Doctor Who -6th Doctor's Only Unreleased Serial (His Debut!) Announced for DVD, Plus a 1st Doctor Story
Colin Baker and William Hartnell serials coming to North America this January
Posted by David Lambert
9/16/2009
BBC Video's North American distributor, Warner Home Video, has today announced that two more classic stories from the original Doctor Who series will be coming to DVD in the USA on January 5th. One of them is the only unreleased-to-DVD serial starring Colin Baker as The 6th Doctor. Ironically it's the 4-part story which first introduced this incarnation of the Time Lord: Doctor Who - Story #137: The Twin Dilemma. Also available on the same day will be a 6-part story starring William Hartnell as The 1st Doctor, in one of the early serials that is still completely available: Doctor Who - Story #005: The Keys of Marinus. Each will be a single-disc release with a $24.98 list price. Immediately below is the available information for each title, including extras per the Restoration Team's website. At the bottom is package art for each of these:
Doctor Who - Story #137: The Twin Dilemma
The Doctor has regenerated, and all is not well. Confused, angry and acting strangely, the new Doctor decides to become a hermit, so takes his concerned companion Peri to a desolate asteroid where he plans to live for several centuries. The time travelers soon uncover a plot that threatens the entire galaxy. But why has an alien gastropod kidnapped twin boys from Earth, and will the Doctor recover in time to find out?
Audio Commentary Track featuring Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Kevin McNally
"The Star Man": Interview with Sid Sutton, who designed the title sequence
"Stripped for Action - The Sixth Doctor": a look at the Sixth Doctor's comic strip adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine.
Featuring interviews with artist John Ridgway, writer Simon Furman, and former Doctor Who Magazine editors Alan McKenzie, Gary Russell and Alan Barnes
Interview Segment from the BBC's Breakfast Time morning show, with Frank Bough and Selina Scott talking to Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant
Interview Segment from the Blue Peter children's magazine show, with Janet Ellis talking to Colin Baker
The BBC's Continuity Trailers from the original broadcasts
Photo Gallery
Subtitle Production Notes
DVD-ROM PDF Material
Coming Soon Trailer
Doctor Who - Story #005: The Keys of Marinus
On a remote island of glass surrounded by a sea of acid, there is a machine that can remove evil from the minds of an entire population - the Conscience of Marinus. Fearful of its immense power falling into the wrong hands, its sole guardian has scattered the machine's operating keys across the planet. The TARDIS crew arrives to find the island under attack by the evil Voord. Marinus' last line of defense - and its only hope - is the Conscience machine. The Doctor and his companions must undertake a deadly quest to recover the keys of Marinus.
Audio Commentary Track featuring actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, director John Gorrie, designer Raymond Cusick and moderator Clayton Hickman
"The Sets of Marinus": Designer Raymond Cusick's remembrances of his work on this production
DVD-ROM PDF Material: Radio Times listings; the set of Cadet Sweets' Doctor Who and the Daleks sweet cigarette cards in Adobe .PDF file format (PC or Macintosh)
