List of BBC DVD releases

The following is a list of DVD releases made by the BBC. Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures have been released on this medium from 1999 until the present.

Timeline of releases
The following list breaks down the official BBC DVD releases by year. It includes the catalogue number for each released, as used on the Region 2 release of each DVD.

1999
Doctor Who was chosen as one of six DVDs released to represent the BBC as a 'test' of the DVD market by BBC Worldwide. (The other titles were The Black Adder, Noddy in Toyland, The Planets, Persuasion, and Volume I of The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.)

The chosen title for this 'test' was The Five Doctors, which was picked due to an already existing in a Special Edition format from the BBC Video release of 1995, which allowed it it to take 'better advantage' of the DVD format with the use of 5.1 Surround Sound.


 * 01/11/1999 BBCDVD1006 The Five Doctors. Released 10th September 2000 in Australia.

2000
After The Five Doctors, which was something of a false start, the range eventually kicked off properly (with a different cover art template) a year later with The Robots of Death.


 * 13/11/2000 BBCDVD1012 The Robots of Death. Released 2nd July 2001 in Australia.

2001

 * 29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 Spearhead from Space. Released 15th April 2002 in Australia
 * 26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 Remembrance of the Daleks. Released 13th May 2002 in Australia
 * 18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 The Caves of Androzani. Released 7th January 2002 in Australia
 * 13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 The Movie
 * 15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 Vengeance on Varos. Released 14th August 2003 in Australia

2002
Pyramids of Mars was originally to have been Tom Baker title released in the second slot, but issues to do with contract negotiations led to it being postponed and The Ark in Space was put in its place. After the release of The Five Doctors, the original plan was to release one title from each Doctor of the eight Doctors, but as the range progressed this was not quite achieved as The Ark in Space and Carnival of Monsters were then slipped into the schedule to prevent two black and white stories being released back to back.


 * 14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 The Tomb of the Cybermen. Released 1st April 2002 in Australia
 * 08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 The Ark in Space. Released 3rd June 2002 in Australia
 * 15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 Carnival of Monsters. Released 2nd September 2002 in Australia
 * 21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 The Aztecs. Released 2nd December 2002 in Australia
 * 18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 Resurrection of the Daleks. Released 3rd February 2003 in Australia

2003
For the 40th Anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor.


 * 17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 The Seeds of Death (2 disc). Released 5th May 2003 in Australia
 * 28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2 disc). Released 30th June 2003 in Australia
 * 09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 disc). Released 13th August 2003 in Australia
 * 18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 Earthshock. Released 1st October 2003 in Australia
 * 08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 The Two Doctors (2 disc). Released 7th January 2004 in Australia
 * 06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 The Curse of Fenric (2 disc). Released 7th February 2004 in Australia
 * 24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 The Three Doctors. Released 12th November 2003 in Australia

2004
Pyramids of Mars was released after being voted most wanted DVD release in a 2003 Doctor Who Magazine poll and the Lost in Time set came about due to the recovery of the previously missing episode Day of Armageddon from The Daleks' Master Plan which happened in the January of 2004.


 * 19/01/2004 BBCDVD1329 The Visitation. Released 8th April 2004 in Australia
 * 01/03/2004 BBCDVD1350 Pyramids of Mars. Released 10th June 2004 in Australia
 * 10/05/2004 BBCDVD1142 The Green Death. Released 5th August 2004 in Australia
 * 05/07/2004 BBCDVD1351 The Leisure Hive. Released 7th October 2004 in Australia
 * 20/09/2004 BBCDVD1352 Ghost Light. Released 3rd February 2005 in Australia
 * 01/11/2004 BBCDVD1353 Lost in Time (3 disc). Released 2nd December 2004 in Australia

2005
From Revelation of the Daleks and onwards the DVDs featured the logo of 2entertain, a DVD release company formed by the BBC and Woolworths.


