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	Delta and the Bannermen


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Starring: Sylvester McCoy & Bonnie Langford
By: Malcolm Kohll
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Editions: UK (DVD) | Australia (DVD) | US (DVD) | Germany Germany (Blu-ray)
Description: DVD release of the 1987 Doctor Who TV story of the same name.

Edition: UK (DVD)
Released: June 2009
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 1 x DVD
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Cover blurb:
The time: 1959. The place: the Shangri-La Holiday Camp, South Wales. The Doctor and Mel want time out. The hedonistic alien Navarinos wants to catch some vintage rock and roll. And two CIA agents want to know what happened to their country’s missing satellite.
When the beautiful Chimeron princess Delta shows up on the scene, the murderous Bannermen soon follow in hot pursuit. The stage is set for a fiery showdown that will decide the fate of an entire civilisation...
Special Features:
Commentary by Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sara Griffiths (Ray), director Chris Clough and script editor Andrew Cartmel
But First This Andi Peters presents a contemporary children’s TV feature on location with the cast of Delta and the Bannermen
Interview Rushes Extra material from the But First This interviews with Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford (Mel) and Ken Dodd (Tollmaster)
Wales Today A BBC Wales news report on the making of the programme
Part One: First Edit The original half-hour edit
Hugh and Us An interview with Hugh Lloyd (Goronwy)
Clown Court Noel Edmonds and Sylvester McCoy present out-takes from Delta and the Bannermen
Stripped For Action: The Seventh Doctor A look at the comic strip adventures of the Seventh Doctor
Trails and Continuity
Photo Gallery
Radio Times Billings - Listings for this story presented in a PDF file (DVD-ROM - PC/Mac)
Production Information Subtitles
Coming Soon Trailer
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 2nd November - 16th November 1987

Edition: Australia (DVD)
Released: August 2009
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 1 x DVD
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Note: This was the first-ever release of the story in Australia — it remained unreleased on VHS (the only classic series story not to receive an Australian VHS release) due to the prohibitive cost of clearing the various rock ‘n’ roll music clips used throughout.
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Edition: US (DVD)
Released: September 2009
Publisher: BBC Video
Format: 2 x DVD
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Note: Yes, the extras list really does say “Disc one” even though this is a single-disc release — a simple case of human error or was this originally meant to be part of a multi-disc set?
Cover blurb:
The time: 1959. The place: the Shangri-La Holiday Camp. The Doctor and Mel want time out. The hedonistic alien Navarinos wants to catch some vintage rock and roll. And two CIA agents want to know what happened to their country’s missing satellite.
When the beautiful Chimeron princess Delta shows up on the scene, the murderous Bannermen soon follow in hot pursuit. The stage is set for a fiery showdown that will decide the fate of an entire civilization.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
DISC ONE
Audio Commentary by actors Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor) and Sara Griffiths (Ray), director Chris Clough and script editor Andrew Cartmel
But First This Andi Peters hosts a location feature with the cast (6 mins)
Interview rushes from But First This with Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford (Mel) and Ken Dodd (Tollmaster) (16 mins)
Wales Today BBC Wales news report on the making of the program (2 mins)
Episode 1 — first edit (30 mins)
Hugh and Us Interview with Hugh Lloyd (Goronwy) (7 mins)
Clown Court Outtakes with Sylvester McCoy on The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow (5 mins)
Stripped for Action — The Seventh Doctor Comic strip retrospective (21 mins)
Trails and Continuity (3 mins)
Photo Gallery (8 mins)
Radio Times Listings (PDF DVD-ROM)
Production Note Subtitles
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
Originally transmitted in [sic] November 2-16, 1987

Edition: Germany Germany (Blu-ray)
Title: Delta und die Bannermänner
Released: May 2023
Publisher: Pandastorm
Format: Blu-ray
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