The previously announced animated reconstruction of classic Doctor Who story, The Celestial Toymaker, will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook Blu-ray on June 10th.
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First airing in 1966, the series sees the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and companions Steven and Dodo confronted by The Celestial Toymaker (Michael Gough), a mysterious figure who challenges to Tardis crew to a series of bizarre and very dangerous games.
Three of the original episodes are missing from the BBC’s archives but have now been animated in both colour and black and white for this new release.
Special features:
Disc One
- Episodes 1-4 – Animation – Black and White
- Episodes 1-3 – Reconstruction
- Episode 4 – Original 1966 Episode newly restored
- New Audio Commentaries
Disc Two
- Episodes 1-4 – Animation – Colour
- Making The Animation
- Doctor Who Escape Room – Team First Doctor
- Sylvester McCoy Introduction for episode 4 as per the original VHS release
- Photo Gallery
- PDF Material including camera scripts
The Celestial Toymaker – this time played by Neil Patrick Harris – returned in the third of last year’s 60th anniversary specials where he triggered the regeneration of David Tennant’s 14th Doctor and the arrival of Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor.