Doctor Who - Shada (Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]
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Strike action at the BBC in November 1979, meant the studio scenes were never completed and the adventure was abandoned.
Now, thirty-eight years on, BBC Worldwide has announced that Shada, is to finally be completed, combining the original, remastered footage, with brand new colour animation to complete the story. The animation will feature the newly-recorded voices of the original cast, including Tom Baker as the Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana, performing the original script. Shada will be released as a digital download on Friday 24th November, and on DVD and Bluray on Monday 4th December.
Tom Baker says:
“Shada was one of my favourite Doctor Who stories. I have many fond memories of shooting the location scenes in Cambridge, and it was disappointing not to finish the story in studio. I’m so glad that BBC Worldwide have found a way to bring fans a complete visual version.”
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-10/doctor-who-shada-tom-baker/
http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/BBC-Worldwide-Confirms-Completed-Shada-Download-DVD-Blu-ray.aspx
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On Saturday 2nd December there will be a special screening of Shada at BFI Southbank, London. Further information will be available from bfi.org.uk from Monday 23rd October. Tickets for BFI members will be available from Tuesday 7th November, and for the public from Tuesday 14th November
It would be nice to know the percentage of Live action vs. Animated.
I'm not a huge Dr. Who fanboy - but Douglas Adams makes it a must have. (And Tom Baker WAS my fav of the old Doctors).
I'm not a huge Dr. Who fanboy - but Douglas Adams makes it a must have. (And Tom Baker WAS my fav of the old Doctors).
Special Features:
- Taken Out of Time (25' 39")
- Now and Then (12' 45")
- Strike, Strike, Strike! (27' 50")
- Studio Sessions - 1979 (44' 38")
- Dialogue Sessions (14' 16")
- Model Filming (04' 36")
- Deleted Scenes (01' 22")
- Title Sequence Films (TBC)
- Live Action Reference Footage (02' 48")
- 1979 Gallery (04' 50")
- 2017 Gallery (02' 52)
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Purely from memory, episodes 1 to maybe 3 had perhaps around 75%, but it gets less and less as the story goes on. That was the only thing I disliked about the 90's version that was constructed for VHS and later released on Dvd; the story really sucks you in with loads of existing footage then the last couple of episodes were wrapped up with Tom giving a couple of minutes of description as nothing was shot. It's that lack of ending that frustrated me and is the reason this version will feel a lot more complete.
Agreed. And it's kind of weird how the classic DW era is represented on steelbook by such a random assortment of stories (granted, because almost none of it was HD).
Interested, but no way at this price. As others have pointed out, £20 is the maximum it should cost.
And I dare say like Power, it will also end up being sold at HMV and FP.
And I dare say like Power, it will also end up being sold at HMV and FP.
I believe Amazon only follows HMV when it comes to price drops.
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Pretty and pretty funky artwork . . . come to that all of the DOCTOR WHO steelbooks have been well above average with nary a dud among them (except for the clunky S. 5 jumbo)
Quick reminder of the DOCTOR WHO steelbooks (2010 - present day):-
. . . and not forgetting:-
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Thereby making it a much more palatable £25.19.
Amazon pre-order cancelled in preference to this, saving £14.20 in the process (yes, I know that the Amazon price will undoubtedly come down at some point, but most likely to match HMV's which I fully expect to be £29.99 along with Zavvi).
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