Talking Doctor Who (documentary)

Talking Doctor Who
Subject:	Archive footage, primarily of the first eight actors to play the Doctor
Broadcast on:	BBC Four
Broadcast date:	1 November 2023
Runtime:	59 minutes
Key crew
Presenter:	David Tennant
Interviewers:	Peter Purves, Terry Wogan, Alan Whicker, Selina Scott, Russell Harty
Interviewees:	William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Terry Nation, Elisabeth Sladen, Tom Baker, John Leeson, Peter Davison, John Nathan-Turner, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann
Producer:	Simon Catt

Talking Doctor Who was a Doctor Who documentary presented by David Tennant. It was broadcast on BBC Four on 1 November 2023 as part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations.

Main subject

A look back on archive footage telling the story of the actors who played the Doctor (up to Paul McGann in the 1996 TV movie), with Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor actor David Tennant recalling his memories watching Doctor Who.

Additional topics covered

• The role of the Doctor's companions
• Jon Pertwee is interviewed on Blue Peter about the Whomobile
• Terry Nation creating the Daleks
• The addition of K9 to the series
• The behind the scenes of Tom Baker, Adrian Gibbs, and Peter Davison filming the regeneration scene in Logopolis
• BBC One Controller Michael Grade pausing Doctor Who for 18 months
• Sylvester McCoy's audition tape for the role of the Seventh Doctor

People interviewed

All interviews are from archive footage.

• William Hartnell
• Patrick Troughton
• Jon Pertwee
• Terry Nation
• Elisabeth Sladen
• Tom Baker
• John Leeson (in character as the voice of K9)
• Peter Davison
• John Nathan-Turner
• Colin Baker
• Sylvester McCoy
• Paul McGann

Notes

• The TV movie Doctor Who is erroneously dated to 1986.
• Though heavily obscured by the noises made by a Dalek prop following him, Alan Whicker appears to call the Dalek "a dodgem like this". The subtitles, however, use the word "project".
• First broadcast on 1 November 2023, this documentary, along with Tales of the TARDIS and the TV version of Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, were the first productions to use the Whoniverse ident.

Crew

• Presented by - David Tennant
• Camera - Owen Scurfield
• Sound - Paul Nathan
• Hair & Make-up - Stevie Smith
• Archive Producer - Richard Latto
• Edit Assistants - Ashley Knight, Sandip Mahal
• Technical Supervisor - Paul Cook
• Post Production Manager - Daniel New
• VT Engineer - Patrick Cleasby
• Production Managing Assistant - Tom Joyce
• Production Manager - Carina Andrews
• Commissioning Editor - Stephen James-Yeoman
• Producer - Simon Catt
• Series Producer - Simon Goretzki

External links

• Talking Doctor Who on BBC Four
• BBC Four to air Doctor Who documentary with David Tennant on CultBox