After an encounter with the deadly Mandragora Helix, the Doctor and Sarah Jane land in 15th Century San Martino. In the midst of danger, secrecy and intrigue, they witness the flowering of the Italian Renaissance.

As the masque to celebrate the accession of the new Duke approaches, the Doctor realises that a third visitor has arrived with him in the TARDIS. It is a force with the power to wipe out human civilisation forever. The Doctor has brought it to Earth — and only the Doctor can stop it...

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Commentary by Tom Baker (The Doctor), Gareth Armstrong (Giuliano), Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer) and Chris D’Oyly-John (Production Unit Manager)
• The Secret of the Labyrinth Cast and crew look back at the making of The Masque of Mandragora
• Bigger on the Inside The history of the TARDIS
• Now and Then A return visit to the locations used for The Masque of Mandragora
• Beneath the Masque Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman take the Masque to task
• Radio Times Billings (PDF DVD-ROM — PC/Mac)
• Trails and Continuity
• Production Information Subtitles
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 4th — 25th September 1976

The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth, but they are plunged into danger as soon as they step from the TARDIS. They arrive in a quarry rigged with explosives, and the blast leaves Sarah unconscious in the rubble, a fossilised stone hand in her grip. What strange power does the hand have over Sarah Jane?

Special Features

• Commentary by Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Judith Paris (Eldrad), Bob Baker (co-writer) and Philip Hinchcliffe (producer)
• Changing Times A 50-minute documentary looking at the makinf of the story and the special relationship between the Doctor and Sarah
• Swap ShopTom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen are interviewed by Noel Edmonds and callers on the Saturday morning children’s show
• Continuities Rare surviving continuity announcements relating to the story
• Photo Gallery
• The Doctor Who Annual 1977 (PDF DVD-ROM)
• Radio Times Billings (PDF DVD-ROM)
• Production Information Subtitles
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 2nd - 23rd October 1976

Gallifrey. Planet of the Time Lords. The Doctor has finally come home, but not by choice.

Summoned by a vision from The Matrix, he is drawn into web [sic] of political intrigue and assassination. Nothing is quite what it seems, and in the shadows lurks his oldest and deadliest enemy...

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Commentary by Tom Baker (The Doctor), Bernard Horsfall (Goth) and Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer)
• The Matrix Revisited Cast, crew and critics look back at the making of this story, featuring director David Maloney, designer Roger Murray-Leach and the founder of the National Viewers and Listeners Association, Mary Whitehouse
• The Gallifreyan Candidate A look at Richard Condon’s novel The Manchurian Candidate, a major influence on the plot of The Deadly Assassin
• The Frighten Factor What exactly is Doctor Who’s ‘Frighten Factor’? A diverse panel of experts try to answer the question
• Radio Times Billings Listings for this story presented in a PDF file (DVD-ROM — PC/Mac)
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Production Information Subtitles
• Easter Egg
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 30th October - 20th November 1976

When the TARDIS arrives on a jungle planet, the Doctor encounters two warring tribes, the Sevateem and the Tesh. The Sevateem worship a god called Xoanon and the Tesh are supposedly keeping Xoanon prisoner... But why do the Sevateem call the Doctor the Evil One? And what are the invisible creatures in the jungle? The Time Lord, with the help of a girl called Leela, is about to find out...

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Commentary With actors Louise Jameson (Leela), Leslie Schofield (Calib), David Garfield (Neeva), Mike Elles (Gentek) and Harry H Fielder (Assassin), producer Philip Hinchcliffe and film cameraman John McGlashan. Moderated by Toby Hadoke
• Into the Wild Cast and crew talk about the making of The Face of Evil
• From the Cutting Room Floor A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the film shoot
• Tomorrow’s Times — The Fourth Doctor
• Doctor Who Stories: Louise Jameson The actress talks about her role on the programme
• Swap Shop
• Denys Fisher Toys Advert
• 1976 Typhoo Tea Doctor Who Promotion (DVD-ROM)
• Radio Times Listings (DVD-ROM)
• Programme Subtitles
• Production Information Subtitles
• Photo Gallery
• Coming Soon Trailer
• Digitally Remastered Picture And Sound Quality

This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1st — 22nd January 1977

The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor and his new companion Leela, arrives aboard a huge sandminer on a deserted world. The small human crew relies almost entirely on robots to carry out their every task and whim while they mine the planet’s rich minerals.

Suddenly, one by one, members of the team start to disappear. The time travelers discover that someone or something is murdering the crew — but, of course, nobody believes it could be the robots.

DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

• Audio Commentary 1 Original release commentary with producer Philip Hinchcliffe and writer Chris Boucher
• Audio Commentary 2 New commentary with actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela), Pamela Salem (Toos) and director Michael E. Briant
• The Sandmine Murders Making Of with cast and crew (32 mins)
• Robophobia Toby Hadoke takes a humorous look at the history of robots (11 mins)
• Studio Sound Example of a studio scene before the robot voice effects were added (1 min)
• Model Shots Black and white time-coded recording of the original model insert film (7 mins)
• Studio Floor Plan Interactive view of the studio layout via the original floor plan drawings
• Continuity
• Photo Gallery (5 mins)
• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings
• Production Notes Subtitle Option
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

Originally transmitted January 29 - February 19, 1977

Death stalks the fogbound streets of Victorian London. Young women are going missing. Horribly mutilated bodies are found floating in the Thames. And criminal gangs terrorize the innocent.

At the heart of this tangled web sits the mysterious Li Hsen Chang, sorcerer and hypnotist, and his grotesque sidekick — the all-too-lifelike ventriloquists dummy, Mister Sin.

The Doctor dons deerstalker hat and cape to seek out the sinister force lurking in the shadows of the metropolis. For the talons of Weng-Chiang are reaching out to shred the human race.

DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:

• Audio Commentary by actors Louise Jameson (Leela), John Bennett (Chang), Christopher Benjamin (Jago), producer Philip Hinchcliffe and director David Maloney
• The Last Hurrah Making Of with Tom Baker and Philip Hinchcliffe (32 mins)
• Moving On What would the next season have looked like if Hinchcliffe had stayed? (4 mins)
• The Foe from the Future The Unmade story that became The Talons of Weng-Chiang (7 mins)
• Now & Then Location featurette (11 mins)
• Look East Archive news feature (4 mins)
• Victoriana and Chinoiserie The literature behind the story (8 mins)
• Music Hall A look at a British theater tradition (22 mins)
• Limehouse — A Victorian Chinatown Putting the story setting in context (19 mins)
• Photo Gallery (4 mins)
• PDF materials: Radio Times Listings
• Production Notes Subtitle Option
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

  Plus extras from 2003 DVD:

• Whose Doctor Who with Melvyn Bragg (59 mins)
• Blue Peter: Build a Doctor Who theater (26 mins)
• Behind the Scenes (24 mins)
• Philip Hinchcliffe Interview (11 mins)
• Trailers and Continuity (2 mins)
• TARDIS-Cam No. 6 (2 mins)

Originally transmitted February 26 - April 2, 1977