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Doctor Who Episode Guide Catalogues:
Looking for a good Doctor Who episode guide? Want to know which stories have made it out on DVD, and which gems are still only available on VHS? Want to know who did the music and where it is available? Our "Episode Guide Catalogues" are for you:


William Hartnell Era

1963-1966, BW


Patrick Troughton Era

1966-1969, BW


Jon Pertwee Era

1970-1974, Colour


Tom Baker Era

1975-1981, Colour


Peter Davison Era

1981-1984, Colour


Colin Baker Era

1984-1986, Colour


Sylvester McCoy Era

1987-1989, Colour


Christopher Eccleston Era

2005, Colour


David Tennant Era

2005-2009, Colour



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New for July 3, 2010 - Our final Tom Baker Doctor Who reviews:

Reviews: "The Creature From the Pit",
"Nightmare of Eden"
, "The Horns of Nimon" and
"Shada"
.

The final stories of Doctor Who Season 17 showcase some well-constructed sci-fi mystery puzzles and some pioneering electronic eye-candy, while half-decent / half-lame humour knocks over-rated horrific suspense out of the park.

Reviews:
"The Leisure Hive"
, and
"Meglos"

A bold new style begins for season 18, but can the stories' substance remain focused?

Review:
"Planet of Giants"

Too cute? Too slow?
This off-beat story still delivers the essentials....

The 2010 Matt Smith season
is coming to Region 1 and 2 DVD
for November 8-10, 2010.

Discover new secrets of science and sociology, and transport yourself across the universe, through time, and into incredible heroic adventures with Doctor Who. And long live the cliffhanger.

Get your copy of this DVD box set from the links below:
Region 1, NTSC, U.S.
Region 1, NTSC, Canada
Region 2, PAL, U.K.
Region 2, PAL, U.K. (Limited Edition)

also available in Blu-ray high definition:
Blu-ray Region 1, NTSC, U.S.
Blu-ray Region 1, NTSC, Canada
Blu-ray Region 2, PAL, U.K.
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New for June 16, 2010:

Reviews: "The Crusade",
"The Space Museum"
,
"The Chase"
and
"The Time Meddler"
. Now on DVD.

The final stories of Doctor Who Season 2 are textbook cases of adventures that sell a sense of anticipation... but can they deliver quality endings to match?


Settle back and read more in-depth Reviews for each Doctor Who story:

Start at the very beginning with our review of the first Doctor Who story: "An Unearthly Child", complete with
listings of DVD extras,
and make your way forward....
Are you a Tom Baker fan? Lyratek Arts is now pleased to present consecutive full reviews for all 7 years of his
legendary run as the fourth Doctor. Delve in with his debut story: "Robot"....
Recently got hooked on the new modern version of Doctor Who? Read reviews for each new story beginning with the 2005 revival pilot "Rose"
and make your way through the entire David Tennant era....


The Editor's Pick of the Latest Releases:

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Kamelion Tales
Box Set
Story no. 135:
"Planet of Fire"
starring Peter Davison
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release 2010 June 14.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release 2010 Sept 7.

Story: Finding life with her relatives severely limiting, Peri Brown escapes to find herself in the vast interior of a police box on a Lanzarote beach, and shortly after on a desert planet named Sarn where the people worship gods of fire. Has the Doctor's arrival on Sarn been manipulated? Why has the long-silent robot Kamelion become active? What is the secret prize and legendary past of the nearby fire mountain? As more and more connections between Turlough and the planet's population become evident, Turlough finds he can no longer hide the truth from the Doctor....



Story no. 79:
"Revenge of the Cybermen"
starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Aug 9, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release Nov 2, 2010.

Story: Returning to Nerva Beacon (aka the Ark in Space) to look for the TARDIS, the Doctor, Sarah, and Harry are surprised to find the station under quarrantine, with barely enough crew members left to keep it running. Is it really a plague that has affected the crew? And are there life forms beneath the surface of the new golden planetoid nearby?
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"Peladon Tales"
box set.
Story no. 61:
"The Curse of Peladon"
starring Jon Pertwee
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Jan 18, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release May 4, 2010.

