‘Doctor Who’: ‘Revisitations 3’ DVD extras announced

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2entertain have confirmed the exclusive new special features for the upcoming classic Doctor Who boxset, Revisitations 3.

Released on Monday 13th February, the 5-disc boxset will contain remastered and repackaged editions of The Robots of Death, The Three Doctors and The Tomb of the Cybermen.

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The Tomb of the Cybermen extras:

– 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
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The Three Doctors extras:

– 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 Whomobile.
– 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.
– BBC One Trailer
– 40th Anniversary Trailer
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– Production Subtitles
– Photo Gallery
– Coming Soon Trailer
– Digitally remastered picture and sound

The Robots of Death extras:

– 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 Shots – Black and white time-coded recording 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.
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– Programme subtitles
– Production information subtitles
– Photo gallery
– Coming soon trailer
– Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

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Watch a classic Doctor Who clip from Invasion of the Dinosaurs