BBC classic series videos @ The TARDIS Library (Doctor Who books, DVDs, videos & audios)

The history of Doctor Who on video stretches right back to the dawn of the home video industry. Back in 1983, the BBC released Revenge of the Cybermen on VHS video (and also on the defunct Betamax and Video 2000 formats).

In the 20 years since then, nearly 150 Who-related VHS videos have appeared, which includes all complete classic series stories, compilations of the other surviving episodes, some documentaries and a number of incomplete stories (with photos and narration to fill the gaps).

By the end of 2003, the supply of episodes to be released finally ran out, and combined with the dwindling market for VHS tapes, the BBC switched solely to releasing Who on DVD instead.

Note: Originally, the BBC videos were released in "movie" format (i.e. with the breaks between episodes edited out so the story ran as one continuous "movie") — this proved unpopular with most fans and the practice was eventually stopped in 1989. The majority of videos released between 1983 and 1989 were subsequently re-released in the UK in unedited "episode" format. Most of these re-releases did not happen outside the UK, so so there is a situation for some stories where the UK release is unedited, but the non-UK releases are in edited "movie" format. Where appropriate, this is noted on the page for the individual video.

Also note that the UK and Australian releases are in VHS PAL format, while the US releases are in VHS NTSC format. So unless you have a multi-standard VCR, don't order UK videos if you live in the US (or vice versa) as they won't work. Read more details on video standards.

Sort by:
Show releases for: Hide images
Title: Starring: By: Edition: Date: Rating: Reviews: Buy:
Revenge of the Cybermen Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Gerry Davis UK edited 1   Oct 1983   6.8

8
UK edited 2   May 1984
The Brain of Morbius Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Terrance Dicks & Robert Holmes UK edited   Jul 1984   8.4
2
Pyramids of Mars Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Bernard Archard Robert Holmes & Lewis Greifer UK edited   Feb 1985   8.9
4
The Seeds of Death Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Brian Hayles UK   Jul 1985   7
2

The Five Doctors Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee Terrance Dicks UK edited   Sep 1985   7.6
3
The Robots of Death Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK edited   Apr 1986   8.7
1
The Day of the Daleks Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Nicholas Courtney Louis Marks UK edited   Jul 1986   7.6

6
Death to the Daleks Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Terry Nation UK edited   Jul 1987   6.7
1
Spearhead from Space Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Robert Holmes UK edited   Feb 1988   8.3
2
The Talons of Weng-Chiang Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & Christopher Benjamin Robert Holmes UK   Nov 1988   9.1
1

Terror of the Zygons Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Robert Banks Stewart UK edited   Nov 1988   8.8
4
The Ark in Space Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Robert Holmes UK edited   Jun 1989   7.6
1
The Time Warrior Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen & Nicholas Courtney Robert Holmes UK   Jun 1989   7.4
2

The Daleks William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Terry Nation UK original   Jun 1989   8.7   None
The War Games Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Terrance Dicks & Malcolm Hulke UK   Feb 1990   9.1
3

An Unearthly Child William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Anthony Coburn UK original   Feb 1990   8.5   None
The Dalek Invasion of Earth William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Terry Nation UK   May 1990   7.5
2

The Mind Robber Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Peter Ling UK   May 1990   7.2
3

The Claws of Axos Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Bob Baker & David Martin UK   May 1990   6.4
2

The Brain of Morbius Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Terrance Dicks & Robert Holmes UK unedited   Jul 1990   8.4
2

The Five Doctors Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee Terrance Dicks UK unedited   Jul 1990   7.6
3

The Web Planet William Hartnell, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Bill Strutton UK   Sep 1990   6.5
2

The Dominators Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln UK   Sep 1990   6.6   None
The Krotons Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Robert Holmes UK   Feb 1991   6.4   None
The Curse of Fenric Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Ian Briggs UK   Feb 1991   8.4
2

Planet of the Spiders Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen & Nicholas Courtney Robert Sloman UK   Apr 1991   6.8
2

