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Doctor Who: Season 22 (TV) (Blu-ray) (1985)
The twenty-second season of the venerable scifi classic and the first starring Colin Baker.Director: Graeme Harper, Sarah Hellings, Ron Jones, Peter Moffatt, Pennant Roberts, Matthew Robinson
Year of Copyright: 1984-85
Year of Production: 1984-85
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE: Attack of the Cybermen
Episodes (Play All - 88:50):
- "Part One" (44:19)
- "Part Two" (44:31)
Audio commentary with Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Terry Molloy and Sarah Berger (2009)
Information Text
Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
"Colin Baker in Conversation" 2021 interview (83:41)
"Behind the Sofa: Attack of the Cybermen" 2022 featurette (32:52)
"The Cold War" 2009 documentary (27:25)
"The Cyber Story" 2009 featurette (22:50)
"Human Cyborg" 2009 featurette (9:12)
"The Cybernetic Autonomous Dalek" 2009 interview extract (1:07)
"Saturday Superstore" excerpt from 5.1.1985 (14:47)
"BBC Breakfast Time" 13.7.1984 (with Faith Brown) 4.1.1985 (preview) (3:54)
Attack of the Cybermen Trails & Continuities BBC1 - January 1985 (3:18)
Attack of the Cybermen Photo Gallery (12:41)
The Cyber-Generations Photo Gallery (7:53)
Coming Soon: Vengeance on Varos (1:10)
BD-Rom:
- Draft Script (Cold War): Part 1 - 112 pages
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 219 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 265 pages
- Production Document Archive - 381 pages
- Radio Times Material - 6 pages
- Doctor Who Annual 1986 - 64 pages
- Season 22 BBC Enterprises Sales Sheets - 11 pages
- Season 22 BBC Television Audience Reaction Report - 7 pages
DISC TWO: Vengeance on Varos (Broadcast Version)
Episodes (Play All - 89:31):
- "Part One" (44:44)
- "Part Two" (44:47)
Audio commentary by actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Nabil Shaban (2001)
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Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Production Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"Behind the Sofa: Vengeance on Varos" 2022 featurette (31:27)
"Nice or Nasty?: The Making of Vengeance on Varos" 2012 documentary (29:39)
"The Idiot's Lantern with Samira Ahmed" 2012 featurette (7:32)
"Points of View Presented by Barry Took" transmitted 1.2.1985 (1:52)
"See Hear with Nabil Shaban" transmitted 20.1.1985 (6:06)
Deleted & Extended Scenes (17:44)
Audio Archive: Ron Jones Interview - 19.6.1984 (2:41)
Vengeance on Varos Trails & Continuities BBC1 - January 1985 (1:31)
Vengeance on Varos Photo Gallery (9:43)
BD-Rom:
- Draft Scripts (Planet of Fear): Parts 1 & 2 - 92 pages
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 199 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 236 pages
- Production Document Archive - 318 pages
- Radio Times Material - 5 pages
DISC THREE: Vengeance on Varos (Extended Version)
Episodes (Play All - 105:06):
- "Part One" (53:20)
- "Part Two" (51:46)
Audio Archive "Slipback" 1985 radio adventure from July-August 1985 (Play All - 63:06):
- "Part One" (10:40)
- "Part Two" (10:27)
- "Part Three" (10:20)
- "Part Four" (10:15)
- "Part Five" (10:14)
- "Part Six" (11:08)
"Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years" 1994 documentary (90:08)
"Michael Grade in Conversation" 2022 interview (53:29)
Studio Footage (78:47)
Acid Bath Scene with Alternative Music (1:38)
BD-Rom:
- Slipback Production Document - 2 pages
- Slipback Radio Times Material - 7 pages
- VHS Cover - The Colin Baker Years - 1 page
DISC FOUR: The Mark of the Rani
Episodes (Play All - 89:39):
- "Part One" (45:04)
- "Part Two" (44:35)
Audio commentary with actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Kate O'Mara (2006)
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Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Alternate score DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
"Location, Location, Location: Season 22" 2022 featurette (47:24)
"Lords and Luddites: Making The Mark of the Rani” 2006 documentary (43:20)
"Behind the Sofa: The Mark of the Rani" 2022 featurette (31:50)
"Those Deadly Divas" 2012 featurette (22:37)
"Rogue Time Lords" 2007 featurette (13:11)
"Playing with Time: Scoring Doctor Who" 2006 featurette (9:44)
"Now and Then" 2006 featurette (4:07)
Deleted Scenes (8:40)
The Mark of the Rani Trails & Continuities BBC1 - February 1985 (1:53)
"BBC Breakfast Time: The Mark of the Rani - Preview Transmitted 1.2.1985 (1:02)
"Blue Peter" excerpt from 1978 on the Ironbridge Gorge location (11:23)
The Mark of the Rani Photo Gallery (9:57)
BD-Rom:
- Draft Script: Part 2 - 77 pages
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 233 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 241 pages
- Production Document Archive - 134 pages
- Radio Times Material - 6 pages
- Blu-ray Alternative Score Cue Sheet - 3 pages
DISC FIVE: The Two Doctors (Broadcast Version)
Episodes (Play All - 134:05):
- "Part One" (44:25)
- "Part Two" (44:52)
- "Part Three" (44:48)
Audio commentary by Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Jacqueline Pearce and Director Peter Moffatt (2003)
Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
"La Fiesta del Mar "The Feast of Evil": Making 'The Two Doctors'" 2022 documentary (38:18)
"Behind the Sofa: The Two Doctors" 2022 featurette (31:07)
