Dr Who: Revisitations 2 - DVD Review

Dr Who: Revisitations 2 - DVD Review

Dr Who - Revisitations 2
Rating: PG
Released by BBC and Roadshow

The second set of remastered classic Doctor Who releases collects together 1960s tale The Seeds of Death, 1970s The Carnival of Monsters and the 1980s Dalek tale, Resurrection of the Daleks.

As the original series of DVD releases near an end, it's inevitable some of the earlier releases would be put out again given they didn't have the wealth of extras and weren't as polished as the later releases have become.

It's almost as if the BBC knew there would be a degree of cynicism about this trio of releases because the extras lavished on the sets are quite simply excellent and worth the money alone.

The stories themselves are a decent bunch and showcase some of the best and worst of the show - it's great to see the Ice Warriors and Daleks back and there's something curious about the technicolour spectacle which is Carnival of Monsters.

But the effort which has gone into the remastering and the wealth of docos is the main reason to cherish the Revisitations 2 set; the piece de resistance is an hour long doco presented by David Tennant (The 10th Doctor) looking at the time Peter Davison spent in the role as Dr Who No 5 - it's a solidly entertaining piece which picks up the tensions, restraints and the successes of the era.

I'll continue to welcome these Revisitations Sets as long as the wealth of special features on this six disc set continues to be as excellent as this latest outing.

Rating: 8/10