The Collection: Season 18

Visit to the Longleat Doctor Who Exhibition, first broadcast on 3 April 1980

Discussing all episodes

June Hudson's Leisurewear - an interview with costume designer, June Hudson

Optional 5.1 soundtrack for this serial

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Photos from the production of "The Leisure Hive" set to music and background sound effects

How the script was written

How the programme was reimagined for the 80s under new producer, John Nathan-Turner

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

BBC1 continuity 20 August - 20 September 1980, was an Easter Egg on the previous release

How Sid Sutton and Peter Howell approached the title sequence re-design

Camera script for "The Leisure Hive" Part 1, 47 pages

Camera script for "The Leisure Hive" Part 2, 40 pages

Camera script for "The Leisure Hive" Part 3, 41 pages

Camera script for "The Leisure Hive" Part 4, 43 pages

Archive of "The Leisure Hive" production documentation, 245 pages

Radio Times material for "The Leisure Hive", 10 pages

Discussing all episodes

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "The Leisure Hive"

Raw footage originally recorded at BBC Television Centre in April 1980

Tom Baker Clean Titles (Season 18)

Trailer for the release of "Meglos"

Optional 5.1 soundtrack for all episodes

Discussing episode 1

The writers meet to discuss their memories of this story

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Jacqueline Hill A Life in Pictures - friends and colleagues recall the life and times of Jacqueline Hill

Photos from the production of this serial set to background sound effects

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

A look at the technology behind the Scene Sync technique

Discussing episode 2

Discussing episode 3

Discussing episode 4

Rehearsal script for "Meglos" Part 1, 48 pages

Rehearsal script for "Meglos" Part 1, 49 pages

Rehearsal script for "Meglos" Part 1, 41 pages

Rehearsal script for "Meglos" Part 1, 57 pages

Archive of "Meglos" production documentation, 102 pages

Radio Times material for "Meglos", 7 pages

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "Meglos"

Anouncement of Tom Baker's departure

Continuity from the original broadcast

Trailer for the release of "Full Circle, State of Decay, & Warriors' Gate"; known as "The E-Space Trilogy"

Cast and crew discuss K-9's role in this trilogy of serials

Discussing all episodes

E-Space - Fact or Fiction? A look at the science behind the idea of E-Space

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Matthew Waterhouse makes an appearance. First broadcast 1 November 1980.

Photos from the production of this serial set to background sound effects

Cast and crew discuss the making of "Full Circle"

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Continuity announcements from the original broadcast

Rehearsal script for "Full Circle" Part 1, 57 pages

Rehearsal script for "Full Circle" Part 2, 49 pages

Rehearsal script for "Full Circle" Part 3, 43 pages

Rehearsal script for "Full Circle" Part 4, 52 pages

Archive of "Full Circle" production documentation, 148 pages

Radio Times material for "Full Circle", 8 pages

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "Full Circle"

Mute raw footage from the making of "Full Circle"

Toby Hadoke spends a weekend getting to know Matthew Waterhouse

Announcement that Peter Davison will be the next Doctor after Tom Baker's departure

Peter Davison interviewed on Nationwide

Discussing all episodes

A history of fictional literary vampires

Discussing the cultural signifigance of blood in society

Sir Christopher Frayling discusses State of Decay in context of vamipre mythology

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Photos from the production of this serial set to background sound effects

The Vampire Lovers: The Making of "State of Decay" - cast and crew discuss the making of "State of Decay"

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Continuity announcements from the original broadcast

Silent 35mm film trims of model effects for this serial

Rehearsal script for "State of Decay" Part 1, 52 pages

Rehearsal script for "State of Decay" Part 2, 36 pages

Rehearsal script for "State of Decay" Part 3, 48 pages

Rehearsal script for "State of Decay" Part 4, 63 pages

Camera script for "State of Decay" Part 1, 50 pages

Archive of "State of Decay" production documentation, 217 pages

Images of the Pickwick State of Decay Talking Book, 7 pages

Radio Times material for "State of Decay", 6 pages

Discussing all episodes

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "State of Decay"

A report on Tom Baker's and Lalla Ward's marriage

"State of Decay" read by Tom Baker, and originally releasesd on cassette tape in 1981; this is the 1985 re-released version.

Discussing all episodes

A look at Romana's outfits

Deleted and extended scenes from this serial

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Photos from the production of this serial set to background sound effects

The Dreaming - cast and crew discuss the making of "Warriors' Gate"

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Continuity announcements from the original broadcast

Matt Irvine discusses making the Gungan axes. This was an Easter Egg on the previous release.

