Doctor Who – The TV Movie DVD Release Confirmed for North America

The DVD company 2|Entertain have revealed that the Paul McGann 1996 TV Movie will finally be released in North American on 8th February 2011. The rights to release the story outside the UK were obtained by 2|entertain in August this year.

The story was released in the UK as part of the Revisitations box set this month, but will be released in North America as a single story on two discs, containing the same extras as the UK version. It has also been confirmed that the Third Doctor story ‘The Mutants’ will be released in North America on the same day.

Doctor Who Yellow Eternal Dalek Action Figure

The official Underground Toys website has announced an extensive in-store promotion at Hastings Entertainment for Doctor Who merchandise, running throughout October this year in North America.

This exciting campaign is in association with BBC Worldwide, and will feature a display unit bringing together all of the key merchandise from the show. The event will also include the chance to buy an exclusive Yellow Eternal Dalek action figure, which is only available to buy from Hastings.

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Classic Doctor Who Synchronised DVD Releases

It has been revealed today that the DVD releases of Classic Doctor Who will be simultaneous on both sides of the Atlantic. Fans of the classic era in North America, Australia and New Zealand have had to wait many months after the UK release to get their own versions, however BBC America has confirmed that this will change for North America in 2011.

The Fourth Doctor story ‘Meglos’ will be the first to be released simultaneously, with the American release being the day after the UK release. It is also expected that the change will also apply to Australia and New Zealand, although this hasn’t been confirmed yet.