Patrick Troughton’s The Krotons will be released on Monday 2nd July, Sylvester McCoy’s The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on Monday 30th July and William Hartnell’s Planet of Giants on Monday 20th August.

> Order The Krotons on DVD on Amazon.

> Order The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on DVD on Amazon.

The Krotons special features:

– Commentary with actors Philip Madoc (Eelek), Richard Ireson (Axus) and Gilbert Wynne (Thara), assistant floor manager David Tilley, make-up designer Sylvia James, costume designer Bobi Bartlett and special sounds designer Brian Hodgson. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
– Second Time Around – Faced with William Hartnell’s deteriorating health but with a popular TV programme on their hands, the Doctor Who production team hit on the idea of ‘regenerating’ the show’s hero. This documentary looks back over Patrick Troughton’s tenure as the Second Doctor.
– Doctor Who Stories: Frazer Hines (Part One) – Actor Frazer Hines reminisces about his time on the series in an interview originally recorded in 2003 for the BBC’s Story of Doctor Who.
– The Doctor’s Strange Love – Writers Joseph Lidster and Simon Guerrier take an affectionate look at The Krotons.
– Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM).
– Photo gallery.
– Coming Soon trailer.

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy special features:

– Commentary with actors Sophie Aldred (Ace), Jessica Martin (Mags) and Christopher Guard (Bellboy), writer Stephen Wyatt, script editor Andrew Cartmel and composer Mark Ayres. Moderated by Toby Hadoke.
– The Show Must Go On – Cast and crew look back on the making of this story.
– Deleted and Extended Scenes
– Model Effects – Unused model effects shots originally intended for the story.
– The Psychic Circus – A music video set to a song written by Christopher Guard and featuring vocals by Christopher Guard, Jessica Martin and TP McKenna. Produced by Mark Ayres.
– ‘Remembrance’ demo – Two scenes from Remembrance of the Daleks re-scored by Mark Ayres.
– Tomorrow’s Times: The Seventh Doctor – The on-going series looking at the press coverage of Doctor Who reaches the Sylvester McCoy era. Presented by Anneke Wills.
– Doctor Who sketch from Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV.
– Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM).
– Photo gallery.
– Coming Soon trailer.

Planet of Giants special features:

– Commentary with vision mixer Clive Doig, special sounds creator Brian Hodgson, make-up supervisor Sonia Markham and floor assistant David Tilley. Moderated by Mark Ayres.
– Episode 3 and 4 Reconstruction – Originally shot as a four-part story, the final two episodes of Planet of Giants were edited into a single episode for transmission. Using the original scripts, newly recorded dialogue and animation, this feature gives viewers and idea of how the original four-part version might have appeared.
– Rediscovering The Urge to Live – The team behind the reconstruction explain how it was put together.
– Doctor Who Stories: Suddenly Susan – Carole Ann Ford talks about her role as the Doctor’s granddaughter and the first companion in the TARDIS in this interview originally recorded for 2003’s The Story of Doctor Who.
– Verity Lambert Tapes: Part Two – Doctor Who’s original producer looks back on her time on the series in the second part of this interview recorded for The Story of Doctor Who.
– Prop Design Plans (DVD-ROM only – to be viewed on PC/Mac).
– Radio Times listings (DVD-ROM).
– Photo gallery.
– Coming Soon trailer.

Which of this summer’s classic Doctor Who DVD releases are you most looking forward to? Let us know below…

> Order The Krotons on DVD on Amazon.

> Order The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on DVD on Amazon.

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