William Hartnell’s second season of Doctor Who arrives on Standard Edition Blu-ray in December
Doctor Who’s 1964/1965 season is heading back to Blu-ray with Doctor Who: The Collection -Season 2 Standard Edition. Following its 2022 release in Limited Edition packaging, all the same episodes and extras will be available in the slimmer Standard Edition style. You can pre-order now, with sets hitting shelves on the 2nd of December.
Doctor Who – The Collection: Season 2 includes the following stories:
Planet of Giants
The Doctor has finally returned Ian and Barbara to 1960s Earth, but not in the way they expected.
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
A landing on the banks of the Thames seems hopeful at first, but this is a London changed for the worse. It lies in ruins, saucers haunt the skies, and sinister aliens patrol the streets… the Daleks!
The Rescue
The Doctor returns to the planet Dido but finds a crashed Earth colony ship with only two survivors and the peaceful indigenous people completely missing.
The Romans
It’s 64ad and the friends enjoy a well deserved holiday in a Roman villa. But the Doctor and Vicki’s quest to meet the Emperor Nero soon plunges them into danger, while Ian and Barbara have problems of their own.
The Web Planet
The planet Vortis has fallen under a malign influence, with the giant ant-like Zarbi in revolt. But what does the sinister Animus really want? And can the Doctor free the TARDIS from its grip?
The Crusade
When the TARDIS arrives near Jaffa in the 12th century, Saladin’s forces mistake Barbara for Princess Joanna and kidnap her. The newly knighted Sir Ian must try to win her freedom, while the Doctor and Vicki find themselves unwillingly pulled into the intrigues of King Richard I’s court.
The Space Museum
The TARDIS skips a track in time giving the travellers a glimpse of their own futures – their dead bodies displayed as exhibits in an alien museum! But is the future set, or can they find a way to change their destinies?
The Chase
The Daleks have succeeding in building their own time machine and begin a ruthless hunt for the TARDIS across time and space. How can the Doctor possibly evade them when they can go anywhere or anywhen he can?
The Time Meddler
The Doctor, Vicki and Steven apparently find themselves in 1066 in the days before the Battle of Hastings. But why do they keep finding 20th century anachronisms like wrist watches, record players and toasters?
The Collection: Season 2 Blu-ray box set also includes extensive special features
- Flight Through Eternity – an overview of Season 2
- Looking for David – a deep dive into the life and career of Doctor Who’s first story editor, David Whitaker
- Doctor Who and the Collectors – the world of 1960s collectables
- In Conversation with William Russell – Matthew Sweet interviews the Ian Chesterton actor
- In Conversation with Maureen O’Brien – Matthew Sweet interviews the Vicki actor
- Behind the Sofa – Six new episodes as companions Maureen O’Brien, Peter Purves, Carole Ann Ford, Janet Fielding (Tegan), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa),
Bonnie Langford (Melanie) and Sophie Aldred (Ace) react to Doctor Who Season 2! - The Lion Audio Commentary – Learn about the recovery of The Lion, a missing episode that was returned in 1999, with three of the heroes responsible for its return
- Convention footage – A rare chance to hear from actors Jacqueline Hill and Adrienne Hill (Katarina) alongside Michael Craze (Ben) and Carole Ann Ford
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth Enhanced Soundtrack – Watch The Dalek Invasion of Earth with an optional enhanced soundtrack.
- Photo Galleries – Now in HD and including many previously unseen images.
- Info Text – updated behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode as optional on-screen text as the episodes play
- PDF Archive – Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files and other rarities
- And those are just the new extras! This nine-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries, Overseas Soundtracks and more.
