Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space Blu-ray
Posted May 25, 2013 03:56 PM by Webmaster
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC Home Entertainment is set to release Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space on Blu-ray. The 4-part debut of the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) streets on August 13th.
The digital media services team of BBC Studios and Post Production was commissioned by BBC Worldwide to retool the story, which was first broadcast in January 1970 and also introduced Caroline John as assistant Liz Shaw. That "facelift" became the Third Doctor's first adventure, which pitted the Time Lord against a malevolent collective intelligence from outer space, introduced the Autons, and established the Doctor's uneasy alliance with UNIT.
At the moment, indications are that Spearhead from Space does not include a lossless audio option (instead relying on a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix), although exact technical specifications remain a mystery. Special features also have yet to be revealed.