Featuring two six-part Jon Pertwee (3rd Doctor) adventures involving one of
the Doctor’s greatest nemeses – The Daleks! Packed with a host of
fantastic special features too!
In the 6 part Planet of the Daleks, The TARDIS materialises in a hostile
jungle on the planet Spiridon. The Time Lord, learns of the Thals mission to
destroy a party of Daleks sent there to discover the native Spiridons' secret of
invisibility.
In the 6 part Frontier in Space, the TARDIS arrives in the year 2540 on
board an Earth spaceship, which then comes under attack from the Ogrons.
Frontier in space (1973)
When the TARDIS accidentally brings the Doctor and Jo aboard Earth cargo ship
C982, they find it under attack. The crew perceive the Doctor, Jo and the
attackers as Draconians, whose empire currently rivals Earth's for control of
the galaxy. But the Doctor and Jo see only Ogrons – brutish, simian
mercenaries who steal the cargo, including the TARDIS, and head off into
space.
The Doctor's investigations take him to Earth, the Moon and then to Draconia
itself. He discovers that the Ogrons are employed by his sworn enemy, the
Master, who is attempting to provoke a war between the space empires. The Doctor
suspects the scale of the plan is too grand for the Master, but even he is
shocked to discover the identity of the far deadlier foe waiting in
the wings…
Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Injured after a shoot-out between his old nemesis the Master and the Ogrons,
slaves to the evil Daleks, the Doctor sends a message to the Time Lords, asking
them to pilot his TARDIS and follow the Daleks to their new base. After he slips
into a coma, it falls to his assistant Jo Grant to explore the planet where the
TARDIS finally materialises. She meets a party of Thals and is left in hiding
aboard their crashed spaceship while they go to the Doctor's aid. On his
recovery, the Doctor learns of their mission to destroy a party of Daleks sent
here to discover the native Spiridons' secret of invisibility.
Not only must the Doctor contend with the Daleks' new scheme, but he must try to
stop them unleashing a plague that will exterminate all organic life. When a
rescue ship of Thals arrive, they bring with them darker news still –
somewhere on Spiridon 12,000 Daleks are waiting to emerge and take what they
believe is their rightful place as the Universe's supreme beings!
4 disc Doctor Who DVD Boxed Set.
Special Features
- Audio Commentary
- Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams
- Interviews
- The Rumble in the Jungle Cast and crew look back at the making of
the story
- Multi-colourisation A documentary about the colour restoration of
Episode Three
- Stripped for Action – The Daleks The ongoing series looking at the
Doctor’s comic book adventures focuses on his deadliest foes
- Blue Peter Two items from on the long-running children’s programme
featuring an appeal for information on the theft of two Daleks from
the BBC
- Radio Times Billings (DVD-ROM – PC/Mac)
- Production Information Subtitles
- Photo Gallery
- Easter Egg
- Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
- English SDH subtitles