The Hartnell Years William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Anthony Coburn, David Whitaker & Brian Hayles UK   Jun 1991   6.5   None
The Troughton Years Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Deborah Watling Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, David Whitaker & Robert Holmes UK   Jun 1991   7.1
1

City of Death Tom Baker & Lalla Ward Douglas Adams, David Fisher & Graham Williams UK original   Jul 1991   9.3
2
The Three Doctors Jon Pertwee, William Hartnell & Patrick Troughton Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Aug 1991   7
1

The Masque of Mandragora Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Louis Marks UK   Aug 1991   8.5   None
The Deadly Assassin Tom Baker Robert Holmes UK   Oct 1991   8
1

The Sontaran Experiment & Genesis of the Daleks Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Bob Baker, David Martin & Terry Nation UK   Oct 1991   8.4   None
Robot Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Terrance Dicks UK   Jan 1992   6.9   None
The Caves of Androzani Peter Davison & Nicola Bryant Robert Holmes UK   Jan 1992   8.8   None
The Pertwee Years Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Don Houghton, Robert Sloman, Barry Letts & Malcolm Hulke UK   Mar 1992   4.4
1

Logopolis Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Christopher H. Bidmead UK   Mar 1992   6.9   None
Castrovalva Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Christopher H. Bidmead UK   Mar 1992   8.2
1

The Tomb of the Cybermen Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Deborah Watling Kit Pedler & Gerry Davis UK   May 1992   8.4
3

The Twin Dilemma Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant Anthony Steven UK   May 1992   3.6
2

Daleks: The Early Years William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton & Peter Purves Terry Nation, Dennis Spooner & David Whitaker UK   Jul 1992   8
1

Cybermen: The Early Years Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze & Anneke Wills Kit Pedler & David Whitaker UK   Jul 1992   7.6   None
Shada Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley Douglas Adams UK   Jul 1992   6.6
1

Earthshock Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Eric Saward UK   Sep 1992   8.3
1

The Aztecs William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell John Lucarotti UK   Nov 1992   8.2   None
Mawdryn Undead Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Sarah Sutton Peter Grimwade UK   Nov 1992   8.3   None
Terminus Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Sarah Sutton Stephen Gallagher UK   Jan 1993   6.6   None
Enlightenment Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Barbara Clegg UK   Feb 1993   7.8   None
The Daemons Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Robert Sloman & Barry Letts UK   Mar 1993   8.7
3

Image of the Fendahl Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK   Mar 1993   7.9   None
Terror of the Autons Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Robert Holmes UK   Apr 1993   8.4
1

Silver Nemesis: Extended Version Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Kevin Clarke UK   Apr 1993   5.3
1

Vengeance on Varos Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant Philip Martin UK   May 1993   6.1
1

The Invasion Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Derrick Sherwin UK   Jun 1993   8.1
1

The Keeper of Traken Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse & Sarah Sutton Johnny Byrne UK   Jun 1993   7.4   None
Doctor Who and the Silurians Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Malcolm Hulke UK   Jul 1993   8.4
4

The Curse of Peladon Jon Pertwee & Katy Manning Brian Hayles UK   Aug 1993   6.9   None
The Daleks Limited Edition Boxed Set (The Chase / Remembrance of the Daleks) William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy & William Russell Terry Nation & Ben Aaronovitch UK   Sep 1993   7.2
2

The Trial of a Time Lord Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant & Bonnie Langford Robert Holmes, Philip Martin, Pip & Jane Baker UK   Oct 1993   6.6
4

Resurrection of the Daleks Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Eric Saward UK   Nov 1993   6.7
1

The Two Doctors Colin Baker, Patrick Troughton & Nicola Bryant Robert Holmes UK   Nov 1993   6.6   None
Planet of Evil Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Louis Marks UK   Jan 1994   6.9   None
Dragonfire Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford & Sophie Aldred Ian Briggs UK   Jan 1994   3.8
2

Pyramids of Mars Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Bernard Archard Robert Holmes & Lewis Greifer UK unedited   Feb 1994   8.9
4

