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{{Realworld}}The following is a '''list of Blu-ray disc releases by the BBC''', broken down by year of release. |
{{Realworld}}The following is a '''list of Blu-ray disc releases by the BBC''', broken down by year of release. |
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While the BD format is primarily designed for content produced to high definition standards, upscaled standard definition content can also be distributed using this medium. By taking advantage of the larger disk sizes and bitrates available, the overall picture and audio quality of such an upscale |
While the BD format is primarily designed for content produced to high definition standards, upscaled standard definition content can also be distributed using this medium. By taking advantage of the larger disk sizes and bitrates available, the overall picture and audio quality of such an upscale are usually better than DVD. |
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''Doctor Who'' has been released on BD since 2007. ''The Silurian Awakening'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' episode to be produced and broadcast in HD, with the rest of Season 44, and this was thus the first season to be released on Blu-Ray. The entirety of ''Doctor Who: Chapter Three ''has since been made available on Blu-ray, with the first three series upscaled from their original standard definition masters. |
''Doctor Who'' has been released on BD since 2007. ''The Silurian Awakening'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' episode to be produced and broadcast in HD, with the rest of Season 44, and this was thus the first season to be released on Blu-Ray. The entirety of ''Doctor Who: Chapter Three ''has since been made available on Blu-ray, with the first three series upscaled from their original standard definition masters. |
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Spin-off series ''Panopticon ''was one of the first BBC productions to be produced and broadcast to HD television standards (1080i50 in the UK) in 2008 |
Spin-off series ''Panopticon ''was one of the first BBC productions to be produced and broadcast to HD television standards (1080i50 in the UK) in 2008 and has been released on BD since that year. The BD releases for the first and second series were significantly later than their corresponding DVD releases. |
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As for pre-digital ''Doctor Who ''(1963-1998), whilst studio scenes were shot in standard-definition using electronic cameras, most on-location scenes were shot on 16mm film. Where the film negatives from these shoots still exist, they have been re-scanned and combined with upscaled studio footage for their high definition BD releases. |
As for pre-digital ''Doctor Who ''(1963-1998), whilst studio scenes were shot in standard-definition using electronic cameras, most on-location scenes were shot on 16mm film. Where the film negatives from these shoots still exist, they have been re-scanned and combined with upscaled studio footage for their high definition BD releases. |
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|[[Doctor Who: Genesis|''Doctor Who: Genesis'']] |
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|[[21 April (releases)|21 April]] 2014 |
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|[[Spearhead from Space (serial)|''Spearhead from Space'']] |
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|[[15 July (releases)|15 July]] 2014 |
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|[[13 August (releases)|13 August]] 2014 |
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|''Doctor Who - Season 49: Part One |
|''Doctor Who - Season 49: Part One (3 discs)'' |
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|[[24 November (releases)|24 November]] 2014 |
|[[24 November (releases)|24 November]] 2014 |
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|[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] 2014 |
|[[9 December (releases)|9 December]] 2014 |
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|''Doctor Who - Season 49: Part Two (3 discs)'' |
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|[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|''''Doctor Who'''']] |
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|[[5 May (releases)|5 May]] 2015 |
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|[[9 April (releases)|9 April]] 2015 |
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|''[[Panopticon: The Complete Collection (Blu-Ray)|Panopticon: The Complete Collection]] (22 discs)'' |
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|[[Panopticon (TV Series)|''Panopticon'']] |
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|[[20 July (releases)|20 July]] 2015 |
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|[[27 July (releases)|27 July]] 2015 |
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|''Doctor Who - The Complete Season 49 (7 discs)'' |
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|[[8 August (releases)|8 August]] 2015 |
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|''The Elysium - The Complete First Season (3 discs)'' |
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|[[The Elysium (TV Series)|''The Elysium'']] |
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|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 2015 |
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|[[24 November (releases)|24 November]] 2015 |
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|[[26 October (releases)|26 October]] 2015 |
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Revision as of 17:21, 22 January 2020
The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective. |
The following is a list of Blu-ray disc releases by the BBC, broken down by year of release.
While the BD format is primarily designed for content produced to high definition standards, upscaled standard definition content can also be distributed using this medium. By taking advantage of the larger disk sizes and bitrates available, the overall picture and audio quality of such an upscale are usually better than DVD.
Doctor Who has been released on BD since 2007. The Silurian Awakening was the first Doctor Who episode to be produced and broadcast in HD, with the rest of Season 44, and this was thus the first season to be released on Blu-Ray. The entirety of Doctor Who: Chapter Three has since been made available on Blu-ray, with the first three series upscaled from their original standard definition masters.
