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The Leisure Hive

No. 31 of 112 in the BBC classic series DVDs series << Previous     Next >>

Starring:  Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & John Leeson By: David Fisher Rating:   7.2  (86 votes)  Vote here Review:   What is substance, in TV land, anyway?  Read more (1 in total) Editions:   UK | Australia | US | Netherlands

Edition:  UK When:   July 2004 Buy: New:   £4.89 Used:   £3.42 Cover blurb: The Doctor and Romana decide to forego Brighton Beach and take a much-needed holiday on the pleasure planet of Argolis. Ravaged decades ago by an interstellar war between the Argolin and the Foamasi, Argolis now hosts the Leisure Hive — an ideal retreat for tourists from all over the cosmos. But a series of 'accidents' leads the Doctor and Romana to discover that the Hive holds dark secrets... Special Features Commentary by Lalla Ward (Romana), Lovett Bickford (Director) and Christopher H Bidmead (Script Editor) A New Beginning A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by incoming producer John Nathan-Turner From Avalon to Argolis David Fisher and Christopher H Bidmead recall the writing of this story Synthesizing Starfields Graphic designer Sid Sutton and composer Peter Howell recall the creation of the new title sequence and theme music Leisure Wear Costume Designer June Hudson talks about her work Blue Peter A look around the Longleat Doctor Who exhibition with John Nathan-Turner Music-only Option Listen to Peter Howell's incidental music on an isolated audio track Optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mix Photo Gallery Production Subtitles Digitally remastered picture and sound quality This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 30th August - 20th September 1980.

Edition:  Australia When:   October 2004 Buy: Cover blurb: Same as UK edition.

Edition:  US When:   June 2005 Buy: New:   $13.76 Used:   $13.15 Cover blurb: The Doctor and Romana decide to forego Brighton beach and take a much-needed holiday on the pleasure planet of Argolis. Ravaged decades before by an interstellar war between the Argolin and the Foamasi, Argolis now hosts the Leisure Hive — an ideal retreat for tourists from all over the cosmos. But a series of suspicious accidents leads the Doctor and Romana to discover that the Hive holds dark secrets. DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: Audio commentary by actor Lalla Ward, director Lovett Bickford and script editor Christopher H. Bidmead A New Beginning — A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by incoming producer John Nathan-Turner From Avalon to Argolis — David Fisher and Christopher H. Bidmead recall the writing of this story Synthesizing Starfields — Graphic designer Sid Sutton and composer Peter Howell recall the creation of the new title sequence and theme music Leisure Wear — Costume designer June Hudson talks about her work Blue Peter — A look around the Longleat Doctor Who exhibition with John Nathan-Turner Music-only Option Optional Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mix Photo Gallery Production Note Option Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

Edition:  Netherlands When:   May 2008 Cover blurb: No cover information available yet. Help wanted! Do you own this item? Please help make this site more complete by emailing me details of the back cover blurb. Thanks!