I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha - Planet of the Spiders DVD 18 April

[SiHart]

Pertwee's swansong makes it long awaited debut on DVD this year. Rumour has it Gareth Hunt, Lis Sladen and Barry Letts are among the commentators for this one...

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[Jonno]

About ruddy time - it's 20 years since the VHS release!

[Andrew Curnow]

It is indeed - I remember splashing out on it with my first dole cheque.

[Dino]

And when it gets nearer to release date will the thread title be changed to "Om maddy paddy um"? (Well that's how I hear it. Good job there's no such thing as fundamentalist Buddism?)
Looks like 2011 is going to be full of suprises DVD wise!

[Larry]

About ruddy time - it's 20 years since the VHS release!

agreed - considering there was apart from Invasion of the Dinosaurs, almost no restoration work needed on the other stories I've always found it a bit of a mystery as to why season 11 has taken so long to get it's stories released.

[Simon R]

It's 10 years since I ordered the slimline one cass-ette American release in slinky cardboard slipcase because the UK version was long since deleted.

[SiHart]

Bonus features:

* Commentary
* 90m compilation version
* Jon Pertwee on 'Wogan'
* John Kane Remembers
* The Final Curtain documentary
* Directing: Barry Letts
* Now and Then - Locations documentary

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[Si Hunt]

* 90m compilation version

That's a quiet first.

Si.

[Rob McCow]

I'm really looking forward to this. I only hope the extras live up to the momentous brilliance of the story!

[SiHart]

No shapes!

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[Si Hunt]

I don't like the cover, having that shot of Pertwee wandering slightly contedly into shot doesn't provoke much drama. It's like he's just popped out to Budgeons or something. Compare to the video cover, with that brilliant under-lit shot of him looking all-knowing.

However, I am just glad that this suggests we will get this brilliant story sooner, rather than later. Perhaps by summer?

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[Rob McCow]

That cover stinks.

STINKS!!!

[SiHart]

I like it. Even if Pertwee is wearing the wrong jacket..

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[Si Hunt]

Is he? It's hard to tell when the pictures have had the contrast whacked up so high. Which story is that from?

That's outrageous. I'm going to march on Clayton Hickman and tell him just where he can stick his cock up.

Si.

[SiHart]

It's from The Time Warrior and it's a Lee Binding effort this time round (no shapes, no Hickman!)

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[P-Bal]

Nasty in your tummy.

[Larry]

I like it. Even if Pertwee is wearing the wrong jacket..

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you know Si, i'm so glad we have you around to spot these mistakes..

[SiHart]

I can't help knowing stuff and things.

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[Thasc]

Another great release, the extras sound interesting

[Si Hunt]

Release date confirmed on Twitter as April 18th!

Si.

[Larry]

Release date confirmed on Twitter as April 18th!

Si.

just checked Amazon and Galaxy 4, and it's not yet up for pre-order.

[SiHart]

Nice clip from the documentary here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcclassicdoctorwho

Nice to see Jon included on this one

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[Larry]

pre-ordered my copy yesterday.

[SiHart]

The cover:



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[Andrew Curnow]

Very nice, appropriately blue! Y'know, I bought the video of this when it came out, with my first ever dole cheque - which was twenty years ago! I'd never seen it before, and ended up watching the whole thing in one go, with just a break for lunch.