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== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
Many of the interviewees were people who would contribute to [[BBC DVD]] releases. However, this documentary was one of the few homes to interviews with [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Shaun Sutton]]. The Nathan-Turner portions came from what was likely his longest filmed interview about ''Doctor Who''. It offered rare interviews with two members of the production team of ''[[The Dark Dimension (TV story)|The Dark Dimension]]'' — a 1993 project that came close to reviving ''Doctor Who'' before the [[Doctor Who ( | Many of the interviewees were people who would contribute to [[BBC DVD]] releases. However, this documentary was one of the few homes to interviews with [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Shaun Sutton]]. The Nathan-Turner portions came from what was likely his longest filmed interview about ''Doctor Who''. It offered rare interviews with two members of the production team of ''[[The Dark Dimension (TV story)|The Dark Dimension]]'' — a 1993 project that came close to reviving ''Doctor Who'' before the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 tele-film]]. | ||
== Unofficial status == | == Unofficial status == | ||
Because the producers had no relationship to the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], they were unable to use any footage from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Still photography was limited to production and advertising stills. Thus, the original interviews which form the basis of the documentary are interspliced with home movies made of the filming of certain episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As a result, the documentary was, at the time of its release, famous for being the first home of some never-before-seen footage, particularly involving the filming of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' and ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'', two [[serial]]s with [[missing episode]]s. | Because the producers had no relationship to the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], they were unable to use any footage from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Still photography was limited to production and advertising stills. Thus, the original interviews which form the basis of the documentary are interspliced with home movies made of the filming of certain episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As a result, the documentary was, at the time of its release, famous for being the first home of some never-before-seen footage, particularly involving the filming of ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'' and ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'', two [[serial]]s with [[missing episode]]s. | ||
Curiously, though, the cover design featured the BBC's trademarked [[police box]] design and the DVD menu utilised images of [[Dalek]]s, whose design is also reserved by the BBC. | Curiously, though, the cover design featured the BBC's trademarked [[police box]] design and the DVD menu utilised images of [[Dalek]]s, whose design is also reserved by the BBC. |
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