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The Beginning

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Starring:  William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell By: Anthony Coburn, Terry Nation & David Whitaker Rating:   9  (68 votes)  Vote here Review:   Start at the very beginning...  Read more (6 in total) Editions:   UK | Australia | US | Italy Note: Box set containing the first three Doctor Who stories ever transmitted: An Unearthly Child, The Daleks and The Edge of Destruction. For more detailed information see the Restoration Team Web site.

Edition:  UK When:   January 2006 Format:  3 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  £29.99 £10.00 Save 67% Used:   £11.77 Cover blurb: The very first 3 Doctor Who stories ever transmitted in a 3-disc set. An Unearthly Child Two schoolteachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, become concerned by the unusual behavior of their fifteen-year-old student, Susan Foreman. When they follow her home, they meet her mysterious grandfather, the Doctor, and find themselves unwilling passengers on his time ship, the TARDIS... The Daleks The TARDIS lands in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover the danger of what will become his deadliest enemies, the mutant Daleks. The Edge of Destruction In this completely TARDIS-based story, the crew find themselves and their ship acting very strangely indeed. Blame runs high for the Ship's unusual behavior, until the Doctor realizes the TARDIS itself may be trying to warn them... Special Features: Documentary: Creation of the Daleks Documentary: Doctor Who: Origins Documentary: Over The Edge Documentary: Marco Polo — a 30-minute version of the 'lost' fourth Doctor Who story Photo galleries Comedy sketches by by Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentleman) and David Walliams (Little Britain) Inside look at the TARDIS Full length music video of the original theme music Original Radio Times billings documents

Edition:  Australia When:   March 2006 Format:  3 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: Cover blurb: Same as UK edition.

Edition:  US When:   March 2006 Format:  3 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:   $78.79 Used:   $47.00 New:  CDN$ 168.02 Used:   CDN$ 126.39 Cover blurb: On November 23, 1963, the BBC launched Doctor Who, which became the longest running science fiction series in television history. Five weeks later, a Dalek suction arm was thrust into the final sequence of the cliffhanger ending, and history was made once more. Now fans can revisit the first exciting months of Doctor Who on DVDs with digitally remastered picture and sound quality. Includes: An Unearthly Child — Two teachers follow a mysterious student home to a police box and the Doctor takes them all on an excursion back to 200,000 BC. The Daleks — The TARDIS lands on the dead planet Skaro, where the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan explore a deserted city inhabited by the notorious Daleks! The Edge of Destruction — An explosion aboard the TARDIS triggers irrational feelings of aggression, paranoia and despair. DVD extras include: Audio Commentary with producer Verity Lambert, directors Waris Hussein, Christopher Barry and Richard Martin, actors Carole Ann Ford and William Russell, moderator Gary Russell Pilot Episode — 40-minute unedited studio recording (including outtakes) Creation of the Daleks Doctor Who: Origins Over the Edge Inside the Spaceship Marco Polo — 30-minute condensed version of lost 7-part story Edge of Destruction — Ep 2 Arabic soundtrack Production Note Option Photo Galleries Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

Edition:  Italy When:   September 2007 Publisher:   DNC Format:  4 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  EUR 21,99 EUR 19,89 Save 10% Note:  Titled "Gli Inizi" which translates as "The Beginnings" in Italian. The list of extras appears to be the same as the English editions (but with Italian subtitles) even though the box set is 4 discs, instead of 3 like the others. 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!