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Doctor Who: Season 26 (TV) (Blu-ray) (1989)
The twenty-sixth season of the venerable scifi classic, the third starring Sylvester McCoy and the final season in the classic run.Director: Michael Kerrigan, Nicholas Mallett, Alan Wareing.
Year of Copyright: 1989
Year of Production: 1989
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE: Battlefield: Broadcast Version & Special Edition
Episodes (Play All - 96:49):
- "Part One" (24:08)
- "Part Two" (24:10)
- "Part Three" (24:14)
- "Part Four" (24:16)
Audio commentary with actors Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Courtney and Angela Bruce, writer Ben Aaronovitch and script editor Andrew Cartmel (2008)
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Isolated Music Soundtrack in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
"Battlefield: Special Edition" (94:55)
Season 26 Press Trailer (1:33)
Doctor Who: Battlefield - Trails & Continuity September 1989 (BBC1), April-May 1993 (BBC2) (8:34)
Battlefield Photo Gallery (13:23)
BD-Rom:
- Scripts: Part 1-4 (Rehearsal Scripts) (361 pages)
- Production Document Archive (193 pages)
- Visual Effects Deign Drawings (6 pages)
- Radio Times Material (11 Pages)
DISC TWO: Battlefield Extended VHS Version
Episodes (Play All - 101:31):
- 30th Anniversary Merchandise Promo (2:22)
- "Part One" (with Promo 26:30, without 24:08)
- "Part Two" (24:54)
- "Part Three" (25:27)
- "Part Four" (24:39)
"Storm Over Avallion: Making Battlefield" 2008 documentary (22:31)
"Past and Future King: Writing Battlefield" 2008 featurette (12:01)
"Becoming the Destroyer" 2019 featurette (12:01)
"Behind the Sofa: Battlefield" 2019 featurette (31:27)
"Remembering Nicholas Courtney" 2012 featurette (25:59)
"From Kingdom to Queen: Jean Marsh in Doctor Who" 2008 featurette (8:08)
"Watertank" 2008 featurette (6:38)
Studio & Location Footage: Raw footage from the studio and location recordings of this story (147:43)
Gallery Tale: Raw footage from the sequences used to create SFX (14:33)
Noel's Saturday Roadshow (4:26)
DISC THREE: Ghost Light: Broadcast Version & Workprint
Episodes: Broadcast version (Play All - 72:58):
- "Part One" (24:19)
- "Part Two" (24:20)
- "Part Three" (24:19)
Audio commentary with composer Mark Ayres, actor Sophie Aldred, writer Marc Platt and script editor Andrew Cartmel (2004)
Info text (broadcast version)
Isolated Music Track in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
Episodes: Extended workprint (SD) (Play All - 83:00):
- "Part One" (27:30)
- "Part Two" (28:16)
- "Part Three" (27:14)
"Light in Dark Places: Illuminating Ghost Light" 2014 documentary (38:52)
"Little Girl Lost" 2007 featurette (16:32)
"Behind the Sofa: Ghost Light" 2019 featurette (33:02)
Deleted & Extended Scenes (18:03)
Studio Footage: Raw footage from the studio recordings of this story (178:42)
"Writer's Question Time: An Audience with Marc Platt - Recorded at PanoptiCon October, 1990" 2014 featurette (12:11)
Doctor Who: Ghost Light - Trails & Continuity October 1989 (5:09)
Ghost Light Photo Gallery (12:25)
BD-Rom:
- Scripts: Part 1-3 (Rehearsal Scripts) (252 pages)
- Production Document Archive (141 pages)
- Visual Effects Design Drawings (7 pages)
- Ken Trew's Costume Designs (8 pages)
- Gabriel Chase Cellar Set Drawings (2 pages)
- Radio Times Material (6 Pages)
DISC FOUR: The Curse of Fenric: Broadcast Version & Special Edition
Episodes (Play All - 97:16):
"Part One" (24:27)
"Part Two" (24:13)
"Part Three" (24:15)
"Part Four" (24:21)
Audio commentary with actors Nicholas Parsons, Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Alder (2003)
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Isolated Music Track in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
"The Curse of Fenric: Special Edition" (103:52)
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric - Commentary Recording Ace Editing, Scrubs Lane, 7th February 2003 (6:01)
"Recutting the Runes: The Making of The Curse of Fenric Special Edition" 2003 featurette (15:08)