"Adventures in Time and Spain" 2003 documentary (29:26)
"A Fix with Sontarans" a 1985 mini-episode from Jim'll Fix it (plays with optional commentary with Toby Hadoke, Colin Baker, Janet Fielding and Gareth Jenkins) (8:14)
"Points of View Presented by Barry Took" excerpt transmitted 5.3.1985 (1:12)
Hiatus News Reports (5:59)
1984 Convention Message (to the DWAS from Fraser Hines and Nicola Bryant) (4:14)
The Two Doctors Trails & Continuities BBC1 - February / March 1985 (1:22)
The Two Doctors Photo Gallery (13:35)
BD-Rom:
- Rehearsal Script: Part 1 (First Draft) - 101 pages
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1-3 - 253 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-3 - 265 pages
- Post-Production Scripts: Parts 1-3 - 248 pages
- Production Document Archive - 277 pages
- Radio Times Material - 5 pages
- Studio Floor Plan - 1 page
DISC SIX: The Two Doctors (Extended Part One)
Episode:
- "Part One" (47:33)
"Nicola Bryant: In the Footsteps of The Two Doctors" 2006 documentary (cutdown version of a fan made production) (40:48)
"Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who" 2003 documentary (45:28)
"Beneath the Sun" 2003 featurette (36:14)
Studio Footage (52:30)
"The Panoptican Archive: Jaqueline Pearce with Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner at Hotel Leofric, Coventry 20th September, 1997" 1997 interviews (69:37)
Audio Archive
- Robert Holmes Interview (29.8.1985) (92:46)
- "Wavelength" radio documentary transmitted 20.9.1984 (28:56)
DISC SEVEN: Timelash
Episodes (Play All - 89:40):
- "Part One" (45:02)
- "Part Two" (44:38)
Audio commentary with actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Paul Darrow (2007)
Information Text
Updated SPFX Option
"Nicola Bryant in Conversation" 2022 interview (72:15)
"Behind the Sofa: Timelash" 2022 featurette (30:49)
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 2007 documentary (25:02)
"Was Doctor Who Rubbish?" 2011 featurette (14:01)
"All's Wells That Ends Wells" 2011 featurette (13:16)
Studio Footage (21:01)
Timelash Trails & Continuities BBC1 - March 1985 (1:29)
Timelash: Photo Gallery (9:47)
BD-Rom:
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 194 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 231 pages
- Camera Script: 4-6 December 1984 Studio Recording - 149 pages
- Production Document Archive - 225 pages
- Radio Times Material - 3 pages
DISC EIGHT: Revelation of the Daleks
Episodes (Play All - 90:04):
- "Part One" (44:34)
- "Part Two" (45:30)
(1.) Audio commentary with Graeme Harper, Eric Saward, Terry Molloy and Nicola Bryant (2005)
(2.) Audio commentary with Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Terry Molloy and Alexei Sayle (2022)
Information Subtitles
Isolated score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Revised SPFX Option
"Part One" extended version (45:50)
"Revelation Exhumed" 2005 documentary (45:52)
"Behind the Sofa: Revelation of the Daleks" 2022 featurette (31:22)
"Behind the Scenes: Revelation in the Studio" 2005 featurette (15:38)
"Directing Who: Then & Now with Graeme Harper" 2010 featurette (11:46)
Deleted Scenes (2:16)
"Children in Need" excerpt from 22.11.1985 (3:16)
"Doctor in Distress" 1985 music video (3:45)
"BBC Breakfast Time: Revelation of the Daleks - Preview" transmitted 22.3.1985 / Eleanor Bron Interview Extract" transmitted 1.5.1985" TV excerpts (2:54)
"BBC Breakfast Time: Doctor Who Exhibitions Extract" transmitted 5.4.1985 (1:08)
"BBC Breakfast Time featuring John Nathan-Turner" transmitted 29.5.1985 (4:51)
"Take Two" excerpt transmitted 29.5.1985 (2:48)
"Micro Live" excerpt transmitted 2.11.1985 (1:37)
"The Lenny Henry Show" 1985 excerpt (4:35)
"Doctor Who: The Collection - The Eternal Mystery Written & directed by Pete McTighe" 2022 promo for the Season 22 Blu-ray (6:64)
DVD Easter Egg (2005 ADR highlights) (0:49)
Studio Footage (65:10)
"Revelation of the Daleks: In Studio" (plays with optional 2005 commentary by Graeme Harper and Terry Molloy) (15:38)
Film Rushes (28:12)
Revelation of the Daleks Trails & Continuities BBC1 - March 1985 / BBC2 - March / April 1993 (6:04)
Revelation of the Daleks Photo Gallery (10:37)
Coming Soon: The Trial of a Time Lord (1:17)
BD-Rom:
- Rehearsal Script: Parts 1 & 2 - 249 pages
- Camera Script : Parts 1 & 2 - 243 pages
- Post-Production Scripts: Parts 1 & 2 - 224 pages
- Production Document Archive - 377 pages
- Set Design Drawings - 3 pages
- Radio Times Material - 9 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 (Attack of the Cybermen, Vengeance on Varos broadcast version, The Mark of the Rani, Revelation of the Daleks)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 36-page liner notes booklet "Change, Mr Dear ...: Welcome to Season 22" by Pete McTighe.
Comes in a special multi-disc digipack with an outer tray-like slip.
Extras not ported across from the DVD releases:
- "Beneath the Lights" 2003 featurette (27:58) (superseded by the studio footage on Disc Six). -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The only version we're currently aware of.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts (581:49 - 25fps)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 18/06/22
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 20/06/22UPDATE LOG:
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