - 7:27am

      im getting lots more 1st doctoer resently i got the sensorites yesterday and today i got the lost tv episdoes volume 1 and the ark is on its way

      i want the cybemrna box set but i have revenge on vhs so im waiting till it goes down

  • Some bloke

    March 7th, 2013 - 10:24pm

    gettin mine on saturday!!! As soon as it arrives, im stickin that disc in and watchin galaxy 4, cant wait!!! 🙂

    Reply
  • Mark Simmons

    March 7th, 2013 - 10:06pm

    I totally agree with drjakeyoung. I’ve got Aztecs on DVD and the special edition looks incredible; keep up the great work BBC…. Looking forward towards all the animated Who too!

    Reply
  • drjakeyoung

    March 7th, 2013 - 9:16pm

    booboo, what is your opinion on air lock, is it a good episode? and what about the recons? (also, does the recon for episode on include that 6 minute clip that was found in time to be included on the lost in time box set?).

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    • booboo

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:24pm

      clip is in it, the recons are short but to the point, i really enjoyed it actually

    • Mark Simmons

      March 7th, 2013 - 10:42pm

      Posted by: Mark Simmons March 7th, 2013 Reply
      I totally agree with drjakeyoung. I’ve got Aztecs on DVD and the special edition looks incredible; keep up the great work BBC…. Looking forward towards all the animated Who too!

  • Joe

    March 7th, 2013 - 9:16pm

    I think many people won’t be happy they have to get a story they have already got (the Aztecs) to get have story they have not got (galaxy 4) in my inion I think they should have made a separate realese for galaxy 4

    Reply
    • drjakeyoung

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:19pm

      no, i haven’t got the original Aztecs, and even if i did, the visual improvement on the new release is stunning! The extra’s are fabulous as well! So i am afraid i disagree with anyone saying this. Plus this is basically a 2 in one release! For the same price as a normal DVD!

    • booboo

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:19pm

      Then people would probably complain about paying £12.99 or whatever for effectively one episode, besides the picture quality is much better on this than the previous DVD

    • drjakeyoung

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:21pm

      Also this is a more worthy SE release than The ark in space SE.

    • booboo

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:26pm

      for the new episode yes and if you interested in toys its a nice little segment

    • gordon

      March 7th, 2013 - 11:01pm

      The problems with airlock is
      1. there is no room for it on any other unreleased releases.
      2. There is not enough budget for animation
      3. There is not enough footage existing to warrent its own release
      4. Animations have raised the bar that in the opinion of the majority of fans recons are now not acceptable as a main feature on its own DVD

    • Lachie

      March 8th, 2013 - 5:21am

      i think they would have released Galaxy 4 separate when the possibility for 3 episodes of animation is available and since this episode isn’t available on Lost in Time… however with the 50th and what Gordon has said i believe the best way of releasing Galaxy 4 was the way it has been handled with this release. Besides who can wait, with the 50th on right now i kind of hope they can get all surviving material out for DVD i mean its the best time!! but hey with how The Underwater Menace is going on right now its not gonna happen 🙁

  • Scott the Raptor

    March 7th, 2013 - 9:13pm

    I wonder what the classic figure is.

    Reply
  • Tardis’nt

    March 7th, 2013 - 9:04pm

    This looks great, i love the hartnell era!

    Reply
    • booboo

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:07pm

      yes, and i just watched an episode of classic who which i have never seen

    • Tardis’nt

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:14pm

      which one?

    • booboo

      March 7th, 2013 - 9:14pm

      Air lock from galaxy 4, its quite good

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