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With 'Terror of the Zygons' a long way off (as the classicdw twitter feed said during the 'Robot' tweetview) [Android Invasion] is probably going to be paired with a Pertwee story in the Unit Box.

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Classic DVD production update
Chuck Foster • Today, 5:57 AM

Some news on future DVD releases emerged at the Fantom Films conventions held over the weekend:

Back in 1964, the story Planet of Giants had originally been filmed as a four-part story, but had the latter two episodes combined into one in order to tighten the plot for a better paced series opener. Though the original recording no longer exists, actress Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's grand-daughter Susan, mentioned at the Dalek Invasion Earth convention that she had recently recorded an audio version of the original script for that fourth episode, The Urge to Live, which she believed is to be for the DVD release of the story.

Further 'lost' material also seems likely to see the light of day. Back in 1979 the final story of Season 17, Shada, had to be abandoned due to BBC strikes with only parts of the studio sessions completed; appearing at the Timelord Tales convention, both Victoria Burgoyne (Clare) and Daniel Hill (Chris) reported that they'd been involved in a new audio recording of the script for the unfilmed material, in which other original cast members participated including Lalla Ward (Romana). There was also some speculation over how the missing scenes would be recreated in animation. Again, it is believed this will form part of a DVD release of the story in the future.

A recent fire at the Sony warehouse facilities in Enfield led to loss of much of the DVD and CD stock held there, including Doctor Who DVDs due to be distributed by 2|Entertain. However, the company has reported that this will not affect the release of Day of the Daleks, due out on the 12th September (available to pre-order).

The Restoration Team have recently revived their website that delves into the technical issues involved in restoring the classic Doctor Who stories for DVD release - the site had been in mothballs since The Space Museum/The Chase back in January 2010. The site is in the process of being brought up to date, and new articles have now been added for the first Revisitations boxed set and for Mannequin Mania.

Further snippets for DVD production have been tweeted by the Restoration Team; this includes an appeal by Chris Chapman for anybody who could provide contact details for Peter Walker (the young boy in The Reign of Terror) - if you can help please let him know.

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Location filming in Cambridge and the first of three studio sessions at BBC Television Centre were recorded as scheduled. The second studio block was affected by a long-running technicians' dispute. The strike was over by the time rehearsals began for the third recording session, but this was lost to higher-priority Christmas programming.

Attempts were made by new producer John Nathan-Turner to remount the story, but for various reasons it never happened and the production was formally dropped in June 1980. Nathan-Turner was eventually able to complete the story (so far as was possible) by commissioning new effects shots and a score and having Tom Baker record linking material to cover the missing scenes. The result was released on video in 1992, but has never been aired on television – making Shada the only Doctor Who television story never to be broadcast. In October 2010, Dan Hall of 2 Entertain confirmed that a DVD release of Shada is in production and at present the plan is to release it with another title.

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Double Invasion due in January

BBC Worldwide have revealed that the classic Doctor Who stories, Invasion of the Dinosaurs and The Android Invasion will both be released in North America on January 10th 2012.

No UK release date has yet been announced, but it is likely the UK release will be early January.

Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell

Starring Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Richard Franklin, Martin Jarvis,Peter Miles

Doctor Who Story Code: WWW
6 epsiodes: Broadcast: Sat 12 Jan 1974 - Sat 16 Feb 1974
Total Running time: 147 minutes 15 seconds

Episode One of the story only exists in the BBC Archives as a black and white film print. No details have been yet been released of the restoration process or the extras for this story, but it is hoped that the episode has been restored to colour.


The Android Invasion
Written by Terry Nation
Directed by Barry Letts

Starring Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Milton Johns,Martin Friend
Doctor Who Story Code: 4J Story Number:
4 epsiodes: Broadcast: Sat 22 Nov 1975 - Sat 13 Dec 1975
Total Running time: 98 minutes 11 seconds

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The truth about River Song is out and the time has come for the Doctor to face his greatest demons. Venturing across centuries and galaxies, the Doctor, Amy and Rory will encounter the greatest war criminal in all of history - and Hitler. Together, they'll discover there's no scarier place in the universe than a child's bedroom, and a visit to an alien quarantine facility will reveal to Rory a very different side to his wife. In a hotel where walls move, corridors twist and rooms vanish, death lies waiting. But the Doctor's time has yet to come. He has one last stop to make on his final journey - an old friend needs his help and an old foe must be defeated. But time catches up with us all and the Doctor can delay no more. By the shores of Lake Silencio, in Utah, all of time and space hang in the balance. And a NASA astronaut is waiting.
The above spoiler-ish studio description of Doctor Who - The 6th Series, Part 2 accompanies today's announcement for BBC Video's releases with the remaining 6 episodes of the current season (which only began broadcasting two Saturdays ago). The 2-DVD set will cost $24.98 SRP, and the 2-disc Blu-ray version will cost $29.98 SRP; both will be available on November 8th. The episodes consist of "Let's Kill Hitler," "Night Terrors," "The Girl Who Waited," "The God Complex," "Closing Time" and "The Wedding of River Song"; these run approximately 270 minutes. Also on board are a pair of "Monster File" featurettes, one about "The Antibodies" and the other about "The Cybermats". Package art for the DVD and Blu-ray releases can be found below; Amazon.com's advance listings aren't accepting pre-orders yet, but should begin to rather soon..

