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Coming Soon to Blu-ray: Doctor Who The Collection — Season 20

Doctor Who Season 20 will be the next release in The Collection, the Blu-ray set which remasters and upscales Classic Who alongside new documentaries.

Season 20 stars Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, with Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka; it also features the introduction of Turlough (Mark Strickson) and the departure of Nyssa (Sarah Sutton).

The run of episodes celebrated 20 years of Doctor Who:

  • Arc Of Infinity
  • Snakedance
  • Mawdryn Undead
  • Terminus
  • Enlightenment
  • The King’s Demons
  • The Five Doctors

And to mark the occasion, the show brought back the Brigadier and the Black Guardian, Omega, the Mara, the Master, the Cybermen, and the Time Lords.

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources including original film elements for The Five Doctors.

Plus, there’s a great new trailer, written by Pete McTighe, for this limited edition nine-disc box set…

The Collection: Season 20 Blu-ray box set also includes extensive Special Features including:

THE FIVE DOCTORS – 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

  • A brand new version of the 90-minute anniversary special, with updated special effects,
  • Dolby Atmos & surround sound, plus an exclusive new commentary with Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson.

UPDATED 2023 SPECIAL EFFECTS

  • Exclusive to Blu-ray, on Snakedance and Enlightenment.

BEHIND THE SOFA

  • Seven new episodes with Peter Davison, Colin Baker (The Doctor), Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Katy Maning (Jo), and Sophie Aldred (Ace).

BLU-RAY TRAILER

  • As in… the one above!

IN CONVERSATION

  • Matthew Sweet chats to Janet Fielding and Sarah Sutton.

LET’S GO DUTCH!

  • The TARDIS crew travel to Amsterdam to revisit locations and reminisce about Season 20 and their time on the programme.

LOOK WHO’S DRIVING

  • Join Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, and Sarah Sutton on an hilarious European Road Trip.

WHEN JANET MET MARTIN

  • Janet Fielding chats to Martin Clunes, 40 years on from his appearance in Snakedance.

MAKING THE KING’S DEMONS

  • The regular cast return to the castle location and reminisce.

MAKING THE SEASON 20 TRAILER

  • A look behind the scenes of the above trailer.

LONGLEAT CELEBRATION FOOTAGE

  • A previously-unreleased look at the iconic 1983 convention, plus panels featuring Peter Davison, Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, and many more.

STUDIO FOOTAGE

  • Hours of material going behind-the-scenes on production of Arc Of Infinity, Snakedance, and The Five Doctors.

LOCATION FILM RUSHES

  • From The Five Doctors.

RARE CONVENTION FOOTAGE

  • Including Australian interviews with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding shot during production of this season.

ONCE UPON A TIME LORD

  • A rare US documentary from the 1980s.

NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIXES

  • On Snakedance and The Five Doctors. Plus Dolby Atmos mixes on the latter.

ARCHIVE TREATS

  • Hours of rare and previously unreleased material from the BBC Archives.

HD PHOTO GALLERIES

  • Including many previously unseen images.

INFO TEXT

  • Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.

PDF ARCHIVE

  • Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files, the Radio Times 20th anniversary special and other rarities.

PLUS LOTS MORE!

This set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including documentaries, featurettes, audio commentaries, The Five Doctors: Special Edition, and more.

You can pre-order Doctor Who: The Collection — Season 20 now.

Philip Bates

Editor and co-founder of the Doctor Who Companion. When he’s not watching television, reading books ‘n’ Marvel comics, listening to The Killers, and obsessing over script ideas, Philip Bates pretends to be a freelance writer. He enjoys collecting everything. Writer of The Black Archive: The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang, The Silver Archive: The Stone Tape, and 100 Objects of Doctor Who.

Coming Soon to Blu-ray: Doctor Who The Collection — Season 20

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