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Doctor Who animations of lost episodes ‘cancelled’

Doctor Who animations of lost episodes ‘cancelled’

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The Abominable Snowmen could be the final animated offering? The remaining Doctor Who animated specials, which have been restoring lost episodes for a new generation, have reportedly been scrapped by the BBC. The latest entries in the series of releases include last year’s The Evil of the Daleks and Galaxy 4, following Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor and William Hartnell’s First Doctor respectively. The collaborative project between BBC Studios and BBC America had made much progress towards giving die-hard Whovians a complete library of…

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Season 26 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-Ray standard packaging

Season 26 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-Ray standard packaging

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Season 26 of Doctor Who: The Collection is the next Blu-ray title to be re-issued in standard packaging after Season 23. The Collection offers fans the opportunity to build their own home archive of classic content, and has proved hugely popular with collectors and fans of the TV series. The new standard packaging range is being introduced in response to this success, offering fans a second opportunity to fill gaps in their collection, and enjoy the classic era of Doctor…

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‘The Abominable Snowmen’ to be animated in 2022

‘The Abominable Snowmen’ to be animated in 2022

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The Abominable Snowmen will be released in 2022 on DVD, Blu-ray and as an exclusive Steelbook, filling another gap in missing Doctor Who episodes. Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen is a six-part story based on audio recordings of the original episodes. Most of the six-part adventure story was lost soon after the programme’s original transmission in 1967 and only the audio recordings of the episodes survived. Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen follows the Doctor as he returns to the Himalayas 300 years after…

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Doctor Who: City of Death at The BFI

Doctor Who: City of Death at The BFI

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UK 1979Dir Michael HayesWith Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Julian Glover, Catherine Schell4x25min + bonus contentCertificate PGCourtesy of BBC Studios The most-watched episode of Doctor Who ever, which had over 16 million viewers when first shown in 1979 is coming to the big screen in December. The reason that City of Death is the most-watched episode isn’t because it was co-written by Douglas Adams, or that it stars Julian Glover, nor that it was filmed in Paris — but simply that…

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Season 17 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range.

Season 17 announced as the next instalment in The Collection Blu-ray range.

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The penultimate season for Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, with a full season of Lalla Ward as Romana, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 17. In 1979, Tom Baker’s Doctor was in full flight. With Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) as script editor, the series leaned into Baker’s penchant for humour, and paired his Doctor with a regenerated Romana (Lalla Ward) as his traveling companion. Together, they would form one of the most popular Doctor/companion duos…

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Missing adventure ‘Galaxy Four’ to be animated in 2021

Missing adventure ‘Galaxy Four’ to be animated in 2021

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Galaxy Four, the mostly-missing serial starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, has been given the animation treatment. It will be released on 15th November 2021 on DVD, Blu-ray and as an exclusive Steelbook this year, filling another gap in missing Doctor Who episodes. Galaxy 4 (alternatively spelled Galaxy Four) is the mostly-missing first serial of the third season of Doctor Who, which originally aired in four weekly episodes from 11th September to 2nd October 1965. Audio-only recordings of all four episodes have…

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Season 23 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-Ray standard packaging

Season 23 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-Ray standard packaging

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Season 23 of Doctor Who: The Collection is the next Blu-ray title to be re-issued in standard packaging after Season 10 and 18. The Collection offers fans the opportunity to build their own home archive of classic content, and has proved hugely popular with collectors and fans of the TV series. The new standard packaging range is being introduced in response to this success, offering fans a second opportunity to fill gaps in their collection, and enjoy the classic era…

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The Evil of the Daleks is latest classic to be recreated in animation

The Evil of the Daleks is latest classic to be recreated in animation

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An all-time Doctor Who classic is next in line to be resurrected as an animation, with The Evil of the Daleks now confirmed to be given the treatment. Like many Doctor Who stories first aired in the 1960s, this 1967 adventure starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor was junked by the BBC in an age before regular repeat showings and home media. Only one episode of the seven-parter – episode two – is thought to survive in its original form, but…

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‘The Web of Fear’ cover art and special features revealed

‘The Web of Fear’ cover art and special features revealed

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The cover art and special features of the partially animated version of The Web of Fear, releasing on DVD, Blu-Ray and Steelbook on 16th August 2021, have been revealed. In order to escape an attack in space, the TARDIS makes an unscheduled landing and ends up deep inside the London Underground. Here the travellers soon find themselves engulfed in a thrilling battle with the Great Intelligence and the Yeti, a deadly enemy set to invade the Earth. But as events…

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Season 10 and 18 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-ray standard packaging

Season 10 and 18 will be re-issued in The Collection Blu-ray standard packaging

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Seasons 10 and 18 of Doctor Who: The Collection are the next two Blu-ray titles to be re-issued in standard packaging after Season 12 and 19 on 5th July 2021 The Collection offers fans the opportunity to build their own home archive of classic content, and has proved hugely popular with collectors and fans of the TV series. The new standard packaging range is being introduced in response to this success, offering fans a second opportunity to fill gaps in…

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