this story was released alongside "remembrance of the daleks" in a special dalek tin set titled "the daleks: limited edition boxed set" on vhs in 1993 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "doctor who". it was released in a dvd box set with "the space museum" on 1 march 2010. it is notable for having one shot regraded from "day" to "night" to match the surrounding footage by the doctor who restoration team. the beatles' clip is not included in the region 1 dvd. this serial was scheduled to be released as part of the doctor who dvd files in issue 138 on 16 april 2014.