DOCTOR WHO: BRED FOR WAR - THE SONTARAN COLLECTION [4 DVDS]

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All four classic Doctor Who stories featuring the alien species, the Sontarans, who first appeared in the 1973 story, 'The Time Warrior'. The Sontarans are a self -cloning race who live in a militaristic society in the 'southern spiral arm of the galaxy'. Humanoid in appearance, with a squat build and distinctive dome-shaped heads, they are far stronger than mere humans and possess an unquenchable thirst for war. The other stories in this set are 'The Invasion of Time' (1977), 'The Two Doctors' (1984) and 'The Sontaran Experiment' (1975).

The Time Warrior

Journalist Sarah Jane Smith (making her first appearance) is impersonating her aunt, virologist Lavinia Smith, in order to gain access to a research centre where top scientists are being held in protective custody while UNIT investigates the disappearance of a number of their colleagues. The missing scientists have been kidnapped by a Sontaran, Linx, and taken back to medieval England, where they are working under hypnosis to repair his crashed spaceship. Stars Jon Pertwee as The Doctor.

DVD FEATURES

Original Fullframe Version

English audio

Commentary with actress Elisabeth Sladen, producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks

Beginning the End (30'13) in which cast and crew talk about the making of this story, partially shot on location at Peckforton Castle. With actors Elisabeth Sladen, Donald Pelmear and Jeremy Bulloch, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks and designer Keith Cheetham. Narrated by Simon Ockenden.

Trails and Continuity (1' 08") - BBC1 trails and continuity, recreated from off-air home audio recordings.

CGI Effects - view the story with optional new video effects.

1974 Doctor Who Annual - in Adobe pdf format for viewing on PC or Mac.

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon Trailer

Radio Times Listings - in pdf format

Easter Eggs

The Invasion Of Time

The Doctor (Tom Baker) has returned the TARDIS to his home planet of Gallifrey, but why has he forbidden Leela (Louise Jameson) to accompany him? Why, upon claiming the Presidency, does he expel every senior Time Lord to the outer wastes? And what plan is he hatching with the hostile Vardans? The only people he seems to have taken into his confidence are K9 and Chancellor Borusa, but whatever game the Doctor is playing, he has reckoned without the return of an old foe... This story marks the departure from the series of Leela and K9 Mark 1.

DVD FEATURES

Original Fullframe Version

English audio

Commentary by Louise Jameson (Leela), John Leeson (K-9), Anthony Read (Writer) and Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer)

Out of Time: The cast and crew look back at the making of this story, featuring Chris Tranchell (Andred), Milton Johns (Castellan Kelner) and Colin Mapson (Visual Effects Designer)

The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey: A look at how the portrayal of the Time Lords and their home planet has changed over the years

The Elusive David Agnew Script editors Terrance Dicks and Anthony Read try to find out who really wrote The Invasion of Time

Deleted Scenes From the film sequences for Parts Five and Six

Optional CGI Effects

Continuity BBC1 continuity announcements from 1978

Radio Times Billings Listings from Radio Times (PDF DVD-ROM)

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon Trailer

Production Information Subtitles

Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

The Sontaran Experiment

The Doctor (Tom Baker), Sarah and Harry arrive on a desolate and apparently deserted Earth to discover that a group of shipwrecked astronauts from a human colony, GalSec, have been lured there by a fake distress call. One of their number, Roth, tells Sarah of an alien conducting gruesome experiments on him and his crewmates. The alien turns out to be a Sontaran, Field-Major Styre, who is compiling a report on human physical and mental capabilities as a prelude to an invasion of Earth!

DVD FEATURES

Original Fullframe Version

English audio

Audio Commentary with Elisabeth Sladen, Bob Baker and Philip Hinchcliffe

Documentary - Built for War. A brief history of the Sontaran race, told by some of the actors and production personnel who worked on the stories, including Elisabeth Sladen, stuntman Stuart Fell, writer Bob Baker and more

Photo gallery

Production notes

The Two Doctors

The Doctor (Colin Baker) comes face to face with himself in 20th Century Seville, where he discovers that his old adversaries, the Sontarans, are about to dissect him in a genetic experiment. What is the purpose behind this operation and how will this assist them in their enslavement of the Universe? Time is running out for the Doctor who must find a solution to this problem before he ends up on the operating table and undergoes a fate worse than death...

DVD FEATURES

Original Fullframe Version

English audio

Commentary by Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Frazer Hines, Jaqueline Pearce and director Peter Moffat

'Jim'll Fix It' - A Fix with Sontarans, starring Colin Baker, Janet Fielding and Gareth Jenkins

Beneath the Sun - a 35-minute featurette with some of the raw footage shot on location in Seville, Spain

'Adventures in Time and Spain' - a 30-minute documentary comparing the original locations with how they look today

'Behind the Sofa', a 45-minute documentary about the writing of Robert Holmes

Segment from the radio series 'Wavelength' on the making of the story

An isolated music soundtrack

Production notes

Photo gallery

Easter eggs

News reports covering the cancellation of the TV series

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DOCTOR WHO: BRED FOR WAR - THE SONTARAN COLLECTION [4 DVDS]

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DOCTOR WHO: BRED FOR WAR - THE SONTARAN COLLECTION [4 DVDS][6204]Stock Status: In Stock

$64.95

DOCTOR WHO: BRED FOR WAR - THE SONTARAN COLLECTION [4 DVDS]

[6204]

Stock Status: In Stock