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This is a list of Doctor Who serials and episodes that have been released on DVD and Blu-ray.
DVD
Release
Most Doctor Who DVDs have been released first in the United Kingdom with Region 2, and released later in Australia and New Zealand (Region 4) and in North America (Region 1). Aside from differences in the external packaging, special features and commentaries are mostly identical in all versions. All Region 1 releases prior to September 2005 included a "Who's Who" feature that identified key cast members and gave brief biographies and filmographies. The Region 1 releases of The Robots of Death, The Ark in Space, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, and Pyramids of Mars also include a featurette with the syndicated Time Life introductions and closings narrated by Howard da Silva.
There are also minor variations having to do with technical glitches that occurred in the Region 2 discs but were corrected in time for the Region 1 release (The Caves of Androzani, Remembrance of the Daleks, Complete Series Two box set). The Region 2 discs released up to 2009 have also been dual coded with Region 4, so the two have been identical; this practice ceased for new releases in 2010. The only exceptions are Vengeance on Varos, which fixed an error on the Region 2 version in episode 2, and Remembrance of the Daleks, which used the NTSC master due to errors on the UK version and issues about music clearance.
Features
With few exceptions (noted below), each of the 'classic series' stories have been carefully restored by the Doctor Who Restoration Team from the best available materials, and are presented as originally broadcast—in episodic format, where applicable. Other features present on every (or nearly every) DVD include cast and crew commentary, subtitles, production notes, and a photo gallery.
"Special edition" releases (which make up the bulk of the line; see above) also typically include one or more documentaries relating to the serial in question, any relevant archive material, and—where applicable—the occasional highlight such as a Dolby 5.1 mix or enhanced movie edit. The precise features vary, depending on the available resources and the nature of the story.
Most, but not all, Doctor Who mini-episodes, prequels and webcasts are bundled as part of the DVD and Blu-ray releases.[1] For example, five prelude videos were released online as part of series 6, and these are extras on the series 6 box set. Some Doctor Who webcasts were released on their own special DVDs.
Blu-ray
Release
"Planet of the Dead" was the first Doctor Who episode to be filmed and broadcast in high definition. It was released on Blu-ray on the same day as its corresponding DVD in Region 2. All subsequent episodes (excluding the animated Dreamland) have also been filmed and broadcast in high-definition and released on Blu-ray, usually simultaneously with the corresponding DVDs. An upscaled version of "The Next Doctor" (which was shot in standard definition) was also released on Blu-ray as part of a box set containing all of the 2008–2010 specials. It was also released individually in Australia and New Zealand. In 2011, the 1975 Doctor Who serial Pyramids of Mars was included on both the DVD and Blu-ray box sets for The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 4.
Spearhead from Space, the only serial of the classic series shot completely on film, was released on Blu-ray on 15 July 2013 with exclusive bonus features.[2] The 1996 telemovie received a Blu-ray release on 19 September 2016. Despite being shot entirely on film, the Blu-ray release is simply an HD upscale of the 480i broadcast copy.[3] A Limited edition Blu-ray box-set containing Series 1-7 of Doctor Who was released 5 November 2013. Series 1-4 was shot on Standard Definition video but upscaled and remastered to full 1080p for this release.[4]
The Collection
The classic-era began to receive complete season Blu-ray releases from 2018 onward, under the banner "The Collection". In 2021, the BBC rebranded the range as "The Collection Limited Edition Packaging", with the original "The Collection" name to be used for standard edition versions of the releases.[5]