Story: Mistaken for official delegates from Earth, the Doctor and Jo join a committee of various aliens sent to consider the near-medeival society on the planet Peladon for acceptance into the Galactic Federation. Is an ancient curse summoning the spirit of the great beast Aggedor to silence Federation supporters and prevent the king from losing his sovereignty? Or is it the Ice Warriors up to their old tricks again, sabotaging the meetings, as the Doctor suspects?




"Peladon Tales"
box set.
Story no. 73:
"The Monster of Peladon"
starring Jon Pertwee
6 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Jan 18, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release May 4, 2010.

Story: Returning to the planet Peladon 50 years after his last visit, the Doctor investigates deadly sightings of Aggedor that have conveniently frightened the local miners from using blasphemous high-tech tools to fulfill Peladon's interplanetary trade commitments. Can Queen Thalira come to terms with the disgruntled miners before they revolt? Have traitors infiltrated the court to manipulate the political scene once again? And will the Ice Warriors be justified to exert force to restore control to this feudal society?
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Story no. 50:
"The War Games"
starring Patrick Troughton
10 episodes @ 25 minutes
(the grand epic finale
of the black & white era)

Region 2 PAL DVD release
July 6, 2009.

Region 1 NTSC release
Nov. 3, 2009

Story: The Doctor finds himself in the midst of trench warfare between English and German forces. But many of the participants are suffering very selective memory losses, and the Doctor becomes determined to find out who is manipulating events from behind the scenes, and why. As the overwhelming scope and nature of the operation is revealed, the Doctor finds he can no longer hide his origins from Jamie and Zoe's curiosity....



Story no. 128:
"Enlightenment"
starring Peter Davison
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

available in the
Black Guardian Trilogy set
with "Mawdryn Undead"
(4 episodes) and
"Terminus" (4 episodes).

Region 2 PAL DVD release Aug. 10, 2009.

Region 1 NTSC DVD
release Nov. 3, 2009.

Mawdryn Undead: The Black Guardian sets a complex series of traps with which to have his revenge on the Doctor, beginning with the recruitment of mischievous schoolboy Vislor Turlough who quickly gains the Doctor's confidence....

Enlightenment: The White Guardian can barely access enough power to direct the Doctor to a bizarre racing contest between sailing vessels, manned by several rivals of an immortal species of Eternals. What is the mysterious and dangerous prize they are competing for? Why must none of them be allowed to win it? As the Black Guardian's power increases, the Doctor struggles to emerge from his pawn's-eye-view of the Guardians' end game.

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Story no. 88:
"The Deadly Assassin"
starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes
Region 2 PAL DVD release
May 4, 2009.

Region 1 NTSC release
Sept. 1, 2009.

Oh Yes!

Story: Trying to prevent the assassination of the President of the High Council of Time Lords, the Doctor returns to his home planet of Gallifrey and finds himself embroiled in politics and conspiracies. In search of the true culprits, he enters the Matrix, a neural net of computer supported mental energy, and soon finds himself squaring off against one of his oldest enemies.

One of the most outstanding classics of the series, this story re-wrote Time Lord mythology and has become a cornerstone in the understanding of the Doctor Who universe, (not to mention foreshadowing a certain Wachowski Bros. film by about 23 years).


Special Edition


Special Edition
Story no. 152:
"Remembrance of the Daleks" (special edition)
starring Sylvester McCoy
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 1 NTSC DVD
release March 2, 2010.

Finally.

Story: The Doctor and Ace return to Coal Hill School and 76 Totters Lane, London, 1963, where it all began. Activity from several different factions of Daleks has aroused the curiosity of the military, and the area is no longer safe for anyone. But the Doctor is making an even more dangerous gamble with the Hand of Omega. Has he raised the stakes too high this time?

This 2010 re-release of the story adds to the previous DVD version by giving us some proper behind-the-scenes documentary featurettes, as well as updates to the deleted scenes, multi-angle features, photo gallery, and main feature soundtrack presentation.



Mind Over Mara - Templates for Health & Wellbeing

Doctor Who
Review:

"Snakedance"

A brilliant gem of television that has so far received only moderate recognition by sci-fi Doctor Who fans.

Discover some of its hidden wisdoms and modern relevance as we explore its high concepts in greater depth in our review....

