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Doctor Who: Season 23 (TV) (Blu-ray) (1986)
The twenty-third season of the venerable scifi classic and the second starring Colin Baker.Director: Chris Clough, Ron Jones, Nicholas Mallett
Year of Copyright: 1986
Year of Production: 1986
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Mysterious Planet
Episodes (Play All - 98:40):
- "Part One" (25:02)
- "Part Two" (24:48)
- "Part Three" (24:24)
- "Part Four" (24:26)
(1.) Audio commentary with Stars Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, actors Tony Selby and Adam Blackwood (2008)
(2.) Audio commentary with script editor Eric Saward (Part One only) (2008)
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Isolated music soundtrack DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord, Part One: The Mysterious Planet" 2008 documentary (25:02)
"Behind the Sofa: The Mysterious Planet" 2019 featurette (54:28)
"The Doctor's Table: Season 23" 2019 featurette (41:23)
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 1-4 - Raw Footage from the Studio and Location Recordings (95:35)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (8:29)
Model footage (1:15)
"Wogan" (Colin Baker, a Mandrel, a Sea Devil & Lynda Bellingham) (14:24)
Saturday Picture Show (Bonnie Langford) (7:32)
"Blue Peter" (Trial of a Time Lord themed) (6:51)
"Points of View" Clip (2:23)
BBC Trails and Continuity (10:37)
Music Videos:
- "Clean Titles" (Original, 2008 Stereo Remix, 2008 5.1 Remix) (2:18)
- "Theme Music Remix" (Original, 2008 Stereo Remix, 2008 5.1 Remix) (3:08)
- "The Trial Theme" (Stereo, 5.1) (2:49)
"The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet Photo Gallery" (12:34)
BD-ROM:
- Scripts Parts 1-4 (241 pages)
-- Part 1 Rehearsal
-- Parts 2-4 Transmission Camera Scripts
- Production Document Archive (138 pages)
- Ken Trew's Costumes Designs (4 pages)
DISC TWO: Mindwarp
Episodes (Play All - 98:56):
- "Part Five" (24:46)
- "Part Six" (24:48)
- "Part Seven" (24:35)
- "Part Eight" (24:47)
Audio commentary with Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Phillip Martin (2008)
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Isolated music track in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Two: Mindwarp" 2008 featurette (20:22)
"Behind the Sofa: Mindwarp" 2019 featurette (35:16)
"Now and Then: On the Trail of a Time Lord" 2008 featurette (21:02)
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 5-8 - Raw Footage from the Studio and Location Recordings (39:48)
"Temps X: Who is Who?" 1986 excerpt (16:33)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (9:03)
Breakfast Time (John Nathan Turner, Janet Fielding, Nicola Bryant) (8:37)
"Blessed on Doctor Who" featurette (19:55)
"50 Years in the TARDIS Starring Colin Baker" featurette (20:54)
"Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - The Sixth Doctor" featurette (25:07)
"A Fate Worse than Death?" (commentary with Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant) (2:23)
BBC Trails and Continuity (3:42)
"The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp Photo Gallery" (8:00)
BD-ROM:
- Scripts Parts 5-8 (221 pages)
-- Part 5 Rehearsal
-- Parts 6-8 Transmission Camera Scripts
- Production Document Archive (227 pages)
DISC THREE: Terror of the Vervoids
Episodes (Play All - 98:23):
- "Part Nine" (25:00)
- "Part Ten" (24:22)
- "Part Eleven" (24:12)
- "Part Twelve" (24:48)
Audio commentary with Colin Baker, Pip & Jane Baker, Michael Craig and Chris Clough (2008)
Special Edition (Play All - 86:31):
- "Part One" (21:45)
- "Part Two" (19:39)
- "Part Three" (21:23)
- "Part Four" (23:43)
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Isolated music soundtrack in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Three: Terror of the Vervoids" 2008 featurette (19:17)
"Behind the Sofa: Terror of the Vervoids" 2019 featurette (37:02)
