The Collection - Season 18

Tom Baker’s final year saw the programme undergo radical changes in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.

Producer John Nathan-Turner revamped the series with new writers, new directors, a new title sequence and theme arrangement, glossy production standards and – throughout the course of the season – a brand new regular cast. Over seven classic adventures the Doctor and his companions encountered the Foamasi, Meglos, the Marshmen, vampires and Tharils, building to a final deadly showdown between the Doctor and his arch nemesis the Master.

As a special bonus this set also includes the 1981 K9 & Company Christmas pilot episode, plus hours of brand new material.

Starring alongside Tom Baker are Lalla Ward as Romana, Matthew Waterhouse as Adric, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan, Anthony Ainley as the Master, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah-Jane Smith and John Leeson as K9.

Special Features exclusive to this set include:

New Making-Of documentary and updated special effects for Logopolis
Revealing new 2019 commentaries moderated by Matthew Sweet (Tom Baker on The Leisure Hive, Lalla Ward & Rachel Davies on State Of Decay)
Surround sound mix for Warriors’ Gate
Rare behind-the-scenes footage from The Leisure Hive, Full Circle and Logopolis
Eight more editions of Behind The Sofa
Brand new documentaries The Writers Room and Weekend With Waterhouse
New interview with K9 & Company’s Ian Sears
Another dip into the Panopticon convention archives with Tom Baker
HD photo galleries plus scripts, production files and rare documentation provided as PDFs

The eight-disc box set also includes hours of extensive special features previously released on DVD.

All material has been remastered for Blu-ray by Peter Crocker and Mark Ayres. Lee Binding has provided stunning packaging and new series writer/content consultant Pete McTighe has written another extensive booklet. Russell Minton is Executive Producer.

DOCTOR WHO: THE COLLECTION – SEASON 18 includes the following stories from 1980/81:

The Leisure Hive (four episodes)
Meglos (four episodes)
Full Circle (four episodes)
State Of Decay (four episodes); Warriors’ Gate (four episodes)
The Keeper Of Traken (four episodes)
Logopolis (four episodes)
plus K9 & Company – A Girl’s Best Friend.

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