BBC Studios June 19 will release Doctor Who: Tom Baker — Complete Season One on Blu-ray, featuring 20 episodes from the 1974-75 season of the classic British sci-fi series “Doctor Who.”
Comprising the show’s 12th season, the remastered episodes feature Baker’s introduction as the fourth actor to play The Doctor, a time-travelling alien who fights evil throughout the universe with the help of his human companions. The season includes the serials “Robot,” “The Ark in Space,” The Sontaran Experiment,” “Genesis of the Daleks” and “Revenge of the Cybermen.”
The marks the first time a complete season of the 1963-89 original run of the franchise is being released in a single volume. Previous DVD releases have been per serial or special compilations.
The six-disc Blu-ray includes more than 17 hours of bonus content, including:
- “Tom Baker in Conversation,” a candid new one-hour interview with the actor.
- “Behind the Sofa,” a selection of clips viewed by several stars of the show.
- New making-of documentaries for “The Sontaran Experiment” and “Revenge of the Cybermen.”
- An option to watch “Revenge of the Cybermen” with brand new, updated special effects.
- An omnibus movie version of “Genesis of the Daleks,” unseen since its broadcast in 1975.
- “The Tom Baker Years,” A 1991 special featuring highlights from the Fourth Doctor’s run, available on disc for the first time.
- Immersive 5.1 surround sound mixes for “The Ark In Space” and “Genesis of the Daleks.”
