Frederick Jaeger

Thursday, 26 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Actor Frederick Jaeger, the German-born stage and screen actor who played Jano in "The Savages," Sorensen in "Planet of Evil" and, in his most prominent Doctor Who role, Professor Marius, creator of K-9, in "The Invisible Enemy," died on June 18 in Mallorca after a long illness, according to an obituary this week in "The Stage". Says the obituary, "[Jaeger] played a wide variety of characters but on screen he was often cast in military roles, playing German officers on British television and British officers in German productions." Among his many films are The Iron Petticoat (1956), Ice Cold in Alex (1958) and Voyage of the Damned (1976), and he was very prominent on the stage, including touring with Sir Ralph Richardson in Shakespeare productions. He spent his final years with his second wife, Elizabeth Griffits, at a farmhouse in Mallorca after he retired from acting. (Thanks to Chris Winwood)

FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

Ghost Light Delay

Sunday, 22 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

As reported elsewhere, the DVD release of Ghost Light has been moved back one week, and will now take place on September 20. According to Steve Roberts of the Restoration Team, this is just due to "technical reasons," likely something to do with the pressing of the DVDs, and nothing to be concerned about; the extra week is just to give time to make sure they're done before release.

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Space Pirates Info and New Stills!

Wednesday, 18 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

As we previously reported, the forthcoming DVD release Lost in Time will feature 90 seconds of film from the long-lost Doctor Who serial The Space Pirates starring Patrick Troughton, film that was located, we have learned, in some old canisters of film from the series "Dad's Army". The film footage featuers model spacecraft shots and some live action "space walk" footage from the first episode. Through a coincidence, one of the people looking through the canisters was Ralph Montagu of the Doctor Who Restoration Team... who promptly returned the material to the archives so that it could be used on the DVD release. The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a bit more detail on this and a couple of photographs; meanwhile, Outpost Gallifrey has been sent two photographs unused by DWM which features the Beta Dart undocking from the Alpha 1 beacon, and Alpha 1's compartments drifting apart. Click on each below for a larger version. (Thanks to Steve Roberts and the Restoration Team)

FILTER: - DWM - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

New Zealand DVD Note

Tuesday, 10 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

Roadshow New Zealand have announced in their monthly e-Newsletter that The Green Death won't be out on DVD until September, a full month after its release on DVD in Australia. (Thanks to David French)

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD - New Zealand

Lost in Time Cleared Extras

Wednesday, 4 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The following is a list from the British Board of Film Classification of cleared extras from the Lost in Time DVD set, with running times and other miscellaneous items. We don't know what the "Untitled" items are, but otherwise, no big surprises from the lists published previously. (Thanks to Richard Bignell)

