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• Doctor Who - The Robots Of Death | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  By Tom Baker's third season in the role the actor had become firmly established in the minds of many fans as the definitive Doctor. First broadcast in early 1977, "Robots of Death" follows on directly from "Face of Evil", which was writer Chris Boucher's debut and also that of Louise Jameson's Leela, the Doctor's most shapely companion (a kind of Neanderthal Seven of Nine if you will). Boucher's second Who story concerns an isolated mining ship on which a series of inexplicable deaths take place--although as the Doctor opines, "nothing is inexplicable, only unexplained". The Doctor and Leela inevitably become embroiled in events, which soon turn into a sci-fi murder-mystery: imagine Isaac Asimov crossed with Agatha Christie in a Frank Herbert Dune-like setting. Add an undercover robot sent by "the company" and the claustrophobic, not to say deadly setting of the mining ship and there is a fascinating foreshadowing of Alien, too. It is tightly plotted, intelligent Saturday teatime entertainment (something that was possible then but is now an unthinkable oxymoron) with a typically strong cast of redoubtable thesps in supporting roles (not to mention extravagant costumes and garish make-up). There may be no Daleks or Cybermen, but this is vintage Who nevertheless.On the DVD: For a mid-70s TV programme, this looks really fresh on DVD, although the sound is mono. Each of the four episodes are broken down into chapter points for ease of use. There is a full audio commentary with producer Philip Hinchcliffe and writer Chris Boucher which suffers from some very long gaps ibetween the interesting nuggets of information. Also included are a few sundries of interest to die-hard fans: unused model shots, floor plans of the studio layout and some scene comparisons between "raw" footage and the same shots after post-production. --Mark Walker

• Doctor Who - The Specials | DVD | (04/08/2014) from £9.34   |  Saving you £15.65 (167.56%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This Complete Specials includes all the Doctor Who Specials from 2009 - The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, Waters Of Mars, Christmas and the New Year specials. It also includes the following special features: Commentary with Cast & Crew, Deleted Scenes, Exclusive David Tennant Video Diary, Doctor Who Confidential.

• Doctor Who: Centenary Special | DVD | (07/11/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Her final battle. Her deadliest enemies. The Doctor faces multiple threats from Daleks, Cybermen and the Master, in a fight for her very existence.

• Doctor Who: The Green Death - Special Edition | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring the third incarnation of the Doctor--Jon Pertwee's patriarchal renaissance man--The Green Death is a solid addition to the Doctor Who canon. Originally broadcast in May 1973, it may now have dated a little, with its vegetarian hippies and "boyo" Welshmen, but it has all the elements of classic Who, the Doctor encountering green-glowing dead bodies, a shadowy mastermind, a global conspiracy, brainwashing, a megalomaniacal supercomputer and, of course, giant maggots.This story, the final sequence of Pertwee's penultimate season, reached the TV ratings Top 10, and fittingly, met high production standards. The environmental message, while facilitating Who's ongoing individual-freedom motif, also proved prophetic in its warnings of globalisation and pollution. The special effects, though admittedly dated now, were good for their time and budget--the stop-motion photography of the maggots and the front-axial projection used for the pulsating green skin are particularly effective. The well-crafted script manages to combine monsters, punch-ups and cliffhanger endings with cerebral concepts, human drama and erudite references to Beethoven and Oscar Wilde--the single tear of the reformed villain as he destroys his paymaster is just one of the subtle touches distinguishing this work. The Green Death's six filler-free episodes belong to the Golden Age of Doctor Who, and their denouement is one of the most poignant in the series' long history.On the DVD: the Beeb, as always, have gone to town on the picture, with the images and colours scrubbing up nicely for their age. Sadly there are none of the usual nostalgia-inducing contemporaneous news features, but there is an amusing mockumentary starring The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss. The interviews with writer Robert Sloman and actor Stewart Bevan will also give fans some extra insights--particularly Bevan's revelation that the actors were discouraged from rehearsing the final scene so as to give it genuine emotional intensity. --Paul Eisinger

• Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor & Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials | Blu Ray | (20/01/2014) from £7.64   |  Saving you £1.35 (17.67%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Orbiting a quiet backwater planet the massed forces of the universes deadliest species gather drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them - the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe. Episodes Comprise: The Time of the Doctor and Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials (2013 Christmas Special) A Christmas Carol (2010 Christmas Special) The Doctor the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011 Christmas Special) The Snowmen (2012 Christmas Special) Special Features: Farewell to Matt Smith Behind the Scenes Tales of the TARDIS