The Day of the Daleks Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Nicholas Courtney Louis Marks UK unedited   Feb 1994   7.6

6

The Ark in Space Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Robert Holmes UK unedited   Feb 1994   7.6
1

Arc of Infinity Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Sarah Sutton Johnny Byrne UK   Mar 1994   7.1   None
Inferno Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Don Houghton UK   May 1994   8.7
1

Ghost Light Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Marc Platt UK   May 1994   7
1

Destiny of the Daleks Tom Baker & Lalla Ward Terry Nation UK   Jul 1994   6.8
1

The Visitation & Black Orchid Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Eric Saward & Terence Dudley UK   Jul 1994   8.7   None
The Seeds of Doom Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Robert Banks Stewart UK   Aug 1994   8.5
1

The Rescue & The Romans William Hartnell, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill David Whitaker & Dennis Spooner UK   Sep 1994   7.1   None
Kinda Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Christopher Bailey UK   Oct 1994   7.2   None
Snakedance Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Sarah Sutton Christopher Bailey UK   Jan 1995   6.2
2

The Robots of Death Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK unedited   Feb 1995   8.7
1

Death to the Daleks Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Terry Nation UK unedited   Feb 1995   6.7
1

Spearhead from Space Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Robert Holmes UK unedited   Feb 1995   8.3
2

Carnival of Monsters Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Ian Marter Robert Holmes UK   Mar 1995   6.7   None
The Android Invasion Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Terry Nation UK   Mar 1995   7.5   None
The Ribos Operation Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson Robert Holmes UK   Apr 1995   7   None
The Pirate Planet Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson Douglas Adams UK   Apr 1995   7.5   None
The Stones of Blood Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson David Fisher UK   May 1995   8.2   None
The Androids of Tara Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson David Fisher UK   May 1995   7   None
The Power of Kroll Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson Robert Holmes UK   Jun 1995   5.2   None
The Armageddon Factor Tom Baker, Mary Tamm & John Leeson Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Jun 1995   4.4   None
The Mark of the Rani Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant & Kate O'Mara Pip & Jane Baker UK   Jul 1995   5.8   None
Time and the Rani Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford & Kate O'Mara Pip & Jane Baker UK   Jul 1995   3.5

5

Frontier in Space Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Malcolm Hulke UK   Aug 1995   6.7   None
The Sea Devils Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Malcolm Hulke UK   Sep 1995   7.8
1

Warriors of the Deep Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Johnny Byrne UK   Sep 1995   5.6   None
Paradise Towers Sylvester McCoy & Bonnie Langford Stephen Wyatt UK   Oct 1995   4.3

5

Survival Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred & Anthony Ainley Rona Munro UK   Oct 1995   6.9
3

The Five Doctors / The King's Demons Peter Davison, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee Terrance Dicks & Terence Dudley UK   Nov 1995   7.9   None
The Monster of Peladon Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Brian Hayles UK   Jan 1996   4.5
1

The Hand of Fear Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Feb 1996   6.8
1

Doctor Who (The TV Movie) Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy & Daphne Ashbrook Matthew Jacobs UK   May 1996   4.5
4

The Green Death Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Nicholas Courtney Robert Sloman UK   Oct 1996   7.3
1

The Leisure Hive Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & John Leeson David Fisher UK   Jan 1997   6.8   None
The Awakening & Frontios Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Eric Pringle & Christopher H. Bidmead UK   Mar 1997   8.5
1

The War Machines William Hartnell, Jackie Lane & Michael Craze Ian Stuart Black UK   Jun 1997   8.6
1

The Happiness Patrol Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Graeme Curry UK   Aug 1997   5.1
2

The E-Space Trilogy Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & Matthew Waterhouse Andrew Smith, Terrance Dicks & Stephen Gallagher UK   Nov 1997   8.7
1

Timelash Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant Glen McCoy UK   Jan 1998   3.6
2

Battlefield Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred & Nicholas Courtney Ben Aaronovitch UK   Mar 1998   5.9
2

The Mind of Evil Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Don Houghton UK   May 1998   8.1
1

