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Doctor Who: Season 9 (TV) (Blu-ray) (1972)
The ninth season of the venerable scifi classic and the third starring Jon Pertwee.Director: Christopher Barry, Paul Bernard, Michael E. Briant, Lennie Mayne
Year of Copyright: 1972
Year of Production: 1971-72
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE: Day of the Daleks Original Broadcast Version
Episodes (Play All - 96:19):
- "Episode One" (23:39)
- "Episode Two" (23:56)
- "Episode Three" (24:22)
- "Episode Four" (24:22)
Audio commentary with Anna Barry (2,4), Jimmy Winston (1,2,4), Barry Letts (1,3,4), Terrance Dicks (1,2,4) and Mike Catherwood (1-3) (2011)
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"Behind the Sofa: Day of the Daleks" 2023 featurette (31:53)
"Blasting the Past" 2011 documentary (30:34)
"A View from the Gallery with Barry Letts and Mike Catherwood" 2011 featurette showcasing a June 11, 2009 meeting between Lets and Catherwood (20:02)
"Now and Then: Day of the Daleks" 2011 featurette (5:23)
"Blue Peter" TV excerpt from Monday 25.10.1971 (4:48)
Day of the Daleks Continuity: BBC1 January 1972 (1:23)
"Day of the Daleks: Photo Gallery" (11:12)
Audio Archive:
- "Sunday Best" Radio 4 interview with Terry Nation, broadcast 6 February 1972 (9:20)
- "Free Thinking" Radio 3 discussion about the Daleks, broadcast 14 July 2022 (43:16)
BD-ROM:
- Paul Bernard's Annotated Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1-3 - 131 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-4 - 216 pages
- 1973 Compilation Editing Script - 155 pages
- Production Document Archive - 251 pages
- Studio Floor Plans - 5 pages
- Radio Times Material - 13 pages
- Radio Times Material - Dalek Movie Broadcast Premieres - 5 pages
- Doctor Who Annual 1973 - 80 pages
- Doctor Who Annual 1973 Production - Documentation - 20 pages
- Season 9 BBC Enterprises Sales Sheets - 46 pages
- Season 9 BBC Television Play Synopses - 9 pages
- Season 9 Programme-as-Broadcast Information - 55 pages
DISC TWO: Day of the Daleks Special Edition & Omnibus
Episodes (Play All - 96:20):
- "Episode One" (23:40)
- "Episode Two" (23:56)
- "Episode Three" (24:22)
- "Episode Four" (24:22)
* 1973 Omnibus Edition (60:19)
"The Making of Day of the Daleks: Special Edition" 2011 featurette (13:35)
"The U.N.I.T. Dating Conundrum" 2011 featurette (9:04)
"The Cheating Memory" 2011 featurette (8:26)
"The Merseyside Doctor Who Appreciation Society Local Group: Monstercon 2 Convention, November 1st 1986" 1986 footage featuring Richard Franklin, Nicholas Courtney and Gary Russell (42:18)
Special Edition Teaser (0:20)
DISC THREE: The Curse of Peladon
Episodes (Newly Restored) (Play All - 97:57):
- "Episode One" (24:37)
- "Episode Two" (24:36)
- "Episode Three" (24:24)
- "Episode Four" (24:20)
Episodes (Reverse Standards Conversions / DVD version) (SD) (Play All - 97:50):
- "Episode One" (24:36)
- "Episode Two" (24:35)
- "Episode Three" (24:20)
- "Episode Four" (24:19)
Audio commentary on the newly restored versions with Barry Letts, Terence Dicks, Katy Manning, Chris D'Oyly-John moderated by Toby Hadoke (2008)
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"The Peladon Saga, Part One: The Markets and the Miners" 2009 featurette (23:25)
"Behind the Sofa: The Curse of Peladon" 2023 featurette (30:39)
"Jon and Katy" 2009 featurette (7:08)
"The Curse of Peladon: Storyboard Comparison" (2:18)
Film Sequences (3:24)
The Curse of Peladon: Trails and continuity BBC1 January-February 1972, July 1982 (4:13)
The Curse of Peladon Photo Gallery (9:30)
Audio Archive:
- Abridged BBC Audiobook - Side A (45:00)
