set, and costume design in the era's history" and that some of the guest actors were wasted. In 2013, Den of Geeks Andrew Blair selected Carnival of Monsters as one of the ten Doctor Who stories that would make great musicals. Commercial releases In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Terrance Dicks, was published by Target Books in January 1977. Home media Carnival of Monsters was released on VHS in 1995. Episode 2 was an early edit with extra scenes and the "Delaware" arrangement of the theme tune. Episode 4 accidentally used the 1981 edit. This story was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2002, using the originally transmitted versions of episodes 2 and 4. It was released on DVD in the United States on 1 July 2003. A special edition of the DVD was released in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2011 in the second of the Revisitations box sets. It was released on Blu-ray as part of "The Collection - Season 10" boxed set in July 2019. References External links – 1999 documentary Carnival of Monsters on BBCWorldwideTV YouTube channel Target novelisation On Target – Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters Third Doctor serials Doctor Who serials novelised by Terrance Dicks 1973 British television episodes