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The Power of the Daleks

SPECIAL EDITION DVD REMASTERED 12 BBFC
Release Details
Release Date 27 Jul 2020
Code BBCDVD4431
Format DVD9
Discs 3
Episodes 6
Duration 2h 31m 13s
Ratio 16:9
Release ID 1497
Content
Serial The Power of the Daleks
Season Season 4
Doctor Patrick Troughton (2nd Doctor)
Animated Ep 1, Ep 2, Ep 3, Ep 4, Ep 5, Ep 6
Technical
Title Subtitles Yes
Bonus Feature Subtitles Yes
Subtitles Disc 1
Audio Nav Yes
Audio Dolby Digital 5.1
Region DVD Region 2, DVD Region 4
Booklet Included

59 Bonus Features On This Release

Bonus features for The Power of the Daleks
Bonus Features On Disc 1 Relating To The Power of the Daleks
O-Ring Sleeve

The disc case is wrapped in a specially-designed cardboard "O-Ring" sleeve

New on this release · Other | Physical Material
Reversible Cover

Double-sided cover with the original "grey roundels" design on one side, and a version with updated logos and/or design on the other

New on this release · Other | Physical Material
Commentary

Discussing episodes 1 and 6

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·51m 24s · Audio | Audio Commentary
Commentary

Discussing episode 2

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·25m 39s · Audio | Audio Commentary
Commentary

Discussing episode 3

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·24m 24s · Audio | Audio Commentary
Commentary

Discussing episode 4

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·25m 14s · Audio | Audio Commentary
Commentary

Discussing episode 5

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·24m 32s · Audio | Audio Commentary
Animation Gallery

Photos from the production of this serial, with animaton sketches, set to music and background sound effects

New on this release ·16:9 ·10m 58s · Production | Gallery / Picture Gallery / Photo Gallery
Easter Egg

Unused scene of the Doctor playing his recorder in the TARDIS

New on this release ·16:9 ·1m 41s · Edit | Episode Clip· Production | Easter Egg
Animated Episode

Episode 1 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·26m 57s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 2 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·25m 39s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 3 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 54s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 4 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·25m 14s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 5 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 32s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 6 presented in black & white

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 27s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Bonus Features On Disc 2 Relating To The Power of the Daleks
Easter Egg

The Derek Dodd Collection - shows the restoration of film segments that were saved by production designer, Derek Dodd; with informational captions.

New on this release ·16:9 ·3m 16s · Production | Studio Footage / Location Footage· Production | Easter Egg
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 1 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·25m 52s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 2 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·24m 39s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 3 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·23m 27s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 4 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·24m 21s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 5 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·23m 40s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
Telesnap Reconstruction

Telesnap reconstruction of episode 6 (with optional narration)

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·24m 5s · Edit | Reconstruction· Audio | Audio Description
1993 Audiobook

"The Power of the Daleks" audiobook, as released by the BBC Audio Collection in 1993. Read by Tom Baker. It can be listened to in its entirety, or as four separate parts.

New on this release ·16:9 ·2h 12m 12s · Audio | Audiobook
Original BBC Trailer

First broadcast on BBC1 on 4 November 1966. Was presented with surviving footage on the previous release.

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·50s · Production | Trails / Continuity
Surviving Footage

Compilation of the footage that survives from "The Power of the Daleks". Was presented with the BBC 1 trailer on the previous release.

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·7m 18s · Edit | Episode Clip
Original Title Sequence Film

Digitally re-mastered original film print of the first title sequence, created by Bernard Lodge and Ben Palmer of the BBC Graphics Unit

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·4:3 ·51s · Production | Programme Titles
Original Dalek Session Recordings

Dalek recording session at BBC Maida Vale Studios on 12 September 1966. Presented on the previous release under the title "Original Dalek Recordings"

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·4m 51s · Production | Studio Footage / Location Footage
Incidental Music

The full incidental music track used for "The Power of the Daleks"

New on this release ·16:9 ·15m 30s · Production | Music / Sound Effects
Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry renders of the original sets used on "The Power of the Daleks"

New on this release ·4:3 ·2m 14s · Production | Visual Effects / Stunts
Photo Gallery

Photos from the production of this serial set to background sound effects. Presented on the previous release under the title "Animation & Photo Gallery"

