Talking Doctor Who (documentary)

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.

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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.

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

All interviews are from archive footage.

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.
On 20 June 2024, a rerun of this documentary followed the broadcast of Tales of the TARDIS: Pyramids of Mars ^[+]Loading...["Pyramids of Mars (TotT TV story)"] on BBC Four.