Doctor Who Revisitations 3 (The Tomb of the Cybermen/The Three Doctors/The Robots of Death) [DVD]

Product Description ------------------- Special Editions of three classic Doctor Who DVD releases of the BBC Sci-Fi drama. Remastered. Repackaged. Reappraised. With exclusive new Special Features! ① The Tomb of the Cybermen - Special Edition ② The Three Doctors - Special Edition ③ The Robots of Death - Special Edition The Tomb of the Cybermen - Special Edition Starring Patrick Troughton. For centuries, the disappearance of the Cybermen from the universe has been a mystery. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos – once the Cyber home world – just as an Earth expedition uncovers the entrance to a long-lost control centre filled with baffling technology. ★★Special Features★★ ◆ Morris Barry Introduction - The director’s introduction from the 1993 VHS release. ◆ Title Sequence - Tests and build-up elements for the Patrick Troughton title sequence. ◆ Late Night Line-Up - behind the scenes at the BBC Visual Effects department to interview Jack Kine. ◆ The Final End - The Evil of the Daleks is mostly missing from the BBC archives. A small taste of the climactic battle… ◆ Abominable Snowmen Audio Trailer ◆ Coming Soon Trailer ◆ Production Subtitles ◆ The Lost Giants - Cast and crew look back on the making of the story. ◆ The Curse of the Cybermen’s Tomb - Sir Christopher Frayling and Dr Debbie Challis examine the ancient Egyptian origins to the story. ◆ Cybermen – Extended Edition - A history of the Cybermen. ◆ The Magic of VidFIRE - A look at the technology behind the VidFIRE process. ◆ Sky Ray Advert - 1960’s Doctor Who themed promo for Walls Sky Ray ice lolly. ◆ Photo Gallery ◆ Radio Times Listings The Three Doctors - Special Edition Starring Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton & William Hartnell. The Time Lords are in crisis. A powerful force is draining their energy into a mysterious Black Hole - and they must recruit the Doctor to save them. But one Doctor isn’t enough for this mission... ★★Special Features★★ ◆ Commentary ◆ Happy Birthday To Who - A brand-new look at the making of this anniversary story. ◆ Was Doctor Who Rubbish? - Raising a defence against criticism of the classic series. ◆ Girls, Girls, Girls – The 1970s Katy Manning, Caroline John (Liz Shaw) and Louise Jameson (Leela) on being a 1970s Doctor Who girl. ◆ Pebble Mill At One - Archival interview with the second Doctor Patrick Troughton and visual effects wizard Bernard Wilkie. ◆ Blue Peter Jon Pertwee introduces the Wbile. ◆ BSB Highlights Cast and crew discuss The Three Doctors ◆ The Five Faces Of Doctor Who - The full trailer for the 1981 repeat season which included The Three Doctors. ◆ BBC1 Trailer ◆ 40th Anniversary Trailer ◆ Radio Times listings ◆ Production Subtitles ◆ Photo Gallery ◆ Coming Soon Trailer ◆ Digitally remastered picture and sound The Robots of Death - Special Edition Starring Tom Baker. The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor and his new companion Leela, arrives aboard a huge sandminer on a deserted world. The small human crew rely almost entirely on robots to carry out their every task and whim while they mine the planet’s rich minerals. ★★Special Features★★ ◆ Commentary 1 - Original release commentary. ◆ Commentary 2 - New commentary with actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela) and Pamela Salem (Toos), and director Michael E Briant. ◆ The Sandmine Murders - Cast and crew look back at the making of the story. ◆ Robophobia - Toby Hadoke takes a humorous look at the history of robots. ◆ Studio Sound - Example of a studio scene before the robot voice effects were added. ◆ Model s Black and white time-coded of the original model insert film. ◆ Studio Floor Plan - Interactive view of the studio layout via the original floor plan drawings. ◆ Continuity - Off-air continuity for the first episode’s original transmission plus mute continuity slide. ◆ Radio Times listings ◆ Programme subtitles ◆ Production information subtitles ◆ Photo gallery ◆ Coming soon trailer ◆ Digitally remastered picture and sound quality .co.uk Review ------------- The Revisitations box sets have proven to be something of a treasure trove for Doctor Who enthusiasts. The principle is simple: take a trio of previously-released stories, and go back and do the job in a lot more detail the second time around. For this third collection, then, the stories selected come from three different eras of the famous Time Lord. Patrick Troughton headlines The Tomb Of The Cybermen, Tom Baker is the Doctor in The Robots Of Death, and Jon Pertwee is joined by William Hartnell and Troughton again for The Three Doctors. The stories all have real merits to them, but it’s the exceptional package of supplementary material makes the Revisitations 3 set so special. Just take one of the stories. The Robots Of Death features a pair of commentary tracks, including everything from Tom Baker himself to Leela’s costume choices. On top of that, there’s a traditionally comprehensive look back at the making of the story itself. But it’s also the level of detail, right down to model s, and the floor plan of the studio itself, that really es the extra material out. Picks from the other stories? Well, ‘Was Doctor Who Rubbish?’ asks an entertaining feature on The Three Doctors, whilst there’s rare footage of lost story Evil Of The Daleks packaged in with The Tomb Of The Cybermen. Whether you’re a paid up Doctor Who fan or not, what these comprehensive discs provide is a deep, inful look at the challenges of ing such ambitious productions in far less advanced technical times. And, best of all, the stories here, especially The Robots Of Death, are really good, too. --Simon Brew

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