Various online retailers have today been updated with the release date and temporary artwork for the first Series 5 DVD and Blu-ray, which will feature the first 3 episodes of the new series, The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, both by Steven Moffat, and Victory of the Daleks, written by Mark Gatiss.

The volume is currently scheduled to be released on both formats on 7th June 2010, at the RRP price of £15.99 for the DVD and £19.99 for the Blu-ray. The Monster Files, a guide to the Eleventh Doctor’s foes with ‘previously unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the cast and crew’, is listed as a special feature. You can check out the draft cover artwork below:

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A brand new month is upon us, and not only does that mean that we’re now even closer to the launch of Series 5, but it also means we’re looking for a brand new Whovian to be named as our Fan of the Month for March 2010!

You can check out the latest set of interview questions over at our Fan of the Month mini-section, here.

If you’ll be entering, the very best of luck from us, and please send in your applications by 11:59PM (GMT) on Sunday 28th March 2010. There will be some leeway granted on the deadline depending on your geographic region.

Our Fan of the Month section has been running since June 2008 and celebrates Whovianism in all its forms. If you live, breathe and dream Doctor Who and its spin offs, we need you!