On 31st October 1964 DOCTOR WHO began transmitting its 2nd series, and during 38 weekly episodes (comprising 9 serials) which came to an end on 24th July 1965 it would attain a level of popularity and ratings that the show would not see again until around the first three years of Tom Baker's tenure in the mid 1970's. But when I went back to this series, I immediately saw why Tennant nailed the doctor in a way that no one else has - zany. In the UK, the initial Collector's Edition releases of each Collection set would sell out almost immediately, resulting in a high resale value. There are galleries and… well, reconstructions of the second and fourth episodes of the story which have been lost. million viewers, the highest in the series to date; it maintained high viewership across the six weeks.

It represents a period of a show that might be showing its age and be a little less loved nearly 60 years on, but at the time, it was a massive hit.

Derek Francis plays the Emperor Nero as a selfishly entitled schoolboy with a sadistic streak and is certainly memorable whether or not one appreciates the jokes. It gives us a healthy dose of Daleks, an insane scheme on their part, a true feeling of hopelessness, then victory (and even romance).

Here's hoping for Pat Troughton's final season as that is mostly complete apart from The Space Pirates and I'm sure there is something that can be done about this. Rediscovering The Urge to Live - The team behind the reconstruction explain how it was put together. Together they face off against the dreaded Daleks, the marauding Mechonoids, the ant-like Zarbi and the meddling Monk, while visiting fantastic alien worlds and turbulent times in the Earth’s history. These sets come in standard Blu-ray packaging, however varied widths are used depending on the number of discs when compared to the UK standard packaging reissues.The stories here include the classic 'Dalek Invasion of Earth,' with its iconic scenes of Daleks roaming deserted London landmarks and its famously memorable sign by the Thames reading 'It is forbidden to dump bodies into the river. Also featured is the less remembered The Web Planet, with its giant ant-creatures, the Zarbi, at war with the peace-loving moth people, the Menoptra. En effet, c'est la version "RECON" qui est incluse, oui oui, celle-là même qu'on retrouve sur internet.