List of BBC VHS releases The following is a list of VHS titles released by the BBC , broken down by year of release . " Doctor Who " and " K9 and Company " are the only two Whoniverse - related programmes to be released to VHS . They were released in both PAL and NTSC formats for both European and North American audiences . The catalogue number and release dates given here apply only to the PAL UK releases , with North American and other territory releases usually occurring at some point after ( but occasionally before ) the UK release . Until about 1995 , the William Hartnell releases would be edited to remove " next episode " captions that lead into a different story to avoid confusing casual buyers . Also , until the release of " The Daleks " in late 1989 , the releases were edited together into an omnibus format which removed cliffhangers and opening and closing credits between episodes . Some releases prior to this point also featured other edits for content reasons ( such as the nunchaku scene from " The Talons of Weng - Chiang " ) . The final " Doctor Who " VHS releases took place in 2003 . VHS later ceased to be a viable format and subsequent releases were relegated to DVD and Blu - ray formats . Timeline of Releases . 1983 . The selection of " Revenge of the Cybermen " for release was based on a survey undertaken by BBC Video at the Longleat convention earlier in 1983 . The favourite title voted for release was " The Tomb of the Cybermen " , but as this story was then missing from the archives , an existing colour Cyberman story was selected as an appropriate replacement . 1985 . In 1985 , BBC Video removed the " Star Ident " from the VHS artwork and replaced it with simple italic text . The last release to display the " Star Ident " was " The Brain of Morbius " in 1984 . The release of " The Seeds of Death " marked the first black and white " Doctor Who " released as part of the range . 1992 . The recovery of " The Tomb of the Cybermen " at the beginning of the year allowed for it to be hurriedly slotted into the release schedule in May . The release of " Shada " saw the story completed by having Tom Baker fill in the gaps in the narrative by giving simple summaries of the missing action . The release also included a copy of all six scripts . " The Tom Baker Years " departed in format from the previous three releases , having Tom Baker commenting on a clip from each of his television adventures as opposed to introducing selected individual episodes . 1993 . The release of " Silver Nemesis " ( originally planned for January ) , for which the cover broke with the established template , also had a US documentary on the story included as a bonus . " The Dæmons " release was based on the colourisation created and broadcast in 1992 , and the releases of " Terror of the Autons " and " Doctor Who and the Silurians " would also be released in a colourised format . The releases from " Terror of the Autons " to " The Two Doctors " featured the thirtieth anniversary logo on the front cover rather than the standard one . They would also feature a special anniversary title sequence at the start of the tape . " The Invasion " was released with narration from Nicholas Courtney filling in for the missing episodes 1 and 4 . The " Dalek Tin " also included a booklet , " " by Andrew Pixley . The bottom of the tin featured a photo of a Dalek , with 5 different variations each with a different Dalek photo . Similarly , the " TARDIS Tin " had 7 variations , one photo for each of the then seven Doctors . " Planet of Evil " and " Dragonfire " had originally been scheduled for early 1994 , but were brought forward to December at the last minute . There had been several " special releases " planned for the anniversary year . Alongside " The Invasion " , " The Reign of Terror " was originally scheduled with narration from Carole Ann Ford filling the gaps left by the missing episodes 4 and 5 . Similarly , " The Tenth Planet " with narration by Michael Craze for Episode 4 was also planned for release . John Nathan - Turner had also planned a double tape pack consisting of clips and interviews for the thirtieth anniversary . Additionally , a release titled " The BBC Documentaries " had been planned , featuring " Whose Doctor Who " ( 1977 ) and " Resistance is Useless " ( 1992 ) . Finally , " The Davison Years " , " The Colin Baker Years " , and " The McCoy Years " had all been scheduled ( with the Colin Baker title being recorded ) . Following complaints from fans , Nathan - Turner departed from BBC Video , meaning these planned titles were abandoned ( the Colin Baker title was eventually released in 1994 ) . 1994 . " More than 30 Years in the TARDIS " was a new 90 minute edit of the documentary " 30 Years in the TARDIS " which had aired on the BBC in November 1993 . " The Green Death " had originally been scheduled for March , but would end up being delayed until 1996 as a result of being pre - empted by a BBC Two repeat of the story in January / February . Likewise , a release of " Revelation of the Daleks " for May was abandoned due to its repeat on BBC Two in early 1993 ( it would be released eventually in 1999 ) . " The Greatest Show in the Galaxy " had been planned for a November release , but was dropped till 2000 . 1995 . The Key to Time releases of April , May , and June featured artwork on the spine of the video cases ( by Andrew Skilleter ) . Starting with " Carnival of Monsters " , the releases each came with a postcard with the video cover art on the front that could be put into the album that came with the combined " The King ' s Demons " / " The Five Doctors " Special Edition set . These would come to an end with " The Hand of Fear " in 1996 . " Carnival of Monsters " also came with three cards with photos on one side and part of the cover art on the other . These could be combined with three cards released with " Doctor Who Magazine " issue 224 to complete the cover art . The initial release of " The Five Doctors " had an error with the Dolby Surround and replacement tapes had to be issued . Releases provisionally scheduled for this year included " The Keys of Marinus " in March ( released 1999 ) and " The Ice Warriors " in May ( released 1998 ) . " Planet of Giants " ( released 2002 ) and " Invasion of the Dinosaurs " ( released 2003 ) were set for November ( and then early 1996 ) while " Delta and the Bannermen " ( released 2001 ) was planned for December . 1996 . The video range was suspended on February 19th due to the imminent release of the forthcoming TV movie . This also resulted in many back titles being deleted , including the very recent release of " The Hand of Fear " , which made this particular title most sought after . When the range returned in October it had adopted the new logo from the telemovie , although a consistent template would not be established till 1997 . " Time - Flight " ( released 2000 ) and " The Happiness Patrol " ( released 1997 ) had both been planned for March , " The Green Death " for April , " The Leisure Hive " ( released 1997 ) for May , " Horror of Fang Rock " ( released 1998 ) and " The Horns of Nimon " ( released 2003 ) for June , " Timelash " ( released 1998 ) for July , " The Awakening " / " Frontios " ( released 1997 ) for August , and " The War Machines " ( released 1997 ) and " The Invasion of Time " ( released 2000 ) for September . 1997 . The release of " The Awakening " / " Frontios " marked the end of painted artwork covers for the range . From " The War Machines " onwards the covers would be photographic montages created by the design house Black Sheep . 1998 . " The Ice Warriors " release came with a CD for the soundtrack of the missing episodes 2 and 3 , while on the tape they were replaced by a cut down 15 minute reconstruction using stills and narration . 1999 . The discovery of the previously missing episode " The Lion " ( Episode 1 of " The Crusade " ) at the start of the year prompted its release in July . It featured linking material for the missing episodes from William Russell and the pack also included a CD of the soundtrack of the two episodes , four postcards with images from the story and " The Space Museum " ( which was released with it ) , and a TARDIS keyring .