List of Doctor Who documentaries

There have been various documentaries about Doctor Who over the years, with a considerable number of new ones featuring as part of the BBC DVD range. The 2005 revival of the series has been accompanied by a documentary series entitled Doctor Who Confidential.

Series Overviews

• 30 Years in the TARDIS - A 1993 documentary to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary
• Adventures in Time and Space - A 1999 documentary
• More than 30 Years in the TARDIS - An expanded 90 minute video release (BBC Video) of 30 Years in the TARDIS made in 1994
• Resistance is Useless - A 1992 documentary using only clips
• The Story of Doctor Who - A 2003 documentary to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary
• Whose Doctor Who - BBC Two documentary from 1977, presented by Melvyn Bragg

Era Overviews

• A New Beginning - A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by incoming Producer John Nathan-Turner
• A Matter of Time - A documentary exploring Graham Williams' three year tenure as Doctor Who's Producer and the Key to Time season as a whole
• Doctor Who: Endgame - Documentary delving into why Doctor Who was cancelled at the end of Season Twenty-Six and what might have been in store for the Doctor and Ace if the series had continued into Season Twenty-Seven
• Doctor Who: Origins - Detailing the creation of Doctor Who
• Musical Scales - A look back at an era of musical experimentation in Doctor Who
• Serial Thrillers - A look back as the Philip Hinchcliffe era and what made it one of the most successful and popular periods in Doctor Who's history
• The UNIT Family (Part One) - Looks at the role of UNIT in the world of Doctor Who through to the end of Jon Pertwee's first year as the Doctor

Cast & Crew

• Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who - Looking at this popular writer
• Being Doctor Who - Peter Davison dicusses how he approached this iconic role
• Directing Who - A series of short documentaries involving Directors from the series
  • Fiona Cumming
  • Michael Ferguson
  • Ken Grieve
  • Michael Hayes
  • Peter Moffatt
• Highlander - The Jamie McCrimmon Story - Frazer Hines takes an informal look back at his time in Doctor Who
• Mouth on Legs - Actree Janet Fielding talks about playing Tegan Jovanka
• Paddy Russell: A Life in Television - In this special interview, Paddy looks back over her forty year career in television as an actress, Stage Manager, and Director
• Philip Madoc - A Villain for All Seasons - A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's numerous roles as a Doctor Who villain down the years
• Playing with Time - An interview with Composer Jonathan Gibbs
• Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction - With a career spanning six decades, the special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work for books and television
• Terror Nation - A documentary about the writer Terry Nation, creator of the Dalek characters
• There's Something About Mary - Actress Mary Tamm looks back at her time as Romana