Also announced is Doctor Who - The Complete 6th Series, available on November 22nd (2 weeks after the half-season set, and on the day before the 48th anniversary of the original show's BBC premiere!). That title is a 6-disc set available on both DVD ($79.98 SRP) and high-def Blu-ray Disc ($89.98 SRP). All 13 episodes of the sixth season will be on board, starring Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill. Also included on these 645-minute sets will be the 2010 Christmas special, "A Christmas Carol", with guest stars Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter films), Laurence Belcher (X-Men: First Class) and opera diva Katherine Jenkins. For the regular season, Alex Kingston (ER) returns as "River Song", and so does Caitlin Blackwood (Gillan's cousin) as young "Amelia Pond". Other guests (spoilers, sweetie!) include Mark Sheppard, William Morgan Sheppard, Frances Barber, Lily Cole, Hugh Bonneville, Suranne Jones, Michael Sheen, Dan Starkey, Simon Fisher Becker, Nina Toussaint-White, Albert Welling, Imelda Staunton, Ian McNeice, Meredith Vieira (The View, The Today Show), and the return (from last season's "The Lodger" episode) of James Corden and Daisy Haggard as "Craig" and "Sophie" .

While the BBC Video announcement states that the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Doctor Who - The Complete 6th Series will have "hours of extras" on each 6-disc set, they didn't provide any details about what that bonus material will consist of. We expect the same supplements found on the separate half-season sets to be on board, of course, and surely we'll additionally get the usual commentary tracks and cut-down Doctor Who Confidential episodes. But that's just our own speculation (i.e., we're guessing), and we'll bring you the official list of extras as soon as its available.

We'll also bring you the finalized package art for The Complete 6th Series just as quickly as we can get it, but for now we've got an early look at the boxes for you at the bottom, as taken from the e-announcement of distributor Warner Home Video. And underneath that is an online trailer for the second half of the season, as provided by the studio. Check it out:


Taken from: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doc...#ixzz1XT0LAYAc

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The Doctor, Amy and Rory return to face monsters, mysteries and adventures all across time and space in the action-packed sixth series. Billed as the biggest and best series yet, all 13 thrilling episodes of Series 6 together with host of exclusive extras arrive on DVD and Blu ray from 21st November, priced £51.05 and £61.27. Episodes are also available on download to own.

With Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory and Alex Kingston as River Song, these exciting new episodes also guest stars a wealth of British acting talent including David Walliams (Come Fly With Me), James Corden (Gavin and Stacey), Daniel Mays (Outcasts), Simon Callow (Rome) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Hugh Bonneville (Twenty Twelve), Suranne Jones (Five Days) and Lily Cole (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus).

Complete with the series opener when together they find themselves in Sixties America, battling the invasion the world forgot, then journey on the high seas of 1696 aboard a pirate ship, to solve the mystery of the Siren. In a bubble universe at the very edge of reality, the Doctor meets an old friend with a new face, and in a monastery on a remote island in the near future, an industrial accident takes on a terrible human shape. They also venture across centuries and galaxies, where they encounter the greatest war criminal in all of history – and Hitler. They’ll also discover there’s no scarier place in the universe than a child’s bedroom and a visit to an alien quarantine facility will reveal to Rory a very different side to his wife. In a hotel where walls move, corridors twist and rooms vanish, death lies waiting. But the Doctor’s time has yet to come. He has one last stop to make on his final journey – an old friend needs his help and an old foe must be defeated. But time catches up with us all and the Doctor can delay no more.

Doctor Who Complete Series 6 Boxset showcases a wealth of added bonus material including 13 Doctor Who Confidential’s for each episode, last year’s Christmas episode, A Christmas Carol, 4 Monster Files and 4 episode commentaries. Also, never been seen before, five specially written and created mini episodes entitled Night and the Doctor – a series of short films written by show frontrunner Steven Moffat exclusively for the DVD release.

Doctor Who Complete Series 6 is also available in a Limited Edition numbered Boxset that features a Silence head in terrifying 3D as well as four lenticular art cards!

Production Information

Release Date: 21st November Cat. Number: BBCDVD3430/BBCBD0153

Cert.: 12 RRP: £51.05/£61.27

Duration: 585 mins
Extras: 4 monster files, 4 episode commentaries, 13 confidential cut downs, A Christmas Carol, Doctor Who Confidential, The Nights Tale, 5 x Night and the Doctor, 5 prequels.

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