Deepak Chopra Page

An introduction to one of the world's leading experts in Mind/Body medicine and holistic life integration, celebrating his popular works and latest projects.


Recipe for Health

A feature article on the relationship between leading practices and philosophies of mind, body, health and wellbeing.


Trilogies & Full Season Box Sets

(Yes, many other bizarre box sets are available. These are just the ones that feature 3 or more consecutive stories.)
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"The Beginning"
Box set containing
Story nos. 1, 2 & 3:
"An Unearthly Child",
"The Daleks", and
"The Edge of Destruction"
starring William Hartnell
13 episodes @ 25 minutes

plus a bonus 30-minute recreation of the lost story no. 4:
"Marco Polo"
(originally 7 episodes)

practically the first half of
Season 1.

Story: Teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright decide to investigate reports that highschool student Susan Foreman lives with her grandfather, a Doctor, inside a police box in a junkyard. The quartet soon find themselves amongst a primitive tribe 100 000 years in the past, and not long after in a petrified forest on a post-apocalyptic alien planet. Is the nearby city as deserted and lifeless as it appears? Or will the Doctor and his new friends be taking an alien presence with them when they leave?

Special Edition!


Region 2 PAL Ltd. Edition Numbered
7 Disc Box set

2009 Re-issue:

Story nos. 98-103:
Season 16 Box Set:
"The Key to Time"
SPECIAL EDITION!
starring Tom Baker
26 episodes @ 25 minutes

6 disc Region 1 NTSC version released 2002 (not shown)

Region 2 PAL DVD version released 2007 Sept 24 and
Region 1 NTSC Special Edition releasing 2009 March 3 both contain a 7th disc and loads of new extras, including 3 additional commentaries and many behind the scenes featurettes.

Overview: The White Guardian recruits the Doctor, K9, and an inexperienced academy graduate named Romana to reassemble the six disguised segments of the Key to Time, beginning an odyssey of adventure and sci-fi mystery across a variety of planets. Ultimately, the Doctor knows he will have to face and outwit the dark forces that also seek the Key to Time, and learn the secrets of the Key itself before the final segment is revealed....


Contains six stories, also sold separately in North America. For further details, click on: "The Key to Time", or read full reviews listing DVD extras beginning with
"The Ribos Operation" (story no. 98).

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"The E-Space Trilogy"
Box set containing
Story nos. 112, 113 & 114:
"Full Circle",
"State of Decay", and
"Warriors' Gate"
starring Tom Baker
12 episodes @ 25 minutes

The heart of Season 18.

Story: After dropping through a freak hole in space, the Doctor, Romana, and K9 find themselves in a pocket universe known as E-space. Aided by Adric whose gang of rebelious teenagers sense lies in the old legends, the Doctor soon uncovers a trail of secrets about the inhabitants of the marsh-planet Alzarius, investigates the deadly truth behind the vampire lore of his own planet in a decaying medieval culture, and stumbles into a mysterious gateway that could either be the way out, or trap them until the end of time....



"New Beginnings"
Box set containing
Story nos. 115, 116 & 117:
"The Keeper of Traken" and
"Logopolis"
starring Tom Baker, and
"Castrovalva"
starring Peter Davison
12 episodes @ 25 minutes

The double finale of Season 18 plus the Season 19 opener.

Story: Transformation is in the cards for the Doctor, his crew, and one of his arch-enemies in this trilogy of classic stories from the early 1980's. Witness the end of Tom Baker's unmatched 7 year era as the Doctor, and the New Beginnings that the show embarked upon....

Also available separately in North America.

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The Black Guardian Trilogy
Story nos. 126-128:
"Mawdryn Undead", "Terminus", and "Enlightenment"
starring Peter Davison
12 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release
2009 August 10.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release
2009 November 3.


The heart of Season 20.

Mawdryn Undead: The Black Guardian sets a complex series of traps with which to have his revenge on the Doctor, beginning with the recruitment of mischievous schoolboy Vislor Turlough who quickly gains the Doctor's confidence. Why has former Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart mysteriously lost a significant, selective portion of his memory? And what connects the large, empty quasi-luxury craft in galactic orbit with a fatally ill future-version of the Doctor?

