Doctor Who: War Games (1969) (DVD)

The War Games is one of the most significant stories in the history of Doctor Who. It presented its writers, Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke, with a unique set of challenges. For the first time, the Doctor was apparently involved in a significant historical event within living memory, namely the First World War. This serious and sensitive subject was treated with characteristic intelligence by the two scriptwriters. The War Games stands out as a powerful and mature anti-war story, its sympathies resting firmly with the common soldier, regardless of nationality. Of course, this wasn't the only issue Dicks and Hulke had to deal with. Production problems meant the serial had to last ten episodes. This was a long stretch even by the more leisurely-paced standards of sixties television. Moreover, the story needed to end with a lead-in to Doctor Who's new, earth-bound format of the early seventies. Their solution - the capture, trail and exile of the Doctor - brought to an end the first phase of the Doctor Who saga. For the time being at least, the Doctor's travelling days were over...

Commentary by Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Philip Madoc, Jane Sherwin, Graham Weston, Terrance Dicks and Derrick Sherwin
War Zone: Documentary on the Making Of War Games
Shades Of Grey: Documentary Examining the Artistic Limitations - and Advantages - of Monochrome
Now And Then: Locations Of The War Games, Forty Years On
The Doctor's Composer: A Unique Insight into Doctor Who's Composer Dudley Simpson
Sylvia James - In Conversation: Make-Up Designer Sylvia James Discusses Her Work On Patrick Troughton's Doctor Who Stories
Talking About Regeneration: Documentary Exploring The Issues Surrounding Regeneration
Time Zones: The Facts Behind The Fiction - Historians Discuss the Reality Behind the Various Conflicts Featured in The War Games
Stripped For Action - The Second Doctor: Feature on the Doctor's Comic Strip Adventures, Focusing on the Second Doctor
On Target - Malcolm Hulke: Feature on the Target Range of Books
Devious: Amateur Doctor Who Film That Answers What Exactly Happened to the Doctor Between The War Games and Spearhead From Space
Photo Gallery
PDF Material
Production Subtitles: Want To Know More? These Subtitles Give You All the Behind-the-Scenes Information on The War Games
Exclusive Trailer for a Forthcoming Doctor Who DVD Release