I know the Key To Time box set is a bit “long in the tooth” in retail terms, but here we are at least, reviewing the final volume that we haven’t covered yet. Sadly, while there is a nice commentary included and the episodes them selves are in decent shape, The Stones Of Blood represents a sad failure to present what could well be the holy grail of Tom Baker-era DVD extras.

And what might that be? The disc’s only two real bonus features (the customary text trivia subtitle and an audio commentary with director Darrol Blake and Mary “Romana” Tamm) mention it right off the top of episode one: when the first of this story’s four episodes came in short, Blake and script editor Antony Read cobbled together a quick, slightly self-referential scene to celebrate Stones’ status as the 100th complete Doctor Who story, as well as that first episode falling on the show’s 15th anniversary in 1978. (more…)

When The Light Is Mine compiles the videos from R.E.M.’s years on IRS Records, and adds several live television performances from the same period. Many of these videos have never been released on DVD, having appeared only on the VHS compilation Succumbs. The band’s low-budget, experimental mentality – driven equally by former art student Michael Stipe’s interest in the medium and Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills’ near-complete lack thereof – is apparent throughout. (more…)