Doctor Who: Tom Baker’s third season is coming to Blu-Ray, and we’re hugely excited about it

Later this year, Tom Baker’s excellent third season of Doctor Who will be released on Blu-Ray, boasting a huge amount of bonus features!

Last week, some major news was revealed regarding Doctor Who on Blu-Ray. On Monday Apr 20 (we hope – quite a few releases have been delayed, to be honest), Season 14 will be released on Blu-Ray!

This is fantastic news, to say the least. Tom Baker’s third season playing the Fourth Doctor is an absolutely brilliant one. Featuring stories as brilliant as The Deadly Assassin, The Robots of Death and The Talons of Weng-Chiang, it’s probably one of the greatest seasons in Doctor Who history.

This was part of a particularly strong era for the programme. Along with featuring the brilliant Tom Baker in the leading role (who today celebrates his 86th birthday), Season 14 also featured Robert Holmes as script editor and Philip Hinchcliffe as producer.

The combination gave us a consistently strong era, full of iconic monsters and horrific stories. Season 14 was the third and final season for Hinchcliffe, with Holmes leaving his position as script editor early on in Season 15. Together, they ensured that their run ended on a high.

Special features

As you can see above, another tongue-in-cheek trailer has been made for this box set. We even get a glimpse of the set itself, and it definitely looks impressive!

Along with featuring remastered stories, the box set boasts an extensive collection of special features, including:

"Immersive 5.1 surround sound – The Deadly AssassinBrand new audio commentaries – Tom Baker and Matthew Sweet on selected episodes of The Face of Evil and The Talons of Weng-Chiang.Behind the Sofa – New episodes with Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Philip Hinchcliffe, plus companions Sophie Aldred and Peter Purves.Our Sarah Jane – Elisabeth Sladen Tribute – A feature-length look at the life and career of Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen.Whose Doctor Who Revisited – Toby Hadoke meets the producers and grown-up stars of the very first Who Documentary.In Conversation – Matthew Sweet chats to producer Philip Hinchcliffe.Blu-Ray trailer – Louise Jameson has trouble with her new home assistant.Brand new interviewsRare archive materialConvention footageHD photo galleriesScripts, costume designs, rare BBC production files and other gems from our PDF archive"

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That’s definitely a considerable amount of extras. They all sound fantastic, but the one that’s really caught my eye is the tribute to Elisabeth Sladen. As a huge fan of Sarah Jane Smith, it seems fitting that the companion’s final season looks back on Sladen’s legacy.

The conversation with Philip Hinchcliffe should also be fascinating and informative. Previous conversations between Matthew Sweet and major figures in Doctor Who have always been great to watch on other Blu-Ray releases, and I expect the same will be true of this one.

Season 14 of Doctor Who: The Collection is currently scheduled to be released in the UK on Apr 20. Currently, no release date has been revealed for North America or Australia, although if previous experience is anything to go by, it’ll be at least a couple of months. In the meantime: Season 26 will be released in the UK on Jan 27, while it’ll be released in North America on Mar 24.

Are you excited about the upcoming release of Season 14? Is it one of your favorites? What’s your favorite story from the season? Let us know in the comments below.