Doctor Who: Seeds of Death (Episode 48) (DVD)
In the late 21st century the human race has become totally dependent on T-Mat, a revolutionary form of instant travel. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on Earth just as T-Mat is suffering a malfunction. Sinister Ice Warriors from Mars have seized the lunar T-Mat Station to launch an invasion of Earth. Their preliminary plan is to transport deadly seedpods that will unleash a fungus capable of absorbing the world's oxygen. The Doctor must race against time to defeat the invaders - or the human race will be doomed to suffocation.
]]>Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death is presented as a two-disc set. Disc 1 offers the six-episode serial complete, with reasonable mono sound and sharp, clear black-and-white images. That the program was shot on film rather than video helps the picture quality enormously. Extras are on-screen trivia subtitles offering behind-the-scenes information, and a so-so commentary track with Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Michael Ferguson, and regular series writer Terrance Dicks. Disc 2 has a new 23-minute documentary, focusing mainly on the Ice Warriors and the actors who played them. This is absorbing stuff for serious Who-fans, but may leave others cold. "The Last Dalek" is 10 minutes of 8mm black-and-white footage on the making of the lost story "The Evil of the Daleks" (1967), and is again of interest to serious fans. Also included is a brief montage of material censored by New Zealand from now-lost episodes, a photo gallery, and TARDIS-Cam No. 6, a very short new animation. There are optional English subtitle