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'''Thirty Years in the TARDIS''' was a television documentary which aired in [[1993]] as part of the thirtieth anniversary celebration of ''Doctor Who''.
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'''''30 Years in the TARDIS''''' was a television documentary which aired in [[1993 (releases)|1993]] as part of the thirtieth anniversary celebration of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Originally intended to be much longer, the broadcast version was noticeably truncated due to time restrictions.


When an extended cut version was released on [[BBC Video]] in 1994, it was retitled '''[[Thirty Years in the TARDIS|More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS]]'''.
== Publisher's summary ==
Following the first episode of the first-ever adventure (''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]], ''Doctor Who'' became to many viewers the most consistently imaginative, inspiring and good-humoured series on British television. The seven Doctors and their various assistants are fondly remembered, and their relative merits hotly debated by generations of fans. This special documentary, made by a lifelong fan of the series, brings together Doctors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] with assistants [[Nicola Bryant]] ([[Peri Brown|Peri]]), [[Frazer Hines]] ([[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]), [[Elisabeth Sladen]] ([[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]]) and [[Deborah Watling|Debbie Watling]] ([[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]]) to recall three decades of time travel, endearingly cheap special effects and monsters such as [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Sea Devil]]s, [[Zygon]]s, [[Robot Yeti|Yetis]], [[Auton]]s and the most evil aliens of all: [[Dalek]]s. Classic clips, interviews, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and even ''Doctor Who'' "bloopers" feature in this special birthday tribute.<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6841f948f055481c8b63a56f5051c780 Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis - BBC One London - 29 November 1993 - BBC Genome] - Retrieved 22 November 2014</ref>


The documentary featured appearances by the surviving Doctor actors, including [[Jon Pertwee]], and numerous companions. [[Nicholas Courtney]] hosted the documentary, partially in character as [[the Brigadier]]. The documentary also included a section on the 1960s [[Peter Cushing]] films.
== Main subject ==
[[File:Dalek Hoverbout MoreThan30YrsTARDIS.jpg|thumb|Dalek on a [[Hoverbout]].]]
The history of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television series from its inception to ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.
Towards the end several notable scenes occur:


* A demonstration of how modern-day (for 1993) special effects could be applied to ''Doctor Who'' as the camera follows a boy into the TARDIS from outside, with the effects seamlessly moving from location to studio interior. [[Carole Ann Ford]], possibly in character as an adult [[Susan Foreman]], awaits him inside.
== Additional topics covered ==
* The same boy takes part in a rather sinister, cliffhanger-like sequence in which [[Elisabeth Sladen]] appears to be taken over by an alien influence. This is followed by Courtney being driven away in a limousine -- driven by an [[Auton]].[[File:Daleks Final sequences of MoreThan30YrsTARDIS.jpg|thumb|Daleks surrounding [[Frazer Hines]] and [[Deborah Watling]].]]
* "The Doctor: Essential Information" - Short breakdown of the Doctor's [[Gallifreyan physiology]], narrated by [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* Following the closing credits of the VHS release, BBC controller Alan Yentob is captured on video being evasive when asked by an interviewer about rumours of a new Doctor Who production being imminent. This is followed by a multi-layered vision sequence featuring multiple Daleks achieved through real Daleks, models and animated images. Such a high concentration of Daleks appearing on screen would not be achieved until many years later in such stories as [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''.
* "The Daleks: Essential Information" - Short breakdown of , narrated by Nicholas Courtney
* "The Companions: Essential Information" - List of companions
* "The Monsters: Essential Information" - Includes an in-universe fact about the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and information on how sound effects for the [[Zygon]]s and the [[Robot Yeti]] were produced


== Partial list of interviews ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Barry Letts]]
* [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
* [[Terrance Dicks]]
* [[Douglas Adams]]
* [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[wikipedia:Gerry Anderson|Gerry Anderson]] and his son
* [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Tom Baker]] (in previously filmed interview footage)
* Stephen Bayley
* [[Nicola Bryant]]
* Jessica Carney (granddaughter and biographer of [[William Hartnell]])
* [[Raymond Cusick]]
* [[Peter Davison]] (archive interview footage)
* [[Terrance Dicks]]
* [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Carole Ann Ford]]
* [[Verity Lambert]]
* [[Jessica Carney]]
* [[Toyah Willcox]]
* [[Tom Baker]] (archive footage)
* [[Lowri Turner]]
* [[Eric Saward]]
* [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Mike Gatting]]
* [[Mike Gatting]]
* [[Philip Hinchcliffe]]
* [[Terry Nation]]
* [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
* [[Mat Irvine]]
* [[Verity Lambert]]
* [[Barry Letts]]
* [[Ian Levine]]
* [[Jennie Linden]]
* [[Jennie Linden]]
* [[wikipedia:Ken Livingstone|Ken Livingstone]]
* [[Roberta Tovey]]
* [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Ken Livingstone]]
* [[Nicola Bryant]]
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Stephen Bayley]]
* [[John Nathan-Turner]]
* [[John Nathan-Turner]]
* [[Terry Nation]]
* [[Jon Pertwee]]
* [[Gary Russell]]
* [[Eric Saward]]
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
* [[Roberta Tovey]]
* [[Deborah Watling]]
* [[Mary Whitehouse]]
* [[Mary Whitehouse]]
* [[wikipedia:Toyah Willcox|Toyah Willcox]]
* [[David Deutsch]]
* [[Steve Jones]]
 
== Minisodes ==
Interspersed throughout the documentary were four short minisodes (with the first split in two parts) with original footage and narrative, intended to display glimpses into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] with all the detail that new special effects could avail it. Some broke the fourth wall while others did not. These shorts were also included in ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'', which contained several more, and gave them their titles.
 
