Doctor Who -Box Art, Extras, DVD Count and Cost for Doctor Who 'Robot' and 'Survival'
Official Details From The BBC and Warner Home Video
Posted by David Lambert
5/10/2007
Yesterday we broke the news about the August 14th releases of Doctor Who - Story #075: Robot (Tom Baker's first episode) and Doctor Who - Story #159: Survival (the final regular episode of the classic original program). Now the BBC and Warner Home Video have provided full details and box art for both of these. Take a look:
Doctor Who - Story #075: Robot (1-disc, $24.98 SRP)
Mortally wounded by the Spider Queen on Metebilis 3, the Doctor is forced to regenerate. His recuperation is cut short as UNIT investigates a spate of robberies involving components for a top-secret disintegrator gun. The culprit is quickly identified as a highly sophisticated robot built by Professor Kettlewell, which is being ordered to act against its Prime Directive. (Episodes 1-4, 98 mins)
Audio Commentary: Audio Commentary by actors Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen and writer Terrance Dicks
DVD ROM Features: Radio Times listing
Documentary: "Are Friends Electric?" - A new documentary looks at Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story, featuring actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Alec Linstead, Patricia Maynard, Michael Kilgarriff and Edward Burnham, producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Christopher Barry, production unit manager George Gallacio (38 mins)
Easter Eggs
Featurette: "The Tunnel Effect" - Graphic designer Bernard Lodge explains how he created the complex 'never-ending tunnel' opening titles for Tom Baker's stories. Narrated by George Kelly. (13 mins)
Photo gallery
Production Notes
Doctor Who - Story #159: Survival (2-disc, $34.98 SRP)
The Doctor takes Ace back to her hometown of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace's old friends and neighbors have disappeared while domestic pets become victims of unseen killers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive? (Episodes 1-3, 72 mins)
Audio Commentary: Audio Commentary by actors Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred and script editor Andrew Cartmel
DVD ROM Features: Radio Times listings
Deleted Scenes
Documentary: "Cat Flap" - A new two-part Making Of documentary (61 mins)
Documentary: "Endgame" - Documentary on the end of the original series
Music Only Track:
Fan commentary (ep 3 only)
Continuities (3 mins)
"Search Out Science" - Schools program featuring the Doctor and Ace, with Stephen Johnson and K9 (19 mins)
"Little Girl Lost" - " Retrospective on Ace (16 mins)
"Destiny of the Doctors" - Anthony Ainleys last appearance as the Master from 1997 computer games (13 mins)
