The second of three boxsets where we revisit some of the earliest DVD releases with newly remastered episodes and a greatly increased extras package. The Second Doctor, Zoe and Jamie battle invading Ice Warriors in 'The Seeds of Death', the Third Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped in a world within a sideshow machine in 'Carnival of Monsters', and the Fifth Doctor comers face to face with his oldest enemies in 'Resurrection of the Daleks'...
Disc Contents:
The Seeds of Death - 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.
The Seeds of Death - 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. 16:9FHA
• 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.
• TARDIS Cam no.6 (dur. 0’ 57”) – a model vignette created for the BBC’s
Doctor Who website.
• Easter Egg (dur. 0’ 55”) – in the commentary booth as the team watch
Wendy Padbury’s infamous corpsing moment from ‘The Seeds of Death’.
Carnival of Monsters - 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.
• Easter Egg (dur. 0’ 43”) – clean opening title backgrounds.
Carnival of Monsters - 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. 16:9
FHA
• 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.
Resurrection of the Daleks - 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.
• Easter Egg no.1 (dur. 0’ 12”) – VT countdown clock with added Daleks
• Easter Egg no.2 (dur. 2’ 25”) – clean opening and closing title
backgrounds.
Resurrection of the Daleks - 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…
• Plus of course the usual PDF materials,
Coming Soon trailer, Programme Subtitles, Subtitle Production
Notes and Photo Galleries.
Copyright Steve Roberts, 10 August 2011. No reproduction allowed without written permission.