• Doctor Who - Creature from the Pit | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £7.85   |  Saving you £12.14 (154.65%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Doctor Who: Creature From The Pit

• (Classic) Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden | DVD | (02/04/2012) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Two spacecraft fuse in a hyperspace collision, and with the dimensional instabilities threatening everyone aboard, it’s fortunate the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward) and K-9 arrive to help. But when a crewmember is found clawed by a ferocious creature, it seems there’s something even more frightening stalking the corridors. But what can this have to do with a zoologist, Professor Tryst, his CET projection machine, and a planet called Eden? Special Features: Commentary with actors Lalla Ward and Peter Craze, writer Bob Baker, effects designer Colin Mapson and make-up designer Joan Stribling. Moderated by Toby Hadoke The Nightmare of Television Centre: A look back at a somewhat troubled production with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it Going Solo: Writer Bob Baker talks about The Nightmare of Eden The Doctors Strange Love: With comedian Josie Long and writers Joe Lidster and Simon Guerrier Ask Aspel: Lalla Wards appearance on the popular BBC children's show Radio Times Listings (DVD-Rom) Programme subtitles Production information subtitles Photo gallery Coming soon trailer Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

• Doctor Who - Pyramids Of Mars | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £3.53   |  Saving you £16.46 (466.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Returning to UNIT HQ on Earth the TARDIS is thrown violently about by a mysterious force and Sarah and the Doctor arrive instead at an old priory in the year 1911. The owner Marcus Scarman has been excavating ancient tombs and is possessed by the spirit of Sutekh bringer of 'the gift of death to all mankind'. Sutekh has lain for thousands of years in his pyramid prison and Scarman and his robot mummies plan to release this ancient and evil power. Will Sutekh the all-powerful b

• Doctor Who - The Seeds of Doom | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

• Doctor Who - Mara Tales | DVD | (07/03/2011) from £10.97   |  Saving you £19.02 (173.38%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Two adventures from the early 1980s with Peter Davison starring as the Time Lord. Titles Comprise: Kinda: The Doctor (Davison) Tegan (Janet Fielding) Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) land on paradisical Deva Loka for rest and recuperation. However the military expediton on the planet has lost several crew members and the Doctor and Adric are taken hostage by the near hysterical Hindle. Meanwhile Tegan's dreams have provided the gateway to an ancient evil the snake-like Mara. The Doctor must prevent the Mara from taking over the Kinda and destroying the expedition as the wheel of creation begins to turn. Snakedance: A loose sequel to 'Kinda' Tegan must have made a mistake when she was setting the co-ordinates for the TARDIS because the Doctor certainly hadn't intended landing on Manussa. When the Doctor learns that Manussa was once the home of the Sumaran Empire he realises that an evil force has begun to take over Tegan's will. This force the Mara is planning to use Tegan as a vehicle to retake power on Manussa. Just as the celebrations to commemorate the destruction of the Sumaran Empire by the Federation are about to take place the Legend of Mara is about to come true.

• Doctor Who - Galaxy 4 | DVD | (15/11/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Doctor (William Hartnell) stars alongside his travel companions Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) and Steven (Peter Purves) which sees the TARDIS landing on a planet on the verge of total annihilation as it drifts too close to the three suns which its orbits. Trapped on the planet with them are the Drahvins, a race of warrior women, and the reptilian Rills. The Drahvins want to steal the Rill spaceship to escape the planet's death throes, and enlist the Doctor's help, which he is forced to give when Maaga, the cunning Drahvin leader, keeps first Vicki and then later Steven as her hostage. Even though the Doctor is determined to broker a peace deal between the two sides in this conflict and help everyone escape safely, Maaga doesn't trust him, or the Rills... The two disc release gives fans the opportunity to enjoy the four new animated episodes of Galaxy 4, in either colour or black and white. The release will also include: Remastered Surviving Original Episode 3 Remastered Surviving Clip from Episode 1 Telesnap Reconstructions of Episodes 1, 2 and 4. Audio Commentaries Making Of Documentary Finding Galaxy 4 Documentary Photo Gallery Production Subtitles

• Doctor Who - The Sontaran Experiment | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £7.85   |  Saving you £5.14 (65.48%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Doctor Sarah and Harry arrive on a desolate and apparently deserted Earth to discover that a group of shipwrecked astronauts from a human colony GalSec have been lured there by a fake distress call. One of their number Roth tells Sarah of an alien conducting gruesome experiments on him and his crewmates. The alien turns out to be a Sontaran Field-Major Styre who is compiling a report on human physical and mental capabilities as a prelude to an invasion of Earth!

