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BBC classic series videos

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 2 decades following that, nearly 150 Who-related VHS videos were released, which included 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 “omnibus” 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 VHS releases had the video encoded in PAL format, while the US releases were in NTSC format. So unless you had a multi-standard VCR, UK/Australian videos wouldn’t play in US VCRs, and vice versa.

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Revenge of the Cybermen Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Gerry Davis UK 1st edited VHS   Oct 1983

7

8

UK Betamax   Oct 1983

UK Video 2000   Oct 1983

UK 2nd edited VHS   May 1984

The Brain of Morbius Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Terrance Dicks & Robert Holmes UK edited VHS   Jul 1984

8.3
2

UK Betamax   Jul 1984

UK Video 2000   Jul 1984

Pyramids of Mars Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard & Gabriel Woolf Robert Holmes & Lewis Greifer UK edited VHS   Feb 1985

8.9
4

UK Betamax   Feb 1985

The Seeds of Death Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Brian Hayles UK 1st VHS   Jul 1985

7.1
2

UK Betamax   Jul 1985

The Five Doctors Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee Terrance Dicks UK edited VHS   Sep 1985

7.6
3

UK Betamax   Sep 1985

The Robots of Death Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK 1st edited VHS   Apr 1986

8.8
1

UK Betamax   Apr 1986

The Day of the Daleks Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Louis Marks UK edited VHS   Jul 1986

7.6

8

UK Betamax   Jul 1986

Revenge of the Cybermen Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Gerry Davis UK 3rd edited VHS   Oct 1986

7

8

The Seeds of Death Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Brian Hayles UK 2nd VHS   Jul 1987

7.1
2

Death to the Daleks Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Terry Nation UK edited VHS   Jul 1987

6.8
2

The Robots of Death Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK 2nd edited VHS   Feb 1988

8.8
1

Spearhead from Space Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Robert Holmes UK edited VHS   Feb 1988

8.3
2

The Talons of Weng-Chiang Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Christopher Benjamin & Trevor Baxter Robert Holmes UK VHS   Nov 1988

9.1
1

Terror of the Zygons Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter & Nicholas Courtney Robert Banks Stewart UK edited VHS   Nov 1988

8.8

5

The Ark in Space Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen & Ian Marter Robert Holmes UK edited VHS   Jun 1989

7
1

The Time Warrior Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen & Nicholas Courtney Robert Holmes UK VHS   Jun 1989

7.4
2

The Daleks William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Terry Nation UK original VHS   Jun 1989

8.8   None

The War Games Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Terrance Dicks & Malcolm Hulke UK VHS   Feb 1990

9.1
3

An Unearthly Child William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Anthony Coburn UK original VHS   Feb 1990

8.6   None

The Dalek Invasion of Earth William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Terry Nation UK VHS   May 1990

7.6
2

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

7.2
3

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

8.3
2

The Five Doctors Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee Terrance Dicks UK unedited VHS   Jul 1990

7.6
3

The Web Planet William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill & Maureen O'Brien Bill Strutton UK VHS   Sep 1990

6.5
2

The Dominators Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln UK VHS   Sep 1990

6.7   None

The Krotons Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines & Wendy Padbury Robert Holmes UK VHS   Feb 1991

6.5
1

The Curse of Fenric Sylvester McCoy & Sophie Aldred Ian Briggs UK VHS   Feb 1991

8.4
2

Planet of the Spiders Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Robert Sloman UK VHS   Apr 1991

6.8
2

City of Death Tom Baker & Lalla Ward Douglas Adams, David Fisher & Graham Williams UK original VHS   Apr 1991

9.3
2

The Three Doctors Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, William Hartnell & Patrick Troughton Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   Aug 1991

7.1
1

The Masque of Mandragora Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Louis Marks UK VHS   Aug 1991

8.5   None

The Deadly Assassin Tom Baker Robert Holmes UK VHS   Oct 1991

8
1

The Sontaran Experiment / The Genesis of the Daleks Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter & Michael Wisher Bob Baker, David Martin & Terry Nation UK VHS   Oct 1991

8.4   None

Robot Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter & Nicholas Courtney Terrance Dicks UK VHS   Jan 1992

6.9   None

The Caves of Androzani Peter Davison & Nicola Bryant Robert Holmes UK VHS   Jan 1992

8.8   None

Logopolis Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Christopher H. Bidmead UK VHS   Mar 1992

7   None

Castrovalva Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Christopher H. Bidmead UK VHS   Mar 1992

8.2
1

The Claws of Axos Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   May 1992

6.4
3

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

8.4
3

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

3.8
2

Shada Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley Douglas Adams UK VHS   Jul 1992

6.6
1

Earthshock Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Eric Saward UK VHS   Sep 1992

8.3
1

The Aztecs William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill John Lucarotti UK VHS   Nov 1992