Enlightenment: The White Guardian can barely access enough power to direct the Doctor to a bizarre racing contest between sailing vessels, manned by several rivals of an immortal species of Eternals. What is the mysterious and dangerous prize they are competing for? Why must none of them be allowed to win it? As the Black Guardian's power increases, the Doctor struggles to emerge from his pawn's-eye-view of the Guardians' end game.



Story nos. 144-147:
Season 23 Boxed Set
"The Trial of a Timelord"
starring Colin Baker
14 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release
Aug 18, 2008.
Region 1 NTSC DVD release
Oct 7, 2008.

Story: The TARDIS is pulled onto a Gallifreyan space station, where the Doctor is put before the Inquisitor and prosecuted by the Valeyard for interfering in the affairs of other planets ....or so someone would want the Gallifreyan public to believe....

Click here for individual story details.

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Story nos. 161-170:
"The 2005 season box set"
(Season 27)

starring Christopher Eccleston
13 episodes @ 45 minutes
now on DVD

Reviews begin with
"Rose".

Stories: Teenage department store clerk Rose Tyler encounters the ninth Doctor, who whisks her into an odyssey of adventures through time, meeting and battling various alien species. But this Doctor harbours some dark secrets from his recent past, which are about to catch up with him, and Rose has no idea how deeply she is involved....
Story nos. 171-181:
"The 2006 David Tennant Season" (Season 28)
starring David Tennant
13 episodes @ 45 minutes
plus the 2005 special episode:
"The Christmas Invasion"
Story: The TARDIS stretches its range farther than ever, as The Doctor & Rose, joined by Mickey Smith, Sarah Jane, & K9 battle a host of bizarre creatures and attempt to discover the secrets of the universe. Some secrets, however, turn out to be best left alone....



Story nos. 182-192:
"The 2007 David Tennant Season" (Season 29)
starring David Tennant
13 episodes @ 45 minutes
plus the 2006 Christmas special:
"The Runaway Bride"
Story: Medical student Martha Jones thought her life was complicated and hectic enough, until the day she ran into the Doctor in her hospital and suddenly found herself whisked off on an odyssey through time and space, confronting alien creatures and helping the Doctor uncover the secrets that will keep him one step ahead of his arch-nemesis. But will the Doctor ever really see her the way she wants him to?



Story nos. 193-203:
"The 2008 David Tennant Season" (Season 30)
starring David Tennant
13 episodes @ 45 minutes
plus the Christmas special:
"Voyage of the Damned"
Our reviews begin with the bonus prequel scene
"Time Crash".
Story: Catherine Tate's Donna Noble is back, joining David Tennant's Doctor for 2008.
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Blu Ray:
Story nos. 204-207:
"The Next Doctor",
"Planet of the Dead",
"The Waters of Mars", and
"The End of Time"
(Parts 1 & 2)
starring David Tennant
first broadcast in England
between Christmas 2008
and Christmas 2009.

Now with more extras in
"The Complete Specials" box set.

Region 2 PAL DVD release 2010 January 11.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release 2010 February 2.

The Next Doctor: Materializing in London in time for Christmas 1851, the Doctor suspects he has stumbled upon a future version of himself who is hot on the trail of the Cybermen. What mysterious incident has caused the new Doctor's memory to become scattered? Why have the cybermen entered into an alliance with a vindictive woman in red? And what horrors await England should the CyberKing finally arise?

Planet of the Dead: Hot on the trail of Rhondium particles and the rip in the time/space continuum that they signify, the Doctor takes the bus.... and UNIT is quickly called in to seal off the area where the double-decker vanished. What purpose lays behind the creation of an interplanetary wormhole? What secrets are to be discovered in the endless sands of San Helios? And what haunting terrors is the storm sweeping towards the Doctor and friends?

The Waters of Mars: The Doctor explores Mars, quickly encountering an early human colony just as trouble breaks out on their base. What has caused endless amounts of water to spring forth out of several colony members? Does the ancient civilization of the Ice Warriors have anything to do with the underground glacier that the humans decided to build their base on? And what historical significance is the Doctor keeping secret about the events that are about to take place?

The End of Time: Is this finally the end of David Tennant's tenth Doctor?

Check out these companion Audio CD's as well!