• Doctor Who - The Collection - Season 10 | Blu Ray | (08/07/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  ˜Doctor Who: The Collection' returns with Season 10, featuring Jon Pertwee as the iconic Time Lord. All 26 episodes newly restored for Blu-ray and packed with hours of new and existing bonus material. Episodes: The Three Doctors Carnival of Monsters Frontier in Space Planet of the Daleks The Green Death Brand new bonus features, including: Optional Updated Effects And 5.1 Surround Sound For Planet Of The Daleks Doctor Who And The Third Man A New Feature-Length Documentary Covering The Pertwee Era Keeping Up With The Jones' Katy Manning And Stewart Bevan Return To Wales The Green Death 1973 Omnibus Repeat Available For The First Time And More

• Doctor Who - The Daleks in Colour | DVD | (19/02/2024) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Originally transmitted from December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks introduced one of the Doctor’s most formidable and enduring foes. The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.The seven original 25 minute episodes have now been colourised and weaved together into a 75 minute blockbuster. With brand new sound and a new score - created by Mark Ayres - The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original classic story remains as thrilling as it was when it was first seen back in 1963.This release also includes the original seven episodes on DVD in black & white, as they were first broadcast plus a 15 minute exclusive featurette and all special features from the previous release.Credits:. Starring William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill and William Russell.Written by Terry Nation.Directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin.

• Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £5.94   |  Saving you £14.05 (236.53%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric is one of the best of Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor adventures, a complex tale set around a naval installation on the North Yorkshire coast during WWII. The busy plot involves a Russian commando unit, a code-breaking computer, opening gambits in the Cold War, ancient Norse inscriptions concerning even more ancient evil, a new twist on vampirism, chess, global pollution and a creature from the end of human history. Key to all this is the theme of faith and a time paradox centred on Ace (Sophie Aldred), which ultimately turns out to be the resolution to mysteries that have haunted the Doctor’s companion all her life (they were first touched upon in 1987's Dragonfire, also written by Ian Briggs). The show was shot entirely on location and has above average production values, generating tension and exciting set-pieces even when the plot threatens to get lost in its own tangles. Nicholas Parsons complements McCoy and Aldred by turning in a strong performance as the local minister and the tale pays homage to such horrors as Plague of the Zombies (1966), Night of the Living Dead (1968), and John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980) and Prince of Darkness (1987) with aplomb. Sadly there would only be one more story, the disappointing Survival (1989), before the BBC put the Doctor into suspended animation. On the DVD: Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric is presented in two versions on a truly remarkable two-disc set. Disc 1 contains the four original 25-minute episodes exactly as originally broadcast with stereo sound. Disc 2 offers a completely updated version of the Special Edition originally released on video in 1991. This 103-minute version is supervised by composer Mark Ayres and follows director Nicholas Mallett’s original cut. The episodes are edited like a feature film and incorporate approximately 10 minutes of extra story material. The picture has been regraded and the sound remixed into full Dolby Digital 5.1 by Mark Ayres using the original stereo sound elements and his music files. The result is a massive improvement over the original series' episodes. Disc 1 also includes an informative commentary with McCoy, Aldred and Parsons and an isolated score. There is the usual information text, scored photo gallery and subtitles for the episodes and the commentary. "Modelling the Dead" shows Sue Moore and Stephen Mansfield making the Haemovore masks; "Claws and Effect" shows the BBC Special Effects unit on location; also included are 20 minutes of highlights from the 1990 Nebula 90 SF convention with Aldred, Ayres, Briggs, Tomek Bork, Joann Kenny, Mansfield and Moore, while "Take Two" is a four-minute piece on the story presented by Phillip Schofield. Disc 2 also features "Shattering the Chains" (an excellent analysis of the show by writer Ian Briggs), "Recutting the Runes" (a fascinating interview with Mark Ayres on preparing the Special Edition) and a good interview with costume designer Ken Trew. --Gary S Dalkin

• Doctor Who - The Complete Series 8 | Blu Ray | (24/11/2014) from £15.64   |  Saving you £39.35 (251.60%)   |  RRP £54.99