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·9m 2s · Production | Gallery / Picture Gallery / Photo Gallery
Bonus Features On Disc 3 Relating To The Power of the Daleks
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 1

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 2

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 3

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 4

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 5

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Camera script for episode 6

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Character profile of the new Doctor

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

PasB (Programmes-as-Broadcast) documentation for each week this serial aired

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

A BBC audience research report for this serial, from 12 December 1966

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

Radio Times cuttings

New on this release · Production | Archival Documentation
PDF Materials

"The Power of the Daleks Viewing Notes" by Andrew Pixley (46 pages)

New on this release · Production | Archival Documentation
Servants & Masters - The Making of The Power of the Daleks

Cast and crew discuss the making of "The Power of the Daleks"

Repeated from 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·22m 36s · Documentary | Production
Animation Test Footage

Tests commissioned by BBC Worldwide to get an idea of how an animated version of this serial might look

Updated since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·6m 18s · Production | Studio Footage / Location Footage
The Power of the Daleks - From Script to Screen

How "The Power of the Daleks" made it from early scripts to final broadcast

New on this release ·16:9 ·45m 45s · Documentary | Production
The Power of the Daleks - Behind the Scene

Mike Tucker helps to recreate a scene from "Power of the Daleks"

New on this release ·16:9 ·10m 29s · Production | Visual Effects / Stunts
Whicker's World

A Handful of Horrors ("I Don't Like My Monsters to Have Oedipus Complexes") - Alan Whicker analyses the world of science fiction, horror, and fantasy on stage and screen.

New on this release ·4:3 ·37m 14s · Other | News / Light Entertainment
Daleks: The Early Years

Peter Davison takes a look back at 1960s Dalek episodes; originally released on VHS in 1992

New on this release ·4:3 ·38m 56s · Production | Aliens / Monsters
Robin Hood - 1953 Episode

The Abbot of Saint Mary's - Patrick Troughton appears in the very first television adaption of "Robin Hood", on 24 March 1953

New on this release ·4:3 ·8m 37s · Other | News / Light Entertainment
BBC South Today Footage

Silent film, with narration, of BBC Week Southampton Guildhall, in May 1966

New on this release ·4:3 ·2m 25s · Other | News / Light Entertainment· Audio | Audio Description
BBC Wales Footage

Dalek footage first brodcast between 1967-1968

New on this release ·4:3 ·5m 26s · Other | News / Light Entertainment
Blue Peter

"The Power of the Daleks" is featured on the programme

New on this release ·4:3 ·3m 26s · Feature | Blue Peter
Newsnight Report

Newsnight reports on material lost from BBC archives, featuring the recreation of "The Power of the Daleks" in animation; first broadcast in November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·6m 47s · Other | News / Light Entertainment
BBC Breakfast Report

Rob Ritchie discusses his work on the animation project; first broadcast on 21 November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·4m 13s · Other | News / Light Entertainment
Animation Trailers

Teaser trailers for this animated release

New on this release ·16:9 ·1m 22s · Production | Trails / Continuity
Animatics

Clip from the animatic storyboard video

New on this release ·16:9 ·3m 21s · Production | Visual Effects / Stunts
BBC Radio Spots

BBC Radio Tees, featuring Rob Ritchie; first broadcast 3 November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·31m 6s · Audio | Interview
BBC Radio Spots

BBC Radio Norfolk, featuring Anneke Wills; first broadcast 4 November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·8m 8s · Audio | Interview
BBC Radio Spots

BBC Radio Solent, featuring Anneke Wills; first broadcast 4 November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·3m 11s · Audio | Interview
BBC Radio Spots

BBC Radio Tees, featuring Anneke Wills and Mark Ayres; first broadcast 4 November 2016

New on this release ·16:9 ·10m 7s · Audio | Interview

six Previously Released Bonus Features Not On This Release

Previously released bonus features not on this release
Animated Episode

Episode 1 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·28m 6s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 2 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·25m 50s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 3 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 32s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 4 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·25m 23s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 5 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 35s · Edit | Animated / Animation
Animated Episode

Episode 6 presented in colour

Removed since 6 February 2017 ↗ ·16:9 ·24m 43s · Edit | Animated / Animation