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Friday 3 September 2010

Doctor Who Revisitations Boxset 1 - Cover & Info

BBC DVD have revealed the cover and synopsis on the first Doctor Who Revisitations boxset:

The Talons of Weng-Chiang
In this feature-length adventure set deep in the darkest heart of Victorian London, the Doctor and Leela are confronted by a series of bizarre and horrific events. An innocent cabbie is viciously slain by the agents of a secret Chinese cult; young women disappear quietly and suddenly; in the depths below, the rankest sewers are infested by giant, deadly abominations. The Doctor, helped only by the local pathologist Professor Litefoot and the cowardly Henry Jago, finds himself battling for his life against the hideously deformed Magnus Greel, who pretends to be the ancient Chinese God, Weng-Chiang. But Greel is not the only menace; the Doctor must also deal with the illusionist Li H’sen Chang and the murderous dwarf Mr Sin before Leela falls prey to the Talons of Weng-Chiang.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
The Last Hurrah: Producer, Philip Hinchcliffe pays a visit on Tom Baker at his home where the two reflect on this, their final story together, with contributions from Louise Jameson (Leela), Trevor Baxter (Professor Litefoot), Christopher Benjamin (Henry Jago), director David Maloney, designer Roger Murray-Leach and costume designer John Bloomfield.
Moving On: Philip Hinchcliffe recalls what he would have done the following season, had he remained as producer.
The Foe from the Future: Philip Hinchcliffe is joined by writer Robert Banks Stewart to look at the original story that eventually became The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
Now and Then: A tour of the locations used during the filming of the serial and comparing how they looked at the time and how they appear now.
Look East: An excerpt from a local news programme in which Tom Baker was interviewed.
Limehouse: A Victorian Chinatown; Victoriana and Chinoiserie.
• Photo Gallery
• Radio Times Listings

The Caves of Androzani
Captured for arms-running on the mining planet of Androzani Minor, the Doctor and Peri are under sentence of death. Then a mysterious masked intruder comes to their aid. But is Sharaz Jek, master android creator, really their saviour? The rulers of the planet are certainly desperate for his head. Then again, he does control the only supply of Spectrox and it is this substance which men are prepared to die for…

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Chain Reaction: Cast and Crew look back at the making of the story, with contributions from Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Maurice Roeves, Robert Glennister, Martin Cochrane, director Graeme Harper, script editor Eric Saward, production designer John Hurst and composer Roger Limb.
Directing Who - Then and Now: Graeme Harper talks about the difference in TV production techniques since the 1980's.
Russell Harty Show: Archive footage featuring an interview with outgoing Doctor, Peter Davison and his successor, Colin Baker.
• Photo Gallery

Doctor Who: The Movie
It is December 31st, 1999. But will the world survive to see the 21st century? Deep in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown, a young boy is about to lose his life in a hail of bullets. But the gunfire finds a different target - a stranger who steps out of a British Police Box. Dr Grace Holloway does all she can but cannot save him or understand the mysteries that surround him. Who is this unknown traveller with two hearts? Why has his body disappeared? And who is the madman who appeals for help; claiming to be both the dead man and a time traveller known only as the Doctor? Elsewhere in San Francisco, another time traveller is on the verge of death. For the Master, the Doctor’s oldest adversary, survival entails taking over the Doctor’s newly-regenerated body. Meddling with the heart of the Doctor’s Tardis he condemns the Earth to destruction at the stroke of midnight, December 31st. As the crowds prepare to celebrate the Millennium, Grace is caught in a desperate race against time to help save the Doctor - and mankind…

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Commentary 1: Featuring Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann.

Commentary 2: Original 2001 commentary by director, Geoffrey Sax.
The Seven Year Hitch: An in-depth documentary that tracks producer Philip Segal's seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to television, including contributions from Philip Segal and writer Matthew Jacobs; Paul McGann's audition for the part of the Doctor; footage of two visual effects test shots, including a clip of the now infamous 'Spider Dalek'.
The Wilderness Years: A feature which chronicles how Doctor Who was kept alive between the end of the original run of the series and the TV Movie.
Who Peter - 1989-2009: A look at the special relationship between Doctor Who and the long-running children's magazine show Blue Peter.
Stripped for Action - The Eighth Doctor: The final part of the series that looks at the Doctor's comic-strip adventures, including his appearances in DWM.
Tomorrow's Times - The Eighth Doctor: A look at the contemporary newspaper coverage of the TV movie.

The boxset is on sale from 4th October priced £39.99 per copy.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice that they interviewed Daphne Ashbrook for this. And had her on the commentary. WTF?!?!?!?!?!