#19: The Three Doctors
Release date - November 2003
The story was also released as a limited edition, 40th anniversary version, which contained a die-cast model of Bessie
Back cover info:
"UNIT HQ comes under attack by an alien force, and the Doctor has no other option but to call on his own people, the Time Lords, for help. Breaking the first Law of Time, the first two Doctors are lifted out of their time-streams and sent to help the third. But in a universe of anti-matter, an all-powerful figure from Time Lord history is waiting, and even three Doctors may not be enough to stop him..." Special features- Commentary with Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), and Barry Letts (Producer)
- Subtitle Information Text
- 40th Anniversary Celebration (dur. 3.01)
- Patrick Troughton Interview (dur. 20.44) - A rare interview with the Second Doctor from the BBC show Pebble Mill at One
- Jon Pertwee at Panopticon (29.45) - Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning take to the stage at a 1993 convention *
- Blue Peter (dur. 13.40) - A celebration of Doctor Who's tenth anniversary from November 1973
- BSB Highlights (dur. 10.15) - Terrance Dicks, Nicholas Courtney, Bob Baker and Dave Martin discussing The Three Doctors from BSB's 1990 Doctor Who Weekend
- BBC1 Trailer (0.50) - The trailer for the 1972 BBC1 transmission of the first episode
- The Five Faces of Doctor Who (dur. 4.11) - The full trailer for this 1981 repeat season which included The Three Doctors
- Photo Gallery
A Special Edition of this story was later released as part of the 'Revisitations 3' box set. This was the third (and final) reissue from the set
Release date February 2012
Back cover info:
"The Time Lords are in crisis. A powerful force is draining their energy into a mysterious Black Hole — and they must recruit the Doctor to save them. But one Doctor isn't enough for this mission.
All three of the Doctor's incarnations, aided by Jo Grant and UNIT, must face the wrath of Omega — a fallen Time Lord trapped in a universe of anti-matter, with one thing on his mind: revenge." Special features:
Disc 1
- Commentary with Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier) and Barry Letts (Producer)
- Subtitle Information Text
- Pebble Mill at One (dur. 20. 43) - Bernard Wilkie (special effects) and Patrick Troughton interviews from Christmas '73
- Blue Peter 5/11/73 (dur. 13.29) - Jon Pertwee and the Whomobile in the studio, plus a look back at the first ten years of Doctor Who
- BSB Highlights (dur. 10.14) - Excerpts from BSB's '31Who' weekend, including the trail for 'The Three Doctors', interviews with Jon Pertwee, Nick Courtney, script editor Terrance Dicks and writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin. Introduced by John Nathan-Turner
- 'Five Faces of Doctor Who' trail (dur. 4.09) BBC2 trail for the 1981 repeat season, in which 'The Three Doctors' was repeated
- BBC1 Trail (dur. 0.48) - a poor quality off-air audio recording of the original 1972 BBC1 trail, married up with remastered pictures
- 40th Anniversary Promo (dur. 3.00) – 40th anniversary DVD trailer
- Coming Soon Trailer: The Face Of Evil (dur. 1.27)
Disc 2
- Happy Birthday to Who (dur. 23.12) – cast and crew look back at the making of the story which served as a fitting tenth birthday treat for Doctor Who fans
- Was Doctor Who Rubbish? (dur. 13.58) – four fans of the classic series raise a brave defence against the traditional claims that the programme was all wobbly sets, bad actors, dodgy special effects and always filmed in quarries
- Girls, Girls, Girls: 1970s (dur. 21.16) – Caroline John, Katy Manning and Louise Jameson discuss the trials and tribulations of being a 1970’s Who girl
- Photo Gallery
* NOTE - The 'Jon Pertwee At Panopticon' feature does not appear on the special edition release