Doctor Who News - Season 9 announced as next Collection Blu-ray

Season 9 announced as next Collection Blu-ray

Thursday, 26 January 2023 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC has announced that Season 9, the third season starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor is the next release to come to Blu-ray.

The set will be released in the UK and the USA on 20th March 2023.

Across an action-packed twenty-six episodes, the Doctor and Jo (Katy Manning) face off against Daleks, Ogrons, Sea Devils, Ice Warriors, Mutants and their old enemy the Master (Roger Delgado). Joining them in their adventures are the UNIT team of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates (Richard Franklin) and Sergeant Benton (John Levene)

All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources.

The Collection: Season 9 Blu-ray box set also includes extensive special features including:

MAKING THE TIME MONSTER Looking back on the Season 9 finale with Katy Manning, John Levene and more.
MICHAEL E BRIANT AT THE HELM A profile of director Michael E Briant.
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION Katy Manning and friends revisit the filming locations of Season 9.
THE FELL GUY A profile of prolific stuntman Stuart Fell.
BEHIND THE SOFA Five new Behind the Sofa episodes featuring Katy Manning (Jo), Peter Davison (The Fifth Doctor), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Sophie Aldred (Ace) and director Michael E Briant.
BLU-RAY TRAILER A brand new slice of classic Doctor Who.
MOVIE-LENGTH EDITIONS Special repeat screenings of DAY OF THE DALEKS and THE SEA DEVILS, previously unavailable.
CONVENTION FOOTAGE A chance to hear from UNIT’s Nicholas Courtney and Richard Franklin, recorded in 1986.
5.1 SURROUND & DOLBY ATMOS SOUND On THE SEA DEVILS (episodic and omnibus edition).
HD PHOTO GALLERIES Including many previously unseen images.
AUDIO ARCHIVE Features many unreleased gems.
INFO TEXT Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.
PDF ARCHIVE Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files and other rarities

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 9 includes the following stories from 1972:

This eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries, Day Of The Daleks Special Edition and more.

A specially shot announcement trailer has debuted on the Doctor Who YouTube channel, written by new series contributor Pete McTighe (KERBLAM! and PRAXEUS) and featuring Katy Manning back as Jo.

Defenders of Earth! | The Collection: Season 9 Announcement Trailer

Jo Jones - defender of ALL life on Earth! 🌍 #DoctorWho: The Collection returns with the Third Doctor's third season as the next instalment

The season is available to preorder on Amazon.