00:01:42:24 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 1 - THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS
00:02:23:01 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 2 - DAY OF ARMAGEDDON
00:01:45:05 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 3 - DEVIL'S PLANET
00:01:05:24 | THE DALEKS' MASTER PLAN - EPISODE 4 - THE TRAITORS
00:00:31:12 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:38:18 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 3
00:00:14:02 | THE SMUGGLERS - EPISODE 4
00:02:15:11 | THE SMUGGLERS - LOCATION FOOTAGE
00:01:21:16 | THE TENTH PLANET - EPISODE 4
00:02:03:17 | THE CRUSADE PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
00:01:32:00 | THE CRUSADE PART 3 - INTRODUCTION
00:01:46:02 | THE CRUSADE PART 3 - CLOSING
00:00:27:01 | EASTER EGG NO. 1
00:01:02:13 | WILLIAM HARTNELL - 8MM OFF SCREEN MATERIAL
00:00:20:18 | GALAXY FOUR - FOUR HUNDRED DAWNS
00:00:38:19 | THE MYTH MAKERS - TEMPLE OF SECRETS
00:00:40:14 | THE MYTH MAKERS - SMALL PROPHET
QUICK RETURN
00:00:25:11 | THE MYTH MAKERS - HORSE OF DESTRUCTION
00:01:13:04 | THE SAVAGES - EPISODE FOUR
00:01:39:11 | THE TENTH PLANET - EPISODE FOUR
00:00:49:09 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - TRAILER
00:00:37:05 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 4
00:00:54:18 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 5
00:00:13:12 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE 6
00:00:17:03 | THE HIGHLANDERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:25:21 | THE HIGHLANDERS - EPISODE 1
00:00:22:11 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 1
00:00:38:08 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 2
00:00:11:20 | THE UNDERWATER MENACE - EPISODE 4
00:00:39:09 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE 2
00:00:12:01 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE 3
00:00:15:22 | THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - EPISODE 4
00:01:06:09 | THE WEB OF FEAR - EXTRACTS FROM EPISODES 2
4 & 5
00:02:51:24 | THE FURY FROM THE DEEP - BEHIND THE SCENES FILMING
00:00:25:07 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 1
00:01:02:11 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 2
00:00:48:07 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 4
00:00:40:22 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 5
00:01:14:06 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - EPISODE 6
00:03:39:14 | FURY FROM THE DEEP - FILM TRIMS
00:00:10:05 | THE WHEEL IN SPACE - EPISODE 4
00:00:15:09 | THE WHEEL IN SPACE - EPISODE 5
00:01:33:02 | THE SPACE PIRATES - FILM INSERTS/TRIMS
00:00:03:17 | UNTITLED
00:00:57:17 | UNTITLED
00:03:33:11 | THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN - LOCATION FOOTAGE
00:09:32:15 | THE LAST DALEK
00:33:49:17 | THE MISSING YEARS
00:03:18:21 | UNTITLED
00:00:34:08 | EASTER EGG NO. 2
00:01:04:16 | PATRICK TROUGHTON - 8MM OFF SCREEN MATERIAL
00:00:50:08 | THE POWER OF THE DALEKS - EPISODE TWO
00:01:02:04 | THE MACRA TERROR - EPISODE THREE
00:00:18:02 | THE FACELESS ONES - EPISODE TWO

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

The Claws of Axos DVD

Wednesday, 4 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

As reported by Outpost Gallifrey some time ago about the story being on the 2005 list of DVD releases from BBC Worldwide, Roadshow/ABC Video in Australia - the licensees responsible for releasing the Doctor Who DVDs in that country - have announced that The Claws of Axos starring Jon Pertwee will be released there in April 2005 on DVD. This is in addition to the previously announced "The Leisure Hive" (October), "Lost in Time" (December) and "Ghost Light" (February). Of course, the date is always subject to change and no word as yet has been received as to its "official" status as a UK release, though it will likely be early in the year. (Thanks to Richard Gray and dvdbits.com)

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Underwater Menace in Feb?

Tuesday, 3 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

While retailers have been reporting for some time that the BBC Radio Collection audio release of The Crusade is planned for February 2005, we now have word that, in fact, the long-delayed The Underwater Menace is due in February, according to a BBC Audiobooks customer service spokesperson. We don't know if this means that "The Crusade" was delayed, or both will be out at the same time, but we'll keep you posted. (Thanks to James Hadwen)

FILTER: - Audio - Classic Series

2005 DVD Rumors?

Tuesday, 3 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

While a report today on the Sci Fi Online site says that the first UK DVD release of 2005 will be the Patrick Troughton story The Mind Robber, it's been denied by the Restoration Team, who say that the first 2005 release is "definitely in colour"! Nor will it be either Attack of the Cybermen or The Claws of Axos, both of which we reported months ago were on the tentative 2005 list (and which, we still believe, will be part of the 2005 collection.) In fact, the first release is "something much more interesting than any of those," we're told. All these are, of course, just rumors until confirmed by BBC Worldwide.

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Peter Birrel

Monday, 2 August 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

August 2, 2004 • Posted By Shaun Lyon

Peter Birrel, who played a Draconian prince in "Frontier in Space", died of cancer on June 23rd at the age of 68.

FILTER: - Obituary - Classic Series

Ghost Light DVD cover

Friday, 30 July 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

At right is the stunning cover for the UK DVD release of Ghost Light starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred, as created by Clayton Hickman, sent to us by the folks at the Tenth Planet store. Click on the thumbnail for the full wrap-around version. (Thanks to Paul at Tenth Planet for the image!)

FILTER: - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

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Frederick Jaeger

Ghost Light Delay

Space Pirates Info and New Stills!

New Zealand DVD Note

Lost in Time Cleared Extras

The Claws of Axos DVD

Underwater Menace in Feb?

2005 DVD Rumors?

Peter Birrel

Ghost Light DVD cover

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