The Beginning (DVD box set)



BBC DVD BBCDVD1882 / Warner Video E2489

The Beginning was the title of the BBC DVD release of January, 2006 (US: March, 2006). It was a three DVD set that compiled the first three stories from the series Doctor Who.

Contents

BBCDVD1882(A)



 * An Unearthly Child
 * Pilot Episode
 * Theme Music Video
 * Comedy Sketches - a collection of Doctor Who-related comedy sketches, including some produced by Reeltime Pictures
 * The Pitch of Fear - a tongue in cheek depiction of Sydney Newman's original pitch for the series.
 * The Web of Caves
 * The Kidnappers - Mark Gatiss stars as an obsessed fan involved in kidnapping Peter Davison (appearing as himself)
 * The Corridor Sketch - Filmed in black and while, this is a series of "blackout" skits involving a BBC reporter (Nicholas Briggs) as he conducts interviews with cast and crew during production of the first few episodes of Doctor Who. Nicholas Courtney has a cameo.


 * Photo Gallery
 * Production Subtitles
 * Commentary (moderated by Gary Russell):
 * Pilot Episode: Verity Lambert & Waris Hussein
 * An Unearthly Child - An Unearthly Child: William Russell, Carol Ann Ford, & Verity Lambert
 * An Unearthly Child - The Firemaker: William Russell, Carol Ann Ford, & Waris Hussein

Rear Credits:
 * Starring William Hartnell
 * By Anthony Coburn
 * Produced by Verity Lambert
 * Directed by Waris Hussein
 * Cover by Clayton Hickman

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 * The Daleks
 * Creation of the Daleks Documentary
 * Photo Gallery
 * Production Subtitles
 * Commentary (moderated by Gary Russell):
 * The Daleks - The Survivors: Verity Lambert & Christopher Barry
 * The Daleks - The Ambush: William Russell, Carol Ann Ford, & Christopher Barry
 * The Daleks - The Rescue: William Russell, Carol Ann Ford, & Richard Martin

Rear Credits:
 * Starring William Hartnell
 * By Terry Nation
 * Produced by Verity Lambert
 * Directed by Christopher Barry and Richard Martin
 * Daleks created by Terry Nation
 * Cover by Clayton Hickman

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 * The Edge of Destruction
 * Doctor Who: Origins Documentary
 * Over the Edge Documentary
 * Inside the Spaceship Documentary
 * Masters of Sound Documentary
 * Marco Polo Reconstruction
 * Arabic soundtrack - Listen to the final episode of this story dubbed into Arabic.
 * Photo Gallery
 * Production Subtitles
 * PDF Documents

Rear Credits:
 * Starring William Hartnell
 * By David Whitaker
 * Produced by Verity Lambert
 * Directed by Richard Martin and Frank Cox
 * Cover by Clayton Hickman