This morning we've confirmed with the BBC Home Video that there will be major changes to the previously announced DVD schedule for classic
Doctor Who titles in North America. The announced schedules for
March 4th and
April 1st will see these switch-arounds:
- Doctor Who - The Complete Davros Collection was scheduled for March 4th, but is now off the schedule.
- Doctor Who - Story #152: Remembrance of the Daleks: Special Edition was scheduled for March 4th, but is now also off the schedule.
- Doctor Who - Story #104: Destiny of the Daleks remains ON the schedule for March 4th.
- Doctor Who - Story #081: Planet of Evil was scheduled for April 1st, but is moved to March 4th.
- Doctor Who - Story #142: Timelash will now be added to the schedule for April 1st .
- Doctor Who - Story #070: The Time Warrior remains on the schedule for April 1st .
- This means that the March and April schedules are as follows:
- March 4th : Destiny of the Daleks and Planet of Evil (both Tom Baker stories)
- April 1st : The Time Warrior and Timelash (Jon Pertwee and Colin Baker)
At this time the BBC has no word yet on when
The Complete Davros Collection and
Remembrance of the Daleks: Special Edition will return to the schedule. We'll update you on that as soon as we know more.
About the new title:
Doctor Who - Story #142: Timelash is a 2-part story featuring Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor. He and companion Peri travel to the future, to a planet called Karfel, "
an oppressed world ruled by a cruel tyrant, Borad. When the Doctor arrives on Karfel, Borad forces him to search for a young woman, Vena, who has disappeared into the Timelash - a space-time tunnel leading to the past of an alien world. The Doctor’s search takes him to 19th century Earth! Accidentally bringing back Herbert, a young man holidaying in Scotland, as well as Vena, the Doctor returns to Karfel to face the mysterious Borad." Don't miss this classic adventure where the Time Lord meets H.G. Wells, in a story written as a tribute to the famous author's works. It will also include these extras:
- Commentary with actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Paul Darrow.
- Featurette: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" -This new documentary looks at the making of Timelash
- A "Coming Soon" trailer for an upcoming classic Doctor Who release
- Photo Gallery
- Easter Egg
- DVD-ROM Content
- Production Notes
Price should be $24.98 for a single-disc release running about 90 minutes. Below is cover art for the other releases;
Timelash cover art isn't available yet, though...but stay tuned!
On a final note, it's worth mentioning here to
Doctor Who fans that the 10th actor to play the Time Lord, David Tennant, will be making a guest appearance in the upcoming holiday special
Extras - The Extra Special Series Finale. He's rumored to be in costume as The Doctor here, and it airs on HBO Dec. 16th (and on the BBC in the U.K. on Dec. 25th), and then will be
on DVD in North America this coming January 15th. It might be worth looking out for.