 * 17/01/2005 BBCDVD1356 Horror of Fang Rock. Released 7th April 2005 in Australia
 * 07/03/2005 BBCDVD1358 The Mind Robber. Released 5th May 2005 in Australia
 * 25/04/2005 BBCDVD1354 The Claws of Axos. Released 2nd June 2005 in Australia
 * 16/05/2005 BBCDVD1755 Doctor Who - Volume 1
 * 13/06/2005 BBCDVD1756 Doctor Who - Volume 2
 * 11/07/2005 BBCDVD1357 Revelation of the Daleks. Released 1st September 2005 in Australia
 * 01/08/2005 BBCDVD1757 Doctor Who - Volume 3
 * 05/09/2005 BBCDVD1758 Doctor Who - Volume 4
 * 09/09/2005 BBCDVD1355 The Web Planet. Released 3rd November 2005 in Australia
 * 06/10/2005 BBCDVD1384 Dalek Collector’s Edition: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Resurrection of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (4 disc / W.H. Smith exclusive)
 * 07/11/2005 BBCDVD1664 City of Death (2 disc). Released 1st December 2005 in Australia
 * 21/11/2005 BBCDVD1770 Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

2006
The Sontaran Experiment in October 2006 marked the start of an increase in the number of releases, with titles being assigned as either a "Super Value Edition" (like The Sontaran Experiment, which meant a reduced extras package, or "Special Editions" like the two disc releases of the past.


 * 30/01/2006 BBCDVD1882 The Beginning: An Unearthly Child/The Daleks/The Edge of Destruction (3 disc). Released 2nd March 2006 in Australia
 * 10/04/2006 BBCDVD1813 Genesis of the Daleks (2 disc). Released 4th May 2006 in Australia
 * 01/05/2006 BBCDVD1960 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 1
 * 05/06/2006 BBCDVD1961 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 2
 * 19/06/2006 BBCDVD1802 Inferno (2 disc). Released 6th July 2006 in Australia
 * 10/07/2006 BBCDVD1962 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 3
 * 24/07/2006 BBCDVD1833 The Hand of Fear. Released 7th September 2006 in Australia
 * 07/08/2006 BBCDVD1963 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 4
 * 04/09/2006 BBCDVD2224 The Mark of the Rani. Released 2nd November 2006 in Australia
 * 25/09/2006 BBCDVD1964 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 5
 * 09/10/2006 BBCDVD1811 The Sontaran Experiment. Released 7th December 2006 in Australia
 * 06/11/2006 BBCDVD1829 The Invasion (2 disc). Released 3rd January 2007 in Australia
 * 06/11/2006 BBCDVD2262 The Cybermen Collection: The Tomb of the Cybermen/The Invasion/Earthshock (4 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
 * 06/11/2006 BBCDVD???? The Third Doctor Collection: Spearhead from Space/Inferno/The Claws of Axos/The Three Doctors/Carnival of Monsters/The Green Death (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
 * 20/11/2006 BBCDVD2122 Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
 * 26/12/2006 BBCDVD2241 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 1

2007
The Series Three DVD box set was, in an exclusive release at Amazon.co.uk, made available with the choice of two additional covers beyond that of the standard cover. The Remembrance of the Daleks disc, as part of The Complete Davros Collection DVD box set, marked the first example of the range re-visiting a previous release (the new disc correcting mistakes with effects and the multi-angle feature, and upgrading the Photo Gallery feature, as well as adding new documentaries).


 * 27/01/2007 BBCDVD1331 New Beginnings: The Keeper of Traken/Logopolis/Castrovalva (3 disc). Released 5th June 2007 in Australia
 * 27/01/2007 BBCDVD???? The Dalek Collection: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Genesis of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
 * 26/02/2007 BBCDVD2251 Torcwhood - Series 1 Part 2
 * 26/03/2007 BBCDVD2345 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 3
 * 02/04/2007 BBCDVD2380 Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride
 * 16/04/2007 BBCDVD1834 Survival (2 disc). Released 6th June 2007 in Australia
 * 21/05/2007 BBCDVD2381 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 1
 * 04/06/2007 BBCDVD2332 Robot. Released 4th July 2007 in Australia
 * 25/06/2007 BBCDVD2382 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 2
 * 09/07/2007 BBCDVD2333 Timelash. Released 31st July 2007 in Australia
 * 23/07/2007 BBCDVD2383 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 3
 * 06/08/2007 BBCDVD2327 Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity (2 disc). Released 5th September 2007 in Australia
 * 20/08/2007 BBCDVD2384 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 4
 * 03/09/2007 BBCDVD2334 The Time Warrior. Released 3rd October 2007 in Australia
 * 24/09/2007 BBCDVD2335 The Key to Time: The Ribos Operation/The Pirate Planet/The Stones of Blood/The Androids of Tara/The Power of Kroll/The Armageddon Factor (7 disc). Released 7th November 2007 in Australia; 3rd March 2009 in North America.
 * 15/10/2007 BBCDVD1814 Planet of Evil. Released 5th December 2007 in Australia
 * 29/10/2007 BBCDVD2390 The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane
 * 05/11/2007 BBCDVD2385 Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series
 * 19/11/2007 BBCDVD2253 Torchwood - The Complete First Series
 * 05/11/2007 BBCDVD2452 Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest
 * 26/11/2007 BBCDVD2434 Destiny of the Daleks. Released 6th February 2008 in Australia
 * 26/11/2007 BBCDVD2508 The Complete Davros Collection: Genesis of the Daleks/Destiny of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (8 disc). Released 6th February 2008 in Australia

