Power of the Daleks Steelbook
Number of Discs: 4
Certification: PG
Duration: 135 minutes
Release Date: 6 Feb. 2017
BBC Worldwide has confirmed the additional material that will be included on the release of the animated version of the Power of the Daleks.
This highly anticipated adventure will be released on BBC Store on Saturday 5th November, exactly 50 years to the minute after it was first transmitted on BBC One at 5.50pm. The UK release of the DVD will follow on Monday 21st November. A wealth of extra material will be available with both the BBC Store and DVD releases.
Extra treats fans can look forward to include commentaries and surviving footage, together with a documentary feature which stars the original cast and crew. Other bonus features include a gallery of artwork from the animation, and original shooting script. There’s even a rare chance to hear the original Dalek recordings from the show.
Power of the Daleks is one of the Doctor’s most celebrated adventures and yet no complete film recordings of the Power of the Daleks are known to have survived. The master negatives were destroyed in an archive purge in 1974.
The six 25 minute episodes feature the regeneration, or as it was then called ‘renewal’, of First Doctor William Hartnell into Second Doctor Patrick Troughton, as the Time Lord and his companions Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) do battle with The Daleks on the planet Vulcan.
Animator Charles Norton says: It’s been wonderful to have been able to track down so much rare and previously unreleased material and I hope that fans enjoy the excellent package we’ve been able to assemble.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks will be priced at £9.99 SD and £12.99 HD from bbcstore.com from 5th November where each episode will airon consecutive days.
Disc 1 (Blu-ray)
Black & White Version
Commentary
Members of the original cast and crew are joined by members of the new animation unit to discuss the production of the story and its new animated reconstruction. Moderated by Toby Hadoke. Please note: this commentary also includes archive audio. (2016)
Episode 1: Anneke Wills (Polly), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
Episode 2: Anneke Wills (Polly), Edward Kelsey (Resno), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
Episode 3: Nicholas Hawtrey (Quinn) and Alexandra Tynan (Costume Designer)
Episode 4: David Hankinson (Dalek Operator 2005-08), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voices 2005-Present) and Robert Shearman (Writer Dalek)
Episode 5: Adrian Salmon (Shader), Martin Geraghty (Line Art) and Charles Norton (Producer)
Episode 6: Anneke Wills (Polly), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
5.1 Surround Mix and 2.0 Stereo Mix
Newly stereo and surround mixes of the original soundtrack. Mixed and restored by Mark Ayres.
Animation & Photo Gallery
An extended gallery of images, featuring production photographs from the original 1966 series and artwork from the latest animated production, accompanied by incidental music from the story, which has been digitally re-mastered from the original music production tapes. (15’29” | 16:9 | SD | 2016)
Animation Test Footage
A compilation of animation tests, created during the production of the new animated series. (6’05” | 16:9 | HD | 2016)
Original Title Sequence
An unedited presentation of the full original ‘Doctor Who’ title sequence, prepared using an all new HD re-master of the original film elements. (1’07” | 4:3 | SD | 1963)
Servants & Masters: The Making of The Power of the Daleks
A specially prepared documentary directed by John Kelly and featuring interviews with members of the original 1966 cast and crew. (22’36” | 16:9 | SD | 2016)
Surviving Material & Original Trailer
A compilation of short film fragments and clips from the original 1966 BBC television production – the only surviving footage to remain of the show’s original BBC1 run. (7’44” | 4:3 | SD | 1966)
Original Dalek Recording
Rare and previously unreleased sections from the studio recordings that were made at Maida Vale Studios in 1966 for the Dalek voices. (5’14” | 16:9 | SD | 1966)
Disc 2 (Blu-ray)
Colour Version
Full Colour Version
The complete story presented in full color with the new 5.1 surround mix. Colour version produced by Prime Focus. (2017)
Telesnap Reconstruction
Around 400 individual still frames of film exist from the original 1966 television production of ‘The Power of the Daleks’. These images were kept in the programme’s production files by the BBC Written Archive Centre. These images are here combined with the programme’s soundtrack to present a photographic reconstruction of the original programme. Originally made for the 2005 MP3 CD release. (148’49” | 4:3 | SD | 2005)
Disc 3 (DVD)
Black & White Version
Commentary
Members of the original cast and crew are joined by members of the new animation unit to discuss the production of the story and its new animated reconstruction. Moderated by Toby Hadoke. Please note: this commentary also includes archive audio. (2016)
Episode 1: Anneke Wills (Polly), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
Episode 2: Anneke Wills (Polly), Edward Kelsey (Resno), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
Episode 3: Nicholas Hawtrey (Quinn) and Alexandra Tynan (Costume Designer)
Episode 4: David Hankinson (Dalek Operator 2005-08), Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Voices 2005-Present) and Robert Shearman (Writer Dalek)
Episode 5: Adrian Salmon (Shader), Martin Geraghty (Line Art) and Charles Norton (Producer)
Episode 6: Anneke Wills (Polly), Derek Dodd (Designer) and Michael Bryant (Floor Manager)
5.1 Surround Mix and 2.0 Stereo Mix
Newly stereo and surround mixes of the original soundtrack. Mixed and restored by Mark Ayres.
Disc 4 (DVD) Colour Version
Full Colour Version
The complete story presented in full color with the new 5.1 surround mix. Colour version produced by Prime Focus. (2017)
PDF Materials
Includes the Camera Scripts and Production Paperwork.
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