Story Specific

• A Darker Side - Looks at the making of Planet of Evil with contributions from many of the cast and crew
• Adventures in Time and Spain - Production Manager Gary Downie offers his insight into the making of The Two Doctors
• A New Body at Last - Looks at the transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison, featuring many of the actors and production team involved
• Anti-Matter from Amsterdam - Presented by Sophie Aldred, this documentary examines the making of Arc of Infinity
• Are Friends Electric? - A documentary examining Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story
• Back to School - Cast and crew talk about the making of Remembrance of the Daleks
• Beginning the End - The cast and crew of The Time Warrior look back on the making of this story
• Being Nice to Each Other - Looks at the making of The Keeper of Traken
• Can You Hear the Earth Scream? - Looks back as the making of Inferno
• Cat Flap - Documentary covering the making of Survival
• Celebration - A look back at Doctor Who's 20th anniversary celebrations in 1983
• Changing Time - Looks at the making of The Hand of Fear and the special relationship between the Doctor and Sarah
• Defining Shadows - The cast and crew look back as the making of The Armageddon Factor
• Designing The Aztecs - An interview with set designer Barry Newbery
• Evolution of The Invasion - Cast and crew recall the making of The Invasion
• From Avalon to Argolis - David Fisher and Christopher H. Bidmead recall the writing of The Leisure Hive
• Future Memories - A look back at The Dalek Invasion of Earth by cast and crew
• Future Visions - A look at the designs of Spencer Chapman on The Dalek Invasion of Earth
• Genesis of a Classic - Looks at the making of Genesis of the Daleks with contributions from many of the cast and crew
• Getting the Blood from the Stones - Cast and crew look back as the making of The Stones of Blood
• Going Underground - The Producer, Director, and Designer of Doctor Who and the Silurians discuss the problems of creating caves in a TV studio
• Hello Sailor! - The trials and tribulations of filming The Sea Devils are discussed by the cast and crew
• Leisure Wear - June Hudson talks about the costumes for The Leisure Hive
• Light in Dark Places - A look back at the making of Ghost Light
• Lords and Luddites - Actors and crew recall the making of The Mark of the Rani
• On Location - Eric Saward, Matthew Robinson, and John Nathan-Turner interviewed about Resurrection of the Daleks
• Osirian Gothic - A nostalgic look back at the making of Pyramids of Mars
• Over the Edge - Cast and crew look back at the production of The Edge of Destruction
• Paris in the Springtime - A look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and Script Editor Douglas Adams
• Parrot Fashion - A documentary looking back at The Pirate Planet and Douglas Adams
• Philip Segal - Talks about the making of the telemovie
• Planetary Performance - A look at the production of Planet of Evil from an actor's perspective
• Putting the Shock into Earthshock - Charts the development and creation of Earthshock, and the unique effect it had on viewers
• Remembering The Aztecs - Interviews with John Ringham, Walter Randall, and Ian Cullen
• Remembrances - Cast and crew talk about the influences and references to other adventures in Remembrance of the Daleks
• Revelation Exhumed - The cast and crew of Revelation of the Daleks look back on the making of the story
• Robert Sloman - An interview with the writer about the writing of The Green Death
• Scoring The Visitation - Composer Paddy Kingsland discusses his score.
• Shattering the Chains - Ian Briggs talks about writing The Curse of Fenric
• Stewart Bevan - An interview with the actor about The Green Death
• Tales of Isop - The cast and crew recall the making of The Web Planet
• The Depths - The production team and cast recall their experiences of working on Warriors of the Deep
• The Fact of Fiction: The Making of 'The Mind Robber' - The cast and crew look back on a story which had more than its fair share of challenges
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Looks at the making of Timelash
• The Humans of Tara - The cast and crew look back as the making of The Androids of Tara
• The Ribos File - Cast and crew look back as the making of The Ribos Operation
• Visual Effects - Colin Mapson talks about the effect in The Green Death and how to build a Giant Maggot
• What Lies Beneath - The cast and crew explore how the socio-political climate of the late 1960s shaped Doctor Who and the Silurians
• Writing a Final Visitation - Writer Eric Saward talks about the origins of his first script for Doctor Who

Restoration

• Character Design - A featurette showcasing Steve Maher's character design drawings and animation tests for The Invasion DVD
• Colour Silurian Overlay - A featurette explaining how Doctor Who and the Silurians was restored to full colour for DVD
• Film Restoration - Before and after examples of techniques used during the restoration of the location film elements of Black Orchid
• Flash Frames - A featurette about the creation of the animated Episodes 1 and 4 of The Invasion
• Restoration - A featurette showing the techniques used in the restoration of The Time Meddler
• Restoring The Aztecs - A featurette with look at the digital remastering process for the DVD release
• Reverse Standards Conversion - The Axon Legacy - A featurette that looks as the restoration of The Claws of Axos

Monster/Villain Overviews

• Built for War - The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series
• Creation of the Daleks - A look at the origins and creation of Doctor Who's most feared villains, the Daleks
• Rogue Time Lords - A potted history of errant Gallifreyans
• Sssowing the Ssseedsss - Interviews with Alan Bennion, Sonny Caldinez, Bernard Bresslaw, and Sylvia James about the Ice Warriors
• Talking Daleks - A look at the creation of the Dalek voices
• The Dalek Tapes - Tells the story of Doctor Who's most iconic villains, as well as providing a history of the 'classic series' Dalek stories
• The Omega Factor - Writers and actors look at the character and motivation of the renegade Time Lord, Omega
• The Return of the Master - Geoffrey Beevers, Christopher H. Bidmead, and John Black talk about the return of the Doctor's arch-enemy
• They Came from Beneath the Sea - A featurette exploring the realisation of the Silurians, Sea Devils, and the Myrka in Warriors of the Deep

Other

• Inside the Spaceship - A look at the TARDIS
• Double Trouble - A brief history of doubles in other Doctor Who stories
• Hammer Horror - A featurette considering the influences of horror films on Doctor Who stories over the years
• Love Off-Air - An affectionate tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the sixties
• Masters of Sound - A look inside the BBC Radiophonic Workshop which created electronic sounds and music during Doctor Who's early years
• Stripped for Action - A look back at the comic adventures of the Doctor
• Synthesizing Starfields - Peter Howell and Sid Sutton recall the creation of the new titles sequence and theme arrangement
• The Crowded TARDIS - A look at the increase in the TARDIS crew at the end of Season Eighteen
• The Missing Years - About the missing episodes of Doctor Who
• The Ties that Bind Us - Examines the links to the show's past and future in The Five Doctors
• The Tunnel Effect - Grpahic Designer Bernard Lodge explains how he created the complex opening titles for Tom Baker's stories