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Great seeing good ole Tom once more in a current Who episode.
More Information Surfaces on "The Underwater Menace" DVD
Chris McAleer
Dursley, United Kingdom
18 Sep 2015 — The latest issue of the BBC's official Doctor Who Magazine hit shelves yesterday, containing an article confirming the upcoming release of "The Underwater Menace" DVD along with further details on the expected content.
Full details on the release can be found in the magazine itself, but we've provided a quick breakdown of information on the DVD's content below:
- Fully restored episodes 2 & 3
- Telesnap reconstructions of episodes 1 & 4
- Interview Commentary for Episode 1, featuring Toby Hadoke interviewing Michael Troughton, son of the late Patrick Troughton
- Cast & Crew Commentary for episodes 2 & 3, moderated by Toby Hadoke and featuring Frazer Hines (Jamie), Anneke Wills (Polly), Catherine Howe (Ara), sound technician Brian Hodgson and floor manager Quentin Mann
- Interview Commentary for Episode 4, featuring excerpts of archival interviews with 2nd Doctor actor Patrick Troughton as well as directors Hugh David and Julia Smith
- Production Information Subtitles for episodes 2 & 3
- "Fishy Tales", a documentary looking at the making of "The Underwater Menace"
- "The Television Centre of the Universe: Part 2", the concluding part of the documentary about BBC Television Centre which began on "The Visitation: Special Edition" DVD. Featuring 5th Doctor actor Peter Davison with former companions Mark Strickson and Janet Fielding
- Photo Gallery
The DVD will see release on 26th October 2015, priced £13.99, and is available to pre-order from the official BBC Shop as well as other retailers.
We'll continue to update you all on any further information which surfaces in the lead-up to the DVD's release!
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I would have thought that there would have been more signatures on the petition. Doesn't matter now though, as we've got another Troughton story on the way. :-bd
Yes, I'm treating myself to a Who-themed week-end, even if it didn't start out like this. I wanted to see Judy Collins (a singer I've admired since the 70s, but never got the occasion of seeing live) in concert in Cardiff, but how could a Whovian pass the opportunity to visit the various places the series is filmed in, and of course the Doctor Who Experience ? And how could a Whovian fan of musicals (and Sherlock) pass the opportunity to see Gipsy, with Imelda Staunton, Peter Davison and Lara Pulver ? My wallet will be a long time recovering from it, but I think it will be worth it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34307519
Disappointing. We'll have to wait for catch-up figures to get the full picture, but it could be the first episode of the revived era to drop below 6 million.
You have a point, there. Though I thought that The Eleventh Hour was one of Smith's best stories, far above the average for a debut story, as well as a series opener.
Dr Who seems destined to go up against X Factor which means fans of both are more likely to watch X Factor and catch up with Dr Who. The BBC won't concern themselves, as they make a ton of money worldwide with DW
I'd rather gouge my eyes out than watch the X-Factor (or Shite-Factor as I call it). Hopefully word of mouth will bring viewers back. Of course there is iPlayer and the Friday night repeat for those that missed out to catch up.
" I'd rather gouge my eyes out than watch the X-Factor" :))
I agree 100%, it's total crap. Even my kids haven't watched it
in years.
Well yes, I'm the same but 7.5 million people are lying when they also say that. So someone is watching the damned show, and it will hVe an effect on initial viewing figures for Dr Who.
I'm being picky though, it was really good, and I don't normally like the dalek episodes. Thought all the actors were brilliant and it was darker without feeling like it was being forced. I liked the whole morality issue he encountered, thought it was a great idea for an episode and it was executed really well.
Love Davros, so looking forward to saturdays show.
In fact, I loved the whole episode. Agreat finale to the first two-parters of this season/series. I know it won't be the case (there are always a few duds in a given season), but I hope that the other episodes maintain this level of quality. Touch fingers, cross wood (or is that the other way around ?).
However, I do love Michelle Gomez as Sue White in 'Green Wing'. She was by far the best character in that show. Watching her as Missy, I can kind of see her unique brand of lunacy creeping through.
^ Dr Statham, there, my 2nd favourite Green Wing character.
On another Doctor Who note isubscribed to the Doctor Who Complete History partworks. Received my first delivery over theweekend which consisted of the first three books (1 issue free), free travel mug and wallet. Further deliveries will include free Tardis bookends, free print and an audio drama on cd as well as 6 collected comic books. Look a good read, giving lots of details on each episode.
Did they find tons of Missing Episodes? Announcing an Eighth Doctor miniseries? (PLEASE BBC!) What could it be?!?
I couldn't agree more NicNac. The episode had far less of the bizarre surreality that often informs Steven Moffat's work. Things like lactating Sontaran nurses and Silurian/human lesbians. The only part that seemed a bit gratuitous was the Doctor making a grand entrance in 12th century England on a modern tank wielding an electric guitar that was making sound, but with no apparent amplification. I'm guessing that Peter Capaldi insisted that he wanted a scene with the Doctor playing the guitar, in much the same way that Matt Smith's Doctor was seen playing football.
In answer to your query as to why season openers are usually throwaways. My understanding a TV producer's mind is that the first episode is usually a scene-setter, or a prologue if you will, that offers a mere taste of the things to come, whilst being a self-contained story in its own right. However, this season of Dr Who has come with a downloadable mini-episode that attempts to do this for each episode individually, the belief being that we can now plunge straight into a rip roaring double-episode, such as these first two currently under discussion. I suppose that this is something of an experiment, not only to see whether this works dramatically, but also, I'm speculating, to see how popular it would be if the BBC ceased broadcasting and moved their service to the Internet (to allow pay per view) once the licence fee is abolished.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0326qkd
"The times they are a changin'"