| Complete Season | Doctor | Region B/UK release date | Region B/AU release date | Region A/US release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | First Doctor | 5 December 2022[6] | 25 January 2023[6] | 28 March 2023[6] |
| Season 8 | Third Doctor | 8 March 2021[7] | 26 May 2021[8] | 1 June 2021[9] |
| Season 9 | 20 March 2023[10] | 23 August 2023[11] | 11 July 2023[12] | |
| Season 10 | 8 July 2019[13] | 13 November 2019[14] | 15 October 2019[15] | |
| Season 12 | Fourth Doctor | 2 July 2018[16] | 1 August 2018[17] | 19 June 2018[18] |
| Season 14 | 4 May 2020[19] | 15 July 2020[20] | 4 August 2020[21] | |
| Season 15 | 18 March 2024[22] | TBA | 9 July 2024[23] | |
| Season 17 | 20 December 2021[24] | 16 February 2022[25] | 5 April 2022[26] | |
| Season 18 | 18 March 2019[27] | 17 April 2019[28] | 19 March 2019[29] | |
| Season 19 | Fifth Doctor | 10 December 2018[30] | 23 January 2019[31] | 4 December 2018[32] |
| Season 20 | 18 September 2023[33] | TBA | 2 April 2024[34] | |
| Season 22 | Sixth Doctor | 20 June 2022[35] | 14 September 2022[36] | 18 October 2022[37] |
| Season 23 | 7 October 2019[38] | 4 December 2019[39] | 3 December 2019[40] | |
| Season 24 | Seventh Doctor | 21 June 2021[41] | 25 August 2021[42] | 21 September 2021[43] |
| Season 26 | 27 January 2020[44] | 11 March 2020[45] | 24 March 2020[46] |
Specifications
Episodes released on Blu-ray starting with "Planet of the Dead" were shot in full 1080p High Definition and have been released with DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 soundtracks. All Ninth and Tenth Doctor episodes appearing on Blu-ray produced prior to "Planet of the Dead" have been upscaled to 1080p for those releases. The first classic series serial released on Blu-ray in HD, Spearhead from Space, was shot entirely on 16mm film and true 1080p masters for those episodes were produced from the original film elements; the Blu-ray release was in 1080i. Other classic series releases have been upscaled, with HD film scans inserted where possible,[47] and some releases use specially made animated elements. "Twice Upon a Time" (2017), Peter Capaldi's final episode, was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2018.[48]
Releases
All releases are for DVD unless otherwise indicated:
- (D) indicates a DVD release for a specific date
- (B) indicates a Blu-ray release
- (D,B) indicates a simultaneous DVD and Blu-ray release
- (3D) indicates a 3D Blu-ray release (includes DVD and Blu-ray)
- (D,3D) indicates a simultaneous DVD and 3D Blu-ray (includes Blu-ray) release
- (UHD) indicates an Ultra HD Blu-ray release (includes Blu-ray)
First Doctor
Starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. All surviving First Doctor serials and episodes were released on DVD from 2002 to 2013. The surviving serials and episodes of Season 2 were released on Blu-ray in 2022.
All existing episodes from otherwise missing First Doctor serials have been released on the Lost in Time collection, with the exception of: Galaxy 4 episode 3, which was released as part of The Aztecs – Special Edition; The Reign of Terror which had its missing episodes animated for its individual DVD release; and The Tenth Planet which had its missing episode animated for its release as part of the Regeneration Box and individual DVD release. Lost in Time was released in two formats in Region 1, with individual releases for volumes one and two (which cover First Doctor and Second Doctor episodes respectively), as well as an edition combining both volumes. In Regions 2 and 4, Lost in Time is available only as the combined single volume.
| Season | Story no. | Serial name | Number and duration of episodes |
R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–4 | An Unearthly Child The Daleks The Edge of Destruction Marco Polo (condensed reconstruction) |
13 × 25 min. 1 × 30 min. |
30 January 2006[49] | 2 March 2006[50] | 28 March 2006[51] |
| 2 | The Daleks in Colour | 1 × 75 min. 7 × 25 min. |
12 February 2024 (D,B) [52] | — | 19 March 2024 (D,B) [53] | |
| 5 | The Keys of Marinus | 6 × 25 min. | 21 September 2009[54] | 7 January 2010[54] | 5 January 2010[55] | |
