{"id":37568,"date":"2023-01-27T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=37568"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:49:55","slug":"season-9-announced-as-the-next-limited-edition-doctor-who-the-collection-blu-ray-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/01\/27\/season-9-announced-as-the-next-limited-edition-doctor-who-the-collection-blu-ray-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 9 Announced as the Next Limited Edition Doctor Who: The Collection Blu-ray Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Doctor Who<\/em> Season 9 will be released as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WIADTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">next boxset in <em>The Collection<\/em><\/a>, a series of Blu-rays collecting together Classic <em>Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The season is comprised of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Day of the Daleks<\/em><\/li><li><em>The Curse of Peladon<\/em><\/li><li><em>The Sea Devils<\/em><\/li><li><em>The Mutants<\/em><\/li><li><em>The Time Monster<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And Pete McTighe has written and directed an utterly delightful video welcoming back Katy Manning as Jo&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Defenders of Earth! | The Collection: Season 9 Announcement Trailer | Doctor Who\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1rHwBiVyJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across an action-packed 26 episodes, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo 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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"921\" height=\"1115\" src=\"http:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Collection-Season-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Collection-Season-9.jpg 921w, https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Collection-Season-9-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Collection-Season-9-768x930.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The set also includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>MAKING THE TIME MONSTER: Looking back on the Season 9 finale with Katy Manning, John Levene, and more.<\/li><li>MICHAEL E BRIANT AT THE HELM: A profile of director Michael E Briant.<\/li><li>LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION: Katy Manning and friends revisit the filming locations of Season 9.<\/li><li>THE FELL GUY: A profile of prolific stuntman Stuart Fell.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><li>BLU-RAY TRAILER A brand new slice of classic <em>Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/li><li>MOVIE-LENGTH EDITIONS: Special repeat screenings of <em>Day of the Daleks<\/em> and <em>The Sea Devils<\/em>, previously unavailable.<\/li><li>CONVENTION FOOTAGE: A chance to hear from UNIT\u2019s Nicholas Courtney and Richard Franklin, recorded in 1986.<\/li><li>5.1 SURROUND &amp; DOLBY ATMOS SOUND: On <em>The Sea Devils<\/em> (episodic and omnibus edition).<\/li><li>HD PHOTO GALLERIES: Including many previously unseen images.<\/li><li>AUDIO ARCHIVE: Features&nbsp;many unreleased gems.<\/li><li>INFO TEXT: Behind-the-scenes information and trivia on every episode.<\/li><li>PDF ARCHIVE: Including scripts, exclusive unseen BBC production files and other rarities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD including Documentaries, Featurettes, Audio Commentaries, and the <em>Day Of The Daleks<\/em> Special Edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon lists its release date as 20th March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WIADTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Doctor Who: The Collection &#8212; Season 9<\/em> is available to pre-order now.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thedocwhocom-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B0BSNRGSP9&amp;asins=B0BSNRGSP9&amp;linkId=6d620d6934b6b79370987f2d43dc7154&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus, see Katy Manning back as a defender of the Earth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Season 9 Announced as the Next Limited Edition #DoctorWho: The Collection Blu-ray Set","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[278],"tags":[1723,54,1261,56,4517,58,59,60,4087,66,67,68,744,39,2323,2517,2680,70,72],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Collection-Season-9-interior.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21342,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2019\/07\/02\/the-new-trailer-for-doctor-who-the-collection-season-10-is-gorgeous\/","url_meta":{"origin":37568,"position":0},"title":"The New Trailer for Doctor Who: The Collection &#8211; 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