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Doctor Who series 1-4 to be remastered for new Blu-ray release
60 episodes from across the revived show's early years have been upscaled to high definition.
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- Morgan Jeffery
Published: Thursday, 17 August 2023 at 4:03 pm
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The first four seasons of modern Doctor Who have been remastered for a new release to mark the show's 60th anniversary.
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The Blu-ray set – set to be released on 13th November – will include the entirety of the Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s eras, newly-upscaled to high definition.
This includes every episode and special from the first four seasons, as well as bonus features including the featurette A Look Back Through Time and Space, featuring David Tennant and Russell T Davies.
To mark the announcement, the BBC have released a new trailer celebrating the first five years of Doctor Who’s revival from 2005-2010:
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The first season of the revived Doctor Who – aired in 2005 – starred Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. David Tennant took on the mantle of the Tenth Doctor from Christmas Day 2005, starring in three seasons and a quartet of special episodes, before departing the show in 2010.
The new Blu-ray set will feature 18 discs, containing 60 episodes, and can be pre-ordered now from Amazon.
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New episodes of Doctor Who will air from November 2023 with three special episodes starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble to mark 60 years of the series, with Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa’s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor following over the festive period.
Gatwa will be joined by Coronation Street star Millie Gibson as new companion Ruby Sunday, while it has also been confirmed that composer Murray Gold will be back to score the new episodes alongside returning showrunner Davies.
Doctor Who will premiere exclusively on the BBC in the UK and Ireland, while Disney Plus will be the exclusive home for new episodes internationally.
Read more:
- Doctor Who showrunner hints Yasmin Finney will return for season 14
- Doctor Who announces 4 new actors joining Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson
Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Episodes of the classic series can be streamed on BritBox – you can sign up for a 7-day free trial here.
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Morgan Jeffery
Morgan Jeffery is as a TV and Film expert and has appeared on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live and Sky Atlantic.
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