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|series                = [[BBC America#Original DWU content|BBC America Documentaries]]
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Best of the Companions was an Embassy Row production that aired as one of a trio of "punditry segments" on BBC America in August 2011. It aired in the run-up to the premiere of Let's Kill Hitler, ostensibly to offer North American viewers a "memory jog" prior to recommencement of series 6.

Like all episodes of this series, it was notable for featuring exclusively North American celebrities opining about various aspects of the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who.

The show also aired on Space in Canada during the same week as the US broadcast. On BBCA, it aired immediately after the premiere of Let's Kill Hitler.

Topics covered

The programme was split into the following titled segments:

  • Young Amelia Pond Waits for The Doctor
  • Amy Saves the Android Inventor
  • River Sends a Unique Message
  • Rory Confronts the Doctor
  • Amy in the Dream World
  • Amy Trapped with a Weeping Angel
  • Rory Consumed by the Crack
  • River Breaks Out of Storm Cage
  • Centurion Rory Protects Amy
  • The Companions "Murdered"
  • River's Romance with the Doctor
  • Amy's Pregnancy Revealed
  • Amy and Baby at War

People interviewed

Crew

For BBC America:

Home video releases

Best of the Companions was included on the Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe DVD & Blu-ray.

It was also included on the Doctor Who: The Best of the Doctor 2005-2011, The Documentaries DVD (Region 4 only).