Revisitations 3 - The Money For Old Rope Box Set

[SiHart]

And the third revisitations set is Tomb, Three Doctors and Robots of Death.

Tomb of the Cybermen:
* New commentary
* Tomb and the Magic of VidFIRE documentary
* Sky Ray Promo TV spot
* Lost Giants documentary
* Curse of the Cybermen's Tomb documentary
* Cybermen - extended version of documentary (from Cybermen box set)

Robots of Death:

* Sandmine Murders - Making of... documentary
* New commentary
* Robophobia documentary
* Girls, Girls, Girls: 1970s
* "Plus all other VAM as previously released"

The Three Doctors:

* Making of... documentary
* When DW was Uncool documentary
* Massive cock-up in the encoding / authoring of the previous edition fixed
* All previously-released VAM features "and more TBC"

Si xx

[Larry]

And the third revisitations set is Tomb, Three Doctors and Robots of Death.

Tomb of the Cybermen:
* New commentary
* Tomb and the Magic of VidFIRE documentary
* Sky Ray Promo TV spot
* Lost Giants documentary
* Curse of the Cybermen's Tomb documentary
* Cybermen - extended version of documentary (from Cybermen box set)

Robots of Death:

* Sandmine Murders - Making of... documentary
* New commentary
* Robophobia documentary
* Girls, Girls, Girls: 1970s
* "Plus all other VAM as previously released"

The Three Doctors:

* Making of... documentary
* When DW was Uncool documentary
* Massive cock-up in the encoding / authoring of the previous edition fixed
* All previously-released VAM features "and more TBC"

Si xx

i'm certainly not bothering about revisitations 2 - but I might get this one.

[Jason Thompson]

I'm glad to see Tomb is getting the VidFIRE treatment. Someone will have to remind me though: what was the encoding error on The Three Doctors that they fixed this time round?

[Jonno]

There was a problem with the episode two cliffhanger - they went back and repeated some of the footage or something.

[stuartdg]

Is a special feature on the Three Doctors actually called "Massive cock up?" lol

[Si Hunt]

Isn't that the title of the "Creature From The Pit" Making Of documentary?

Si.

[SiHart]

Full details for the upcoming DVD release of the Revisitations 2 Box-set.

The Seeds of Death

It is the 21st Century and Earth is totally dependent on T-Mat, a revolutionary form of instant travel. When the system breaks down the Doctor and friends make a hazardous journey to the relay station on the moon only to find that it has fallen into the hands of the Ice Warriors who plan to invade Earth. Can the Doctor outwit the evil Ice Warriors and destroy the fungus in time to save a dying world?

Special Features:

Disc 1:

• 6 x 25 min monochrome episodes with mono audio.

• Commentary – with actors Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury, director Michael Ferguson and script editor Terrance Dicks.

• Audio Trailer (dur. 0’ 45”) – an off-air amateur recording of the original BBC1 trailer for the story. Suggest using this in the ‘Episode Selection’ menu, either as a background audio loop on the menu screen or as a selectable item.

• Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release.

• Programme Subtitles

• Subtitle Production Notes

Disc 2:

• Lords of the Red Planet (dur. 28’ 31”) – a look back at the creation of the Ice Warriors and their re-appearance in the ‘The Seeds of Death’. With actors Wendy Padbury and Frazer Hines, director Michael Ferguson, script editor Terrance Dicks, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and TV historian Richard Bignell. Narrated by Katherine Mount.

• Sssowing the Ssseedsss – (dur. 24’ 05”) – Ice Warrior Sonny Caldinez, Ice Lord Alan Bennion and make-up designer Sylvia James recall their experiences of bringing the Martian warriors to life.

• Monster Masterclass (dur. 3’ 44”) – director Michael Ferguson talks about his experiences directing some of Doctor Who’s most famous monster stories.

• Monsters Who Came Back For More! (dur. 16’ 26”) – Nick ‘Voice of the Daleks’ Briggs and Doctor Who Magazine’s assistant editor Peter Ware take a look at the reasons why monsters often return for further adventures.

• Photo Gallery (dur. 4’ 30”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story.

• TARDIS Cam no.6 (dur. 0’ 57”) – a model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website.

• PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format.

Carnival of Monsters

The Doctor and Jo take the TARDIS on a test flight and arrive on a cargo ship, the SS Bernice, that appears to be crossing the Indian Ocean in 1926 but is in fact trapped inside a miniscope — a banned peepshow of miniaturised life-forms — on the planet Inter Minor.

Special Features:

Disc 1:

• 4 x 25 min episodes with mono audio.

• Commentary 1 – with actress Katy Manning and director Barry Letts.

• Commentary 2 – with actors Peter Halliday, Cheryl Hall and Jenny McCracken, script editor Terrance Dicks, sound effects designer Brian Hodgson. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.

• Episode Two – Early Edit (dur. 29’ 44”) – a longer early edit of the second episode, featuring the subsequently rejected ‘Delaware’ version of the theme music. It is presented here completely un-restored.