8.2   None

Mawdryn Undead Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Peter Grimwade UK VHS   Nov 1992

8.3   None

Terminus Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Stephen Gallagher UK VHS   Jan 1993

6.6   None

Enlightenment Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Barbara Clegg UK VHS   Feb 1993

7.8   None

The Dæmons Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Robert Sloman & Barry Letts UK VHS   Mar 1993

8.7
4

Image of the Fendahl Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Chris Boucher UK VHS   Mar 1993

7.9   None

Terror of the Autons Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Robert Holmes UK VHS   Apr 1993

8.3
1

Silver Nemesis: The Extended Version Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred & David Banks Kevin Clarke UK VHS   Apr 1993

5.3
1

Vengeance on Varos Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant & Nabil Shaban Philip Martin UK VHS   May 1993

6.2
1

The Invasion Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury & Nicholas Courtney Derrick Sherwin UK VHS   Jun 1993

8.1
1

The Keeper of Traken Tom Baker, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Anthony Ainley Johnny Byrne UK VHS   Jun 1993

7.4   None

Doctor Who and the Silurians Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney Malcolm Hulke UK VHS   Jul 1993

8.4
4

The Curse of Peladon Jon Pertwee & Katy Manning Brian Hayles UK VHS   Aug 1993

7   None

The Daleks Limited Edition Boxed Set (The Chase / Remembrance of the Daleks) William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Terry Nation & Ben Aaronovitch UK VHS   Sep 1993

7.3
2

The Trial of a Time Lord Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Michael Jayston & Lynda Bellingham Robert Holmes, Philip Martin, Pip & Jane Baker UK VHS   Oct 1993

6.7
4

Resurrection of the Daleks Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson & Terry Molloy Eric Saward UK VHS   Nov 1993

6.7
1

The Two Doctors Colin Baker, Patrick Troughton, Nicola Bryant & Frazer Hines Robert Holmes UK VHS   Nov 1993

6.6   None

Planet of Evil Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Louis Marks UK VHS   Jan 1994

6.9   None

Dragonfire Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford & Sophie Aldred Ian Briggs UK VHS   Jan 1994

4
2

Pyramids of Mars Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard & Gabriel Woolf Robert Holmes & Lewis Greifer UK unedited VHS   Feb 1994

8.9
4

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

7.6

8

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

7
1

Arc of Infinity Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding & Ian Collier Johnny Byrne UK VHS   Mar 1994

7   None

Inferno Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney & John Levene Don Houghton UK VHS   May 1994

8.7
1

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

7
1

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

6.8
1

The Visitation & Black Orchid Sarah Sutton, Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse & Janet Fielding Eric Saward & Terence Dudley UK VHS   Jul 1994

8.7   None

The Seeds of Doom Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen Robert Banks Stewart UK VHS   Aug 1994

8.5
1

The Rescue & The Romans William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill & Maureen O'Brien David Whitaker & Dennis Spooner UK VHS   Sep 1994

7.1   None

Kinda Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Christopher Bailey UK VHS   Oct 1994

7.2   None

Snakedance Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Christopher Bailey UK VHS   Jan 1995

6.2
2

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

8.8
1

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

6.8
2

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

8.3
2

Carnival of Monsters Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Ian Marter Robert Holmes UK VHS   Mar 1995

6.7   None

The Android Invasion Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter & John Levene Terry Nation UK VHS   Mar 1995

7.5   None

The Ribos Operation Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm Robert Holmes UK VHS   Apr 1995

7   None

The Pirate Planet Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm Douglas Adams UK VHS   Apr 1995

7.6   None

The Stones of Blood Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm David Fisher UK VHS   May 1995

8.2   None

The Androids of Tara Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm David Fisher UK VHS   May 1995

7   None

The Power of Kroll Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm Robert Holmes UK VHS   Jun 1995

5.2   None

The Armageddon Factor Tom Baker, John Leeson & Mary Tamm Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   Jun 1995

4.4   None

The Mark of the Rani Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Kate O'Mara & Anthony Ainley Pip & Jane Baker UK VHS   Jul 1995

5.9   None

Time and the Rani Sylvester McCoy, Bonnie Langford & Kate O'Mara Pip & Jane Baker UK VHS   Jul 1995

3.6

5

Frontier in Space Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Malcolm Hulke UK VHS   Aug 1995

6.7   None

The Sea Devils Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado Malcolm Hulke UK VHS   Sep 1995

7.9
1

Warriors of the Deep Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Johnny Byrne UK VHS   Sep 1995

5.7   None

Paradise Towers Sylvester McCoy & Bonnie Langford Stephen Wyatt UK VHS   Oct 1995

4.5

6

Survival Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Anthony Ainley & Lisa Bowerman Rona Munro UK VHS   Oct 1995