Horror of Fang Rock Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Terrance Dicks UK   Jul 1998   9   None
Planet of Fire Peter Davison, Mark Strickson & Nicola Bryant Peter Grimwade UK   Sep 1998   6.3   None
The Ark William Hartnell, Peter Purves & Jackie Lane Paul Erickson & Lesley Scott UK   Oct 1998   6.5
2

The Ice Warriors Collection Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Deborah Watling Brian Hayles & Geoffrey Orme UK   Nov 1998   8.9   None
Nightmare of Eden Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley Bob Baker UK   Jan 1999   5.4
1

The Keys of Marinus William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Terry Nation UK   Mar 1999   6.3
1

Revenge of the Cybermen Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Gerry Davis UK unedited   Apr 1999   6.8

8

The Face of Evil Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK   May 1999   6.9
1

The Crusade and The Space Museum William Hartnell, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill David Whitaker & Glyn Jones UK   Jul 1999   7.5   None
Terror of the Zygons Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Robert Banks Stewart UK unedited   Aug 1999   8.8
4

Planet of the Daleks / Revelation of the Daleks Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker & Katy Manning Terry Nation & Eric Saward UK   Nov 1999   8.2
1

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Stephen Wyatt UK   Jan 2000   6.6

7

The Invasion of Time Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & John Leeson Graham Williams & Anthony Read UK   Mar 2000   4.9
2

The Edge of Destruction & The Pilot Episode William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell David Whitaker & Anthony Coburn UK   May 2000   7.4   None
Time-Flight Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Sarah Sutton Peter Grimwade UK   Jul 2000   4.3

5

An Unearthly Child William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Anthony Coburn UK remastered   Sep 2000   8.5   None
Attack of the Cybermen / The Tenth Planet William Hartnell, Colin Baker & Michael Craze Kit Pedler, Gerry Davis, Eric Saward & Paula Woolsey UK   Nov 2000   7
2

The Daleks William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Terry Nation UK remastered   Feb 2001   8.7   None
Delta and the Bannermen Sylvester McCoy & Bonnie Langford Malcolm Kohll UK   Mar 2001   4.1
2

City of Death Tom Baker & Lalla Ward Douglas Adams, David Fisher & Graham Williams UK repackaged   May 2001   9.3
2

The Sun Makers Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & John Leeson Robert Holmes UK   Jul 2001   7
1

Four to Doomsday Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Terence Dudley UK   Sep 2001   5.9   None
The Davros Collection Tom Baker, Peter Davison & Colin Baker Terry Nation, Eric Saward & Ben Aaronovitch UK   Sep 2001   7.6
2

Colony in Space / The Time Monster Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Malcolm Hulke & Robert Sloman UK   Nov 2001   4.4
3

Planet of Giants William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Louis Marks UK   Jan 2002   7.6
2

Underworld Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & John Leeson Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Mar 2002   4.8
2

The Ambassadors of Death Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney David Whitaker UK   May 2002   8.8
3

The Creature from the Pit Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley David Fisher UK   Jul 2002   4.6   None
The Invisible Enemy Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & John Leeson Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Sep 2002   5.4
1

The Time Lord Collection Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker Terrance Dicks, Malcolm Hulke, Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Sep 2002   7.6
1
The First Doctor Collection William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford & William Russell Peter R. Newman, Dennis Spooner & Donald Cotton UK   Nov 2002   8.4   None
The Mutants Jon Pertwee & Katy Manning Bob Baker & David Martin UK   Feb 2003   6
1

Meglos Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & John Leeson John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch UK   Mar 2003   6.1
3

The Horns of Nimon Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley Anthony Read UK   Jun 2003   3.5
3

Invasion of the Dinosaurs Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen & Nicholas Courtney Malcolm Hulke UK   Oct 2003   7.4
2

The Reign of Terror William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton & Carole Ann Ford Dennis Spooner, David Ellis, Malcolm Hulke & Mervyn Haisman UK   Nov 2003   8.6
3