- Abridged BBC Audiobook - Side B (44:42)
BD-ROM:
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-4 - 158 pages
- Production Document Archive - 178 pages
- Radio Times Material - 10 pages
- Visual Effects Designs & Storyboards - 12 pages
- Brian Hayles' Story Notes - 3 pages
- 1982 Doctor Who and the Monsters Repeats Paperwork - 9 pages
DISC FOUR: The Sea Devils Original Broadcast Version
Episodes (Play All - 147:58):
- "Episode One" (24:43)
- "Episode Two" (24:33)
- "Episode Three" (24:09)
- "Episode Four" (24:11)
- "Episode Five" (24:54)
- "Episode Six" (25:28)
Audio commentary with Andrew Cartmell, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and Michael E. Briant (2007)
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Isolated Score in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
"Hello Sailor!: Making The Sea Devils" 2008 documentary (36:39)
"Behind the Sofa: The Sea Devils" 2023 featurette (31:40)
"Musical Scales: An Era of Experimentation" 2008 featurette (13:54)
"Nationwide" TV excerpt from Tuesday 22.2.1972 (3:25)
"South Today" Item on The Sea Devils: BBC1 South 19 November 2013 (3:54)
"8mm" (home movie shot by a Naval Rating on the set and with 2007 commentary by Michael E. Briant, Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts) (3:53)
"Defenders of Earth" 2023 trailer for Doctor Who: The Collection Season 9 (7:28)
Audio Archive:
- Radio Solent Jon Pertwee interview Broadcast 21 October 1971 (3:52)
- "Radio 4 Today" excerpt on children writing Doctor Who stories, broadcast 28 March 1972 (2:09)
The Sea Devils Trails and Continuity: BBC1 March-April 1972, December 1972, May 1974, BBC2 March-April 1992 (9:57)
The Sea Devils Photo Gallery (10:45)
Coming Soon: The Mutants (0:43)
BD-ROM:
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-6 - 365 pages
- Production Document Archive - 332 pages
- Radio Times Material - 19 pages
- Royal Navy Fleet Submarine Publications - 6 pages
- Script - Television Club: Putting on a Show #2 - 7 pages
- The Making of Doctor Who (1972) - 140 pages
DISC FIVE: The Sea-Devils Omnibus Repeat Version
Episodes (DVD Version 1-3 only) (SD) (Play All - 73:22):
- "Episode One" (24:42)
- "Episode Two" (24:32)
- "Episode Three" (24:08)
* 1972 Omnibus Version (88:28)
"Location, Location, Location: Season Nine" 2023 documentary (42:52)
"Michael E. Briant: At the Helm" 2023 interview (51:46)
"Stuart Fell: The Fell Guy" 2023 interview (26:35)
DISC SIX: The Mutants
Episodes (Restored Version) (Play All - 146:02):
- "Episode One" (24:28)
- "Episode Two" (24:28)
- "Episode Three" (24:34)
- "Episode Four" (24:03)
- "Episode Five" (24:42)
- "Episode Six" (23:46)
Episodes (Reverse Standards Conversions 1-2 only) (SD) (Play All - 48:51):
- "Episode One" (24:26)
- "Episode Two" (24:25)
Audio commentary on the restored version with Bob Baker (1, 5-6), Katy Manning (1-3, 6), Terence Dicks (1, 3, 5), Chris Barry (1, 3, 5-6), Garrick Hagon (2, 4, 6), Brian Hodgson (2, 4), Jeremy Bear (3, 5) and moderated by Nicholas Pegg (2011)
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"Behind the Sofa: The Mutants" 2023 featurette (30:55)
"Mutt Mad: The Making of The Mutants" 2011 documentary (19:13)*
"Race Against Time: Narrated by Noel Clarke" 2011 documentary (37:43)
The Mutants Continuity: BBC1 April-May 1972 (1:01)
The Mutants Photo Gallery (8:04)
BD-ROM:
- Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1-6 - 251 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-6 - 294 pages
- Production Document Archive - 162 pages
- Radio Times Material - 7 pages
DISC SEVEN: The Time Monster
Episodes (Play All - 147:50):