Doctor Who: Original Music from "Series 4" (2008)
by Murray Gold

Doctor Who: Original Music from "Series 4: The Specials" (2009)
by Murray Gold


coming 2010 September 20.






Doctor Who Episode Guide Catalogues:

William Hartnell Era

1963-1966, BW



Patrick Troughton Era

1966-1969, BW



Jon Pertwee Era

1970-1974, Colour



Tom Baker Era

1975-1981, Colour



Peter Davison Era

1981-1984, Colour



Colin Baker Era

1984-1986, Colour



Sylvester McCoy Era

1987-1989, Colour



Christopher Eccleston Era

2005, Colour



David Tennant Era

2005-2009..., Colour


What exactly is Doctor Who all about?

The main character is simply called "The Doctor". We never find out his real name, and a lot of his personal background remains a mystery as well. We do find out in the first episode that he is from another planet, and later on that he has two hearts and is a lot older than he looks.

He owns an unusual vehicle called the TARDIS, which can materialize anywhere in time and space, even underground or inside another ship. On the outside, the TARDIS looks like an old blue police telephone booth, but this is just a computer generated object that serves as the entrance to the rest of the ship.

The interior is a big maze of rooms and corridors that exists in another dimension. Most of the walls are white with lots of round yellow panels inside, but not too many Doctor Who stories will show more than just the "Console Room", where the Doctor operates the ship from a six-sided control console that sits in the center of the room. He often has trouble getting the TARDIS to go where he wants it to - in the early years, he seems to have no control over it at all! But he does get much better at it later on....

The Doctor usually travels with one or more friends, most of whom are from Earth, most of whom are female. Wherever they go, they usually end up involved in some kind of adventure, and the Doctor is usually the hero by the end of it. They explore and discover other cultures as they go, they find mysteries that need solving, and they battle alien invaders and corrupt individuals. The Doctor is highly curious, skilled in almost every field of science, and quite technically clever. He stands up for his social beliefs, even if it means defying authority. He is also a humourous and eccentric character. He likes to dress as an English gentleman, but often from the wrong time period, so he often stands out.


The Beginning

The first 3 Doctor Who stories:
"An Unearthly Child",
"The Daleks", &
"The Edge of Destruction",
now in a box set on DVD.
DVD NTSC Region 1


DVD PAL Region 2

Long Live the Cliffhanger

A typical Doctor Who story is a movie-length adventure, but broken up into four or six episodes, each around 25 minutes long, each ending in a cliffhanger that makes you desperate to see the next episode. The BBC began to make Doctor Who in 1963, and the first episode went out on November 23, the day after U.S. president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was made in black and white, and the Doctor was played by William Hartnell as an eccentric old man with white hair. He sets off from London, 1963 with his "teenage" granddaughter Susan, and two teachers from the school she had been attending for the last five months. The adventures alternate between futuristic stories on other planets, and historical stories from Earth's past, and are typically aimed at a family audience. A big part of the show's early success was the Daleks, a hostile race of mutants that stay hidden inside gliding robotic travel machines. The Daleks appeared many times in the show. After a little more than a year, Susan became attached to a young man in London in 2164, and her character left the show. Over the years, many other traveling companions came and went.

After three years, William Hartnell also left the show. At this point, the Doctor did something normal for his species - he "regenerated". His body suddenly became younger.... he looked middle-aged now, his hair was black, and his personality and mannerisms changed a bit. Patrick Troughton had taken over the role, and is now known as the "Second Doctor". He shared most of his adventures with a young man from 1700's Scotland named Jamie McCrimmon, and the two made a successful and humourous pair. The second Doctor once gave his age as 450 years old. Many other enemy monsters became popular during this time: the Cybermen, the Yeti, the Ice Warriors.... But Troughton's last story began to reveal some interesting things about where the Doctor himself came from.....

Review: "The Tomb of the Cybermen"
now on DVD.
One of the greatest classics of the black-and-white era doubles as a marvelous introduction to Patrick Troughton's Doctor and his most persistent foes.