6.9
3

The Five Doctors / The Kings Demons Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson & Anthony Ainley Terence Dudley & Terrance Dicks UK VHS   Nov 1995

8   None

The Monster of Peladon Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Brian Hayles UK VHS   Jan 1996

4.7
1

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

6.8
1

Doctor Who: The Sensational Feature Length Film Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Daphne Ashbrook & Yee Jee Tso Matthew Jacobs UK VHS   May 1996

5.1

5

The Green Death Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Robert Sloman UK VHS   Oct 1996

7.3
1

The Leisure Hive Tom Baker, John Leeson & Lalla Ward David Fisher UK VHS   Jan 1997

6.8   None

The Awakening & Frontios Peter Davison, Janet Fielding & Mark Strickson Eric Pringle & Christopher H. Bidmead UK VHS   Mar 1997

8.4
1

The War Machines William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Anneke Wills & Michael Craze Ian Stuart Black UK VHS   Jun 1997

8.5
1

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

5.1
2

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

8.7
1

Timelash Colin Baker & Nicola Bryant Glen McCoy UK VHS   Jan 1998

3.7
2

Battlefield Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Courtney & Jean Marsh Ben Aaronovitch UK VHS   Mar 1998

6
2

The Mind of Evil Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Don Houghton UK VHS   May 1998

8.1
2

Horror of Fang Rock Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Terrance Dicks UK VHS   Jul 1998

9   None

Planet of Fire Peter Davison, Mark Strickson, Nicola Bryant & Anthony Ainley Peter Grimwade UK VHS   Sep 1998

6.3   None

The Ark William Hartnell, Peter Purves & Jackie Lane Paul Erickson & Lesley Scott UK VHS   Oct 1998

6.4
2

The Ice Warriors Collection Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze & Frazer Hines Geoffrey Orme & Brian Hayles UK VHS   Nov 1998

8.9   None

Nightmare of Eden Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley Bob Baker UK VHS   Jan 1999

5.4
1

The Keys of Marinus William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Terry Nation UK VHS   Mar 1999

6.3
1

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

7

8

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

7
2

The Crusade and The Space Museum William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill & Maureen O'Brien David Whitaker & Glyn Jones UK VHS   Jul 1999

7.5   None

Terror of the Zygons Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter & Nicholas Courtney Robert Banks Stewart UK unedited VHS   Aug 1999

8.8

5

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

8.2
1

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

6.7

7

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

5
2

The Edge of Destruction and Dr Who: The Pilot Episode William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Anthony Coburn & David Whitaker UK VHS   May 2000

7.4   None

Time-Flight Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding & Anthony Ainley Peter Grimwade UK VHS   Jul 2000

4.4

5

An Unearthly Child William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Anthony Coburn UK remastered VHS   Sep 2000

8.6   None

Attack of the Cybermen / The Tenth Planet William Hartnell, Colin Baker, Anneke Wills & Michael Craze Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler, Eric Saward & Ian Levine UK VHS   Nov 2000

7
2

The Daleks (Remastered) William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Terry Nation UK remastered VHS   Feb 2001

8.8   None

Delta and the Bannermen Sylvester McCoy & Bonnie Langford Malcolm Kohll UK VHS   Mar 2001

4.3
2

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

9.3
2

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

7
1

Four to Doomsday Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Sarah Sutton & Janet Fielding Terence Dudley UK VHS   Sep 2001

5.9   None

The Davros Collection Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker & Sylvester McCoy Terry Nation, Eric Saward & Ben Aaronovitch UK VHS   Sep 2001

7.6
2

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

4.5
3

Planet of Giants William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Louis Marks UK VHS   Jan 2002

7.6
2

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

4.8
2

The Ambassadors of Death Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney & John Levene Malcolm Hulke, David Whitaker & Trevor Ray UK VHS   May 2002

8.8
3

The Creature from the Pit Tom Baker, Lalla Ward & David Brierley David Fisher UK VHS   Jul 2002

4.7   None

The Invisible Enemy Tom Baker, Louise Jameson & John Leeson Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   Sep 2002

5.4
1

The Time Lord Collection Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker & Frazer Hines Terrance Dicks, Malcolm Hulke, Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   Sep 2002

7.6
1

The First Doctor: Special Edition Box Set William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell & Jacqueline Hill Peter R. Newman, Dennis Spooner & Donald Cotton UK VHS   Nov 2002

8.4   None

The Mutants Jon Pertwee & Katy Manning Bob Baker & David Martin UK VHS   Feb 2003

6.1
1

Meglos Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Jacqueline Hill & John Leeson John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch UK VHS   Mar 2003

6.2
3

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

3.7
4

Invasion of the Dinosaurs Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney & Richard Franklin Malcolm Hulke UK VHS   Oct 2003

7.4
3

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

8.6
3

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