Spin-off series Panopticon was one of the first BBC productions to be produced and broadcast to HD television standards (1080i50 in the UK) in 2008 and has been released on BD since that year. The BD releases for the first and second series were significantly later than their corresponding DVD releases.
As for pre-digital Doctor Who (1963-1998), whilst studio scenes were shot in standard-definition using electronic cameras, most on-location scenes were shot on 16mm film. Where the film negatives from these shoots still exist, they have been re-scanned and combined with upscaled studio footage for their high definition BD releases.
Due to an ongoing studio technician strike at the time of recording, the entirety of Spearhead from Space was shot on film. It is thus the only pre-digital era story that has been re-mastered entirely in HD without any upscaling.
Timeline of Releases
2007
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0004 | Doctor Who (2003) | Doctor Who | 13 September 2007 | 1 September 2007 | 15 December 2007 |
BBCBD005 | Doctor Who: Revelation | ||||
BBCBD0010 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 44 (9 disc) | 15 December 2007 | 20 February 2008 |
2008
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0015 | Panopticon - The Complete First Series (3 disc) | Panopticon | 30 June 2008 | 16 September 2009 | 30 September 2009 |
BBCBD0022 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 45 (11 disc) | Doctor Who | 10 December 2008 | 12 February 2009 | 25 February 2009 |
2009
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0040 | Panopticon - The Complete Second Series (3 disc) | Panopticon | 22 June 2009 | 16 September 2009 | 30 September 2009 |
BBCBD0055 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 46 (11 disc) | Doctor Who | 16 December 2009 | 2 February 2010 | 29 June 2010 |
2010
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0083 | Doctor Who: Vengeance | Doctor Who | 5 July 2010 | 21 July 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
BBCBD0094 | Panopticon - The Complete Third Series (4 disc) | Panopticon | 2 August 2010 | 20 August 2010 | 2 September 2010 |
2011
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0132 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 47 (12 disc) | Doctor Who | 24 January 2011 | 15 February 2011 | 3 March 2011 |
BBCBD0133 | Doctor Who - Hark! The Weeping Angels Sing | ||||
BBCBD0153 | Panopticon - The Complete Fourth Series (6 disc) | Panopticon | 21 November 2011 | 22 November 2011 | 1 December 2011 |
2012
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0171 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 48 (11 disc) | Doctor Who | 16 January 2012 | 14 February 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
BBCBD0196 | Doctor Who: Endgame | 12 July 2012 | 19 July 2012 | 4 August 2012 | |
BBCBD0215 | Panopticon - The Complete Fifth Series (6 disc) | Panopticon | 29 October 2012 | 13 November 2012 | 14 November 2012 |
2013
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0225 | Cold Front - Season One | Cold Front | 20 March 2013 | 27 March 2013 | 16 April 2013 |
BBCBD0230 | Panopticon - The Complete Sixth Series (6 disc) | Panopticon | 15 July 2013 | 13 August 2013 | 17 July 2013 |
BBCBD0235 | Cold Front - Season Two | Cold Front | 2 August 2013 | 10 August 2013 | |
BBCBD0236 | Cold Front - The Complete Collection | ||||
BBCBD0241 | Panopticon - The Complete Seventh Series (6 disc) | Panopticon | 24 September 2013 | 28 October 2013 | 30 October 2013 |
BBCBD0242 | Panopticon: Doctor | ||||
BBCBD0247 | Panopticon: The Complete Box-Set Collection (34 discs) | 2 October 2013 |
2014
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0271 | Doctor Who: Genesis | Doctor Who | 1 April 2014 | 15 April 2014 | 21 April 2014 |
BBCBD0274 | Spearhead from Space | 15 July 2014 | 13 August 2014 | 17 July 2014 | |
BBCBD0282 | Doctor Who: Chapter Three - The Complete Collection | 16 July 2014 | 14 August 2014 | 18 July 2014 | |
BBCBD0287 | Doctor Who - Season 49: Part One (3 discs) | 24 November 2014 | 9 December 2014 | 19 November 2014 |
2015
BBCBD Cat No. |
Title | Show | Release Date | ||
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Region B (UK) |
Region A (USA) |
Region B (Australia/NZ) | |||
BBCBD0301 | Doctor Who - Season 49: Part Two (3 discs) | 'Doctor Who' | 3 April 2015 | 5 May 2015 | 9 April 2015 |
BBCBD0298 | Panopticon: The Complete Collection (22 discs) | Panopticon | 20 July 2015 | 2 August 2015 | 27 July 2015 |
BBCBD0301 | Doctor Who - The Complete Season 49 (7 discs) | Doctor Who | 2 August 2015 | 8 August 2015 | |
BBCBD0314 | The Elysium - The Complete First Season (3 discs) | The Elysium | 19 October 2015 | 24 November 2015 | 26 October 2015 |