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Monday, 5 March 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler

The Restoration Team has released details on the upcoming DVD releases Robot and Timelash.

The team's website describes the technical hurdles that had to be cleared in each story (such as the CSO effects in the final episode of Robot) as well as a list of special features for each DVD (listed below).

As reported earlier, Robot is due out in the UK on 28th May, Timelash on 25th June.

Visit the Restoration Team website for full details.
Robot Special Features:
  • Commentary by Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, producer Barry Letts and writer Terrance Dicks
  • Are Friends Electric? (dur. 38' 58"), the main documentary, which looks at Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story. It features interviews with actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Alec Linstead, Patricia Maynard, Michael Kilgarriff and Edward Burnham, producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Christopher Barry and production unit manager George Gallacio.
  • The Tunnel Effect (dur. 13' 47"), a look at the creation of the title sequence effect
  • Blue Peter feature
  • Photo gallery, production subtitle notes and Radio Times listings in pdf format


Timelash Special Features:
  • Commentary by Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Paul Darrow
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (dur. 25' 01"), the main documentary, which looks at the making of the story. It features actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Paul Darrow, David Chandler, Robert Ashby, script editor Eric Saward, writer Glen McCoy and journalist Paul Lang, and is narrated by Terry Molloy
  • This release will be the first to feature a 'Coming Soon' trail which will act as a taster for the next DVD release
  • Photo gallery, production subtitle notes and Radio Times listings in pdf format




FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - Radio Times