The Evil of the Daleks DVD
Number of Discs: 3
Certification: PG
Length: 150 minutes
Release Date: 27 Sept. 2021
BBC Studios have announced that the second Doctor story, The Evil of the Daleks is to be released as an animated special edition on 27th September 2021.
Today’s announcement comes on the 53rd anniversary of the broadcast of the last episode of the original version which brought an end to the 4th season of Doctor Who.
The Evil of the Daleks is the mostly-missing ninth and final serial of the fourth season of Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20th May to 1st July 1967.
Following the success of the existing animations, The Evil of the Daleks fills another gap in the missing Doctor Who content lost in the purge of the BBC archive soon after the programme’s original transmission. However, audio-only recordings of all seven episodes have survived and have been used here to create a brand new fully animated presentation of this lost classic, featuring the original surviving second episode.
The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) stars alongside his travel companion Jamie (Frazer Hines). The story unfolds as The Doctor and Jamie set out to find the missing time machine, bringing them face to face with a very old enemy – The Daleks, who have a new masterplan to conquer the universe. The Daleks force The Doctor to help them on their quest to ‘humanise’ themselves into deadlier living weapons.
This particular story is notable for introducing The Doctor’s new companion Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling), first seen in the surviving second episode, and also for presenting The Dalek Emperor.
The three-disc release gives fans the opportunity to enjoy The Evil of the Daleks, available in either colour or black and white. The release will include:
Remastered Surviving Original Episode 2
Telesnap Reconstructions – 6 episodes
Audio Commentaries
Audiobook, with a recorded commentary by Tom Baker
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Source : RadioTimes
An all-time Doctor Who classic is next in line to be resurrected as an animation, with The Evil of the Daleks now confirmed to be given the treatment.
Like many Doctor Who stories first aired in the 1960s, this 1967 adventure starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor was junked by the BBC in an age before regular repeat showings and home media.
Only one episode of the seven-parter – episode two – is thought to survive in its original form, but the surviving soundtracks to all seven parts will now be set to new animated visuals for a DVD and Blu-ray release. The announcement comes on the 53rd anniversary of the original airing of the last episode on BBC One.
Written by David Whitaker, the fan-favourite story sees The Doctor and companion Jamie (Frazer Hines) hunt the missing TARDIS and stumble across The Daleks’ most devious plan yet, a plot to to ‘humanise’ themselves into deadlier living weapons. The serial also marks the first appearance of Deborah Watling as new companion Victoria Waterfield.
The new three-disc release will feature the animated episodes in both colour and black-and-white versions, plus the original surviving episode two and all six episodes as telesnap constructions, plus audio commentaries, a behind-the-scenes featurette, photo gallery and an audiobook version of the story with narration by Tom Baker.
AnneMarie Walsh, director of the 2021 production, said: “It’s been a privilege to work on this fantastic story with such a brilliant team – thanks to the fans for supporting our work, I hope you all enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!”
The Evil of the Daleks animation follows similar reconstructions for lost Doctor Who stories including 1966’s The Power of the Daleks and 1968’s Fury from the Deep.
The new animated release will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and as a Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook from 27th September 2021 and is available now from Amazon.
Remastered Surviving Original Episode 2
Telesnap Reconstructions – 6 episodes
Audio Commentaries
Audiobook, with a recorded commentary by Tom Baker
Making Of
Photo Gallery
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