{"id":39786,"date":"2023-10-27T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=39786"},"modified":"2023-10-26T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:05:47","slug":"doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-to-be-released-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-steelbook-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/10\/27\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-to-be-released-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-steelbook-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials to be Released on DVD and Blu-ray Steelbook in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ttr_start\"><\/div>\n<p>The three 60th anniversary <em>Doctor Who<\/em> specials, starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, will be available on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q6CkJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DVD<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MeU1oQ\" target=\"_blank\">steelbook<\/a> in early December &#8212; which ma come as a surprise, given that physical discs will need to be pressed before the episodes are even broadcast on BBC1, iPlayer, and Disney+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s been confirmed that the release will have bonus content too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rachel Talalay&#8217;s Scene Breakdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chanya Button&#8217;s Scene Breakdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom Kingsley&#8217;s Scene Breakdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Star Beast Behind The Scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Fourteenth Doctor Reveal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wild Blue Yonder Behind The Scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Giggle Behind The Scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Giggle In-vision Commentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Star Beast In-vision Commentary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David and Catherine&#8217;s Flashbacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yasmin Finney Introduces Rose Noble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designing the Fourteenth Doctor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Tour with Yasmin Finney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Star Beast &#8211; Behind The Scenes Trailer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wild Blue Yonder &#8211; Behind The Scenes Trailer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Giggle &#8211; Behind The Scenes Trailer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Cast Introduce the Villains in &#8216;Wild Blue Yonder&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behind The Scenes Fun with David and Catherine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video Diary with David Tennant&#8217;s Stand-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TARDIS Set Tour with David Tennant and Phil Sims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth Madeley Introduces Shirley Bingham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neil Patrick Harris Introduces the Toymaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming the Toymaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60th Specials Recap with David Tennant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fingers crossed they&#8217;ll include new spin-off <em>Doctor Who Unleashed<\/em>, which is in the same vein as the cancelled <em>Doctor Who Confidential<\/em>, which ran from 2005 to 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q6CkJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DVD<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MeU1oQ\" target=\"_blank\">steelbook<\/a> will definitely include <em>The Star Beast<\/em>, <em>Wild Blue Yonder<\/em>, and <em>The Giggle<\/em>, which will air on BBC1 on 25th November, 2nd December, and 9th December, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catherine Tate is also returning as Donna Noble, in a cast that also includes Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble, Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne-Bingham, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, and Neil Patrick Harris as the Toymaker, a baddie unseen on TV since the First Doctor era&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look, streaming services like Disney+ and iPlayer are great, but physical media is better. For one, you actually <em>own<\/em> that content; for another, it can&#8217;t be changed &#8212; digital copies of <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>, for instance, had some scenes tweaked since its cinema release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it&#8217;s fantastic to see <em>Doctor Who<\/em> under Bad Wolf Productions giving a big thumbs-up to physical media again, reenforcing its importance in an increasingly ephemeral society. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MeU1oQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steelbook<\/a> will no doubt sell out fast and scalpers on eBay will demand ridiculous prices, so pre-order your copy today if you want to guarantee yourself a copy!<\/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&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=thedocwhocom-21&#038;language=en_GB&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=B0CLPJX1PF&#038;asins=B0CLPJX1PF&#038;linkId=05f534bdefc5b8669fadadf2f9491b15&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"ttr_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And here are all the bonus features too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"#DoctorWho 60th Anniversary Specials to be Released on DVD and Blu-ray Steelbook in December","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":[205],"tags":[4871,3707,280,6908,44,7162,281,5741,4488,435,7179,1873,6946,7180],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-Wild-Blue-Yonder.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38069,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/03\/30\/the-new-enormous-tardis-interior-debuts-in-the-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":0},"title":"The New &#8220;Enormous&#8221; TARDIS Interior Debuts in the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials","author":"Philip Bates","date":"30 March 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"And it's \"absolutely beautiful\", according to director, Chanya Button.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14th-Doctor-Fourteenth-TARDIS-60th-Anniversary-David-Tennant.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14th-Doctor-Fourteenth-TARDIS-60th-Anniversary-David-Tennant.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14th-Doctor-Fourteenth-TARDIS-60th-Anniversary-David-Tennant.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14th-Doctor-Fourteenth-TARDIS-60th-Anniversary-David-Tennant.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38418,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/05\/13\/new-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-trailer-reveals-episode-titles-but-what-is-the-giggle\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":1},"title":"New Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Trailer Reveals Episode Titles, But What Is The Giggle?","author":"Philip Bates","date":"13 May 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Why did this face come back? To say goodbye?\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/14th-Fourteenth-David-Tennant-60th-anniversary.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/14th-Fourteenth-David-Tennant-60th-anniversary.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/14th-Fourteenth-David-Tennant-60th-anniversary.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/14th-Fourteenth-David-Tennant-60th-anniversary.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/14th-Fourteenth-David-Tennant-60th-anniversary.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39380,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/09\/11\/check-out-new-photos-of-the-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":2},"title":"Check Out New Photos of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials","author":"Philip Bates","date":"11 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Take a look at The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder, and The Giggle...","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doctor-Who-logo-Disney.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doctor-Who-logo-Disney.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doctor-Who-logo-Disney.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Doctor-Who-logo-Disney.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39782,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/10\/25\/doctor-who-returns-to-saturday-nights-60th-anniversary-special-airdates-confirmed\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":3},"title":"Doctor Who Returns to Saturday Nights: 60th Anniversary Special Airdates Confirmed","author":"Philip Bates","date":"25 October 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When do the Doctor Who 60th anniversary stories air on TV? Here's your answer!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-The-Star-Beast.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-The-Star-Beast.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-The-Star-Beast.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-The-Star-Beast.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/14th-Fourteenth-60th-David-Tennant-Donna-Noble-Catherine-Tate-The-Star-Beast.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38242,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/05\/02\/pearl-mackie-not-involved-at-all-in-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-celebrations\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":4},"title":"Pearl Mackie &#8220;Not Involved At All&#8221; in Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Celebrations","author":"Philip Bates","date":"2 May 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"She also says that she'll keep Doctor Who \"very close to [her] heart for forever\".","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bill-Potts-TARDIS-Pearl-Mackie-The-Pilot.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bill-Potts-TARDIS-Pearl-Mackie-The-Pilot.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bill-Potts-TARDIS-Pearl-Mackie-The-Pilot.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bill-Potts-TARDIS-Pearl-Mackie-The-Pilot.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bill-Potts-TARDIS-Pearl-Mackie-The-Pilot.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":39944,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/11\/08\/children-in-need-to-feature-brand-new-fourteenth-doctor-scene-starring-david-tennant\/","url_meta":{"origin":39786,"position":5},"title":"Children in Need to Feature Brand New Fourteenth Doctor Scene Starring David Tennant","author":"Philip Bates","date":"8 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"David Tennant is back in this minisode, bridging the gap between The Power of the Doctor and The Star Beast.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/David-Tennant-14th-Fourteenth-Children-in-Need.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/David-Tennant-14th-Fourteenth-Children-in-Need.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/David-Tennant-14th-Fourteenth-Children-in-Need.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/David-Tennant-14th-Fourteenth-Children-in-Need.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/David-Tennant-14th-Fourteenth-Children-in-Need.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lD76-alI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39786"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39789,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39786\/revisions\/39789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}