2008
The release of The Five Doctors is the second re-release of the series, making the original 1983 version of the story available on DVD for the first time.


 * 14/01/2008 BBCDVD2438 Beneath the Surface: Doctor Who and the Silurians/The Sea Devils/Warriors of the Deep (4 disc). Released 5th March 2008 in Australia
 * 11/02/2008 BBCDVD2331 The Time Meddler. Released 2nd April 2008 in Australia
 * 03/03/2008 BBCDVD2450 The Five Doctors (2 disc). Released 8th May 2008 in Australia
 * 10/03/2008 BBCDVD2604 Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned
 * 14/04/2008 BBCDVD2432 Black Orchid. Released 5th June 2008 in Australia
 * 05/05/2008 BBCDVD2586 The Invasion of Time. Released 3rd July 2008 in Australia
 * 05/05/2008 BBCDVD2617 Bred for War:The Time Warrior/The Sontaran Experiment/The Invasion of Time/The Two Doctors (6 disc). Released 8th July 2008 in Australia
 * 02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1
 * 16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 K-9 Tales: (BBCDVD2799) The Invisible Enemy/(BBCDVD2798) K-9 & Company (2 disc). Released 4th September 2008 in Australia
 * 30/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - The Complete Second Series
 * 01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2
 * 21/07/2008 BBCDVD1816 The Brain of Morbius. Released 2nd October 2008 in Australia
 * 04/08/2008 BBCDVD2607 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3
 * 25/08/2008 BBCDVD2441 The War Machines. Released 6th November 2008 in Australia
 * 01/09/2008 BBCDVD2608 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4
 * 15/09/2008 BBCDVD2431 Four to Doomsday
 * 29/09/2008 BBCDVD2422 The Trial of a Time Lord (4 disc)
 * 10/11/2008 BBCDVD2700 The Sarah Jane Adventures - The Complete First Series (includes Invasion of the Bane)
 * 17/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series
 * 29/12/2008 BBCDVD2440 Battlefield

2009

 * 19/01/2009 BBCDVD2903 The Next Doctor
 * 26/01/2009 BBCDVD1835 The E-Space Trilogy: Full Circle/State of Decay/Warriors' Gate (3 disc)
 * 23/02/2009 BBCDVD2698 (BBCDVD2970) The Rescue/(BBCDVD2971) The Romans (2 disc)
 * 16/03/2009 BBCDVD2436 Attack of the Cybermen
 * 13/04/2009 BBCDVD2905 The Cybermen Collection: The Age of Steel/Rise of the Cybermen/Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (2 disc)
 * 20/04/2009 BBCDVD1820 Image of the Fendahl
 * 11/05/2009 BBCDVD2430 The Deadly Assassin
 * 22/06/2009 BBCDVD2599 Delta and the Bannermen
 * 29/06/2009 BBCDVD3009 Planet of the Dead
 * TBA 2009 The Black Guardian Trilogy: Mawdryn Undead/Terminus/Enlightenment (4 disc)
 * TBA 2009 The Keys of Marinus
 * TBA 2009 The War Games (3 disc)
 * TBA 2009 Dalek War: Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks

2010 and Onwards
The following are rumoured to be upcoming releases but have not been officially confirmed or announced. One of the following stories could be the final unknown release for 2009.


