Doctor Who: Season 26 Blu-ray details

Sylvester McCoy fans rejoice, at today's news that Season 26 - the final series of classic Doctor Who - will be the next to join the BBC's deluxe Blu-ray series Doctor Who: The Collection, just in time for Christmas on December 23.

Season 26 features the stories Battlefield, Ghost Light, The Curse Of Fenric and Survival.

This seven-disc box set will feature hours of special features previously released on DVD, plus of course lots of new content, as we've come to expect from Doctor Who: The Collection. Here's the list...

Rare Restored Extended Cuts
The Curse of Fenric VHS Extended Version
The Curse of Fenric DVD Special Edition
Battlefield VHS Extended Version
Battlefield DVD Special Edition, plus
 
5.1 surround sound & isolated scores
On all 14 broadcast episodes, plus 5.1 sound on all extended versions of The Curse Of Fenric and Battlefield. 
 
Behind the Sofa
New episodes with Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, plus
companions Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Anneke Wills and
Jodie-Whittaker-era writers Pete McTighe & Joy Wilkinson.
 
Showman - the Life of John Nathan-Turner
A feature-length look at the life and career of Doctor Who’s
longest-serving producer, who fought to keep the programme on-air
during the 1980s. Contributors include Peter Davison and Colin Baker.
 
Making ‘The Curse of Fenric’
A brand new documentary featuring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred,
Tomek Bork, Nicholas Parsons, Cory Pulman, Marek Anton,
Ian Briggs, Andrew Cartmel, Mark Ayres and Ian Collins featuring
unseen behind-the-scenes footage and photographs.
 
In Conversation
Matthew Sweet chats to companion Sophie Aldred.
 
The Writers’ Room
Ben Aaronovitch, Marc Platt, Ian Briggs, Rona Munro
and Andrew Cartmel discuss their work on Season 26.
 
Becoming The Destroyer
Actor Marek Anton and prosthetics designer Stephen Mansfield
recall the creation of one of Doctor Who’s best ever monsters.
 
Blu-Ray trailer
Sophie Aldred back in character as Ace.
 
Brand new Ghost Light extended workprint
Unseen studio footage
Rare archive treats
Convention footage
HD photo galleries
Scripts, costume designs, rare BBC production files
and other gems from our PDF archive
 
And lots more!
 
Pre-order this Doctor Who Season 26 box-set at Amazon UK

Here's the excellent YouTube trailer below...

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In other Doctor Who Blu-ray news, the release date of the Season 23 box-set (Trial Of A Time Lord) has gone back a couple of weeks to October 7.

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