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NOW ON THE BIG SCREEN – IN COLOUR! (AGAIN)

NOW ON THE BIG SCREEN – IN COLOUR! (AGAIN)

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At the moment you can already enjoy Doctor Who on TV and on the BBC Sounds app – but this summer, you’ll also be able to enjoy it on the big screen. Well, sort of.

You see, it’s not Doctor Who coming to the multiplex but ‘Dr. Who’ – aka the two ‘Daleks’ movies starring Peter Cushing that were created as big-screen remakes of the BBC sci-fi series in the 1960s (and which made a few changes to the original William Hartnell-starring TV stories).

Now, nearly 60 years after they were first released in 1965 and 1966, Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. will be back in cinemas.

Remastered and restored in full 4K, they’ll be released theatrically in the UK from 10th July 2022 together with an exciting new trailer for the films, showing off the restoration and sure to intrigue a new generation of fans.

The Cushing movies are to date the only big-screen outing for a Doctor Who adventure (barring a few screenings of the 50th anniversary special in 2013), and this release will give Whovians another chance to see them as they were originally intended.

However, a home release option is also planned to give viewers a chance to watch at home.

According to StudioCanal, both films will be released on 4K UHD Collector’s Editions, steelbooks and digital platforms, with Dr. Who and the Daleks releasing first on 20th June followed by Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. on the 18th July.

The DVD releases will include booklets with a brand new essay, a 32-page Titan mini-book, two new posters and behind-the-scenes features including audio commentaries from cast and Doctor Who experts (including Mark Gatiss, Rob Shearman, Kim Newman, Bernard Cribbins and Gareth Owen) and new featurettes including The Dalek Legacy and Restoring Dr. Who in 4K among others.

In other words, even as the main Doctor Who series is winding down and less regularly on TV ahead of Jodie Whittaker’s regeneration, there’ll be plenty for fans to enjoy in the wider Whoniverse throughout 2022. Hip hip, Who-ray!

Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. return to UK cinemas on 10th July 2022.

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Doctor Who movies coming to BritBox this month!

Doctor Who movies coming to BritBox this month!

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BritBox has revealed a host of new content that will be joining the streaming service in the UK this month, including two classic Doctor Who films.

The latest selection of shows and movies will be joining the cult-themed Out of this World collection, which already includes some iconic series such as Thunderbirds and Space: 1999.

From September 10, subscribers will be able to watch 1965’s Doctor Who and the Daleks, the first big screen spin-off of the television series featuring The Doctor’s ultimate enemy.

In a slightly different take on the beloved franchise, this film portrays Peter Cushing’s Doctor as an eccentric inventor from Earth who, when showing off his TARDIS to his granddaughters and one of their boyfriends, somehow manages to whisk them away to the planet Skaro, the home of the Daleks.

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Also joining BritBox is Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD, Cushing’s second feature-length outing as The Doctor. This time, in the distant future, he leads a human rebellion against the evil, encased aliens, who have claimed the planet for themselves.

Both of these movies will be available on the streaming service from September 10, as will all 52 episodes of cult British sci-fi show Blake’s 7. From this date, you’ll also be able to stream a selection of episodes from the classic agent-thriller series The Avengers.

Fantasy-adventure movie One Million Years BC will also be available, as will the sci-fi horror Quatermass and the Pit and the David Bowie sci-fi drama The Man Who Fell to Earth.

From September 17, all three series of Terry Nation’s science fiction drama Survivors will also be available to stream.