• Behind the Scenes (dur 1’ 48”) – on the studio floor and inside the gallery during production of the story, courtesy of a film crew from the BBC’s ‘Looking In’ documentary.

• Visual Effects Models (dur. 8’ 41”) – an expanded version of this feature, including unused model shots, trims and tests.

• ‘Five Faces of Doctor Who’ Trailer (dur. 4’ 10”) – a trail for the 1981’s repeat season, which saw many of Doctor Who’s classic stories – including ‘Carnival of Monsters’ - repeated for the first time in many years.

• Director’s Amended Ending (dur. 1’ 18”) – for the ‘Five Faces’ repeat of the story, director Barry Lett’s took the opportunity to re-edit the ending to remove a shot of a very obvious ‘bald cap’ which he had always felt spoiled the show.

• CSO Demo (dur. 3’ 07”) – director Barry Letts was very keen on the possibilities offered by the use of Colour Separation Overlay to place actors into fantastical model sets. In this BBC training film, he demonstrates the technique for fellow directors.

• TARDIS Cam no.2 (dur. 0’ 45”) – a CGI model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website.

• Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release.

• PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format.

• Programme Subtitles

Disc 2:

• Destroy All Monsters! (dur. 23’ 11”) – cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors Katy Manning, Cheryl Hall and Peter Halliday, director Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, assistant floor manager Karilyn Collier and visual effects assistant Colin Mapson. Narrated by Marc Silk.

• On Target with Ian Marter (dur. 16’ 08”) – actor Ian Marter played Andrews in this story before more famously playing companion Harry Sullivan in Tom Baker’s first stories. He was also a writer and novelised many previous Doctor Who adventures for the Target book range. With actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney and Nigel Plaskitt, script editors Terrance Dicks and Gary Russell.

• The A-Z of Gadgets and Gizmos (dur. 11’ 22”) – a tongue-in-cheek look at gadgets and gizmos in Doctor Who over the years. Narrated by Paul Jones.

• Mary Celeste (dur. 18’ 01”) – just as the SS Bernice disappeared from the Indian Ocean in the story, many real-life ships have mysteriously disappeared too. A trio of maritime experts discuss some of these events, including perhaps the most famous maritime mystery of all time, the strange case of the Mary Celeste. With the University of London’s Prof. Roger Luckhurst, Merseyside Maritime Museum’s Ian Murphy and the National Maritime Museum’s John McAleer.

• Photo Gallery (dur. 2’ 55”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story, plus photos from the commentary session and Frank Bellamay’s Radio Times artwork.

Resurrection of the Daleks

The Doctor and his companions are captured in a Time Corridor, and are forced to land on 20th Century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks.

It is here that the true purpose of the Time Corridor becomes apparent: after 90 years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. But not even the Daleks forsee the poisonous threat presented by their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why?

Only the Doctor knows the truth. But will he be capable of descending to Davros' level of evil in order to stop him?

Special Features:

Disc 1:

• 2 x 45 min colour episodes with original mono audio and optional Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

• Commentary with actor Terry Molloy, writer Eric Saward and visual effects designer Peter Wragg, moderated by Nick Pegg.

• Casting Far and Wide (dur. 32’ 16”) – Actor and comedian Toby Hadoke interviews five of the jobbing actors who worked on the story about their careers and their experiences on the show. With Roger Davenport, Del Henney, Leslie Grantham, Jim Findlay and William Sleigh.

• On Location (dur. 18’ 32”) – producer John Nathan-Turner, director Matthew Robinson and writer Eric Saward return to London’s Shad Thames to reminisce about the story in its major filming location .

• Extended and Deleted Scenes (dur. 7’ 03”) – extra material from early edits of the episodes.

• Breakfast Time (dur. 7’ 56”) – Janet Fielding and John Nathan-Turner interviewed on the BBC’s breakfast show, including an item about the show’s music and sound effects featuring Malcolm Clarke and Brian Hodgson.

• Trailer (dur. 0’ 31”) – a BBC1 trailer for the original transmission.

• The Last Dalek (dur. 8’ 33”) – a behind-the-scenes look at the Ealing studios filming for 1967’s epic Dalek story, ‘The Evil of the Daleks’, courtesy of an 8mm film shot by BBC designer Tony Cornell. With narration by BBC visual effects designers Michealjohn Harris and Peter Day.

• TARDIS Cam no.4 (dur. 0’ 41”) – a model vignette created for the BBC’s Doctor Who website.

• Isolated Music - option to view the episodes with isolated music scores.

• Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release.

• PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format.

• Programme Subtitles

• Subtitle Production Notes

Disc 2:

• 4 x 25 min colour episodes with original mono audio and optional Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

• Commentary with actors Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, director Matthew Robinson.

