Doctor Who fans are being treated to two DVD box sets in October, celebrating the Daleks with stories from both the 'classic' and 'new' series. Hitting the streets on October 5 is The Dalek War Set, a four-disc extravaganza featuring the Jon Pertwee stories Frontier In Space and Planet Of The Daleks.

The first tale, from 1973, features The Master and The Ogrons and leads directly into the following Dalek story. Since the mid-seventies, episode three of Planet Of The Daleks has only been available as a 16mm monochrome film recording, but for this DVD release it has been returned to full colour using a brand new process.

As always, 2|entertain have supplied numerous special features including: commentaries with Katy Manning (Jo Grant), writer Terrance Dicks, producer Barry Letts; documentaries on the making of each story; a biography of Roger Delgado, the first actor to play The Master; two Stripped For Action pieces, one examining The Third Doctor in his comic book adventures and the other The Daleks; and much, much more!

Coming out later in the same month is The Dalek Collection. This specially packaged DVD set features seven episodes from the new series of Doctor Who along with an exclusive interview with David Tennant. Stories included are: Dalek, Bad Wolf, Parting of the Ways, The Stolen Earth, Journey's End, Daleks In Manhattan and Evolution of the Daleks. Doctor Who: The Dalek Collection is released on October 20.

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