Approximately 1/3 of the black and white episodes of the first two Doctors are missing, since the BBC wasn't careful enough to keep copies. Quite often a person can only see one episode from a four or six episode story these days. But, thanks to the fans, recordings of the sound of all the episodes still exist. :-)

In 1970, Doctor Who changed. It was made in colour. The Doctor was played by Jon Pertwee, who was tall and white-haired. He was exiled to present-day Earth, and he became the scientific advisor to a secret military organization called U.N.I.T., or United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, led by Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, or just "Brigadier" for short. The Doctor and UNIT spent many adventures battling alien invaders and other menaces to mankind. The third Doctor loved gadgets and fast cars, but kept hard at work repairing the TARDIS to escape Earth. But even after he had regained his freedom, the Doctor continued to return to his friends at UNIT often. The scripts became more mature, and tackled some interesting social themes. An arch villain was also created: He called himself the Master and came from the same planet as the Doctor. He had his own TARDIS, and like most other TARDISes that worked properly, the exterior entrance could disguise itself to look like anything. In later years, the interior of the Master's TARDIS was done in black. All Doctor Who episodes from this time and beyond still exist, although a handful of Jon Pertwee's exist only in black and white.

Review: "Spearhead From Space"
now on DVD.
The exile on Earth begins! U.N.I.T. and its new scientific advisor face the very first wave of the Auton invasion.


Review: "Genesis of the Daleks"
now on DVD.
Is this really the most classic Doctor Who story ever? Let's examine what makes it rise above the rest....
Tom Baker played the fourth Doctor, and is probably the most popular Doctor of all, especially in North America. Tall, with brown curly hair, he is known for wearing a very long scarf of many colours, and giving out candies called "jelly-babies". Several times he quoted his age as 749 or 750. He was in the role for 7 years. During his first few years, the stories leaned towards horror, and a lot of focus was put on making the acting and directing as good as possible. It was only during this time that the Doctor gradually broke his ties with UNIT.

Later on, the sci-fi ideas got better, and the stories more humourous and brighter, although this era of the show is criticised by some as not taking itself seriously enough. I started watching Doctor Who with season 16, in which he searches the universe for the six disguised pieces of "The Key to Time". I thought these stories were really good; they hooked me, and bring back more nostalgia for me than any others. In 1980, a new producer made Tom Baker's last year as the Doctor (season 18) very respectable, and gave the show a lot of new energy and marketability.

Review: "City of Death"

now on DVD.
Fractures in Time
made highly entertaining.


Review: "Earthshock"

The fifth Doctor's classic battle with this deadly foe is easily the showstopper of season 19... How flawless is "Earthshock"? How classic? Find out in our review....
The fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, is my personal favourite. He is tall, blond, and appears to be in his late twenties or early thirties. Although very physically agile, he plays it as though there is something much older and wiser within him, and he's probably the most polite and agreeable of all the Doctors. I think it's a shame that he only did three years.

Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy also took their turns as the Doctor before the BBC stopped making the show in 1989. They had completed 26 seasons in all, totaling around 160 movie-length stories, and bringing the Doctor past the ripe old age of 953. In addition, two colour feature films had been made in the sixties, both starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor, battling the Daleks. A new tv movie was made in 1995/96 in which Paul McGann took over as the eighth Doctor, but this wasn't particularly popular and didn't lead to anything new.

Only now is the BBC starting to make the show again. Christopher Eccleston played the ninth Doctor throughout the 2005 season, beginning the show's modern resurrection.


The role quickly switched to David Tennant, who took over as the tenth Doctor. He debuted in "The Christmas Invasion" in December of 2005, and stars in the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons of Doctor Who, as well as the 2009 "year of specials". Many of the modern show's best stories took place in Tennant's debut season, (season 28 for those who honour the entire chronology of this giant among sci-fi franchises).
Review: "The Impossible Planet"
The David Tennant Era achieved a crowning jewel with this creepy, philosophical tour-de-force of exploration. Find out how the new show finally overcame its teething troubles in our review....

Now we have Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor starring in the 2010 season, currently airing around the world. The heroic traveling Timelord is alive and well and enjoying a whole new wave of popularity once again....



