Way back in January, Doctor Who Worldwide explored the troubled history of the Underwater Menace DVD release, from Episode 2‘s discovery in 2011 and the announcement that both the episode in question and Airlock, the missing third episode of Galaxy 4, would be given release dates later that year.
Airlock was released in March 2013 with no word as to when The Underwater Menace could [...]
Rarely has an item of Doctor Who merchandise had such a troubled history of production as The Underwater Menace DVD. From originally being commissioned two years ago, the release has appeared in the release schedule and then frequently vanished with some regularity. Now, with the BBC indicating an intention to finally release the troubled serial sometime this year, lets take a look at the rocky road of the final chapter in the Doctor Who DVD range.
Following the end of the Matt Smith era and the mixed reception to The Time of the Doctor, there can’t have been many Doctor Who fans who didn’t have a little trepidation at what was to come in Series 8, particularly with all the talk of changes and the new style of the man now residing in the TARDIS.
Yet any fears were immediately seen as unfounded after [...]
In the latest chapter of the ongoing Underwater Menace saga, BBC Worldwide have given an optimistic sounding statement indicating a 2015 release, yet still only “hope to release” the title as opposed to a definite statement on the matter. The BBC said:
“We hope to release ‘The Underwater Menace’ in 2015. We delayed the release to ensure that our publishing schedule is phased appropriately across the year and the episodes will be [...]