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On DVD, it is amazing. The wonderful plot and acting is still there. (Only exception to the latter being, possibly, the actor playing Tltoxl, who even admits himself that he was pretty OTT.) The use (rare in DW) of time travel as an actual plot device, rather than just a means to getting the characters to their next adventure.
When you add to the mix a magnificantly cleaned up picture quality, some (FINALLY!) eminently worthy DVD extras ("Remembering the Aztecs", [an interview with several guest actors], a piece on the restoration process, and yes, even the Arabic soundtrack for episode 4, are especially interesting and welcome), the final package is a piece of Must-have WHO.

The DVD also includes the usual info-text, commentary by actors/producers, captions, and several other minor extras.

Keep up the good work, BEEB.

Astonishing restoration of a great story.
No disrespect to the wonderful original cast but the majority of Doctor Who entries from the William Hartnell era are overlong overpadded, absolute cures for insomnia. "The Aztecs" is one of the notable exceptions. It is a well written, well paced, beautifully designed show. All of the regular cast are given something to do which seems lacking in other episodes. William Hartnell's Doctor makes a strong showing in this one in an era when Ian Chesterson took center stage much of the time. The first Doctor's accidental engagement is priceless. Even the usually boring and frumpy Barbara is interesting in this one! This was my favorite Hartnell story when I first saw it years ago in its previous condition. That being said, the DVD restoration is absolutely astonishing! They have managed to restore it to its original videotaped look and it is clean as a whistle and sharp as a tack. The soundtrack has been equally cleaned up and I was actually taken aback as to how clear the opening theme was when I first popped it into the player. This is a MUST for any fan. You won't be dissapointed.

Oldest Doctor Who DVD story released so far. Excellent.
The Aztecs was the 6th storyline of the first doctor, William Hartnell. This was one of the Historical Doctor Who episodes, and a fascinating one at that. Watching this story, you can see the appeal of the doctor. He goes everywhere in and out of time and space. He has knowledge that only a time traveller of his caliber could possess. He wants to learn as much as he can about the places and people he visits. In this particular show the Doctor and his companions travel back into earth's time to when the Aztec culture was flourishing. It is a great story, and makes me wish that the oldest historical Dr. Who storyline: "Marco Polo" had survived. The DVD quality is excellent, and if someone wants to watch it with the quality it was originally aired, then they would need a Tardis in order to do that. But the rest of us who regret the fragility of the first two doctors' stories (over 1/3 are presumably lost forever), a disc like this is most welcome. "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" and "Tomb of the Cybermen" are also fantastic. Here is hoping that more of the first two Dr.s are released on DVD in such a respectful way!