Classic Doctor Who Regeneration Scenes

A Matter of Time: Resurrection of the Daleks

(15/02/1984)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Resurrection of the Daleks’ was the fourth story of Season 21 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: Although the story was recorded as four separate episodes, it was broadcast as two 45-minute episodes to avoid clashing with the Winter Olympics.

Doctor Who Mara Tales DVD Trailer

Doctor Who Kinda - 'Dream Time' Clip

Doctor Who – Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Leela and Tegan Outfits

The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about four new Doctor Who outfits, which are designed to look like the costumes of the Fourth Doctor, Leela, the Fifth Doctor and Tegan. These new outfits are available to pre-order at the price of £39.99 from Forbidden Planet, and are expected to arrive at their warehouse on 15th July 2011.

Unfortunately the Tegan outfit is no longer listed on the Forbidden Planet website, but the Fourth Doctor, Fifth Doctor and Leela outfits are still available via these highlighted links.

A Matter of Time: Frontios

(03/02/1984)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Frontios’ was the third story of Season 21 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: Air was pumped into the Tractators’ costumes during filming breaks as they were insufficiently ventilated for the hot conditions.

A Matter of Time: Kinda

(02/02/1982)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Kinda’ was the third story of Season 19 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: The story is reportedly based on Buddhist concepts, and the Mara derives from a demon of the same name in Buddhist mythology.

A Matter of Time: Mawdryn Undead

(01/02/1983)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Mawdryn Undead’ was the third story of Season 20 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: The former producer Graham Williams, who created the Guardians, was not told about their return in this season until a Doctor Who convention.

Doctor Who Fourth and Fifth Doctor T-Shirts

The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about two new Doctor Who T-shirts, which are designed to look like the costumes of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors. These new T-shirts are available to pre-order at the price of £15.99 from Forbidden Planet, and are expected to arrive at their warehouse on 6th February 2011.

Fourth Doctor: “With a snappy outfit that consisted of waistcoat, frock coat, wide-brimmed hat and, most famously, his amazing multicoloured scarf the Fourth Doctor’s style and panache are legendary!”

Fifth Doctor: “Hit the crease in style with the 5th Doctor's cream-coloured frock coat, cricket jumper and iconic question mark lapels!”

A Matter of Time: Four to Doomsday

(26/01/1982)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Four to Doomsday’ was the second story of Season 19 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: This was the first Fifth Doctor story to be filmed as the script for Peter Davison’s intended opening story had to be rewritten.

A Matter of Time: Arc of Infinity

(11/01/1983)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Arc of Infinity’ was the first story of Season 20 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: The Producer John Nathan-Turner appears on screen in Part Four trying to persuade a passer by not to get into shot in Amsterdam.

A Matter of Time: Warriors of the Deep

(06/01/1984)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Warriors of the Deep’ was the first story of Season 21 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: It was decided that the lights on the Silurian heads should flash as they were speaking, otherwise there was no way of knowing which Silurian was talking.

A Matter of Time: Castrovalva

(04/01/1982)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Castrovalva’ was the first story of Season 19 of Doctor Who, and starred Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor.

FACT: Matthew Waterhouse had a hangover during filming, and was sick behind a tree during The Doctor and Tegan’s conversation outside the TARDIS.

Doctor Who 'Resurrection of the Daleks' Action Figure Set

The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about a new ‘Resurrection of the Daleks’ action figure set, which includes the Fifth Doctor, Davros, a grey Drone Dalek and the black Supreme Dalek.

“The TARDIS, with the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Turlough on board, becomes caught in a time corridor. Once freed it materialises in London in 1984 near the exit of the corridor. Upon investigating warehouses nearby, the travellers stumble upon a trap set for them by the Daleks!

Meanwhile, in the future at the other end of the time corridor, a Dalek battle cruiser attacks an obsolete Earth prison station in deep space to free Davros, their creator. Held in suspended animation aboard the station for over ninety years, the Daleks aim is to get his help in finding an antidote to a virus deadly only to Daleks. The virus was created by a race of humanoid robots called Movellans who have been at war with the Daleks for centuries.”

The new set is now available to pre-order at the price of £34.99 from Forbidden Planet, and is expected to arrive at their warehouse on 17th January 2011.

Doctor Who Mara Tales DVD Trailer

It has been confirmed that the Mara Tales box set will be released in the UK on 7th March 2011, and will comprise the Fifth Doctor Stories ‘Kinda’ and ‘Snakedance’. The digitally remastered discs will feature a new CGI version of the Mara as a snake, which can be viewed instead of the original unconvincing inflatable snake.

Doctor Who Step Back in Time: The Five Doctors

A Matter of Time: Time Crash

(16/11/2007)

DESCRIPTION: ‘Time Crash’ was an exclusive story for Children in Need, and starred David Tennant and Peter Davison as the Tenth and Fifth Doctors.

FACT: Incidental music from the Fifth Doctor’s era is used as part of the background music, as well as the traditional cloister bell sound effect.

Brand New Doctor Who Mugs Images Revealed

The official Forbidden Planet website has released information about some new Doctor Who mugs, featuring the faces of different Doctors with enemies from their era. Mugs of the Third, Fifth and Seventh Doctors are now available to pre-order at the price of £4.99.

The Third Doctor and Seventh Doctor mugs are due for release on 21st November 2010, however the Fifth Doctor mug will be released later on 27th March 2011.

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Exclusive Fifth Doctor T-shirt

A brand new T-shirt featuring the Fifth Doctor and many of his foes is now available to pre-order from the official Forbidden Planet website, at the price of £14.99. The T-shirt is an exclusive design to Forbidden Planet, and is expected to sell out very quickly. The design comes in adult sizes of small, medium, large and extra large.

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Fifth Doctor Action Figure Sets

The new action figures of the Fifth Doctor are now available to buy from the official Forbidden Planet website. They were released as part of the 2010 San Diego Comic Convention figures range. The new limited Fifth Doctor sets are:

• The Fifth Doctor with his famous celery leaf and hat, and with The Master as portrayed by Anthony Ainley in ‘Planet of Fire’.
• The Fifth Doctor in his regeneration outfit from ‘Logopolis’ and ‘Castrovalva’, with a removable Tom Baker scarf.

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