| 6 | The Aztecs | 4 × 25 min. | 21 October 2002[56] | 2 December 2002[56] | 4 March 2003[57] | |
| 6, 18 | The Aztecs (Special Edition) Galaxy 4[a] |
5 × 25 min. | 11 March 2013[56] | 20 March 2013[58] | 12 March 2013[59] | |
| 7 | The Sensorites | 6 × 25 min. | 23 January 2012[60] | 2 February 2012[60] | 14 February 2012[61] | |
| 8 | The Reign of Terror[b] | 6 × 25 min. | 28 January 2013[62] | 6 February 2013[63] | 12 February 2013[62] | |
| 2 | 9 | Planet of Giants | 3 × 25 min. | 20 August 2012[64] | 5 September 2012[65] | 11 September 2012[66] |
| 10 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth | 6 × 25 min. | 9 June 2003[67] | 13 August 2003[68] | 7 October 2003[69] | |
| 11–12 | The Rescue The Romans |
6 × 25 min. | 23 February 2009[70] | 2 April 2009[71] | 7 July 2009[72] | |
| 13 | The Web Planet | 6 × 25 min. | 3 October 2005[73] | 3 November 2005[74] | 5 September 2006[75] | |
| 15–16 | The Space Museum The Chase |
10 × 25 min. | 1 March 2010[76] | 6 May 2010[77] | 6 July 2010[78] | |
| 17 | The Time Meddler | 4 × 25 min. | 4 February 2008[79] | 2 April 2008[80] | 5 August 2008[81] | |
| 9–17 | Complete Season 2 | 39 × 25 min. | 5 December 2022 (B) [6] | 25 January 2023 (B) [6] | 28 March 2023 (B) [6] | |
| 3 | 18 | Galaxy 4[c] | 4 × 25 min. | 15 November 2021 (D,B) [82] | 12 January 2022 (D,B) [83] | 5 April 2022 |
| 23 | The Ark | 4 × 25 min. | 14 February 2011[84][85][86] | 3 March 2011[87] | 8 March 2011[88] | |
| 24 | The Celestial Toymaker[d] | 4 × 25 min. | TBA (D,B) [89] | — | 14 May 2024 (B) [90] | |
| 25 | The Gunfighters[e] | 4 × 25 min. | 20 June 2011[91][92][93] | 4 August 2011[94] | 12 July 2011[95] | |
| 27 | The War Machines | 4 × 25 min. | 25 August 2008[96][97][98] | 7 November 2008[99] | 6 January 2009[100] | |
| 2, 3 | 14, 21, 24 | Lost in Time, Volume 1 The Crusade[f] The Daleks' Master Plan[g] The Celestial Toymaker[h] |
6 × 25 min.[i] | 1 November 2004[101][j] | 2 December 2004[102][k] | 2 November 2004[102] |
| 4 | 29 | The Tenth Planet[l] | 4 × 25 min. | 24 June 2013[m] 14 October 2013[n] |
30 October 2013[105] | 19 November 2013[106] |
- ^ Episode 3 of 4, condensed reconstruction of episodes 1, 2, and 4
- ^ Episodes 1–3 and 6 of 6, animation of 4 and 5
- ^ All four episodes animated (colour and black and white versions), remastered Episode 3 and "tele-snap" reconstructions
- ^ All four episodes animated (colour and black-and-white versions), remastered Episode 4 and 'tele-snap' reconstructions[89]
- ^ Only available as part of the Earth Story box set in Regions 2 and 4. Only available individually in Region 1.
- ^ Episodes 1 and 3 of 4, with soundtracks of episodes 2 and 4
- ^ Episodes 2, 5, and 10 of 12
- ^ Episode 4 of 4
- ^ Also includes surviving clips from The Smugglers and The Tenth Planet
- ^ Re-released in slimmer packaging in late 2016[102]
- ^ Re-released in slimmer packaging in July 2010[102]
- ^ Episodes 1–3 of 4, with both animated and "telesnap" reconstructions of episode 4
- ^ Released as part of the Regeneration boxset[103]
- ^ The Region 2 release of The Tenth Planet was released in advance as part of the Regeneration box set without special features, and was later re-released on its own with special features.[104]
Second Doctor
Starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor. All surviving Second Doctor serials and episodes were released on DVD from 2002 to 2015.
All existing episodes from otherwise missing Second Doctor serials have been released on the Lost in Time collection, with the exceptions of: The Underwater Menace episode 2 and The Web of Fear episodes 2, 4, 5 and 6, which were recovered after the release of Lost in Time; The Ice Warriors and The Invasion which had their missing episodes animated for its DVD release. The collection also included episode 3 of The Enemy of the World, which (at the time of the collection's release) was the only extant episode from that serial. Lost in Time was released in two formats in Region 1, with individual releases for Volumes 1 and 2 (which cover First Doctor and Second Doctor episodes, respectively), as well as an edition combining both volumes. In Regions 2 and 4, Lost in Time is available only as the combined single volume.