angles. In 2021, Starbursts Paul Mount criticised the story's writing and "lifeless performances", though noted that Bidmead "manages to imbue her character with a bit of pseudo-Shakespearean gravitas". Commercial releases A novelisation of this serial, Galaxy Four by William Emms, was published in hardback in 1985 by W. H. Allen, and in paperback in 1986 by Target Books. The serial's complete scripts, alongside some behind-the-scenes information, were published in a book by Titan Books in July 1994, edited by John McElroy. Harlequin Miniatures produced metal models of a Chumbley and Rill in 1998, and a Drahvin in 1999. Home media Music and sound effects from the serial were included on Doctor Who: 30 Years at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in July 1993, on Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969 in May 2000, and on Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collection in December 2013. The off-air audio recording of the serial was released on a double-CD pack by BBC Worldwide in June 2000, narrated by Peter Purves; it was released as a vinyl record by Demon Records on 13 April 2019, to coincide with Record Store Day. The existing clip from the first episode of Galaxy 4 was featured in the documentary The Missing Years, released on VHS as part of The Ice Warriors Collection in November 1998, and on DVD as part of Lost in Time in November 2004. Using off-screen photographs, animation, and audio recordings, an abridged reconstruction of Galaxy 4 was included in the Special Edition DVD release of The Aztecs in March 2013, alongside the full recovered third episode. BBC Studios released an animated version of Galaxy 4 on DVD and Blu-ray on 15 November 2021. The animation is viewable in either black-and-white or colour, and the release includes documentaries on the serial and its recovery, audio commentaries, and remastered versions of the surviving clip and episode. A limited edition SteelBook version was also available. The animation was created by Big Finish Creative, led by director and producer Chloe Grech, who had previously worked as a line producer on the 2020 animation of Fury from the Deep (1968); she had also co-directed the final episode of Fury from the Deep, which led to her being chosen as director for Galaxy 4. The animation was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, with key production members located around the world: Grech and the