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In a paved garden outside time, the Doctor is presented with an awful prophecy: the conquest of all time by the Daleks. To prevent this terrible fate, the Time Lords have decided on a radical course — to weaponise time themselves, and destroy the Daleks before they were ever created. And they want the Doctor to carry out this extraordinary task! Soon, he and his companions Sarah and Harry are on the battle-ravaged planet Skaro, where a war has been raging for centuries. The war is now waged by teenagers using the last surviving weapons. Everything is desperate. But the Kaled’s chief scientist has a new weapon that he thinks might just change everything… This is the original version of what became Genesis of the Daleks - the TV classic voted best story of all time by readers of Doctor Who Magazine. CAST: Tom Baker (The Doctor), Sadie Miller (Sarah Jane Smith), Christopher Naylor (Harry Sullivan), Peter Bankolé (Time Lord / General Grainer), Samuel Clemens (Nyder), James Phoon (Kaled Boy / Operator), Alasdair Hankinson (Ravon / Kaled Leader), Terry Molloy (Davros). Narrated by Nicholas Briggs Other parts played by members of the cast.

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A special release marking the 50th anniversary of the first TV appearance of the Master in January 1971. The Master's finally done it. He's won. He summons his other selves to a celebration of his ultimate victory. And they come - from across time and dimensions. But he's forgotten to invite someone. And Missy's not happy. Has the Master really conquered the universe? Or has something more awful been unleashed? Something that even all the Masters cannot stop? Missy is determined to reveal the truth. Because one fact about the Master's existence never changes. No-one can trust the Master. Not even the Master. Cast: Geoffrey Beevers (The Master), Mark Gatiss (The Master), Derek Jacobi (The Master), Alex Macqueen (The Master), Milo Parker (The Master), Eric Roberts (The Master), John Simm (The Master), Michelle Gomez (Missy), Jon Culshaw (Kamelion), Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Aurora Burghart (Achim/Carola), Zaqi Ismail (Sardo), Abigail McKern (Kitty), Glen McCready (Butler/Castellan/Drones), Gina McKee (The Lumiat). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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During the events of Doctor Who - Ravenous 2, Liv Chenka left the Doctor and the TARDIS behind. Just for one year. A year during which she would live on Kaldor and get to know her sister Tula all over again. But Kaldor is going through a period of tumultuous change. Technology is changing at an advanced rate - the robots are evolving, artificial intelligence is adapting, and with these changes so politics is altering too. Dangerously. Can Liv and Tula make a difference during the most turbulent time in the world's history? 2.1 The Robots of War by Roland Moore. A visit to an old flame goes badly wrong for Liv and Tula and soon they find themselves locked down in a military training base, surrounded by traitors and robots designed and built for war. As they attempt to get everyone out alive, is there a chance they’ve missed something important? 2.2 Toos and Poul by Andrew Smith. When a murder takes place in an isolated outpost, there’s only one man who can look into the crime. Investigator Poul, newly reunited with his Sandminer colleague Toos. But can he over-come his fears and prejudices and solve the case? 2.3 Do No Harm by Sarah Grochala. After an incident in a laboratory leads to a tragedy, someone needs to be found accountable. And who better to be prosecuted than a robot? But when complicated ethical questions arise, the outcome of the trial becomes bigger than a single case. What if somebody else is working behind the scenes? CAST:Nicola Walker (Liv Chenka),Claire Rushbrook (Tula Chenka/SV22/SV104), David Collings (Ander Poul), Pamela Salem (Lish Toos), Tracy Wiles (Ren/SV66/Gat), Homer Todiwala(Rax Heron), Harley Viveash (Frenton Cal/V90), Silas Carson (Captain Garlon Rosh), Ian Conningham(V11/Kaden Olsen/Nomad), Satnam Bhogal (Jabel Tyrus/Prospector), Indra Ové (Tayna Vandermoy), Rachel Atkins (Zarda/V225), Kieran Bew (Lunk/V97). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor, with Louise Jameson as Leela and Nerys Hughes as new companion Margaret Hopwood, in this new box set of two four-part stories; 12.1 Ice Heist! by Guy Adams (4 parts). Recently, the world changed for Margaret Hopwood. Everything she knew was turned upside down by the arrival of a strange man in a blue box. And now nothing in her life seems the same. So when he comes back with a lady called Leela and an invitation to an unusual art gallery, she's more than happy to join him for the ride. And what a ride it is. Because it's an art gallery on a distant world... where a deadly plan is about to commence - one involving creatures called Ice Warriors. 12.2 Antillia the Lost by Phil Mulryne (4 parts). Antillia. A place of mystery. A manufactured island in space, lost to time. But now it's finally been found. The Doctor and his friends arrive on Antillia at the same time as an expeditionary party, delighted to solve one of the great mysteries of history. But they may have found more than they bargained for. Some things are better off lost. CAST: Tom Baker (The Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela), Nerys Hughes (Margaret Hopwood), Anjli Mohindra (Theodora Markway), Nicholas Briggs (Ice Warriors), Oliver Chris (Dorn Callister / Security Guard), Beth Goddard (Allerdyce Benexa / Pangladasha), Keziah Joseph (Freya Brett), Richard Lumsden (Dr Vance), Adele Lynch (Kaltakk), Adrian Rawlins (Gilman Hari), Robert Whitelock (Stringer / Skoob).

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A space station orbiting Earth has lain dormant for 8,476 years. Its systems are clogged with dust, so the human crew kept frozen in cryogenic storage have never woken up. When the Doctor, Sarah and Harry arrive to resuscitate the sleepers, they discover something else on board. A small, golf-ball like object gives Harry an electric shock, and has a more sinister impact on the awakening crew. Soon, the Doctor and his friends are battling to save the space station - and Earth - from a ravenous puffball! CAST: Tom Baker (The Doctor), Sadie Miller (Sarah Jane Smith), Christopher Naylor (Harry Sullivan), Yasmin Mwanza (Viva) Lara Lemon (Den), Terry Molloy (Narib / Noah), Nicholas Khan (Vez / Kol), Cameron Johnson (Mek). Other parts played by members of the cast

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This is the final release in the Monthly Adventures range, which was launched in 1999. Beginning in 2022, there will be a regular rotation of releases, with each of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors starring in their own box sets of adventures throughout the year. In this adventure, the Universe is in a state of crisis, facing destruction from the results of a strange spatio-temporal event. And the Doctor is involved in three different incarnations - each caught up in a deadly adventure, scattered across time and space. The whole of creation is threatened - and someone is hunting the Doctor. The three incarnations of the Doctor must join together to confront their implacable pursuer - but in doing so will they unleash a still greater threat? CAST: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Colin Baker (The Doctor), Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Paul McGann (The Doctor), Mark Strickson (Vislor Turlough), Miranda Raison (Constance Clarke), India Fisher (Charlotte Pollard), Robyn Holdaway (Calypso Jonze), Youssef Kerkour (Ibrahim), Kevin McNally (Vakrass), David Schofield (Gostak), Kieran Bew (Dwayne Pherber), Tim Faulkner (Highgate), Richard Goulding (John Quarrington), Glen McCready (El Zeddo/Freebooters). Other parts played by members of the cast.

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