{| {{prettytable}}
!Order||Title||Featuring|| Notes
|-
|1
|''[[Invasion of Earth (TV story)|Invasion of Earth]]''
|[[Monoid]]s, [[Dalek Trooper]]s, [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogans]], [[Auton]]s, [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Victoria Waterfield]], [[Dalek]]
|Breaks the fourth wall. Uses stock footage from ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'', ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' and ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' alongside new footage.
|-
|2
|''[[Susan and the Daleks (TV story)|Susan and the Daleks]]''
|[[Susan Foreman]], [[Dalek]]s
|Longer cut in ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]
|-
|3
|''[[Invasion of the Cybermen (TV story)|Invasion of the Cybermen]]''
|[[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Nicola Bryant]]
|Longer cut in ''More than 30 years in the TARDIS''; breaks the fourth wall
|-
|4
|''[[The Auton Invasion (TV story)|The Auton Invasion]]''
|[[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Auton]]s
|Breaks the fourth wall
|}
 
== Notes ==
* This documentary does not adhere to the standard practice when numbering a [[Time Lord]]'s incarnations: for example, [[Colin Baker]]'s caption as a speaker credits him with having played the Doctor's "6th regeneration". He actually played the [[Sixth Doctor]], who, as the product of the fifth regeneration since [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]], would actually be the Doctor's "5th regeneration", with the "6th regeneration" instead being [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s [[Seventh Doctor]].
 
== DVD and VHS Release ==
* An extended edition of the documentary, entitled ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'', was released on VHS in 1994. It was also released on DVD in 2013 as part of ''[[The Legacy Collection]]'' box set, along with the 1992 version of the untransmitted story ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''.


==DVD Release==
== Footnotes ==
The special will be released in a DVD box set, ''The Legacy'', alongside ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', on [[7 January]], [[2013]].
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30 Years in the TARDIS was a television documentary which aired in 1993 as part of the thirtieth anniversary celebration of Doctor Who. Originally intended to be much longer, the broadcast version was noticeably truncated due to time restrictions.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Following the first episode of the first-ever adventure (An Unearthly Child) on 23 November 1963, Doctor Who became to many viewers the most consistently imaginative, inspiring and good-humoured series on British television. The seven Doctors and their various assistants are fondly remembered, and their relative merits hotly debated by generations of fans. This special documentary, made by a lifelong fan of the series, brings together Doctors Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy with assistants Nicola Bryant (Peri), Frazer Hines (Jamie), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane) and Debbie Watling (Victoria) to recall three decades of time travel, endearingly cheap special effects and monsters such as Cybermen, Sea Devils, Zygons, Yetis, Autons and the most evil aliens of all: Daleks. Classic clips, interviews, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and even Doctor Who "bloopers" feature in this special birthday tribute.[1]

Main subject[[edit] | [edit source]]

The history of the Doctor Who television series from its inception to Survival.

Additional topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "The Doctor: Essential Information" - Short breakdown of the Doctor's Gallifreyan physiology, narrated by Nicholas Courtney
  • "The Daleks: Essential Information" - Short breakdown of , narrated by Nicholas Courtney
  • "The Companions: Essential Information" - List of companions
  • "The Monsters: Essential Information" - Includes an in-universe fact about the Cybermen and information on how sound effects for the Zygons and the Robot Yeti were produced

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Minisodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Interspersed throughout the documentary were four short minisodes (with the first split in two parts) with original footage and narrative, intended to display glimpses into the Doctor Who universe with all the detail that new special effects could avail it. Some broke the fourth wall while others did not. These shorts were also included in More than 30 Years in the TARDIS, which contained several more, and gave them their titles.

Order Title Featuring Notes
1 Invasion of Earth Monoids, Dalek Troopers, Vogans, Autons, Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Dalek Breaks the fourth wall. Uses stock footage from The Ark in Space, Resurrection of the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen, Spearhead from Space and The Web of Fear alongside new footage.
2 Susan and the Daleks Susan Foreman, Daleks Longer cut in More than 30 Years in the TARDIS
3 Invasion of the Cybermen Cybermen, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant Longer cut in More than 30 years in the TARDIS; breaks the fourth wall
4 The Auton Invasion Nicholas Courtney, Autons Breaks the fourth wall

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This documentary does not adhere to the standard practice when numbering a Time Lord's incarnations: for example, Colin Baker's caption as a speaker credits him with having played the Doctor's "6th regeneration". He actually played the Sixth Doctor, who, as the product of the fifth regeneration since William Hartnell's First Doctor, would actually be the Doctor's "5th regeneration", with the "6th regeneration" instead being Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor.

DVD and VHS Release[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis - BBC One London - 29 November 1993 - BBC Genome - Retrieved 22 November 2014
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