DVD 093: Invisible Enemy/K-9 & Company

The Invisible Enemy
A mysterious cloud is causing havoc in space, infecting all those who pass through it with an intelligent virus.
The Doctor and Leela try to come to the rescue, but the TARDIS passes through the cloud itself, leaving the Doctor infected with the nucleus.
He and Leela then try to find help at a medical station, where they meet the eccentric Professor Marius and his pet robot K-9. Together, they set out to battle the Nucleus hidden deep within the Doctor's brain...

Features:
Commentary with actors Louise Jameson and John Leeson, visual effects designer Mat Irvine and co-writer Bob Baker.
Dreams and Fantasy (dur. 20' 35" ): artistes and production crew recall the making of this story. With actors Louise Jameson and John Leeson, director Derrick Goodwin, co-writer Bob Baker, visual effects designers Tony Harding and Mat Irvine, K9 operator Nigel Brackley and journalist Gary Gillatt.
Studio Sweepings (dur. 20' 31") is a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes on the recording of this story, courtesy of a timecoded Shibaden videotape recorded for production use.
Paul Vanezis brings us Visual Effect (dur. 16' 24") in which visual effects designer Mat Irvine meets up with his old colleague Ian Scoones at Bray Studios to talk about the visual effects for 'The Invisible Enemy' and other stories.
Blue Peter (dur. 4' 30") - K9 meets John Noakes and Shep in this extract from the long-running children's magazine show.
John Kelly has once again contributed alternative CGI Effects giving the viewer the option to watch the story with many of the original video effects sequences replaced by newly-shot models and CGI.
Trailers and Continuity (dur. 3' 45") - BBC1 trailers and continuity announcements from the story's transmission.
Photo Gallery, Coming Soon trailer, Radio Times Billings PDF, Programme subtitles and Subtitle Production Notes.

K9 and Company
Sarah Jane Smith pays a Christmas visit to her Aunt Lavinia's house in the village of Moreton Harwood. She discovers that Lavinia, a noted scientist, has yet to return from a lecture tour of the USA. A gift is waiting for her in the form of a crate, left by the Doctor. In it she finds K-9. Together, they discover dark intrigue in this little town.

Features:
Commentary with actors Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, Linda Polan and script editor Eric Saward.
Phoenix Media contribute two short features to this release. The first is The K9 Files (dur. 11' 41") in which key production personnel look at the making of this story and K9's subsequent life in books and comic strips. With actors Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson, writer and co-creator of K9, Dave Martin, script editor Terrance Dicks, director John Black, visual effects designer Mat Irvine and journalist Moray Laing.
K9 - A Dog's Tale (dur. 3' 25"): K9 himself answers a selection of questions about his life.
Pebble Mill at One (dur. 2' 40") - K9's appearance on the Christmas 1981 edition of the BBC1 lunchtime magazine show.
Trails and Continuities (dur. 2' 10") - BBC trails and continuity.
In K9 Stories, four books for younger children - 'K9 and the Beasts of Vega', 'K9 and the Missing Planet', 'K9 and the Time Trap' and 'K9 and the Zeta Rescue' - and the K9 Annual are presented in Adobe PDF format for viewing on PC or Mac.
Photo Gallery, Coming Soon trailer, Radio Times Billings PDF, Programme subtitles and Subtitle Production Notes.