- "Episode One" (25:08)
- "Episode Two" (25:08)
- "Episode Three" (24:02)
- "Episode Four" (23:58)
- "Episode Five" (24:33)
- "Episode Six" (25:01)
Audio commentary with producer Barry Letts (1,5-6), production manager Marion MacDougall (1,5-6), actor John Levene (2,4), fan / writer James Moran (3), fan / writer Phil Ford (3), fan / writer Graham Duff (3), Susan Penhaligon (5) and moderated by Toby Hadoke (1,3,5-6) (2010)
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"Behind the Sofa: The Time Monster" 2023 featurette (30:52)
"Between Now ... and Now!: Science and The Time Monster" 2010 featurette (23:39)
"Nationwide" BBC Special Effects Item BBC1 7 December 1972 (3:26)
The Time Monster Continuity: BBC1 June 1972 (0:37)
The Time Monster Photo Gallery (10:02)
BD-ROM:
- Paul Bernard's Annotated Rehearsal Scripts: Parts 1, 2 & 5 - 147 pages
- Camera Scripts: Parts 1-6 - 307 pages
- Production Document Archive - 241 pages
- Radio Times Material - 8 pages
- Paul Bernard's Master's TARDIS Design Sketch - 1 page
DISC EIGHT: The Time Monster Additional Special Features
Episodes (Reverse Standards Conversion 1-5 only) (SD) (Play All - 122:50):
- "Episode One" (25:08)
- "Episode Two" (25:08)
- "Episode Three" (24:02)
- "Episode Four" (23:59)
- "Episode Five" (24:33)
"Time and Atlantis: Chronicling The Time Monster with Toby Hadoke" 2023 documentary (50:16)
"Restoration Comparison" 2010 featurette (3:23)
"On the Waterfront" excerpt with Jon Pertwee, broadcast 6 May 1989 (3:27)
"The Panopticon Archive: Ingrid Pitt & Terrance Dicks - Hotel Leofric, Coventry 26th September, 1992" 1992 interviews conducted by Nicholas Briggs (43:33)
"Richard Franklin at the 50th Anniversary Celebration" 2013 interview (10:14)
Timedlocks compilation (with subtitles identifying who the voices heard are) (9:27) -
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 2.0 Mono (All)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (The Sea-Devils Both Versions)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes with a 32-page liner notes booklet "The Dream Team: Welcome to Season 9" by Pete McTighe.
In a special digipack encased in a hard card box.
The episodes and extras are in 1080/50i unless otherwise stated; some natively produced in the format and some upscaled.
Extras missing from the DVDs:
- "The UNIT Family: Part Two" 2011 featurette (31:23): Originally on the Day of the Daleks DVD, moved to The Green Death disc in Season 10 BD.
- "Warriors of Mars" 2009 featurette (14:56): Originally on The Curse of Peladon DVD.
- "Dressing Doctor Who: James Acheson" 2011 featurette (27:06): Originally on The Mutants DVD, moved to The Deadly Assassin disc in the Season 14 BD.
- "Blue Peter" clip (1:37): Originally on The Mutants DVD moved to the The Three Doctors disc in the Season 10 BD.
* The version of Mutt Mad has been cut to remove a conversation where Terence Dicks discusses his pro-Empire feelings and uses some outdated terms. The uncut version runs 20:40. It can be found on the 2011 DVD of The Mutants. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
The only edition we currently have specifications for.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL The Collection: Season 9 Limited Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts - No cuts to the episodes but the "Mutt Mad" documentary on "The Mutants" disc has been cut by 1:27 when compared to the version on the 2011 DVD (636:06 - 25fps)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 20/03/23
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 20/03/23UPDATE LOG:
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