October 11th, 2013
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The Web of Fear DVD / itunes Download
The Web of Fear DVD / itunes Download
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk.
USA customers can order from www.amazon.com.
Episodes 2 – 6 were feared lost forever but now episodes 2, 4, 5, and 6 have been recovered. Unfortunately, episode three is still missing but a restoration team has reconstructed this part of the story using a selection of the 37 images that were available from the episode along with the original audio which has been restored.
The Web of Fear is available to download from itunes now.
The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a web-like substance in space. It then arrives in the London Underground railway system, the tunnels of which are being overrun by the web and by the Great Intelligence’s robot Yeti.
The time travellers learn that this crisis was precipitated when Professor Travers, whom they first met in the Himalayas some forty years earlier, accidentally caused one of the Yeti to be reactivated, opening the way for the Intelligence to make another invasion attempt.
The travellers work alongside army forces – led initially by Captain Knight and then by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart – as they battle against the alien menace, hampered by the fact that one of their number has fallen under the Intelligence’s influence and is a traitor in their midst.
The Intelligence’s ultimate aim is to drain the Doctor’s mind. The Doctor manages to sabotage the device with which it intends to achieve this, so that he can drain the Intelligence’s mind instead, but he is ‘rescued’ by his friends before he can bring his plan to fruition.
The Intelligence is repelled into space, and the Doctor and his friends leave the army to clear up the mess.
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk.
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Lachie
October 15th, 2013 - 11:24amwas just comparing the BBC? i guess you can call it that, Reconstruction of Part 3 with that of Loose Cannon’s Reconstruction. I have to say the BBC version is alot better. I do hope if animation is used for this DVD Release that they still also put the iTunes/BBC Reconstruction though i prefer Reconstructions for their surviving material released than Animation.
prof horner
October 11th, 2013 - 8:56pmBack in 1976 I want to WH Smiths in Bradford with my mother and younger brother and saw a copy of Doctor Who and the web of fear by Terrance Dicks. now I am about to see it on dvd and I can not wait.
HornsOfAzal
October 11th, 2013 - 11:10pmBack in those days there wasn’t any video and we competed to be the first to get the latest target book…it was a thrill finding out which stories were coming out and what new covers the great achilleos was going to come up with..we waited to see what was planned for publication…
simple days and web of fear was such a good read….Ive still got a lot of the flyers target sent out…they even released prints of some of the covers and we were over the moon…
Nathanwho
October 14th, 2013 - 7:36amCool, its nice that they found it because that was one of my favs when i watched it when i was MUCH younger
Anonymous
October 23rd, 2013 - 10:44pmI just watched BBC reconstruction and I have watched all the loose cannon versions. Still think they are better than animation.
Cyberking281
October 11th, 2013 - 8:34pmJust literally started to download this on itunes, i cant wait to watch it 😀
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 8:46pmJust about to watch episode 2 on a 10′ screen
Cyberking281
October 11th, 2013 - 9:09pmCool, have you also got The Enemy Of The World
HornsOfAzal
October 11th, 2013 - 7:11pmDont you just love the pic of Pat giving that eaglemoss figure the once over 😉
videogamemad00
October 11th, 2013 - 7:30pmThis is my new favourite comment. Ever.
76 Totters Lane
October 11th, 2013 - 6:29pmPoor Richard Molesworth. He’s gonna have to do another updated edition of ‘Wiped!’ to cover these new discoveries.
TC200
October 11th, 2013 - 4:23pmIve got it on itunes
Anonymous
October 11th, 2013 - 6:05pmwow
ParadigmDalek1325
October 11th, 2013 - 4:20pmCover looks epic! 😀
dalek 105
October 11th, 2013 - 4:09pmi never thought i would see this episode!
Dalek The Supreme
October 11th, 2013 - 2:05pmI was hoping for this story, I can’t wait to watch these surviving episodes!
CallumEales
October 11th, 2013 - 1:31pmare they animating episode 3
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 1:34pmjust pictures and soundtrack
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 1:45pmyeah, as I said below, why are they only using 37 telesnaps from episode 3 when there are 58 of them on the classic bbc site?
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 1:47pmtiming to fit in with the soundtrack maybe?
it can be very distracting if they change images to quickly or unevenly
WFK DVD Colletor 13
October 11th, 2013 - 1:47pmHave to say I’m looking forward to seeing the recon of Web episode 3, because it’s not animated but done in a more “traditional” style. People who we’re hoping for animation, don’t worry I’m sure the recon will be great! 🙂
Gordon
October 11th, 2013 - 2:05pmI think it will be animated for dvd at a guess. If they were using the recon they would Not be Holding it back till the end of february.
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 2:38pmthat’s what I was thinking Gordon (fingers crossed)
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 2:47pmI’m not sure if this has ANYTHING to do with it but Will Brooks posted this image on his twitter feed today – https://twitter.com/willbrooks1989/status/388609015862685697/photo/1
Not sure if this is animation or part of a personal project of his but it looks interesting!
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 2:50pmmost of his stuff is personal projects
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 2:52pmI love his work!
MasterKasterborous
October 11th, 2013 - 3:12pmI had the though it would be animated for the DVDs but recon for iTunes.
