The Web of Fear Breaks Doctor Who DVD Record

The Web of Fear has broken the 1st week sales record for classic Doctor Who releases.  BBC Worldwide has confirmed today the The Web of Fear has broken the record held by The Enemy of the World by selling 15,000 DVD's.  The Web of Fear was found along with The Enemy of the World by Philip Morris and was revealed back in October when the were released on iTunes.  Fiona Eastwood of BBC Worldwide had this to say about the record amount of sales.

“We knew that The Web of Fear would be a popular release; Yetis on the London Underground – need I say more? There’s a real appetite for exploring the extensive back-catalogue of classic stories, particularly following the 50th anniversary last year, and we’re committed to continuing that exploration for Doctor Who fans in the future.”

This is good news for fans of Classic Doctor Who and more to the point of Black and White era of Doctor Who. It is also proof that there is a market for the Missing Episodes of Doctor Who  and if Philip Morris has found more it would be a good idea to hurry up and get them released while the market is hot for them.

Source: Life, Doctor Who & Combom

“We knew that The Web of Fear would be a popular release; Yetis on the London Underground – need I say more? There’s a real appetite for exploring the extensive back-catalogue of classic stories, particularly following the 50th anniversary last year, and we’re committed to continuing that exploration for Doctor Who fans in the future.” - See more at: http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/The-Web-Of-Fear-DVD-Release-Breaks-1st-Week-Sales-Record.aspx#sthash.VfYDOVuZ.bacrg0aX.dpuf

“We knew that The Web of Fear would be a popular release; Yetis on the London Underground – need I say more? There’s a real appetite for exploring the extensive back-catalogue of classic stories, particularly following the 50th anniversary last year, and we’re committed to continuing that exploration for Doctor Who fans in the future.” - See more at: http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/The-Web-Of-Fear-DVD-Release-Breaks-1st-Week-Sales-Record.aspx#sthash.VfYDOVuZ.bacrg0aX.dpuf

“We knew that The Web of Fear would be a popular release; Yetis on the London Underground – need I say more? There’s a real appetite for exploring the extensive back-catalogue of classic stories, particularly following the 50th anniversary last year, and we’re committed to continuing that exploration for Doctor Who fans in the future.” - See more at: http://news.drwho-online.co.uk/The-Web-Of-Fear-DVD-Release-Breaks-1st-Week-Sales-Record.aspx#sthash.VfYDOVuZ.bacrg0aX.dpuf

Doctor Who - The Time of The Doctor Blu Ray/DVD Review

Time of the Doctor Blu Ray/DVD Review

The last Matt Smith story has finally arrived on Blu Ray and DVD and it is a bit of a simple release.  It is by no means a bare bones release like The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear as it does have at least some extras/VAM on it.  I won’t review the story as it has already been reviewed and you can read that review here.  But I will say The Time of the Doctor did have one of the finest farewell speeches a Doctor has ever made.   In my opinion it might just be the best ever.

The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear DVD Information

Doctor Who News is reporting that the upcoming DVD releases for the newly found stories will be each a single disc.  Some pictures have shown a 2 disc set mention on the cover.  One has to wonder if there are any extras on these releases and conjecture has it that these may be bare bones releases.  It is possible that the BBC rushed out these releases in time for the 50th Anniversary celebration and will, at a later date release a special edition with features and commentary.  There is also rumors that "The Web of Fear" release on DVD in February might include the real episode 3 that is absent in the ITunes version.

Right now this is just a guess and over the next week or so there may be more info on the extras.  It is still important that these releases get support because who knows how long until an extra filled release would happen if at all.  It is possible that the BBC is done with these types of extras completely, which is a shame if that is true.

The BBC Shop is selling a special version of the DVD with a slipcase cover (seen below) and a limited edition with an exclusive T-Shirt.

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