Much of the discussion around the new DVD/Blu-ray of The Abominable Snowmen has focussed on the fact that it’s likely to be the last story to be animated, at least for the time being, due to BBC America withdrawing support. But what of the release itself? Fans will have been studying how the animated version of the Second Doctor classic matches what we know about the story as transmitted from…

To coincide with the release of The Abominable Snowmen on DVD, Blu-ray, and Steelbook, BBC Studios has shared a great new trailer for the animated story. The Second Doctor tale is a mostly missing serial where only one episode and the soundtrack still exist; these have now been paired with new animation. And it’s a significant release not just for the fact that this is the first appearance of…

The animated version of largely-missing story, The Abominable Snowmen, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray early next month. The six-part serial’s release date has been confirmed by retailers like Amazon, stating it’ll be come out on 5th September 2022. In the UK, at least. This could very well be the last animated missing story too, after the plug was seemingly pulled; indeed, this Second…

The BFI will screen all six animated episodes of missing Doctor Who story, The Abominable Snowmen, in September — which might mean the serial will be released on DVD and Blu-ray later that month too. The Second Doctor storyline features the first appearance of the Great Intelligence (who reappeared in numerous tales like The Web of Fear, The Snowmen, and The Name of the Doctor) and his…

The Abominable Snowmen, the largely-missing Second Doctor classic which introduced the Great Intelligence, will be animated for release on DVD, Blu-ray, and steelbook next year. The six-part story will be recreated using animation, paired with fully restored audio recordings. Check out the trailer: This is a real classic, set in the heart of Tibet, with creepy visuals, gorgeous ideas, and one…

“And when all the programs on all the channels actually were made by actors with cleft-palettes, speaking lines by dyslexic writers, filmed by blind cameramen, instead of merely seeming like that.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Fit the Eleventh) Doctor Who writer Douglas Adams has rightly been lauded for his comedic brilliance, visionary ideas, and technological…

The Evil of the Daleks will be the next Doctor Who story to be animated for release on DVD, Blr-ray, and on steelbook. The mostly-missing Second Doctor story is due for release on 27th September 2021. The announcement lands on the 53rd anniversary in which the last episode of the original version was aired. The Evil of the Daleks is the final serial of Doctor Who Season 4 and was originally…

As previously announced, The Web of Fear Episode 3 is getting the animation treatment — and now we have the covers for the Blu-ray, DVD, and steelbook releases, plus confirmation of special features and a short clip. The Web of Fear is the partly missing Doctor Who Season 5 story which reintroduced the Great Intelligence; the missing third episode is significant for being the first appearance of…

Second Doctor classic, The Ice Warriors, will be released on vinyl, courtesy of Demon Records. It’s billed as a “lost” six-part adventure, although four are in the archives; the missing episodes 2 and 3 were animated for DVD in 2013. Presented across a trio of 140g Molten Ice vinyl discs, this 1967 TV soundtrack is narrated by Frazer Hines, who co-stars as the Doctor’s companion Jamie…

Though not announced by the BBC just yet, it seems that two more missing Doctor Who stories will be animated for DVD and Blu-ray, presumably for release sometime in 2021 or early 2022. So which lost stories will be animated next? It won’t come as a massive shock that we seemingly have The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmen on the horizon! This comes from the latest issue of The…

You can download a complete story from Big Finish’s The Companion Chronicles: The Story of Extinction, completely free now – and enjoy discounts on more audio adventures based on the early years of Doctor Who. Big Finish is releasing free downloads of full-cast audio dramas – or #lockdownloads – for a limited time. Every Monday, a new story (or episode from a box set collection) can be…

The Web of Fear will be released again on DVD, Blu-ray, and Steelbook next year, this time with its missing third episode animated.

This Second Doctor classic reintroduced the Great Intelligence, who wasn’t heard from again on screen until 2012’s The Snowmen. Episode 3 of The Web of Fearwill be animated, completing the partly missing adventure, produced by Big Finish Creative in collaboration…

BBC Studios has released a new trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who animation, Fury from the Deep, which pairs new graphics with the remastered soundtrack from the missing story.

Fury from the Deep is due for release on Monday 14th September 2020, after a considerable wait. But its release date is within touching distance, so it’s great to get another look at what we may expect.

It’s rumoured that the Second Doctor serials, The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmen, will be the next missing stories to be released on DVD and Blu-rays using animation.

The next animation is Fury from the Deep, but we’ve not heard anything about future instalments in the range. And though nothing has been confirmed, The Evil of the Daleks and The Abominable Snowmendo seem likely…

The animated version of Doctor Who: Fury From The Deep will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and steelbook on 14th September 2020, and will include plenty of special features across three discs.

This six-part story starred Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, and Deborah Watling as the Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, and Victoria Waterfield respectively, but is missing from the archives. Fortunately,…

Fury from the Deep will be the next missing Doctor Who story to be animated for release on DVD, Blu-ray, and steelbook. It will be available in 2020, following the previously-announced animation of The Faceless Ones.

The 6-part serial, the last to feature Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) is the missing sixth serial of Doctor Who Season 5, first broadcast in March to April 1968. Starring…

The next instalment of the Vinyl Who range will be the largely-missing Second Doctor serial, The Abominable Snowmen, which also debuted the Great Intelligence and the Yeti!

The narrated soundtrack, as per previous LPs like The Daleks’ Master Plan and The Evil of the Daleks, will be available in a Deluxe version boxset and Amazon Exclusive; the former will be a white vinyl, while the latter a…