Remembrance of The Daleks - VHS and DVD Releases

VHS and DVD Releases

• This story was released in a two VHS tape set with The Chase in September 1993 as a special Dalek tin set titled The Daleks: Limited Edition Boxed Set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who. It was re-released in 2001 as part of The Davros Collection which was a limited-edition box set, exclusive to UK retailer WH Smith.
• This story was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2001, remastered by the Doctor Who Restoration Team. Special features included were outtakes, a photo gallery and a commentary with Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred. One scene included among the deleted scenes on the DVD release is the extended version of a scene in the café where the Doctor muses on the consequences of choices on history to John (played by Joseph Marcell). The original Region 2 DVD release has some video effects missing from episode 1 and the start of episode 2. This was an unforeseen consequence of the Restoration Team using earlier edits of these episodes, made before certain effects were added. The problem was corrected with subsequent DVD releases, including Region 1.
• The story was included as part of a limited run box set in 2003 with The Dalek Invasion of Earth and Resurrection of the Daleks
• A remastered version of this story was released on Region 2 in November 2007, as part of The Complete Davros Collection and as a two-disc standalone release (including the 'Davros Connections' documentary from the boxset) on 20 July 2009. It includes the effects that were mistakenly left out and songs by The Beatles that weren't clearable for the original release but subsequently fall under a blanket music licensing agreement for the U.K. Two new extra features cover different aspects of the story. "Back to School" covers the making of the story while "Remembrances" talks about the relationship to other stories in the show's history that are referenced. There is also a newly remastered stereo and 5.1 surround sound mix. In the original Davros Boxset release version, there were two total mutes of the 5.1 soundtrack during episode one. 2entertain fixed the master within a few days of release and faulty copies could be exchanged for fixed ones via mail-in. The standalone version of the release uses the fixed version. The two-disc Special Edition was delayed due to clearance issues and was held off until it was released in the USA and Canada on 2 March 2010.
• Released as part of The Doctor Who DVD Files Vol 29. This marks the fourth different separate release of the serial on DVD.