  The new Doctor has landed... Introducing Peter Capaldi as the twelfth Doctor this fantastic new series sees the Doctor and Clara (Jenna Coleman) encounter unimaginable wonders and horrors... The time travellers meet a fleet of Daleks as they attempt to rescue a stranded ship of human survivors face ranks of Cybermen stalking the Earth go back in time and join Robin Hood in a fight with killer robots in Sherwood Forest become bank robbers when they break into the deadliest bank in the cosmos face a Mummy on the Orient Express discover a deadly horror dwelling on the Moon; and come to know the last man standing at the end of the universe. This complete box set contains every explosive episode from Peter Capaldi’s debut series in the role and is also packed full of extras including: DVD Exclusive: Doctor Who - Deep Breath Cinema panel session DVD Exclusive: Audio Commentaries Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion Doctor Who: Earth Conquest (World Tour Documentary) Doctor Who Cast interviews Doctor Who Behind the Scenes FOXES – Don’t Stop Me Now (Music video from Mummy on the Orient Express) DISC 01: DEEP BREATH Clara is alone in Victorian London with a man she doesn’t know a dinosaur in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. The Doctor has changed. It’s time you knew him. Written by Steven Moffat. INTO THE DALEK A Dalek fleet surrounds a lone rebel ship and only the Doctor can help them now... Written by Phil Ford and Steven Moffat. ROBOT OF SHERWOOD When Robots threaten Sherwood Forest the Doctor must join forces with Robin Hood to stop the evil reign of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Written by Mark Gatiss. SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary on ‘Into The Dalek’ & ‘Robot Of Sherwood’ DISC 02: LISTEN When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. Written by Steven Moffat. TIME HEIST The Doctor turns bank robber when he attempts to break into the most dangerous bank in the Cosmos. Written by Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat. THE CARETAKER The terrifying Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity – and worse any second now Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet. Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat. KILL THE MOON The Doctor and Clara crash land on the Moon to find a world of horror – a mining base full of corpses vicious spider-like creatures poised to attack and a terrible dilemma. Written by Peter Harness. SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary on ‘The Caretaker’ & ‘Kill The Moon’ DISC 03: MUMMY ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS The Doctor and Clara are on the most beautiful train in history but a deadly creature is stalking the passengers. The Doctor must race against the clock to defeat the terrifying Mummy. Written by Jamie Mathieson. FLATLINE Separated from the Doctor Clara discovers a new menace from another dimension. Written by Jamie Mathieson. IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT Everywhere in every land a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth. It doesn’t take the Doctor long to discover that the final days of humanity have arrived... Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. SPECIAL FEATURES: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord DISC 04: DARK WATER In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere plans have been drawn. Missy is about to come face to face with the Doctor and an impossible choice is looming... Written by Steven Moffat. DEATH IN HEAVEN With Cybermen on the streets of London old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role. Written by Steven Moffat SPECIAL FEATURES: Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion Casting Peter Capaldi Writing the New Series What is Doctor Who? Why Watch Series 8? TARDIS Tour Foxes ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ DISC 05: SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind The Scenes Deep Breath Q&A World Tour Documentary Trailers

• Doctor Who - Vengeance on Varos (Special Edition) | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Tardis is adrift. Deprived of a vital power source, the Doctor and Peri have one last hope the planet Varos. But Varos is a dangerous place. Trapped in the dreaded Punishment Dome, the Doctor and Peri must fight for their lives and save the starving population from the machinations of the villainous, reptilian Sil...

• Doctor Who: The Matt Smith Collection | DVD | (02/10/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Doctor Who - The Invasion (2 Disc Set) | DVD | (06/11/2006) from £5.09   |  Saving you £14.90 (292.73%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Patrick Troughton's Doctor encounters the Cybermen in London in this classic adventure narrated by Frazer Hines. Arriving on Earth in 1975 the Doctor Jamie and Zoe discover that the component manufacturers International Electromagnetics has a vice-like grip on the world's technology. When he encounters the firm's company director the Doctor realises that there is something very odd about Tobias Vaughan... Vaughan is in fact in alliance with the Cybermen and together they are masterminding an aggressive invasion of Earth. If the Doctor and his friends are to defeat them they must risk life and limb in an adventure of epic proportions.

• Doctor Who - The Dominators | DVD | (12/07/2010) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Doctor Who: The Dominators (Dr. Who)