 * The Space Museum and The Chase paired together in a box set.
 * The Tenth Planet and The Ice Warriors - Dan Hall, who supervises the Doctor Who DVD line, has said that two animated titles are in development but did not specify which titles or guarantee that the animation will be completed; however, these are by far the most likely two stories
 * The Ambassadors of Death, The Mind of Evil and Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Planet of the Daleks will soon be released with episode 3 restored to full colour, and these stories are the other candidates for similar restoration, though their release is likely to be nearer the end of the DVD range. Rumour has it The Mind of Evil is currently being recoloured.
 * Roger Delgado set - Terror of the Autons, Colony in Space and The Daemons.
 * Peladon boxset The Curse of Peladon and The Monster of Peladon - Supposedly, this had been scheduled for 2009 but was pushed back
 * Planet of the Spiders
 * "Mythology" box set containing The Time Monster, Underworld and The Horns of Nimon
 * Revenge of the Cybermen
 * The Masque of Mandragora
 * The Key to Time - Repackaging of the sold-out limited-edition 2007 release - 2 entertain confirmed in an issue of Doctor Who Magazine that this has been briefed, but no release period was given.
 * Mara set - Kinda and Snakedance
 * Two-story set including The Awakening and Frontios
 * Master/Kamelion set The King's Demons and Planet of Fire - Five documentaries have been completed for the latter story
 * The Twin Dilemma - a trailer was cleared early in 2009
 * Silver Nemesis

William Hartnell

 * The Sensorites
 * The Reign of Terror - incomplete; nature of DVD release as yet unknown, but one of the missing episodes has audio problems which would further complicate any possible animation
 * Planet of Giants
 * The Space Museum
 * The Chase
 * The Ark
 * The Gunfighters
 * The Tenth Planet - incomplete; part four rumoured to be animated

Patrick Troughton

 * The Ice Warriors - incomplete; parts two and three rumoured to be animated
 * The Dominators
 * The Krotons

Jon Pertwee

 * The Ambassadors of Death
 * Terror of the Autons
 * The Mind of Evil
 * Colony in Space
 * The Dæmons
 * Day of the Daleks
 * The Curse of Peladon
 * The Mutants
 * The Time Monster
 * Invasion of the Dinosaurs
 * Death to the Daleks
 * The Monster of Peladon
 * Planet of the Spiders

Tom Baker

 * Revenge of the Cybermen
 * Terror of the Zygons
 * The Android Invasion
 * The Seeds of Doom
 * The Masque of Mandragora
 * The Face of Evil
 * The Sun Makers
 * Underworld
 * The Creature from the Pit
 * Nightmare of Eden
 * The Horns of Nimon
 * Shada - unfinished; nature of DVD release as yet unknown
 * Meglos

Peter Davison

 * Kinda
 * Snakedance
 * The King's Demons
 * The Awakening
 * Frontios
 * Planet of Fire

Colin Baker

 * The Twin Dilemma

Sylvester McCoy

 * Time and the Rani
 * Paradise Towers
 * Dragonfire
 * The Happiness Patrol
 * Silver Nemesis
 * The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

David Tennant

 * The Waters of Mars - unaired
 * 4.17 - unaired
 * 4.18 - unaired

Re-releases
Rereleases, with improved restoration and more extras, have been rumoured but not confirmed for the following stories, originally released in 2000-2002. They were the first titles released for Doctors two through eight. The first William Hartnell DVD, The Aztecs, is generally regarded as being of higher quality and therefore not requiring a rerelease.


 * Tomb of the Cybermen
 * Spearhead from Space
 * The Robots of Death - according to Louise Jameson, she and Tom Baker have recorded a new commentary
 * The Caves of Androzani
 * Vengeance on Varos
 * Remembrance of the Daleks - already available as part of the Davros boxed set, but an individual re-release has not yet arrived
 * Doctor Who: The Movie

Half to Completely Destroyed Stories
Potential future releases of animated or reconstructured stories where 50% or less of the original visual material still survives; the soundtracks to all the episodes exist. Currently, animating the following is not economically feasible but may become possible in the future if costs go down.


 * Marco Polo
 * The Crusade
 * Galaxy 4
 * Mission to the Unknown
 * The Mythmakers
 * The Daleks' Master Plan
 * The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
 * The Celestial Toymaker
 * The Savages
 * The Smugglers
 * The Power of the Daleks
 * The Highlanders
 * The Underwater Menace
 * The Moonbase
 * The Macra Terror
 * The Faceless Ones
 * The Evil of the Daleks
 * The Abominable Snowmen
 * The Enemy of the World
 * The Web of Fear
 * Fury from the Deep
 * The Wheel in Space
 * The Space Pirates