Episode Guide Catalogues

of available Doctor Who DVD's, videos, & music releases, chronologically listed
with extensive reviews in "In-Depth Analysis" and "no-spoilers Buyers' Guide" formats


William Hartnell Era

1963-1966, BW

Patrick Troughton Era

1966-1969, BW

Jon Pertwee Era

1970-1974, Colour

Tom Baker Era

1975-1981, Colour

Peter Davison Era

1981-1984, Colour

Colin Baker Era

1984-1986, Colour

Sylvester McCoy Era

1987-1989, Colour

Peter Cushing (1965-1966, Colour)

Paul McGann

1996, Colour

Christopher Eccleston Era
2005, Colour

David Tennant Era

2005-2009, Colour



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Story no. 64:
"The Time Monster"
starring Jon Pertwee
6 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD
("Myths and Legends"
Box Set)
release March 29, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release July 6, 2010.

Story: Under the alias Professor Thascalus, the Master and his university researcher colleagues Ruth Ingram and Stuart Hyde are using a large crystal to conduct time experiments, which attract the attention of the Doctor and UNIT. Why does each experiment produce greater anomalies? What is the crystal's connection to the destruction of Atlantis? And what sort of creatures and dangers will the Master let into the world in his quest for power?



Story no. 96:
"Underworld"
starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD
("Myths and Legends"
Box Set)
release March 29, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release July 6, 2010.

Story: The Doctor and Leela find themselves on the edge of the known universe, where new stars and planets are still being formed. What is the mysterious interstellar quest that a group of nearby Minyans have embarked upon? What is their ancient link to the Doctor's own people? And what secrets are they about to discover in the heart of a newly formed planet?




Story no. 108:
"The Horns of Nimon"
starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD
("Myths and Legends"
Box Set)
release March 29, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release July 6, 2010.

Story: While making some less-than-safe repairs to the TARDIS, the Doctor and Romana come to the aid of an old adrift Skonnon spaceship that blew its engines while transporting "tribute" from the subjugated world of Aneth. Is there a distant black hole affecting the craft, or is it something artificial being constructed nearby? Who, or what, is the dreaded Nimon that lives in the heart of a labyrinth on the Imperial planet Skonnos? And why does he demand such peculiar sacrifices?

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Story nos. 15 & 16:
"The Space Museum" and
"The Chase"
starring William Hartnell
10 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release March 1, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release July 6, 2010.

The Space Museum (4 episodes): When a host of space/time anomalies prevents the four time travelers from interacting normally with the environment and inhabitants of a museum on an alien planet, the Doctor suspects something must have gone wrong with the TARDIS's materialization. After witnessing a glimpse of their disasterous personal future, the travelers must try and find a way of changing it, or they will remain in the museum forever....

The Chase (6 episodes): During an exploration of the planet Aridius, the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki make a horrific discovery - the Daleks have constructed their own time machine, and are now pursuing the TARDIS to exterminate the Doctor for interfering with their plans in previous adventures! Will a hurried odyssey through time and space throw the Daleks off their trail and end the chase? Or will the Doctor and his friends need to make a final stand against their greatest enemies?




Story no. 106: "The
Creature From the Pit"

starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release 2010 May 3.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release 2010 Sept 7.

Story: When the Doctor and Romana become fascinated by a house-sized broken egg shell that signals them to the jungle planet Chloris, the local monarch Lady Adrasta presses them to share their discoveries, under penalty of being corraled by wolfweeds and thrown to the nameless creature that lives in a deep pit under the jungle. But does Adrasta really want to gather information about the shell or suppress it? What clues can her enemies, the metal-hording rebel bandits reveal? And what catastrophic interstellar incident is about to engulf them all?
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Kamelion Tales
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Story no. 129:
"The King's Demons"
starring Peter Davison
2 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release 2010 June 14.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release 2010 Sept 7.

Story: The Doctor is most surprised to find King John demanding funds for the Crusade at a country castle on March 4, 1215 A.D., the very day when history recorded that he should be in London instead taking an oath. Who is the mysterious frenchman Sir Gilles Estram who has taken up a post as his champion and closest advisor? Why has the King's temper become so short, his manner so different? The locals wonder if it's true that he is beset by demons, demons who arrive in a blue engine and call themselves Turlough, Tegan, and the Doctor....



Story no. 154:
"Silver Nemesis"
starring Sylvester McCoy
3 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Aug 9, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release Nov 2, 2010.