CallumEales
October 11th, 2013 - 11:03pmI don’t mind either way im happy look at galaxy 4 that was great.
AlzieWhozie
October 14th, 2013 - 8:23amHowever we watch episode 3, the unfolded joy of knowing we now have 5 episodes and 1 to find is far better than watching 1 episode with 5 to find. And hey, who knows, they may have found episode 3 and it’ll be in the next batch of lost episodes found. That’ll cheer those of buying the DVDs only. Either way, I’m still on cloud 9.
CallumEales
October 11th, 2013 - 1:29pmSo happy these are being released soon. have to wait age’es for underwater menace.
GallifreyanKnight
October 11th, 2013 - 12:23pmHoping the cover can be reversed, so that it can match the older DVDs in the range.
Trenzalore
October 11th, 2013 - 12:15pmGreat cover but where’s the ‘doctor who’ part at the top? Or is this the American release?
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 12:22pmNo this is like a special cover thing. It will most likely have a reverse side with the grey roundels at the top, OK?
Trenzalore
October 11th, 2013 - 12:37pmSorry, I just wanted to get it cleared up. 🙂 There isn’t really any other possibility’s though and I didn’t even know classic covers were reversible until a couple of days ago.
Trenzalore
October 11th, 2013 - 12:39pmOh, the rest of your posts gone, plus this is a site where you ask questions about merchandise, but I can see why it annoys you
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 12:45pmSorry for sounding angry 🙂 You only found out they’re reversible a couple of days ago :O
Trenzalore
October 11th, 2013 - 12:47pmIt’s fine 🙂 I found out by accident while I was looking through my terror of the Zygons DVD and I asked on here. But I thought this one was like an American release at first.
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 1:03pmcovers are reversible we have been told
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 12:49pmI don’t think they’ve released a US cover yet. Don’t know if they’re being released later over there…
HornsOfAzal
October 11th, 2013 - 11:24amIf anyone gets a chance to speak to someone from eaglemoss get em to fit a yeti figure into February’s schedule…..
same for Underground toys or whoever’s making the classic figures these days…..
HornsOfAzal
October 11th, 2013 - 11:02amPity the ‘Colonel’ didnt make it to the cover..which is still rather splendid…. wonder who did the artwork ??
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 11:14amLee Binding. He’s done the artwork for classic and new series ‘Who’ for the last couple of years! He’s great
HornsOfAzal
October 11th, 2013 - 11:23amWell its certainly a lot better than the ice warriors cover which I found to be a tad disappointing
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 11:42amThat was his as well. I thought that was good
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 8:38amWhat I don’t understand is that it says that episode 3 has been reconstructed using 37 telesnaps however on the classic bbc site here are 58! SO have they made a full reconstruction or only half of one?
AlzieWhozie
October 11th, 2013 - 8:36amOh my giddy Aunt. Just ordered from the BBC Shop. Can’t wait to hear the commentaries and see the extras. Watching the clip with the Doctor and Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart was a shout out loud moment of delight, but sadness to think that neither Pat nor Nick are with us in person to see this classic material.
Cyberleader1010
October 11th, 2013 - 8:34amI can’t believe they found some! And 9 episodes! We went crazy when they found only 2! And I am so glad we have a Yeti story to enjoy, almost complete. (And the first Brigadier story!) I cannot bear the excitement for these to be released!!!!!
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 8:39ambut sadly the brigs first appearance in the story doesn’t exist (episode 3)
Some bloke
October 11th, 2013 - 8:15amPre-ordered it! 😀
The TARDIS
October 11th, 2013 - 7:51amI’m waiting until this is available on DVD – as great as this news is, I’m not forking out for these twice!
TheExtremeBlueTARDIS
October 11th, 2013 - 7:44amAwesome! I love the new cover, but I still hope they are reversible because I like all the covers to be the same.
whovianmaster
October 11th, 2013 - 7:14amkjfffkhcbfgksjdhksghfsikjfisjig j yyyyaaaahhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooo this is awesome!fhjkfhlkbjdfhgks
space1999
October 11th, 2013 - 7:08amno episode 3
Lachie
October 11th, 2013 - 6:45aml’m interested to know why Part 3 wasn’t included in the find considering Parts 2, 4, 5 and 6 were all found in the one loot haha ahhhh this is AMAZING.
nick r
October 11th, 2013 - 1:36am“will wait till it comes out on dvd this is great
matparks08
October 11th, 2013 - 12:27amlisted as 24th February release on Amazon
DavidH
October 11th, 2013 - 12:23amFantastic news. I would presume that the missing episode will be animated for the future DVD release
matparks08
October 11th, 2013 - 12:22amthere’s a tear in my eye whilst I look at this, i’m still hoping i’m not about to wake up and none of this has happened. What an amazing cover! It’s my birthday today and i’m going to spend it watching Web of Fear…..that’s a line I never ever though possible to say – just amazing
booboo
October 11th, 2013 - 12:23amquality is great as well
Son of Skaro
October 11th, 2013 - 12:08amWAHOO!
Moodbeam
October 11th, 2013 - 12:06amKind of fitting that this story had been (mostly) recovered considering the involvement of TGI in the 50th storyline so far.