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|subject              = Archive footage, primarily of the first eight actors to play [[the Doctor]]
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|presenter            = David Tennant
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|interviewee          = William Hartnell
|interviewee2          = Patrick Troughton
|interviewee3          = Jon Pertwee
|interviewee4          = Terry Nation
|interviewee5          = Elisabeth Sladen
|interviewee6          = Tom Baker
|interviewee7          = John Leeson
|interviewee8          = Peter Davison
|interviewee9          = John Nathan-Turner
|interviewee10        = Colin Baker
|interviewee11        = Sylvester McCoy
|interviewee12        = Paul McGann
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|producer              =  
|producer              = Simon Catt
|executive producer    =  
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|broadcast date        = [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|broadcast date        = [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|release date          = [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|runtime              = 59 minutes
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' documentary presented by [[David Tennant]] on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]. It was broadcast on [[BBC Four]] as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th Anniversary]] celebrations.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' documentary presented by [[David Tennant]]. It was broadcast on [[BBC Four]] on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th Anniversary]] celebrations.


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


== Synopsis ==
== Additional topics covered ==
As part of the [[List of anniversaries|sixtieth anniversary celebrations]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', [[David Tennant]] time-travels back through the [[BBC]] archives to tell the story of [[the Doctor]]’s classic era, with a selection of rarely seen interviews and clips covering [[William Hartnell]]’s [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] right through to the [[seventh Doctor]], [[Sylvester McCoy]].
* The role of the Doctor's [[companion]]s
* [[Jon Pertwee]] is interviewed on ''[[Blue Peter]]'' about the [[Whomobile]]
* [[Terry Nation]] creating the [[Dalek]]s
* 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 (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
* [[BBC One]] [[Controller of BBC One|Controller]] [[Michael Grade]] pausing ''Doctor Who'' for 18 months
* [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s audition tape for the role of the [[Seventh Doctor]]


On the way, David compares some of his own experiences with the actors who came before him and shares special archive moments that reveal, amongst other things, how to film a [[regeneration]], which actor was a master of modern gadgetry - including a collapsible [[caravan]] - and what the factors were that helped to decide how a Doctor selects his own individual and distinctive costume.
== 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 (TV story)|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 (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|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 ==
== Crew ==
* Presented by - [[David Tennant]]
* Presented by - [[David Tennant]]
* Filmed and Edited by - TBA
* Camera - [[Owen Scurfield]]
* With Special Thanks to - TBA
* Sound - [[Paul Nathan]]
* Additional Archive Supplied by - TBA
* Hair & Make-up - [[Stevie Smith]]
* Researcher - TBA
* Archive Producer - [[Richard Latto]]
* Production Coordinator - TBA
* Edit Assistants - [[Ashley Knight]], [[Sandip Mahal]]
* Sound Design - TBA
* Technical Supervisor - [[Paul Cook]]
* Animation - TBA
* Post Production Manager - [[Daniel New]]
* Post Production - TBA
* VT Engineer - [[Patrick Cleasby]]
* Assistant Producer - TBA
* Production Managing Assistant - [[Tom Joyce]]
* Executive Producer - TBA
* Production Manager - [[Carina Andrews]]
* Directed and Produced by - TBA
* Commissioning Editor - [[Stephen James-Yeoman]]
* Producer - [[Simon Catt]]
* Series Producer - [[Simon Goretzki]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 13:20, 3 November 2023

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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

People interviewed

All interviews are from archive footage.

Notes

Crew

External links

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