Time and the Rani

Sylvester McCoy makes an appearance on Blue Peter, after his casting as the new Doctor

Discussing all episodes

Lakertya - Pip and Jane Baker discuss how the planet of Lakertya changed from script to screen

Kate O'Mara and her love of gossip

The Last Chance Saloon - what was it like to work on the programme during this turbulent period of Doctor Who's history?

Two items that were Easter Eggs on the DVD release. The Name’sh McCoy, Shylveshter McCoy - Sylvester McCoy discusses being cast as the Doctor at the same time as Timothy Dalton was cast as James Bond, and Eye Sore - Kate O'Mara's has problems being hung upside down

BBC Breakfast Time on location with the cast in 1987

Radio Times material for "Time and the Rani", 11 pages

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

Production information and story facts presented via subtitles on all episodes

Helter Skelter - discussing how the first CGI title sequence was created

7D FX - the visual effects team discuss the impressive effects they created for this serial

Doctor Who alumni react to classic clips from "Time and the Rani"

Rehearsal script for "Time and the Rani" Part 1, 66 pages

Rehearsal script for "Time and the Rani" Part 2, 74 pages

Rehearsal script for "Time and the Rani" Part 3, 65 pages

Rehearsal script for "Time and the Rani" Part 4, 84 pages

Colin Mapson's and Mike Tucker's visual effects concept drawings, 9 pages

Ken Trew's costume designs for "Time and the Rani", 7 pages

Camera script for "Time and the Rani" Part 1, 79 pages

Camera script for "Time and the Rani" Part 2, 87 pages

Camera script for "Time and the Rani" Part 3, 76 pages

Camera script for "Time and the Rani" Part 4, 88 pages

Season 24 BBC Enterprises sales sheets, 4 pages

Archive of "Time and the Rani" production documentation, 442 pages

Optional 5.1 soundtrack for all episodes of "Time and the Rani"

Watch all episodes of "Time and the Rani" with music only

Deleted and extended scenes from "Time and the Rani"

Casting Sylvester: The Missing Piece of the Jigsaw with Clive Doig - Clive Doig on his work with Sylvester McCoy, and his part in the casting of the seventh Doctor

Sylvester McCoy

Dermot Crowley

David Fielder

"Time and the Rani" visual effects film inserts

"Time and the Rani" visual effects film trims

Raw footage from studio recordings

Bonnie Langford appears on Saturday Superstore; first broadcast on 21 February 1987

BBC Six O'Clock News announces the new doctor on 2 March 1987

Pamela Armstrong interviews Sylvester McCoy and John Nathan-Turner; first broadcast 3 March 1987

Blue Peter - Dalek Car; first broadcast 24 September 1987

Audience opinions on Points of View, 16 September 1987

Sylvester McCoy appears on It's Wicked; first broadcast on 30 May 1987

Breakfast Time - Location Rushes for "Time and the Rani" on 7 April 1987

Open Air featuring Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford, and John Nathan-Turner; first broadcast 29 September 1987

Trailer for the BBC autumn press launch, with specially-shot footage of the Doctor and Mel

Clean opening & closing title - stereo full mix

Clean opening & closing title - 5.1 surround full mix

Clean opening & closing title - stereo effects only mix

Clean opening & closing title - stereo music only

Rejected Opening & Closing Titles - mono full mix

Rejected Opening & Closing Titles - mono effects only

Rejected Opening & Closing Titles - mono music only

Trailer for the release of "Paradise Towers"

Optional 5.1 soundtrack for all episodes of "Time and the Rani (Extended Version)"

New version featuring untransmitted material and updated regeneration sequence (which was available as an Easter Egg on a previous release)

New version featuring untransmitted material and updated regeneration sequence (which was available as an Easter Egg on a previous release)

New version featuring untransmitted material and updated regeneration sequence (which was available as an Easter Egg on a previous release)

New version featuring untransmitted material and updated regeneration sequence (which was available as an Easter Egg on a previous release)

Raw location footage from "Time and the Rani"

Raw studio footage from "Time and the Rani"