Tuesday 25 September 2007

Davros Box Set Details

2 Entertain have now announced full details on the eight disc Davros Box-set. This Box will be limited as only 10,000 individually numbered DVDs sets will be released. The Davros box will contain all five classic Doctor Who Davros stories, including an exclusive special edition of Remembrance of the Daleks; all 7 Davros audio stories plus an exclusive brand new audio story - The Davros Mission; plus a host of special features including an exclusive documentary. Below some more information on the box thanks to the Official Doctor Who Website for this information.
  • Genesis of the Daleks (discs 1 and 2)
  • Contents as per existing release.

  • Doctor Who:Destiny of the Daleks (disc 3)
  • Special features include:
  • Commentary with actors Lalla Ward and David Gooderson, director Ken Grieve
  • Terror Nation - documentary about writer Terry Nation, creator of the Daleks, and his work on Doctor Who With contributions from producers Barry Letts and Philip Hinchcliffe, script editor Terrance Dicks, director Richard Martin and Dalek voice artiste Nicholas Briggs
  • Directing Who - director Ken Grieve recalls his time on this story
  • CGI Effects - providing the option to watch the story with seventeen of the original video effects sequences replaced by CGI versions
  • Trails and Continuity - BBC1 trails and continuity announcements from the story's transmission, including the specially shot trailer heralding the return of the Daleks
  • Photo Gallery - production, design and publicity photos
  • Prime Computer Adverts - Australian TV adverts for Prime Computers, starring the Doctor and Romana
  • Coming Soon

  • Resurrection of the Daleks (disc 4)
  • Contents as per existing release.

  • Revelation of the Daleks (disc 5)
  • Contents as per existing release.

  • Remembrance of the Daleks Special Edition (discs 6 and 7)
  • Although "Remembrance of the Daleks" is already available as a single DVD, this box set exclusively contains a 2-disc special edition of the story. This special edition of Remembrance of the Daleks features a host of extras including:
  • Commentary with actors Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred
  • Back to School - Cast and crew talk about the making of the story accompanied by rare behind-the-scenes material
  • Remembrances - Cast and crew talk about the influences and references to other Doctor Who adventures that are spread throughout the story
  • Extended and Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Multi-Angle Sequences - allowing the viewer to watch Ace's escape from the Chemistry lab and the Daleks blowing up the large gates from one of two camera angles
  • Trails and Continuity
  • Photo Gallery
  • Isolated Music
  • Radio Times Listings
  • Subtitles
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
  • Disc 2 contains a brand new documentary Davros Connections which takes an in-depth look at the history of the Daleks' creator, Davros.

  • Davros Audio Stories (disc 8)
  • This special edition box set contains an exclusive compilation of all 7 Davros audio stories plus an exclusive brand new audio story - The Davros Mission written by Nicholas Briggs. In this new audio drama, specially commissioned for this box set, Davros is taken by the Daleks for trial and imminent execution. But even in his darkest hour, he finds allies and an insatiable cunning to survive...
  • Matthew Parkes, Marketing Manager at 2Entertain said "Big Finish Productions have produced some terrific audio plays featuring this most iconic of villains. We are delighted to have had the opportunity to work with them to produce this definitive collection."

This box will be released on the 26th November 2007, priced at £99.99.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you can, I'm getting this on pre-order for Xmas :D

Sounds great!

PS: Updated my site :)

Anonymous said...

I've pre-ordered this with the KEY TO TIME box set for a cheap price :D If you get both together on Amazon, it's cheaper than seperate. I'll get 'em both on 3rd December.. long wait, but it'll be worth it!