[Susan Foreman]

#7: Vengeance On Varos

Release date - October 2001



Back cover info:
"On the planet Varos, prisoners and guards alike are subject to the severest forms of punishment, which are then broadcast to the masses as entertainment.

For the Doctor, Varos is the only hope for him to locate the rare mineral Zeiton-7, which powers his ailing TARDIS. But when he and Peri arrive, they are caught up in events beyond their control...

Freeing the rebel leader Jondar and incurring the wrath of the sinister alien Sil are just the beginnings of their ordeal. Hunted through the concealed terrors of the Punishment Dome, the Doctor becomes the subject of Varos's latest TV entertainment. But this is one show where he is not expected to survive beyond the cliffhanger..."

Special features:

• Commentary with Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Nabil Shaban (Sil)
• Subtitle Production Notes
• BBC Trailers: Episode 1 (Dur. 0.22), Episode 2 (Dur. 0.19)
• Extended And Deleted Scenes (Dur. 10.21)
• Behind The Scenes (Dur. 4.42)
• Out-Takes (Dur. 3.07)
• Continuity Announcements (Dur. 0.35)
• Photo Gallery

The story was later re-released as a 2-disc special edition

Release date - September 2012



Back cover info:
"The TARDIS is adrift. Deprived of a vital power source, the Doctor and Peri have one last hope — the planet Varos. But Varos is a dangerous place. Trapped in the dreaded Punishment Dome, the Doctor and Peri must fight for their lives — and save the starving population from the machinations of the villainous, reptilian Sil."

Special features:
Disc One

• Original Commentary With Colin Baker (The Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Nabil Shaban (Sil)
• Subtitle Production Notes
• Isolated Music Score

Disc 2

• Nice or Nasty? (dur. 29.38) – Documentary about the making of Vengeance on Varos
• The Idiot’s Lantern (dur. 7.30) – A look at the way Doctor Who stories have used the medium of television within the narrative over the years.
• Extended and Deleted Scenes (dur. 17.43)
• Acid Bath Scene with Alternative Music (dur. 1.36)
• Behind the Scenes (dur. 4.42)
• Outtakes (dur. 3.06)
• BBC Trailers: Episode 1 (dur. 0.22), Episode 2 (dur. 0.18)
• Continuity Announcements (dur. 0.35)
• Tomorrow’s Times: The Sixth Doctor (dur. 12.54) – A look at the way newspapers reviewed and reported on the programme during the Colin Baker era
• News (dur. 1.07) – BBC News reports on Colin Baker’s casting as the Doctor
• Breakfast Time (dur. 5.41) – Frank Bough interviews Colin Baker just after the announcement of his casting.
• Saturday Superstore (dur. 15.05) – Mike Read interviews Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant on the BBC’s Saturday morning kids show and the pair take phone calls from their audience – and from an old adversary!
• French & Saunders (dur. 7.32) – A Doctor Who spoof shot on the set of one of Colin Baker’s other stories.
• Coming Soon Trailer: The Ambassadors Of Death (dur. 1.07)
• Photo Gallery