Story: A race is on to capture the power of a legendary Gallifreyan statue. Lady Peinforte wields the dark arts of the past, while a military cult employs the weapons of present day 1988, and the Cybermen arrive with the technology of the future. The Doctor is also ensnared by his previous involvement with the statue, and some of his oldest secrets may come to light....
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Story nos. 67 & 68:
"Frontier in Space" and
"Planet of the Daleks"
starring Jon Pertwee
12 episodes @ 25 minutes
("Dalek War" Box Set)

NEWLY RESTORED TO FULL COLOUR for 2009!

Region 2 PAL DVD release Oct 5, 2009.

Region 1 NTSC release March 2, 2010.

Frontier in Space: An air of distrust has brewed up between the galactic empires of Earth and Draconia, fueled by violence and accusations of piracy, and the Doctor and Jo find themselves caught in the middle. Who really stands to benefit if war were to break out? And what is behind the strange hypnotic sound experienced by the pirate victims?

Planet of the Daleks: Hot on the trail of the Daleks, a wounded Doctor aims the TARDIS for the jungles of the planet Spiridon, in which Jo is forced to search for help. What is the real purpose of the extensive redesigns the Daleks have imposed on the native alien city? Should the Doctor and his Thal friends be more afraid of the invisible creatures and other hostile life forms approaching through the jungle?




Story no. 86:
"The Masque of Mandragora"
starring Tom Baker
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Feb 8, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC DVD release May 4, 2010.

Story: A sinister astrological energy helix begins to wreak havoc on 17th century Italy. Is the court astrologer merely spouting unscientific superstition, as the Doctor would have us believe, or is he involved with something more than just Count Federico's plot to unseat his nephew, the rightful heir to the dukedom?

Colourful costumes and locations (the village from "The Prisoner") highlight this adventure, along with the introduction of the dark secondary control room in the TARDIS.

Audio CD's featuring Murray Gold's soundtrack music from the 2005, 2006 and 2007 seasons of Doctor Who:

Doctor Who - Murray Gold

Original soundtrack music from seasons 27 & 28 (2005 & 2006)


Doctor Who - Murray Gold

Original soundtrack music from season 29 (2007)

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New for May 8, 2010:

Review: "The War Games"
Now on DVD

This truly epic finale to season six is a groundbreaking milestone in the Doctor Who saga. Discover what makes it one of the show's best stories ever in our review....

Reviews:
"The King's Demons"
, and
"The Five Doctors"

Now on DVD

Doctor Who Season 20 ends with the fun classic that has become its most famous and celebrated anniversary special of all....

New for April 17, 2010:

Review:
"The Time Monster"

Now on DVD

A tour-de-force from Roger Delgado as
the Master in this season 9 classic....

Reviews:
"The Ice Warriors"
,
"The Enemy of the World"
,
"The Web of Fear"
, and
"Fury From the Deep"
.

Lost gems from the heart of Patrick Troughton's "monster" season.



More Recent U.K. Releases:

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Story no. 44:
"The Dominators"
starring Patrick Troughton
5 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release July 12, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC version coming soon....

Story: When galactic conquerors invade the planet Dulkis via a seldom-visited island, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe get caught in the middle. Can they convince the passively peaceful Dulcians to defend their planet against the Dominators and their robotic Quark servants, or will the time-traveling trio have to outwit the aliens all by themselves? And what is so special about the island that the Dominators have concentrated their efforts there?
North American Region 1 NTSC version coming soon....
Story no. 148:
"Time and the Rani"
introducing
Sylvester McCoy
4 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Sept 13, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC version coming soon....

North American Region 1 NTSC version coming soon....
Story no. 85:
"The Seeds of Doom"
starring Tom Baker
6 episodes @ 25 minutes

Region 2 PAL DVD release Oct 25, 2010.

Region 1 NTSC version coming soon....

Story: When a dormant alien plant pod is discovered in the Antarctic, it attracts both the Doctor and Sarah from UNIT, and agents of the plant-fanatic millionaire Harrison Chase. What unknown creature will be awakened from the pod in more human temperatures? Will the Doctor be too late to save the planet from the age of the plant?


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Harmonic Odyssey
A new age instrumental music CD composed, performed and produced by Martin Izsak.

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