Rehearsal script for "Warriors' Gate" Part 1, 62 pages

Rehearsal script for "Warriors' Gate" Part 2, 63 pages

Rehearsal script for "Warriors' Gate" Part 3, 62 pages

Rehearsal script for "Warriors' Gate" Part 4, 55 pages

Archive of "Warriors' Gate" production documentation, 201 pages

Radio Times material for "Warriors' Gate", 5 pages

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "Warriors' Gate"

Mat Irvine appears on 31 January 1981

Australian television advertisements, starring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward

Optional 5.1 soundtrack for all episodes

Cast and crew discuss the return of the Master

Discussing episode 1

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Sarah Sutton appears. First broadcast on 31 January 1981.

Photos from the production of "The Keeper of Traken"l set to music and background sound effects

Being Nice to Each Other - cast and crew discuss the making of "The Keeper of Traken"

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Continuity announcements from the original and repeat broadcasts

Discussing episode 2,3, and 4

Camera script for "The Keeper of Traken" Part 1, 57 pages

Camera script for "The Keeper of Traken" Part 2, 69 pages

Camera script for "The Keeper of Traken" Part 3, 66 pages

Camera script for "The Keeper of Traken" Part 4, 68 pages

Archive of "The Keeper of Traken" production documentation, 110 pages

Radio Times material for "The Keeper of Traken", 10 pages

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "The Keeper of Traken"

Commentary overruns from "The Keeper of Traken", episode 4

Discussing all episodes

Cast and crew discuss the Transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison

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Photos from the production of "Logopolis" set to music and background sound effects

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Continuity announcements from the original and repeat broadcasts

Rehearsal script for "Logopolis" Part 1, 61 pages

Rehearsal script for "Logopolis" Part 2, 72 pages

Rehearsal script for "Logopolis" Part 3, 68 pages

Rehearsal script for "Logopolis" Part 4, 73 pages

Annotated editing script for "Logopolis", 84 pages

Archive of "Logopolis" production documentation, 278 pages

Radio Times material for "Logopolis", 6 pages

Hanging on a Thread - cast and crew look back at the making of "Logopolis"

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "Logopolis"

Raw footage from the making of "Logopolis"

A look at the audio restoration undertaken for this release of "Logopolis"

Trailer for the November 1981 repeat season

The papers reaction to Tom Baker's tenure in the TARDIS

The Fourth Doctor's comic strip adventures

Tom Baker discusses his time on the programme for "The Story of Doctor Who" in 2003

Entropy Explained - what is entropy?

Watch the serial with some of the original effects replaced by CGI

Doctor Who Annual 1982, 59 pages

K9 & Company Original script, 77 pages

Archive of "K9 & Company" production documentation, 221 pages

K9 Annual 1983, 60 pages

K9 and the Time Trap, 36 pages

K9 and the Beasts of Varga, 36 pages

K9 and the Zeta Rescue, 36 pages

K9 and the Missing Planet, 36 pages

Radio Times material for "K9 and Company", 4 pages

Radio Times material for "The Five Faces of Doctor Who", 26 pages

Season 18 BBC Enterprises Sales Documents, 14 pages

Photos from the production of "K9 and Company" set to background music and sound effects

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Discussing "K9 and Company"

Trailers and continuity announcements from the original broadcast

K-9 appears on the Christmas 1981 edition

An interview with K-9.

Cast and crew discuss the making of "K-9 and Company"

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "K9 and Company"

Christmas trailer featuring the Fifth Doctor and his companions

The writers of season 19 meet to discuss their work

A look at the Fourth Doctor, first broadcast by BBC America on 28 April 2013 as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations

Matthew Waterhouse at the 50th anniversary celebration

Tom Baker (with appearances from Elisabeth Sladen and Anneke Wills) recorded on 4 September 1993

A series of ads, by New Zealand company Tiger Films, to raise awareness of retirement plans, and featuring the Fourth Doctor

Galactic Glitter Tours - Trailer for the release of the "Doctor Who - The Collection: Season 18" blu-ray boxset

Production slates for season 18

Trailer for the book "Scratchman" written by Tom Baker

Trailers and continuity announcements for "Castrovalva"

This A5 booklet contains details on disc contents along with specially-written essays on the season as a whole