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 9-12 - Raw Footage from the Studio and Location Recordings (86:31)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (14:05)
BBC Trails and Continuity (3:37)
"Saturday Picture Show" (7:33)
"The Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids Photo Gallery" (9:07)
BD-ROM:
- Scripts Parts 9-12 (315 pages)
-- Hand-annotated editing camera scripts
DISC FOUR: The Ultimate Foe
Episodes (Play All - 54:21):
- "Part Thirteen" (24:45)
- "Part Fourteen" (29:36)
Audio commentary with star Colin Baker, director Chris Clough, actor Tony Selby and writers Pip and Jane Baker (2008)
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Isolated music soundtrack in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"Trials and Tribulations" 2008 documentary (55:06)
"The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Four: The Ultimate Foe" 2008 featurette (15:14)
"Behind the Sofa: The Ultimate Foe" 2019 featurette (33:12)
"Tomorrow's Times: The Sixth Doctor" 2010 featurette (12:56)
"Stripped for Action: The Story of Doctor Who Comics - The Sixth Doctor" 2009 featurette (17:47)
"The Lost Season" 2008 featurette (10:58)
"The Writer's Room: The Missing Season 23" 2019 featurette (32:14)
"Bonnie Langford in Conversation" 2019 interview (62:08)
1987 French & Saunders sketch (7:36)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (4:38)
Doctor Who: The Trial of a Time Lord, Parts 13-14 - Raw Footage from the Studio and Location Recordings (59:38)
"Saturday Superstore" appearance by Colin Baker in 1986 (13:33)
"Open Air" 1986 excerpt (10:29)
"Tomorrow's World" 1986 TV episode (28:26)*
BBC Trails and Continuities (1:23)
Coming Soon: Time and the Rani (0:40)
"The Trial of a Time Lord: The Ultimate Foe Photo Gallery" (7:03)
BD-ROM:
- Scripts (330 pages)
-- Part 13: Rehearsal
-- Part 13: Hand-annotated editing camera script
-- Part 13: Robert Holmes' original draft "The Fantasy Factory"
-- Part 14: Rehearsal
-- Part 14: Hand-annotated editing camera script
-- Part 14: Eric Saward's original untransmitted script
- Production document archive (214 pages) (Serial 7c: Terror of the Vervoids 7 The Ultimate Foe)
DISC FIVE: Bonus Disc 1
Extended Episodes (Play All - 209:15):
- "Part One" (29:31)
- "Part Two" (24:56)
- "Part Three" (24:12)
- "Part Four" (25:45)
- "Part Five" (26:43)
- "Part Six" (24:47)
- "Part Seven" (25:24)
- "Part Eight" (27:54)
DISC SIX: Bonus Disc 2
Extended Episodes (Play All - 163:21):
- "Part Nine" (29:35)
- "Part Ten" (24:53)
- "Part Eleven" (24:01)
- "Part Twelve" (27:06)
- "Part Thirteen" (26:03)
- "Part Fourteen" (31:43)
"The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited" 2019 featurette (39:33)
Bonus Recipe #1: A Kipper of Traken by Johnny Byrne (3:09)
Bonus Recipe #2: Vegetable Soup with Dalek Krotons, a Recipe by Patrick Troughton (5:08)
Bonus Recipe #3: Lasagne, a Recipe by Sarah Sutton (5:30)
"Now, Get Out of That: Doctor Who Cliffhangers" 2008 featurette (28:20)
"The Panopticon Archive: Colin Baker with Nicola Bryant at Novotel, Hammersmith 5th September, 1993" 2019 featurette (32:36)
Studio Clocks (4:26)
Season 23 Blu-ray trailer (3:42)
BD-ROM:
- Golden Wonder 1986-87 Doctor Who promotion (99 pages)
- Season 23 BBC Enterprises sales sheet (2 pages)
- Radio Times material (32 pages)
- Zig-Zag goes behind the scenes (4 pages)
- BBC Press Office: The Trial of a Time Lord quotes (12 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
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 28-page liner notes booklet by Pete McTighe
The 5.1 and 2.0 Mono 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 United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts - Contains both the original broadcast version (350:20) and the extended version (372:36)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 07/10/19
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 18/12/21UPDATE LOG:
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18/12/21: Added TV to the title.
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