• Come In Number Five (dur. 56’ 27”) – a retrospective of Peter Davison’s tenure as the fifth Doctor. With actors Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson, producer John Nathan-Turner, executive producer Barry Letts, director Fiona Cumming, script editors Christopher H Bidmead, Eric Saward and Antony Root, BBC Head of Series and Serials David Reid and new series head writer Steven Moffat. Presented by David Tennant

• Tomorrow’s Times – The Fifth Doctor (dur. 12’ 17”) – the ongoing series looking at the press reaction to Doctor Who through the years reaches the fifth Doctor’s era. Presented by Frazer Hines

• Walrus (dur. 1’ 21”) – an oddity from the BBC’s archives. A Welsh woman comes face to face with a Dalek, who is determined to make her speak in a monotone…

• Photo Gallery (dur. 5’ 16”) - a selection of design and production photographs from the story.

• Coming Soon (dur. approx 1' 00") - a trail for a forthcoming DVD release.

• PDF material - Radio Times listings in PDF format.

• Programme Subtitles

• Subtitle Production Notes

Si xx

[Jason Thompson]

That looks like quite a good package. Might just have to get that one. Not that I was intending to for the 'as broadcast' version of Resurrection anyway, oh no....

[Perry Vale]

I still think 'Carnival' looks like the poorest candidate (out of all three announced sets) for revisiting. This will have to drop very low in price to tempt me, I think.

[Rob McCow]

On Target with Ian Marter

The only worthwhile new addition, I reckons!

Mary Celeste (dur. 18’ 01”) – just as the SS Bernice disappeared from the Indian Ocean in the story, many real-life ships have mysteriously disappeared too. A trio of maritime experts discuss some of these events, including perhaps the most famous maritime mystery of all time, the strange case of the Mary Celeste. With the University of London’s Prof. Roger Luckhurst, Merseyside Maritime Museum’s Ian Murphy and the National Maritime Museum’s John McAleer.

I never, ever want to watch this. Please spare me.

[Si Hunt]

I really want to watch a documentary about a ship that wasn't in the story. I'm hoping that there's a featurette about David Hasslehoff on the "Tomb of the Cybermen" disc too, seeing as how he wasn't in that story.

Si.

[Perry Vale]

'Tomb' could have a featurette about the history of Peter Pan on the stage, in connection with the famous scene where Toberman is lifted with the harness...

[Rob McCow]

Here's the start of another special feature ommitted from The Seeds of Death.

In 1969, Martian warlords stalked the wooded areas at Hampstead Heath, terrifying the local population. Similar sinister beings roam around Hampstead Heath today, but with very different intentions....

[SiHart]

I'll be waiting for this set to reach £12.99 too I think.

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

We could have stumbled on something here. If they re-issue "Timelash", in tribute to the Bandrils I'm hoping for a featurette about Sooty.

Si.

[Perry Vale]

Yet again it makes the decision not to release the Galaxy 4 recon rather baffling, and also, rather spiteful...

[Jason Thompson]

Could someone explain what the deal is with this Galaxy 4 recon? I keep hearing it mentioned here and there but have no idea of the significance of it in terms of the DVD range.

[Perry Vale]

It was commissioned, paid for, and completed, for inclusion on the Time Meddler (IIRC), but then Dan Hall decided it "didn't fit the range", or words to that effect.

[Si Hunt]

So it remains in the Vaults, officially the absurd benchmark for the Quality Threshold of the Doctor Who DVD extras. That awful thing about blood on "State of Decay"? More worthy than the Galaxy Four recon! The crap with the puppets and the fans doing silly voices? More worthy than the Galaxy Four recon. It must be an abomination.

Si.

[Dave Tudor]

• The Last Dalek (dur. 8’ 33”) – a behind-the-scenes look at the Ealing studios filming for 1967’s epic Dalek story, ‘The Evil of the Daleks’, courtesy of an 8mm film shot by BBC designer Tony Cornell. With narration by BBC visual effects designers Michealjohn Harris and Peter Day.

How many more bloody times are they going to release this!?!?

[brandynigma]

So, the full list now appears to be:

Revisitations 1
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
The Caves of Androzani
The Movie

Revisitations 2
The Seeds of Death
Carnival of Monsters
Resurrection of the Daleks

Revisitations 3
The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Three Doctors
The Robots of Death

Spearhead from Space (with Terror of the Autons)
Vengeance on Varos (Just announced!)

[Anthony Williams]

Bah, when are we going to get a Green Death re-release? Bloody well needs it, if you ask me!

Ant x

[SiHart]

I'm a little underwhelmed and unsurprised. Surely this was all a marketing thing to make the fans think they can change things? Wasn't it?

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

Of course it was. Fans really are stupid and 2e will be laughing all the way to the bank. Ooh, they might re release a dvd! Do we want to buy this one again? Let's bombard them with emails to persaude them to sell us something we don't even want!

Well done everyone.

Si.

[brandynigma]

I'm a little underwhelmed and unsurprised. Surely this was all a marketing thing to make the fans think they can change things? Wasn't it?

Si xx

Perhaps they just wanted a let up from the usual messages about recons or animations?

To be honest, I can believe that Vengeance was teetering on the edge. I seem to recall that it was the lowest selling of the first run of releases. As such, I wouldn't be surprised if it were somehow linked in to another bizarre box set idea, although I honestly can't find a link with any remaining stories!