2003 Mark Ayres Interview (6:13)
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric - Trails & Continuity October-December 1989 (3:51)
The Curse of Fenric Photo Gallery (12:34)
- Scripts: Part 1-4 (Rehearsal Scripts) (330 pages)
- Production Document Archive (180 pages)
- Visual Effects Design Drawings (4 pages)
- Ken Trew's Costume Designs (6 pages)
- Radio Times Material (8 Pages)
DISC FIVE: The Curse of Fenric Extended VHS Version
Episodes (Play All - 104:22):
"Part One" (27:08)
"Part Two" (24:51)
"Part Three" (24:40)
"Part Four" (27:42)
"Buried Treasure: 30 Years of Fenric 1989-2019" 2019 documentary (55:52)
"Shattering the Chains" 2003 featurette (24:53)
"Costume Design: Ken Trew" 2003 featurette (17:06)
"Claws & Effect: On Location with BBC Visual Effects" 2003 featurette (17:40)
"Behind the Sofa: The Curse of Fenric" 2019 featurette (29:58)
Location Footage: The following raw material was shot on location at Lulworth Cove on Thursday 20th April, 1989 (22:26)
Take Two (4:32)
"Modelling the Dead" 31 Who Sunday 23rd September 1990 (5:13)
Nebula 90: The Curse of Fenric Panel: 6th October 1990 (58:27)
DISC SIX: Survival
Episodes (Play All - 72:59):
- "Part One" (24:18)
- "Part Two" (24:17)
- "Part Three" (24:24)
(1.) Audio commentary on episodes 1-3 with actors Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred and script editor Andrew Cartmel (2007)
(2.) Audio commentary on Episode 3 with moderator Clayton Hickman and fans Nial Boyce, Erica Brackenby and Tim Kittel (2007)
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Isolated Music Track in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo
"Cat Flap: The Making of Survival - 1: Conception and the Casualty Connection" 2007 documentary (28:06)
"Cat Flap: The Making of Survival - 2: Cats, Comedians & Quarry" 2007 documentary (34:00)
"Behind the Sofa: Survival" 2019 featurette (31:58)
Deleted & Extended Scenes (18:24)
Out-Takes (16:26)
"Now and Then: The Locations of Survival" 2007 featurette (6:37)
Doctor Who: Survival - Outside Broadcast Footage (52:10)
Doctor Who: Survival - Trails & Continuity November-December 1989 (5:00)
"The Writer's Room: Season 26" 2019 featurette (32:38)
"Stripped for Action: The Story of Doctor Who Comics - The Seventh Doctor" 2009 featurette (21:34)
"Tomorrow's Times: The Seventh Doctor" 2010 featurette (14:31)
"The Panopticon Archive: Sylvester McCoy with Sophie Aldred at Novotel, Hammersmith 5th September, 1993" convention footage (60:00)
Survival Photo Gallery (12:02)
DVD-Rom:
- Scripts: Part 1-3 (Rehearsal Scripts) (225 pages)
- Production Document Archive (164 pages)
- Ken Trew's Costume Designs (5 pages)
- Radio Times Material (10 Pages)
DISC SEVEN: Bonus Material
"Sophie Aldred in Conversation" 2019 interview with Matthew Sweet (72:13)
"Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner" 2019 documentary (82:11)
"Doctor Who: Endgame" 2007 documentary (44:22)
"Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - The Seventh Doctor" 2013 documentary (24:58)
"Who Peter: Partners in Time 1963-1989" 2010 documentary (29:58)
Season 26 Blu-ray Trailer (3:33)
BD-Rom:
- Season 26 BBC Enterprises' Sales Sheet (4 pages) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:32-page liner notes booklet by Pete McTighe
The 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo sound are on all versions of the episodes.
Comes in a special multi-disc digipack with an outer tray-like slip. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The only version we currently have specifications for.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL The Collection: Season 26 Limited Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts - Contains the original broadcast version (340:02 - 25fps) plus various alternate edits of three of the serials
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 27/01/20
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/12/21UPDATE LOG:
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