Delta and the Bannermen DVD
Number of Discs: 1
DVD Number: BBCDVD2599
Certification: PG
Duration: 75 minutes
Release Date: 22 Jun. 2009
The time: 1959. The place: the Shangri-La Holiday Camp, south Wales. The Doctor and Mel want time out.
The hedonistic alien Navarinos wants to catch some vintage rock and roll. And two CIA agents want to know what happened to their country’s missing satellite.
When the beautiful Chimeron princess Delta shows up on the scene, the murderous Bannermen soon follow in hot pursuit. The stage is set for a fiery showdown that will decide the fate of an entire civilisation.
Commentary
Commentary by Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sara Griffiths (Ray), Chris Clough (Director), Andrew Cartmel (Script Editor).
But First This
Andi Peters presents this feature on location with the cast of Delta and the Bannermen. Includes interviews with Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford and Ken Dodd. 6’03”
Interview Rushes
The raw footage from the But First This interviews. 16’35”
Wales Today
A BBC Wales news report on the making of the programme, with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Sylvester McCoy and producer John Nathan-Turner. 2’18”
Part One: First Edit
The original, longer cut of Delta and the Bannermen Part One, without music or sound effects. 30’31”
Hugh and Us
An interview with Hugh Lloyd MBE about his career and his work on Delta and the Bannermen. 7’05”
Clown Court
Taken from the popular Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow. Noel Edmonds and Sylvester McCoy present out-takes from Delta and the Bannermen, plus bloopers from the recording of the sketch. 5’42”
Stripped for Action: The Seventh Doctor
A documentary about the comic strip adventures of the Seventh Doctor, featuring writer and editor Scott Gray, writers Simon Furman, Paul Cornell and Andrew Cartmel, artist Lee Sullivan, and former Doctor Who Magazine editors John Freeman, Gary Russell and Alan Barnes. Produced by Marcus Hearn (Phoenix Media). (Widescreen). 21’31”
Trails and Continuities
A selection of off-air continuity announcements from the original BBC1 transmission. 3’20”
Radio Times Billings
Illustrations, articles and listings for this story from the BBC magazine Radio Times in PDF format.
Production Subtitles
Text commentary by Andrew Pixley providing cast details, script development and other information related to the production of this story.
Photo Gallery
A selection of rare and previously unpublished photographs from the recording of this story. 8’22”
Coming Soon
A preview of The War Games DVD. The trailer for this story is available on The Deadly Assassin DVD. 1’38”
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