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The Leisure Hive

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Starring:  Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & John Leeson By: David Fisher Rating:   7  (100 votes)  Vote here Review:   What is substance, in TV land, anyway?  Read more (3 in total) Editions:   UK (DVD) | Australia (DVD) | US (DVD) | Netherlands (DVD) | Germany (limited Blu-ray) | Germany (DVD) | Germany (Blu-ray)

Edition:  UK (DVD) Released:   July 2004 Publisher:   BBC Video Format:  1 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  £5.99 Used:   £2.64 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 (DVD) Released:   October 2004 Publisher:   BBC Video Format:  1 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 (DVD) Released:   June 2005 Publisher:   BBC Video Format:  1 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:   $27.99 Used:   $5.00 New:   CDN$ 42.24 Used:   CDN$ 31.10 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 (DVD) Released:   May 2008 Publisher:   BBC Video Format:  1 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: 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!

Edition:  Germany (limited Blu-ray) Title:   Leisure Hive Released:   11 December 2020 Publisher:   Pandastorm Format:  1 x Blu-ray, 1 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  31,99 € 30,67 € Save 4% Note:  Limited edition in deluxe "mediabook" packaging. 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!

Edition:  Germany (DVD) Title:   Leisure Hive Released:   29 January 2021 Publisher:   Pandastorm Format:  1 x DVD Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: New:  17,47 € Cover blurb: No cover information available yet.

Edition:  Germany (Blu-ray) Title:   Leisure Hive Released:   29 January 2021 Publisher:   Pandastorm Format:  1 x Blu-ray Owned: Do you own this?Yes - I own itNo - I want itNo - not interested Buy: (Unable to fetch price) Cover blurb: No cover information available yet.

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